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In 1930 the Indiana Bell building was rotated 90°. Over 34 days, the 22-million-pound structure was moved 15 inch/hr... all while 600 employees still... | By Dead Fred's Genealogy Photo Archive | Facebook

In 1930 the Indiana Bell building was rotated 90°. Over 34 days, the 22-million-pound structure was moved 15 inch/hr... all while 600 employees still...
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Retro Indy: Rotating the Indiana Bell building

The 1930 move of the Indiana Bell building stands as one of the most remarkable engineering feats in history.
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jeepinmatt said:
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In 1930 the Indiana Bell building was rotated 90°. Over 34 days, the 22-million-pound structure was moved 15 inch/hr... all while 600 employees still... | By Dead Fred's Genealogy Photo Archive | Facebook

In 1930 the Indiana Bell building was rotated 90°. Over 34 days, the 22-million-pound structure was moved 15 inch/hr... all while 600 employees still...
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Retro Indy: Rotating the Indiana Bell building

The 1930 move of the Indiana Bell building stands as one of the most remarkable engineering feats in history.
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As an employee of a phone company that’s some amazing shit considering they maintained phone service during the move. Got coworkers that can’t install a new service without knocking out the neighbors.
 
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As an employee of a phone company that’s some amazing shit considering they maintained phone service during the move. Got coworkers that can’t install a new service without knocking out the neighbors.
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The phone I can at least kind of understand. At least its a flexible line.
Gas, electric heat, water and sewage were were maintained to the building all during the move.
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Water, sewage and gas (in 1930 materials) are what gets me.
 
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UTfball68 said:
Maybe I’m missing something but ‘FBI SECRETLY ran the platform’ feels more like ‘entrapment’ than ‘sting’ to me. And yes, I understand predisposition of committing the crime is an element of entrapment…but it still feels icky.

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The FBI Secretly Ran the Anom Messaging Platform, Yielding Hundreds of Arrests in Global Sting

The FBI set up and monitored the encrypted communications platform Anom, yielding more than 800 arrests in 16 countries.
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It's OK. It was ran by the World Police, and rights only apply to US citizens anyway.
 
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Life goals:
He held part of the weapon while flamethrower expert Charles Hobson shot a burst of fire over the Ohio River, WOWKTV reported.
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[searching for the entrance requirements for Flamethrower University]
 
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Well...now I might be inclined to find the time to get the shot:

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Your Shot At $1 Million: NC Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Incentive Lottery

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced the "Your Shot at $1 Million" COVID-19 vaccine incentive program Thursday, a lottery that will award $1 million to four people who have been vaccinated for the coronavirus over the next three months.
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UTfball68 said:
Well...now I might be inclined to find the time to get the shot:

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Your Shot At $1 Million: NC Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Incentive Lottery

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced the "Your Shot at $1 Million" COVID-19 vaccine incentive program Thursday, a lottery that will award $1 million to four people who have been vaccinated for the coronavirus over the next three months.
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This should be an interesting juxtaposition of the imaginary money and imaginary virus crowd.
 
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As chip shortage goes on, cars are scarce and prices are up

Automakers are cutting production as they grapple with a global shortage of computer chips, and that's making dealers nervous
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Really annoyed that in late 2019 I was ready to buy a new truck. Is anything ever going to be a deal again— new or used?! I guess I can sell my 20 year old WJ for a steal in the future...
 
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This should be an interesting juxtaposition of the imaginary money and imaginary virus crowd.
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The imaginary virus crowd will need the $1mil to buy a loaf of bread as a result of the imaginary money. An end to a means my friend.
 
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As chip shortage goes on, cars are scarce and prices are up

Automakers are cutting production as they grapple with a global shortage of computer chips, and that's making dealers nervous
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Really annoyed that in late 2019 I was ready to buy a new truck. Is anything ever going to be a deal again— new or used?! I guess I can sell my 20 year old WJ for a steal in the future...
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So there's tons of vehicles sitting around that are basically just short computer chips, right? So when those chips are available, there should be a flood of vehicles completed quickly, correct? If that coincides with end of year model end clearance, they should be cheap right?

I guess we'll see.
 
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