Since I posted yesterday about Meta/Threads/Facebook/Instawhatever suddenly blocking Little Green Footballs from their entire network, it’s only fair to also note that today, we’ve been un-canceled.
My exchange with Meta’s Adam Mosseri on Bluesky:
That was yesterday. Today:
The problem is still the same problem as it’s always been: we don’t tax billionaires nearly enough to make up for the harm they do.
We make so many big big planes with so many many bolts, you have to expect things to fall off occasionally.
re: #2 jaunte
We make so many big big planes with so many many bolts, you have to expect things to fall off occasionally.
Almost all of a plane lands together almost every time.
re: #3 BeachDem
Just got a ping from MSNBC South Carolina won. CNN says the same. And finally the AP.
Old Army definition— “Helicopter: A collection of spare parts flying in close formation.”
“Circling up” LOL. Tech speak for “Okay who screwed the pooch?”
re: #2 jaunte
We make so many big big planes with so many many bolts, you have to expect things to fall off occasionally.
Look, the probability of a door flying off in mid-flight is very, very low. I mean, it could happen, and that would be terrible, but do we really want to spend an extra five seconds double-checking those bolts when it could cost us time and our shareholders money?
re: #9 Ace Rothstein
Look, the probability of a door flying off in mid-flight is very, very low. I mean, it could happen, and that would be terrible, but do we really want to spend an extra five seconds double-checking those bolts when it could cost us time and our shareholders money?
Besides, we already RIFed the old guys who knew about that shit and actually gave a damn that it was done right.
Looks like people pay attention to the top stories on Mastodon. How’s the enrollment activity been today? Any new lizards we need to welcome?
re: #5 PhillyPretzel ✅
Just got a ping from MSNBC South Carolina won. CNN says the same. And finally the AP.
just ‘cause these three sources are in agreement, doesn’t make it true. Demand a recount. File 60 lawsuits. Complain about it forever.
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re: #13 sagehen
lol. The thing of it is that MSNBC was first, CNN was second and the AP was third (as usual). To me it is surprising that the Associated Press seems to be the last when it comes to news.
re: #12 darthstar
We’re not gonna make it. People, I mean.
re: #14 PhillyPretzel ✅
lol. The thing of it is that MSNBC was first, CNN was second and the AP was third (as usual). To me it is surprising that the Associated Press seems to be the last when it comes to news.
In this day and age, last may mean ten seconds later.
Glad to see that Meta fixed the problem and LGF is unbanned. Frustrating but hopefully this won’t happen again.
I just really want to be a fly on the wall for the Meta PR department’s post mortem on how Mosseri handled all this.
I just made a LGF page including snapshots of Jane Lilienthal’s paintings from today’s viewing hosted by the Santa Monica Unitarian Church
re: #7 Rightwingconspirator
“Circling up” LOL. Tech speak for “Okay who screwed the pooch?”
I really can’t stand corporate speak.
At my last job, a manager once told me that I wasn’t “in tune” with the rest of my team and needed to “finesse” more to help everything work better together.
Did I mention I was the second highest performing employee on said team at the time?
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re: #23 Eclectic Cyborg
Your manager found the only thing he could complain about. Otherwise everything was great.
re: #22 Joe Bacon ✅
I just made a LGF page including snapshots of Jane Lilienthal’s paintings from today’s viewing hosted by the Santa Monica Unitarian Church
Might want to check that spelling error in the title.
re: #26 jeffreyw
Foodies view of the up coming eclipse. Looks delicious.
getting approached in walmart by the man wanting to tell me about jesus christ. had my hopes up. thought he was going to offer me a blowjob and I was gonna put my hagglin’ hat on. but no, I assuredly do not wish to hear about jesus from a random stranger in a superstore.
re: #65 nines09
I have a 2021 Toyota Rav4 and we get 40 MPG and I have a very heavy foot. The Rav4 hybrid also has more snap and better handling than the gas only model.
When energized, your hybrid’s ~50 HP electric motor instantly kicks in with full torque and HP to augment the gas engine power output faster than a turbo can spool up to maximum boost.
re: #28 Vicious Babushka
“All your copyrighted material are belong to us.”
re: #1 Unabogie
The problem is still the same problem as it’s always been: we don’t tax billionaires nearly enough to make up for the harm they do.
My take on this issue with FB and LGF: It’s not that Zuck is Musk-lite out to target those who disagree with him but that he’s McDonnell Douglas and that the only thing that matters to him is keeping costs as low as possible. Harming innocent bystanders is irrelevant unless it turns out to cost him money. And having competent humans involved in personally evaluating statements is a definite cost that he plans on avoiding at every step unless forced by some outside authority or bad press to do otherwise. He would be pleased if there were a perfect algorithm to handle all this — but there isn’t.
I also wonder if reports by bad actors to FB alleging malfeasance by LGF (or others) could overwhelm the system and cause this kind of reaction by FB. After all, it’s not as though FB will be spending any money investigating such allegations.
re: #25 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
Might want to check that spelling error in the title.
Michele are my diabetic eyes missing something? If so please point it out to me!
re: #15 Romantic Heretic
We’re not gonna make it. People, I mean.
Do wrapper-eaters know how to read?
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re: #23 Eclectic Cyborg
Did I mention I was the second highest performing employee on said team at the time?
Jewish or Asian mother: “And why weren’t you first? I expect better of you.”
re: #34 Joe Bacon ✅
Michele are my diabetic eyes missing something? If so please point it out to me!
“Pantings”
re: #34 Joe Bacon ✅
Michele are my diabetic eyes missing something? If so please point it out to me!
Pictures From Today’s Exhibition of Pantings Done by Jane Lilienthal
I do believe you meant Paintings
re: #25 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
Might want to check that spelling error in the title.
Fixed it.
re: #67 GlutenFreeJesus
3 Body Problem is so good.
(Don’t think a spoiler alert is needed)
Great series - in Episode 6 @ 42:45, there’s one scene with a music bed which is so good I replayed it several times - each time was better than the last.
re: #39 sagehen
“Pantings”
THANK YOU AND MICHELE FOR CATCHING WHAT MY DIABETIC EYES DIDN’T SEE!
LOVE THE FLOATERS IN MY EYES MESSING WITH ME TODAY…
XTRA THX TO CHARLES!
re: #17 jeffreyw
And when the GOP gets the power it wants being a librarian will be illegal.
re: #21 jeffreyw
Trump should be yelling, “I’m being persecuted!”
re: #32 Backwoods Sleuth
So now there are three crimes that require no proof: pedophilia, unprofessionalism, and cybercrime.
It’s easier than thinking, or working.
Did you know in macOS, if you double-click the right or left edge of a window, it will expand in that direction to the edge of the screen?
re: #42 BeenHereAwhile
(Don’t think a spoiler alert is needed)
Great series - in Episode 6 @ 42:45, there’s one scene with a music bed which is so good I replayed it several times - each time was better than the last.
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A friend recommended the series a couple weeks ago. Watched the first two episodes and am very uncomfortable with the direction the story is going. I am hesitant about continuing.
re: #19 goddamnedfrank
I just really want to be a fly on the wall for the Meta PR department’s post mortem on how Mosseri handled all this.
He’s cleaning out his office tomorrow. With or without security.
re: #54 Sherlock Hound
He’s cleaning out his office tomorrow. With or without security.
He broke radio silence.
— Jesus Chrysler (@JesusChryslerII) April 7, 2024
One of the most cruel animal testing moments in history was probably the Scope Monkey Trials. How many monkies were forced to undergo this testing in the name of fresh breath?
— Rep. Jack Kimble (Pre Malone) (@RepJackKimble) April 7, 2024
I know that some folks here managed to do something with VMWare?
re: #55 wrenchwench
Now one of the major food groups worldwide.
In my HS yearbook my least favorite things was plastic and chrome.
Sad to be right.
re: #29 steve_davis
getting approached in walmart by the man wanting to tell me about jesus christ. had my hopes up. thought he was going to offer me a blowjob and I was gonna put my hagglin’ hat on. but no, I assuredly do not wish to hear about jesus from a random stranger in a superstore.
Please tell me this was not an employee.
btw, if you’re looking for a huge catalog of high quality images to use in an LGF Page or whatever:
A lot of them are completely free, and only require the credit you see in the post above.
Welp, I said I was gonna raise hell about getting canceled by Meta, and I gotta say I did a pretty good job of it, if I say so myself, which I gotta.
Not everybody can get un-canceled by Meta.
re: #60 jeffreyw
I know that some folks here managed to do something with VMWare?
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I recommend VirtualBox. Oracle (bigger ugh than even Microshaft) but it Just Works.
re: #65 Charles
Welp, I said I was gonna raise hell about getting canceled by Meta, and I gotta say I did a pretty good job of it, if I say so myself, which I gotta.
Not everybody can get un-canceled by Meta.
Never stop swinging. Make them pay for coming after you.
Congrats. Now go forth and kick ass.
At a photography site I frequent there’s a thread about types of photography we wouldn’t do. A common refrain is Wedding. The comment that won the internet tonight:
I’ve been to some weddings that even Robert Capa would have been afraid to shoot. After all, he was only a combat photographer.
re: #60 jeffreyw
I know that some folks here managed to do something with VMWare?
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VMware has changed to a subscription model and has pretty much dropped the small user as being beneath them. Not an option for the home user any more.
That’s some shape for 215lb 😳🤡 pic.twitter.com/m9QMFkhhZL
— Ian Dempsey 🇮🇪☘️ (@unifilvet) April 7, 2024
re: #60 jeffreyw
I know that some folks here managed to do something with VMWare?
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I use Parallels and it works very well. I have two copies of Windows 10, Ubuntu, and a couple of other Linux variants installed in VMs. It’s a subscription, which does suck, but I can see it for an app like this that frequently needs updates as Apple upgrades macOS.
I did about five hours of yard work today, and my body, which is used to a stationary bike and sitting in front of a computer, is all like “What the hell have you done to us?”
Got a bit of a bug…Covid test is negative. But general crappiness is enjoying free reign over my senses.
re: #77 Ace Rothstein
215 lbs plus 65% tax.
I worked up a sweat just watching him lumber across the floor.
I was messing in Threads during all of the recent brouhaha and realized what I essentially don’t like about it: it feels like a dumbed down Twitter, where everybody’s just broadcasting and there’s no real feeling of community. A place for “influencers” and “thought leaders” and blah blah blah.
Bluesky has its issues, but it feels much more alive and interesting.
Welp, tomorrow at the time of the eclipse, I will be on an airplane flying from Florida to Michigan in the early afternoon so will my flight pass through the totality? My flight is from 1:45pm - 4:35pm.
re: #90 (((Archangel1)))
Should be fine so long as Balki isn’t on the flight…
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It’s a Delta flight. I think those things are only on Spirit flights.
re: #83 Charles
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Be sure and check out my new aviation adventure book, Dog is my Co-pilot.
There’s some great eclipse music playing right now on thesummit.fm in northeast Ohio (and streaming) - and it’s all wrapped around a series I did on the total eclipse experience. Tune in now through 11 PM ET!
re: #78 darthstar
Got a bit of a bug…Covid test is negative. But general crappiness is enjoying free reign over my senses.
COVID test can be negative for a few days before it finally becomes positive — or you don’t have COVID — either is possible. For most of us COVID is no different from the flu or a cold. My sister didn’t take paxlovid, and felt ill only for the first couple days. For most who are vaccinated it’s probably not a major issue any longer.
re: #81 Charles
Bluesky has its issues, but it feels much more alive and interesting.
I would tend to agree with this. There’s only a few users right now but I found some skiers and some skiers found me and we talk to each other from time to time.
re: #9 Ace Rothstein
You are forgetting that leaving the bolts out has the side benefit of making the plane lighter and more fuel efficient.
re: #99 Patricia Kayden
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I saw ‘child labor’, and thought; new specialty, pediatric obstetrics.
Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social
It’s extremely important to know that many period tracker apps are created and run by evangelical extremist anti-abortion groups as an attempt to eliminate birth control use and there’s every likelihood they’ll utilize data from these apps to help prosecute people who get abortions.
re: #82 Charles
Yes, I did watch this today.
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My Senior Cat, the one who totally runs this house, is named Pippi. I am not allowed to do anything without her supervision. She wakes me up in the morning and tucks in next to me at night. She never looked as innocent as that little kitten!
If anyone habla español, the first debate of the Mexican presidential election is at 22:00 ET/19:00 PT. Again, I don’t know if it’s going to be available in English translation, but here’s a link if you’re interested.
The three main candidates are
* Claudia Sheinbaum, former mayor of Mexico City, preferred candidate of current president AMLO / Morena coalition
* Xóchitl Gálvez, former mayor of Miguel Hidalgo, candidate of Frente Amplio por México, a coalition consisting of PAN, PRI and PRD. (I never thought I’d see these three parties together.)
* Jorge Álvarez Máynez, a federal deputy, representing the Movimiento Ciudadano party.
The race is considered to be between Sheinbaum and Gálvez, with Sheinbaum holding a commanding lead in polling, but we all know how accurate that is!!!
I will watch to practice mi español. I would suggest interested parties keep an eye on the Mexican election, which is scheduled for Sunday, June 2, 2024.
The Coffeyville Daily Journal, Kansas, May 6, 1897 pic.twitter.com/gMk1vYqLJG
— Yesterday’s Print (@yesterdaysprint) April 8, 2024
re: #111 Vicious Babushka
Let’s freak out some more.
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Apparently some nutbar Catholic deposed (as of 2023) bishop (Strickland, former bishop of Tyler, Texas) is supposed to offer Mass during totality, presumably to keep the demons away. I’m thinking the educated clerics of the Middle Ages understood eclipses better than these dingbats.
This .mx debate is getting mean. Xóchitl Gálvez accused Claudia Sheinbam of being “una mujer fría y sin corazón” (a cold woman without heart). Also, Gálvez seems to believe that the Mexican health system can be fixed by using the blockchain. That’s just nuts.
re: #86 Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines
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“We cut out the middleman and pass the savings…to us!”
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
We all knew this was coming.
re: #112 mmmirele
This .mx debate is getting mean. Xóchitl Gálvez accused Claudia Sheinbam of being “una mujer fría y sin corazón” (a cold woman without heart). Also, Gálvez seems to believe that the Mexican health system can be fixed by using the blockchain. That’s just nuts.
I don’t think I could read the visual aids if they held them still, but gesturing to show emphasis with them makes it impossible.
re: #74 Charles
I use Parallels and it works very well. I have two copies of Windows 10, Ubuntu, and a couple of other Linux variants installed in VMs. It’s a subscription, which does suck, but I can see it for an app like this that frequently needs updates as Apple upgrades macOS.
Isn’t the problem with windows in parallels on an m3 that it needs to be the ARM version of windows, and most of the applications you would want to run windows for don’t have ARM versions yet? I expect that to change with the new Qualcomm pc processors but it will be a while.
re: #114 silverdolphin
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
We all knew this was coming.
FYI MSNBC will be rerunning an Ayman interview with Yuval Abraham from +972 Magazine at 8 PM Pacific Time.
re: #115 wrenchwench
I don’t think I could read the visual aids if they held them still, but gesturing to show emphasis with them makes it impossible.
I’m not understanding everything, but I’m reading the running recap (in Spanish) on El País:
re: #117 goddamnedfrank
FYI MSNBC will be rerunning an Ayman interview with Yuval Abraham from +972 Magazine at 8 PM Pacific Time.
Thanks.
Your Next Wordle doesn’t know where that wind is coming from, but it knows where it’s going to.
A one in three shot paid off. For once.
Wordle 1,024 4/6
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The swinganamiss got it in two yesterday. It’s a funny old game.
The post about Meta canceling LGF: more than 17,000 views in a day.
The post about Meta un-canceling LGF: less than 3000 views so far.
I guess it tells us which kind of post has the juice.
re: #114 silverdolphin
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
We all knew this was coming.
Is this why the WCK employees were hit??
Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social
One of my favorite weird cat guys: Le Chat d’Ostende. George Catlin, 1868.
re: #122 Eclectic Cyborg
Is this why the WCK employees were hit??
Nah. But it wouldn’t surprise me if the IDF tried blaming that.
re: #122 Eclectic Cyborg
Is this why the WCK employees were hit??
No. The story there is that a Major thought he saw, via some grainy ass nighttime drone video, one dude with a gun get into one of the cars. His Colonel OK’d the strike and their team then methodically murdered the WCK team one car after another.
But both the AI targeting systems and the specific criminal officers responsible for the WCK attack are products of a culture within the IDF that simply doesn’t view Palestinians as human beings. If it did those three shirtless hostages holding a white flag wouldn’t have been shot, with the final wounded hostage stalked into a building and murdered while he begged for his life in fluent Hebrew. The blind spot is just that huge.
Nice delineation of where we are with Cannon. And the possible responses.
re: #125 JC1
Nah. But it wouldn’t surprise me if the IDF tried blaming that.
I think the AI more likely directs the use of stupid bombs that not only kill the ‘identified’ but also surroudning civilians. The WCK attacks were precision missiles. Likely expensive one.
re: #121 Charles
well, there were quite a few of us doing what we could to exploit the bat signal to the Bluesky peeps and from what we can see, it looks like the collective effort got the issue in front of eyeballs.
This great shit was *blanket* deleted from all Meta properties for a couple of days. Not cool.
I think goddamnedfrank and his Bluesky bully campaign had an effect, I hope.
MIL just called…freakin’ new pacemaker. She’s got more energy than the Energizer Bunny.
re: #116 danarchy
Isn’t the problem with windows in parallels on an m3 that it needs to be the ARM version of windows, and most of the applications you would want to run windows for don’t have ARM versions yet? I expect that to change with the new Qualcomm pc processors but it will be a while.
Yes, it does use the ARM version but to be fair I’m not really pushing it to run tons of different apps. I use it mainly for software compatibility testing.
re: #128 silverdolphin
Nice delineation of where we are with Cannon. And the possible responses.
Joyce Vance, Lawrence Tribe, Neal Katyal, Andrew Weissmann, Lisa Rubin, the other ‘Sisters in Law’ group members…they’re all part of the hype machine. And they make mistakes and overlook procedures as much as a Trump lawyer does. The other day Neal was all, “MANDAMUS NOW!” and then some other lawyer said, ‘What about limine?’ and he was “LIMINE FIRST THEN MANDAMUS!”
They know as much as we do at this point what will happen…they just have a bigger vocabulary for waxing poetic about it.
re: #130 piratedan
well, there were quite a few of us doing what we could to exploit the bat signal to the Bluesky peeps and from what we can see, it looks like the collective effort got the issue in front of eyeballs.
Yes and I really appreciate all the support, I’m sure it helped!
re: #132 darthstar
MIL just called…freakin’ new pacemaker. She’s got more energy than the Energizer Bunny.
Good for her! I get mine May 9th.
re: #135 Charles
Yes and I really appreciate all the support, I’m sure it helped!
goddamnedfrank
jussayin
re: #134 darthstar
Joyce Vance, Lawrence Tribe, Neal Katyal, Andrew Weissmann, Lisa Rubin, the other ‘Sisters in Law’ group members…they’re all part of the hype machine. And they make mistakes and overlook procedures as much as a Trump lawyer does. The other day Neal was all, “MANDAMUS NOW!” and then some other lawyer said, ‘What about limine?’ and he was “LIMINE FIRST THEN MANDAMUS!”
They know as much as we do at this point what will happen…they just have a bigger vocabulary for waxing poetic about it.
Pretty much agree. But here she has a little more time than normal TV appearances to make her point.
37 Things We Learned from Steven E. de Souza’s ‘Die Hard’ Commentary
My 2 favorites are why this is a Christmas movie and how McClane figured out Gruber was a terrorist.
re: #139 silverdolphin
37 Things We Learned from Steven E. de Souza’s ‘Die Hard’ Commentary
My 2 favorites are why this is a Christmas movie and how McClane figured out Gruber was a terrorist.
There’s that number 37 again.
Xóchitl Gálvez was frankly dog whistling at the end when she was giving her “why you should vote for me” speech. Basically, she was saying that people should vote for her because she’s indigenous Mexican. This was a veiled slam at Claudia Sheinbaum, whose Jewish grandparents (both sides) emigrated to Mexico in the first half of the 20th century.
You know, argue your positions, but don’t argue your ethnicity. Sheinbaum is as Mexican as Gálvez is. /speaking as un estadounidoense, not voting in the election, just disgusted.
re: #140 Charles
There’s that number 37 again.
Yes, but now people will be trying to get to that number.
Vision Pro App Spotlight: Seasons Weaves Immersive Conditions Into a Comprehensive Weather App
Not a killer app but one more step along the way for the AVP.
*sigh*
I get to start my night dealing with a “she said, she said” turned screaming match that ended with the cops being called. Reminds me of family reunions with my relatives.
re: #74 Charles
I use Parallels and it works very well. I have two copies of Windows 10, Ubuntu, and a couple of other Linux variants installed in VMs. It’s a subscription, which does suck, but I can see it for an app like this that frequently needs updates as Apple upgrades macOS.
I’ll eventually get one of those new fangled Macs, probably an iMac, and wondering if I should get 24GB RAM (which means two level upgrade which means $400). One reason is that I’d like to run VMs (can’t do it now on my old iMac), and a VM can eat RAM, no?
re: #139 silverdolphin
37 Things We Learned from Steven E. de Souza’s ‘Die Hard’ Commentary
My 2 favorites are why this is a Christmas movie and how McClane figured out Gruber was a terrorist.
I like the point made in 27 about protagonist vs antagonist.
Elon’s Updated Mars City Plan Includes SpaceX Starship Tower Landing This Year
So many things to critique. Like how likely is it that he will be able to raise the surface temp on Mars by 10°C by 2050? He has not even landed safely on of the required rockets, which he will doing over 10 times a day in his scenario.
SO much fun.
re: #147 silverdolphin
Elon’s Updated Mars City Plan Includes SpaceX Starship Tower Landing This Year
So many things to critique. Like how likely is it that he will be able to raise the surface temp on Mars by 10°C by 2050? He has not even landed safely on of the required rockets, which he will doing over 10 times a day in his scenario.
SO much fun.
Closest Elmo’s getting to Mars in the near future is if he downloads Surviving Mars on Steam.
re: #147 silverdolphin
Elon’s Updated Mars City Plan Includes SpaceX Starship Tower Landing This Year
So many things to critique. Like how likely is it that he will be able to raise the surface temp on Mars by 10°C by 2050? He has not even landed safely on of the required rockets, which he will doing over 10 times a day in his scenario.
SO much fun.
As long as he’s not killing people that don’t want to be killed, go for it.
— Dr. GalaxyBrain™️ 🇨🇦🇺🇦 (@richer_frank) April 5, 2024
And admission about Strange World: Meridian Clade, the character voiced by Gabrielle Union, is hot.
re: #148 Targetpractice
Closest Elmo’s getting to Mars in the near future is if he downloads Surviving Mars on Steam.
Maybe we could go together and buy him a copy of this to play in between blowing up rockets? < whistles innocently >
re: #146 Belafon
I like the point made in 27 about protagonist vs antagonist.
There’s a great lesson in #17 about how working within tight constraints can actually be very artistically liberating.
re: #139 silverdolphin
37 Things We Learned from Steven E. de Souza’s ‘Die Hard’ Commentary
My 2 favorites are why this is a Christmas movie and how McClane figured out Gruber was a terrorist.
my favorite is
“The Pacific Courier truck was made up for the film, but cinematographer Jan de Bont added it into his film Speed (1994) as well, meaning that all five Die Hard films and both Speed movies occur in a shared universe. Additionally, the newscaster Gail Wallens (Mary Ellen Trainor) also appears in Ricochet (1991) making that film part of the same universe too. But wait, there’s more. Die Hard 2 (1990) features a character who’s the former dictator of the fictional South American country of Val Verde, and that’s where much of the film Commando takes place. Marvel, eat your heart out.”
re: #152 William Lewis
Maybe we could go together and buy him a copy of this to play in between blowing up rockets? < whistles innocently >
If he keeps blowing up Starships, perhaps we need to send him a copy of Kerbal Space Program instead.
re: #154 sagehen
my favorite is
“The Pacific Courier truck was made up for the film, but cinematographer Jan de Bont added it into his film Speed (1994) as well, meaning that all five Die Hard films and both Speed movies occur in a shared universe. Additionally, the newscaster Gail Wallens (Mary Ellen Trainor) also appears in Ricochet (1991) making that film part of the same universe too. But wait, there’s more. Die Hard 2 (1990) features a character who’s the former dictator of the fictional South American country of Val Verde, and that’s where much of the film Commando takes place. Marvel, eat your heart out.”
Nah, the ultimate crossover: Every film, TV show, and radio play with mention of Oceanic Airlines.
re: #153 goddamnedfrank
There’s a great lesson in #17 about how working within tight constraints can actually be very artistically liberating.
See the poem, “Nuns Fret Not”. A favorite of my husband’s.
Nuns Fret Not at Their Convent’s Narrow Room
William Wordsworth
Nuns fret not at their convent’s narrow room;
And hermits are contented with their cells;
And students with their pensive citadels;
Maids at the wheel, the weaver at his loom,
Sit blithe and happy; bees that soar for bloom,
High as the highest Peak of Furness-fells,
Will murmur by the hour in foxglove bells:
In truth the prison, into which we doom
Ourselves, no prison is: and hence for me,
In sundry moods, ‘twas pastime to be bound
Within the Sonnet’s scanty plot of ground;
Pleased if some Souls (for such there needs must be)
Who have felt the weight of too much liberty,
Should find brief solace there, as I have found.
re: #154 sagehen
my favorite is
“The Pacific Courier truck …
I also like
“Dennis Hayden plays the second-to-last terrorist standing, Eddie, and the character originally died much earlier in the film. Hayden was apparently interviewing with publicists in the lead up to Die Hard, and one of them was named de Souza. He asked if she was related to Steven de Souza, and it turns out she was his sister-in-law, so Hayden said he’d sign with her immediately if she could get Steven to let his character live a lot longer.”
San Francisco is setting up a program to give trans people $1,200 per month to help them get on their feet, and Judicial Watch is suing, saying that it violates equal treatment because the city is prioritizing Native Americans and people of color.
Yeah, let’s talk about how often they’ve filed lawsuits that favor whites.
1999’s The Mummy Starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz Is Heading Back to Theaters!
Getting out my popcorn. The movie has so many cute little parts, like when Beni first meets the Mummy. He is ready with every religion’s amulet:
re: #153 goddamnedfrank
There’s a great lesson in #17 about how working within tight constraints can actually be very artistically liberating.
If there hasn’t been a book written yet, then there should be one about all the scenes and ad-libs that came about because the cast and crew were sitting around waiting on the director or another actor to show up and ended up chatting.
One example I remember: The whole shawarma post-credits scene in The Avengers happened because RDJ ad-libbed the line, one of the producers decided that it was a good way to “humanize” the characters, so they called the cast back together just to shoot this one scene of them snacking on shawarma after a major battle.
re: #160 silverdolphin
1999’s The Mummy Starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz Is Heading Back to Theaters!
Getting out my popcorn. The movie has so many cute little parts, like when Beni first meets the Mummy. He is ready with every religion’s amulet:
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I’d still not be bothered with a theater & it’s overpriced nonsense, but I could easily watch that fun little flick again. Lots of silly fun.
re: #163 Hecuba’s daughter
Just hope it doesn’t start infecting pigs.
re: #162 Targetpractice
If there hasn’t been a book written yet, then there should be one about all the scenes and ad-libs that came about because the cast and crew were sitting around waiting on the director or another actor to show up and ended up chatting.
One example I remember: The whole shawarma post-credits scene in The Avengers happened because RDJ ad-libbed the line, one of the producers decided that it was a good way to “humanize” the characters, so they called the cast back together just to shoot this one scene of them snacking on shawarma after a major battle.
One of the things I’m loving about watching the Lucifer series is just how many of the funniest lines are ad-libbed.
re: #166 William Lewis
One of the things I’m loving about watching the Lucifer series is just how many of the funniest lines are ad-libbed.
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If you listen to the cast and crew of Ghostbusters, most of the funniest lines were ad-libbed either on the spot or just before filming.
re: #163 Hecuba’s daughter
That video repeats the report here on Saturday that 40 cats in New Mexico died from the disease. At least, it hasn’t yet mutated into a form that is highly transmissible between humans.
Still no real info on the 40 cats in New Mexico but this one says 3 cats in Texas died from it. Lots of good detail.
Visualizing America’s Shortage of Affordable Homes
Wow. from 50% of home listings being affordable to 16% in only 10 years.
The Coming Birth-Control Revolution
Not only some better contraceptives for women but some good ones for men. How will the evangelicals deal with contraceptives that never affect an egg at all? Can’t claim it causes an abortion if the sperm never see an egg.
re: #164 William Lewis
I’d still not be bothered with a theater & it’s overpriced nonsense, but I could easily watch that fun little flick again. Lots of silly fun.
Looks like one of the showings near me is only $5. Really tempting if I sneak in my own popcorn ;-)
re: #169 silverdolphin
Most of that is due to mortgage interest rates.
However, there is a real price escalation also.
I’ve posted here many times the real estate data for San Diego County, showing that “affordability” index is at an all time low.
re: #168 silverdolphin
The wingnuts continue to be in denial, this time about H5N1.
They are a death cult.
re: #11 darthstar
Looks like people pay attention to the top stories on Mastodon. How’s the enrollment activity been today? Any new lizards we need to welcome?
I been there for a while but really don’t go there much, cannot make head or tails out of it
re: #172 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Most of that is due to mortgage interest rates.
However, there is a real price escalation also.
I’ve posted here many times the real estate data for San Diego County, showing that “affordability” index is at an all time low.
Yep, between that and hedge funds, fewer homes are lived in by the owner anymore. Last time mortgages were this high, houses cost a lot less. This is something we will need to fix.
re: #63 wrenchwench
… City officials were ordered by Google to claim that Google’s use of scarce public water was a “trade secret”.
And this is what Late Stage Capitalism “Public-Private Partnership” looks like: all the best of both worlds. For the Private end of the deal.
re: #176 silverdolphin
Yep, between that and hedge funds, fewer homes are lived in by the owner anymore. Last time mortgages were this high, houses cost a lot less. This is something we will need to fix.
The hedge funds don’t actually want to be in the business of owning single-family homes and renting them out. That’s just an interim method of financing until the REAL plan kicks into gear.
Any 4 or 5 contiguous lots, once they can buy off the zoning commission, will become a construction site for 4 or 5 or 10-story or more apartment and/or condo buildings. (my NYC apartment on the upper west side, the complex has 4000 homes, 200 professional offices, 1000 parking spaces and a 5-acre private park, the whole shebang is 20 acres in total).
Coach Calipari, whose talented but young roster of basketball players suffered a second embarrassing first round loss in the NCAA Tournament in three years, has inked a deal to take over the Arkansas Razorback program. Arkansas’ first visit to Rupp Arena should be interesting! The University of Kentucky’s first target to take over Adolph Rupp’s program is reportedly Chicago Bulls Coach Billy Donovan, who won back-to-back championships with the Florida Gators 2006-07.
re: #63 wrenchwench
It’s a story from 2021, e.g. lexology.com
There are similar stories from 2020.
This use of water by data centers is getting more attention as climate change takes a bigger bite out of fresh water supplies.
AI is expected to demand even more water for cooling.
This is a classic case of economics: demand for one item has consequences in another sector of the economy.
This problem also underlies the drive to more efficient integrated circuits. And that’s why Apple took the lead with their M series chips which use much less energy than the Intel chips.
re: #180 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
It also illustrates that although a Free Market approach is good at balancing supply and demand while directing capital flows into areas where they are most beneficial, the Free Market is a terrible way to manage resources & infrastructure.
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re: #186 GlutenFreeJesus
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re: #185 (((Archangel1)))
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re: #169 silverdolphin
In order to keep “those people” from. Using homes, the houses keep getting bigger causing the prices to keep going up. We could have a whole lot of 2000 Sq ft homes here in the DFW area, but they are building 3000+ Sq ft homes everywhere instead.
re: #195 Belafon
In order to keep “those people” from. Using homes, the houses keep getting bigger causing the prices to keep going up. We could have a whole lot of 2000 Sq ft homes here in the DFW area, but they are building 3000+ Sq ft homes everywhere instead.
My ex-GF’s cousin, a pain management doctor*, bought himself a 14,000 sq. ft. house in Texas around 2016.
*pain management doctor being the accepted term for “legal opioid pusher”
re: #195 Belafon
When I bought my house in 2000 it was 60K. According to real estate prices in the area it is worth over 300K. That is what a row home is going for in NE Philly.
re: #197 PhillyPretzel ✅
When I bought my house in 2000 it was 60K. According to real estate prices in the area it is worth over 300K. That is what a row home is going for in NE Philly.
Again, if the economy had grown 500% since 2,000, then that price would make sense. But it has not, and some day there will be a correction.
*Eyes roll*
gizmodo.com
Conspiracy Theorists Say Everyone Should Stare at the Eclipse Without Eye Protection
“People can see just by common sense that the sun is not 93 million miles away,” one TikToker said.“If they’re telling us to not look at the eclipse, it’s prolly good for us to LOOK AT THE ECLIPSE,” one X user wrote on Wednesday.
Other users shared their own experiences, including people who say they regularly stare at the sun, an activity known as sungazing that’s popular among some fringe New Age communities.
re: #199 Rightwingconspirator
We can no longer discern between parody and real-life idiocy.
re: #198 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Again, if the economy had grown 500% since 2,000, then that price would make sense. But it has not, and some day there will be a correction.
As the real estate people say, “Population, population, population.” In 2000 the population of the US was 282 million people, today it’s over 340 million people. That’s another 60 million folks looking for their own little piece of heaven on earth, a free-standing two-storey new-build with ensuites in all bedrooms and a four-car garage in a “good” neighbourhood close to schools, shops, the interstate on-ramp etc. As Samuel Clemens was reputed to have said when asked about investments, “Buy land son, they’re not making it any more.”
re: #201 Nojay UK
As the real estate people say, “Population, population, population.” In 2000 the population of the US was 282 million people, today it’s over 340 million people.
Has the population increased by 500%? Of course prices will keep rising, but they should be rising in line with the overall economy or those values will not be sustainable.
So Trump now says abortion should be left up to the states…and now the Cult Of The Fetus is throwing a fit over that…
Top anti-abortion activists are upset with former President Donald Trump this morning.
The former president was instrumental to the fall of Roe v. Wade, having appointed three of the Supreme Court justices who gave the green light for states to enact total bans on abortion. But that wasn’t enough for many in the anti-abortion movement, and for weeks speculation has persisted over whether Trump would endorse some sort of federal ban on the procedure.
On Monday, Trump finally broke his silence and declined to do so, saying that, “The states will determine by vote or legislation or perhaps both, and whatever they decide must be the law of the land.” While Trump did not endorse a national abortion ban, in the same video he bragged about being responsible for ending Roe v. Wade and effectively endorsed every total ban that has been passed at the state level.
Nevertheless, the Susan B. Anthony List, one of the largest anti-abortion groups in the United States, came out with a statement slamming the former president.
“We are deeply disappointed in President Trump’s position,” said SBA President Marjorie Dannenfelser. “Unborn children and their mothers deserve national protections and national advocacy from the brutality of the abortion industry … saying the issue is ‘back to the states’ cedes the national debate to the Democrats who are working relentlessly to enact legislation mandating abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy. If successful, they will wipe out states’ rights.”
SBA wasn’t alone — various other hardliners expressed their displeasure too. “I’m not sure a major candidate has ever produced a worse statement on Life than the one I just watched,” posted Doug Stafford, a senior strategist for Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). And Darrell B. Harrison of the Arizona Redeemer Bible Church wrote, “The truth is that when it comes to the murder of unborn image-bearers of God … the Republican Party is becoming increasingly indistinguishable from the Democrat [sic] Party.”
re: #199 Rightwingconspirator
I do not care what they say I am going to watch NASA’s live feed. That way I can watch it without those special lenses. There is also going to be 80 to 85% totality in the Greater Philadelphia Area so I will have a good idea when it will be happening.
re: #205 Joe Bacon ✅
So Trump now says abortion should be left up to the states…and now the Cult Of The Fetus is throwing a fit over that…
They need to calm down and listen to what’s in his heart, not what he says.
In his heart, he wants abortion banned everywhere in America - once he wins the election.
Until then, they need to keep a low profile.
Fortunatlely, one of them is an unprinipled braggart and the other side is made up of fundamentalist absolutist idealists.
re: #205 Joe Bacon ✅
Trump fucking doesn’t care about abortion, only getting the votes of antiabortion extremists who caught the bus by getting Roe overturned with his extremist judicial nominations (courtesy of McConnell gaming the nomination process to freeze out Obama after RBG passed away). They’re pushing towards a nationwide ban, regardless of the posturing here. Everyone knows it, including Trump, which is why Trump’s pretzel logic is even more pretzel-y to try and spin this as a states’ rights issue, when the extremists want a nationwide ban, and they also see how disastrous that is at the polls.
re: #205 Joe Bacon ✅
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“We are deeply disappointed in President Trump’s position,” said SBA President Marjorie Dannenfelser. “Unborn children and their mothers deserve national protections and national advocacy from the brutality of the abortion industry”
Yes, must protect the mothers from making their own decisions.
For those who are clouded-in, there is always Antonioni’s L’ Eclisse.
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(Sophia Loren went for “gorgeous” in that time, but Monica Vitti owned “cool”.)
More than that, Trump claims that what the states decide should be the law of the land.
Hey motherfucker, we had the law of the land - Roe. Everyone had to abide by this because the states had everything from total bans to allowing abortions into late term. Casey gave further restrictions and limitations, but it was still nationwide.
Now, right wing extremists want to take a state’s right to impose a ban to expand it nationally with fugitive women laws that would criminalize seeking abortions in states that still protect the right under their own laws. This is the mess Trump’s initiated, and he owns the mess, and the harms to all women.
Because this isn’t just about abortion.
These Christian fascists want to ban reproductive rights for all women.
They want to ban IVF, which accounts for about 3% of all live births in the US annually.
They want to ban contraceptive rights/freedoms. That affects all women.
This is the Christian fascist misogynistic worldview Trump and GOP wants, and it violates the 1A and individual rights to their own bodily autonomy.
re: #197 PhillyPretzel ✅
When I bought my house in 2000 it was 60K. According to real estate prices in the area it is worth over 300K. That is what a row home is going for in NE Philly.
I got my 3000 Sq ft house in 2001 for $150K. We have seen other houses of the same model sell for over $400K.
re: #209 Eventual Carrion
Yes, must protect the mothers from making their own decisions.
It’s a mistake to think that some women prefer having men make their decisions for them.
All women do, it’s just that some don’t want to admit it…
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re: #201 Nojay UK
Population AND foreign investment.
20 years ago we didn’t have a shit ton of homes getting turned into airbnbs.
I read an article yesterday about a foreign company who bought an ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD.
re: #203 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Has the population increased by 500%? Of course prices will keep rising, but they should be rising in line with the overall economy or those values will not be sustainable.
A lot of that is because more and more people are moving cities. Here in DFW, we are adding about 150,000 people a year. Some of them are from other states, but large portion of them are from small towns here in Texas that are shrinking.
re: #203 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Has the population increased by 500%? Of course prices will keep rising, but they should be rising in line with the overall economy or those values will not be sustainable.
The amount of land suitable and convenient for construction of dwellings, especially the ones most in demand, has not increased at all. That’s what has driven the 500% increase on house prices in the US and elsewhere.
There’s no problem building houses at year 2000 prices but you’d have to stack them up in a storage yard somewhere. Until there’s a plot of land with services, a road etc. to put one on they’re not going to be sold to anyone and the land is the expensive part, not the house.
re: #215 Eclectic Cyborg
The Frankfurt, Germany Planning Commision has made it clear that converting a residence into an Air B&B constitutes a violation of zoning laws: it is de facto turning residential property into commercial, and will not be tolerated.
re: #218 darthstar
There’s a hearing on schedule for April 22 to determine the sufficiency of the bond company and its financials to cover the bond.
re: #221 lawhawk
There’s a hearing on schedule for April 22 to determine the sufficiency of the bond company and its financials to cover the bond.
That overlaps nicely with jury selection down the hall.
The nice thing about accounts like Obama and POTUS is I don’t have to follow their threads instance. Enough of the people in my timeline will do it for me and I’ll get their significant updates in retoot.
re: #226 jeffreyw
bananas mustard and cranberries?
re: #226 jeffreyw
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I would never make that but I would eat it if I needed a quick breakfast on the go.
re: #226 jeffreyw
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re: #232 Patricia Kayden
And some folks actually believe that.
re: #231 darthstar
Another way to put it I suppose…
“DJT backs off abortion position until he has solidified his position as Dictator for a Day (and beyond)”
re: #236 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
“DJT backs off abortion position until he has solidified his position as Dictator for a Day (and beyond)”
Advisor told him that the religious nut vote was already his. So slight pivot towards the middle on an issue that is not putting dollars in his wallet and thus he doesn’t personally care one way or another.
re: #180 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
It’s a story from 2021, e.g. lexology.com
There are similar stories from 2020.
This use of water by data centers is getting more attention as climate change takes a bigger bite out of fresh water supplies.
AI is expected to demand even more water for cooling.
This is a classic case of economics: demand for one item has consequences in another sector of the economy.
This problem also underlies the drive to more efficient integrated circuits. And that’s why Apple took the lead with their M series chips which use much less energy than the Intel chips.
Goodyear, AZ, has a Microsoft data center that is draining Arizona water. Apparently it’s guaranteed 56 million gallons of drinking water to run the damn place.
Mesa, AZ (where I live) guaranteed 1 million gallons of water a day to Google to get a data center. Google claims it’s going to use “air cooling”, but (per the article above), that only works when the air temp is below 85F. Guess what? It’s going to be in the 90s this week.
Oh, and speaking of the eclipse here, it looks like even our partial eclipse is going to be a bust. It’s overcast.
re: #237 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
The reaction on Freep backs you up. They bought it almost universally, sucked in by the ‘states rights’ mantra.
re: #238 mmmirele
Goodyear, AZ, has a Microsoft data center that is draining Arizona water. Apparently it’s guaranteed 56 million gallons of drinking water to run the damn place.
Mesa, AZ (where I live) guaranteed 1 million gallons of water a day to Google to get a data center. Google claims it’s going to use “air cooling”, but (per the article above), that only works when the air temp is below 85F. Guess what? It’s going to be in the 90s this week.
Oh, and speaking of the eclipse here, it looks like even our partial eclipse is going to be a bust. It’s overcast.
But don’t even get into how much water gets sucked up by cotton and citrus plantations in Arizona.
re: #238 mmmirele
Philly’s eclipse will be partially clouded over too.
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Again, the Right is just trying to tone it down until they win, at which point they will move to implement a National Abortion Ban with No Exceptions.
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re: #240 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
But don’t even get into how much water gets sucked up by cotton and citrus plantations in Arizona.
There are places that have plenty of cold water, and would love the ‘waste’ heat. But the data corporation would have to provide it’s own nuke, and a bit of imagination:
re: #241 PhillyPretzel ✅
Philly’s eclipse will be partially clouded over too.
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So far things are not looking good for this side of the state either. Overcast and rainy since early this morning. I warned them at work during standup this morning that I will be out this afternoon if things clear up. Hope I can
re: #247 Eventual Carrion
Hmm. That is why I will probably watching it via the NASA feed.
Partial eclipse starts in Buffalo, NY at 2:04 pm.
Cloudy and overcast east of there. Might be some clearing by then.
re: #180 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
This use of water by data centers is getting more attention as climate change takes a bigger bite out of fresh water supplies.
AI is expected to demand even more water for cooling.
This is a classic case of economics: demand for one item has consequences in another sector of the economy.
re: #219 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
The Frankfurt, Germany Planning Commision has made it clear that converting a residence into an Air B&B constitutes a violation of zoning laws: it is de facto turning residential property into commercial, and will not be tolerated.
Unfortunately I think we’re a long way from that in the capitalist quasi-wasteland that is America these days.
good morning, everybody!
we’re on a two-week jaunt to Texas for the eclipse and to see a mess of relatives from both sides of the family. can only dip in and out as time and wifi permit. waves hello, will be able to catch up fully next week.
congratulations for zedushka! will have to read the current thread for more news, but that may be tomorrow before I get a chance.
currently in Bedford, near Fort Worth, at my sister’s house. listening to the discussion of whether it’s worth driving to her son’s house in McKinney for a better chance of fewer clouds. I say to heck with it, I’m here and I ain’t getting on the roads until Wednesday morning. nope nope nope.
good viewing to everyone who’s managed to get in a good position for this!
re: #238 mmmirele
Goodyear, AZ, has a Microsoft data center that is draining Arizona water. Apparently it’s guaranteed 56 million gallons of drinking water to run the damn place.
NSA built a massive data center just outside Salt Lake City back that opened in 2014. At that time it was projected to consume 1.7 million gallons of water per day. In addition, it required 65 megawatt of electricity per year. Now, Utah, and most of the west, had been in a severe drought for the last 5 to 10 years. I’m curious if there has been any controversy regarding this facility, it’s needs, and the surrounding community. I’ pretty sure any investigation would halted based on national security claims.
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— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 8, 2024
re: #258 Backwoods Sleuth
Welp, come 23 April, looks like it’ll be time to put the padlocks on Trump’s Bedminster golf course and Trump Tower.
Not such hot news: There are clouds coming into NE Philly. Fortunately I have the PBS/NASA back up plan (watching the live feed at 1 PM).
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It’s a little cloudy here at the edge of totality but the clouds themselves are small and scattered so I am guardedly optimistic that we will get a good view of the eclipse. No sign of the widely hoped for feared locust swarm of free spending ravenous tourists. Maybe they heard about the clouds and lit out for Arkansas.
re: #235 Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines
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happy not to live in a world with prune pulp.
re: #258 Backwoods Sleuth
My guess is that Knight’s billionaire owner was hoping to do a flim flam to give Trump millions in support to keep going in his campaign, but this will likely take down his insurance company with its own set of financial crimes/malfeasance.
The moment you scrutinize any of Trump’s financial actions, they show just how shady he is. The bonding is no different, even though it has to meet strict requirements under NYS law.
It’s clear Trump’s insurer can’t meet those requirements.
re: #265 steve_davis
happy not to live in a world with prune pulp.
It was also a world where the housewives in their 30s where raising kids and had grown up during The Depression and World War 2. Lots of experience of ekeing by with less and making adaptations. Plus at this time the Betty Crocker Cookbook was the standard for things. Julia Child, The Galloping Gourmet, etc. all lay in the future.
We’ve got light clouds here in northern NJ, but we’re likely to have more clouds by this afternoon. It’ll be hit and miss.
re: #260 Dr Lizardo
Welp, come 23 April, looks like it’ll be time to put the padlocks on Trump’s Bedminster golf course and Trump Tower.
Don’t bet on it. Someone will fucking bail him out. AGAIN.
(At least that is what I strongly suspect.)
re: #266 lawhawk
…The bonding is no different, even though it has to meet strict requirements under NYS law.
It’s clear Trump’s insurer can’t meet those requirements.
And nobody in his organization saw this coming and was able to advise him against it?
re: #267 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Julia Child first appeared on TV in 1961. Not too far from that “recipe.”
Jonathan Majors sentenced to probation, avoids jail time for assaulting ex-girlfriend
Judge Michael Gaffey also ordered Majors to complete a 52-week in-person batterer’s intervention program. He also has to continue with his mental health therapy.
Following the guilty verdict, Majors was immediately dropped by Marvel Studios, which had cast him as Kang the Conqueror, a role envisioned as the main villain in the entertainment empire’s movies and television shows for years to come.
The conviction stemmed from an altercation last March in which Majors’ then-girlfriend Grace Jabbari accused him of attacking her in the backseat of a chauffeured car, saying he hit her head with his open hand, twisted her arm behind her back and squeezed her middle finger until it fractured.
Majors claimed the 31-year-old British dancer was the aggressor, flying into a jealous rage after reading a text message from another woman on his phone. He maintained he was only trying to regain his phone and get away from Jabbari safely.
His acting career is over.
Well I just made a run to Sheetz for smokes. Place was packed. License plates from New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia and a couple from Ohio and New York (which isn’t real out of the ordinary since we are so close to Ohio and New York). Seems people are coming in to see it in my small town. Still mostly cloudy but clearer than earlier. Got about 3 hours of so to totality, hope the clouds mostly clear.
re: #271 Backwoods Sleuth
Trump posts bizarre solar eclipse ad - with his head blocking out the sun, plunging US into darkness
An op-ed in today’s new smax is comparing his Hero’s Journey to those of Luke Skywalker and Paul Atreides.
re: #273 PhillyPretzel ✅
Julia Child first appeared on TV in 1961. Not too far from that “recipe.”
But it took a few years for her to conquer America’s kitchens…
re: #273 PhillyPretzel ✅
Julia Child first appeared on TV in 1961. Not too far from that “recipe.”
It became very clear to me while watching the women’s national title basketball game and suffering through all of the commercials for TV shows that we have come a long way from Julia Child and This Old House. Everything now - cooking, remodeling, romance - is some intense stressful competition rife with barely tolerable people.
re: #277 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Of course it did. And having her book published helped a lot.
re: #272 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
And nobody in his organization saw this coming and was able to advise him against it?
Considering that the Trump people haven’t been able to find anyone willing to bond him on the up and up, this was the best they could do? Chubb was able to bond him on the E Jean Carroll case, but they weren’t willing to do the much larger civil fraud case.
re: #278 dat_said
If you watch PBS This Old House is still on the air as is Nova (this is their 50th year on the air).
re: #281 PhillyPretzel ✅
If you watch PBS This Old House is still on the air as is Nova (this is their 50th year on the air).
I know, but I needed to whine.
The ads just drove home why I stream everything now and rarely watch anything in real-time.
re: #273 PhillyPretzel ✅
Julia Child first appeared on TV in 1961. Not too far from that “recipe.”
my guess is that we owe a large part of the disappearance of those sorts of recipes to Julia Child, who started teaching housewives how to really cook again. For instance, when I heat peas from a can, I drain the water off, throw the peas in a small skillet with a reasonable amount (a huge fucking amount) of butter that’s been in the pan until it stops bubbling, also a little bit of onion or shallot gets throw in, diced up, and then just a couple tablespoons of beef or chicken broth, whatever happens to be handy. Gets heated and shaken around in the skillet until the broth has all either been absorbed or reduced off. That’s probably the simplest recipe in her French cooking book, and it improves canned peas immeasurably.
re: #274 Joe Bacon ✅
Jonathan Majors sentenced to probation, avoids jail time for assaulting ex-girlfriend
Judge Michael Gaffey also ordered Majors to complete a 52-week in-person batterer’s intervention program. He also has to continue with his mental health therapy.
Following the guilty verdict, Majors was immediately dropped by Marvel Studios, which had cast him as Kang the Conqueror, a role envisioned as the main villain in the entertainment empire’s movies and television shows for years to come.
The conviction stemmed from an altercation last March in which Majors’ then-girlfriend Grace Jabbari accused him of attacking her in the backseat of a chauffeured car, saying he hit her head with his open hand, twisted her arm behind her back and squeezed her middle finger until it fractured.
Majors claimed the 31-year-old British dancer was the aggressor, flying into a jealous rage after reading a text message from another woman on his phone. He maintained he was only trying to regain his phone and get away from Jabbari safely.
His acting career is over.
there’s always a cnn contract as a pundit waiting for him.
re: #284 steve_davis
Ever since I tasted my first frozen peas, I stopped eating canned peas entirely. Or almost any canned veggies except corn, beans or tomatoes.
re: #286 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Ever since I tasted my first frozen peas, I stopped eating canned peas entirely. Or almost any canned veggies except corn, beans or tomatoes.
I still used canned tomatoes and beans for soup and chili. Frozen veggies for anything else for the most part.
re: #285 steve_davis
Majors claimed the 31-year-old British dancer was the aggressor, flying into a jealous rage after reading a text message from another woman on his phone. He maintained he was only trying to regain his phone and get away from Jabbari safely.
He was defending his phone.
re: #170 silverdolphin
The Coming Birth-Control Revolution
Not only some better contraceptives for women but some good ones for men. How will the evangelicals deal with contraceptives that never affect an egg at all? Can’t claim it causes an abortion if the sperm never see an egg.
Oh for sure. If it’s one thing that we can rely on is that evangelicals maintain logically consistent positions on issues involving sex. Amirite?
re: #286 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Ever since I tasted my first frozen peas, I stopped eating canned peas entirely. Or almost any canned veggies except corn, beans or tomatoes.
i only use the le seur’s baby sweet peas. those are quite edible. otherwise, i have to wait for my ingles to run one of their 10 for 10 buck green giant frozen veggies sales.
re: #181 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
It also illustrates that although a Free Market approach is good at balancing supply and demand while directing capital flows into areas where they are most beneficial, the Free Market is a terrible way to manage resources & infrastructure.
You mean most beneficial to the wealthy, don’t you?
re: #182 Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅
Ouch. Should’ve had the beagle. Or at least a par.
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re: #170 silverdolphin
The Coming Birth-Control Revolution
Not only some better contraceptives for women but some good ones for men. How will the evangelicals deal with contraceptives that never affect an egg at all? Can’t claim it causes an abortion if the sperm never see an egg.
Why are you even asking? They will gladly side with the Catholics when it comes to keeping women barefoot & pregnant:
re: #293 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
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re: #291 Hecuba’s daughter
You mean most beneficial to the wealthy, don’t you?
If the market is regulated to a healthy degree, the capital will flow where it is beneficial to consumers as well as producers.
Which is why modern Capitalists fight tooth and nail against any form of regulation.
re: #189 Eventual Carrion
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re: #290 steve_davis
i only use the le seur’s baby sweet peas. those are quite edible. otherwise, i have to wait for my ingles to run one of their 10 for 10 buck green giant frozen veggies sales.
I’m gearing up for grow my own again - big local plant sale only a month away: friendsschoolplantsale.com
Pretty much only tomatoes, peas, beans, peppers and cucumbers. There’d be more but I’m the only person in the world who can’t grow rhubarb, carrots, beets, or zucchini.
I just put my crop out in buckets today, my legal cannabis plants (three for me, three for downstairs neighbor) I hope they do well, I am not horticulturally inclined or talented in any way.
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re: #207 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
They need to calm down and listen to what’s in his heart, not what he says.
In his heart, he wants abortion banned everywhere in America - once he wins the election.
Until then, they need to keep a low profile.
Fortunatlely, one of them is an unprinipled braggart and the other side is made up of fundamentalist absolutist idealists.
As always, in his heart, he literally does NOT care about the issue. It’s only what gets him elected that matters. And eliminating abortion will keep his base happy. Of course if Democrats hold one House, he won’t be able to do that but, again, he doesn’t care. Wait — if the GOP takes the Senate and he’s elected, SCOTUS may very well outlaw abortion nationwide.
So, people are asking me my thoughts on today’s solar eclipse. My response? Why hasn’t Trump been arrested yet for violating his gag order by attacking the judge AND his daughter overseeing his upcoming hush money trial?
— Lakota Man (@LakotaMan1) April 8, 2024
re: #212 lawhawk
More than that, Trump claims that what the states decide should be the law of the land.
Hey motherfucker, we had the law of the land - Roe. Everyone had to abide by this because the states had everything from total bans to allowing abortions into late term. Casey gave further restrictions and limitations, but it was still nationwide.
Now, right wing extremists want to take a state’s right to impose a ban to expand it nationally with fugitive women laws that would criminalize seeking abortions in states that still protect the right under their own laws. This is the mess Trump’s initiated, and he owns the mess, and the harms to all women.
Because this isn’t just about abortion.
These Christian fascists want to ban reproductive rights for all women.
They want to ban IVF, which accounts for about 3% of all live births in the US annually.
They want to ban contraceptive rights/freedoms. That affects all women.
This is the Christian fascist misogynistic worldview Trump and GOP wants, and it violates the 1A and individual rights to their own bodily autonomy.
Again — Trump cares nothing about theocracy and limiting women’s rights in this area. He wants to be dictator and that’s all that matters to him. An atheistic “communist” regime like China or North Korea would suit him just fine as long as he’s the one in power.
re: #301 Hecuba’s daughter
As always, in his heart, he literally does NOT care about the issue. It’s only what gets him elected that matters. And eliminating abortion will keep his base happy. Of course if Democrats hold one House, he won’t be able to do that but, again, he doesn’t care. Wait — if the GOP takes the Senate and he’s elected, SCOTUS may very well outlaw abortion nationwide.
He doesn’t even need Congress. Trump’s AG can declare that the Comstock Act prohibits the shipment of any materials to be used for an abortion, effectively banning abortion nationwide. There is a good chance that there are five votes on SCOTUS to affirm this interpretation.
re: #271 Backwoods Sleuth
heh
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did anybody do the business story on the impact of tens of millions of neurodivergent workers spending the entire first half of a Monday in Waiting Mode
re: #269 Eclectic Cyborg
Don’t bet on it. Someone will fucking bail him out. AGAIN.
(At least that is what I strongly suspect.)
The Saudis or Elon could do it with pocket change.
re: #311 Hecuba’s daughter
The Saudis or Elon could do it with pocket change.
Of course they could. But would they? And would it run afoul of the NY Attorney General?
re: #311 Hecuba’s daughter
The Saudis or Elon could do it with pocket change.
But they would have to find some way to launder it from their sofa to his coffers
re: #313 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
But they would have to find some way to launder it from their sofa to his coffers
And there’s the rub. The Trump Organization is under the exceedingly watchful eye of Barbara Jones.
re: #313 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
But they would have to find some way to launder it from their sofa to his coffers
Maybe they would find amusement in just giving it to him and watch the antics as he tries to avoid paying the income taxes on the gift.
re: #313 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Maybe paying him to promote a golf organization.
re: #279 PhillyPretzel ✅
Of course it did. And having her book published helped a lot.
And credit to Judith Jones who championed the book at Knopf—and also rescued The Diary of Anne Frank from the reject pile when she worked at Doubleday.
J
re: #311 Hecuba’s daughter
The Saudis or Elon could do it with pocket change.
In return, Trump could help him sell the Incel Camino to goobers. Their hatred of EVs would vanish overnight if their lord and master provided an endorsement. It needs truck nutz, tool boxes, rifle racks, huge jacked up wheels, and other standard accessories, but those could be made and released in a matter of days. Someone could even develop a coal rolling kit, with the simple addition of a discrete reservoir of used motor oil.
re: #320 Backwoods Sleuth
Does that fetus have seven fingers?
re: #286 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Ever since I tasted my first frozen peas, I stopped eating canned peas entirely. Or almost any canned veggies except corn, beans or tomatoes.
Frozen carrots gross me out. The texture is nasty. Canned peas are like mush. So it depends on the veggie.
re: #323 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Frozen carrots gross me out. The texture is nasty. Canned peas are like mush. So it depends on the veggie.
true dat, I generally eat only fresh carrots as they keep for a very long time.
My general problem with fresh veggies is getting around to eating them before they go off. That is why I eat a lot of leeks and green beans.
re: #322 No Malarkey!
One last Hail Mary to delay the criminal trial, in which jury selection begins in one week!
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I don’t think anyone would be surprised by this last desperate move by Trump and his legal team. Like I said, he’s flailing.
re: #320 Backwoods Sleuth
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re: #318 Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines
In return, Trump could help him sell the Incel Camino to goobers. Their hatred of EVs would vanish overnight if their lord and master provided an endorsement. It needs truck nutz, tool boxes, rifle racks, huge jacked up wheels, and other standard accessories, but those could be made and released in a matter of days. Someone could even develop a coal rolling kit, with the simple addition of a discrete reservoir of used motor oil.
Trump isn’t their leader. He panders to hopeless fuckups for their vote. This became clear when the goobers that support him rejected vaccines and couldn’t be steered into loving the vaccines that their leader promoted.
re: #324 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
true dat, I generally eat only fresh carrots as they keep for a very long time.
My general problem with fresh veggies is getting around to eating them before they go off. That is why I eat a lot of leeks and green beans.
Fresh Kentucky Wonder Green Beans picked from the stalk, cut the ends off, cook them and smother them in butter…mmmmmmmmmmm
re: #325 Dr Lizardo
I don’t think anyone would be surprised by this last desperate move by Trump and his legal team. Like I said, he’s flailing.
And I was a bit hasty calling it “one last Hail Mary.” Trump has seven days to attempt a few more Hail Marys! Did I mention jury selection starts in seven days? Clock is ticking!
re: #318 Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines
In return, Trump could help him sell the Incel Camino to goobers. Their hatred of EVs would vanish overnight if their lord and master provided an endorsement. It needs truck nutz, tool boxes, rifle racks, huge jacked up wheels, and other standard accessories, but those could be made and released in a matter of days. Someone could even develop a coal rolling kit, with the simple addition of a discrete reservoir of used motor oil.
They’ll be dumb enough to buy it with the CyberTrump wrapping!
re: #286 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Ever since I tasted my first frozen peas, I stopped eating canned peas entirely. Or almost any canned veggies except corn, beans or tomatoes.
So, would you say that they had that fresh, pea-ness, flavor?
Trump’s going Article 78 on the case - essentially suing Judge Merchan claiming that he’s somehow violated or exceeded his duties under the law, and seeking removal of the case to another New York jurisdiction.
I get what Trump thinks he can do using Article 78, but it shouldn’t work at all. He should get knocked down, and swiftly too, by the Appellate Division.
Trump can’t show that Merchan exceeded his duties under the law (equivalent to a writ of mandamus). Just because a judge rules against you doesn’t mean that the judge exceeded his duties under said law.
Trump can’t show a violation on jurisdiction. The crimes occurred in New York county, and there’s no basis for removal - he can still find an impartial jury.
Trump can’t show that a determination was made in violation of lawful procedure.
Finally, Trump can’t show where the determination was made without substantial evidence taken.
This is a longshot attempt to delay the trial, and shows that Trump’s lawyers are desperate to sling anything and everything at the judicial system in hopes of delaying the trial.
They can’t show Trump didn’t do the crimes. They aren’t saying Trump is innocent. They’re just left trying to claim some facet of the trial is bad for Trump and therefore should grind the trial to a halt until such time when Trump is back in power and can kill the criminal and civil legal actions against him.
re: #329 🐈 Crush White Christian Nationalism 🐈
Trump isn’t their leader. He panders to hopeless fuckups for their vote. This became clear when the goobers that support him rejected vaccines and couldn’t be steered into loving the vaccines that their leader promoted.
Trump’s support for vaccination was actually short lived and lukewarm, brought about by pressure from groups who were inimical to his interests, scientists and public health officials. It was completely inconsistent with the rest of his response to covid. The attempt to claim credit was a brief episode of opportunism, soon forgotten in his very public and sustained rush to embrace quackery and denial.
re: #322 No Malarkey!
Indeed, but I think the Appellate Division will dispatch this pretty quickly and let the trial proceed.
re: #330 Joe Bacon ✅
Fresh Kentucky Wonder Green Beans picked from the stalk, cut the ends off, cook them and smother them in butter…mmmmmmmmmmm
Yummm! Bacon and diced onions!
The filings are still not publicly available, but @nytimes is reporting that Trump is indeed seeking a delay of trial through an unusual form of appeal that involves suing the judge directly:https://t.co/cUeJa5OgUW
— Lisa Rubin (@lawofruby) April 8, 2024
re: #335 sizzzzlerz
So, would you say that they had that fresh, pea-ness, flavor?
They have leguminous peatitude
re: #337 Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines
Trump’s support for vaccination was actually short lived and lukewarm, brought about by pressure from groups who were inimical to his interests, scientists and public health officials. It was completely inconsistent with the rest of his response to covid. The attempt to claim credit was a brief episode of opportunism, soon forgotten in his very public and sustained rush to embrace quackery and denial.
He backed down when his cult was outraged that he’d push “the jab” on them. They refused to follow his lead. He can only pass as their leader if he’s where they already wanted to go. He makes them bolder, and worse to other people, but his ability to lead them is very limited.
re: #342 sizzzzlerz
That’s where I got it from
Maurice LaMarche does the voice of Orson Welles (and others, including The Brain). In this scene from Ed Wood, Vincent D’onofrio played Welles, and LaMarche dubbed his voice to make it work as well as it did.
BTW, Ed Wood is easily my favorite Johnny Depp/Tim Burton collaboration.
The IDF releases footage from the interrogation of the spokesman for the political wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza, in which he admits that the terror group tried to hide the fact that one of its rockets struck Al-Ahli Arab Hospital at the beginning of the war, as well as saying that terror operatives use “all hospitals in the Gaza Strip.”
Tarek Abu Shaluf was among 500 terror operatives captured by the IDF at Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital last month, the military says.
The IDF says Abu Shaluf “advanced acts of incitement and propaganda from within the Shifa Hospital, and testified to the use of the compound and medical equipment for terror purposes.”
In the video, Abu Shaluf tells an interrogator of the Military Intelligence Directorate’s Unit 504 that the blast at Al-Ahli hospital (which he refers to by the local name of “Mamadani Hospital”) was “a local rocket, we said it was Israeli.”
Israel accused Islamic Jihad of firing the rocket which fell short and hit the hospital in late October, reportedly killing dozens of people, hours after Hamas officials falsely blamed an Israeli strike, a claim that was widely reported by international media outlets.
“To erase this story, the movement (Islamic Jihad) made some moves, it made up a story that the rocket belonged to the occupation (Israel) and that the target was the [hospital] building,” Abu Shalaf says.
Asked by the interrogator which hospitals Islamic Jihad and Hamas use in Gaza, Abu Shalaf says “All of the hospitals.”
“Because there is internet there 24 hours, there is electricity 24 hours,” he says, explaining that when terror groups use the hospitals, they occupy a room or two in each ward, without needing to close an entire department.
Abu Shaluf in his interrogation also details the use of ambulances by terror operatives at the hospitals.
The IDF releases footage from the interrogation of the spokesman for the political wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza, in which he admits that the terror group tried to hide the fact that one of its rockets struck Al-Ahli Arab Hospital at the beginning of the war, as… pic.twitter.com/tmanF9zAjR
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) April 8, 2024
re: #344 Teukka
JFC. Can the Judge sanction Trumps lawyers for wasting the courts time?
re: #344 Teukka
I love the smell of desperation in the morning.
re: #351 Eclectic Cyborg
JFC. Can’t the Judge sanction Trumps lawyers for wasting the courts time?
That’s a good question. I know there’s such a thing as a “vexatious litigant” but I genuinely don’t know what the threshold for that is.
re: #351 Eclectic Cyborg
JFC. Can the Judge sanction Trumps lawyers for wasting the courts time?
He can, but that is rarely done unless the motion is utterly frivolous.
re: #350 darthstar
Sunny here… and we should have about 62% of the totality here.
Oh look… it’s already starting…
re: #349 Teukka
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NPR inviting listeners to be amused at the primitive superstitious eclipse practices of native American tribes.
Nice.DJT down 10%ish after Trump asks investors not to sell.
re: #357 Teukka
[tinfoil] Could explain the PIJ/PFLP/Hamas PR blitz about al-Shifa Hospital atm. [/tinfoil]
as long as you’re using tinfoil, it’s worth pointing out that prisoners under coercion are likely to say anything their interrogators want to hear.
Israel’s fuckups in the lead-up to Oct 7, during, and since (killing escaped hostages, the WCK thing)… makes me trust them a lot less than I did a year ago.
re: #360 goddamnedfrank
My guess is that Trump’s lawyers are citing to Siegel’s NY Practice (aka the bible for NY civil practice) page 870 (in my version, which albeit is old and worn), Section 557 - which states:
While the Article 78 proceeding has occasional uses against other than administrative agencies - it is available even against judges in certain instances - the administrative agency is its primary target.
My guess is he’s trying to target the rulings on the gag order, venue in NY county, and others, as somehow prejudicial against Trump’s ability to get a fair trial (which is BS, but that’s where we are).
I wonder too if the statute of limitation has run on some of the questions on venue (changing from NY county to another jurisdiction, for instance).
re: #361 sagehen
as long as you’re using tinfoil, it’s worth pointing out that prisoners under coercion are likely to say anything their interrogators want to hear.
Israel’s fuckups in the lead-up to Oct 7, during, and since (killing escaped hostages, the WCK thing)… makes me trust them a lot less than I did a year ago.
Hamas & Co aren’t better, TBH.
Solar irradiance is down to 63% of theoretical max here.
Who knew that light in the sky had a dimmer attached?
Austin skies a bit more dramatic than my flat gray one.
Eclipse thread: not going great
re: #367 jaunte
Do you want the NASA link?
re: #368 PhillyPretzel ✅
Thanks! (I went and got it when you mentioned it upthread).
Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social
Guys, it is proper bananas that the size of the Moon and the distance to the Sun are so perfectly matched. It’s one of the absolutely coolest things about the sky, and I say this as a person who discovers whole new planets.
Katie Mack
@astrokatie.com
There isn’t even a reason for it as far as we know, and because the Moon is slowly receding from us it won’t be like this forever, it’s just a wonderful little joy that we get for our species
re: #373 Belafon
All of my pictures will be with my phone up against my telescope. There are two sunspots visible. One is really big:
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Cool.
Folks let me know if and when JC and his Sonshine Band turn on the Holy Hoover Vacuum Cleaner and suck MTG up into Hay-Ven. 😏
Interesting…the smoking accident on the Russian missile ship near Kaliningrad wasn’t a smoking accident after all…
There’s a little bump of moon on the bottom - looks better with the naked eye (through glasses).
When totality is at hand look for the comet. It should appear then!
re: #381 darthstar
We need a delay because reasons!
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re: #382 Joe Bacon ✅
When totality is at hand look for the comet. It should appear then!
In which direction?
re: #382 Joe Bacon ✅
When totality is at hand look for the comet. It should appear then!
Night of the comet? Great flim. Deserved an Oscar.
I was trying to photograph the eclipse with my DSLR and a 100-400 zoom lenses. The problem is that, its a heavy lens and hard to hand hold, even with stabilization on. On my tripod, I have to track the sun manually which means I have to free up the ball head, move the camera, try and relocate the sun, lock the ball head and take the picture. It’s the relocation part that is tough when the lens is at 400. All the while, I’m in manual focus so I need to keep from bumping the focus ring. Add in avoiding looking at the sun while using the camera and having to look through the viewfinder with my left eye since my right eye’s vision has gone to shit. Too much trouble especially since the eclipse is going to max out at 30% here. Still, it’s pretty cool watching through my solar glasses.
@amyraehill.bsky.social
Happy Eclipse day! If you’re like me and won’t be seeing anything why not make your own on ceramic. Commissions still open for a limited time 😎
The Pandemic Cost 7 Million Lives, but Talks to Prevent a Repeat Stall In late 2021, as the world reeled from the arrival of the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus, representatives of almost 200 countries met - some online, some in-person in Geneva - hoping to forestall a future worldwide ...
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Once Praised, the Settlement to Help Sickened BP Oil Spill Workers Leaves Most With Nearly Nothing When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired ... Cheechako
Alone in a Bathroom: The Fear and Uncertainty of a Post-Roe Medication Abortion Angel tucked two white pills into each side of her mouth, bracing herself as they began to dissolve. Her deepest fears and anxieties took over. Angel had wanted to talk to a doctor before she took the pills to ... Cheechako
They Were Desperate to Get Pregnant. Then IVF Gave Them Extra Embryos. One morning last spring, Ashley Harrolle put her 1-year-old daughter down for a nap and went to the kitchen. She pulled up her fertility clinic’s contact information. It was time to make the call. In a freezer several hundred ... Cheechako
Joe Bacon ✅
March FavoritesYou've seen these all already but looking back, just because. These are my favorite shots of this last month. That 1937 Zeiss Sonnar is such a gloriously wonderful bit of glass. Thanks for looking.
William Lewis
Khal Wimpo (free internal organs upon request!)
Texas County at Center of Border Fight Is Overwhelmed by Migrant Deaths EAGLE PASS, Tex. - The undertaker lighted a cigarette and held it between his latex-gloved fingers as he stood over the bloated body bag lying in the bed of his battered pickup truck. The woman had been fished out ... Cheechako
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