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Dr. ir. Brian R. Pauw πŸ‰

@drheaddamage

Science, sailing, sea and scattering (X-ray flavor). Against genocide in any form. Opinions are mine. I run a blog at https://lookingatnothing.com/

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Borders

10.03.2026 05:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It is one of those machines that is actively lurking with murderous intent, looking for traditional and novel ways to kill you.

10.03.2026 05:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh they’re absolutely intolerant of any disrespect. Behind that quietly whirring chuck is an enormous inertia and it’ll eat you up (clothing/hair) in an instant, or fling stuff at you when you’re not being very systematic and careful! Well worth learning πŸ˜‰.

10.03.2026 05:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What always annoyed/amused me with the laser safety glasses (apart from them not working with my normal glasses) is that you can’t see the laser even a little! So for alignment… you peek around the edge of the safety glasses πŸ˜“.

10.03.2026 05:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Cannot adhere to SOLAS laws (safety of life at sea, amongst others require helping others in need), nor a bunch of other international rules of the sea, so cannot be legal.

10.03.2026 05:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bei 2.50€/L fΓΌr Benzin ist man doch motiviert, endlich mal mit dem Rad zu fahren, oder?

Ausserdem wΓ€re es wΓΌnschenswert, wenn das 9€ Ticket zurΓΌckkommt.
MobilitΓ€t mit dem Fossil-Auto in Zukunft etwas fΓΌr Reiche? Ganz im Sinne von Lindner.

10.03.2026 05:19 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Comic character saying β€œhey”

Comic character saying β€œhey”

09.03.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dark Science High #12!
dresdencodak.com/2026/03/08/d...

09.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 282 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

Ah, it’s the spinny death-machine. Two near hits using that one is enough for me. One time I forgot to take out the T-handle and the second time the workshop mechanic accidentally drove the cutter into the chuck jaws.

09.03.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit is holding a brown jacket over his shoulder . ALT: a man in a suit is holding a brown jacket over his shoulder .

Meanwhile Merz going like:

09.03.2026 07:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Israel unlawfully used white phosphorus in Lebanon: HRW Images verified by Human Rights Watch show Israel fired white phosphorus in populated areas of southern Lebanon.

Images verified by Human Rights Watch show Israel fired white phosphorus in populated areas of southern Lebanon.

09.03.2026 07:30 πŸ‘ 1038 πŸ” 728 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 97

Businesses "buckling" to pressure from hate groups use the same tactic as the Democrats to hide their own bigotry. They want you to think they're weak or incompetent, that it's out of their hands, because that's better than you realizing that they've always been complicit.

09.03.2026 04:57 πŸ‘ 160 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Right on! Step aside, Merz!

08.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Essentially, all Proton is really saying is that foreign search warrants are handled according to Swiss law, rather than US law, which is nuanced. But the way they're wording it seems intended to mislead customers into thinking Proton will shield them from US law enforcement (they won't).

6/6

08.03.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Also, UTC.

08.03.2026 10:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How about we stop the idea of a global technology competition and work together to ease climate change and figure out how to live together on this planet?

07.03.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Housing did not disappear after the housing bubble either. But it was still a disastrous event for many households.

07.03.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember the previous β€œneural networks” boom and bust as well. In the end, things have their limited uses, but nowhere near the wild claims of the peak bubble times.

07.03.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon girl with pink hair is smiling with the word heh on her neck ALT: a cartoon girl with pink hair is smiling with the word heh on her neck
07.03.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The world is getting hotter faster β€” its pace nearly doubled in the past decade Earth is now warming at a rate of around 0.35 ΒΊC per decade, fresh analysis finds.

Earth is now warming at a rate of around 0.35 ΒΊC per decade, fresh analysis finds.

go.nature.com/4boG2tH

06.03.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 8

Who could’ve predicted this, I wonder??? (/sarcasm)

07.03.2026 13:06 πŸ‘ 95 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Tineye not being any use?

07.03.2026 12:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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07.03.2026 12:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Purple record on the record player with the cowboy bebop team on the sleeve in the background.

Purple record on the record player with the cowboy bebop team on the sleeve in the background.

Kiddo found the best record to cheer me up:

07.03.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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My cartoon in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social

07.03.2026 07:34 πŸ‘ 283 πŸ” 124 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

Probably when you give it the beans 🫘 it’ll eventually spray many composite particles out of its bottom jet…

06.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Orkut for me.

06.03.2026 07:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh god, the memories.

06.03.2026 07:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And you had to wait in excitement for the headers to finish displaying before extracting the few lines of content. Good times.

06.03.2026 07:04 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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