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OhHai: 24.99 + 10 ≠ 69.99 Why do they do this stuff? Maybe so they can...
OhHai: 24.99 + 10 ≠ 69.99 Why do they do this stuff? Maybe so they can say the combined pack is 50% off some other time?
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Nukes and Nuke Accessories

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It’s the new hot thing…1) Amazon makes $500M bet on itty-bitty nuclear reactors to fuel cloud...
It’s the new hot thing…1) Amazon makes $500M bet on itty-bitty nuclear reactors to fuel cloud empire theregister.com Amazon drops $500M on X-energy's SMRs The duo eyes a target of 5 GW online in US by 2039, assuming tech comes to fruition So far Amazon’s partner in this, X-energy2), hasn’t produced anything but hot air, but as we all know by now, in the...
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19-year-old woman pretends to be doctor at London hospital — but 2nd day "on the job" gets her arrested

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But I want my doctor to have authority!
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Turkey dental tourism disaster: Woman left toothless after surgery

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milliefink: So much for socialist healthcare in European countries? I don’t know the particulars of Belgian...
milliefink: So much for socialist healthcare in European countries? I don’t know the particulars of Belgian health care, but in several European countries dental treatment is only available privately.
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2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine (Part 3)

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euronews – 18 Oct 24 France concerned by reports of North Korean troops in Ukraine If...
euronews – 18 Oct 24 France concerned by reports of North Korean troops in Ukraine If the South Korean intelligence is confirmed, the troop deployment would bring a third country into the war and intensify the standoff between North Korea and the West. #EuropeNews
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Odd Stuff (Part 5)

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The Times - ‘I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape’
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🌈 Unicorn Chasers 3 🌈

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A squirrel was hanging around my grandma’s back porch one day while mom and I were...
A squirrel was hanging around my grandma’s back porch one day while mom and I were housesitting for her. There was a wide variety of nuts in a big bowl in the kitchen, and peanuts in the shell, and I watched mom put out peanuts, walnuts, Brazil nuts, almonds, etc a few at a time for them. It was quite entertaining for us, and...
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19-year-old woman pretends to be doctor at London hospital — but 2nd day "on the job" gets her arrested

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There is a legitimate use for stethoscopes but modern UK medical custom is for doctors to...
There is a legitimate use for stethoscopes but modern UK medical custom is for doctors to forgo the white coat and stethoscope as badges of authority which intimidate patients.
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Parents sue school that gave low grade to student's AI-generated work

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beschizza: claiming that the student handbook did not explicitly prohibit the use of AI. The old...
beschizza: claiming that the student handbook did not explicitly prohibit the use of AI. The old “Air Bud” defence should automatically get your case thrown out.
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Another squirrel gives its life, causing another power outage

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jlw: a different squirrel Can squirrels regenerate?
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19-year-old woman pretends to be doctor at London hospital — but 2nd day "on the job" gets her arrested

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Carla_Sinclair: a few days later Pfft, amateur. My maternal grandfather was quite a short man, but...
Carla_Sinclair: a few days later Pfft, amateur. My maternal grandfather was quite a short man, but with a very sharp posture and look, helped by a full head of crew-cut hair, completely white since his 30s. He worked for years quite close to his house in Florence, but a very large hospital complex was in between. He had devised the shortest home-work path, which...
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🌈 Unicorn Chasers 3 🌈

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No, no, no. Here’s the first step in the procedure for bun alert image mods: @Mindysan33...
No, no, no. Here’s the first step in the procedure for bun alert image mods: @Mindysan33 responds to a bun post with the boilerplate bun alert image. That gets the ball rolling.
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Whatcha Playin'? Continue?

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OhHai: Alan Wake 2 is in my sights to start by Halloween It’s a great game...
OhHai: Alan Wake 2 is in my sights to start by Halloween It’s a great game and has some pretty wild moments including one in particular I don’t want to spoil by talking about but I’m sure you’ll know the moment I’m referring to when you come across it. Did you play the first one, and/or Control?
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🌈 Unicorn Chasers 3 🌈

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MerelyGifted: mid-tummy clean blep The specificity and ‘rhythm’ make it sound like a recognized gymnastic floor...
MerelyGifted: mid-tummy clean blep The specificity and ‘rhythm’ make it sound like a recognized gymnastic floor move.
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Workers rights and unions

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News – 18 Oct 24 Helsinki-area HOK-Elanto restaurant workers stage spontaneous walkout The walkout is a...
News – 18 Oct 24 Helsinki-area HOK-Elanto restaurant workers stage spontaneous walkout The walkout is a response to change negotiations launched by HOK-Elanto at the end of September. en.wikipedia.org S Group The S Group (Finnish: S-ryhmä, Swedish: S-gruppen) is a Finnish retailing cooperative organisation with its head office in Helsinki. Founded in 1904, it consists of 19 regional cooperatives operating all around Finland in...
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Odd Stuff (Part 5)

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The jokes are on us

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The Gallery of Just Plain Assholes (Part 2)

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mspie500: Brianna Wu Says She Didn’t Change. The Progressive Movement Did Progressive Movement changes? … …...
mspie500: Brianna Wu Says She Didn’t Change. The Progressive Movement Did Progressive Movement changes? … … … There’s a word for people who don’t want changes isn’t there?
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The Gallery of Just Plain Assholes (Part 2)

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IronEdithKidd: Four letters: DMSO. I don’t know how a random rich bastard could get his hands...
IronEdithKidd: Four letters: DMSO. I don’t know how a random rich bastard could get his hands on some, but I’m betting “rich” is how. I think it would make more sense to just add it to drinks. I really don’t get why anybpdy would go to all that trouble to dose somebody.
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The jokes are on us

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Whatcha Watchin’ (Season 3)

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Salon – 16 Oct 24 "Shrinking" returns with a more assured and legitimately therapeutic second... Like...
Salon – 16 Oct 24 "Shrinking" returns with a more assured and legitimately therapeutic second... Like another Apple TV+ series soothed us in 2020, this comedy returns with a healing prescription for 2024: empathy
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The great WORDLE topic (Part 2)

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Wordle 1,216 4/6 spoiler
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Jailbird MAGA sheriff sobs as he's caged for 15 years — luxury car collection seized

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And yet we still don’t talk enough about corruption in sheriff’s offices. It’s a serious problem...
And yet we still don’t talk enough about corruption in sheriff’s offices. It’s a serious problem nationwide, and gets barely enough coverage.
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Chess grandmaster accused of using toilet phone to cheat

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Telephone and something something ELO leads me to think of this:Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line...
Telephone and something something ELO leads me to think of this:Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line (Audio) Shevchenko might be the one listening to their calls going unanswered.
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