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Billy Lunderstrom overspent severely today A P U L O

Tomorrow always seems to extend R O T E N

Parallel universes are a popular theme in SciFi.

Conversations often go off the rails

a sleeping ant is dormant a boy ant that starts fires is flamboyant An upset ant is indignant

Fast lions ate slow tigers C P N E R

Like Jerry said, just start a new thread on the subject. We will leave the ones in here that are here so as not to break the flow of the thread since several of the comments are mixed with and tied to comments about the actual subject of the thread

Somehow, it seems some may have missed the reminder posted above to return this thread on the actual theme ... if you have seen or read The Odyssey It may also be on theme to discuss various aspects of the actual poem or the actual movie if you have seen it ... but the discussion of governments, Woke and other social and pollical subjects should not be part of this thread. Please keep/return this thread to the subject of the OP

Most people, even those who live in the US, call it a "democracy", which is technically wrong, since it is actually a "republic". Democracy Direct Rule: Citizens vote directly on laws and policies instead of using leaders. Majority Control: The side with the most votes wins and makes the rules. High Participation: Everyone takes part in daily choices for the group. Republic Elected Leaders: People choose representatives to make laws and run the government for them. Rule of Law: A written constitution is the highest law. Rights for All: Laws protect minority groups so the majority cannot take away basic rights. If we call the US a democracy - are we compromising our neutrality? If we call it a republic - are we compromising our neutrality? Since, in the broadest context, both describe the US in terms most people accept as what the US is, using either of those terms does not put us on one side or the other of the pollical or social arena. Likewise, referring to any government with the commonly viewed method they rule or the way their rule is perceived by most of the population is also not compromising our neutrality. That said ... The bigger question is, since the OP asked: What do any of the recent posts have to do with the original question asked in this thread? A simple, "yes" or "no" as respects have you read the poem or seen the movie would answer the question. Discussing the meaning of "Woke" or various forms of government of various nations on this planet has no bearing on the question that was asked. To that end, "No", I have not read the poem nor have I seen the movie.

A very aware ant is cognisant or cognizant (depending on where that ant is from)

I know how the distribution system works and that it is currently a purchased service. I also knew that we used to use Akamai and that now we use AWS - I just didn't know what the letters "CDN" stood for. Now I know it stands for Content Delivery Network Thank you for clearing that up.

OK ... so: CDN = Common Digital Network Call Domain Names Carry Domain News Catch Download Nodes What is "CDN" ?

What is the 'CDN'?

About 10 years ago my father-in-law had to have his right leg amputated from mid-calf as a result of diabetes. He adjusted to his new situation fairly well and, at 92, is still able to drive and live an independent life - although, due to his age and other medical issues, he does attend all the meeting on Zoom. His losing the leg and recovery was the inspiration behind this song: I have some 'unusual' allergies - among them is an allergy to Aspartame (NutraSweet). I put that together with a conversation I had with a brother about how good berry pies can be. With that, I came up with this song: