It was one of the more startling aspects of the original James Bond books. He didn't just use an 'expensive cigarette lighter' and drive a 'sporty car', he used a Ronson and had a Bentley with an Amherst Villiers supercharger.

You'll also find mention of Gordon's gin, Citroën, Morland cigarettes, and Taittinger champagne.

This was certainly not the norm for literature in 1953, but was a conscious choice by Fleming to root Bond in reality, albeit a rather upscale one.

It's supposed to be Portrait of an Old Man with an Onion by Jusepe de Ribera.

I've used AI for medical transcription before and it is absolutely incredible. It's not just a word for word text, but a detailed clinical breakdown of everything discussed.

All you have to do is simply read the damn thing thoroughly and correct whatever minor errors pop up.

Takes 95% less time.

"We're not criminals, YOU'RE criminals! Wah!!"

A little understood rule of retail is:

• Customer buys something, has neutral opinion.

• Product has a problem, customer has negative opinion.

• Company resolves problem well, customer now has positive opinion.

That's a very important lesson for organisations to learn. A customer complaint is a golden advertising opportunity.

I suggest you also block anyone using AWS.

You've probably heard of it, but do yourself a favour and read Rick Reilly's Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump – (Hachette Books, 2019)

I know little and care less about golf but this book was gripping! Reilly is a great writer and, despite my having read several other books on Trump (Mary Trump, Michael Wolff, etc), I really think Reilly's explains Trumps method of operation better than every other attempt.

It's absolutely shocking what he does in his day to day life. The anecdotes are piled high, the double dealing and fabrications are outrageous. Every single page contains some revelation even more odious than the previous.

A morbid fascination and dogged curiosity regarding the depths of Trump's moral abyss will keep you tutting and eye-rolling to the end.

(Sounds like a sales pitch, I know. But I casually picked it up in a thrift shop for €1. No regrets!)

Let's not forget Trump's commerce secretary bought the rights to companies' potential tariff refunds for 20c on the dollar and then cashed in when they were reversed. Yes, Howard Lutnick.

Oh, sorry not him personally of course, just his company now run by his sons without any inside knowledge.

Disentanglement or Tavern Puzzle

I see where you're going with this and I accept the possibility Trump is just clumsy and avoidant on the issue.

But you must be aware that there is a strong belief amongst MAGA types and deep conservatives in general that slavery was benign if not beneficial to those subjugated. D'Souza wrote a whole book about it.

They believe liberals exaggerate the bad parts of slavery due to irrational white guilt and black people agree because they are whiners and want reparations.

I strongly suspect this plays into Trump's rants regarding museums and history curricula.

You do you, but that is too much gum. You must have jaws like a bear trap.

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As a European, this notion of college debt is so alien to me. I can't imagine walking out of school as a young person starting life with a six figure debt!

Even without government grants, if I had been a foreign student say, my masters degree would have only been €5,000.

20 GOTO $LUNCH

Thirstfallen

I like that the lions don't quite fit on the gateposts.

"The system wasn't just discovered – it was built."

Pure Chatgpt waffle! Make everything more human sounding.

I heard it differently:

"I'm a bit bloody but you can burst me shitter, if ya loike."

I agree, this is posted as news when it's likely anecdotal or even fabricated. It plays on the American self-image as John Wayne types, when everyone in Europe knows they're usually not very streetwise and walk around with maps and cameras talking loudly.

The other comments here are quick to jump in with opinions about how Americans don't take any shit, implying European simps just roll over for these pesky pilferers.

It's a real Don't Mess with Texas vibe based on another dodgy blog article.

I know the answer is in the article but the headline doesn't make clear if Netflix sued or are being sued. My 2 cents.