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Post by missouriboy on Aug 9, 2019 21:23:22 GMT
Not really, sorry. And I have been programmed to feel guilty for even mentioning it, true or not. You have been there more recently than anyone I know, or did you get that far east? Well, the people in Lisbon seemed friendly enough. I wasn't there long enough to administer any IQ tests. I didn't notice any blatantly stupid acts performed in my presence. But hell, I could see that here. We stayed in the old Alfama district. A bit run down, but seemed like there were block parties every night. Very good, cheap local restaurants - lamb. Our place set the record for the steepest stairs I've ever seen. Thought I might have to get out the rope and pitons to get my 1 rolling carry-on up to the 3rd floor.
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Post by walnut on Aug 9, 2019 21:30:13 GMT
No you don't have to wait very long around here
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Post by Ratty on Aug 10, 2019 5:42:22 GMT
[Snip ] We stayed in the old Alfama district. A bit run down, but seemed like there were block parties every night. Very good, cheap local restaurants - lamb. Our place set the record for the steepest stairs I've ever seen. Thought I might have to get out the rope and pitons to get my 1 rolling carry-on up to the 3rd floor. Speaking of lamb: Lamb
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Post by nautonnier on Aug 12, 2019 16:46:33 GMT
An interesting post that those with a passing knowledge of INT may be interested in "ANALYSIS: Why is Jeffrey Epstein dead?
In a special post today, The Slog sifts the evidence surrounding the verdict of suicide to explain Jeffrey Epstein’s death. The motive behind his arrest, detention and death may well have been clouded by deliberate media obsession with the celebrity sex aspect of the case. Epstein was probably arrested to embarrass Donald Trump. But he is probably dead as a result of his intelligence knowledge, not his modus operandum."hat4uk.wordpress.com/2019/08/11/analysis-why-is-jeffrey-epstein-dead/
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Post by nautonnier on Aug 13, 2019 11:20:07 GMT
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Post by nautonnier on Aug 14, 2019 19:40:47 GMT
"Google whistleblower reveals tech giant DOES blacklist right-wing news sites and says the company called police when he leaked the evidence, leaving him 'fearing for his life'
Engineer Zachary Vorhies released hundreds of documents to Project Veritas He says he added a 'dead man's switch' to the files in case he was 'assassinated' One of the files leaked by Vorhies is a 'news black list site for Google Now' He claims it is a list of the web pages Google restricts including conservative leaning websites such as The National Enquirer, Media Matters and Infowars Another file appears to show a ranking classifier to 'define channel quality' Images show Vorhies walking towards officers after 'Google called the police' 'Google is not who they say they are', he warns in a chat with Project Veritas CEO Sundar Pichai's told congress that Google is not biased in December 2018"www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7357201/Google-whistleblower-reveals-tech-giant-DOES-blacklist-news-sites.html
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Post by walnut on Aug 16, 2019 0:33:23 GMT
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Post by Ratty on Aug 16, 2019 3:53:43 GMT
Drawing a long bow there. PS: Correction for you Walnut: And if my uncle were a woman ze'd be my aunt...
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Post by nautonnier on Aug 16, 2019 10:06:55 GMT
"Si ma tante en avait on l'appellerait mon oncle, et si mon oncle en était on l'appellerait ma tante. En tout bien tout honneur, naturellement. Poil aux organes de remplacement."
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Post by nautonnier on Aug 19, 2019 13:43:04 GMT
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Post by walnut on Aug 22, 2019 3:09:52 GMT
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Post by Ratty on Aug 22, 2019 12:33:45 GMT
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Post by walnut on Aug 22, 2019 13:14:55 GMT
I just can't understand how liberals manage to insinuate themselves into every successful institution and then destroy it in weeks. TU has an endowment of 1.1 billion dollars, an enrollment of only 5500, but they somehow cannot support a liberal arts program? They have quickly dumbed down standards and seem to be on the way to converting to a community college with a +10,000 per semester tuition bill. But they support a Division 1 sports program and compete against schools like Notre Dame, OU, etc. They are graduating "woke" social justice warriors who cannot solve a quadratic equation and do not know what "Hamlet" is. Just irritated because it had been a high quality and well regarded school until just lately. My son wanted to attend, but I don't think so. Not on my money...
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Post by nautonnier on Aug 22, 2019 13:35:14 GMT
Liberals also insinuated into Alphabet. They intend to swing the next election.
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Post by walnut on Aug 22, 2019 13:38:39 GMT
The problem is, it seems un-American to me to regulate someone's business just because you don't like their politics. I don't think that they have a duty to be "fair".
Google does not even charge users anything. We are free to use it or ignore it. I'm sure that regulating them will be shaky legal ground.
They really have us in a bad spot.
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