This was a good thread on the Brickyard. One of the most useful things I read on it was how to silence the advertisements on gas pump screens. Press the second button from the top on the right to mute it.

PackMom said:

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This was a good thread on the Brickyard. One of the most useful things I read on it was how to silence the advertisements on gas pump screens. Press the second button from the top on the right to mute it.

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Good idea. Now how do you silence all the "net in NC" ads?

SCOTUS unanimously ruled FBI must face a lawsuit filed by a Muslim man who has since been removed from the bureau's "no-fly list." The FBI has amassed almost two million people on their secret lists. This blow by the Court is but the latest indication that the FBI's secret watch lists have no place in our country.

Today I learned that you should not drink alcohol on an airplane.

Don't drink alcohol on an airplane, experts warn.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/dont-drink-alcohol-on-an-airplane-experts-warn-but-if-you-must-follow-this-advice-001554828.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

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Today I learned that you should not drink alcohol on an airplane.

Don't drink alcohol on an airplane, experts warn.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/dont-drink-alcohol-on-an-airplane-experts-warn-but-if-you-must-follow-this-advice-001554828.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

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I hate flying, but if I have to, I'm having a drink.

wolfbreath said:

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Today I learned that you should not drink alcohol on an airplane.

Don't drink alcohol on an airplane, experts warn.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/dont-drink-alcohol-on-an-airplane-experts-warn-but-if-you-must-follow-this-advice-001554828.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

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As someone who used to fly nearly every week, I'll just say you can drink on planes and you'll live

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wolfbreath said:

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Today I learned that you should not drink alcohol on an airplane.

Don't drink alcohol on an airplane, experts warn.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/dont-drink-alcohol-on-an-airplane-experts-warn-but-if-you-must-follow-this-advice-001554828.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

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As someone who used to fly nearly every week, I'll just say you can drink on planes and you'll live

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Plus, I'm a pleasant drunk.

Today I learned what a transformer sounds like when it explodes and you're less then 25 yards away from it

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Today I learned what a transformer sounds like when it explodes and you're less then 25 yards away from it

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Instant PTSD.

Today I learned the true color of the sky is violet. Our eyes are more sensitive to blue and less to violet, so we see the sky as blue.

wolfbreath said:

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Today I learned the true color of the sky is violet. Our eyes are more sensitive to blue and less to violet, so we see the sky as blue.

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I've always thought that violet was the true color of UNC.

Oldsouljer said:

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wolfbreath said:

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Today I learned the true color of the sky is violet. Our eyes are more sensitive to blue and less to violet, so we see the sky as blue.

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I've always thought that violet was the true color of UNC.

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The blue is a better fit for their motto: To Seem, Rather Than To Be.

Today I learned Cap'n Crunch's full name is Horatio Magellan Crunch.

https://contact.pepsico.com/capncrunch/about-us

Today I learned that people are completely crazy with the Karen read trial. Good god the judge is corrupt is hell. Or incompetent. One of those two. I mean seriously allowing evidence in (blood) that was collected in a red solo cup!??????!!!! I'd have been fired if I did any of the evidence collection shenanigans the investigating officers did. Fired and probably charged somehow. That is how pissed my bosses would have been. I have no idea if she killed okeefe. But she definitely did not hit him with a car.

Today I learned the Rubik's Cube Turned 50 this year. I never could solve that damn thing.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rubik-cube-turns-50-175653446.html

Today I learned a B.C. couple taught rescued rats to drive tiny cars.

B.C. couple teaches rescued rats to drive tiny cars | CTV News https://t.co/6XYUN18gwr pic.twitter.com/oXjKvkpADa

— 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer (@EvanKirstel) June 26, 2024

Today I learned the price of a first class stamp is increasing from 68 cents to 73 cents on on July 14. I can still remember when stamps cost a dime.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/usps-raising-stamp-prices-last-002828627.html

Today I learned about Kummakivi, Finland's Balancing Rock.

https://science.howstuffworks.com/kummakivi.htm

hokiewolf said:

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Today I learned what a transformer sounds like when it explodes and you're less then 25 yards away from it

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So you're the one who blew out my electricity that day!

Today I learned Ants can perform life-saving amputations on their wounded.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/03/science/ant-leg-amputations-scn/index.html

Humans aren't the only ones capable of performing amputations to save lives. Florida carpenter ants have been observed biting off the injured limbs of nestmates, depending on the location of the wounds, to help their counterparts survive, according to a new study.

About 90% to 95% of the ants receiving amputations make it through the process and continue with their duties within the nest just fine despite losing a leg, researchers found.

Greg Fishel, explaining why RDU temperatures read higher than other locations in Wake County:
Back in the year 1999 when RDU hit 100F or higher 12 times, the idea that the RDU temperature reading was suspect was first brought to the public's attention. Steve Harned, the then Meteorologist in Charge at the Raleigh National Weather Service office took it upon himself to do a study, by placing temperature sensors at widely varying locations across the airport grounds. His conclusion was the best description of the issue I have ever heard, and I will share it with you now. He stated that the instrumentation was accurately representing a microclimate that was not representative of where anyone lived. Bingo! The instrumentation itself is fine, but it's sited in a terrible location, dictated by the FAA, who rightly insists on a location near the airport runway for aviation safety purposes. But we know for a fact that the instrumentation is not sited for climate purposes, and that when you can't find a properly sited station within 5F of the airport reading, you know you have a problem.

Today I learned MeTV launched MeTV Toons on June 25th

https://www.metv.com/stories/brand-new-classic-animation-network-metv-toons-launches-june-25th

"MeTV Toons will be dedicated 24/7 to showcasing the biggest names and most beloved classic cartoons and animated characters. Everyone has a favorite cartoon; it is a universally loved art form. We are thrilled to bring those smiles and memories back to TV with MeTV Toons."

You can expect the familiar faces you've come to love on MeTV, including The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Bugs Bunny, Woody Woodpecker, Tom and Jerry, and more. But that's not all, folks! You'll also see classic favorites like Rocky and Bullwinkle, Scooby-Doo and the rest of the gang, Casper, Top Cat, Speed Racer- and that's only the beginning! MeTV Toons will feature over 60 different classic animated series each week!
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Today on MeTV Toons, I watched Adam Ant and Underdog.

Didn't know about this. Love the old toons.

Today I learned Redbox is shutting down.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/rip-redbox-dvd-kiosk-rental-123958449.html

Redbox's network of 24,000 DVD rental kiosks and its streaming services will be shut down after its parent company, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, converted its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case to a Chapter 7 liquidation proceeding on Wednesday.

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Today I learned MeTV launched MeTV Toons on June 25th

https://www.metv.com/stories/brand-new-classic-animation-network-metv-toons-launches-june-25th

"MeTV Toons will be dedicated 24/7 to showcasing the biggest names and most beloved classic cartoons and animated characters. Everyone has a favorite cartoon; it is a universally loved art form. We are thrilled to bring those smiles and memories back to TV with MeTV Toons."

You can expect the familiar faces you've come to love on MeTV, including The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Bugs Bunny, Woody Woodpecker, Tom and Jerry, and more. But that's not all, folks! You'll also see classic favorites like Rocky and Bullwinkle, Scooby-Doo and the rest of the gang, Casper, Top Cat, Speed Racer- and that's only the beginning! MeTV Toons will feature over 60 different classic animated series each week!
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Today on MeTV Toons, I watched Adam Ant and Underdog.

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I always liked Yogis Space Race. I guess the Captain Good/Phantom Phink character and his companion Clean Cat/Sinister Sludge remind me today's two-faced politicians.

Today I learned there's a Distant and Deadly Planet That Smells Like Rotten Eggs

https://www.yahoo.com/news/distant-deadly-planet-smells-rotten-005807691.html

As if its deadly weather wasn't bad enough, scientists this week said a Jupiter-sized planet 64 light-years from Earth reeks of rotten eggs.

HD 189733 b is an exoplanet, which means it's located outside of our solar system. The atmosphere has clouds "laced with glass", and that glass pours down as rain, according to NASA. In a study published Monday in the journal Nature, researchers said the atmosphere also has trace amounts of hydrogen sulfide, causing the smell.

Winds blow up to 5,400 miles an hour. That howling wind blows about the dangerous glass rain, with NASA writing that "getting caught in the rain on this planet is more than an inconvenience; it's death by a thousand cuts."

wolfbreath said:

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Today I learned there's a Distant and Deadly Planet That Smells Like Rotten Eggs

https://www.yahoo.com/news/distant-deadly-planet-smells-rotten-005807691.html

As if its deadly weather wasn't bad enough, scientists this week said a Jupiter-sized planet 64 light-years from Earth reeks of rotten eggs.

HD 189733 b is an exoplanet, which means it's located outside of our solar system. The atmosphere has clouds "laced with glass", and that glass pours down as rain, according to NASA. In a study published Monday in the journal Nature, researchers said the atmosphere also has trace amounts of hydrogen sulfide, causing the smell.

Winds blow up to 5,400 miles an hour. That howling wind blows about the dangerous glass rain, with NASA writing that "getting caught in the rain on this planet is more than an inconvenience; it's death by a thousand cuts."

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Heck no.

Today I learned about the 2 finger rule: How to Use the Two-Finger Rule to Pick Out a Watermelon

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/two-finger-rule-farmers-swear-143000789.html

Today I learned Costco is selling apocalypse-ready food buckets: 150 servings with 25-year shelf life

https://abc7.com/post/costco-offering-apocalypse-ready-emergency-food-kits-150/15063150/

Costco wants to make sure you're well-fed when the zombie revolution begins or the aliens land. The retailer is offering an emergency kit in a bucket that provides 150 freeze-dried food servings, with a shelf life of 25 years.

The Readywise Emergency Food Supply bucket offers a total of 25,280 calories with freeze-dried items such as teriyaki rice, pasta alfredo, potato pot pie and apple cinnamon cereal.

wolfbreath said:

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Today I learned Costco is selling apocalypse-ready food buckets: 150 servings with 25-year shelf life

https://abc7.com/post/costco-offering-apocalypse-ready-emergency-food-kits-150/15063150/

Costco wants to make sure you're well-fed when the zombie revolution begins or the aliens land. The retailer is offering an emergency kit in a bucket that provides 150 freeze-dried food servings, with a shelf life of 25 years.

The Readywise Emergency Food Supply bucket offers a total of 25,280 calories with freeze-dried items such as teriyaki rice, pasta alfredo, potato pot pie and apple cinnamon cereal.

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Gold and now this. I need a gluten-free food bucket.

Today I learned Randy Woodson is retiring.

North Carolina State University chancellor announces plan to retire

https://www.wbtv.com/2024/07/18/north-carolina-state-university-chancellor-announces-plan-retire/

Oldsouljer said:

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wolfbreath said:

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Today I learned Costco is selling apocalypse-ready food buckets: 150 servings with 25-year shelf life

https://abc7.com/post/costco-offering-apocalypse-ready-emergency-food-kits-150/15063150/

Costco wants to make sure you're well-fed when the zombie revolution begins or the aliens land. The retailer is offering an emergency kit in a bucket that provides 150 freeze-dried food servings, with a shelf life of 25 years.

The Readywise Emergency Food Supply bucket offers a total of 25,280 calories with freeze-dried items such as teriyaki rice, pasta alfredo, potato pot pie and apple cinnamon cereal.

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Gold and now this. I need a gluten-free food bucket.

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I thinking about getting a bucket or two. If Trump hadn't dodged a bullet, no telling how crazy things may have gotten. Gotta be prepared.

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Oldsouljer said:

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wolfbreath said:

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Today I learned Costco is selling apocalypse-ready food buckets: 150 servings with 25-year shelf life

https://abc7.com/post/costco-offering-apocalypse-ready-emergency-food-kits-150/15063150/

Costco wants to make sure you're well-fed when the zombie revolution begins or the aliens land. The retailer is offering an emergency kit in a bucket that provides 150 freeze-dried food servings, with a shelf life of 25 years.

The Readywise Emergency Food Supply bucket offers a total of 25,280 calories with freeze-dried items such as teriyaki rice, pasta alfredo, potato pot pie and apple cinnamon cereal.

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Gold and now this. I need a gluten-free food bucket.

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I thinking about getting a bucket or two. If Trump hadn't dodged a bullet, no telling how crazy things may have gotten. Gotta be prepared.

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Depending on how many people you're feeding, one bucket isn't going to last very long. Then again I don't know how long a zombie apocalypse would be expected to last.

PackMom said:

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wolfbreath said:

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wolfbreath said:

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Today I learned Costco is selling apocalypse-ready food buckets: 150 servings with 25-year shelf life

https://abc7.com/post/costco-offering-apocalypse-ready-emergency-food-kits-150/15063150/

Costco wants to make sure you're well-fed when the zombie revolution begins or the aliens land. The retailer is offering an emergency kit in a bucket that provides 150 freeze-dried food servings, with a shelf life of 25 years.

The Readywise Emergency Food Supply bucket offers a total of 25,280 calories with freeze-dried items such as teriyaki rice, pasta alfredo, potato pot pie and apple cinnamon cereal.

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Gold and now this. I need a gluten-free food bucket.

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I thinking about getting a bucket or two. If Trump hadn't dodged a bullet, no telling how crazy things may have gotten. Gotta be prepared.

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Depending on how many people you're feeding, one bucket isn't going to last very long. Then again I don't know how long a zombie apocalypse would be expected to last.

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I know that Walking Dead hung on way past it's time; so yeah, one bucket ain't gonna do it.

Today I learned the Social Security Administration is changing how I access my online account. In the future, I'm going to have to use either Login.gov or ID.me. I choose Login.gov.

Link: https://blog.ssa.gov/changes-are-coming-to-how-you-access-social-securitys-online-services/

We're making changes to the way you access Social Security's online services, including your personal my Social Security account. The changes will simplify your sign-in experience and align with federal authentication standards. At the same time, we're continuing to provide safe and secure access to our online services.

If you created your my Social Security account before September 18, 2021, you will still be able to use your username and password to sign in. However, you will not be able to do so for much longer.