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Dalek Dave wrote: I often think it is a shame we are not much nearer a gaseous nebula.
I think my wife might disagree with that...
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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mark merrens wrote: I think my wife might disagree with that.
Something smells about that statement.
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Would it not also increase our chances of being bombarded with harmful radiation, and potentially wiped out of existence?
If only we knew an astrophysicist we could ask!
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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There is that risk.
Fortunately we live on a planet that has never been hit by a bolide or subjected to massive doses of radiation.
(Well, except for all the bolides that have hit us and the GRB that hit us in the 8th Century).
Sod the risks, we would be in a far better position to see the great stuff out there, and in a more densely populated region we could have neighbours!
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Thinking of the problems we already have with France, do we really want more neighbours?
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Dalek Dave wrote: in a more densely populated region we could have neighbours!
Why would we want neighbours? We have Bob...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Not to rain on your parade, but I disagree. We would be sacrificing a wealth of detail about numerous faint objects for the sake of a local phenomenon. Those objects would no longer be visible due to interference from the local dust.
Software Zen: delete this;
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So, we'd have to invent a seriously large dyson?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I was thinking of this: MegaMaid[^]
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I should have known :face-palm:.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Take half a dozen cardamom pods and drop them in your mortar. Use the pestle to split them open and then remove the shells.
Now use the pestle to grind up the seeds nice and small, and mix it with you coffee grind. You'll find you've got a great little brew there...
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Cardamom! That should be a real 'awakening' cup of coffee...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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It's the bastard son of a Turkish Brew
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turkish coffee[^]
The normal brew for the Missus's lot. Add sugar before heating if required (most people take it sweet), to preserve the foamy head.
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I love it when I can get it. At home I have espresso, but occasionally add cardamom for that extra fun!
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Way to wreck a nice cup of coffee.
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It really isn't.
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18 yo daughter - quite mature, safe driver, but typical 18 yo - completely full of themselves. They have it ALL under control....
So, I'm working in the garage with my eldest son, replacing a hub assembly on his truck... I hear our minivan pull into the driveway... Hmmm, I think, must by 18yo on break from work... 5 seconds later I hear CRUNCH! Yes, she has tagged the left rear bumper of my wife's new Sequoia.
Thankfully, no damage to the bumper, but the minivan needs a new headlight assembly.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>You're going to tell me what I want to know, or I'm going to beat you to death in your own house.
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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charlieg wrote: I'm working in the garage
Luckily she didn't hit the truck you were working on.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
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that would require her to drive COMPLETELY through the Sequoia, in which case, it would be my time to go...
As it stands, I recall looking up, seeing the Sequoia shaking, thinking, "oh $$$$! I'm not telling mom"
Charlie Gilley
<italic>You're going to tell me what I want to know, or I'm going to beat you to death in your own house.
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Wow, what a great teaching opportunity for you and your daughter.
Time for her to learn responsibility, get a job, and pay for that headlight! Then she will truly 'know it all' and have it 'under control'.
(she is paying for her own insurance and gas already, right? right?)
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oh, she's pissed. The deal I run for all of my new drivers - if they can go 6 months without an accident, I'll give them the deductible. She had less than 3 weeks to go So, in addition to the loss of the deductible, she has to buy the replacement parts.
I kept telling her she needed to be extra careful... but no, she has it all under control... I have way, way too much experience with new drivers. I feel like a dang insurance company...
Charlie Gilley
<italic>You're going to tell me what I want to know, or I'm going to beat you to death in your own house.
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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