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@freemo @Bibi Hello Bibi, and welcome to Qoto.

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James Medlock
is @​jdcmedlock

Average out-of-pocket spending for a day in the
hospital

US: $1,013

Austria: $22
Germany: $11
Sweden: $11
Estonia: $2
Norway: Free
Denmark: Free
Canada: Free
Italy: Free
United Kingdom: Free
Portugal: Free
Spain: Free
Israel: Free
Iceland: Free
Poland: Free

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"Randy Suess, a computer hobbyist who helped build the first online bulletin board, anticipating the rise of the internet, messaging apps and social media, died on Dec. 10 at a hospital in Chicago. He was 74.

His death was confirmed by his daughter Karrie.

In late January 1978, Mr. Suess (rhymes with “loose”) was part of an early home computer club called the Chicago Area Computer Hobbyists’ Exchange, or CACHE. He and another club member, an IBM engineer named Ward Christensen, had been discussing an idea for a new kind of computer messaging system, but hadn’t had the time to explore it. Then a blizzard hit the Great Lakes region, covering Chicago in more than 40 inches of snow."

RIP, Randy, thank you. :sad_cat:

nytimes.com/2019/12/20/technol

@crackurbones I thank you in the name of many other Northerners.

A special time indeed. Days will start getting longer, and the dreariness of Winter starts to recede. Slowly, but surely.

Reason to celebrate, Life will return. 😉

@realcaseyrollins
Yeah, things are quieter indeed, I have noticed it too.

The Users account yestrday posted a graph that I thought was quite illustraive; here a clipping of it, from the Toots per day section, the lower part of the graph.

Clearly a declining line of fit, I think

@punkymcmunky Hei, Punky!

The Cat came back! 😃

Just woke up too. Good early morning... Maybe you are already into ZzzzZzzzzZZzzzzzZ again?

Quick look around for me, I think... (famous last words)

@Lllllinda Hello Lllinda, and welcome to Qoto.

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@Sphinx

@sda

Ah, thank you, that was quite nice!

"Inquiring minds demand to know." is one of my mottos. 😃
@mngrif @Sphinx

"Socialist Realism in Albania: A visit to the National Gallery of Art "
This and many more nice art works of Soviet period Realism. Worth a visit and collecting the images!

davidbellard.com/blog-1/2016/8

I just got inspired for an upcoming Blog post.

Thanks @truckfreak for posting a nice painting that lead me this way!

@pganssle Thanks, Paul - quality work deserves to be in the spotlight. 👍

@Blacksundragon Hello, and welcome to Qoto.

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@metapsyche That sounds wonderful if we can find something that eats the pesky plastics now littering the whole planet!! Bring it on. 👍

Mealworms could gobble up our big plastic problem - Futurity

Mealworms can eat plastic and Styrofoam without taking on their toxins, which means they could safely become food for animals.

futurity.org/mealworms-plastic

Museum of Mathematics, in Manhattan, NY.

"It's two stories packed with hi-tech computers and mathematical experiments that make this museum perfect for anyone from elementary school to a Ph. D program." is @Freemo

businessinsider.com/museum-of-

Maybe we could go for a motorbike ride instead? @kaymarchy , Joanna Lumley on a Triumph, British motorcycle...

@Justicepal Could you enlighten me, what is the BDS acronym you mentioned? Thank you!

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