@George-K said in Hay Aqua! Toy Camera Photography!: https://www.bigrick.com/post/toy-camera-blackandwhite-photography Pretty cool, but I'll be impressed once they try a Holga or Ilford Sprite. Or hell, a pinhole camera.

@jon-nyc said in Even a shithole state has its perks: Best Texas bbq I ever had was on 25th st and 6th Avenue in Manhattan. And I was born in Texas. Hill country bbq is on 26th. Just sayin.

@George-K said in Think tank says US/Taiwan would defeat Chinese invasion..ion: I saw that yesterday. One of the comments I read stated that the Chinese have war-gamed this out as well, with a similar conclusion. War games took a reputational hit with the Ukraine thing. I hope they trust the results.

@Catseye3 Lol, but I don’t think we want to go there. Would be bad form.

@George-K said in Bari Weiss: NYT asked Schumer to censor Scott: A spokesman for the Times responded to a request for comment on Weiss’s allegations by insisting that “New York Times Opinion never seeks outside approval or consultation whether to publish guest opinion essays.” I wouldn't expect it to be a codified or acknowledged practice. Of course it isn't. But of course it happens, directly and indirectly. And the smoky room dwelling powers being consulted, ain't your grandma's evil rich white republicans.

Yeah, but you don't get to work on K Street.

Worked for Hillary.

We're gonna need a bloody big microscope. I wonder what would happen if you put an angel into the Large Hadron Collider and cranked it up to 11.

@Ax said in Conspiracy Theory Supporter calls for Trump Execution: This vague talk about “context clue” is what the CCP uses the censor all sorts of stuff on the Internet within China. Don’t fall for it, strive for more intellectual rigor. Aqua said: Intellectual rigor? From you? Ax you can't even tell what others are saying. As far as I can tell, context clue is just a frilly way of saying "redundancy".

So cute!

Lowes installed our washer and dryer 3 years ago. They were fine.

Very nice. Mrs. George and I had a cockatiel for about 2 weeks before she demonstrated an allergy to the powder on their feathers. The place where we bought (and returned) that bird had a hyacinth macaw. The loving nature of the bird really got us started on our journey with birds. The hyacinths are the largest of the macaws. I believe that they are no longer allowed to be imported, and so they must be domestically-bred. Ridiculously expensive - more than $10K last time I looked. The second largest species is that of the green-winged macaw (Sidney). Sidney weighs about 1 kg. The hyacinths are bigger than that. They are fantastic birds. Lifespan is on the order of other macaws, assuming no intervening illnesses.

@Jolly One of the few times that Nimitz and MacArthur saw eye to eye on joint operations. Likewise, Nimitz was blessed to have a brilliant and articulate naval tactician and strategist like Spruance at his side.

@jon-nyc said in Sorry, Jon. It's the law.: What would childhood even look like without the Whipit? What would Saturday night look like without the whipped cream?

@jon-nyc said in James May's car crash: May has reportedly suffered a broken rib but has since been given the all-clear following a brain scan and X-rays. Broken ribs can hurt like a mother. I guess Hammond can get on his case a little now.

@jon-nyc said in Why hasn’t team Trump released the warrant?: @Jolly said in Why hasn’t team Trump released the warrant?: As far as messages changing, I always get tickled at folks who expect their enemies to stand there like a grounded piñata and let their opponents beat them with a stick. Real life doesn't work that way. Not for Schumer, Trump, Nick Saban or any public or private figure. Of course, I threw that out there as one explanation for the “crickets”. Trump supporters were still trying to figure out what their talking points are supposed to be. Personally, I'd be happy if he did something to torpedo his run in 2024. And unlike reality-challenged TDS sufferers, I know such a scenario would be possible, if he had done something sufficiently sinister. But one does not expect TDS sufferers to be able to focus on individuals outside of the TDS tribe. We all look exactly alike to you.

@Doctor-Phibes It's not necessarily the policies that make Trump stand out, but the words and tactics he uses. Somehow that aspect gets lost or conveniently excused in the squelch surrounding Trump’s self promoted greatness.