The Off Topic Topic

[The Minsky Moment]

I'm just going to move.  There are other places to live.

That's cool.

But there's nothing wrong suing the bastards.  At least that's how I see it.

[Valmy]

But there's nothing wrong suing the bastards.  At least that's how I see it.

Well because lawyers are often like this:

[Razgovory]

I'm just going to move.  There are other places to live.

That's cool.

But there's nothing wrong suing the bastards.  At least that's how I see it.

Well, you are a lawyer.

[crazy canuck]

Remember there are a lot of lawyers out there like JR and I who do pro bono work for that very reason.

I encourage you to take a look to see what resources are available to you at no cost.

[Razgovory]

Maybe I will.  My dad could have been part of a class action lawsuit over drug that gave him a heart attack, but didn't.  I felt he missed out on some money.

[The Minsky Moment]

Raz I don't know the specifics of your case, but if the landlord failed to repair something serious, you could be entitled to a rent rebate.  Something you might be able to get even if you intend to leave anyways.

[Josquius]

Looking at zelenskys meetings yesterday and today I am reminded of this....

[Savonarola]

Today I saw a home for sale sign which listed the real estate agent as Ramira Casanova.  I thought that was a great last name for a realtor (would have been better for a home builder, of course.) 

[Oexmelin]

Or a home wrecker.

[Syt]

From Reddit. Apparently SNL recently used the street map of Vienna for a skit.

[viper37]

Scientist create prototype wholly mammoth at reduced scale

(sort of )

[Josquius]

The big boy has taken a liking to one of my oor Wullie books.
I always enjoyed it as one of the few examples of "normal" speech in book form, even if some words are very Scots specific.
He insists on this same story again and again....

[crazy canuck]

Interesting perspective on the bronze age collapse, it wasn't because of some disaster or series of disasters. It was because people didn't have to trade far and wide to obtain tin and bronze anymore. Once people learned how to work with iron, they could obtain the metal in abundance locally.  Long distance trade was no longer necessary.

[Tamas]

Interesting perspective on the bronze age collapse, it wasn't because of some disaster or series of disasters. It was because people didn't have to trade far and wide to obtain tin and bronze anymore. Once people learned how to work with iron, they could obtain the metal in abundance locally.  Long distance trade was no longer necessary.

Maybe, but a new perspective about a switch from globalism to localism causing a catastrophe, emerging as the world is "perceived to be) doing that again? Sounds like the usual thing with history where we look at it and see our present.

Also, widespread destruction during the collapse has plenty of evidence I believe. I don't think collapse of long-distance trade could had caused a severe enough economic crisis in agrarian societies to make people burn down their own cities.

[HVC]

I like the theory of agricultural collapse (either climate or Salinization from irrigation) leading to populace overthrowing their elite and spreading outward in roaming bands.