1: A Remington Rand Printing Calculator showed up today. I need it solely for the number keys. Damn thing weighs a ton. Not sure what I’ll do with it after… It’s not something I have a particular use for, nor am I likely going to be able to restore it properly. 2:…
A song from five years ago is now made relevant again by this news about the “Trump-Russia Collusion” narrative falling apart even more: Special counsel John Durham concludes FBI never should have launched full Trump-Russia probe As the kids say, it’s a “banger.” It was produced by the same folks responsible for the Alex…
Whenever there’s an “incident,” no matter how horrifying, that can be used for political purposes, it *will* be used for political purposes. But sometimes those attempting to do so go about it in such a brazen and dishonest, yet bumblingly incompetent, manner that you just have to sit up and take notice. For instance, the…
Toronto’s ‘Anti-Capitalist’ Cafe Closing Down After Just a Year in Business Who could have possibly predicted that a business run by someone with no functional understanding of economics would fail economically?
On one hand, I feel bad for this woman… she’s in an unwinnable situation. On the *possible* other hand… chances are good she voted for the policies and policy makers that *made* this situation. Judging by the “flair” she chose to add to her outfit, I’m guessing she did. https://www.tiktok.com/@reverseheartbeats/video/7231381206170996010
Stratolaunch Successfully Completes Separation Test of Talon-A Vehicle Stratolaunch LLC announces it has successfully completed a separation release test of the Talon-A separation test vehicle, TA-0. The flight was the eleventh for the company’s launch platform Roc and the second time the team has conducted flight operations in Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Western Range off California’s central…
The former Marine facing a show trial for restraining a subway loonie has a GiveSendGo to fund his defense. It’s currently more than $1.3 million which tends to make one think that there are a lot of people on his side. Daniel Penny’s Legal Defense Fund
Strange New Worlds’ Upgraded Tech Has a Canon Explanation As readers of this blog are doubtless aware, I am unimpressed with Kelvin-timeline Trek and *especially* “Discovery” Trek. STD sucks on a whole multitude of levels, from bad writing and terrible characters, terrible politics and worse ideology; not a lot can fix that. But one thing…
Your government, ladies and gentlemen. Priorities: not you. Homeless vets are being booted from NY hotels to make room for migrants: advocates Suggestion: give the homeless vets jobs. On the border. Repelling the invasion.
This fan-made prop is damned impressive. Had something like this been available *and* *affordable* back when Next Generation was still on, it would have some like Furbies that distribute crack.
