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The discussion revolves around frustrations with current documentary programming, particularly criticizing the History Channel's focus on sensational topics like time travel conspiracies instead of real historical content. Participants express disappointment over National Geographic's sale to Fox, fearing a decline in quality programming. The conversation shifts to lighter topics, including humorous anecdotes about everyday life, such as a malfunctioning kitchen fan discovered to be blocked by installation instructions. There are also discussions about the challenges of understanding various dialects in Belgium, the complexities of language, and personal experiences with weather and housing in California. Members share their thoughts on food, including a peculiar dish of zucchini pancakes served with strawberry yogurt, and delve into mathematical concepts related to sandwich cutting and the properties of numbers. The thread captures a blend of serious commentary and lighthearted banter, reflecting a diverse range of interests and perspectives among participants.
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Osk saved me when logging into an old PC, where the 'r','n' keys did not work, and the password contained both. ( On Screen Keyboard).
 
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Ran into this girl I had gone out with a while, at the Mall. She still looks at the part of the map that says " You're Here", and asks: " How do they know?"
 
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WWGD said:
I relish ketchup. Today, every other day.
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Translation: How to torture an Italian!
 
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What's the deal with the protein arms race. All sorts of foods trying to outdo each other in terms of their protein content. Candy/Health bars offering 8,10, 16, etc., grams of protein.
Who needs that much protein?
 
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WWGD said:
Who needs that much protein?
It would depend on the rest of your particular diet, plus what you're doing.
 
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BillTre said:
It would depend on the rest of your particular diet, plus what you're doing.
Maybe for weight lifters?
 
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WWGD said:
What's the deal with the protein arms race. All sorts of foods trying to outdo each other in terms of their protein content. Candy/Health bars offering 8,10, 16, etc., grams of protein.
Who needs that much protein?
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/how-much-protein-do-you-need-every-day-201506188096 said:

How much protein do I need a day?​


The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for protein is a modest 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight, or 0.36 grams per pound. The RDA is the amount of a nutrient you need to meet your basic nutritional requirements. In a sense, it's the minimum amount you need to keep from getting sick — not the specific amount you are supposed to eat every day.


To determine your daily protein intake, you can multiply your weight in pounds by 0.36, or use this online protein calculator.
 
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Dang. It's 104 °F and forecasted to reach 110 °F this afternoon here in my area of Kansas
edit: Just checked and it's now 109 °F.
 
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WWGD said:
What's the deal with the protein arms race.
I think it started along with the current fitness-thing
Those diets are serious about carbohydrates and proteins, not much niche left for the soothing sweet stuff

So manufacturers had to rebrand chocolates as energy+proteins => thus the fitness bars born.

The good old 'ministry of silly walks' are like beginners compared to advertising experts and food engineers...
 
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Juts got into a quarrel over the rounding of -0.003 to two digits.

Whether we have -0.00 or not ... ?
 
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Home Office for an international company is sooooo 'fun'...
I have a VPN to the main office (in a different country), where my traffic got forwarded (through another VPN) to the local centre here, for the local servers.
We also have an additional level of encryption for some folders
Also, the security software is monitoring every traffic

At the end, just to copy some files around goes in the speed range of astounding kb/sec
I have some nostalgia but definitely did not wished back the good old 'modem times' ...
 
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Likely the reason most dont want to follow security directives from IT.
 
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Yes, its a pencil bat!

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Good thing I learnt to take selfies( without special devices). Every time I'd ask others to take a picture of me, they would aim for their wallet , or tell me they're in a relationship.
 
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The heat index in my town is 135°F.
 
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I am downloading and organizing pictures from my phone and my wife's phone. There is a definite pattern where I take about 20 to 40 pictures per month to her's which number around 200 to 400.
 
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dlgoff said:
The heat index in my town is 135°F.
Get out of the kitchen!
 
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So I've received 5-6 more blackmail attempt emails in the last month or so. Telling me they'll let all of my contacts know of my visits to porn sites. Which is false. But even if it were true, it's not illegal. They claim to have taken control of my OS, accessed my emails, but offer no proof whatsoever of it.
I went from a sensation of fear to < Yawn>.
 
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WWGD said:
So I've received 5-6 more blackmail attempt emails in the last month or so. Telling me they'll let all of my contacts know of my visits to porn sites. Which is false. But even if it were true, it's not illegal. They claim to have taken control of my OS, accessed my emails, but offer no proof whatsoever of it.
I went from a sensation of fear to < Yawn>.
There's a video on YouTube somewhere of a scam call going "you have debts, you need to pay up immediately or we'll call the sheriffs and you will be arrested", to a somewhat bemused woman sitting, in uniform, at a desk saying "Sheriff Jane Smith".
 
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dlgoff said:
Dang. It's 104 °F and forecasted to reach 110 °F this afternoon here in my area of Kansas
edit: Just checked and it's now 109 °F.
Temperature is forecasted to be 107°F this Thursday. Dang.

edit: added the °F which wouldn't work when doing this reply.
 
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Mid 70's in Reno. This is normally the hot time of the summer, 102 to 104 maximums.
 
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gmax137 said:
Mid 70's in Reno. This is normally the hot time of the summer, 102 to 104 maximums.
Lucky you
 
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It's 102°F here. I've never seen it stay so hot for so long.
Tomorrow it's forecast to be 106°F and Friday 104°F. Next week should be down in the 80's.
 
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dlgoff said:
Next week should be down in the 80's.
Yay!! :smile:
 
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dlgoff said:
It's 102°F here. I've never seen it stay so hot for so long.
Tomorrow it's forecast to be 106°F and Friday 104°F. Next week should be down in the 80's.
Try cold drinks, light food: turkey, tuna, vegetable. Not always fun, but it helps keep you feeling a bit lighter.
 
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dlgoff said:
It's 102°F here. I've never seen it stay so hot for so long.
Tomorrow it's forecast to be 106°F and Friday 104°F. Next week should be down in the 80's.
Welcome to your new environment.
 
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BillTre said:
Welcome to your new environment.
:oldcry::oldcry::oldcry:
 
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BillTre said:
Welcome to your new environment.
We may have to switch from using landscaping using lush vegetation to more desert-like plants, to cut down on water use.
 
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Solar powered air conditioning...
 
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Twisted Sister members almost stoned to death in concert. Hint: Don't sing " I wanna Rock" in front of a hyperliteral autistic audience.
 
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WWGD said:
We may have to switch from using landscaping using lush vegetation to more desert-like plants, to cut down on water use.
Called "xeriscape." I have replaced my lawn with several varieties of crushed stone and gravel. And as plants die, replaced them with metal "yard art" plants. Much less water use.
 
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berkeman said:
Solar powered air conditioning...
Living underground would be cool.
 
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BillTre said:
Living underground would be cool.
Wouldn't your eyesight suffer over the long run?
 
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It's 100°F and is forecast to be 104°F later this afternoon here in my town in Kansas.
 
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Any one lose their e-mail sometime in the last three hours*? It simply will not open.

*Last three hours is something between 0900-1200 MDT.
 
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dlgoff said:
It's 100°F and is forecast to be 104°F later this afternoon here in my town in Kansas.
It's 103°F and now forecast to be 105°F. Dang.
 
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WWGD said:
Wouldn't your eyesight suffer over the long run?
ask H G Wells
 
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gmax137 said:
ask H G Wells
Was that the one about the doorlocks. Or was it morlocks?
 
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gmax137 said:
ask H G Wells
... or Gauß.
 
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Life would be much easier if we were allowed to translate names. I haven't managed to figure out yet how Kuiper is pronounced. Cooper would be so much easier. Or Küfer to annoy the English.
 
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Would it be a bad idea if there were gender-separate clothes stores, where men/women just walk around in underwear , trying on clothes, putting them back in the rack if they don't fit?
 
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fresh_42 said:
Life would be much easier if we were allowed to translate names. I haven't managed to figure out yet how Kuiper is pronounced. Cooper would be so much easier. Or Küfer to annoy the English.
I've heard it pronounced chi-per. Chi as in the Greek letter ##\Chi##.
 
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fresh_42 said:
... or Gauß.
Ask Simmons etc al, they're just not creatures of the night, I guess.
 
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Why does my Android open up 99 tabs five minutes after I get on the Web?
 
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It's lonely!
 
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Bystander said:
Any one lose their e-mail sometime in the last three hours*? It simply will not open.

*Last three hours is something between 0900-1200 MDT.
..., annddd it's fixed itself. Like Schultz, I did nothing....

Curiously enough, today (Saturday) between 0900-1400....
 
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Watching the Budapest marathon was unexpectedly fun.
 

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