Found a entertaining article apparently written in 2018. Vitriolic but clearly the person is knowledgeable. Proverbs, references.
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Meanwhile itās reassuring to me that weāll not be running out trivial problems to get cross about any time soonā¦
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That Meghan Markle would make a Greek poet go viral wasnāt on my 2022 bingo card.
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Seems like they still struggle with cleaning up the streets.
I found this cool article about Europe. Cool pictures.
Rudy Giuliani cleaned up the streets a generation ago, primarily through ordinary police work. Subsequently, his successors abandoned his policies, and the streets reverted to a dangerous mess.
I played a great deal of Diplomacy from my teen years through my early 20s. Indeed, I learned the game at a Christmas party, from a very famous science fiction writer (before he was published, and now deceased). However, Iām not going to spend 90 minutes listening to a lecture about it.
Full disclosure: I never won a game, but I came in second many times. Weirdly, I drew Great Britain as my country far more than one would expect. It is hard to win with Britain, but easy to come in second.
I find the idea of a professional Diplomacy player slightly comical, but bravo to him for figuring out how to make a buck from it.
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Manko Wetland, hehe.
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The Top Gear of Astrophotography is finally back with another episode 
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Small print included.
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Late to the party but I watched and read documentary about miracle neurosurgeon Charlie Teo.
He defended himself here
I havenāt seen amended complaint anywhere and donāt know how to look up these but I found this posted.
After years of trying to curate a reputation as the bad boy of chess, Plaintiff Hans Niemann wants to cash in by blaming others for the fallout from his own admitted misconduct. Niemannās Amended Complaint concedes that he has a well-known history of cheating. But rather than dealing with the unsurprising consequences of his own actions, Niemann now seeks to shift blame to reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and others, claiming a wholly implausible conspiracy to defame and boycott Niemann that somehow damaged his already dubious reputation to the tune of $100 million.
Iāve been wondering what those āpolice forcesā will be doing now. How to use employees whose main qualification is molesting women?
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Well, itās a specialization that has wide applications. Iām sure their zeal, dedication and experience in such practices wonāt go unappreciated.
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Somehow an atrocious 1971 Belgian submission for the Eurovision song contest went viral in Ukraine?
The song is titled āGoeiemorgenā (Good morning), but in Ukrainian (and/or Russian?) that apparently sounds a bit like swearing that applies well to some messed up situation, such as a breakdown of electricity or heating.
Someoneās not a true Eurovision fanā¦
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Well, I find some Eurovision songs quite good, but this is not one of them (I never even heard of it before).
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When I read about a song named āGood Morning,ā I instantly think of this one. A good antidote to clear your ears.
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The distinction is a good song, and a good Eurovision song.
Eurovision is at its best when itās atrocious, camp and extravagant (and it doesnāt have to be a catchy tune, a ballad can check those boxes).
I think its downfall was when they tried to reach the mainstream crowd.
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This is from 13 years ago ā¦ the foresight is amazing 
