If anyone is modeling more meme parts, would you please make me a set of AR grips like this while you’re at it?

More for me. I sip it straight.

The show expertly targeted young Millennials transitioning into adulthood. But the audience grew up and matured. Watching HIMYM now is like time warping back to your first apartment after college and being a little embarrassed at the way you and your old friends used to be.

Now I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier,

the last of Barrett’s privateers.

Hell yeah. That looks like an awesome trip. The BWCA and Quetico Provincial Park have been on my to-do list for ages.

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It’s long overdue. This should have been the response last year when the Pentagon started limiting press access and required journalists to sign a pledge to only publish pre-approved information.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/23/back-to-the-future-writer-bad-guy-biff-was-based-on-donald-trump

I live in Japan where bicycles are registered with the police.

Is that mandatory registration for all bicycles, or voluntary?

I have encountered cities, and even universities, in North America that offer voluntary bicycle registration. Very few bike owners here actually register their bikes, though. And I assume the different registration systems do not sync up, so a thief simply needs to move the bicycle elsewhere when they sell it.

If you have any suspicion the bike might be stolen, then assume it is stolen.

I bet they’re a fun couple.

Project Orion

Imagine a ship full of nuclear bombs. The ship has a blast shield at its back end. The ship poops out a series of bombs, each of which explode and push the craft forward.

This was a seriously funded research project. They launched functional (non-nuclear) prototypes and penciled out a Mars mission using this technology. The project was thankfully cancelled due to the signing of the 1963 partial nuclear test ban treaty. Because maybe detonating a bunch of nukes in the atmosphere isn’t such a good idea, when most of us still need that atmosphere after the rocket is gone.

Be careful of the details. My area got rid of their Flock cameras, only to quietly switch to Axon cameras instead. Same shit, different name.

1/3 of the country thinks he’s the best thing to ever happen to America. They eat this stuff up.

1/3 of the country thinks he’s somewhere between a national embarrassment and an existential threat to our constitutional democracy.

1/3 of the country is apathetic about politics and cannot be bothered to give a shit over way or the other.

Demonstration, or an art installation? It’s definitely meant to be seen and appreciated.

“No need to clear the room if we carpet-bomb it and the rest of the city out of existence.”

– Curtis LeMay, probably

Shh, don’t give 'em any ideas.

Careful what you wish for. Neil Young and Van Morrison are 80, too.

Yes, it’s AI. A bit over 3 years ago we accepted community submissions and had a public vote. The submissions were all AI-generated.

We can certainly open up a search for new banner artwork. I propose we start with a discussion post in the Agora to collect submissions for a week or two, and then hold a vote, same as last time. I can make the discussion post later today.

Old banner discussion: https://sh.itjust.works/post/1022097

Old banner vote: https://sh.itjust.works/post/1432783
(Unfortunately, some of the image links are broken.)

Just the cost of doing business.

Edit: The settlement will be paid out over 10 years. If Meta pays a steady $1.8B every year that’s <1% of annual revenue. Damnit!

Cycling: Get a bicycle and start exploring your area. It doesn’t need to be a nice bike; check garage sales and Craigslist and get whatever fits comfortably. Wander off your usual routes and you will encounter new corners of your town that you never knew existed.

Music: Pick up a used acoustic guitar, electric keyboard, banjo, or whatever you can find. The world is full of inexpensive books and free YouTube videos to teach new students.

Drawing: Make doodles, little comics, or sketches of whatever is around you. A pencil and paper are all you need. Look up YouTube videos for daily sketching practice exercises.

Amateur radio: An entry-level license involves a basic quiz and a nominal fee. Cheap radios can be had for less than US$100. If you meet an old timer with a garage full of gear they might hand you a pile of old equipment for free.

Of course, any of these can become expensive and time-consuming hobbies if you go down the rabbit hole. But that just means you have found something you love.