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It used to be that the POTUS had to seek the approval of Congress before declaring war. But that was back in the day when the USA was a democracy.

Like any human invention, there is both good and bad with AI. I think that the problem in understanding that fact is that the majority of us have no idea about thois good and bad points, and as usual, the meeja plays up the bad.

I live on the highway that runs to Warren. From my front gate it is about 70 kms away. Warren is on the Macquaie River. Although the Macquarie River doesn't have the deep gouge in the landscape that we associate with a "valley", the rain clouds seem to follow its course and that means it diverts away from my place. I drove into Dubbo yesterday for shopping. Dubbo is about 60 kms south from Gilgandra. As I got to about 20 kms from Dubbo I noticed that the paddocks were greening up. About 25 kms south of Gilgandra there seems to be a boundary between the catchments of the Macquarie and Castlereagh Rivers. This seems to split the path of storms. The radar often shows the storm cells tracking to the south of this divide, so the storms avoid the Castlereagh catchment. Since farming around here involves the growing of winter grain crops, most of the ground cover in summer is just dried standing straw. About the only greenery is the grass at the edge of the road that has been watered by the run off from small storms.

Perfect action to ensure the winning of a Nobel Peace prize.

There is a lot of confusion about what AI is, and how it can be used. Here is an image that identifies the three types of AI:

The bore water at my place must be very low in minerals. It does not leave crusts on the end of taps and seems to lather satisfactoritly. It may not actually be bore water, but just creek water since the bore is not too far from a major creek.

The only thing that I will no like if the rains come in strength is that I won't be able to dry my laundry. There hasn't been any decent general rain here since last April. Several small yards around my house are devoid of vegetation. My sister is hand feeding a couple of horses that she is keeping arded up because of founder in their feet. Fortunately I have access to bore water for domestic use and tankwater for drinking, but the fact that there hasn't been worthwhile rain for so long, coupled with this Summer's extreme heat and constant strong winds plays havoc with one's mental state.

This has been what the rainfall prediction image has been for a few days. Notice the bare patch in the centre of NSW. That's where I live. Everyone is getting more rain than they want except me.

Back in the day this was called hitchhiking.

I hate you with hulking hunks of horrible hate. All I'm getting is strong wind. And I haven't had a baked been for a week.

I live in the Orana Region NSW. Over the past four years I have only had one or two blackouts. They were due to thunderstorms. Otherwise, the only power outages I have had have been due to infrastructure upgrades. The power company gave ample forewarning of these outages to allow for making alternative arrangements. And the outages were usually on Sunday.

Talking about building new coal generators. How many billions of dollars would it cost to build the building on a previously undeveloped area of land? Leave out the cost of installing and commsiioning the generating components of a power station.

Before you go off half-cocked, why not consider what people say in response to your initial post. Look at all the factors that are involved in getting an electron to your powerboard. Maybe it's not that we are being ripped off, but that we are being misled about all the costs involed in getting that electron to you.

Each Watt of electricity produced by solar or wind might be cheaper than Watts produced by fossil fuel means BUT it is the upgrading of infrastructure that is being paid for by increase prices per Watt. It isn't really a hoax. It is just that we have never considered the costs involved in maintaining or expanding thee infrastructure. The you have to consdier the costs of employing people and equiping them to do the work. You could say that the 'hoax' comes from only being told part of the truth.

I was watching a video filmed somewhere on the coast of Kent, UK. The site was right on the coast. It was really flat, marshy country. If sea level rose a few metres it would be underwater. Parts of London average an elevation of thirty-six feet above sea level.

It's said that baked beans make you fart. That's only if you don't eat them regularly. If your gut environment is used to them, they are digested like any other high fibre food. Question: Do vegan farts smell different from omnivore farts?

Is that a toilet for persons with disabilities, or simply a busted loo?

There's a man who has never suffered the excrutiating pain of a paper cut.

So, work is started but the money stops flowing. The Gold Coast is left with an unsighly mess, and the subbies get screwed again.

1. The WD stands for "water displacer" That comes from the fact that what we know as WD-40 was the fortieth mixture that the inventor tried when looking for whatever it was he was looking for. (I don't think what WD-40 does is what he was looking for. The discovery was accidental.) 2. We are talking about suitable products for different jobs. WD-40 or diesel/ATF are penetrating solutions. They are meant to lubricate the threads, but not attack the iron oxide. Citric acid solutions react with the iron oxide to dissolve it from surfaces. Phosphoric acid acts in a similar way to Citric acid, but it is more expensive.

For freeing rusted threads a 50/50 mixture of acetone and transmission fluid is a cheap alternative. Apparently the acetone reacts with the iron oxide, making it brittle so it breaks when a twisting force is applied. The transmissiion fluid is simply a very thin lubricant. WD-40 is mostly petroleum distillates. I suppose the costliest item is the can it comes in.

Notice that there has not been one clergyman named?

Apparently WD-40 is packaged in Australia, and there are Australia-specific products. https://wd40.com.au/faq/what-is-wd-40-specialist-lawn-garden

The correct phrase is bated breath, which means holding one's breath in anticipation, excitement, or fear. I wonder what the record is for "waiting with bated breath"? If one uses mint flavoured toothpaste does one have baited breath?

How long would it take to build? What an eyesore for that part of the country.