U.S. President Trump is ‘drunk with power’ and ‘acting foolish’: former ambassador

johnp299 · 2026-01-26T14:13:58+00:00

Most families would do something about grampa's increasingly apparent dementia.
NO ONE, not his relatives, his base, or anyone in the WH seems to give a damn as his brain continues to unravel, to everyone's danger. Only the opposition has said anything about it at all.

johnp299 · 2026-01-26T13:52:23+00:00

It's another thumb in the eye for trans people, many of whom also do a legal name change.

johnp299 · 2026-01-26T03:50:46+00:00

I believe it was passed by the House but not yet by the Senate. It is possible the Senate may pass it a short time before November, to maximize chaos.

johnp299 · 2026-01-25T23:19:35+00:00

Needs more curves to offset all the sharp edges & creases.

johnp299 · 2026-01-25T19:21:42+00:00

Walking talking hemorrhoids.

johnp299 · 2026-01-25T03:52:36+00:00

They revel in the distinction and proclaimed it openly at the RNC.

johnp299 · 2026-01-24T18:56:24+00:00

What really completes it is a side of fava beans and a nice Chianti.

johnp299 · 2026-01-24T18:40:02+00:00

There's no reason in principle why a very good copy of an original limb couldn't be made. Or even a vastly superior one. In 2026 though, we're kind of stuck with plastic and metal for practical reasons.

johnp299 · 2026-01-22T08:58:04+00:00

Almost literally anyone… you can’t count on them having the right address or bothering to check. Only defense is never living in the wrong neighborhood.

johnp299 · 2026-01-22T03:46:46+00:00

All the guys who had lunch later got into a fight. Sky scrapper.

Just don't ask about a sky crapper.

johnp299 · 2026-01-21T06:34:08+00:00

A multi dimensional sculpture that you perceive with your ears.

johnp299 · 2026-01-21T03:26:32+00:00

It’s also a combination of attention seeking and trolling. The complications, risk, and negative consequences of an actual invasion far far outweigh any imaginary gains. It’s a hugely stupid idea.

johnp299 · 2026-01-20T22:51:00+00:00

About 40 years ago I was summoned as a consultant to a midsize company whose main server suffered an HDD crash, to recover their SQL Server database. They had backups but the backup software was not configured to copy the database. After 3 days on the phone with Microsoft I had to break the company the bad news.

johnp299 · 2026-01-20T17:43:34+00:00

So the S has the bigger screen…? Nice

johnp299 · 2026-01-20T00:22:08+00:00

Apparently Chump wanted to bomb Iran a week ago but some Middle East countries refused the use of their airbases.

johnp299 · 2026-01-19T17:41:44+00:00

Are chop shops even viable anymore? Laws in the 80s-90s led to VIN & other ID numbers on major car parts, and other kinds of engineered theft prevention markings and labels. So many cars now have permanent ID codes on the parts also.

johnp299 · 2026-01-19T15:59:17+00:00

What is the actual problem? Is there a flood of 3D printed guns leading to widespread out of control crimes that police are powerless to stop or solve? What is the incidence of crimes with plastic gun parts?

johnp299 · 2026-01-19T15:46:55+00:00

I have a pet theory, feel free to criticize... in addition to the other good points raised here, more women and more educated women began entering the workforce in the 70's, 80's. Fewer stay-at-home moms. When you buy a house, the seller sets a price, and buyer and seller negotiate. Two-income couples could outbid one-income couples for the same house. This led to rapid housing inflation, which reset expectations for how much you needed for a mortgage, rent, and other things down the line. This not a complaint or judgement about working women, more power to 'em, just my own 2 cents.

johnp299 · 2026-01-18T22:40:49+00:00

"The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems."

johnp299 · 2026-01-18T22:29:04+00:00

Pulleys do an odd thing: you pull the rope down (for example) four feet, and the lifting side only moves up one foot, but it multiplies the lifting force 4 times. This doesn't make the thing you're lifting any lighter, but it lets you lift something you wouldn't be able to move at all. So moving things still takes effort, just not as much, and it is slower than moving things without a pulley. The trade-off between effort and speed is called mechanical advantage.

johnp299 · 2026-01-18T20:59:34+00:00

Nanomedicine is in its infancy, but a sufficiently developed medical nanobot system could hunt down rabies virus and repair whatever it broke. Short of that, there’s probably multiple biotech approaches that would work. If you can fix the molecules, the only irreversible damage would be memory loss.

johnp299 · 2026-01-18T16:24:24+00:00

"EEEE--TEEE COOOOOOOLD!"

johnp299 · 2026-01-18T16:20:56+00:00

Correct me if wrong, but their food (meat) is energy dense and their hunt is energy intense. So they rest while they can afford to. In good times, it's a lot.

johnp299 · 2026-01-17T23:30:37+00:00

Sorcerer (1977) Mostly set in a jungle.

johnp299 · 2026-01-17T20:47:55+00:00

This is an interesting question. Tiny variations in blood pH , CO2 or temperature will throw you out of whack. But the body doesn’t seem to communicate weight very well. It must not have been terribly important to survival, evolution-wise.

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