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 [Auld Acquaintance] What does “Auld Lang Syne” mean and how did it become a New Year’s song? Link |
| The January AARP calendar of events is here. Full Menu > Ongoing Events > AARP |
 [Robots] Boston Dynamics wishes you a merry terrifying robot Christmas in new video. The videos prove the new, slimmer Atlas has some of the same acrobatic abilities as its beefier predecessor. Video |
| [Failed: Key Largo’s Salty’s Bar & Grill] Having a dishwasher that doesn’t sanitize your dishes seems an even bigger problem for a restaurant when it has rodents that drop poop pellets in the container with breadcrumbs. A Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation inspector found those problems and others Monday at Key Largo’s Salty’s Bar & Grill, 103900 Overseas Hwy. The routine inspection found 15 violations, six of which were High Priority violations. In the kitchen, the inspector saw “approximately 30 droppings inside the panko white bin container.” This also resulted in a Stop Sale on all the panko in the container. Etc. The failed inspection closed Salty’s until the restaurant passed a callback inspection on Tuesday. Link |
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| Ghostly is a cross-platform terminal emulator—whatever that is? I don’t! Video |
 [Holland America Cruise Line] They also noticeably puts the environment front and center: They won’t allow plastic bottles onboard (even guests can’t bring them), and single-use plastics are nowhere to be found. I especially loved the creative use of a dry strand of spaghetti instead of a plastic olive pick when I ordered a martini. That said. I still found paper everywhere, from daily programs to advertisements for art auctions. |
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| [Redundant Code] Bill requiring US agencies to share custom source code with each other becomes law. Agencies will have to share custom-developed code amongst each other in an effort to prevent duplicative software development contracts under a new bill signed into law by President Joe Biden. The Act, takes aim at reducing the roughly $12 billion that lawmakers estimated the federal government spends each year on software purchases by requiring agencies to publicly list custom code and share that code with other agencies. Doing so will address the inefficiency that can happen when agencies unknowingly hire contractors to develop code that has already been developed for another agency. The new law doesn’t apply to classified code, national security systems or code that would post privacy risks if shared. |
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| [Smokeless Fire Pit] How to make a smokeless fire pit out of pavers. Step-by-step. Link |
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| [Big Pine Computer Club Meeting] Last meeting of 2024, Sat. Dec. 28, 10:30a.m. at the Community Center, Big Pine Plaza. Snowbirds, we’ve missed you and we’re looking forward to seeing you again. |
 Conclusive proof that the Earth is flat. |
| [Gift Giving] James Patterson Gives $300,000 in Holiday Bonuses to 600 Bookstore Employees. Believing that books save lives, international best-selling author James Patterson is taking the reins for dozens of American booksellers this year and giving their employees a $500 holiday bonus. To protect the beloved industry and its bottom line, Patterson’s donations totaled $300,000 this holiday season, and were divided between 600 different bookshop workers. According to the American Booksellers Association (ABA) workers either submitted an application for the bonus, or were nominated by their colleagues, friends, or perhaps even an author. “Booksellers save lives. Period,” Patterson said in a statement to ABC News. “I’m happy to be able to acknowledge them and all their hard work this holiday season.” |
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| [Friday Joke] In World War I there was trench warfare, and neither the Americans nor the Germans could get the upper hand. They were reaching a stalemate. One day, an American came up with a plan that would win them the war. This private explained his plan to his trench mates, and they figured, “Why not? It’s not like we have any better ideas.” The next day, an American soldier called out, “Hans!?” A German popped up and shouted back, “Ja?!” Boom, the German was shot dead. The next day the Americans shouted again, “Hans?!” “Ja?!” Shot dead. This process continued over the next couple of days. The Germans were losing large numbers, and were now finally catching on. The Germans had an emergency meeting. They thought they could come back from the heavy losses using the same tactics as the Americans. Thus, a German asked, “What is a popular American name?” “John!” replied another. The next day, the Germans decided to execute their plan. A German shouted, “John!?” An American called back, “Is that you Hans?!” “Ja!” And that is how the Americans won WWI. |
 [Adult Tricycle] Three-wheel trike bike. (Gray, 26″) Single speed. Hybrid cargo cruiser with removable wheeled basket for shopping or dogs. Exercise bike for men or women. Bicycle bell. Cable bike lock. (New $299.99 +tx = $320.99 Oct 2021). For sale now on Big Pine Key $150. Excellent condition, low milage. b33043@outlook.com |
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 A singing synthesizer for the browser with automatic 3-part harmony. Tap on a column to play a note or drag your mouse across columns. Link |
| [Kindness Remembered] My Christmas story that made it onto page one. Don Lambert worked at a small newspaper in Kansas nearly 50 years ago when an example of Christmas Eve kindness made its way onto the front page. Link |
 [Buttering Up The Government To Retain A Monopoly] OpenAI is on the verge of becoming the Visa of artificial intelligence. Visa’s success wasn’t just about building a payments network; it was about creating barriers that locked in customers and locked out competitors. And just as Visa faced threats from national payment networks and tech giants, OpenAI must contend with competitors like Google, Meta, and Amazon.In 1958, 60,000 Californians got a fully working credit card in the mail. It was the first unsolicited credit-card drop, and it led to massive fraud and delinquency problems. Bank of America, which ran the campaign, realized it had to build a payments network with account verification and fraud detection. The network it built and licensed to other banks eventually became Visa. Link |
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| [Friday Joke] A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named Amal. The other goes to a family in Spain. They name him Juan. Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Amal. He responds, “They’re twins! If you’ve seen Juan, you’ve seen Amal.” |
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| The current Coconut Telegraph was published on 12/27/24 at 8:36 am. |