So, as previously mentioned, the recently enacted patently unconsitutional gun ban in Illinois has had a stay put on it by a downstate judge. The state has announced a plan to appeal this to the Illinois Supreme Court. It is understood that the IL SC will squash the opposition to the bill. But… there’s a…
Turns out the “QAnon Shaman” was *escorted* by Capitol Hill Police throughout the building. Video has *finally* been released that overturns The Approved Narrative. It would be nice if the 40,000 or so hours of footage that the Democrat-controlled House sat on for political purposes, now being released, would lead to some changes. Political prisoners…
Augmented Reality (AR) Sandbox Yes, there are practical applications here for agricultural planning, water engineering, etc. But let’s face it: if this was affordable, this sort of thing would be used far more by people designing their own worlds for role playing games, sci-fi, fantasy, etc. Responsive digital effects superimposed onto this augmented reality sandbox…
An interesting CGI video depicting three sizes of folding rotor tiltrotor High Speed VTOL from Bell. The concept is not new; actually building and flying one, though, would be. The designs shown are also not new; Bell has been floating them for a few years at least since late 2021. https://view.ceros.com/bell-helicopter/hsvtol/p/1 Bell's High-Speed Vertical Takeoff…
Sir Sic (the Social Inequality Crusader) mocks a “college professor” who claims to have a mechanical engineering degree and who claims that rockets cannot work in a vacuum. Because he not only doesn’t understand basic science, he thinks it’s all a conspiracy. The original video seems to date from quite some time ago; the version…
Ask yourself: who’s surprised by this? Blue Hair and the Blues: Dying Your Hair Unnatural Colours is Associated with Depression A number of lines of evidence, such as studies of religious converts and members of conspicuous subcultures, have found a relationship between holding and expressing a strong counter-cultural identity and mental instability. Here we…
Macon County judge finds state gun ban violates Illinois Constitution; state appeals The finding is pretty obvious, as banning common firearms and standard magazines is *incandescently* unconstitutional. But what seems to be the case now is that, for the moment, the law is not in effect *state* *wide.* MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA…. The order: https://t.co/cEgr3ClcU0 pic.twitter.com/GEiQy7nneJ —…
The New York Times “reports” that black people are having trouble riding horses because they are having difficulty finding helmets: For Black equestrians with natural hair, finding a helmet that fits can be virtually impossible –– another barrier to inclusion in a sport that remains overwhelmingly white. Helmet companies say there isn’t a simple fix.…
