They stole the Pirate Pak
11.03.2026 01:57
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They stole the Pirate Pak
This was bizarre enough but that the New Republic then goes on to quote bizarre-lizard-people-conspiracy-theorist-racist David Icke like he's some sort of actual person was kinda unexpected.
US solar installation: Down 14% between 2024 and 2025.
Chinese solar installation: Up 14% between 2024 and 2025.
Last year China installed more than 7 times more solar capacity than the US. So much for energy dominance...
sadly Hoekstra wasn't there at the time right?
hand game and two-foot kick pls!
no. but I simply won't send money to individuals, whereever, for just that reason. only to institutions like World Central Kitchen or similar. there's no incentive to pick one person over another that way. it feels heartless but its fairer for everyone. plus, tax refunds in Canada. make govt pay too
..and repeat the cycle until you're caught (mean n of robberies = 7).
I suspect crowdfunding your rent or whatever works the same way. Getting one-time cash infusions from strangers doesn't fix the problem. it just delays the reckoning for the reason you're short of cash in the first place.
So you're in need of cash, you decide to rob a bank. It works! You get $7000. That papers over your money problems for a little while but it doesn't fix the reason you have those problems. You spend the $7000 and you're back in the hole. So you rob another bank...
It reminds me of something I read about robbing banks: on average crooks make 7 bank robberies before they get caught. The net take in any one is pretty low, I think maybe $7000.
And some proportion of them are grifts too.
The horror I felt seeing this kind of footage come in still resonates, 15 years later. ⚒️
When I joined as the head engineer of the Torment Nexus project, it was to work on fascinating technical problems and make the world a better place along the way. I am appalled to discover that the Torment Nexus would be used this way and, now that my options have vested, will be leaving the project
This is a technical story with stunning strategic implications. It is quite possible the US launched a massive war because Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff lacked the technical expertise to even understand what the Iranians were offering in negotiations. Absolute idiocy.
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🔴 BREAKING: Secret documents obtained by Ukraine reveal Russian military losses have now topped 1.3 million soldiers.
I was first introduced to this fascinating endorheic (closed) basin by a great article in American Scientist 15 or so years ago. Googling tells me the article was called "Runaway Devils Lake" by Doug Larson and was in the late 2011-2012 period but doesn't turn up a link to the article itself, sadly
The plus isn't just reduced pollution, electrification decreased travel time. Investment in electrification infrastructure could also be a boon for the economy in multiple ways. Jobs, less in medical bills, fewer sick days, both mean more money in consumer pockets to spend on local economies.
TIL the Iran-Contra guy is still alive
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This could be your dream job!
PhD in ecology, and English and Japanese language skills required... working for POKEMON!!!
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If it was a little more square it'd be a decent indie rock album cover
took this around 93-94, where? maybe Brackendale. ,aybe Quatsino. it kinda stands on its own thanks to the seagull at lower right
Chart shows crossover point of projected trend lines of”cheapest MacBook” versus “most expensive McDonald’s burger” occurring in year 2081
Curious raccoons enjoy solving puzzles even without food reward, UBC study finds
Happy Calvin's Dad day to those who celebrate
An application that could prevent construction of an open pit mine near Rossland will be heard this week by BC Supreme Court at the Rossland Courthouse.
“we estimate that a million satellites could mean that a teragram (one billion kgs) of alumina accumulates in the upper atmosphere – enough, alongside launch emissions, to significantly alter atmospheric chemistry and heating in dramatic ways we do not yet understand.
There is no public mandate […]
“Piracy is the most effective form of artistic distribution these days. So be it.”
-Werner Herzog on NPR just now 🔥
Re. last repost of @tadethompson.bsky.social :
I discovered a couple of days ago that Google Scholar has started indexing young-Earth creationist pseudoscience in with actual science.
So Google continues to both actively and passively degrade the value of their primary product.
