Open Thread - Friday, August 2, 2019

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The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.
– Albert Einstein

Capitalism, meh.

Funk 'em all.

Have a great weekend! The thread is OPEN.

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NCTim's picture

... from intermittent connectivity. Which is compounded by being locked out of Flickr and Google photos. One of these days, I will persist, so I can post pictures.

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The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -

lotlizard's picture

Backlash at barefoot Prince Harry and ‘hypocrite Greenerati’: Eco-warrior elite who turned up at secret climate change Google camp in 114 private jets, helicopters and mega yachts are mocked for leaving their own carbon footprint

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7309805/Backlash-barefoot-Princ...

A host of A-list celebrities faced an angry backlash today after they travelled to a climate change conference in Italy in a fleet of supercars, expensive yachts and more than 100 private jets . . . The event, created by Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, sees some of the world’s wealthiest business leaders and tech gurus discussing various issues in morning sessions before relaxing in the Italian sunshine in the afternoon.

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Raggedy Ann's picture

Albert Einstein is right on - silence makes one complicit. Don't be that person. Speak up.

Have a beautiful day and weekend, everyone! Pleasantry

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"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11

Lookout's picture

I typically lose service from about 1-5 pm. When you call, they say it is a capacity issue. I always ask if that means that they oversold service without creating the hardware infrastructure. They never give me an answer....and of course I'm talking with someone in India to begin with.

The system is unraveling top to bottom - environmentally, politically, economically and socially. Best enjoy friends, family, and nature while we can. Tomorrow is an uncertainty.

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

enhydra lutris's picture

flickr, so that's a major plus. Someday I will teach myself GIMP and start having a field day. For now, I have enough trouble getting all my other stuff done. Did you get bit by the "new password" regime?

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That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --

detroitmechworks's picture

Found out a band I really like will be coming to portland three days before my Birthday... so, yeah, I'm going. Plus I really need to get the CD so I can play it while I'm forging. Smile Got my first three projects already plotted out. Making an Awl, followed by a plaque and then a piece of art requested by my Sensei. After that, going to be working on a few obsidian pieces. Getting my shop Journal set up. Hell, If I'm going to be Blacksmithing, I'm doing this right.

Got an inspection from the fuzz today. Just one of the wonderful deals with being a disabled vet.

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34CZjsEI1yU]

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I do not pretend I know what I do not know.