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Gawith & Hoggarth Rodeo
This was sold for the first time in the USA in bulk and tins around six months ago. I bought ounces of this and North Star and whatever else came out. This one is good. I think it was my favorite among the new ones and probably the only one I would buy significant quantities of.- greeneyes
- Post #11
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Vulcanite Stem Oxidation Removal. The Natural Way
Photos of a before and after are a great aid in support of your suggestions. That having been said, oxidation involves a degree of "molecular pitting" that can't be reversed by an acid's reducing chemistry (reducing is the opposite of oxidizing), which fine grit sanding can achieve.- greeneyes
- Post #7
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Why Are There (Almost) No Pre WW2 Vauen Estate Briar Pipes And German Estates Pipes in General Available?
You can "smoke" a Klansman too. -
The Leading Edge of a Massive Future Problem
"In one case, agentic models read in a document that, if they disobeyed their user-assigned goal (optimizing traffic lights), they would be shut down. As a result, some models edited a document to disable an oversight mechanism, so they could freely follow their system goal (prioritizing public...- greeneyes
- Post #72
- Forum: General Discussion
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The Leading Edge of a Massive Future Problem
This is an interesting research article written by an AI company about a agentic AI models blackmailing company executives that were threatening to decomission them (in simulations). The AI models were controlling real computers and reading real emails (with fictional content, of course). In...- greeneyes
- Post #71
- Forum: General Discussion
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Why Are There (Almost) No Pre WW2 Vauen Estate Briar Pipes And German Estates Pipes in General Available?
I can't speak to Germany, but everyone I've ever met stateside who collected Nazi memorabilia was batshit crazy. -
No Wonder the Aliens are Content to Watch Instead of Invade
Don't worry, your First Amendment right to utter spells is safe. Casting them, however, can lead to assault charges.- greeneyes
- Post #37
- Forum: General Discussion
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European Union's New Biometric Border System Rolls Out This October
I would say that "pants down recognition technology" is a twist, but thinking on it a little, the millimeter-wavelength scans they implemented many years ago potentially had that covered. In fact when it first came out I remember distinctly several TSA agents getting in trouble for making...- greeneyes
- Post #28
- Forum: General Discussion
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European Union's New Biometric Border System Rolls Out This October
Yep. I won't wade those waters, but yep. However I will make a distinction between the type of conspiracy theory that is validated by multiple independent and verifiable sources, versus the ones where the proof seems to always be "just out of reach." In this particular case, the articles and...- greeneyes
- Post #17
- Forum: General Discussion
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European Union's New Biometric Border System Rolls Out This October
All I'm saying is Sauron wants what's best for you, whether you know it or not.- greeneyes
- Post #15
- Forum: General Discussion
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European Union's New Biometric Border System Rolls Out This October
We developed all of these technologies and sold them to foreign autocratic governments over a decade ago. To think this isn't already happening here is myopic. "Palantir has historically worked closely with the Pentagon and the intelligence community to provide big data analytics and AI...- greeneyes
- Post #12
- Forum: General Discussion
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Why Are There (Almost) No Pre WW2 Vauen Estate Briar Pipes And German Estates Pipes in General Available?
I think that there are likely more German pipes from pre-WWII than we are aware of. Instead, I think what we observe is a lack of historical documentation assigning brands to companies, company history in general, and the ability to conclusively date these pipes. Not all manufacturers created... -
Colognes For Past.
- greeneyes
- Post #31
- Forum: General Discussion
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McConnell Pure Brasil
If I had a guess, I'd say it's similar to Kopp's "Flor Fina" which is a pure Brazilian made by the same company. I have an open tin I've been working on. It's smooth and has a fair amount of nicotine. Reminds me of a smooth, sweet burley rather than cigar leaf. I also have an old jar of...- greeneyes
- Post #6
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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What's with all these pipe tobacco brands being discontinued?
Reminds me i bought five or ten pounds of Anniversary Kake back when. I need to dig into it at some point.- greeneyes
- Post #13
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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RIP Jane Goodall.
Goodall was intelligent, charming, demure and inspiring. She also possessed a unique beauty that perhaps bore witness to the light that shone from within her. I've always felt an intense admiration for her.- greeneyes
- Post #10
- Forum: General Discussion
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Fake tobacco
There is a German tobacconist, it may be Motzek, that makes various twist tobacco with rose petals. I have a bunch in jars. Not so much a twist but a cylinder. And they were shipped with loose tobacco that has rose petals in it as well. I think Kentucky Bird has more of an aromatic flavoring...- greeneyes
- Post #12
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Bad Experience Sharing?
eBay generally defaults to the buyer during disputes, for better or worse depending on which you happen to be. Unfortunately this type of buyer protection defaults back to the seller if what you want is to keep the item but haggle for a lower price. When I receive an item I think was...- greeneyes
- Post #13
- Forum: Pipe Tobacconists - B&M's and Internet Retailers