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  1. Every once in a while I think about how Marjorie Taylor Greene is from Georgia but so is former president Jimmy Carter. I try not to think about it for too long but wonder if Marjorie's family America would've been better off had England's General Oglethorpe left her ancestor in debtor's prison.
  2. This is indeed what happens when one confuses meth with math; vowels matter.
  3. Negative. It's exactly as it should be. It differs from the novel but the adapted screenplay still makes the desert the star of the film. We live, we love, we die but the desert remains.
  4. Well God also wants a lot of men to have a limp dick most days but somehow that is different.
  5. Same, same. "Where's your happy faaaaaace?" Leap Year with Matthew Goode and Amy Adams, supporting cast includes Adam Scott and John Lithgow. It also makes me laugh, the premise is far fetched but two good actors that just went with it and made something with it.
  6. Aha! So now we know that @Prepuce of Doom's scary porch group can travel and procreate. Beware!
  7. I love how the oligarchs are worried about birth rates w/o actually promoting policies or cultural change that encourages affirmative child care/family support and health care; instead doubling down on punitive measures--anti birth control, etc that take away consumer/worker choice are their go to. So typical. No wonder Elmo looks like the last loaf at the day old bread store, same old stale ideas.
  8. H.R. 8373 The Right To Contraception Act passed with a vote of 228-195 with 8 Republicans voting Yea. Of those, I believe 4 are not seeking re-election. The Senate killed it (it was received in the Senate July of 2022 and when brought forth, Joni Ernst, remember her? She blocked it). My rep (R) did not vote (of course; he is a prick in all ways all days). So, it was reintroduced in June of 2023 and right now is not looking like it will pass either the House or the Senate this go around. So, anyone who thinks this is not going to keep sliding down the slope--remember Roe V Wade? I remember. The carve outs and medical exemptions will be just as murky so that physicians and pharmacists and insurance will refuse service. The STDs will keep them in business though. Sad.
  9. She is nominated for Best Actress and has a pretty good shot at winning.
  10. Hormonal Birth Control saves lives. Women would be a lot more violent if we lacked the medical ability to regulate our cycles somewhat. Trust me on that one.
  11. Because women suffering regardless of how it affects future fertility or quality of life is the point (SEE: Viagra, availability to males): Medical uses for oral contraceptives other than birth control are Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Endometriosis Amenorrhea (lack of menstruation) Dysmenorrhea (painful periods) Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) Primary Ovarian Insufficiency Heavy Menstrual Periods Anemia Many of these conditions start after the onset of puberty and can continue throughout child bearing years.
  12. Here is a link to Crouser's toss: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3d_WpAvxHu/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=38c6349a-879b-4ec6-9994-18204b69f6fc Didn't find a link for Davis-Woodhall's leap, but good for her as well.
  13. Although it was on the schedule, UT did not send any athletes to the Arkansas Qualifier meet this Saturday (AFAIK). Upcoming-- the Big 12 Indoor Championships in Lubbock Feb 23/24. This weekend the USA Indoor Championships were held in Albuquerque, NM. I may have omitted some alums, it was a quick run through as I wasn't able to watch due to a conflicting event. These two events caught my eye as the marks are currently WL. Men: Shotput- Ryan Crouser (1) 22.8m/74' 9 3/4"; Tripp Piperi (4) 20.43m/67' 0 1/2" Women: Long Jump- Tara Davis-Woodhall (1) 7.18m/23' 6 3/4"
  14. Been awhile since updating this thread but it's an election year and I'm wondering when some of this AI generated "love" (/sarcasm) is rolling out. The shortened article (originally in Rolling Stone) is not new, but it was copied by other media and it's worth a reminder here that Gab has continued on (after its 2018 deplatforming following the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre) with its owner Torba promoting his Christian Nationalist views. Tennessee seems not to mind hosting Nazis, so here we are in 2024. Link: https://nexttechtoday.com/news/nazi-chatbots-meet-the-worst-new-ai-innovation-from-gab/ (January 10, 2024) Nazi Chatbots: Meet the Worst New AI Innovation From Gab The far-right social media company is preparing to launch “based” AI chatbots that will deny the Holocaust Gab, the far-right social media network, is launching a “based” alternative to mainstream artificial intelligence tools. While only one of the company’s chatbots has been named after Adolf Hitler, the company’s “uncensored” AI will gladly help users make a plot for global Aryan domination. Andrew Torba, Gab’s CEO, first previewed his company’s AI agenda in a Jan. 2023 post declaring that “Christians Must Enter the AI Arms Race.” Torba blasted what he called the “liberal/globalist/talmudic/satanic worldview” of mainstream AI tools and vowed to build a system that upholds “historical and biblical truth.” Torba added: “If the enemy is going to use this technology for evil, shouldn’t we be on the ground floor building one for good?” What does “good” AI look like to Torba and Gab one year later? The company’s tools are still in beta. Still, a preview reveals that Gab has created an array of right-wing AI chatbots, including one named “Uncle A” that poses as Hitler and denies the Holocaust, calling the slaughter of six million Jews “preposterous” and a lie “perpetrated by our enemies.” The broader array of Gab’s AI bots is easily goaded into parroting extremist antisemitic and white supremacist beliefs, as well as conspiratorial disinformation — including that Covid-19 vaccines contain “nanotechnology that could potentially be used to track and control human behavior.” Rest of article:
  15. True, true. With the addition of @atomheartbevo's tweet (Liam Neeson) post above, I think the Cybergs are envisioning themselves in a Mad Max Fury Road role w/o considering that apocalyptic environments are bad for one's well-being.
  16. Daddy issues. Some guys are fond of speaking about women in this regard, but Errol did his son no favors with respect to modeling appropriate behaviors and the meaning of love. Elon will forever search for that approval or act out in ways that harm others.
  17. There is definitely a chance at the title (men's). I was glancing over other teams and event points and again, that Tech team head to head with Texas would place higher than the Longhorns, but as you say the field expands at nationals and can throw a spanner in the works. NAU doesn't have the breadth so I am going to be surprised if they can hold on to second or even third by the end of the season (but, don't count them out, they are a tricky bunch in those distance races). That gives Texas, Florida, and even Arkansas the opportunity to move up. If Leo N competes in both the hept and the long jump, that's potentially two first place point totals right there. Texas' ranking can fluctuate by several spots up or down over the next three weeks (as can other top teams) and then win the title. For the women's teams, Arkansas is just so dominant right now.
  18. Raspberry. Hard to find but a good pop-tart.
  19. 'Member when the Right was all about Classical Education from our "lil old European ancestors?" They had to amend that some because it got confusing for their party when discussing the 7 Liberal Arts of medieval curriculum because of the word "liberal." The Seven: Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic, Arithmetic, Geometry, Music, Astronomy. I remember. (I include spelling with grammar)
  20. They're a pair then. Elon had a hair transplant, but he still had some hair with which to graft when that happened.
  21. X, X Elon has wider hips than I do and I've born children. Also, "people" (probably Elon) say that Elon is 6'2" but he doesn't look that tall to me. I think he's just fluffed up his hair to add height.
  22. It's likely because of the kernel of truth that often exists in some theories (in order to make them appear believable). Most of us recognize that PR relationships are definitely a 'thing' in the entertainment industry, even formally written up etc. Promoting a movie, album, and so on with the celebs 'breaking up' sometime after the premier or release. It's a hot topic among fans and drives the side industries that thrive on the speculation. Swift and/or Kelce can date/marry whomever they wish and that's their business as long as no crimes (underage, DV, etc) are committed, whatever their relationship, this one got crossed over into the culture wars and that in itself drives more side industries. Bread and circuses for all.
  23. Helobious had approximately 12 posts on two different threads (Football and CR) that mentioned Taylor Swift so given that she had 12 camera pans for a total of 54 seconds during a 4 hour and 8 minute game time, there should be _____ posts about the game itself by said poster. Solve for X. Or Q. Whatever. It's pretty funny.
  24. I didn't watch the entire game due to some work that needed finishing; besides the ending which was so Keanu Reeves' Shane Falco/Gene Hackman's Coach McGinty "Winners always want the ball when the game is on the line" Mahomes is THAT guy and nothing I saw during the playoffs would dissuade me from that view (at least as long as he's healthy)......I thought the trick play with Purdy/Jennings/McCaffrey in the first half was pretty slick. If it hadn't worked, people be pointing and saying it cost them but it did work and you'd have thought would've loosened the 49rs up a little. But they needed some of the GB player's vibe from the play offs, the what have we got to lose go for it. Sure it can go too far, but this is Lombardi trophy on the line. Grab it and don't let go. I enjoyed what I watched--entertainment and a spectacle just as the Super Bowl has been for quite awhile. If it returned to the 70's roots, viewership would plummet further. It's just the way it is. As it is, the way the NFL turned a potential ho hum (Chiefs again..) into something that got people talking (over and around each other); they (NFL) know how to track demographics and participation and all the rest. Viewership was trending downward as was/is participation (tackle). I like regular football games w/o the pomp and circumstance (and talking heads) but it's obvious that is becoming more of an outlier; sport is an 'experience' now and a 'lifestyle,' where people identify with teams, players, ethos, whatever--and if that is perceived as changing then some may not like that. But change is going to happen because the money (or lack of it) will force it to happen. All the sighs and cries over changing and this and that--dig the coach's shorts and tube socks out of the drawer and head out to the sideline where players can practice sans water and sans NFLPA labor protections and stare at the empty field. I don't think those days are returning.
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