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I think so! I was just there taking pictures. I don't have the money for those uniforms, which costs about $2,000 to assemble. I had a chat with the unit of Hessians and they are a group of local history teachers/former students, with the unit being founded by the original teacher of all those teachers. It was a really interesting story.
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https://i.imgur.com/VWCxlXQ.png
Huh, that function worked much better than anticipated. Great stuff. Need to tweak my intuition to better match mathematical reality, it seems.
Edit:
https://i.imgur.com/012vzAt.png
beautiful..
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Is that the equation for the value of Bitcoin?
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I suppose that to the fans of Bitcoin, the first function is a good approximation of its future value, while to the detractors of the valuta, the second function is (negative conversion rates might be a little optimistic).
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'Why are you giving me this?'
'I don't need it.'
'Why did you buy it?'
'I thought I needed it!'
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So I did something pretty cool this weekend:
https://youtu.be/M6YsGg11ttU
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For a long time I was in a job that at best I was neutral about, and at worst I hated. But today that changes as I got an offer for a job I genuinely care about and can make a real difference in this world (cancer advocacy)! Its going to feel good looking forward to going into work.
:bounce:
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"Bonified" is a cromulent misspelling of "bona fide." Bonified ~ incarnate ~ in the flesh ~ substantial ~ veritable ~ bona fide.
I remember being able to hold my breath for a minute or two in elementary school, but I can't seem to get past 20 seconds now. What's up with that?
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Physical exercises and particularly swimming, Monty?
Swimming improves breathing capacity.
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Seen at a CVS.
Flyer on the exterior wall: Covid-19 vaccine available. Appointment only.
Sign posted to the automatic doors: Walk-in Covid vaccine available.
:thinking2:
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It's getting unpleasant that it's November and we had over here 25 degrees. Climate change is impacting already.
I want to see fog, rain, dim lights... you know, November. Not late August.
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Say "Did we do the due diligence though?" three times fast.
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Happy New Year everyone. :bow:
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A late Happy New Year to you all too! May 2022 be better than the last two!
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Last fall I bought my first-ever bulk sack of rice. As I went to prepare some of it yesterday, the level finally running low, I figured out the cause of a few problems of mine.
Transfer grains and legumes to an airtight container immediately upon opening, dry rations may come pre-infested.
I had been having an escalating problem with moths, almost as bad as I'd ever seen in my life. Well, now I know. Rice may carry moth eggs, which hatch when exposed to air. Why have I never seen this information on any packaging?!?>
The trigger to the realization was noticing a couple of maggots crawling around in my measure of dry rice, with who knows how many more among the grains. There were even a couple of those small ants in there.
In a recipe I call "The Old-fashioned", I soldiered on with my rations as-is, because if it was more often than not good enough for our ancestors, it would be transitorily acceptable for me.
But it's kind of a miserable experience eating this, *knowing* that your food is contaminated with vermin. The knowledge haunts you with every bite as you ponder the nature of every firmness under the teeth and every sheerness the tongue laps. Also, slightly burned and mushy - because I cooked 6 cups of rice at once so I wouldn't feel bad about trashing the remainder. I forgot that you can't fill up a pot near-limit, the food in contact with the metal is overpressured and loses all its mositure faster than usual.
At least I learned my lesson before I opened my second sack of rice, which I just bought...