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[Astronuc]

Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe assassinated during campaign speech in city of Nara, Japan
https://apnews.com/article/shinzo-abe-obituary-de5d5c3a798e1ac4fde4073763cf76df

Abe was shot from behind minutes into his speech. The alleged perpetrator, Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, apparently used a home-made gun.

https://apnews.com/article/japan-shinzo-abe-shooting-22ec2248d92304deb9cc46b2142402d2

https://apnews.com/hub/shinzo-abe?utm_source=apnewsnav&utm_medium=featured

 

[Astronuc]

Meanwhile, in the police state of Russia, the government hands down first prison term for anti-war remarks
https://apnews.com/article/russia-u...and-politics-235ad386cb40fe07357425fdfe6a80f2

A court in Moscow sentenced a municipal council member to seven years in prison Friday for his remarks opposing the war in Ukraine. The unprecedented sentence raises the stakes for Kremlin critics in Russia who speak out against Moscow’s invasion of its ex-Soviet neighbor.

Alexei Gorinov was found guilty of spreading “knowingly false information” about the Russian military, an offense that carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison under a law the Russian parliament rubber-stamped a week after the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine.

The 60-year-old member of Moscow’s Krasnoselsky municipal council is the first person sentenced to serve time behind bars for a conviction on that charge, according to Net Freedoms, a legal aid group focused on free speech cases.

 

[fresh_42]

Meanwhile, in the police state of Russia, the government hands down first prison term for anti-war remarks
https://apnews.com/article/russia-u...and-politics-235ad386cb40fe07357425fdfe6a80f2

There is a reason why hundreds of Russians have left the country heading to Finland, Turkey, and probably a few other countries. Not sure if Turkey was a better choice, but anyway.

 

[Oldman too]

@Oldman too : Upon doing a bit of reading, re our exchange on the over-sensitivity of Android phones, wonder if the problem may be related to a poorly-designed Gyroscope.

Hi @WWGD That thought has crossed my mind, particularly when noticing that changing orientation of the phone is the favorite time for the glitching to kick in. For some of the sensor errors it seems that resetting the phone is the first thing to try, these might be useful links for troubleshooting.
https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/sensors/sensors_position
https://www.thecustomdroid.com/android-10-sensors-bug-fix-guide/

 

[fresh_42]

World Championship Men​	European Championship Women​
Absolute Monarchy Qatar​	England: Land of Football​
Workers died building the Stadiums​	Football Temple as many as you wish​
No Beer​	Beer without End​
Fans sleep in Tents​	Premium Hostels in Diagon Alley​
It is … Winter​	Summer, Sun and Sunlight​

 

[WWGD]

There is a reason why hundreds of Russians have left the country heading to Finland, Turkey, and probably a few other countries. Not sure if Turkey was a better choice, but anyway.

Turkey's better only if you have a nice, crunchy bread, bacon, mayo , lettuce and tomato.

 

[WWGD]

After hearing white noise- sounds of rain from the forest, only change is I'm going to pee on the bathroom 2x as often!

 

[WWGD]

Hi @WWGD That thought has crossed my mind, particularly when noticing that changing orientation of the phone is the favorite time for the glitching to kick in. For some of the sensor errors it seems that resetting the phone is the first thing to try, these might be useful links for troubleshooting.
https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/sensors/sensors_position
https://www.thecustomdroid.com/android-10-sensors-bug-fix-guide/

Seems someone farted the other day in eastern China, leading my phone to change its date format ; ).

 

[dlgoff]

After emailing and asking my daughter if she's had a chance to fly the tail dragger airplane, this is what she replied:

It’s the aerobatic season now so I’ve been flying it on and off. Instrument training is a priority as I have my checkride on Tuesday. The tailwheel stuff can come later ...

Wish her luck on her check ride. I'm hoping she has some cool and dense air to fly in.

 

[dlgoff]

I'm hoping she has some cool and dense air to fly in.

After telling my daughter this, she replied with this:

It’s summer in Colorado and hot here, as well. You can really only fly in the early mornings.

 

[nuuskur]

What does it mean for a function $\varepsilon$ to converge to $\delta$ at a point $f$?

 

[ergospherical]

What does it mean for a function $\varepsilon$ to converge to $\delta$ at a point $f$?

it means that you are a masochist

 

[pinball1970]

Is anyone doing anything different tomorrow for Webb? Or just making sure they are near a stream/TV?

I have booked the day off and had a plan to get to the pub with the crossword, my tablet and headphones.

I would say the vast majority of the pub are not aware and /or don’t care but that’s fine.

From Where’s Webb today 13.13

I was talking to my mother about this recently and she asked where the telescope was.
I said, “They call it L2 mum, second Lagrange point.”
She said. “Is that in France love?”
I burst out laughing so she said (absolute truth) “Oh, somewhere more exotic then? Belarus?”

She is 80 next year.

 

[WWGD]

Is anyone doing anything different tomorrow for Webb? Or just making sure they are near a stream/TV?

I have booked the day off and had a plan to get to the pub with the crossword, my tablet and headphones.

I would say the vast majority of the pub are not aware and /or don’t care but that’s fine.

From Where’s Webb today 13.13

View attachment 303995

I was talking to my mother about this recently and she asked where the telescope was.
I said, “They call it L2 mum, second Lagrange point.”
She said. “Is that in France love?”
I burst out laughing so she said (absolute truth) “Oh, somewhere more exotic then? Belarus?”

She is 80 next year.

Refer her to Waldo. " Webb is right next to Waldo/Wally".

 

[pinball1970]

Refer her to Waldo. " Webb is right next to Waldo/Wally".

She may remember that. However, if she got a hint I was implying she was impaired mentally in any way and was making a joke at her expense that would not work out well for me.

 

[WWGD]

She may remember that. However, if she got a hint I was implying she was impaired mentally in any way and was making a joke at her expense that would not work out well for me.

Yes, sorry, didn't mean it to imply that. Maybe I'm too cavalier with my jokes, comments at times.

 

[dlgoff]

There are a pair of Falcons hanging around in the pine trees. They are very timid so I've only been able to watch them from the bedroom windows. They fly down and eat mice (?) and insects out of the yard. Here's an image of what they look like.

 

[pinball1970]

Yes, sorry, didn't mean it to imply that. Maybe I'm too cavalier with my jokes, comments at times.

No probs sir! Don't change your style!

 

[pinball1970]

There are a pair of Falcons hanging around in the pine trees. They are very timid so I've only been able to watch them from the bedroom windows. They fly down and eat mice (?) and insects out of the yard. Here's an image of what they look like.
View attachment 304008

Birds and the RSPB in the UK began my journey into the natural world. That and my first chemistry set! (Good Science programs too)

 

[dlgoff]

There are a pair of Falcons hanging around in the pine trees. They are very timid ...

@pinball1970
And their calls are very loud.

 

[pinball1970]

@pinball1970
And their calls are very loud.

Beautiful. Lots of different species and I have a few avid twitcher friends! (Bird watchers for no UK guys)
I will ask for a view regarding the specific type.

In terms of majestic?This little guy fascinated me as a kid. Faster than anything on the planet man made or via Evolution till the 1940s possibly

 

[pinball1970]

There is a reason why hundreds of Russians have left the country heading to Finland, Turkey, and probably a few other countries. Not sure if Turkey was a better choice, but anyway.

That is money out with the people. Yes.

 

[Oldman too]

Is anyone doing anything different tomorrow for Webb? Or just making sure they are near a stream/TV?

I'm working on a celebratory pub crawl. NASA Live does fit into the plans though.

 

[pinball1970]

I'm working on a celebratory pub crawl. NASA Live does fit into the plans though.

Celebrity?

 

[WWGD]

I'd say legal advice from someone referring to a "Half a David" * may not be too reliable.

*Affidavit. clear after an hour what he meant. A full David may be too much. A Goliath...?

 

[Oldman too]

"Half a David"

Could be a Freudian slip, had Mogen David on his mind?

 

[WWGD]

Could be a Freudian slip, had Mogen David on his mind?

Yes, sounds like a good guess.

 

[fresh_42]

The area of oil as the primary energy carrier of sea transports will end. I doubt that atomic-driven civilian vessels will come. That leaves us with wind.

Too early to invest in pepper?

 

[strangerep]

The area of oil as the primary energy carrier of sea transports will end. I doubt that atomic-driven civilian vessels will come. That leaves us with wind.

Too early to invest in pepper?

There are better sources of wind, e.g., politicians, chili, old men, (oops!)

 

[Rive]

It may be only for me, but searching for 'Mouser' (electronics component distributor) on Google returns with two of their competitors as the first two hit...

 

[WWGD]

I'd say legal advice from someone referring to a "Half a David" * may not be too reliable.

*Affidavit. clear after an hour what he meant. A full David may be too much. A Goliath...?

Turned out to be a scammer. Not really surprised.

 

[WWGD]

Weird that I'm suddenly finding food items I often eat without any major issue, to be overly sweet.

 

[dlgoff]

My daughter just passed her single engine pilot instrument rating check ride. This is what she said in an email reply:

Checkride went well. I just passed so now I officially have my instrument rating. Time to work on commercial now.

 

[Tom.G]

Now THAT is one persistent gal!

 

[dlgoff]

Weird that I'm suddenly finding food items I often eat without any major issue, to be overly sweet.

examples?

 

[strangerep]

Weird that I'm suddenly finding food items I often eat without any major issue, to be overly sweet.

Have you trying googling something like "why do suddenly find things too sweet?". Some potential causes sound serious enough (e.g., diabetes) that checking with your doctor seems justified.

 

[WWGD]

examples?

Ice cream, Diet Pepsi . I just noticed yesterday. I had passed my previous physical with flying colors. I exercise 6x /week; strength and cardio.

 

[WWGD]

I'm also regular, and I empty my bowels daily, at 7 a.m. Unfortunately, I wake up at 8 a.m.

 

[Hamiltonian]

Some folks these days can barely hold a conversation without looking at their phone every minute. Many will literally start scrolling Instagram while you are talking to them.

 

[WWGD]

Some folks these days can barely hold a conversation without looking at their phone every minute. Many will literally start scrolling Instagram while you are talking to them.

I've made it a point to spend 10-15 min daily just sitting, doing nothing, just forcing myself to slow down..

 

[dlgoff]

Some folks these days can barely hold a conversation without looking at their phone every minute. Many will literally start scrolling Instagram while you are talking to them.

Yes. I can't forget the time while walking in a shopping mall, a teen age girl, while looking down at her phone and walking toward me, ran into me.

 

[pinball1970]

Yes. I can't forget the time while walking in a shopping mall, a teen age girl, while looking down at her phone and walking toward me, ran into me.

In terms of culture change, Radio, TV, NET, Cell and NET + phone for me not a good move.
Net plus phone that is

 

[WWGD]

Hey, how about we meet at the café, so we can look at our phones and ignore each other?

 

[pinball1970]

Hey, how about we meet at the café, so we can look at our phones and ignore each other?

It crossed my mind during Ukraine early doors. This may not end well so let's meet kind of thing.

The invite would have been ...

Hey guys we will probably be vaporised next week. Fancy a beer and a piece of pie?

Pick a city

 

[WWGD]

It crossed my mind during Ukraine early doors. This may not end well so let's meet kind of thing.

The invite would have been ...

Hey guys we will probably be vaporised next week. Fancy a beer and a piece of pie?

Pick a city

Don't get your hopes down. It seems a

It crossed my mind during Ukraine early doors. This may not end well so let's meet kind of thing.bc

The invite would have been ...

Hey guys we will probably be vaporised next week. Fancy a beer and a piece of pie?

Pick a city

Don't despair, I read about a black hole headed towards Earth ( general direction) . It appeared to be a few hundreds of thousands light years away, but of course, we're seeing it at the time the pic was taken, not at this moment.

 

[WWGD]

Aren't these last names that start with 'Or', confusing?
"Hi, I'm John Ortega"
wait, which one is it, John, Tega? Is it a riddle, or are you giving us a choice?
I remember Tony Orlando. Half the people called him Tony, the other half Lando.

 

[strangerep]

I can't forget the time while walking in a shopping mall, a teen age girl, while looking down at her phone and walking toward me, ran into me.

Ha! I love it when that happens. I'm quite tall, hence I tend to be invisible to small people. Their face literally bounces off my lower chest and sometimes they almost fall backwards. From the look on their face, they seem not to understand immediately what's happened.

Little kids are even more fun. If I'm walking with a full shopping bag I make sure to raise the bag so that its (timber-strengthened) bottom is at their face level. I stand still as they strike it (so no one can claim that I walked into them).

(Am I a bad person?)

 

[pinball1970]

Ha! I love it when that happens. I'm quite tall, hence I tend to be invisible to small people. Their face literally bounces off my lower chest and sometimes they almost fall backwards. From the look on their face, they seem not to understand immediately what's happened.

Little kids are even more fun. If I'm walking with a full shopping bag I make sure to raise the bag so that its (timber-strengthened) bottom is at their face level. I stand still as they strike it (so no one can claim that I walked into them).

(Am I a bad person?)

No they learn life lessons that way. Them getting a boo boo from your bag is better than them walking into the road under a truck.

 

[pinball1970]

Don't get your hopes down. It seems a

Don't despair, I read about a black hole headed towards Earth ( general direction) . It appeared to be a few hundreds of thousands light years away, but of course, we're seeing it at the time the pic was taken, not at this moment.

At least a black hole will not be our fault.
I supposed going into it would be unpleasant though, it would strip off hot ionized gas from the sun? Vaporizing the Earth in the process?
Be nice to imagine a future without possible vaporization.

 

[BillTre]

Be nice to imagine a future without possible vaporization.

I don't think I'll be sticking around long enough to get vaporized in that manner.