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No, just being prompted to sign back in every thirty seconds.

We haven’t been a day under 35c for weeks Which is normal here. Which is why we have A/C of course. Makes all the difference! Not just AC. Very different architecture. Ours is able to handle large temperature swings on a given day (here in my part of CA a 40 degree temperature swing is not unusual ...

I saw this earlier… https://youtu.be/FFjm6z2PouI?si=1AwbkpsXt432Ni0w And had to come and check. Still no TLS update… Craig, Point taken. ;) And an aside - Marvel's Star Trek went in a different direction than Paramount - Kirk gets away but runs into....Mirror Enterprise , here to do recon before a ...

kdahm wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2026 5:46 pm Oh Dear! AI models, created by stealing data, have targeted other AI models to take them over and steal their data.

Is this something we should condemn or encourage? I'm torn.

and

How Sad! Never Mind!

AI Celebrity Deathmatch?

jemhouston wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2026 8:15 pm I'm slightly confused, if it wasn't suppose to have Internet access, why not remove it from the network fully. Physically remove the network cables.

They probably wanted to more easily toggle internet access - or it was able to access a wifi network.

YMMV, quite literally.

Cars are not one-size fits all. Different vehicles fit different people’s needs, wants and desires. As long as we have a large enough pool of economically viable vehicle types to meet most consumers needs, we should be ok.

It’s doubly interesting because of the essential nature of human rabbinical instruction to understand the Talmud. My understanding is that the Talmud cannot stand alone - all of the human context provided during studying the Talmud by your teachers is essential to grokking the written part. So it’s ...

Bit of a lame joke on my part. My HOA fees have gone from 60 dollars to 425 a month in 15 years. No HOA sounds great... Yeah if you own an apartment (condo) here you unfortunately get stuck with a similar association but houses and the like are free of such nonsense. A lot depends upon what your HO...

It’s not the purchase price as much as the upkeep that’s going to get you. True, however that estate has been outfitted to serve as a hotel with a bunch of hotel rooms in the main building and in the wings (18 in total) and such so if one is so inclined I think you may be able to operate it at a pr...

It’s not the purchase price as much as the upkeep that’s going to get you.

And there is the problem - that I have to wear a traditional suit under the robes! :D Commission summer weight suits and robes. Go for the lightest, most breathable fabric you can find that doesn’t look unprofessionally cheap. Won’t help today, but will be useful later in the year. That would work ...

In court in Scotland all solicitors and advocates (and judges) have to wear black robes. I sort of like them I have to admit, but in this heat... no thank you. I don't have to wear them when I do mental health tribunals which is my main area these days. Might be better than a suit if you can wear s...

I hate visiting the older hospitals and court buildings at the moment in full suit. Let alone when I have to wear my robes in court. The heat seems to just seep into those old buildings. Robes? Interesting. Even as a Court Registrar I wasn't robed, and of course I am not a barrister nor a magistrat...

Nathan45 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2026 7:16 pm I usually sleep in my basement in Colorado in the summer, which is both much cooler and 100% dark, good for sleeping. Alas I finaily got a radon detector and its results show...its not a good idea for long term health.

Or short term resale value, now that you know.

You should be okay if you can get a breeze going. Fans can do a lot to help air circulate. If not, since AC is not a possibility, try a swamp cooler. The other option for at least the day is hitting up places with better environmental systems. Hence being in an office with air conditioning is a MAS...

You should be okay if you can get a breeze going. Fans can do a lot to help air circulate. If not, since AC is not a possibility, try a swamp cooler. The other option for at least the day is hitting up places with better environmental systems. My wife used to teach in Elizabeth, NJ, which is one of...

You should be okay if you can get a breeze going. Fans can do a lot to help air circulate.

If not, since AC is not a possibility, try a swamp cooler.

The other option for at least the day is hitting up places with better environmental systems.

...Here's a thought - I know, it's gonna sound crazy but it might just work - how about REFUEL CERTIFYING A PILOT BEFORE YOU TYPE CERTIFY THEM AND SEND THEM TO A LINE SQUADRON??????? We've already killed one kid this way, we almost lost a few more on this. Mike Sir, you can’t make sense here. This ...

If I am not mistaken, that's a Spanish flag in the pic? I’m not great with identifying these 17th century colours so I can’t say either way. It’s the Burgundian Cross, which is traditionally Spanish, but was a Habsburg symbol going back to Charles V. The Spanish Habsburgs used it before they bred t...

She’s also responsible for the iconic ending of Indiana Jones, with Marion Ravenwood waiting for Indy.