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FileMaker is Claris P now … “there will be a freemium version of Claris Pro with free access to Claris Studio (and presumably Claris Go).”

Posted on August 30, 2022 by jgordon

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“Burlingame had deliberately provoked the lawmaker who had beaten Sumner, Preston Brooks of South Carolina, and unable to resist any provocation, Brooks had challenged Burlingame to a duel”

Posted on August 30, 2022 by jgordon

Link. “Forgotten now, Burlingame’s speech was once widely considered one of the most important speeches in American history.”

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China can’t imitate Russian sanction resistance.

Posted on August 30, 2022 by jgordon

Link. “China similarly could tuck away a billion here and two there. But then it essentially is stuck. It has a monster of an economy and is highly dependent on trade”. China is so much bigger than Russia.

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“our system of liberal democracy is actually holding up pretty darn well.”

Posted on August 30, 2022 by jgordon

Link. Contrarian.

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China and America alike: “Both stronger and weaker, both more likable and more offputting, both more tender and more cruel.”

Posted on August 30, 2022 by jgordon

Link. America’s cruelty isn’t quite at Russian levels but it dwarfs Canada’s.

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“The web service that hosts Truth Social claims that the company had not paid its bills since March.”

Posted on August 30, 2022 by jgordon

Link. It can’t be super expensive. Suggests Trump has abandoned Truth.social.

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U.S. Warships Sail Taiwan Strait: “Chinese military said on Sunday in a statement that it had monitored the ships’ passage but did not indicate any additional response.”

Posted on August 30, 2022 by jgordon

Link. Is Xi recalculating?

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“Americans this year have died from Covid at a rate 80 percent higher than Canadians and 30 percent higher than residents of the European Union”

Posted on August 30, 2022 by jgordon

Link. US/EU numbers are as expected but WTF is it with those Canadians? Do they put IQ enhancements in Canuck water?

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“Sailors who enter the program bolstered by steroids and hormones can push harder, recover faster and probably beat out the sailors who are trying to become SEALs while clean”

Posted on August 30, 2022 by jgordon

Link. They went too far.

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