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I’m happy to tell an 80 year old bitch they’re wrong. It’sa big reason I talk to Naaman.

I really don't get the "holocaust didn't happen" crowd. My dad was a wwII vet. The 14th armored division liberated a bunch of the camps. One of the few things about the war He ever told me about. And he made sure I understood the horror of what he saw. He said he would never forget the gut wrenching smell of it either. I passed this along to both of my sons. If I ever have grandkids, they will hear it as well.

I wish I could still flow with the water. I used to wish that about 5 times a night. However, something in one of my current meds has reduced that to usually no more than twice a night. I miss the nights of 8 hours sleep without ever getting out of bed.

Hi eveone After a while disconnected I´m happy to come back Curtis Mayfield and Delvon Lamarr (with move on up)

Not your kids EDM concert - Jean-Michel kicking it hard at 75.... 1. The Opening 2. Epica Oxygene 3. Suite for Flute / Oxygene Pt.2 4. Web Spinner 5. Equinoxe Pt.4 6. Equinoxe Pt.7 7. Falling Down 8. Industrial Revolution Pt.2 9. The Architect 10. Zero Gravity 11. Rendez Vous Pt.2 feat. Brian May 12. New World Symphony Bratislava 2024 13. Last Horizon / Brighton Rock 14. Azimuth 15. Exit feat. Edward Snowden 16. Herbalizer 17. Oxygene Pt.19 (Notre-Dame Rework) 18. Glory 19. Rendez Vous Pt.4 20. Stardust 21. Bratislava Time feat. Brian May

Thanks all! I took yesterday and today off, and had a quiet day, i.e. didn't do shit.

Steve, it's a waste of time and energy. Really not worth it. An 80 year old bigot woman isn't even able to think clearly. Just let it flow. Flow with the water...

Have an incredible day!

Well shit. Now that MENSA boy agrees with me, I'm re-thinking my position.

A lot of Holocaust denial seemingly doesn't really question the larger events, but tries to chips away through doubt on lesser specifics (numbers slightly off or how they apply to different groups, log errors, legality issues, even "justifications" due to Germany's financial state post-WWI, etc.). I'd caution against doing similar dismissals when claims like genocide are made now.

So sorry to hear all this Jose, hope you are doing better!

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This Here are a few options to wish Chris a Happy Birthday, depending on how well you know Chris and the tone you want to set: Simple and classic: "Happy Birthday, Chris!" More personalized: "Happy Birthday, Chris! Hope you have a fantastic day." Funny: "Happy Birthday, Chris! May your day be filled with cake, laughter, and avoiding any awkward birthday wishes from me. " If you know Chris well and want to mention something specific: "Happy Birthday, Chris! Hope you have a great day celebrating [mention something you know Chris enjoys, like playing a sport or spending time with family]." With a card or gift: Pair any of the above greetings with a handwritten card or thoughtful gift to make it extra special. You can also add emojis to your message for a more casual touch! 🎂🎉🎂

Very Happy Birthday! Hope it is/was great!

Happy birthday! (party favour noise)

No winning move there anymore. No logic, just name calling. There's a lot of things wrong on both sides. You can only hope someday that everybody decides to get along. But people hold on to grudges. 160 years after the Civil War and people who hear me talk call me a damn Yankee. Welcome to human nature.

Happy Birthday!

I've owned a bunch of film bodies over the years, including two Canon SLRs. I had a Rebel G in the mid 00s and put a number of rolls of film through it. I got rid of it, but I no longer remember the circumstances. I have to this day a Rebel K2, which is very consumer grade, but it works. Paradoxically, I exposed fewer total frames with the K2, but I worked much harder with it. Last summer I blew the metaphorical and physical dust off the K2 and ran some slide and print film through it. I still haven't developed any of the above, but that's another matter. The first task the Rebel presented me with was cleaning the ...gunk that the soft touch plastic grips had become. I had to do the same thing with the Lecia P&S I stumbled upon as well as my IR-modified PowerShot G2. Soft grips are the devil. When I got rid of the Rebel G, I kept its kit lens, which is a boring 35-80mm zoom. I also still have the K2's kit lens, which is an absolutely abysmal 28-90mm. The 28-90 is so fantastically bad it's kind of amazing. It's not "silly lo-fi lens" bad like the Holga 60mm F/8: The 28-90 is both boring and bad: not very sharp at any aperture, wretched color transmission and very poor contrast. It also has impressive amounts of barrel distortion throughout its zoom range. I'm not one who complains about distortion under normal circumstances. I shot with the infamous EF-S 17-85mm for years, which is a goddamn fisheye at the wide end. Last week I had the bright idea to clean up both the 35-80 and 28-90 and strap them to my 30MP 5D4. I actually haven't shot with the former, but I gave the latter quite a workout and it returned were a frothy mix of bad and boring. Fool that I am, I spent considerable time editing some of the better shots. Morning Glory Farm. F/13 at the wide end. The unedited photo lacked color, most sharpness and contrast. The distortion is present here but largely irrelevant. My back yard. Zoomed almost all the way in (88mm) and wide open (F/5.6). Were I shooting seriously, I'd have bumped up the ISO considerably and stopped way down. I also used a LUT, which helped add some color. Hilariously artificial skies above Sweetened Water Farm. F/14 at the wide end. The most famous little shack on MV. 35mm and F/11. As was true for all of the above images, I spent ages editing this one in Luminar 4 (including applying a LUT to it) and then Photoshop. For this one in particular I went as far as comparing this shot to other photos I'd taken of the same building to correct the barrel distortion as much as I could. I will never shoot with the 28-90 again. I'm thinking about donating it to the local charity shop. I'm going to try out the 35-80 this weekend. It can't be any worse ...can it? I'm going back to my trusty 50mm F/1.8 Mark I once this little experiment finishes.

Happy Birthday! "Age is just a number. In your case, it's a really big number" 😁

OK, foregoing the twink harem. Still very matchy... Aqua LaDiva CD transport. Nagra Streamer. Nagra Reference Anniversary Turntable. Lyra Atlas SL Lambda MC cartridge. Nagra HD Phono. Nagra HD DAC. Nagra HD Preamp. Nagra HD Monoblock Amps. Vivid Audio Giya G1 Spirit speakers.

Cheers Chris - Wishing you a great day - Happy Birthday -

Happy Birthday!!!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Chris! Have a wonderful day.

Have a great one however old you are! Cheers!

Happy birthday, Pars!

It took years for David Archuleta to finally come out as gay. When he did, he also announced that he was stepping away from the LDS church. He said that he didn't hear from his Mother for a few days, and that he thought that she was very upset with him. After a few more days she called him. She said that she was also stepping away from the church of LDS. She told him that if the church couldn't accept him as he was, she couldn't be a part of the church, and he and she could go to hell together. So he wrote this song. Great Mom!

First weekend up in our Maine Condo, nice to be up here. As always, set up the stereo (all-in-one with Orchard Pecan Pi + board and Purifi amp modules -> Kaya S12 speakers). This is the second all-in-one like this I modded, did a cleaner job on the back of this one....no panel scratches. Also a lovely picture of Nubble Lighthouse in York Maine with the Northern Lights; not my pic. But one of Karen and my favorite places!

Day 47: Had a beer at the beach.

Leave it to Brent to seek out the "third" best biscuit. Are you paying homage to the number of nipples you have?

Even went for the 3rd best biscuit in Seattle for you

I’ve actually been having some really good food here, no TexMex. There is considerable cross boarder money(legitimate) that they need to cater to the ones that want authentic food from home. I might schedule a visit with a real-estate agent tomorrow 😂. Had this amazing shrimp ceviche and tostada for lunch today. Last night it was foie gras and morel chateaubriand.

Day two and no fix for recall. Booked flight to fly out tonight. Plane hit a bird on landing. No flight out tomorrow, so booked for Friday. Maybe there will be a fix tomorrow 🙄. Definitely Brent’s fault.

So, I just learned of the Pure Audio Project Heil AMT open baffle speaker. https://pureaudioproject.com/shop/ The Trio 10 with Heil AMT. A true dipole/open baffle design.

Broadcast by the BBC in 1959 https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/hi-fi-fo-fum/zjt6kmn

I have been fighting a small cancer since last year and when I finished the chemo, my mom died. She was also battling leukemia for 8 years. She left us happily, without pain and surrounded by her chilcren, brothers and sisters. Things happen. Excuse me the offtopic guys One of hes favorite songs: