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Women get equal prize money at Wimbledon, yet only play three set matches, whereas men play five.
Personally if women only played one set I would be happy.
Their shrieking drives me nuts.
Even my wife, an avid tennis player and watcher, has the sound off when the Banshees Play!:icon_wink:

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Originally Posted by naneng (Post 2085698)

Omg, I totally agree. It’s a disgrace. I Turn it off when it comes on. Commercials and shows on TV are getting worse by the day. CRT getting shoved down ALL of out throats👎👎😡😡🤮🤮

Please explain.

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2085809)

Welcome to my world!
Rank amateurs and "googlers" arguing with the experts.

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Originally Posted by Keefelane66 (Post 2085843)

Please explain.

They are just repeating dog whistles and sadly can't explain.

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Originally Posted by MartinSE (Post 2085847)

They are just repeating dog whistles and sadly can't explain.

You really wanna' go there?

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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2085852)

You really wanna' go there?

And they are banning math books claiming CRT or are they trying to prove 74.2 million is greater than 81.2 million.

Kind of late, but I'd say this is a political discussion. Guess the moderators don't mind.

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Originally Posted by Keefelane66 (Post 2085864)

And they are banning math books claiming CRT or are they trying to prove 74.2 million is greater than 81.2 million.

Since you're new here, I can only guess you don't know the rules about blatant political posts...

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Originally Posted by 44Apple (Post 2085868)

Kind of late, but I'd say this is a political discussion. Guess the moderators don't mind.

It's only political to those trying to make it political...

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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2085852)

You really wanna' go there?

Sure, are you implying I post dog whistles, as driveway posts?

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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2085877)

Since you're new here, I can only guess you don't know the rules about blatant political posts...

“ We burn them to ashes and then burn the ashes."

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Originally Posted by jdulej (Post 2085679)

Check this for some interesting info - Press Center
| TrendForce - Market research, price trend of DRAM, NAND Flash, LEDs, TFT-LCD and green energy, PV. Taiwan and S Korea 80+ % market share of semiconductor manufacturing, China 5-6%.
What we should be doing (IMHO) is taking care of our friends and allies and making sure the "bad guys" know there are consequences for stepping over the line - they are not our friends, but they can be (and are now in most cases) valuable business partners.
These factories are NEVER coming back to the USA with more than a token presence. People need to get over that pipe dream and push back on any BSing politician who says they can do it.

I stated that it would be DIFFICULT to disengage from China. Difficult does NOT mean impossible. And there are already examples of US factories being more cost-effective than their Chinese equivalent. It just takes a large investment in ROBOTICS. There are other advantages to "ONSHORING" simply because your customer base may mostly be in the US. A company does not have to constantly send employees to China to make sure that their product is built with enough quality control standards. Then there is the language problem leading to misinterpretations. Also the cost of transportation of finished products across the Pacific Ocean ( and the hold-ups that we see currently at US ports). Doing business with China always entails the US losing technology and patent protection. There also must be many unintended costs of doing business with China.
.........What about the future as China becomes more MILITANT and aggressive? This is something that Japan and South Korea are worried about today. We could add Australia to that list. We may be witnessing the beginning of a WORLDWIDE clash between Democracies and Totalitarian countries?
..........America might be wise to BEGIN separating itself from China. As the free world is now beginning to separate from Russia.

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Originally Posted by MartinSE (Post 2085690)

The US is on a dangerous path, and almost daily now I ask "who benefits by America being at war with itself". All the hate and anger. Things don't just happen. There are at least two countries that come to mind.

I agree completely!

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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2085713)

Three computer monitors ago, I had a CRT. I use an LCD now.

Amazing that someone remembers the late-great Cathode Ray Tube.
(which may still have some limited application because of low-noise qualities in super high fidelity sound equipment)

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Originally Posted by MartinSE (Post 2085765)

Far as I know there isn't, which was part of my satire.

And Queens Gambit was an EXCELLENT show. I never made it past Master in the ratings, grand masters were like gods to me.

There are levels of everything, especially in sports. It doesn't take away from the ENJOYMENT at any level. Any level takes time, fitness, and mental concentration. Being at the level of Chessmaster seems impressive to me. Kudos