Heh heh heh.
James Bond’s final resting place?
Extremely relevant to my interests.
Music today is courtesy of SugarFree, who gets me on so many levels. #noquestions #movealong
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whaddup doh’
My blood pressure. Dumb clients, doing dumb things, and only telling me when I directly ask about it.
Your clients not following Shut The Fuck Up Friday?
Blocked but I like the sound of it. Work was very quiet today, I actually got something accomplished.
That clip always makes me laugh.
Lol!
““In reality, crafty Elden Ring players are using the skill to parry their own spells, either conjured normally or via consumables like Glintstone Scraps.””
I know what some of those words mean separately.
“AOC, don’t ever change.”
Is her hand photoshopped?
“As the late economist Walter E. Williams noted, “Prior to capitalism, the way people amassed great wealth was by looting, plundering and enslaving their fellow man. With the rise of capitalism, it became possible to amass great wealth by serving and pleasing your fellow man.” ”
That sounds kind of gay.
“serving…man”
I thought that was a cookbook.
Why do you think I’m so in favor of it?
oblig: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGUyaTOqHNU
/serpentines
I remember when Tom Hanks had a sense of humor.
I remember Mademoiselle magazine feting him as the next Bill Murray.
You got a problem with that?
Twenty bucks is twenty bucks.
Her brain is photoshopped.
“Let me tell you a secret,” the congresswoman said. “Most people don’t really know what capitalism is. Most people don’t even know what socialism is.”
Projection.
Progjection.
Extremely relevant to my interests.
Tentacular tentacle porn?
She was doing research.
Now available as blanket!
‘Extremely relevant to my interests.’
Go on…
“Let me tell you a secret,” the congresswoman said. “Most people don’t really know what capitalism is. Most people don’t even know what socialism is.”
I’m thinking of a name…
It’s not a secret.
Rock Island Auction May Premier Auction Catalog.
Don’t tell Animal…
I really should have bought a Thompson M1 way back when…
Speaking of guns… My hands are resting on this as I type this comment.
Not clicking that link…
My dick pic is down below, this is just me showing off my gunzzzz.
686?
My old man had one of those. I Don’t normally do stainless, but I would make an exception in that case.
I almost had one of those. Then the crazy neighbor decided I stole it from her after she gave it to me.
hmmm…. https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/85/3368/jonathan-ciener-ultimate-overunder-short-barrel-shotgun
I wonder how many tax stamps I can fit on a single gun combo?
You only need one.
Well, if you combine a machinegun and a silencer, they both need a tax stamp.
Machinegun + silencer + underslung AOW = 3 tax stamps.
Short barrelled rifle + registered auto sear + silencer + underslung AOW = 4 tax stamps
IANAL, but I’m pretty sure that’s not how the law works. If you have a select-fire rifle with a short barrel that’s one Form 4 and one stamp. You can take off the short barrel, because a barrel doesn’t count as a firearm. For some asinine reason, suppressors are considered firearms, so if you have a suppressed firearm, you can’t take the can off, because then it becomes two firearms. What’s even more stupid, is that you can’t take apart a silencer because, as far as I know, each piece would be considered a firearm.
No that’s incorrect. Machineguns can have any length barrel. They are not subject to the normal barrel length regulations. They are not considered rifles, pistols, shotguns, or anything else. They don’t need to be registered as short barreled.
But if you have a registered auto sear (for an AR15/M16 or MP5 for instance), if you remove the auto sear from the host gun and the host gun has a short barrel, then the host gun must be registered as a short barreled rifle (assuming it’s based on a rifle, not a handgun).
Lots of silencers can be disassembled for cleaning (I own two).
You can easily and legally mount a silencer to a machinegun and separate the two (as long as they are both appropriately registered). You cannot suppress a machinegun or other NFA firearm without having a separate tax stamp for the silencer.
That’s why machineguns with a built-in suppressor (like the integrally silenced Stens) have two tax stamps and two transfer fees.
“No that’s incorrect. Machineguns can have any length barrel. They are not subject to the normal barrel length regulations. They are not considered rifles, pistols, shotguns, or anything else. They don’t need to be registered as short barreled.”
That’s what I wrote.
“Lots of silencers can be disassembled for cleaning (I own two).”
They can, but silencer parts can be considered silencers. The AFT’s position on this has been vague, confusing, and inconsistent. I vaguely recall some decision about parts having holes in relation to the caliber…
“You can easily and legally mount a silencer to a machinegun and separate the two (as long as they are both appropriately registered). You cannot suppress a machinegun or other NFA firearm without having a separate tax stamp for the silencer.”
Which is what I wrote.
“That’s why machineguns with a built-in suppressor (like the integrally silenced Stens) have two tax stamps and two transfer fees.”
The AFT’s position on this has been vague, confusing, and inconsistent. It’s what they do.
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/04/08/mad-pig-fudd-breaker/
Yes, successful entrepreneurs get rich under capitalism. Very rich, in fact. But, in order to get rich and become “billionaires,” they must create enormous value for others—millions of people, in many cases.
It’s like these dumb twats have never heard of double entry accounting.
Sorry Congresstits, I only take economic advice from economists.
She has an economics degree!
I think Boston U had its credentials stripped due to AOC.
I find it easier to believe that BU taught her everything she now espouses.
I’m sure Judge Whatsherface took a biology class at some point too.
No , AOC knows capitalism and socialism. But like the good judge, she doesn’t know what a woman is.
This really is Calvinball.
Like Krugman? Or George Knapp?
When he was a practicing economist, Krugman wasn’t totally insane. He’s a columnist now so he can’t talk about economics. It is forbidden by today’s new rules. Maybe it’ll change tomorrow.
I don’t know George Knapp.
Yeah that’s fair on Krugman. My point was just that there’s a lot of economists out there who believe some, umm, odd stuff.
Knapp: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartalism
I picked him because he’s one of the precursors of MMT.
“EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Biden DID help secure millions in funding for US contractor in Ukraine specializing in deadly pathogen research, laptop emails reveal, raising more questions about the disgraced son of then vice president”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10652127/Hunter-Biden-helped-secure-millions-funding-military-biotech-research-program-Ukraine.html
What wasn’t on that laptop?
“As long as we can continue to ignore the evidence directly linking the current President to graft and RICO violations, we have no issues with this.” — NYT Editorial Board.
What wasn’t on that laptop?
I’m pretty sure there are no pictures of Trump with piss-hookers, because we’d have heard by now.
People afraid of consequences are careful about what is filed where and how secure things are. People that don’t face consequences don’t give 2 shits.
And this will only be covered by the Daily Mail and NY Post.
“EXCLUSIVE: ‘It was like a demon possessed him.’ Teen tells how she and jet skier friend were saved from drowning by Good Samaritan who then shot him dead after he flipped out and attacked 74-year-old rescuer – as bloody photos of boat emerge”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10649259/Teen-jet-skier-shot-dead-Lake-Keowee-Good-Samaritan.html
Crazy. Was wondering if the girl was in on it somehow, but then there’s independent video from someone watching on shore confirming the story.
There’s also the obligatory family statement along the lines of he didn’t do nothing… getting high and beating the shit out of an elderly man shouldn’t be a death sentence.
Well, it might be a death sentence for the elderly man.
Hey all, I’m collecting can lids for SP.
1) Take a lid, rusty or not (preferably a canning lid, but whatever you can get), write your glibs handle on it along with a message of appreciation for her immense contributions to this site. NOTE: you may get better results using a fineliner permanent marker.
2) email me at trashy-glibs [at] disengage [dot] co (and let me know what your glibs handle is) to get the destination address for the lid.
3) shove the lid in an envelope and get it in the mail by April 1st.
Once I get all the lids, I’ll assemble them in a way that only a trash monster can, and I’ll send it up to SP to replenish her stock and keep OMWC in check.
I’ll continue posting this in the links threads this week.
NOTE: Athena has graciously offered to put messages on lids for those who, for whatever reason, can’t. (athenaofprogtown at the gmail)
NOTE2: If you don’t hear from me within 24 hours, let me know on here.
Email sent.
No dick picks.
I don’t think I can send you an attachment, but here’s my dick pic
I thought it would be Nixon. But that is also good.
That is good. Here is a someone who identifies as a dick.
This might sound hard to believe, but again, just think of the iPhone.
It has benefitted so many hundreds of millions of people all around the world in ways we can’t even imagine, let alone list. It’s not unreasonable at all to suggest that the billions made by Apple on its technology are actually only a small percentage of the net benefits for mankind.
I’m not convinced the iphone represents the most compelling argument which could be made.
Everyone carrying a computer around in their pocket is pretty big.
If Elon gets a Mars colony going, that has to be one of the largest “advancing mankind” in quite some time.
“…she essentially says only billionaires support capitalism because they’re the only ones who benefit.”
These days, it’s her political party that benefits greatly from billionaires.
“Master Chief had to take his helmet off early in the Halo TV series, according to the actor who plays him”
I guess, but it was well into the series before we saw the Mandalorian’s face.
Am I thinking of the wrong series? (Never played Halo) — thought Master Chief was a lady. But I’m not a virtual biologist, I suppose…
You’re thinking of Metroid.
In the Halo games, one of the rules for development was to never see Master Chief’s face.
Everyone carrying a computer around in their pocket is pretty big.
It is, but I have a hard time believing there is a net positive productivity effect.
You should tweet that.
“As I’ve explained numerous times, the reason the American right likes Putin is because they are in ideological alignment. They see Putin the way he sees himself: as a defender of conservative, white Christian values. They are on the same team.
To the people who think Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump are crazy but that trans people are made up, that “cancel culture” has gone too far, that “men should be men and women should women” — congratulations, you agree with Putin. You are his ideological ally.”
https://twitter.com/juliaioffe/status/1507417962499612674
CWAA
Strawmen as far as the eye can see.
Not to mention that Ukraine isn’t exactly a bastion of woke values.
SOP: First we love them, then we fuck them, then we hang them out to dry.
And by we, I mean the deep state shits who operate and profit under our name.
Jesus. Don’t light a match around all those strawmen. You’ll go up like a bonfire.
Wow… “Everyone who dares disagree with anything I like loves Putin”. I mean… you can’t even note obvious inflation? Or the border? What a TEAM TOOL(tm).
These people really don’t understand that they’re globalists and every time they try to frame things this way they push regular Americans away. They don’t even see themselves as Americans and it shows. She’s getting roasted in most of the comments by left and right alike.
Globalism is over.
I love your naive optimism. I wish it were so.
Why are you assuming naiveté? I’ve been deep diving a bit on demographics and economics and there are a number of contrarian voices that suggest that the New World Order is anything but.
Doesn’t mean that there won’t be any pain, but Klaus isn’t gonna win.
Pretty sure it’s just getting warmed up.
I spent some time the other day looking at the other site l used to write for, Ordinary Times, and progs are convinced that if you aren’t on their side, you are a grifter, Russian bot, racist, hate democrats irrationally, all of above, or some combination thereof. The cannot see that people come to these positions with their own actions and watch FOX or Rogan, read substax, etc due to how bad most news sources have gotten. They have completely mixed up cause and causation.
They really think Biden is unpopular because of FOX.
So… mainstream Democrat party platform circa 2000 agrees with Putin.
THE PARTIES SWITCHED!!11!!
She better not look too closely, because I think “men should be men and women should women” is a pretty popular thought in most of the world.
Except for Lola.
I’m not dumb but I can’t understand
Why she walks like a woman and swims like a man
TOK wins the internet today.
But I know what I am and I’m glad I’m a man
And so is Lola
And the blue-lit windows in the Red Light District.
She should have the background to actually discuss this rationally, but Twitter isn’t especially conducive to that. What she wrote is ridiculous.
Julia Ioffe
Russian (Soviet) Jew – moved to US, Princeton, Fulbright Scholarship to work in Russia and lots of Russian reporting. She’s a card carrying lefty from all the publications she has worked.
President Rand Paul
TW- New Republic, but circa 2013
“As I’ve explained numerous times…”
“I don’t know who needs to hear this…”
“In case you weren’t paying attention…”
Yeah, people love hearing those.
Ioffe is a top grade idiot. She had an article in National Geographic about furries in “Putin’s Russia”. OK, it wasn’t just about furries, but when I got to that part I said “WTF? Who writes this crap?”
More to the point, WTF happened to National Geographic that they published that crap?
They’ve gone woke and climate change evangelists. I have to laugh when I see ads for National Geographic Expeditions. I guess the carbon footprint of their exclusive travel doesn’t count because they are Good People.
***SIGH!!!*** I’m old enough to remember when NG at least seemed like a reputable, serious publication. I was convinced there was a law in the 1960s requiring every household in the United States to subscribe (to both NG AND Reader’s Digest Condensed Books) and never, ever to throw even a single issue away.
That’s how I found the Ioffe article. My mom still has her subscription and passes the magazines on to me along with CD-ROMs from AOL. Child of the Depression can’t throw a damn thing out.
AOL CDs make handy coasters. Five seconds in the microwave gives you a fun fireworks show and gives the disc a lovely crackle finish.
GT:
There are better uses for AOL CDs, but it takes a lot of them.
My parents lived in DC area in the 1960s. My Dad used to go to the National Geographic hq for lunch. We always had a subscription. He would be sad
NG did more than just about any other publication to promote travel to untouched and exotic places, like Nepal and the Amazon.
I wonder how the editors would react if Biden said he was issuing an EO that banned Americans from taking vacations to such places?
And Greenie kids reacting to travel bans, to “save the planet,” that eliminate Spring break in Cancun and “semesters abroad?”
I used to like the magazine. I even had a subscription for a while.
I forget when I dropped it. I have no regrets of having dropped it.
Brace yourselves everyone, Joe Rogan controversy might be on the horizon again.
Ali Saddiq was on yesterday and somewhere in the middle he goes off about how he doesn’t think gay people should have kids. Joe pushes back a little bit, but for the most part just let him go.
Also, I must not have been paying attention during the Antonio Martinez podcast because I didn’t pickup on him being an asshole:
Why Does Tucker Carlson Sound Like a Berkeley Leftist?
The New Right going on and on about State Department official Victoria Nuland and her famous phone call is exactly like a Chomsky-ite lefty going on and on about Kissinger’s overtures to Pinochet, as if the world simply dances to the tune of State Department phone calls.
This schizophrenia of the New Right is a strange mix of oikophobia—that is, hatred for one’s own country—and self-absorption. The term oikophobia was coined by cultural conservative Roger Scruton to skewer the British left. Nowadays, the right is just as infected with a withering opinion of the U.S. influence on the world as those with fading Che posters on their walls. It’s a recurring motif across all political discourse in America and the West more broadly, and it’s eating the Ukraine conversation.
Maybe some people have figured out there’s a difference between “The United States” and “The United States Government”.
This. The former is hated by the left, and the latter by the right.
hurr durr JFC I’m derped out
Martinez is an idiot.
And Bari Weiss is just as dull when it comes to foreign policy.
I read Martinez’s book, Chaos Monkeys. He comes across as an asshole there too. An interesting asshole, but still an asshole. There’s a good chance he would agree with that assessment.
“oikophobia—that is, hatred for one’s own country”
I thought it was an irrational fear of yogurt.
On topic: Any thoughts on the Steam Deck?
Off topic: Santo movies added to Tubi. Delightful!
Thoughts extend to: Might be interesting, think it runs Linux — but I work from home, rarely travel and have a perfectly fine desktop. No need for the Deck… but those who need it, hope they enjoy it.
All the reviews I’ve read is great hardware, great potential, but barely beta level software.
The store is also a mess for determining what games work on it and what games work well on it.
But there is a large incentive for Steam to work the bugs out so as to be able sell games on it.
Steam has had a terrible reputation for long term hardware support (see, controllers, link, box, etc…), so I’d prefer to wait for it to get stabilized and get some legs under it before buying one. Otherwise, there’s a good chance that in 12-16 months from now, you will have a chance to grab a Steam Deck at 70-90% off.
Steam deck, huh. They running a modified Weischerts, or just a standard impeller, watching out for cavitation?
Headline makes me laugh because it’s true.
Troops Look Stunned as Joe Biden Talks Gibberish and Stuffs Pizza Down His Face
The quiet part out loud.
That’s comforting. I gave him credit for deciding not to send MiGs to Ukraine, but now I’m worried again.
The DOD is very opposed to involvement (and probably the CIA).
But if the idiots at State had their way, we’d all be glowing piles of ash already. The goddamn neocons are a threat to humanity.
It was bad enough that the White House staff had to formally correct it.
The demented old asshole is going to blunder us into WW3.
Growing up in Norfolk/VA Beach, I heard military jets almost daily. I was outside today working on getting a fence post in for some peafowl and heard that trademark supersonic boom. Looked up and sure enough there was a military jet flying low and fast.
I’ve lived here 9 years now and have never seen or heard a military jet out here before. It was unusual enough out here to make me wonder if WW3 really is kicking off. Wife happened to call immediately and sounded upset. I thought, here we go. Turns out her peafowl guy fell through and she wouldn’t be picking up a breeding pair as planned tomorrow. False alarm and back to country life.*
*There must be several feet of rock directly under where that damn fence post has to go. I gave up chiseling it out and am renting a jackhammer tomorrow.
The guy has significantly declined since I last watched a clip of his a couple months ago. Frail is what comes to mind.
Every time I see a Halo pic I think of Red vs Blue.
Goddamnit, Caboose!
I use the term ‘Chupathingy’ every chance I get.
That should really help gas prices – the war nobody talks about.
Massive Fire Engulfs Saudi Aramco Facility In Jeddah Following Reported Missile Strike
Maybe if a few more overseas oil production areas go up in flames, we’ll get back to energy independence here.
Just sayin’
We need more commercial nukes in this country (and around the world).
Nice sentiment, but I suspect this will be another convenient excuse for gas prices.
db, folks. A funny, funny man. He’s here all week. Try the special, tip your server.
There’s still enough gas for the Grand Prix though, right?
Rublev is always disappointing whenever I see him play in person.
Flipped over after work and I was wondering why the studio team was just gushing over that asshole Kyrgios yet again.
He’s better as an iconographer.
Remember oil breaks down latex used in condoms!
Condom Battler, Goro episode 45 “Condom Championship Tournament!”
Daily ray of sunshine:
From the SP thread:
Amen. Praying for good potions.
🙂
Fuck. Last line was my stupid addition. Nice work on the blockquote, huh?
Still, the important thing is that SP is back where she belongs.
Thumbs up, my man!
Pretty sure fucking up HTML tags won’t be counted against you in the Last Judgement.
Excellent!!! *Snoopy dance*
Awesome.
The good news we’ve all been waiting for.
We need more Daily Rays of Sunshine
Whole Vegas valley took some sort of power bump. It was just a little one but odd. From North Las Vegas to South Henderson we had seen outages on our equipment. I don’t think we are all on the same grid so wonder if we saw a solar flare
Dang dude. Nothing to report from Pahrump.
We managed to shoo out our visitors and then I took a dip in the pool for the first time. Damn, it was still cold, but as soon as I got out, I instantly heated and dried in the sun.
I am going to age 20 years this summer..:
New York Post just had an article about a minor flare that might cause some issues in the next couple days. Of course the headline made it sound like it was going to fry the grid. The article noted it was a very minor one that occurs regularly.
That’s what the M.I.B want you to believe. Must have been some type power surge from the interdimensional propulsion system they’re testing in Area 51
We can only hope that the aliens have come.
If by solar flare you mean Russians hacked the sun and caused a flare then probably.
What’s with the giant, clunky glasses on middle-aged urban people these days? I figured that to be the least likely aspect of Elton John to catch on.
Back from a funeral, sitting shiva, and getting food (as well as checking how many people paid attention to the multiple messages saying I would be out the rest of the day today).
So here’s the Zoom/Happy Hour/Kibitzing link for tonight, that I’ll kick off at 20:00 Eastern.
My condolences for whoever it was.
Appreciated. It was the girlfriend’s grandmother, 98 years old, was diagnosed with cancer years ago, multiple strokes, and was still active up until going into hospice about 10 days ago.
Wow. Still, my condolences.
Sorry to hear it; I remember you saying she was not doing well recently.
Condolences.
The future!
Based on the 2.0-liter turbocharged engine found in cars like the Wrangler and Cherokee, the engine uses an aluminum block with Plasma Transfer Wire Arc (PTWA) coating in the cylinder bores, therefore reducing friction as the pistons travel. Inside you’ll find a forged steel crankshaft and connecting rods paired with aluminum pistons. There’s also direct injection, dual overhead cams with independent variable valve timing, an and engine-mounted water-to-air charge cooler. The exhaust manifolds are integrated into the head, where they can be water-cooled to lower turbo intake temperatures. All of this allows the engine to be 15 percent more efficient than its larger counterparts.
Of course, what we’re most curious about is power. Stellantis has yet to tell us exact specs, as they’ll vary from car to car. But it’s released a few key details that give us a good idea of what to expect. There will be two versions of the Hurricane straight-six: A Standard Output (SO) variant and a High Output (HO) variant. The Standard Output engine focuses on fuel economy and is expected to deliver over 400 hp and 450 lb-ft of torque using 22 psi of boost, depending on the model it’s found in. The High Output version—the one we’re all interested in—is meant for performance and towing applications, and will make “more than” 500 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque, says Stellantis, thanks to 26 psi of boost from the turbos. For some context, the current 392 Hemi V-8 available in the current Challenger makes 485 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque. Like most modern turbo motors, the company promises a nice flat torque curve from the Hurricane, saying it will deliver at least 90 percent of its peak torque from 2350 rpm to redline.
What is the estimated service life of that nightmare? 40,000 miles?
Ugh
I have a custom reman Vortec HT383 that I’m getting ready to drop into my Suburban. It’s dead simple and will probably run for over 300k miles.
Based on the description, that thing seems more like a bomb than an engine.
The exhaust manifolds are integrated into the head, where they can be water-cooled to lower turbo intake temperature
26 psi of boost from the turbos
Yeah, all that sounds like a maintenance nightmare.
The High Output version. . . will make “more than” 500 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque
*places order*
“How I hacked Tinder and dated 15 men in 21 days”
https://nypost.com/2022/03/24/heres-how-i-hacked-tinder-in-order-to-get-more-dates-and-its-super-simple/
Not even one a day?
Be handsome
Be Attractive
Don’t be un-attractive
Be a woman.
I have a feeling if it were a guy the numbers wouldn’t be quite the same.
Unless you were hacking Grindr.
“If the teaching of sexuality and gender ideology in schools was a male majority led initiative, I think more people would have questions about the motivations behind it.
*Thread*”
https://twitter.com/wrong_speak/status/1507346171370610688
Just have to share this lovely original song by a remarkable young man I’m proud to say I’ve known since he was a little squirt of a musical prodigy. I’d be willing to bet he played all the instruments you hear.
I hope you listen and enjoy it.
I’d be willing to bet he played all the instruments you hear.
Q: What do you call a man who has no arms or leg but can play ten musical instruments?
A: Stump the Band.
Time can never mend,
The careless steward of a good friend.
That WAS a lovely song, GT.
I like it.
Lovely.
I’m getting a Nick Drake vibe that I love a lot.
Thanks for sharing!
Well, that’s one way to force myself to take a walk.
My stove’s igniter decided to stop working today (No clicky click woosh). So it was time to stop procrastinating about buy an alternate ignition system. I decided to walk to the convenience store to buy matches or a lighter. The first place sold cigarettes but nothing that produced flame. The second place sold cigarette lighters, but those would put my fingers in the flames. So I figured I would check Rite Aid. Turns out There is no Rite Aid anymore, but the Dollar Tree that replaced it did at least have butane lighters.
On the way back, I spotted a place called the Monocle Cafe – which of you lot opened it?
“The first place sold cigarettes but nothing that produced flame.”
What?
Around here you can just ask for a book of matches from any store clerk, they always have them.
Fecking corporate just extended my lay-off for yet another month. I’m happy for the work but wtf is going on here?