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This is something I posted a while ago, after I'd gotten tired of repeating the same points every time I encountered someone who had posted a new pet theory.
https://plus.google.com/+BruceElliott/posts/Xvh7Zg7dyFU
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My wife and I just returned from the DC Pen Supershow, and whoops! We hadn't really intended to do any shopping, but ... who're we kidding?
She started by picking up a Parker Vacumatic Duofold from 1942 (4th from left, bottom row). I think she was feeling guilty about that, so she encouraged me to get a vac filler, such as the TWBI Vac 700 or Vac Mini. I pointed out the Pilot Custom 823 that I've been dreaming about for a while, and she said that would be good to keep in mind for a Christmas present some day. A few minutes later, when she realized that "823" is the model number and not the price (!), she said, "Oh, just get it now." So I did - along with the Vac Mini to keep at work.
The family stable is getting pretty full! :-)
She started by picking up a Parker Vacumatic Duofold from 1942 (4th from left, bottom row). I think she was feeling guilty about that, so she encouraged me to get a vac filler, such as the TWBI Vac 700 or Vac Mini. I pointed out the Pilot Custom 823 that I've been dreaming about for a while, and she said that would be good to keep in mind for a Christmas present some day. A few minutes later, when she realized that "823" is the model number and not the price (!), she said, "Oh, just get it now." So I did - along with the Vac Mini to keep at work.
The family stable is getting pretty full! :-)
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Trump Crossing the Swamp
At last, something we can all unite over. Trump detractors will find it hilarious, and Trump supporters will think it's serious.
Cast of character (left to right): Nikki Haley, James Mattis, Ben Carson, President Trump, Jeff Sessions, Mike Pence, Melania Trump, Mike Pompeo, Sarah Sanders, Ivanka Trump, John Bolton, Kellyanne Conway, John Kelly
My favorite character is Ben Carson, who appears not to know which way they're going.
At last, something we can all unite over. Trump detractors will find it hilarious, and Trump supporters will think it's serious.
Cast of character (left to right): Nikki Haley, James Mattis, Ben Carson, President Trump, Jeff Sessions, Mike Pence, Melania Trump, Mike Pompeo, Sarah Sanders, Ivanka Trump, John Bolton, Kellyanne Conway, John Kelly
My favorite character is Ben Carson, who appears not to know which way they're going.
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So ... Trump blames Obama for failing to stop the Russian meddling in the 2016 election. I guess that means that if it turns out that their meddling did have an influence on the outcome of the election, then he blames Obama for getting him elected.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1018074723140427776?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Enews%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1018074723140427776?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Enews%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Donald J. Trump on Twitter
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Do you wish Donald Trump could be driven from office? Be careful what you wish for.
Another involved a college friend of Pence’s who later sought his counsel about coming out as gay. D’Antonio said that Pence told the friend: “You have to stay closeted, you have to get help, you’re sick and you’re not my friend anymore.”
According to D’Antonio’s book, Pence sees himself and fellow Christian warriors as a blessed but oppressed group, and his “hope for the future resided in his faith that, as chosen people, conservative evangelicals would eventually be served by a leader whom God would enable to defeat their enemies and create a Christian nation.”
Hashtag: #obblession.
According to D’Antonio’s book, Pence sees himself and fellow Christian warriors as a blessed but oppressed group, and his “hope for the future resided in his faith that, as chosen people, conservative evangelicals would eventually be served by a leader whom God would enable to defeat their enemies and create a Christian nation.”
Hashtag: #obblession.
Opinion | Mike Pence, Holy Terror
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You'll enjoy this if you like math or if you like music, but if you like both, you'll love it!
+John Baez
+John Baez
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Ever since I first learned about quaternions and octonions I've been fascinated by them. I always wished they could be used to formulate a fundamental theory of physics, but I was never smart enough to pursue it myself. I'm glad others are smart enough and are doing it.
The Peculiar Math That Could Underlie the Laws of Nature. New findings are fueling an old suspicion that fundamental particles and forces spring from strange eight-part numbers called “octonions.” https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-octonion-math-that-could-underpin-physics-20180720/
The Octonion Math That Could Underpin Physics | Quanta Magazine
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Evidently "stable genius" is a term used to describe people with expertise in shoveling horseshit.
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Can anyone identify this car? The steering wheel badge looks like one of ours, but I don't recognize it at all.
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