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Needs one of these for completeness

Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies aged 97 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/aug/08/jim-lovell-astronaut-dies

NYT distinguishes itself. https://theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-r-1819576527/

x2 I'd consider it a gamble and not put any more into it than you can afford to simply lose. Keeping in mind that if it breaks within that warranty period, the person providing the warranty is the same one who failed to fix it in the first place.

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@skullguise https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/07/andrea-gibson-simple-poetry/683597/?gift=VVmQ8PJvtoygs0Ru1GQletrb4jh0We6UCkEki67Hjig&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

a) this looks great, b) a serving alternative would be that once it returns to a boil, add (white) rice equal to a little less than 1/2 the liquid volume (about a cup and a half for the written recipe) and stick it (covered) into the oven (350F) for about 20 minutes. I'd probably add a touch of salt, too.

I saw him live at least 2, maybe more times back in the 90s. He's really great.

I'll see your yellow song and raise you one red one...

Good God! How on earth am I going to unsee that?

Sometimes things can be two things I mean, who makes a "mono" headphone amp?

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/may/30/loretta-swit-actor-dead

Happy Birthday.

Alan Alda is a national treasure. He has a podcast called Clear+Vivid where he talks to interesting people. It's great. And it's a nice diversion from everything being political.