想平得貴。

Seven samples of the scaffold netting from Wang Fuk Court did not meet fire retardant standards, according to HK Chief Secretary Eric Chan. The ICAC has also found that compliant netting was mixed in with non-compliant netting in order to evade patrols.

It just seems to me - non-expert, yes - that if the bamboo scaffolding was the problem, more of it would have burned.

I mean, really - does the Salic Law mean NOTHING to these people???

Tai Po, viewed from Grassy Hill. Wang Fuk Court to the right, circled in red. High-rise apartment buildings, they're how people live here.

Japanese people are really into their toilets, so it makes sense that Japanese bears are as well. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Grrrrrrr. Good game, Chicago.

Really hard to process the scope of it all.

From the waterfront path - my normal bike ride, and lots of other people's too. #HongKong

I get that it's international news, still weird to see my hometown news station covering it.

International media, you can do better than this. "Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.

Two Indonesian domestic workers have died in the deadly fire at a Tai Po housing estate, the Indonesian government has said. In full: buff.ly/WkypluI

想平得貴。

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Horrifying. And... I don't remember anything even remotely like this happening here during the decade we've been here. There are fires in the hills, and in specific apartments. But this kind of fully-engulfed buildings? I didn't think that would happen.

post a famous bathroom scene

post a famous bathroom scene

Seems especially apt this week

Did you guys hear about the Georgia man who died in a scuba diving accident after which family looked in the backyard treehouse and found the skeletal remains of his missing adult son? It’s such a weird story and I need there to be any kind of resolution.

"Felching" sounds like it should be Yiddish until you find out what it means.

There's just so many situations where you have to show ID but you really shouldn't have to show ID

It's important to have hobbies. newjerseyglobe.com/congress/van...

always be there

I've gotten a few sixes before, but never a five until today.

kinda thinking it was long enough already...

I still don't think anything can beat "Turn Your Head and Coif" but this comes surprisingly close and actually exists.

This is a real flight school, teaching people to fly planes!!! Like????

Anchorman: News out of the Chicago area, where hot white suburban moms have been... hold on, hold on... my apologies, I misread that, news out of the Chicago area about *how* white suburban moms... edition.cnn.com/2025/11/13/u...

Michelle: When they go low, we go high. Barack: I know, that's why I chose an airplane. Michelle:.... Barack:.... Michelle: That's not what I.... Barack: Airplane. Air-Plane. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiYL...

Philly Sports Radio gets a lot of flack, much of it deserved, but gonna flash back to that one time when Ray Didinger was a guest on the midday show and they asked him who he thought was overrated and his response was Joyce Carol Oates.

65% happy about an Eagles win 35% happy about not having to watch this game anymore and getting on with my day OT would've killed me.

So many different people In the same device.

In the last 3-4 days I've gone from having a sore shoulder, to having yanked my hamstring, to now having an extremely painful pinky toe, so hard not to think someone has a voodoo doll of me somewhere.

Understaffed FAA Recommends Pilots Just Go With Their Gut https://theonion.com/understaffed-faa-recommends-pilots-just-go-with-their-gut/

Editorial note: This sounds delicious

Come, then, let’s go fight with them.

"Come on in, have a seat. You wanted to speak to me?" "Mr... Mr. Li. Thank you for meeting with me. I didn't think I'd get to actually speak with you." "No, no. The pleasure's mine. Thanks for coming by. Just... can I ask what the paint is for?"

Hunh. Turns out that today is oh-my-god-the-end-of-the-semester-is-pretty-soon day. Wasn't expecting it, but that's the nature of oh-my-god-the-end-of-the-semester-is-pretty-soon day.

So basically, if you did something horrible, on a massive scale - mentioned-in-history-books-kind-of-horrible - and don't want to be remembered for it, just shoot your friend in the face.

No one belongs where they're not wanted You're just a ghost and my heart is haunted When I said goodbye you didn't even beg me to stay It wasn't what you said, it's what you didn't say

Question I've always had - why not just divide it by 158.3? Give him a 100?

Et tu, @merriam-webster.com? #Philly #NoOneLikesUs

Calling out, In transit Calling out, In transit

Damn. Huge huge piece of Philly. RIP. 6abc.com/post/legenda...

I knew it! I knew it! Because why would they have our national grammar rodeo in another nation?

You know that nightmare so many teachers/profs have (me included) where there's a course you're supposed to be teaching, but you just haven't been? & it's now late in the semester and you don't know what to do? Kinda think this one's worse. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

I was wondering why I wasn't the only person in the minibus yesterday wearing the seatbelt. #HongKong www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...