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Hermione Cockburn is a geoscientist and radio and TV presenter. She appeared on a show I've been watching lately, Genius by Stephen Hawking.

Does it make me a bad person for wondering if her family got its surname the same way families like Cartwright, Fletcher or Cooper got theirs?

I tend to agree. These are more "control systems" than they are "work stations". And as such, wouldn't be upgraded other than to fix things. Once they work as required then I don't think there would be further development. A computerized emission control in your car would be one ...

We've now started binge-watching Weeds , which ran from 2005-2012. It's a half-hour format dark comedy. There are some plot elements in common with Breaking Bad, which are amusing. Weeds preceded BB though, and there is no connection between the two. It's pretty funny, and dark, but much less so tha...

The KKK, Vladmir Putin, and Kim Jong-Un all endorse Donald Trump for president.

Are we sure we're not living in an episode of South Park?

MM_Dandy wrote:When you get to see you, say "Hi" from me (and Lance).

Yes, please do.

Мастер wrote:I'm thinking about visiting myself.

Aren't you already there, with yourself?

And if you do go, wouldn't yourself have to go with you, making the trip unnecessary in the first place?

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I always thought the Shiite were the whack jobs and the Sunni were the sane ones. But I guess I don't pay close attention.

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I don't think those systems have ever had contact with the outside world.

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Good point. Office data processing back then was all main frames and terminals. I don't think viruses were a thing until personal computers came into existence.

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I just saw more of the video and have changed my opinion. I now believe the child was in imminent danger and the zookeepers acted appropriately.

No less a tragedy but at least it wasn't an over reaction.

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Yeah, I was thinking along those lines as well.

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There is some analysis of the video of this incident where people are saying the same kind of thing was happening. From what I saw of it, I would have had to agree.

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