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You know, I can accept having to jump through all kinds of hoops just to get on a plane. And I can accept being imprisoned in a hotel room for two weeks surrounded by smurfs who want to tickle my brain through my nose. That's all fine. But a 24-hour layover in an airport where they've closed...

I talked with a colleague in Bangkok over the Internet just today, about work-stuff. Once the stuff was taken care of, she asked me if I was following the US elections. I'm not really, but we got to talking, and turns out she is a Trump supporter (non-US citizen). When I asked her why she...

Your flexible holistic view of the bigger picture is very much appreciated. Can the greatest President that the world has ever seen count on your support come November? We have candy.

For me, it was 8 years of English, 6 years of Swedish, 5 years of German, 1 year of French, and one semester of Russian. I hear you.

It does, doesn't it. So many things have changed or are about to change these days, one can only wonder what society will look like, some years down the road.

I'm sorry, but unforeseen events have prevented me from providing you with a proper rebuttal today, as I said I would. I will attempt to re-visit the issue tomorrow. I believe you will be able to survive this calamity.

Thank you for your counter-points. If you don't mind, I will address them tomorrow, when it is not 1 am.

I think we have a healthy selection of parents on these boards, and we have all been 15-year-olds in our time. So when a 15-year-old claims their parents are 'ruining their lives!' I believe most of us can view such claims in their proper perspective and frame of reference.

Listen to this lady, for she speaks the truth.

Thank you, and I hope to be able to continue to discuss the issue with you in the future. I can remember having had some very good discussions with you in the past. Please stay safe.

I think I may have to disagree with you on that. Being part of a larger organisation means you might be held accountable for the actions of other members. If one of them loses their cool and opens fire, then the law enforcement might start to look on their associates and support infrastructure...

Okay, I don't know what exactly you mean by that, and I hope I can dismiss some of the more extreme interpretations, but I feel I should ask you to please stop and reconsider. I see you feel very strongly about what is going on, as you well should, but escalating tensions is not likely to end in...

You were saying?

That is the good thing about online meetings that Corona has taught us. You have to be present for only the first ten minutes or so, after which you can have a junior staff member attend while you get on with actual business, and after the meeting they'll report to you if there was anything...

"Yes. But their voters will die off as well." [Edward_Longshanks.gif]

(When the One Ring sinks into the lava, and Barad-Dur begins to collapse) Sauron: "... Fuck."

I think you may be putting words into my mouth there a bit, Patrick. I haven't been following the story very actively, but as I understand, at this point, we have a number of unverified claims by detainees at an immigration detention center claiming improper use of anti-covid chemicals in the...

Really? I mean, I believe there is a big difference between getting all the forms properly counter-signed so you can bring a bar of chocolate to the compound, and spraying potentially harmful chemicals in inmates' faces. Do we actually know that that is happening beyond the realm of error...

Disturbing if true. However, ICE claims anti-Covid 19 chemicals are being used in detention centres in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, and within Covid-19 prevention guidelines issued by the CDC. I believe ICE and their contractors are obliged to follow international human rights...

Here is the link to the press release of the Finnish Social Insurance Institution regarding the UBI experiment. In the press release, there is a link to the final report, but that is only in Finnish. However, it has a 3-page summary in English at the end in case someone is dying to know.