Me: If R2 is short for R2D2, Chewie is short for Chewbacca, and Ani is short for Aniken, what is Luke short for?
Them: I donβt know, what?
Me: A stormtrooper.
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β² @mlansbury@despora.de:#US absent from #UN condemnation of #Russia's #war in #Georgia
In a joint statement, representatives of five Security Council members β Denmark, France, Greece, the U.K., and Slovenia β along with incoming member Latvia, denounced #Russian #invasion of #Georgia 17 years ago and its continued military presence in the country's #Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions.The U.S., which in previous years joined similar condemnations, did not join the statement. The U.S. has not publicly commented on the decision.
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#TrumpIsARussianAsset #ComradeKrasnov #trump #DictatorTrump #traitor
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What realities are you currently ignoring in your work? I'm currently ignoring a deadline, but that's just normal for most writers.
#memes #writing #AmWriting #acting #WritingCommunity
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It's complicated and there's not much room to manoeuvre. I have two non-cooperating groups of cops and my protagonists all descending on my antagonist at the same time. He's trapped. His empire has been laid in ruin.
Ending 1: surrender. Rating: OMG WTF? No.
Ending 2: suicide / suicide by cop. Rating: Meh.
Ending 3: Cops argue, antagonist escapes. Rating: Oh goodie, now it's a fucking series. Kill me now.
Ending 4: escape, but thwarted by unexpected, possibly humorous circumstances. Rating: Best of a bad bunch.
Ending 5 will be brilliant though. π
You might well consider Alfred Hitchcocky twisty endings. He was very good at that...rather, choosing writers whose stories provided such a thing...which is why I sit through the closing credits of Hitchcock Presents because therein lies a reading list. To whet your appetite in this direction, I now point the way to Hitchcock's magazine as well as to that of Ellery Queen for inspo.
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Iβve been saying when the #AI bubble pops, itβs going to be so disastrous it will make the dot com bust pale in comparison.
Almost every online platform and SAAS I use has gone all-in on βintegratingβ AI in some form.
futurism.com/ai-agents-failingβ¦
AI Is Failing at an Overwhelming Majority of Companies Using It, MIT Study Finds
Recent figures by MIT found that 95 percent of generative AI pilots are failing, with some drastic implications for the spending bubble.Joe Wilkins (Futurism)
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Except in Stillwater OK, where the headline in today is how locals are suing Google over the data center it's building there, not the least of which was the big fishkill in the neighborhood.
Jim Sanborn Is Auctioning Off the Solution to Part Four of the Kryptos Sculpture - Schneier on Security
Well, this is interesting: The auction, which will include other items related to cryptology, will be held Nov. 20. RR Auction, the company arranging the sale, estimates a winning bid between $300,000 and $500,000.Bruce Schneier (Schneier on Security)
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![2024 Gerrymandering effects (+14 GOP) [OC]](https://friendica.rogueproject.org/photo/preview/640/7187431 "2024 Gerrymandering effects (+14 GOP) [OC]")
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If putin could strike your house in the US without risking reprisals, he absolutely would.
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Gallego Holds Nantucket Fundraiser With Wall Street and Crypto Lobbyists - EUROPE SAYS
As rumors swirl about a 2026 presidential run, Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego is already courting Wall Street and K Street. This week, he held a fundraiser onEUROPE SAYS
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Today in 1888, 137 years ago: The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
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WATCH: Vance highlights Trumpβs βbig billβ in Georgia remarks
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-vance-highlights-trumps-big-bill-in-georgia-remarks?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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WATCH: Vance highlights Trump's 'big bill' in Georgia remarks
Trump's sweeping new law that was dubbed the βOne Big Beautiful Bill,β was referred to by Vance throughout his remarks as the βworking families tax cut.βPBS News
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Why do world financial leaders meet in Jackson, Wyoming? β Deseret News - EUROPE SAYS
Going back to 1982, some of the worldβs most significant and distinguished economic minds descend on the shores of Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National ParkEUROPE SAYS
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Using the 74HC595 Shift Register to Drive 7-Segment Displays
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Using The 74HC595 Shift Register To Drive 7-Segment Displays
In a recent video our hacker [Electronic Wizard] introduces the 74HC595 shift register and explains how to use it to drive 7-segment displays. [Electronic Wizard] explains that understanding how toβ¦Hackaday
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Lebanon needs IMF for fiscal 'discipline' rather than $3bn loan, Carlos Ghosn says - EUROPE SAYS
Fugitive car tycoon Carlos Ghosn has said Lebanon needs the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ensure fiscal discipline rather than to lend money, which canEUROPE SAYS
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dry wit levels are 54% and steady
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Trump admin better-placed than courts to release Epstein files, judge says
August 20, 2025 Judge Richard Berman is seen in this file photo, during a hearing, in a courtroom sketch at Federal Court in New York, U.S., August 27, 2019. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/File PhotoΒ Purchβ¦Ukraine Today .org
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I'm still grieving about the loss last month of our boy Percy, adopted at age 9 and with us until age 15. He was the light of our life. He was his normal loving, playful, empathetic self until just the last couple of weeks, when he was taken from us by an aggressive cancer. I have known many cats but never one more amazing.
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πΊπΈ CBS News has learned that Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, issued a directive weeks ago to the U.S. intelligence community ordering that all information regarding the Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations not be shared with U.S.-allied intelligence partners.
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Gabbard barred sharing intelligence on Russia-Ukraine negotiations with "Five Eyes" partners
A July 20 memo ordered U.S. intelligence agencies not to share information about Russia-Ukraine talks with Five Eyes partners U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.James LaPorta (CBS News)
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I doubt the Four-Eyes would believe any of it anyway.
Trump destroyed any trust, so they must assume that they would be fed misinformation or disinformation anyway.
It is just performative nonsense at this point.
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
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β¬ #Photography #Panorama #Sealions #Beach #Galapagos
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"Trump says Missouri will revise congressional districts to favor Republicans" - Election Law Blog
Missouri Independent: Missouri βis INβ for redrawing the stateβs congressional districts in a special legislative session, President Donald Trump proclaimed Thursday on hisΒ social media platform.Rick Hasen (Election Law Blog)
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#HashtagGames
#EarlyMorningSongsOrPoems
When I woke up this morning
You were on my mind,
And... you were on my mind.
I've got troubles, woe, oh woe,
I got worries, woe, oh woe,
I got wounds to bind.
#WeFive
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#EarlyMorningSongsOrPoems
It's another tequila sunrise
#Eagles
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I even sat on it for a minute to ride down the driveway and see if she would follow.
She did.
I asked if she would give me her honest opinion about something.
She said always.
I told her that the seat that was on my bike when I bought it was tiny and hard as a rock. I replaced that seat with a larger cushy seat. Now that I sit on the newer seat a couple of years later it isn't as large or as cushy as I remember. I think she should tell me honestly what she thinks might have happened?
She gave me a look where her eyebrows alternate going up and down. She said she needs to research this further before responding.
I'm not sure if my almost seventy year old bum needs a next level seat.
Summer will get back to me on that.
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Popular Chrome VPN extension caught secretly spying on users β uninstall it right now
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Orange Belgium Enhances Cyber Security After Major Data Breach - EUROPE SAYS
Orange Belgium announced that it detected a cyberattack on one of its IT systems atΒ the end of July, resulting in unauthorised access to certain dataEUROPE SAYS
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This is satire, not sedition: rescind the warrant.
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Future queen of Netherlands falls victim to deepfake porn attack, morphed videos circulated online |
Published on: Aug 21, 2025 07:54 am ISTEUROPE SAYS
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