@Humanbydesign3 What a surprise! Artificial diamonds are produced in labs since the 1950s. Artificial rubies and sapphires - for more than 100 years already. )
Dialogue with Copilot:
-How can I do ... in iOS v26.5.2?
-In your version 16.5.2 …
-It is iOS 26.5.2.
-... Apple hasn’t officially released that version today …
-You seem does not believe in iOS 26.5.2?
-I believe you ... I’m doubting Apple’s ability to count.
AI they say...
I've read numerous times about Guinness Draught, I've heard about Guinness Draught, I have seen countless advertisements about Guinness Draught and finally I tried it. Thank you. I'm going to stay with West Coast IPA (or West Coast Double IPA).
It forces the hot smoke and gases into an S-shaped path instead of letting them escape straight up the chimney. This simple obstacle dramatically increases efficiency and keeps your space warm for longer!
Russians posting from inside Russia instantly block me the moment I mention that using a VPN can get them into trouble.
It’s absolutely hilarious.
Relax. I’m not going to report you.
But think about what your own regime has turned you into.
You spend your days praising a “strong” state while being terrified that a random guy on X might expose you for breaking your own government’s rules.
You come to Western platforms to defend Putin, then panic when reminded that Putin himself doesn’t want you here.
The Soviet Union never disappeared.
It just upgraded the software.
@doc_timeshift True, but she and her American grifter husband have been marketing their various “life courses” for years and she bitches about getting twitter flack for this list on their Facebook pages
@yer_conscience Well, I could change description in my account to Santa Claus' Elf and act accordingly... It's for a long time already kremlin bots/trolls spew hatred between US and CA, and EU, between CA and EU, between US and EU, and UK etc. The reason is clear.
Firefly (2002) had only 14 episodes, yet it left behind a universe that felt larger than many shows. Every member of the Serenity crew arrived with their own history & place within the world, making it easy to imagine countless stories still left untold.
@jurgen_nauditt The man has no idea how banking works. The money is not "sitting there" but it being actively invested and loaned to earn interest. This is how banks generate profit and stimulate economic growth. If the money is seized, economic activity is killed.
The Russian population's money is to be confiscated.
Zyuganov, the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, has put forward a brilliant plan to save the Russian economy: the 30 trillion rubles held by Russian citizens in banks should be immediately withdrawn and confiscated, since the money is merely "sitting there" and enriching the bankers.
Meanwhile, Russian bloggers are urging the public: "Buy salt, matches, and stew." The country is descending into total chaos, and the situation is only set to get worse—that is the prevailing sentiment currently circulating in Russia.
@ElioHelio9@P_Kallioniemi It has a lot of EU products with longer shelf life and for the remaining items it is cheaper than any other supermarket chain that I know. Say, during the eggs shortage they were the only chain in my town that was selling a dozen for less than $2. Same food suppliers...
@P_Kallioniemi "Aldi generally uses the exact same food manufacturers and suppliers that supply other major USA supermarkets. Aldi is a German-founded company that actively uses its European heritage as a Marketing Strategy."
LOL 🤣!!
@RashadAlhindi@bundeskanzler There's nothing shameful in what Merz did - everything is absolutely understandable. The shame belongs to those believing that they can get a couple of political bucks out of this simple situation.
Oh Boy: President Donald Trump wants the NFL to change its name so that soccer is the only sport named football.
"This is football, there is no question about it. We have to come up with another name for the NFL stuff."
😬😬😬
@NFL_DovKleiman Sure American football (AF) is not Football---it's Rugby (R)! It is American Rugby (different rules)! Rugby itself was born in English town Rugby when a football player at Rugby School picked ball up and started running with it. As AF and R player I vote for American Rugby! ))
What a marvelous Italian philosophical concept I just learned: Dolce far niente -- the sweetness of doing fracking nothing...
Nah, not with my salary...
@doc_timeshift@Tiana_Celine_23 Yes! Nothing says I love you, or admire you than I mimic or a cover.
In our world we call it respect.
Any more stupid questions?
The Deer Hunter (1978) isn’t really a Vietnam War movie — it’s a film about the people war leaves behind. Instead of focusing on combat, Michael Cimino shows ordinary working-class friends before, during, and after Vietnam, making the emotional damage feel devastatingly real. The long first act matters because it builds the friendships and innocence that later collapse under trauma.
The Russian roulette scenes remain some of cinema’s most intense, but the film’s real power is in its aftermath — how war fractures minds, friendships, and entire lives. Haunting, painful, and unforgettable, it remains one of the greatest works of American cinema.