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| [Peace Breaks Out in Gaza] Palestinians begin journey to Gaza’s north as Israel says ceasefire now in effect – Live Video |
 [Guns in Publix] Remember that time you were grocery shopping in the cereal aisle when you were attacked at gunpoint by robbers who threw you to the floor and demanded your Wheaties? No? Me, neither. Would you feel safer or less so if you saw some guy with an AR-15 strapped over his shoulder shopping pushing the cart next to you? Or are you more afraid of the nut carrying a gun while shopping for bologna? These questions come to mind in the wake of news that Publix grocery stores in Florida will now allow customers to openly carry firearms.Do Publix stores need the extra firepower to patrol the dark corners of the dairy section? Of course not. Will hordes of openly armed shoppers descend on the produce aisles now that Publix has opened its doors to gunslingers? Hard to imagine. But this is Florida, so it’s best to wait and see. |
| [See You Later…] In classic Florida fashion, a 4-foot alligator, around 5 to 8 years old, was spotted trying to blend into the greenery while quietly watching bargoers sip their cocktails at a Stewart, Florida tiki bar. Link |
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| [Friday Joke] I was out with this girl. She says, oh, I did something she didn’t like. She goes, oh, you just lost some points. Oh, there’s points involved? That’s a point system that the women have. It’s a point system. Men, we don’t know what’s going on. All we know is it involves points. And all of a sudden, we’re down. You know what I mean? I was doing my impression of her mother. She goes, oh, you just lost some points. I’m like, really, how many did I start out with? Don’t ask any questions. You’re just going to lose more points. Well, transfer my account to your younger sister.” ~Greg Hahn |
 Sharpie Found a way to make pens more cheaply—by manufacturing them in the U.S. Link |
| Lumping “fags” with criminals and politicians is deeply offensive. And unless you yourself are a “fag” you should never use the term. It is as offensive as the “n word”. |
 [Free Tech Help] 10:30 a.m. at the Big Pine Community Center, Winn Dixie Plaza. Come & wave goodbye to Windows 10. Maybe. Personally, I’m keeping mine. Full Menu > Ongoing Events > Computer Club |
| [Free Microsoft Tools] Detect viruses Windows Defender misses. If your computer feels infected but antivirus scans come up clean, Microsoft offers hidden tools that may help. The Malicious Software Removal Tool, Safety Scanner, and Defender Offline Scan each serve a unique purpose in catching malware. Video |
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| The Lower Keys Community Choir and the Keys Chamber Orchestra are preparing for our 2025 Christmas concerts in early December. We rehearse on Big Pine Key on Sunday afternoons, beginning in mid-October. If you are interested in joining our choir or orchestra, please email KeysChamberOrchestra@gmail.com. |
 [Video Screens Replace Windows] Luxury jet replaces cabin windows with video screens. HD cameras beam panoramic images inside. |
| [Best Bird Sounds] One of the best reasons for recording bird songs is simply to capture the beauty that birds create with their voices. Granted, some birds can be loud, harsh, grating, or monotonous and still be fascinating—but in this category we’re celebrating some of the more mellifluous. Audio |
 [Hand Jive] Nine gestures that may make the technology actually touchless. Annoyed by tap-to-pay? Try shaking your credit card. Link |
| [Friday Joke] During my check-up I asked the Doctor, “Do you think I’ll live a long and healthy life then?” He replied, “I doubt it somehow. Mercury is in Uranus right now.” I said, “I don’t go in for any of that astrology nonsense.” He replied, “Neither do I. My thermometer just broke.” |
 [Chronic Pain Switch] Neuroscientist J. Nicholas Betley finds that a critical hub in the brainstem, has a built-in “off switch” to stop persistent pain signals from reaching the rest of the brain. His team’s findings could help clinicians better understand chronic pain. If we can measure and eventually target these neurons, that opens up a whole new path for treatment. Link |
| [Run on Banks] A digital euro could drain up to 700 billion euros ($810.88 billion) in deposits during a run on commercial banks, pushing around a dozen euro zone lenders into a liquidity squeeze, a European Central Bank simulation showed on Friday. The study, requested by European legislators, was aimed at evaluating the risks that a digital currency, essentially an electronic wallet guaranteed by the ECB, would pose to the banking sector under different scenarios, including a hypothetical “flight to safety”. Link |
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 ‘Drunk’ animals might be more common. Naturally fermented fruits can reach 1 to 2 percent alcohol by volume, less than a light beer. Link |
| [Friday Joke] Tim decided to tie the knot with his long time girlfriend. One evening, after the honeymoon, he was organizing his golfing equipment. His wife was standing nearby watching him. After a long period of silence she finally speaks: “Tim, I’ve been thinking, now that we’re married maybe it’s time you quit golfing. You spend so much time on the course. You could probably get a good price for your clubs.” Tim gets this horrified look on his face. She says, “Darling, what’s wrong?” “For a minute there you were beginning to sound like my ex-wife.” “Ex-wife!” she screams, “I didn’t know you were married before!” “I wasn’t,” he replied. |
| The current Coconut Telegraph was published on 10/10/25 at 8:17 am. |