O M G Firefox just crashed hard... took my swarmsim files with it. Eleven years of idle time...
Kevin McCarthy
@ogremkv.bsky.social
ko-fi.com/ogremkv Lover of science (hate doing it, but love learning about it and explaining it to others). Would be writer. Builder of things (mostly plastic models and LEGO). Felid fanatic.
I really wish we had a law that allowed individuals to sue liars. The GOP is sending out pamplets telling Texas teenagers how to get transition surgery without their parents being informed. It's just an attempt to make their base angry enough to not vote for Democrats, which some are planning.
Does anyone else remember the movie "Animalympics" or just me? #Movies
There is a whole class of medical procedure that is essentially not covered by any insurance. Extractions? Sure, you can pull all the teeth you want. Bone grafts and implants? Not covered. US medical insurance is a scam.
So, I almost just broke Magic arena. The only reason I didn't is because of their hard cap on the max number of tokens. Yarok, Thassa, Lumra, Scute Swarm, Mossborn Hydra. Yeah, I had a 50,000+ / 50,000+ Mossborn. #MagictheGathering Final life total Me 521 Opp -50445
ADHD. We do more before 9am than most people do all day... but we dont finish it and dont bug us about it every day for weeks. We will finish it.
What. The. Fact? TIL that breast augmentation can thin the skin. Also that the material used can react to UV light. Thus, you can tell if someone has had a boob job by shining a black light at their chest.
In the US, 610 people die each day from accidents. Our idiotic government fails to do it on purpose.
Interesting, I just checked and SpaceX has to put people on the moon in 2027... or their "rapid development" plan is actually slower than the SaturnV.
My wife looks at me says, "The only explanation is that your cat is a dork." I say, "You're right. It's the only paws-able explanation." Then she threw a sock at me.
Federal units can share financial data with beat cops on patrol instantly... but it's literally illegal to share some data about mental health for a firearm purchase.
A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over
404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime.
404media.co
www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-paci... Krakatau, yeah, that one. Erupted again. Not a super big one, but massive ash clouds.
Indonesia's Mt. Anak Krakatau erupts, spews rocks, volcanic ash
Geological Agency says there is no potential for collapse large enough to trigger tsunami | Anadolu
aa.com.tr
@wesleywatts.bsky.social Is there a way to insert a front matter page (copyright, ISBN, etc)?
If there is ever a time when "Use the force" is no longer a valid and well understood pop-culture reference, then I know my time on this planet is over.
Started watching Lanterns. Casting choices are... odd. The Sheriff looks mid 40s, but the actress is 50. Her "husband" looks like he's 19. The husband's father looks like he's 40. Does this get explained?
@wesleywatts.bsky.social I'm enjoying this piece of software. Once I find everything... I can't seem to figure out how to attach the cover. I also want to insert a single illustration, but so it won't create any orphan or widow text.
"Slow is smooth and smooth is fast." "Know what else is fast?" "Yeah. Fast is fast."
I got a dehydrator from work. I have tried several things, but the best is apples.
@glynnstewart.com I'm really liking book 18, but I've found a ton of typos. I'm happy to pre-read for you if you need it.
#writing Going slowly as I'm in a part of the book that I don't really want to work on. Once I get going, it's usually OK. Almost to 40,000 words. We're going to have one more minor skirmish, then get ready for the big one. A couple hundred cybernetic water buffalo stampeding across Africa.
Quote of the day. Expecting Mitch McConnell and getting Lindsey Graham is like expecting chocolate chip and getting a snickerdoodle. No upset, just confused.
I honestly wonder if Graham had decided that enough was enough and pushed back against the current administration.
ELI5: Polestar cars are Chinese, even the ones built in South Carolina. Fords are US cars, even the ones built in Mexico. Jeeps are also US cars, despite being owned by French/Italian company and are built in Italy. Volvos are Swedish despite being built in S. C. and owned by the Chinese.