jakekpgh.bsky.social
digital humanist, visualizer, taiko player, maker, pinball aficionado, pens fan
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Japanese taiko were used communicating orders and for synchronization. Emperor Keitai thought his taiko had morale effects. Wikipedia has references.
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Libertarians assured me the market would regulate itself. Surely, these companies would never risk their reputations with an ineffective or contaminated product, right? Right?
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This will be great when we don't have any FDA inspectors. Who will catch this next time? They don't even have the staff to get them to India.
Cuts to support staff hamstring FDA inspectors : Shots - Health News www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Just wait until the only way to take your benefits is in $TRUMP or $XCO.
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• 2025 tariffs raise the average effective tariff rate by 22.9pp *pre-substitution*, before consumers & business shift purchases, similar to pre-Apr 9 announcement.
• *Post-substitution*, China imports collapse to 4% of imports, so 2025 becomes a 15.7pp increase in avg.
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A great day for a lesson on animal spirits
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Surely he’ll appreciate your predicament
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What’s the tax assessment? Non-profits often don’t worry about that and then have wild assessments you’ll have to appeal.
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Rub a little glass cleaner on the inside of the superband and it slips on easier (still a mighty stretch). This is a trick I first leaned for putting grips on mountain bike handlebars.
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The ad copy says the “girl” (operator) can monitor the audio from requesters for reactions. There’s a great “mob boss brought down by jukebox DJ” story waiting to be written.