2023-09-12

Suit Accusing Burger King of Undersized Whoppers Proceeds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zALwAIqVBo4

@john2001plus
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Something is wrong with society when massive and expensive lawsuits happen over the size of a hamburger.  I like Burger King.  If I were unhappy with the size of their burgers, I could go somewhere else.  Let the free market decide.

2023-09-09

Did Medieval People Drink Nothing But Beer?

https://youtube.com/shorts/5WUdRd_-HUQ?si=Atk0JlTJu96AkA2X

Truck driver



If he drove 2,000 hours per year, and assuming that he averaged 60 miles per hour, it would take 42 years to drive 5 million miles.

Cryptocurrency Scam - Pig Butchering

Montana broadband build-out costs $300,000 per home

Fundamental Biology Overturned: New Discovery Challenges Long-Held Views on “The Second Brain”

When did the name United States of America originate?

September 9, 1776

On September 9, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted a new name for what had been called the "United Colonies." The moniker United States of America has remained since then as a symbol of freedom and independence.

2023-09-06

The Dark Mystery Behind These West Virginia Road signs

Statement on 'Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses' review | Cochrane

Many commentators have claimed that a recently-updated Cochrane Review shows that 'masks don't work', which is an inaccurate and misleading interpretation.

It would be accurate to say that the review examined whether interventions to promote mask wearing help to slow the spread of respiratory viruses, and that the results were inconclusive. Given the limitations in the primary evidence, the review is not able to address the question of whether mask-wearing itself reduces people's risk of contracting or spreading respiratory viruses. 

The review authors are clear on the limitations in the abstract: 'The high risk of bias in the trials, variation in outcome measurement, and relatively low adherence with the interventions during the studies hampers drawing firm conclusions.'

California Wants to Make it Illegal to Confront Shoplifters