When I was in high school, I knew a guy that decided to learn some acrobatics when he was about ten. He started by trying to jump, spin all the way around head over heels, and land on his feet in the same spot. By the time I met him, he was about five years into it, and he could do amazing stunts like you'd expect from a circus performer.
He had, of course, broken a few bones along the way. His younger brother did not do any of those tricks.
It is amazing what people can do when they set their minds to the task.
A year or so later, he taught himself to throw pennies, spinning so fast they buzzed and curved. This time he practiced in his bedroom. By the time I realized what was going on, he could hit a target and punch though drywall or hollow doors.
When people are persistent enough, they can do surprising things.
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@fu The bacterium they are concerned about killed several babies within the past 2-3 years. The real issue is forbidding imports and even new domestic competitors from displacing entrenched corporations' market share.
That said, I alerted lazyNephew to stock up. Otherwise, he'll call my sister in a panic about feeding his son.
@fu From experience, mlb.tv blocks many #VPN Ip addresses. Most recent experience is with Mullvad from a hotel network ... could not view via VPN, and the hotel was doing screwy things so that streaming wasn't working without VPN.
I can see some use for a metaverse ( after all, several years ago, many teens and twenty-somethings were clamoring about an early version of the metaverse, #Second_Life ). I just don't think at this point that a single vendor's platform (and remember, they also own #Oculus, the company that makes their 3D goggles) is able to get enough mindshare ... and as far as I know, MFB's version doesn't interact with competing platforms.
#Ford #UK asking #UKGovt to stay the course toward mandatory #EV
I suspect that's because there's a major investment needed, and internal bean-counters won't approve it if there's not a mandate, because (among other things), there aren't charging stations, trained staff at dealership repair centers, aftermarket parts & equipment widely available to support such vehicles.
This isn't insurmountable, of course, but they have always had a xenophobic bent. So inviting workers and / or settlers in from the global south is unlikely.
> A Bottle Movie is a movie that entirely (or mostly) plays out in a single location, usually a small one. A good way to tell if a film is βbottle-likeβ is if it can be turned into a stage play, because the term Bottle Movie comes from the idea that the whole film could fit into a confined space, like a bottle
The #tornado warning is being extended eastward, including Hickory, Cedar counties. Meanwhile, severe #t-storm warnings include a larger area, including Greene County (Springfield) and up to the edge of Lebanon.