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The fetus has different DNA from its mother, so it's not "her body".

The issue with abortion is that some think the fetus deserves legal protection because it is equivalent to a human baby. So, they don't think it should be killed. In Italy, abortio…

Incorporate the metric clock into a "metric" calendar: 1 year = 360 days + 5 days of Festivus (6 for leap year) 360 days = 12 months 1 month = 3 weeks 1 week = 10 days 10 days = 6 …

Vespas have been around for so long because it is such a great design. They now make an electric Vespa. https://storeusa.vespa.com/elettrica/vespa-elettrica-45-mph....

I have been a news junkie ever since I switched from reading cereal boxes at breakfast to my dad's newspaper. I totally agree it's addicting. However, I don't know if I would say i…

That's strange. My comment replied to a post I did not open or read. Must have been a bug or I was sleep-posting.

I switched to 1Password after the last one.

OPEC

OPEC is a cartel of Arab oil-producing countries, including UAE. They limit production in order to keep the world oil price artificially high. UAE is pulling out of the cartel, pre…

TIL people keep isopods as pets. What a great find!

That's too bad. I thought he was on to something.

Jeremy Wade, host of the TV show "River Monsters", has an episode where he investigates the Loch Ness Monster and concludes it's likely a Greenland Shark that swam up an undergroun…

I read that temporary striking workers were considered a lost job and accounted for 30,000 of the jobs. Plus another 27,000 in health care from the loss of business due to the stri…

Should military contractors put conditions on the use of their weapons? Here's our tank, but you can't invade Iran with it? We think your invasion of Venezuela is illegal, we're ac…

Every time I read one of these doom and gloom pieces on AI/robotics, I think they are only describing the transition. After that, I think society will align with Musk's vision of A…

Loved it! It was an effective blend of different tech origin stories. Lee Pace was also excellent in "Foundation".

I had food delivered the other day and the suggested tip included tax and the delivery fee in it's calculation.

Which is likely why they are doing it. The City of Huntington Beach had a similar problem: there was simply no room to build additional housing. They sued the state and lost. The l…

A community of 5-acre equestrian lots is pastoral. Dumping a 650 housing project in the middle of that would destroy its character.

Rancho Palos Verdes is a small established hillside community with equestrian 1 - 5 acre lots. The absurdity of adding 650 homes to this area is astounding. Right next door is Hawt…

On Zillow, you can claim ownership of a property. I'm not sure what notices they give, but I would definitely do that.

Yes, Paris is an international capital and centrally located for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Many tech companies have sales offices there.

America is going in the opposite direction with instant food delivery. Your $11 meal is delivered to your house within 30 minutes. But, there's a service fee of $5, a delivery fee …

Kohler makes a touchless faucet. You wave your hand under the faucet and it turns on and off. I've had one for years, and it's great in the kitchen. Most commercial lavatories have…

Most federal courts require documents filed there to be in Times New Roman font.