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From Futility Closet https://www.futilitycloset.com/2026/08/04/the-same-boat/ …

And with the advent of Dr Johnson's dictionary we don't have to remember words, we can just look them up!

...but wouldn't take much effort to check at least one of them! Who doesn't know Nigeria has a coast?

Money laundering - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_laundering

For example https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/gallery/best-mens-watches

It has been commonplace for analogue watches to be set to 10:10 or more often 1:40 so that the hands are pleasingly symmetrical and mostly frame the logo. I think this is just a carry over from that. …

I share that thought, but wonder if is the flagger who needs the comment more than the admins. Like the scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark when Harrison Ford just shoots the man with the big sword, I fi…

If this is propaganda, which is what it looks like, what is the purpose of it?

The thing he fears most is being ignored. Just do it.

"The FCC defines the banned robots as “advanced robotic devices”, which include humanoids and animal-like quadrupeds." Bring on the robotic spiders!

How does it compare to Scratch? I've used Scratch and I liked it a lot. My granddaughter used it a school. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_(programming_language) …

Well, it sometimes happens that neighborhoods go down hill. If Canada felt like moving, I think it would get on well in Europe if we can find room for it.

Whilst it's preaching to the choir, I would attribute 50% of the blame to Microsoft. Loading any old thing and running it is not very responsible.

The intention is that you read the article.

It's refreshing that you don't want to start an unprofitable business. That would reduce your take-up.

As in the other comment here it was in the 80s, and my memory isn't up to where it was.

As evidence you refer to your own site?

I remember parking in central London where you left your car in a single space inside a building and it would whisk it up onto some unseen location. I think that was under human control but maybe it w…