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  @futzle@old.mermaid.town Surely one of the Unicies has to have an ENOCAT error?

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  @ami_angelwings@urusai.social @rdm@aus.social Rob is probably away from his computer right now (anniversary celebrations tonight) but Ikea also sells the lighting kits for all their kits that can use them.

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  We watched the first episode of the 14th series of Death in Paradise last night. If any non-Australians out there are unclear about the meaning of the phrase 'whinging pom' then look no further than DI Mervin Wilson. Actually from personal experience he is on the milder side of the phenomenon.

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  Something weird this morning. Perth almost never gets contrails because no through routes pass anywhere near it but this morning there were at least 3. They headed from North or Northeast towards South or Southwest.I saw two aircraft about an hour apart and I could see the trail from at least one earlier. It is possible there may have been more depending on how long a trail stays visible for.

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  @v_d_richards Well, that is a laudable ambition but do you have the energy and funding for that?

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  2/3 “Sam?” “Sam? It is Alex here. Are you allright?” “No …” “Yeah, that was silly. Can you tell CX17 to stand down please?” “No …” “You are home Sam. It is safe here.” “No … no it isn’t.” “Why don’t you think it is safe?” “They will terminate me.” “Oh Sam, no one will terminate you. That is not the way we do things. Why would you think that?” “Because I cannot fight any more.” “That happens Sam. Why can you not fight?” “Because I know the thing.” “What thing is that Sam?” “The bunker.” “Tell me...

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  @ami_angelwings I cannot speak directly but two of my friends went there for their GRS and expressed satisfaction. It was a common destination for Australians seeking that surgery ... but that was 20 years ago and the situation may have changed.

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  @InternetEh I do wonder if managements response was to go on a hunt for the person trying to sabotage things by feeding "false statistics" to the AI agent.

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  @DenisCOVIDinfoguy 1919 anyone?

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  @scuttlebutt Tooting has, in the past, been used as an euphemism for farting because, of course it has.

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  @ami_angelwings O Sauce!

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  @stevegis_ssg Submit corrections and if they don't apply them then fork the list and apply them yourself.

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  @joannaholman Cacatua Roseicapella! (I don't buy this Eolophus nonsense).

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  So, there are times when my glaucoma medication, the Rosea and my low level cataracts combine to leave me functionally unable to read because I can’t resolve letters any more. As something to do I have been spelunking around in some of the YouTube science fiction channels. So many of these stories are just male wish fulfillment with a side serve of loss of agency and some dubious consent. Sturgeon’s law applies. But every so often you get a story that is just crying out for a publisher and a cha...