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Somewhat of an oddity: September 12 - ranks 3rd; September 10 - ranks fifth. September 11 (my birthday) - ranks 91st, Go figure.

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Not long ago September 11 was the least likely birthday (aside from Feb. 29). The reason was that labor was induced to prevent having a 9/11 birthday. It looks like not enough people are doing that anymore to overcome the September surge. 9/11 is fading in our memory. But enough are still inducing or delaying to make Sept. 11 significantly less likely than 9/10 or 9/12.

My brother also has a 9/11 birthday, sucks for him.

Damn, AI is no fun at all on this one:

"I cannot generate a combined graph of whooping cough cases and whooping crane populations, as these two datasets are unrelated and there is no meaningful correlation between them."

It could have done the graph, both are on the rise.

In all seriousness I've never voted for a Democrat in my life for major office. And I never will. But at this point I'll never vote for any candidate that identifies as MAGA. This is despicable.

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Watch YouTube to build your own house.

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My father and mother did exactly that. While working full time jobs. It took a few years and wasn't all that big but it was typical for the time and built much better than houses today. It still looks good. Both were born in the depression and actually knew what a tough life was.

Good grief. Rolling Stone might have done better and they are dogshit.

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Science explained the Cyclops Polyphemus? A giant one eyed man?

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No. Polyphemus is still supernatural.

Nolan's quote is:

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everything that is now explained by science was once supernatural.

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He didn't say that science explained everything. If so, then science would explain Polyphemus as a myth and not real (heh - the Polyphemus in my trousers is very real*).

* - See Illuminatus book series.

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Trump signed a peace plan between Russia & Ukraine - Ukraine now expected to agree

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Try using a source that is credible. The US has floated two rough outlines. Neither are going anywhere.

Trump promised to have this war settled before taking office. What a joke. Especially when the US president is a Putin puppet. Pathetic.

I've driven from central Georgia to Prudhoe Bay and back. We did it in a VW camper and it's my favorite trip trip ever. Took the summer off to do it. It wasn't just Alaska, we spent time in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Glacier NP, Banff to Jasper, Yellowstone, Colorado, etc.

If you are renting a car I'm not sure I'd drive it all the way back. Maybe spend more time exploring Alaska and less time driving back. Calgary would be a pretty good place to fly back from and it would save several days of relatively boring driving. Unless you just want to be able to say you've driven the length, which is fine.

The Alaska Highway from Fort Nelson to Tok does not have a lot of services. It was easy for us in a camper. You could buy camping gear in Alaska and make your trip easier. Otherwise be sure you have lodging reservations worked out in advance. Food is fairly expensive so get an ice chest and load up on supplies when you can.

However you decide to do it, it's a great trip.

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It goes hand in hand with vocal fry.

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And starting sentences with "So,..."

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Putin is now persecuting pro war bloggers

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The writing was on the wall in 2018 when Russia banned The Death of Stalin because it made fun of Stalin and the Politburo of the time. The cult of Stalin was being revived at about the same time. Putin has learned some lessons from Stalin (though I doubt Stalin would ever have been so stupid as to launch the Ukraine invasion). What Putin did learn is how to systematically purge potential rivals. Especially when they are on your team.