GJim

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by GJim 5mo ago
More evidence, if it's needed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Democracy_Index The USA's score has taken rather a tumble since 2016 (I wonder why?).
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by GJim 5mo ago
> My area of NJ apparently could care less Surely you mean " couldn't care less"?
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by GJim 5mo ago
> geothermal heating Ground source heat pumps != geothermal heating. The technologies are completely different.
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by GJim 5mo ago
These were all the rage in the 1980/90's https://duckduckgo.com/?q=car+anti-static+strap
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by GJim 5mo ago
What a sanctimonious response! Drink tea in the pub if you must, though the social lubricant of alcohol is obvious to all.
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by GJim 5mo ago
What an obtuse response! Both are difficult to achieve as you well know.
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by GJim 5mo ago
> For me wildest one is vegan diet Depriving children of calcium is a bad thing that all dieticians agree on.
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by GJim 5mo ago
And going to the pub once a week is terrific for your social life and mental wellbeing. Swings and roundabouts init.
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by GJim 5mo ago
Dito driving at 80 mph instead of a (legal) 70 mph on the motorway. That extra 10 mph typically uses 25% more fuel. (Guilty as charged yr'Honour)
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by GJim 5mo ago
> only get the money if a disaster strikes and insurance pays out. People in New Orleans have affordable flood insurance?
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by GJim 5mo ago
Ummmm Unlike the Americans, we have the GDPR. No UK/EU car is tracking you or gathering personal data from you without opt-in consent, which you can choose not to give. (And before somebody starts ranting, the eCall 112 system doesn&#x
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by GJim 6mo ago
Once again: American intelligence showed Iran was nowhere near building a nuclear weapon.
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by GJim 6mo ago
> It would not be possible with an educated electorate. A free and impartial press is vital for democracy to work (how else do you know who to vote for). However the current state of American news media leaves a lot to be desired.....
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by GJim 6mo ago
> Does keeping Iran from having Nuclear weapons make sense Why do (some!) Americans insist on believing Iran was going to obtain nuclear weapons? Netanyahu is repeating the line "Iran will have a nuke in 2 months" for 30 years.
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by GJim 6mo ago
Whilst wearing a suit.
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by GJim 6mo ago
> or Iran obtained nuclear weapons False dichotomy American intelligence showed Iran was nowhere near building a nuclear weapon. Frankly, a better question would be to ask why Mango Mussolini tore up the 2016 Iran Nuclear deal (JCPOA).
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by GJim 6mo ago
The "Because America pays for Europe's defence, is how Europeans can afford holidays and free healthcare" is classic Russian propaganda. Frankly, it doesn't pass the sniff test and its bizarre to see some (educated!) Ame
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by GJim 6mo ago
So you do understand after all! Are you having an "are we the baddies" moment?
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by GJim 6mo ago
> The systems I worked on were for cooling larger structures like commercial greenhouses, gov installations and mansions. 64° degree water would be pumped up from 400' down, run thru a series of chillers (for a/c) and then retu
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by GJim 6mo ago
The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
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by GJim 6mo ago
> that they believe it's good for children to sit there the whole day To be perfectly frank.... Learning to sit down and do things you don't like is a fundamental part of education and a necessary life skill for adult employmen
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by GJim 6mo ago
> his location is sold by the mobile company Citation please.
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by GJim 6mo ago
> It isn't a genocide for that matter. If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck......
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by GJim 6mo ago
You clearly haven't spent long enough in Blighty to identify sarcasm.
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>the BBC is required by its charter to provide a “balanced” view You say this like it is a bad thing. The BBC journalism is rather good and quite rightly seeks to be as impartial as possible. To compare the likes of Rupert Murdoch as a c
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by GJim 6mo ago
> GPS coordinates * coordinates There are many ways of establishing ones latitude and longitude without recourse to one particular GNSS system.
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by GJim 6mo ago
> The GDPR is vague and unworkable as written. It fundamentally restricts all data processing with a few, vague exceptions. What utter utter FUD You are free to collect as much personal data as you want, PROVIDING you have my explici
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by GJim 6mo ago
Eh? The GDPR is there to protect your personal/sensitive data, or data that can personally identify you. If has nothing whatsoever to do with data capture from industrial machinary. I remain astounded how ignorant some people are of ba
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by GJim 6mo ago
We certainly do need another law to ban the adtech industry..... Though no doubt that would prompt a _shitstorm_ from Google, Elon and chums.
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by GJim 6mo ago
> Missed opportunity by the EU when they wrote GDPR. Not really. There are legitimate reasons why I might wish to be tracked or give my personal data to a company. As long as I'm asked to give clear, opt-in informed consent, this is

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