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OT - Concerts this summer for old geezers.

I am tired of this portal crap. I am happy with our current lineup. Pretty sure another National Title. That being said: what concerts are you going to this summer. Lots of classic rock guys are passing away. So far I have 2 concerts booked. Doobie Brothers 6/8 in Charlotte and Little Feat 9/16 . Set up a man cave in my bonus room. Set up my 1970's stereo. I found out I have over 400 vinyl lp's. My top albums are Beatles White Album, Stones Exile on Main Street, Zappa Apostrophe, Little Feat Waiting for Columbus, Allman Brothers Eat a Peach and Jethro Tull Aqualung. What say you?

Is the truth about to come out? UFO version

This is a pretty fascinating thread. Very long with a lot more details than anything I have seen before. Either this guy knows his 💩 or is one hell of a story teller.

I was one that never believed that aliens have visited earth or crashed. But the last few months have been very strange indeed. Massive numbers of drones over New Jersey, military bases….credible video of objects that seem to defy physics.

I always thought these were black ops objects developed by our military/spooks.


Trump said he will tell the people what all the drones over the east coast was all about.

He also, while he was President, we have weapons that our enemies have no idea. And he said with awe. Maybe that was him just okay acting to intimidate…..but maybe we hzve these incredible weapons.

The next couple months could be the biggest in history if this guy is honest and accurate.

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OT Apple Air Pods Pro Hearing Aids

Yesterday Apple released IOS 18.1 which contains the software to use Air Pod 2 Pros as hearing aids. I believe the minimum requirements are iPhone 15 or greater with this update and Air Pod2 Pro ear buds. I downloaded the software and went through the setup process which was relatively easy. My initial reaction after 24 hours is mixed. I'm getting way too much amplification on very low sounds. I can hear silverware touching the plate, light switches and the latch click when you turn a doorknob. This is unneeded and very annoying. The speech, TV etc is pretty good, the noise cancellation has two levels, one is good the other is outstanding. I'm still figuring everything else out and will report any significant findings. One of the things I want to do is to retake the hearing test, to see if maybe I missed a tone that is causing certain frequencies to be over amplified. I also think you can add an existing hearing aid test done elsewhere, but haven't had the time to try this. Based on the cost if you already use an I-phone vs the cost of hearing aids with similar technology these look like a no brainer value. Has anyone else that uses hearing aids tried this software yet? What are your thoughts?

Democratic Politicians Are in Denial on the Education Crisis

What aren't democrats in denial about? America loves dudes breaking records in women's competition??

Even the assclown @LafayetteBear would agree it's foul.

Making standards lower makes students learn more.... lmfao...

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democra...al-on-the-education-crisis-ef57095b?st=RrfaiF

As Democrats examine why Kamala Harris lost and how the party should change course, education policy should be a top issue. But few party leaders are talking about it.

Many voters are still unhappy with Democratic support for excessive school closings during the pandemic. Too many elected officials, pandering to teachers unions, kept schools closed well past the point when it was clear that in-person classes could safely resume. Children paid a terrible price, and they are still paying it.

This week brought more bad news. On the most recent National Assessment of Education Progress, a test that functions as a national report card, student scores hit new lows. One-third of eighth-grade students in the U.S. are reading at a “below basic” level. Fourth-graders fared even worse: 40% were below basic. The divide between high-performing and low-performing students, which is correlated with family income, has widened.

This is a disaster for our country and our ability to compete internationally. First and foremost, it is a disaster for our children, especially in low-income areas. Many of them are being condemned to lives of minimum-wage jobs, government dependency and, tragically, prison.

There was a bright spot in the NAEP scores. In the four localities and states where Bloomberg Philanthropies has been most active—supporting charter schools, high standards and system accountability—students bucked the national trend: Their test scores went up. We’ve shown what works in raising student achievement levels, and we have the data to back it up. But instead of pursuing these proven strategies, Democrats have been fighting them.

In New York, the teachers union has fought to maintain a cap on the number of charter schools, which have dramatically raised achievement levels, even as student waiting lists grow longer. Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Legislature have refused to repeal a law prohibiting longstanding charters from receiving the same kind of rental assistance that newer charters do. The state also gives charters far less funding than traditional schools, discriminating against their students.

For a party that speaks a great deal about equity, the Democrats ought to put their money where their mouth is. And the problem isn’t only that Democratic leaders are fighting reforms that would help students. It’s that they’re trying to pretend the education crisis doesn’t exist, in part by papering over it.

In New York, state education officials are planning to abolish the requirement that students pass basic proficiency exams to earn a high-school diploma. Students will still take English, math and science exams, since they are required by federal law, but failing them won’t matter. High-school diplomas will become participation trophies.

Love or Hate Trump, Left's Hyperbole Is Breathtaking

Trump, Making Leftwing Extremists Unhinged Again.... MLEUA (pronounced mil-loooo-uh).

https://edgyoptimist.substack.com/p...e&r=67wdy&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

And this guy is a never Trumper too.

That said, the hyperbole surrounding the new administration is also breathtaking: “Trump 2.0: The most damaging first two weeks in presidential history,” began a Washington Post column by Ruth Marcus. “This Isn’t reform; it’s sabotage” went one by David Wallace-Wells in the New York Times. Yuval Levin speaking on Ezra Klein’s show talked about the “breakage” of the Constitution. Law professors are having a high-time being quoted as saying that Trump is leading a “coup” and conducting a “blitzkrieg on the law” (Nazi analogies are never far from the front of mind, if not the front of war).
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