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  • Dov’e Riccardo?

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    @jon-nyc said: Sweet. Congratulations! My Baldwin should be here the beginning of May at which point we both shall be ready for you to come and forget the word bosendorfer
  • The interesting society of the naked mole rat

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    bachophileB
    hate when that happens, adult genitalia are critical to my well being
  • Where is Klaus now?

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    @bachophile said: and welcome to your new homeland, dont overdose on Fregola I find it quite tasty but will heed your words of warning from a man who surely knows the dangers of overindulging Israeli couscous . So much to learn in this new Old Mediterranean world.
  • US Treasury: USA is insolvent

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    AxtremusA
    By the same measure, how long has the USA been "insolvent"?
  • and speaking of airport nightmares...

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    Another take from X @deelo190 Airline pilot here: I’ve made a few posts, for posterity it seems I should combine them so here goes: I guess I should lead with the fact that I know LGA really, really well - And having 1 controller working both ground and tower; late… on a Sunday is straight up normal. Anything you’re hearing about a controller shortage is BS. Should there be 1 guy working? No - But it’s been that way as long as I can remember. Second, if you listen to the audio. You can hear the controller try to stop the truck. Which means a few things. The truck took too long to cross after the initial clearance was issued. In LGA shit happens quickly. If you can’t execute you’re immediately stopped. So looking at the truck. He took too long to cross.. which means that he was either in the wrong position when he first called, or he was going too slow. BOTH are wrong. That’s problematic. So if you listen to the guy IN the truck.. he’s nervous. Classic low confidence read back. What that says to me? He was in training. Let’s investigate that a little further? If the fire department was going to train someone… you’d do it when it’s “quiet” right? Well, LGA is never more quiet than late, on a Sunday - You starting to see it yet? Now, the controller. Was task heavy already (being by himself) working two frequencies in low weather. But again, nothing new there. Especially that guy. I recognize his voice. He’s a rockstar. He can handle it if anyone can. Now… BEFORE the incident with the truck. It’s important to understand the truck was rolling in response to an emergency. There was already a United flight that had supposedly aborted a takeoff due to a fume event on the other side of the field. Usually not something they roll CFR for, BUT if you listen to the earlier audio it’s pretty apparent the United flight crew was basically losing control of the cabin. The flight attendants were running that show. The United pilots, then respond by (incorrectly) pressing the Controller for a gate - That’s important to recognize the United crew was pressing the GROUND controller. Because it’s important to recognize that ground IS NOT in charge of gate assignments… so the United crew was pressing the wrong controller, which then put him (the controller) into a spot of trying to coordinate FOR THEM because apparently they don’t know how to do their jobs. The controller. Went from task heavy to what we call “task saturated.” Add that little fiasco into the truck moving slower than it should’ve been… poor radio discipline on the truck… We’re starting to create a scenario, yeah? Now finally the flight crew. Could they have gone around? Should they have gone around? Now we’re getting into Monday night quarterbacking. Yes to both… in hindsight. The reality is. The weather was low. So maybe they couldn’t visually verify that the truck had crossed. I will say, defacto; a go-around is always an option. Until It’s not. And it’s not once the reversers are out. So to be at 100kts ground speed… the reversers were out. To see what they saw, you’d have to be in the plane with them or re-create it in a sim. I will also say.. the truck. DEFINTELY SAW THE LIGHTS COMING DOWN THE RUNWAY. So, as usual. Multiple things played into it. …it’s never just one thing, right? But…
  • For Out Canadians - What do you think?

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  • The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread

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    “TAVAJOH! TAVAJOH! TAVAJOH!” a man’s voice announces, before going on to narrate a string of numbers in no apparent order, slowly and rhythmically. After nearly two hours, the calls of “Attention!” in Persian stop, only to resume again hours later. The broadcast has been playing twice a day on a shortwave frequency since the start of the US-Israel attack on Iran on February 28. According to Priyom, an organization which tracks and analyses global military and intelligence use of shortwave radio, using established radio-location techniques, the broadcast was first heard as the US bombing of Iran began. It has since played on the 7910 kHz shortwave frequency like clockwork—at 02.00 UTC and again at 18.00 UTC. and Number stations are shortwave radio broadcasts that play strings of numbers or codes that sound random—like the one now heard in Iran. “It is an encrypted radio message used by foreign intelligence services, often as part of a complex operation by intelligence agencies and militaries,” says Maris Goldmanis, a Latvian historian and avid numbers stations researcher. Number stations are most commonly associated with espionage. “For intelligence agencies, it is important to communicate with their spies to gather intelligence,” says John Sipher, a former US intelligence officer who served 28 years in the CIA’s National Clandestine Service. “This is not always possible in person due to political constraints or conflict. This is where number stations come in.” and Because the broadcasts are encrypted and designed to be covert, those details may remain unclear for years, Goldmanis says. The structured nature of the transmission—its fixed schedule and consistent use of frequencies—further suggests it is part of a planned operation. One theory is that the broadcasts originate from Iran itself, as part of its wartime intelligence efforts—particularly if traditional covert communication channels have been disrupted. “Such a station would have appeared if the Iranian intelligence service had lost its usual way of covert communication with the Iranian agents abroad because of the Israeli and US strikes and was now required to use a shortwave radio to send messages and instructions,” he says. However, another more widely backed theory is that perhaps the US, Israel, or an Iranian opposition group in exile that is based in Europe is using shortwave transmitters to reach allies inside. “There is also a suggestion that these broadcasts are used to confuse and distract the Iranian security,” Goldmanis adds.
  • Not bad, Tesla

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    https://www.wsj.com/business/logistics/truckers-tesla-fans-semi-b0a66e6e?mod=Searchresults&pos=1&page=1 This summer, after years of delays, Tesla plans to begin shipping mass-produced Semis from its Nevada Gigafactory. The company is expected to deliver between 5,000 and 15,000 Semis in 2026 before ramping up to 50,000 trucks a year, according to a recent report by Tigress Financial Partners. Surprisingly, Tesla is winning over a hard-to-please and influential group—truckers. Truckers who drove it in pilot tests say they loved features including a centered driving position, faster charging and longer range for about $100,000 less than other battery-electric trucks. and Tesla produces two Semi models with ranges of 325 miles and 500 miles. The company hasn’t publicly stated how much the Semi will cost and didn’t respond to requests for comment. Companies that ordered the vehicles are bound by nondisclosure agreements. But people familiar with the orders say they come in at under $300,000, or about double the cost of a diesel truck. and And much like EVs several years ago, public charging infrastructure isn’t in place for Semis to make long-haul trips. While EV charging infrastructure grew in 2025, most public chargers have a fraction of the power needed to propel a Semi across America promptly—let alone fleets of them.
  • OnlyFans

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    https://www.wsj.com/tech/onlyfans-owner-leo-radvinsky-dies-at-43-81424afc?mod=Searchresults&pos=1&page=1 Leo Radvinsky, the reclusive billionaire who reshaped the pornography industry by turning subscription service OnlyFans into an adult-content powerhouse, has died “after a long battle with cancer,” the company said. He was 43. Radvinsky, who was born in the Soviet Union and raised outside Chicago, bought the then-obscure British video platform in 2018. Since then, Radvinsky boosted user numbers to more than 377 million, bringing in $7.2 billion in revenue for the year ending in November 2024, according to recent U.K. company filings. and Radvinsky—the company’s sole owner—had been seeking to sell OnlyFans. Its parent company was in talks to sell a 60% stake to Architect Capital, an investment firm, in a deal that values the service at around $3.5 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this year. The company had previously sounded out banks and potential buyers, asking for as much as $8 billion, people familiar with the talks had told the Journal. The spokeswoman for the company declined to comment on the status of sales talks. Radvinsky transferred his shares in the London-based parent, Fenix International, to a foundation in late 2024, according to corporate filings. Since 2021, the filings show, OnlyFans’s parent company paid more than $1.8 billion in dividends to Radvinsky and his foundation.
  • Rand Paul questioning Markwayne Mullin

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    https://www.npr.org/2026/03/23/g-s1-114813/markwayne-mullin-confirmed-homeland-security The Senate confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin on Monday to serve as the next secretary of Homeland Security, putting the Oklahoma Republican in charge of immigration enforcement, one of President Trump's biggest priorities in his second term. Mullin won the confirmation in a 54-45 vote. He will be the second secretary to lead the department during this Trump administration, replacing Kristi Noem. He comes to the helm in the midst of a shutdown that has left 100,000 of the department's more than a quarter-million employees working without pay.
  • Oil refinery explosion in Texas

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    taiwan_girlT
    Valero refinery is a big one.
  • TSA nightmares

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    jon-nyc said: Looks like 'they' is Trump. Senator Kennedy confirms. https://x.com/HQNewsNow/status/2036210415089193239?s=20
  • FINALLY... Justice for Denise

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    MikM
    I’m not a kinder gentler guy when on the road.
  • Also this happened today. Just now in fact.

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    I hope this shit stops soon.
  • Drink Wisconsinably

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    We're #1! We're #1! We're #1!
  • U.S. Gov. to pay $1B to Stop Wind Farms

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  • Smart Dad

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    taiwan_girlT
    These are pretty cool for anybody.
  • Should be a fun conversation

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    jon-nycJ
    heh. https://x.com/RichardHanania/status/2036101728832270698?s=20
  • Jeffrey Dahmer doppelgänger

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    I'm just glad they called me in first. Imagine seeing the hygienist after she just got through picking human flesh out of his teeth.