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Small blessingPolitical Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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Let's make the doors on fridge coolers look like an iPhone.
This is amazing. Walgreens signed a 10 year contract with a startup to install 45k fridge door advertising screens, and now in a $200m contract dispute because they were so buggy - and so the screen company blanked out the screens in over 100 stores without telling Walgreens they were doing it. The doors are now in a warehouse in El Paso Texas.
Walgreens replaced its refrigerator doors with digitized ad-laden glass. It might become a $200 million debacle
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/walgreens-replaced-refrigerator-doors-digitized-114100885.htmll
_______________________"Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
Harry / Marietta GA -
They (Walgreens) do stupid crap like that, meanwhile they cannot afford to pay my wife a decent wage or provide her the support staff she needs to do her job. They have some truly incompetent people running the company.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
@BlueBirdMusic - Harry, I always enjoy your posts on the interesting, historical, and obscure. It's your writing, as well as the photo and link.I disabled signatures.
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When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman -
@BlueBirdMusic - Harry, I always enjoy your posts on the interesting, historical, and obscure. It's your writing, as well as the photo and link.
Scott, I appreciate your kindness to all in this forum.
AWESOME"Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
Harry / Marietta GA -
It seems names of newborns have become an issue.
How would you like to be named one of these names below?
There is a small but noticeable trend of parents using weapons-inspired ― and, more broadly, aggressive ― names for their sons. Many of these names first appeared on the baby name charts in the 2000s, including Wesson, Caliber, Shooter and Trigger.”
Weapon-inspired monikers that parents have chosen in recent years also include Blade and Cannon, as well as brand-related names like Remington, Colt, Ruger and Winchester. Arson, Cutter and Dagger are among the other names with a violent edge in recent data from the Social Security Administration.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/weapon-baby-names-trend_l_66fc3db0e4b0d70dca9f58f9?ncid=APPLENEWS00001
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Harry / Marietta GA -
An unbelievable shortage of skills for The National Archives.
Can You Read This Cursive Handwriting? The National Archives Wants Your Help
Anyone with an internet connection can volunteer to transcribe historical documents and help make the archives’ digital catalog more accessible
The National Archives is brimming with historical documents written in cursive, including some that date back more than 200 years. But these texts can be difficult to read and understand— particularly for Americans who never learned cursive in school.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/can-you-read-this-cursive-handwriting-the-national-archives-wants-your-help-180985833/
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Harry / Marietta GA -
BlueBirdMusic wrote: »An unbelievable shortage of skills for The National Archives.
Can You Read This Cursive Handwriting? The National Archives Wants Your Help
Anyone with an internet connection can volunteer to transcribe historical documents and help make the archives’ digital catalog more accessible
The National Archives is brimming with historical documents written in cursive, including some that date back more than 200 years. But these texts can be difficult to read and understand— particularly for Americans who never learned cursive in school.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/can-you-read-this-cursive-handwriting-the-national-archives-wants-your-help-180985833/
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Completely believable shortage. I used to read documents like that regularly for work, and sometimes they were still difficult for me. With cursive not being widely taught anymore it’s not a surprise that they are having trouble finding people who can read that.
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Heck, I can read German printed in Gothic (Blackletter) -- albeit slowly.
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skipshot12 wrote: »^
Spent three years in Deutschland and only recognize one word.
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Düngemittel aus kuhdung.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn -
WTF?Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
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EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman -
Hey if it works- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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Until it slips and blows up something, sure...
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Until it slips and blows up something, sure...
Tom
I would also worry about the rigid (and sharp) copper wire damaging the internals of the RCA Jack…“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
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Shoot, for actual sound? I'd worry about just having a solid connection. I think Jesse said it best....WTF?
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
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mhardy6647 wrote: »Heck, I can read German printed in Gothic (Blackletter) -- albeit slowly.
That information is going to be added to your dossier. 🕵️♂️.....it's all starting to become clear
🤔Sal Palooza -
The new Altar Boy standards weren't quite as successful as hoped for
Sal Palooza -
BlueBirdMusic wrote: »An unbelievable shortage of skills for The National Archives.
Can You Read This Cursive Handwriting? The National Archives Wants Your Help
Anyone with an internet connection can volunteer to transcribe historical documents and help make the archives’ digital catalog more accessible
The National Archives is brimming with historical documents written in cursive, including some that date back more than 200 years. But these texts can be difficult to read and understand— particularly for Americans who never learned cursive in school.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/can-you-read-this-cursive-handwriting-the-national-archives-wants-your-help-180985833/
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So, I asked my son to read this (11th grade, taking college course classes) and I'll be damned....he shot off the first sentence or two like it was nothing. I was flabbergasted.
It turns out that he WAS taught cursive last year. Who knew?
He had the same issues I did, when it came to certain words that were, shall I say, not written completely or the pen was running out of ink. The point is that there is hope for America's future. I thought cursive was LONG gone from being taught. It just goes to show you that you learn something every day.
Tom
~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Two snow plow trucks sit along the interstate 75 85 exit ramp near Crown Road on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025."Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
Harry / Marietta GA -
BlueBirdMusic wrote: »An unbelievable shortage of skills for The National Archives.
Can You Read This Cursive Handwriting? The National Archives Wants Your Help
Anyone with an internet connection can volunteer to transcribe historical documents and help make the archives’ digital catalog more accessible
The National Archives is brimming with historical documents written in cursive, including some that date back more than 200 years. But these texts can be difficult to read and understand— particularly for Americans who never learned cursive in school.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/can-you-read-this-cursive-handwriting-the-national-archives-wants-your-help-180985833/
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So, I asked my son to read this (11th grade, taking college course classes) and I'll be damned....he shot off the first sentence or two like it was nothing. I was flabbergasted.
It turns out that he WAS taught cursive last year. Who knew?
He had the same issues I did, when it came to certain words that were, shall I say, not written completely or the pen was running out of ink. The point is that there is hope for America's future. I thought cursive was LONG gone from being taught. It just goes to show you that you learn something every day.
Tom
The primary school my kids went to, it was mandatory to learn cursive. Even before the province decided to bring it back into the school system. I honestly don't know if middle school or highschool mandate it. I'll have to ask my kids. They all use Chromebooks now -
Something else that is GOING / MISSING!
Conversation may be a lost art, but here are expert tips for reviving it
In a world ruled by social media, relearning (or learning for the first time) to connect through spoken words can be satisfyingly novel.
Ariel Ghinga, founder of Atlanta Public Speaking, shows how gestures and understanding someone’s body language are an integral part of a conversation.
Welcome to the world of texting, emailing and putting messages up on a Jumbotron rather than having a face-to-face conversation — or even one on the phone. People conduct business, engage in friendships and, yes, dump boyfriends and girlfriends via social media.
Social media is taking over our conversations, and maybe many of us don’t know how to have real ones."Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
Harry / Marietta GA
