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@Mik said in Mildly interesting: The clearest image of Venus’s surface captured by a lander that melted in less than an hour on the planet. That is very neat!

Sorry I didn’t get more details at the time. I’d imagine he filled out some prompts about that stuff though.

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I’m curious as to what, if any, common patterns or parallels can be drawn between Robinson with Crooks and Mangione. All three under thirty males (that is why I leave out the much older Routh) of documented above average intelligence and coming from seemingly good family backgrounds and no (known) prior criminal acts. Was there a common but, as yet, unrecognised, pathology at play? Or was it simply a matter of failing prey to the extremist and banal populism that leads to amoral and nihilistic thinking and, in these three instances, an immoral criminal act with tragic consequences? I don’t know.

I still like connections although at times the obscure pop culture references escape me. I’ll have to try the others you mention.

@LuFins-Dad said in Asshole of the month award goes to…: Seriously, @89th 89th? It’s about basic human politeness and also a little self dignity. The whole idea that he can get to that ball quicker than she can so he deserves it is pretty much the philosophy of the asshole of the guy that grabbed the stuff away from the kid that started the thread. You can argue that it was about giving to kids, but maybe she was going to give it to a kid that wasn’t there? And even then, it’s a nice thing to do, but it’s not a moral imperative to do so. It doesn’t matter that he gave it to his kid or that it was the kids birthday. It was because his instinct said I’m big enough, fast enough, that I can get that ball before her and he chose to follow that instinct. That’s behavior that a polite society is supposed to frown upon. Not at all. A ball lands in the stands, it’s not “oh you go first” it’s fun to see who can get to it first. It landed in his row… in fact I think it’s a bigger sin to go into someone else’s row to get a ball, if there is any sin here at all!

Okay, this is taking a weird turn. So it is credibly reported that the roommate that turned over the messages wasn’t just a roommate, it was his partner, who is a Transwoman that is medically transitioning. https://nypost.com/2025/09/13/us-news/charlie-kirk-shooter-tyler-robinson-lived-with-transgender-partner/

I would love to visit Vermont. Seems quite pretty there.

@Horace Yes, welcome back!!!

On the other hand, I’m old enough that I don’t fight anymore but the idea of life in jail is nowhere near as scary.

Bless his memory. What a hero!

@jon-nyc said in Forum Issues: It says excessive load. Maybe 89 sat on the forum again. Couldn’t have been me, I delivered my load to your sister last night

The black pickup is the spitting image of my pick up. I’ve named her the midnight beast. And yes she is as diesel as they get.

I’ll take the checks and balances and presumption of immune, thanks. Inconvenient at times but necessary.

My next pasta sauce adventure- Genovese Sauce. https://www.vincenzosplate.com/genovese-sauce/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR69-fIR8yrhZyL1XN2oKeLhS7jK_tf1BGXOKxw29weI0abLh03yxMibzYKbzg_aem_z6woMl5Gkpm-a3eqROGHRg

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True dat! and he conveniently forgets that corrections (both good and bad) have been something that almost always happens as more and finalized data comes in.