A long time ago, back when you had to go to the Unemployment Office every two weeks to turn in your paperwork and get your check, I was told that by a clerk. So far, I've seen no reason not to believe it, even though I've seen supposedly authoritative claims that it's not true. It's the type of thing the PTB would deny even though it's true.

No, it means that they've lost their jobs and their Unemployment Benefits have run out. The various government agencies responsible for these numbers assume that if you're not receiving government handouts you've left the workforce and they stop counting you as unemployed.

My parents' retirement home was on the flight path that the shuttle used to land at Edwards, and I remember hearing the double BOOM as they went over. Not the loudest thing I've heard. That was my ship's 5"/54 doing shore bombardment while I was topside back in '72. Yes, I was wearing hearing protection but I still have a notch in my hearing range because of it. I also heard the Newport News firing a full broadside of 8" guns one night but that wasn't as loud, both because it was several miles away and because it was firing away from us. It also wasn't using flashless powder, giving us a nice fireworks display as a side effect.

Are you sure that the telescope isn't named after a sandwich?

... I really liked the first Superman they did.

So you managed to find and watch the Superman serial that Columbia put out in 1948. And if you liked that so much, did you hunt down its sequel, Atom Man vs. Superman that came out in 1950? If not, you really should as they used footage of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsing as part of the first chapter's cliffhanger.

I do wonder how much of the bloatware needs to be disabled to actually realize that, though.

There's a very simple way to find out. Just type this one command into a terminal:
systemd-analyze blame

Yes! And considering Disney's penchant for recycling old stories, I'm surprised that they've never tried to remake the old Andy Hardy movies from the 30s and 40s.

Hell, I'm doubting you have the humidity to go with the heat they way we do....?

You might want to take a moment to reflect on the fact that New Orleans is on the Mississippi River before taking your foot out of your mouth. I'd also like to add that I live in Trinidad, COI, on the Pugatoire River and know exactly what "Mosquito Season" means.

I know Alex Jones is a wacko but Boomers believe everything printed in The Sun is God's own truth.

No, we don't. I say that as an early boomer (born '49) and a proud 'Nam vet. Not, please note, a "Vietnam war era veteran," but a true 'Nam vet and a member of the Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club. I have never read the Sun, and have no idea what it is except that it appears to be some sort of newspaper that right-wing Limeys read.

Having a society with so much importance placed on "credentialism" and so little importance placed on being able to actually do things doesn't help.

I used to know a man who was trying to break into IT. The basis of his efforts was making sure he had the proper credentials for whatever position he was chasing. I don't know how many certs he ended up with, but they turned out to be a waste of time and money because I don't think he ever got into IT. What he never realized is that while certs may help, HR wants experience as well even if they're demanding seven years experience in a field that's only three years old.

Well, he could have tried. SCOTUS almost never accepts an appeal unless their are constitutional issues involved. And, if this had happened in the US, the student would have been charged as an Accessory Before the Fact for providing any credentials, passwords or other documents needed to get into the exam room and both of them would be charged with Conspiracy to Defraud.

Like with drugs, how many get away with it because they have the right connections?

And do you think that the fact that some people get away with it makes it right? I wonder what their clients would say when they found out how incompetent they were.

No safeguards. As soon as the Nazis in the alleged administration can manage it...

And right there I call Godwin. By your comparing the politicians supporting this to the nazis, you have just lost the argument. Congratulations!

But there are potentially a huge number of these lawsuits pending, and a few million here, and a few million there, and soon it is real money.

Thank you Senator Dirksen". Most people today don't remember who first said that, or that the bit about "a few million here and a few million there" was added by a reporter, but even Democrats agree that this Republican was right. Thank you for reminding us that truth can come from both sides of the aisle.

The OP was referring to an event in European history that has had important consequences lasting for centuries. Maybe you should do a little research on it and make another reply that addresses that event.