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^ Cool pics, man — that last one’s especially dope.

Congratulations, the customs finally gave in!

^ No need to reinvent the wheel — gold mining is the express lane to maximum fade-out, with none of the pesky originality 🤣.

^ Can’t quite remember if I’ve got any clothes with yellow on ’em—not just shoes, I mean—don’t think I do.

The yellow and blue combo looks delightfully patriotic here in Ukraine…) I imagine it would have a similar effect in Sweden.

As it happens, Bill Bowerman, co-founder of Nike, owned a large ranch near the town of Antelope, Oregon. It was there, in 1981, that the Bhagawan Shree Rajneesh (Osho) movement set up their commune, Rajneeshpuram. Bowerman, not particularly enthused by the sudden arrival of spiritual utopia next door, became a vocal opponent. He used his considerable influence and financial means to support efforts aimed at removing the group. In doing so, he rather stirred the pot—his actions contributed to rising tensions and, quite unintentionally, may have helped provoke some of the more extreme responses for which the Rajneeshees became somewhat infamous.

Magnificent catch! I would buy the similar pair without hesitation in my size — that is, 36 or 38, depending on the actual measurements... 🙂

The Amoskeag pants with a single back pocket won’t be sold in online stores for now, based on today’s news on Instagram. Not a very cheerful piece of news.

Bob Dylan. Screenshot from the film Don’t Look Back.

A miniature and very cheap (around 1 USD) coffee filter. I bought it during recent trip to Vietnam. It’s used everywhere there. I also discovered the world of Vietnamese coffee, learning that Vietnam is one of the main coffee exporters in the world. The most popular coffee there is robusta. But my favorite coffee at the moment is luwak.

I’m not sure if this will help, but some time ago, a package from Japan got stuck at customs in Kyiv for a week, even though it usually takes up to three days maximum, normally much less. I called the postal service, and they said they couldn’t influence customs. However, a couple of hours later, the package left customs and was with me the next day... 😇

I noticed that ChatGPT often simply lies. For example, I asked it to provide the full text of a poem based on the first line, and it immediately gave me the entire text—but completely made up on the spot. At the same time, ChapGPT is developing very quickly and does some things exceptionally well, such as working with provided ready texts, etc.

Was I supposed to?

ChatGPT: Japan Blue Jeans and Momotaro Jeans, part of the Japan Blue Group, use denim from Okamoto Mills, while the retailer Okayama Denim offers Japanese selvedge denim products that may also be made with fabrics from this manufacturer.