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Overnight Open Thread [02/09/2026]
This thing looks absolutely useless, and absolutely loads of fun!
Jetson One It's just a drone writ large, and that makes it both reassuring and terrifying. But you can't get one until 2028...they are either backlogged, or it's all smoke and mirrors.
A fish is swimming out in a lake, when he sees a fly flitting around, 3 feet above the water. The fish thinks to himself, "If that fly comes down about 5 inches, I can eat it!", so he sits and waits. A bear sees the fish watching the fly and thinks to himself, "When that fly comes down a few inches, that fish is going to jump up and try to eat it. When that happens, I'm going to swipe that fish onto land and eat it." A hunter eating a sandwich sees the bear watching the fish watching the fly, and thinks to himself, "When that fly lowers, the fish is going to jump up to get it, and that bear is going to try and eat that fish. When that happens, I'm going to shoot the bear and stuff him for my den," so he puts down his sandwich, and readies his gun. A mouse is sitting there watching the hunter, watching the bear, watching the fish, watching the fly, and thinks to himself, "When that fish goes for the fly and the bear goes for the fish, and the hunter tries too shoot the bear, I'm going to go and eat his sandwich." so he sits and waits, keeping a watchful eye on the hunter and his sandwich. A cat in the bushes sees the mouse watching the hunter watching the bear watching the fish watching the fly, and thinks "When that fly lowers 5 inches, the fish is going to try and eat it, then the bear is going to eat the fish, then that hunter is going to shoot the bear, then that mouse is going to try and eat the sandwich. When that happens, I'm going to eat that mouse." so he sits and waits. watching the mouse intently. After a few tense minutes, the fly finally lowers itself. The fish jumps out of the water, and catches the fly in it's mouth a split second before the bear swipes the fish onto land and begins to devour it, shortly before being shot in the face by the hunter, while the mouse lunges for the sandwich. The cat sees the action springing right in front of him, so he books it out of the bushes making a bee line for the mouse, but misses it completely, and falls face first into the lake. Moral of the story; when a fly comes down 5 inches, a pussy gets wet.
Pass the pot to Grandma — her brain might thank you. A new study is challenging long-held assumptions about cannabis, finding that middle-aged and older adults who use the drug may actually see some brain and cognitive benefits. The twist comes as cannabis use is climbing among older Americans. Research shows that nearly 1 in 5 people ages 50 to 64 reported using marijuana in the past year, along with 5.9% of those 65 and older.
Biochemical research is mostly bullshit: filled with weasel words and ass-covering nonsense. If marijuana was that wonderful, we would have figured it out long ago. You Know Who hardest hit!
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: mindful webworker - mind, the final frontier at February 09, 2026 10:18 PM (kqXjy)
Posted by: Crusader at February 09, 2026 10:19 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 09, 2026 10:19 PM (UOTmo)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2026 10:19 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 09, 2026 10:19 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: tankdemon at February 09, 2026 10:19 PM (u28BA)
when your ship comes in,
and you've got the stock market beat.
But the man who's worthwhile
is the man who can smile
when his shorts are too tight in the seat.
Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 09, 2026 10:20 PM (UOTmo)
Posted by: Sheriff Bart at February 09, 2026 10:20 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 09, 2026 10:20 PM (gKWVE)
It is now being read on three continents.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 10:21 PM (1VKLJ)
Posted by: MkY at February 09, 2026 10:22 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 09, 2026 10:22 PM (UOTmo)
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 09, 2026 10:22 PM (47diA)
when your ship comes in,
and you've got the stock market beat.
But the man who's worthwhile
is the man who can smile
when his shorts are too tight in the seat.
Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn
Well? We're waiting!
Posted by: Archimedes at February 09, 2026 10:23 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Rusty Nail at February 09, 2026 10:23 PM (DJAE9)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 09, 2026 10:23 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Rusty Nail at February 09, 2026 10:23 PM (DJAE9)
Better Feldman than Haim.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 09, 2026 10:23 PM (u28BA)
Did I mention that I went sailing in 80 degrees and sunshine yesterday?
*ducks*
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 09, 2026 10:24 PM (+HNx/)
Meh. Modern pot isn't as good as the good old days, anyway. Bring back Acupolka Gold! 🙄😲😆
Posted by: mindful webworker - pass the air freshener at February 09, 2026 10:25 PM (kqXjy)
#tropical
Posted by: browndog with icy paws at February 09, 2026 10:25 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 09, 2026 10:26 PM (H/suN)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 10:26 PM (6W1vz)
Posted by: Piper at February 09, 2026 10:27 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 10:27 PM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 09, 2026 10:27 PM (lUFok)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 09, 2026 10:28 PM (kB9dk)
You Know Who hardest hit!
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Same goes for that pain relief crap.
Talk about the power of suggestion.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 10:28 PM (6W1vz)
Here's what happens if you buy one, Actual delivery of the vehicle:
https://tinyurl.com/4dhdu4ba
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 09, 2026 10:28 PM (w/O5Q)
...another surprise cannabis benefit is psychosis and violence.
Posted by: Joemarine at February 09, 2026 10:28 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 10:29 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 09, 2026 10:29 PM (47diA)
Posted by: Joemarine at February 09, 2026 10:28 PM (y171U)
I am betting emphysema too.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 10:29 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 09, 2026 10:29 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Pull My Wire at February 09, 2026 10:29 PM (oftw2)
The weather this year said, "Sorry! All the snow is going East, mate!" I grieve but will get over it. Will now settle for snow in the mountains and rain here. Life is grand otherwise.
I have not been happy about the lack of snow. Those of you who have it have probably not been happy at times, either.
However, in the Intermountain states we envy you.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 09, 2026 10:30 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Joemarine at February 09, 2026 10:31 PM (y171U)
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Guys who are high think they sound smarter when they're high.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 09, 2026 10:31 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: mot at February 09, 2026 10:31 PM (fIPNY)
Here's what happens if you buy one, Actual delivery of the vehicle:
https://tinyurl.com/4dhdu4ba
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 09, 2026 10:28 PM (w/O5Q)
I see many issue here ...
Posted by: zombie I at February 09, 2026 10:31 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: zombie Isadora Duncan at February 09, 2026 10:32 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Pull My Wire
To be honest, I'm shocked the puns haven't already started.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 09, 2026 10:32 PM (lUFok)
Posted by: Blanco Basura
I expected resistance.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2026 10:33 PM (cYBz/)
________________________
Pull up a chair and grab the popcorn. NYC is about to have a bit of a warm spell. It's the first one since the garbage collection problems. And, I'm telling you right now, the rats are excited. If you've never spent a lot of time in NYC, then you might now be aware of how big the rat population is. You get a taste of it everytime the subway tunnels flood. But, nothing's more appetizing to a population of rats than rising temperatures and free food in the winter time.
Enjoy the show.
Oh, and about that Jetson 1 passenger drone. I'm sure Special Ops branches within the military are already playing around with one to dampen the noise. Those are a tool they'd love to have in the arsenal.
Posted by: Orson at February 09, 2026 10:33 PM (dIske)
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 09, 2026 10:33 PM (47diA)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 09, 2026 10:33 PM (0OORa)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
After three weeks of glaciation here in The Swamp, you can have it. Not seeing the appeal, unless it scours away all the commie bastards around here.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 09, 2026 10:34 PM (UOTmo)
Posted by: Pull My Wire at February 09, 2026 10:29 PM (oftw2)
Careful. You don't want your shorts grounded due to capacitance.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 09, 2026 10:34 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: mindful webworker - buh buh buh booo at February 09, 2026 10:34 PM (kqXjy)
Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 10:35 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: 4 Non Blondes at February 09, 2026 10:35 PM (+HNx/)
...another surprise cannabis benefit is psychosis and violence.
Posted by: Joemarine at February 09, 2026 10:28 PM (y171U)
violence?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 09, 2026 10:35 PM (w/O5Q)
Here's what happens if you buy one, Actual delivery of the vehicle:
https://tinyurl.com/4dhdu4ba
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 09, 2026 10:28 PM (w/O5Q)
Watched the video. I, for one, wouldn't stand next to the cockpit to give instructions to the pilot when the propeller blades are deployed.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 09, 2026 10:35 PM (aMrr2)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 09, 2026 10:35 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 09, 2026 10:36 PM (UOTmo)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
What states are the Intermountain States?
Posted by: Libtards at February 09, 2026 10:36 PM (5rh/l)
Lots of offerings out there - looks like it's time to get into the weeds with all the info.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2026 10:36 PM (cYBz/)
She is a great kid. Her mom has been Rebecca's massage therapist for about 15 years now; her husband - this young lady's father - died very unexpectedly 10 years ago, so they live on one income.
They didn't know how they would be able to afford to pay for her to attend this program. Since we are in a position to help out these ladies who are very much like family to us, we told them that if they weren't able to secure a scholarship we would pick up the cost so that this young lady could attend this program.
What a joy to be able to do this for such a wonderful young lady! She is very excited, and we are excited for her. And we are so grateful that we are able to help make this possible for her ♥️♥️♥️
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 09, 2026 10:37 PM (SRRAx)
So naturally the Twitterati mob that had attacked her originally have not accepted her apology and continue to savage her.
When can social media just die already.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 10:38 PM (2GVsD)
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It does. It seems like there a mild movement to pretend that Epstein wasn't about sex with the under-aged (because he was all about the money...? How would that be any different?). Yet, the history of cinema says that casting seems to be all about that. Are we supposed to believe that Epstein's clients had little in common with Hollywood?
Posted by: Crusader at February 09, 2026 10:39 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 09, 2026 10:39 PM (47diA)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 10:40 PM (xFfhU)
The states that are in ter mountains. (NM, CO, WY, MT, ID, UT, NV, eastern WA, eastern OR, eastern CA, and AZ)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 09, 2026 10:41 PM (lUFok)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 09, 2026 10:33 PM (0OORa)
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Maybe, but does it have a good jingle?
Posted by: Jardiance at February 09, 2026 10:41 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 10:41 PM (1VKLJ)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 09, 2026 10:37 PM (SRRAx)
This is awesome, what a blessing you are to her!
Posted by: Piper at February 09, 2026 10:42 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 10:42 PM (/WQyy)
There are two new updates to our cat blog tonight.
Big Boy, the black cat that arrived just before dad passed, then disappeared after a couple months has shown up and injured. We had to do an emergency after hours vet visit to get him checked.
https://tinyurl.com/dg65258
Posted by: Joyenz at February 09, 2026 10:43 PM (2F0/Y)
1) Fire the guy on the sound board. The vocals were muddy, and more often than not, the backup vocals/ instruments were on top.
2)They lied about the timing. They promised that it would be synced with the game, but when I switched back to the game, it was already at 14:03.
It was pretty much amateur hour. Each act was internally good, except for the aforementioned sound issues, but the timing leading from one performance to the next wasn't on. It was obvious that they didn't rehearse getting on and off.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 09, 2026 10:44 PM (pk60q)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 09, 2026 10:44 PM (IhIKR)
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 09, 2026 10:45 PM (47diA)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 09, 2026 10:37 PM (SRRAx)
That's great. I hope she enjoys the experience!
Posted by: Joyenz at February 09, 2026 10:45 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 09, 2026 10:46 PM (lUFok)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 09, 2026 10:46 PM (aMrr2)
The states that are in ter mountains. (NM, CO, WY, MT, ID, UT, NV, eastern WA, eastern OR, eastern CA, and AZ)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 09, 2026 10:41 PM (lUFok)
So, aren't the states between the Appalachians and the Rockies intermountain states? Heck, it seems almost every state is an intermountain state. Even Hawaii - it's between the Sierra Nevadas and the Urals.
Posted by: Libtards at February 09, 2026 10:46 PM (5rh/l)
I prefer my helicopter blades to be non-coplanar with the pilot.
Not that it matters if something goes wrong 1000 feet up.
Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 10:47 PM (VHUov)
"Greater lifetime use was also linked to better performance in learning, processing speed, and short-term memory. "
Complete and total bullshit.
Posted by: Chuck C at February 09, 2026 10:47 PM (D0HYP)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 09, 2026 10:46 PM (aMrr2)
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Spacely Sprockets owns the rights.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 09, 2026 10:48 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 09, 2026 10:48 PM (ZF6+q)
Posted by: Diogenes
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Bargained with Grok for a self driving car and an Optimus - offered cash. No deals. No discounts.No\
Optimus and the best deal on a self-driver is $36,990 plus $99 a month for the FSD option.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 10:49 PM (6W1vz)
Joyenz, that is some good news. Hope it all turns out well.
I've also had a missing cat return. Thankfully young little Pip is still very healthy and vocal. Isis is adjusting to having her adopted kitten back. Detente is the best they manage right now along with claw swipes.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 10:50 PM (2GVsD)
Not that it matters if something goes wrong 1000 feet up.
Posted by: mikeski
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You can pass out from blood loss on the way down.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 10:50 PM (6W1vz)
You Know Who hardest hit!
So what's your excuse for forgetting his name?
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 10:51 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Wally at February 09, 2026 10:52 PM (0e5Te)
You Know Who hardest hit!
So what's your excuse for forgetting his name?
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 10:51 PM (KAi1n)
***
Snort!
Well played!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 10:52 PM (1VKLJ)
Posted by: the toyes at February 09, 2026 10:53 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 10:51 PM (KAi1n)
I have never forgotten anyone's na...hey! Is that popcorn?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 09, 2026 10:53 PM (n9ltV)
It's freaking Monday, where is everyone?
Blue Monday just wear you out? Oh, blue Monday...
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 09, 2026 10:53 PM (6W1vz)
Posted by: Pull My Wire
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Don't let the step function hit you in the ass.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 09, 2026 10:53 PM (pk60q)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 10:54 PM (2GVsD)
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Ecoflow has a smart circuit box along with enough scalable battery capacity to run a substantial house up to about a week if you wish. Costco has some of their products or you can order them online or even Ebay as Ecoflow has a refurbished storefront on Ebay.
They also have the smaller and more portable types. And portable solar cells.
Jackery does okay with the smaller batteries as does Bluetti and both also sell portable solar cells for recharging.
A simple gas/propane generator can also ease issues with the battery generators. If you do have electronics or electronics heavy appliances, the line sags and surges from normal gas/propane/nat gas generators (not inverter types) can damage those. Using the generator to charge one of the battery generators avoids that problem if you run items off of that.
E.g. our pellet stove requires about 300 watts to ignite and about 100 watts per hour for fan and feeding pellets. But since computerized control, requires pure sine wave electricity to keep it running. Battery generators generate sine wave supply that it needs.
Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 10:55 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 10:56 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Diogenes
Devil's Advocate Position: After the first half-dozen fatal Jetson-Jetson mid-airs at liquor stores after dark, or the first six incidents of soccer moms crashing into each other at 35 feet over Panera stores, no one will be able to afford flying insurance for a Jetson.
Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 10:57 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 10:57 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 10:51 PM (KAi1n)
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It's the flashbacks.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 10:58 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 10:58 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma
>Watch your ass when you're around those people into AC/DC.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 10:58 PM (xFfhU)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 10:56 PM (RIvkX)
Hey San Franpsycho, had a great time in the city. Sitting in the airline waiting to board. Really enjoyed myself.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 10:59 PM (1VKLJ)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
My balls are always bouncing to the left and to the right
It's my belief that my big balls should be held every night
Posted by: gKWVE at February 09, 2026 10:59 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 09, 2026 11:00 PM (aMrr2)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2026 11:00 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 10:57 PM (5rh/l)
The FAA will step in once this gets serious. Just like for drones. But common sense regulations can fix a lot of the issues.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:01 PM (1VKLJ)
Posted by: Blanco Basura
What happened?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 09, 2026 11:01 PM (ZF6+q)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:01 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 11:01 PM (BI5O2)
It's my belief that my big balls should be held every night
Posted by: gKWVE
>Cause I'm V.F.D., I'm Dynamite!
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 11:02 PM (xFfhU)
Posted by: buddhaha
Better than taking its derivative in the ass.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 09, 2026 11:02 PM (dhHpw)
The eel you say?
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:01 PM (2GVsD)
I tried the tuna for the hailbut.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 11:03 PM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 09, 2026 11:03 PM (aMrr2)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 11:03 PM (1+Dhc)
Or even worse, wine-box soccer Moms locked in an aerial duel.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 10:58 PM (2GVsD)
Yup. It will be a re-run of the earliest WW1 air-to-air combats. Soccer moms shooting pistols at each in contests for prime landing spots at nail salons.
Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 11:04 PM (5rh/l)
Report was for a new (to me) house that has some cracks visible on the outside. Offer was contingent on the results of the inspection.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 09, 2026 11:04 PM (lUFok)
x.com/i/status/1580591685867753474
Flying cars will be a lot better if they can use something besides old-fashioned head-chopper type blades. I've seen examples. Here's one:
https://youtu.be/iYsoDS0UM4c
Another, sorta
https://youtu.be/MGy8jvf-DZ0
Another toroidal example
https://youtu.be/E8L8I0dLh_o
Comic relief, loosely related, page 12 from my old webwork series "Getting From Here to There,"
The 500 Cars of That Guy
https://bit.ly/500-cars-of-that-guy
(click on Larger Image for a larger image)
Posted by: mindful webworker - i need one to fly to the South 40 at February 09, 2026 11:04 PM (kqXjy)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:04 PM (2GVsD)
Guy hates girl. But she needs a green card and he needs money. So they make a deal,
Money for pretending to be married.
But - get this - they end up falling in love. And then get for real married and live happily ever after.
Am I close?
Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 11:05 PM (y6810)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 10:59 PM (1VKLJ)
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Glad you enjoyed.
Did you get that "secondary screening" I called in for you?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 11:05 PM (RIvkX)
Check out the disembodied guitar strings vid at the end of the Jetson one. Magnets got some power!
Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at February 09, 2026 11:06 PM (t/Eo5)
Posted by: Wally at February 09, 2026 11:08 PM (0e5Te)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:08 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 09, 2026 11:03 PM (aMrr2)
Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas at the Alamodome in '99.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 11:08 PM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 11:08 PM (y6810)
Posted by: JUGGALO TEARS at February 09, 2026 11:09 PM (mFz+I)
I hope this ends with both of them in CECOT.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 11:09 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:11 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 10:57 PM (5rh/l)
The FAA will step in once this gets serious. Just like for drones. But common sense regulations can fix a lot of the issues.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:01 PM (1VKLJ)
Traffic light engineers and police have a difficult enough time keeping chaos minimal in two dimensions. In three dimensions, chaos will be the norm, I fear. Also, what's the range if flyers have to hover for two minutes at stoplights every quarter-mile or less in urban areas and dense suburbs?
:-)
Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 11:11 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Really?? at February 09, 2026 11:11 PM (y6810)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:08 PM (2GVsD)
LOL. I LOVE YOU. AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
Posted by: JUGGALO TEARS at February 09, 2026 11:11 PM (mFz+I)
Does your cable company offer the HR Giger Channel? If not, you might not get to see these. Which might be a good thing. You never know. I mean, I like them both a lot, but is that a recommendation or a warning?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 09, 2026 11:11 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 09, 2026 11:11 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 09, 2026 11:11 PM (CHHv1)
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Guys who are high think they sound smarter when they're high.
Posted by: Cicero
++++
Homer Simpson's "thinking juice" agrees
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 09, 2026 11:12 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Really??
Next you are going to tell me that taxation policies have an impact on folks that have the ability to relocate.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2026 11:13 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 09, 2026 11:13 PM (zdLoL)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:14 PM (2GVsD)
President Donald Trump, in a call two decades ago to a Florida police chief, bashed former friend Jeffrey Epstein and called Epstein’s procurer Ghislaine Maxwell “evil,” the retired cop told FBI agents in 2019, a Department of Justice document shows.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 11:16 PM (tmn4j)
Posted by: Really??
Next you are going to tell me that taxation policies have an impact on folks that have the ability to relocate.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 09, 2026 11:13 PM (cYBz/)
Leftist news outlets claim that wealth people fleeing from high-tax blue zones is a MAGA-spread Myth! Because the wealthy aren't bothered by high taxes!
Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 11:16 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:16 PM (8zz6B)
Love the snow picture-- that's what it *usually* looks like around here in winter. But not this winter. (Yet?)
Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 11:17 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 11:17 PM (/WQyy)
Posted by: buddhaha
++++++
Better than taking its derivative in the ass.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
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You seem to be an impulsive fellow.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 09, 2026 11:18 PM (pk60q)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 11:05 PM (RIvkX)
I appreciate that. Kevin was my screener.
He promised to call.
Oh I hope he does....
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:21 PM (1VKLJ)
There are a bunch more of his films on the Arrow box. Haven't got to those yet.
"Lady Battle Cop"...I am intrigued.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 09, 2026 11:21 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 10:41 PM (1VKLJ)
What happens if only one of the four motors fails?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:22 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 11:22 PM (BI5O2)
One thing about jersey, they don't fuck around when it comes to snow removal. The roads are clear by the time you wake up. They run the plows all night. Can't vouch for the cities, but the burbs are always clear. I have never been snowed in.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 11:24 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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The electrical puns have been shunted aside.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 11:24 PM (XeU6L)
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LOL
Next time we shall have a toast
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 11:25 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at February 09, 2026 11:26 PM (R86kT)
Apparently, the Seahawks quarterback owes more in taxes than he earned for the game.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 11:27 PM (7aioM)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:22 PM (8zz6B)
We adapt.
What happens when you have a blowout at 70 mph?
We will have to learn.
I see these being restricted to less than 400 feet and along established routes.
We'll see.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:27 PM (1VKLJ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 11:25 PM (RIvkX)
I look forward to it my friend!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:28 PM (1VKLJ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 09, 2026 11:22 PM (BI5O2)
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You called it exactly right then.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 11:28 PM (7aioM)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
>We can rectify this situation but I'd rather not hear anymore about the Olympic transistors.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 11:29 PM (xFfhU)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 11:27 PM (7aioM)
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Well, you got your
Hotel tax
Convention and Visitor's Bureau fee
Parking tax
Employment ordinance fee
Sales Tax
Enjoy!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 09, 2026 11:31 PM (RIvkX)
Leftist news outlets claim that wealth people fleeing from high-tax blue zones is a MAGA-spread Myth! Because the wealthy aren't bothered by high taxes!
Posted by: Gref at February 09, 2026 11:16 PM (5rh/l)
The people they accuse of being overly focused with cutting costs, like employee wages, are just going to ignore 15% off the top? Riiiggghht.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 09, 2026 11:32 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Diogenes
* looks at Washington D.C. *
Well, we're boned.
Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 11:32 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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You apparently have no capacity for sympathy.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 11:33 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 09, 2026 11:33 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 09, 2026 11:33 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 11:27 PM (7aioM)
The Jock Tax.
Take the number of days in state, equates to a %rage of total income. Pro athlete = Big $ for the state.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:34 PM (1VKLJ)
Posted by: Tonypete
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Good luck with your search. For the tax credit though get even a few solar cells with your battery system.
Ecoflow's smart circuit box, they claim you can basically run line power to it and it will charge the batteries (top them off) and instantly switch to battery power when you get line outages or even sags. Basically like a large scale uninterruptible power source.
Key factor is how long they last and some report having install problems with the smart circuit board. I like Ecoflow because it is scalable and you can add batteries as your budget allows.
I still have mostly dumb appliances or ones that I don't need in an outage but as those wear out, I am looking at the Ecoflow system for that reason.
Most of the new house wide battery systems allow charging by solar cells, generators, or line power to keep topped up.
I have a small Ryobi battery generator that uses their 40v yard batteries which are hot swappable and you can link one to another Ryobi unit as well. for the Pellet stove. Have a log burning Buck stove at the other fireplace.
Posted by: whig at February 09, 2026 11:35 PM (2swu2)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
>Well, much of my life has been in vacuum tube, so not easily triggered.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 11:35 PM (xFfhU)
Texas Demoncrat Gene Wu tells Latino, black and Asian people to unite against US, we are the majority.
We have the ability to take over this country.
Is this incitement?
Posted by: fourseasons at February 09, 2026 11:36 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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Don't expect an admittance on their part.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 09, 2026 11:37 PM (XeU6L)
We have the ability to take over this country.
Is this incitement?
Posted by: fourseasons at February 09, 2026 11:36 PM (3ek7K)
Beyond incitement if you ask me.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 09, 2026 11:37 PM (snZF9)
What happens when you have a blowout at 70 mph?
We will have to learn.
I see these being restricted to less than 400 feet and along established routes.
We'll see.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:27 PM (1VKLJ)
The only way I can see such flying machines be approved for general use is to have all under central robotic control, and you hire them like a taxi or an Uber. The passenger has zero input into the flight controls. If contact with master control is lost, the onboard system must go into "safe descent" mode, and make a rapid but hopefully safe descent from cruise altitude to the nearest patch of open ground. And then shut down.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:37 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:39 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 11:39 PM (RZtQW)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 11:39 PM (KAi1n)
I would think the wealthy would be bothered by anything taking their money. Well, unless they spend it on themselves.
Posted by: Case at February 09, 2026 11:39 PM (E7+ue)
Posted by: Wally at February 09, 2026 11:40 PM (0e5Te)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
>After so may years, my reluctance has been earned.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 11:41 PM (xFfhU)
Posted by: Wally at February 09, 2026 11:40 PM (0e5Te)
Curly Howard censusing Gene's family: "woo, woo, woo, woo, woo...!"
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:41 PM (8zz6B)
And that key cleaner is hot!
Posted by: Gunslinger at February 09, 2026 11:42 PM (4pWEQ)
Posted by: Wally
+++
To each according to their ability
To each according to their needs
.
.
.
Those with ability have few needs
Those without ability have many needs
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 09, 2026 11:43 PM (/lPRQ)
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It's like getting hit in the family Joules.
Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 11:43 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 11:43 PM (xFfhU)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Pe
That's a great idea in terms of controlling the airspace.
It might come to that, but the driver/pilot should still have the ability to take control.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:45 PM (1VKLJ)
Probably an expert. Plenty of first hand experience and observation tells me pot makes you lazy and stupid.
Posted by: Ripley at February 09, 2026 11:47 PM (PTDkx)
It might come to that, but the driver/pilot should still have the ability to take control.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:45 PM (1VKLJ)
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It's obvious that you have never spent an afternoon watching dashcam videos on YouTube.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 09, 2026 11:47 PM (+HNx/)
It might come to that, but the driver/pilot should still have the ability to take control.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 09, 2026 11:45 PM (1VKLJ)
That would require competence on the part of the passenger. Liberals are going to be buying these.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:47 PM (8zz6B)
Yeah, we should quit flip-flopping around...
Posted by: JQ at February 09, 2026 11:48 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 11:49 PM (xFfhU)
Oh, electrical jokes?
You can't tune an electric keyboard, either.
Electric Tuna is a potential band name.
Posted by: Nerd Herd at February 09, 2026 11:49 PM (NZPfR)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 11:49 PM (/WQyy)
We have the ability to take over this country.
==
Proletariat of the World, Unite! It's Marxism. Pure and simple.
Posted by: runner at February 09, 2026 11:50 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
Totorro, on the Come To Mexico tour.
https://youtu.be/FVCokrs51Cg
Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 11:50 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Piper at February 09, 2026 10:27 PM (Wmg4n)
I never smoked pot but always had friends and family who did. I knew a number of researchers who said that smoking pot made them more creative. Apparently, pot does kill brain cells (and the comments about psychosis and violence are legit) but also increases the connectivity of the surviving brain cells, which explains both a) increased creativity at first and b) the burnouts you remember who forgot just about everything.
Posted by: Nerd Herd at February 09, 2026 11:52 PM (NZPfR)
I find weather interesting to follow.
Here in SW Wyoming we've had no snow and very
unseasonable weather. We've been able to grill a lot this winter.
The wildlife usually moves from the mountains to town starting in October.
Something is going to happen soon because the last two days the wildlife has moved into town.
Hopefully this a good sign, we need lots of snow to fill our reservoirs.
Animals know.
Posted by: fourseasons at February 09, 2026 11:52 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 09, 2026 11:52 PM (vzudA)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 11:43 PM (xFfhU)
Sorry, I don't have enough plutonium to power the flux capacitor.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 09, 2026 11:53 PM (S/Y4j)
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Conventional helicopters glide quite well. Check out the autogyro. Its rotor is free spinning yet it still flies like a fixed-wing plane.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 09, 2026 11:53 PM (+HNx/)
It might come to that, but the driver/pilot should still have the ability to take control.
Posted by: Diogenes
Same problem as 99.9%-of-the-time self-driving cars.
If the human only has to take over in the worst 0.1% conditions, they're not going to improve the situation at all.
Practice to the point that driving is instinctual is how that works. Never being allowed to practice means it won't.
Posted by: mikeski at February 09, 2026 11:54 PM (VHUov)
We have the ability to take over this country.
Except for the tiny little problem that the Left really, really doesn't want you to know...except for the collegiate Marxist part, none of the minority groups really like each other at ALL
Posted by: Azjaeger at February 09, 2026 11:54 PM (3/XaG)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 11:49 PM (xFfhU)
As long as the rotor remains attached to the aircraft, and continues to be free to rotate, you have lift. Forward motion through the air causes the rotor to spin, and the flight controls can be used. Look up the bensen Gyrocopter, which had an unpowered rotor, and an engine driving a pusher propellor, giving it forward motion.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:54 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: mindful webworker
I've acu polka'd stoned. It was fun. I found that my feet went where they were supposed to go, on time, and without thinking about it.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 11:54 PM (KAi1n)
Had cousins who lived in NYC as small children and they told me about seeing PSAs on TV between the after school cartoons, showing pictures of a rat and pictures of a cat, and telling children not to mistake a rat for a cat and try to pet it. I've never been able to confirm this I r gind a video online, but they swore it was true.
Posted by: Frankie at February 09, 2026 11:55 PM (tucOg)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 11:55 PM (/WQyy)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 09, 2026 11:55 PM (/WQyy)
"Careful with that axe, Wu, Gene!"
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 09, 2026 11:57 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 09, 2026 11:57 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: fourseasons
>Yes they do. Wind, rain, snow extreme cold and lightning storms. When the temperature is dropping to -20 or below, they're are everywhere, migrating to the nearest river. 500 to a 1000 head of elk is not uncommon.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 09, 2026 11:57 PM (xFfhU)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 11:58 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 09, 2026 11:59 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Wally at February 09, 2026 11:59 PM (0e5Te)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 12:00 AM (/WQyy)
Currently, the shocking truth is real
One ought not mix the sea
With electricity
Unless the hook is an electric eel
🙄
Let this be my swan song for the evening.🦢
https://youtu.be/2Ui_Q4qBDJY
G'nite, y'all 🕚💤
Posted by: mindful webworker - just in time at February 10, 2026 12:00 AM (kqXjy)
Posted by: Some Vogon throwing a couple of guys off the ship at February 10, 2026 12:01 AM (O7YUW)
Then Wu needs the Hot Needle of Inquiry applied forcefully to make sure the US does not have an Alice Leal Guo situation.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 12:02 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Wally at February 09, 2026 11:40 PM (0e5Te)
all the non-Chinese start remembering what happened when the Chinese ruled their country
Posted by: Kindltot at February 10, 2026 12:02 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 12:02 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Azjaeger at February 09, 2026 11:54 PM (3/XaG)
True. This is why DJ Jizzy Crockett ain't likely to win TX.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 12:02 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 12:03 AM (2GVsD)
Now to work on giant Japanese anime mech with cute GAINAX red-headed waifu.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 10, 2026 12:05 AM (2GVsD)
I hope y'all get snow too. I don't like it but you need it there .
We get plenty of rain here in the Spring. Sometimes we get too much. Weather is just one of those things we can't control. Have to take it as it comes.
Posted by: Case at February 10, 2026 12:06 AM (E7+ue)
Asshole
Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 12:02 AM (3ek7K)
Huh. I would have thought he would have been proud. He just owned all the chuds.
He's a shock artist. What does he have to be scared about?
Oh wait, did some hispanic dudes call him out on their kids hearing his song lyrics?
Oh. No.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 12:08 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 12:08 AM (bss/y)
> I am betting emphysema too.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 10:29 PM (zZu0s)
I'm skeptical. While I haven't smoked any in decades, even back then I didn't know anyone who smoked 20 or 40 joints a day, like cigarettes. And that was with the weak-sauce weed they had back then. With the rocket fuel they have nowadays, I'd be very surprised if anyone managed to smoke enough to produce emphysema.
Posted by: Genghis Khan at February 10, 2026 12:11 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 10, 2026 12:11 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Azjaeger at February 09, 2026 11:54 PM (3/XaG)
They envision a future in which all their Little Brown Brothers and Sisters heap praise on their white Marxist saviors, and obey them forever and ever and ever.
What would actually happen: slavery, starvation, and mass murder.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 10, 2026 12:14 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Genghis Khan at February 10, 2026 12:11 AM (IG3/x)
My point is that the smoke is a LOT harsher (even cooled in a bong), but you could be right.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 12:14 AM (bss/y)
Case,
It has been a strange winter here.
We've had no rain or snow for months.
The two concerns here is the reservoir and wildfires.
There is a wildfire already over in the Lander area and people are being evacuated. It's strange in winter.
Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 12:14 AM (3ek7K)
> I am betting emphysema too.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 09, 2026 10:29 PM (zZu0s)
I'm skeptical. While I haven't smoked any in decades, even back then I didn't know anyone who smoked 20 or 40 joints a day, like cigarettes. And that was with the weak-sauce weed they had back then. With the rocket fuel they have nowadays, I'd be very surprised if anyone managed to smoke enough to produce emphysema.
Posted by: Genghis Khan at February 10, 2026 12:11 AM (IG3/x)
See, that was why Jenjis Kaahn attacked China- to get better weed.
Posted by: John Kerry at February 10, 2026 12:15 AM (NZPfR)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 10, 2026 12:14 AM (IG3/x)
No. What would really happen: The Islamists will immediately rape all the white women. And then treat the government exactly the way the somalis do or how we saw them in Iraq- the spoils system. Each group will get in power, loot the government to the fullest of their ability, punish all their enemies and then rape some more white women.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 12:16 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: John Kerry at February 10, 2026 12:15 AM (NZPfR)
Ching-gis, I believe is the fey pronunciation.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 12:17 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 10, 2026 12:17 AM (JuSDn)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 12:16 AM (bss/y)
I am comforted in knowing I have a bullet to eat before that happens to me.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 12:21 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 10, 2026 12:21 AM (guCHD)
Posted by: Bubba Hotep at February 10, 2026 12:22 AM (cqO0M)
Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 12:23 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 10, 2026 12:24 AM (jrgJz)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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No. No no no, that's not how you do it!
30-rd mag. Take 29 of them out first. If there are any left? *Then* you eat the last round, IF that's what you believe you must do.
At least go out fighting. That's my plan anyway...
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 12:24 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Karen Winemom at February 10, 2026 12:25 AM (0e5Te)
The lastest I've read about the Guthrie news is law enforcement is looking close to home.
Ya think?
Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 12:26 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 12:26 AM (/WQyy)
30-rd mag. Take 29 of them out first. If there are any left? *Then* you eat the last round, IF that's what you believe you must do.
At least go out fighting. That's my plan anyway...
Posted by: JQ
Seven magazines is base load.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 10, 2026 12:26 AM (/lPRQ)
Each group will get in power, loot the government to the fullest of their ability, punish all their enemies
Essentially NY, only this time it is being run by someone who looks like a 1960's Klingon::Madmani.
If their words were water, they would drown us all -- REMAIN KLINGON!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-RemainKLINGON
Senior Hamas Official Vows Terror Group Will Never Disarm, Rejects Foreign Pressure
History always records these famous last words as a savage and primitive people are never missed.
https://tinyurl.com/EvilsAdvantageOverConscience
... the more brazen and relentless one’s acts of brutality, the more likely it is that one will be allowed a second chance, and find even powerful men of conscience coming to one’s door offering to forget, to forgive, and to give forgiveness a bad name.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 10, 2026 12:27 AM (k2j4C)
Posted by: mindful webworker
I've acu polka'd stoned. It was fun. I found that my feet went where they were supposed to go, on time, and without thinking about it.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 09, 2026 11:54 PM (KAi1n)
I could use some of that now. After decades of putting it off I decided to learn Eric Johnson's cliffs of dover. Its going good, but I keep getting distracted by shiny objects. I used to focus like a laser with weed, because yeah it puts you in the zone. With that song, I need to be in the frigging zone.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 12:28 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Karen Winemom
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Sure, honey. You may be ugly, but that's not what r@pe is all about.
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 12:28 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 10, 2026 12:30 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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No. No no no, that's not how you do it!
30-rd mag. Take 29 of them out first. If there are any left? *Then* you eat the last round, IF that's what you believe you must do.
At least go out fighting. That's my plan anyway...
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 12:24 AM (rdVOm)
Solid plan.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 12:32 AM (snZF9)
Apparently, the Seahawks quarterback owes more in taxes than he earned for the game.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
Giggity....
Posted by: Gavin Newsom gazes benevolently in the camera at February 10, 2026 12:34 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 12:35 AM (/WQyy)
Dad was cool. (Wish I'd realized it sooner!)
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 12:35 AM (rdVOm)
Asshole
Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 12:02 AM (3ek7K)
Huh. I would have thought he would have been proud. He just owned all the chuds.
He's a shock artist. What does he have to be scared about?
Oh wait, did some hispanic dudes call him out on their kids hearing his song lyrics?
Oh. No.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
LOL!! Hell hath no fury than unintended consequences scorned.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 10, 2026 12:37 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 12:38 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Genghis Khan at February 10, 2026 12:11 AM (IG3/x)
A friend of mine put it this way when talking about today's weed. He said if we had this shit back in school we would have never graduated. Friends of mine who were big weed heads back in the day will take 3 days to smoke 1 joint when dealing with the current shit. Back in high school you could easily burn 10 in day, no problem, because it was basically crap. Today, hell no, and if thats what they are doing these days no wonder they are fucked up.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 12:39 AM (snZF9)
https://tinyurl.com/46vvwsjm
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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HAHAHAHAHA! Thanks for that!!!!!
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 12:40 AM (rdVOm)
Dad was cool. (Wish I'd realized it sooner!)
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 12:35 AM (rdVOm)
This would be the ballad of me and Mr Scary.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 12:41 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 10, 2026 12:41 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Berserker
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No joke! I'm good for one puff, maybe two. Cheap date, LOL!
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 12:42 AM (rdVOm)
Yes, with forward momentum, the rotor will "autorotate" and the helicopter will act like a plane with no.engine - it will."glide" and maybe you can find a golf course or something.
BUT... when the engine fail, the rotor stops. Now, you're a brick. If you can "get it into neutral " it will autorotate, eventually. If you're too close to the ground, the rotor never gets to enough rpm to actually have some lift.
Getting the machine into autorotation mode is part of helicopter pilot training, but if your under 500 ft with with 80 mph forward speed... Lower forward speed at the time of engine failure raises the necessary altitude.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 10, 2026 12:44 AM (pk60q)
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 10, 2026 12:47 AM (jrgJz)
Gabriel Shear/Swordfish
"Anyone who impinges on America's freedom. Terrorist states, Stanley. Someone must bring their war to them. They bomb a church, we bomb ten. They hijack a plane, we take out an airport. They execute American tourists, we tactically nuke an entire city. Our job is to make terrorism so horrific that it becomes unthinkable to attack Americans."
Gabriel: "You have the power to cure all the world's diseases, but the price for this is that you must kill a single innocent child; could you kill that child, Stanley?"
Stanley: "No."
Gabriel: "You disappoint me; it's the greatest good."
Stanley: "Well, how about ten innocents?"
Gabriel: "Now you're getting it. How about a hundred? How about a thousand? Not to save the world, but to preserve our way of life?"
President's Analyst/1967: how little has changed.
"You want to be the great humanitarian? You want to save the world? Then take the gun. Because the only way you’re going to save the world is by killing the people who are trying to destroy it."
The only thing necessary for Evil to prosper is for Good Men to do Absolutely Nothing.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 10, 2026 12:47 AM (hz1Ru)
Posted by: Puddleglum
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Clean 'em up, cosmoline 'em, vacuum seal into heavy Mylar and bury them out in the woods where you can get to them but not on your property. If they ask, you disassembled them and flattened them and recycled the.metal. Buy a couple of 10 round mags to maintain proficiency at the range.
If you.move to the United States, collect them on the way out of state.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 10, 2026 12:52 AM (pk60q)
https://tinyurl.com/46vvwsjm
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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HAHAHAHAHA! Thanks for that!!!!!
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 12:40 AM (rdVOm)
I miss parties like that.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 12:53 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 10, 2026 12:53 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Puddleglum
Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck…
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 10, 2026 12:54 AM (dhHpw)
Hey Berserker - what's your favorite song on Sad Wings of Destiny? (I assume being in a Priest cover band in 1980 you were playing the old stuff.)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 10, 2026 12:57 AM (KAi1n)
When I turned 50 my parents flew in to celebrate my birthday.
They went to bed early.
We and our friends sat on the patio smoking pot.
It was most awesome birthday ever, lol.
Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 12:58 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 10, 2026 12:58 AM (1f36Y)
Posted by: SciVo at February 10, 2026 01:01 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Nerd Herd at
Hot Tuna says we got here first.
And we play both acoustic and electric.
Posted by: From about That Time at February 10, 2026 01:03 AM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2026 01:04 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 01:05 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Berserker
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A guy I worked with-- and his wife-- would party like that, even into their 40s. Oh, boy!
He passed out and his wife applied makeup to him omg, and his buddies took pictures.. They had many xerox copies made & another guy brought a stack into work. Taped them up *all over* the department. LOL!
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 01:07 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 01:11 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 01:15 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 01:15 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 01:16 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 01:17 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 01:20 AM (/WQyy)
First Person Superbowl Halftime of the future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig446isvXlI
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 10, 2026 01:28 AM (1f36Y)
BTW, his SIL told him that English is not our country's official language. I thought that English was our official language, hasn't that been codified into law?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 01:30 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: fourseasons at February 10, 2026 01:31 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Debby
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Not sure. Every medical billing still comes with a separate page of "privacy notice" in about 20 different languages.
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 01:42 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 01:42 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 01:30 AM (0nHVk)
Not a law (yet). Donaldus Maximus finally made it so by an Executive Order.
"Mar 1, 2025 In 2025, President of the United States issued an executive order declaring English as the official language of the country. The order revoked a previous policy of providing services in multiple languages and rescinded related guidance documents."
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 10, 2026 01:44 AM (aMrr2)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 01:45 AM (0nHVk)
"BUT TRUMP!!!" blahblahblah
And that's it. Ugh.
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 01:46 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 10, 2026 01:46 AM (dhHpw)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 10, 2026 12:57 AM (KAi1n)
Tough one. I would have to go with tyrant. That was always a crowd pleaser. Was definitely fun to do. We did almost the whole album. We had a really great singer for a very short period, so we did dreamer deceiver and deceiver while we had him. We did victim of changes, but I hated that frigging song, so we used to rotate between that, the ripper, and isle of domination. But yeah, I have to go with tyrant as my fav. We did it consistently, and never removed it. I did it in a few other cover bands too. It was just that good.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 01:48 AM (snZF9)
He passed out and his wife applied makeup to him omg, and his buddies took pictures.. They had many xerox copies made & another guy brought a stack into work. Taped them up *all over* the department. LOL!
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 01:07 AM (rdVOm)
I partied like that well into my 50's. I still do when its that kind of party. I'm a text book metal guitar player asshole. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 01:51 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 10, 2026 01:52 AM (/WQyy)
I'm a wimp... haven't partied like that since my 20s. Thankfully, was never on the receiving end of the post-passout shenanigans.
Bartending was better, in my 30s-- just stood back and observed from a safe distance!
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 01:55 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 01:55 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 02:02 AM (0nHVk)
I'm a wimp... haven't partied like that since my 20s. Thankfully, was never on the receiving end of the post-passout shenanigans.
Bartending was better, in my 30s-- just stood back and observed from a safe distance!
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 01:55 AM (rdVOm)
Yeah standing back and observing from a safe distance was never my style. lol
The thing is you have to know your limitations. I stayed away from hard drugs, didn't drink to where I got stupid. I would stay in control...usually.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:04 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 10, 2026 02:07 AM (KAi1n)
Thanks for the free entertainment!
You know what I mean, hahaha.
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:09 AM (rdVOm)
X Freeze@XFreeze . 10h
SpaceX will have the first Moon base and it's much closer than most realize
Starship can carry the highest tonnage to space of anything ever built and it's fully reusable, which changes everything
Tesla Optimus robots could do most of the construction work, with minimal human intervention
Tesla already makes solar panels at scale, perfect for powering a lunar base
Even Tesla's Cybertruck could be adapted for lunar transport
When you factor in all the pieces working together, a Moon base isn't decades away...it's happening sooner than we think
Once established, the utility of a lunar outpost will scale exponentially, creating the foundation for humanity's permanent presence beyond Earth
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:10 AM (6W1vz)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 10, 2026 02:07 AM (KAi1n)
Like I said, it was always a crowd pleaser. Over time a lot of the older priest songs fell to the wayside because so much new shit was coming out. Maiden, Ozzy, Dio, Accept, etc. Not to mention newer priest albums. We kept tyrant, had to, but then you had the hellion/electric eye, screaming for vengeance, bloodstone, then defenders of the faith came out. There was no more room at the fucking Inn, lol.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:12 AM (snZF9)
Now THAT was a party! And no one got (seriously) wounded. Not much blood, anyway. Heh.
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:13 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Reforger at February 10, 2026 02:13 AM (J/fgw)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:10 AM (6W1vz)
Hopefully it will be heavily armed. Ours, get the fuck off. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:15 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Reforger at February 10, 2026 02:13 AM (J/fgw)
Right? 1/6 gravity weed. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:16 AM (snZF9)
Now THAT was a party! And no one got (seriously) wounded. Not much blood, anyway. Heh.
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:13 AM (rdVOm)
You were bar tending in japan??? Damn...
I love long island ice teas. Thats my usual drink when I go out.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:18 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:19 AM (6W1vz)
Wonder what's the pH of that? And what nutrients does it have? Would any of our earthly flora actually grow in it?
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:19 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 02:21 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Reforger at February 10, 2026 02:21 AM (J/fgw)
I love long island ice teas. Thats my usual drink when I go out.
Posted by: Berserker
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Mostly I was cocktail waitressing, but learning to tend the bar there. I was a "dependent wife of active duty USN service member" at the time. On Misawa AB.
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:22 AM (rdVOm)
Wonder what's the pH of that? And what nutrients does it have? Would any of our earthly flora actually grow in it?
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:19 AM (rdVOm)
It pretty nasty stuff really. I remember reading about it. Its really abrasive, fine, and sharp like glass.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:22 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 02:21 AM (0nHVk)
you're going to have to make it to my christmas party. You can be an asshole and crash here. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:23 AM (snZF9)
The Chinese astronauts, members of the Shenzhou 21 mission, are currently stranded aboard the Tiangong space station without a reliable return craft. They are living on the station without a lifeboat, and the situation is expected to be temporary. China has a standby lifeboat available at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, which can be launched to the station as little as 8.5 days later. The Shenzhou 21 crew is due to return to Earth early next year, and the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft will be launched at an appropriate time in the future.
The astronauts are safe and the situation is being managed by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) to ensure their safety and the safety of the station's crew.
Space.com
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:24 AM (6W1vz)
Space.com
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:24 AM (6W1vz)
In other words they're dead men walking...or floating.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:26 AM (snZF9)
Space.com
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They have Laika the Space Dog to keep them company.
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:28 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:26 AM (snZF9)
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Ground control to Major Wan.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 10, 2026 02:31 AM (Hbs7G)
They've grown some plants in lunar dirt returned from Apollo. It's not ideal, but it can grow some stuff. They also do experiments with simulated Martian dirt.
I do not know what all would be involved, but there is active research on lunar and Martian greenhouses to grow shit.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 02:32 AM (w6EFb)
It'll be interesting to see the results of that research.
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:34 AM (rdVOm)
I still want to come to your Christmas party, Bers, I will surely be a novelty to your friends.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 02:38 AM (0nHVk)
The Chicoms succeeded in sprouting some seeds, cotton seeds I think, on one of their landers on the Moon. It didn't use lunar soil, but earth soil in a sealed biocontainer. They sprouted, but didn't last too long.
They also had some insect eggs and some other stuff, but that didn't take. They had problems with temperature control or something.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 02:38 AM (w6EFb)
I do not know what all would be involved, but there is active research on lunar and Martian greenhouses to grow shit.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 02:32 AM (w6EFb)
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Earth dirt, a premium commodity on mars.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:39 AM (6W1vz)
I still want to come to your Christmas party, Bers, I will surely be a novelty to your friends.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 02:38 AM (0nHVk)
Not that much of a novelty. Theres probably a few older than you that will be there. You'll fit right in.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:40 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads
That sounds just like my wife.
Posted by: Zombie Rodney Dangerfield at February 10, 2026 02:41 AM (KAi1n)
The proper term for dirt on other astronomical bodies is "regolith". "Soil" is technically an earth thing, with organic material and all that.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 02:41 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 10, 2026 02:31 AM (Hbs7G)
Ground control to major tong
you fucked up there's sumpting wong
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:41 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:41 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 10, 2026 02:44 AM (KAi1n)
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Beats picking them out of cow patties!
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:45 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ
Which beats not picking them out of cow patties.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 10, 2026 02:46 AM (KAi1n)
But I picked them & crumbled them over a shady spot in my yard. Will see if any of the spores take hold this spring.
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:47 AM (rdVOm)
SpaceX is now shifting their priorities into building a Moon Base - doing so in less than a decade.
This proposal from the ISU involves converting a Starship into a lunar base, Skylab-style.
Starship’s ~1000m^ 3 of pressurized volume would result in a copious base.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:49 AM (6W1vz)
Posted by: JQ
Which beats not picking them out of cow patties.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 10, 2026 02:46 AM (KAi1n)
yikes, they can stay in the shit pile if you ask me. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:50 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Dark Litigator
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I dunno... tried them once & it was mellow. Not real exciting but I definitely got a buzz. Didn't care for the taste-- we made 'tea' out of some dried ones. Meh. Maybe we were "doing it rong."
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:50 AM (rdVOm)
SpaceX is now shifting their priorities into building a Moon Base - doing so in less than a decade.
This proposal from the ISU involves converting a Starship into a lunar base, Skylab-style.
Starship’s ~1000m^ 3 of pressurized volume would result in a copious base.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:49 AM (6W1vz)
yeah, because everybody wants to live on the moon in a crashed space ship. Maybe he'll call it botany bay. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:51 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 02:52 AM (0nHVk)
Have fun if that's what you like, though.
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:52 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 02:52 AM (0nHVk)
Eh, shit happens.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 02:53 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Reforger at February 10, 2026 02:54 AM (J/fgw)
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:54 AM (rdVOm)
This is one hell of a complex subject, and there is a lot of active research going on. I asked Grok "what is known about growing plants in Lunar and Martian environments".
It can and will have to be done for some actual sustained base on the Moon or Mars. The regolith can be used, but it will have to be "amended" big time. Organic material will have to be added, and you'll have to inoculate it with various bacteria and all that to get something suitable. That's where the current research is focusing, how to amend it.
And yes, human waste (with pathogens removed) would be some of the organic material needed to be added.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 02:57 AM (w6EFb)
Toby Li@tobyliiiiiiiiii . 10h
Regarding GCR exposure mitigation, it is discovered that lunar regolith layered up to 45 g/cm2 is effective at shielding against heavy ions and decreasing the effective dose equivalent (EDE) (Blunier et al.).
Above 105 g/cm2, lunar regolith radiation shielding becomes more effective at a linear rate (Blunier et al.). However, with layers from 45 to 105 g/cm2, the ionizing radiation from GCRs interacting with the regolith shielding produces undesirable secondary particles (Blunier et al.).
Analysis from Akisheva and Gourinat (2021) shows that the addition of a 5 cm polyethylene layer reduces the generation of secondary particles, and that, at least of lunar regolith is required to meet the Jamestown Base radiation exposure baseline with this configuration.
cont
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:58 AM (6W1vz)
this configuration.
According to the findings of Akisheva and Gourinat (2021), a 40 cm thick 4.0 g/cm3 compacted lunar regolith will be utilized for GCR exposure mitigation and for greater habitat thermal insulation and lower heating power requirements, as further expanded in Section 6.3 (Akisheva & Gourinat).
The shielding requirements derived solely for GCRs are insufficient to protect the crew during intense SEP events.
In addition to the baseline habitat shielding described earlier, a SEP storm shelter is needed.
Akisheva and Gourinat (2021) indicate that such a shelter requires a minimum of 150 cm of compacted regolith at 2.7 g/cm3and lined with a 5cm polyethylene shelter in order to limit SPE-induced doses to the blood-forming organs below the short-term non-cancer limit of 250 mGy-Eq and remain within NASA’s 30-day effective dose limit of 250 mSv.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:58 AM (6W1vz)
JQ, and Bers, you are kind, thank you.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 03:02 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:02 AM (6W1vz)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at February 10, 2026 03:03 AM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
Shit happens with Alzheimer's patients. I learned to expect the unexpected. Don't beat yourself up about it. I had to call the police several times when my husband decided to go walkabout despite my attempts to keep him from doing it. The police were very kind and hunted him down but I still felt guilty about raising such a ruckus.
Posted by: Tuna at February 10, 2026 03:07 AM (lJ0H4)
Doesn't make you a bad person.
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 02:54 AM (rdVOm)
Exactly. The bass player that comes to my house on saturday has a paralyzed wife. He has nobody to take care of her. He leaves her for a few hours like a slab of beef in bed and comes out to jam for a few hours. He has to get out for a few hours to maintain his sanity.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 03:07 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:08 AM (rdVOm)
https://tinyurl.com/4ubapawy
What this means to California(ns):
https://tinyurl.com/5au8j2je
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 10, 2026 03:08 AM (Hbs7G)
Posted by: Reforger
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One of the reasons he switched to stainless steel for rocket constriction was reuse of materials after the rockets arrived at Mars.
The re-purposing of the rocket body on the Moon will be the first examination of the necessities to accomplish reconstruction.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:10 AM (6W1vz)
The re-purposing of the rocket body on the Moon will be the first examination of the necessities to accomplish reconstruction.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:10 AM (6W1vz)
Pretty cool concept actually.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 03:12 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Berserker
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Yes, it is very important to take breaks. At least he doesn't need to worry that she'll go out and wander!
Hubby got to the point that I couldn't trust him home alone. He'd do odd and dangerous things while I slept. Seems he'd wait for me to fall asleep and then get into things like a toddler. A devious and disobedient one! I had to hide the vehicle keys and remove the range control knobs.
One day, I walked into the room and he had the pellet stove open while it was burning. I closed the front of it. Then, he opened the pellet stove hopper! Ugh! (Good way to set the whole thing on fire)
Made me afraid to even go to the store for a few minutes. That's when I knew it was "time"
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:15 AM (rdVOm)
There is just about zero nitrogen on the Moon. And that's one of the biggies plants needs, N, P, and K. The P and K are there, but not too abundant and what's there is not in bioavailable form. So, we're going to have get the N there, and some P and K. Think in concentrated form.
The regolith itself will be a decent base to make soil, but it's going to have be amended big time, and it will take time.
A lunar greenhouse for the Moon base will probably start out as hydroponics. That's the start. You get that going, and then slowly start to amend the existing regolith, blending in the waste products and bacteria and all that.
Trucking up "potting soil" from earth, while it would be nice, would be terribly inefficient and expensive. Impossibly so.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 03:20 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 02:39 AM (6W1vz)
Easy Peasy. Just get some space cows on the job. Cow poo for the win!
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 10, 2026 03:24 AM (I40wl)
Shay Monat@shmonat . 1h
Sorry for being picky on the details but it's 1000 m^2 of usable floor space and 2500 m^3 of liveable volume. That's 2.5 times the ISS
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Guess pedants have their place.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:28 AM (6W1vz)
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Miracle-Gro FTW! And start a compost pile..
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:28 AM (rdVOm)
Made me afraid to even go to the store for a few minutes. That's when I knew it was "time"
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:15 AM (rdVOm)
Yeah, when it gets to that point.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 03:31 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 10, 2026 03:33 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:35 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: tcn in AK
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Put ankle weights on them so they don't jump off the moon.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:36 AM (6W1vz)
Depends on just what you mean by future. Mammals like us have maybe 250 million years before Erf becomes inhospitable for us. That's also the chaotic time limit for the orbits of the solar system. "Anything could happen", some gravitational butterfly could've flapped its wings and earth gets ejected from the solar system. Not likely, but not impossible.
As the Sun slowly evolves, it gets hotter and hotter. Complex life will be impossible after maybe 800 million years, 1 billion tops.
Note all this happens well before the Sun becomes a red giant.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 03:40 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: tcn in AK
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Put ankle weights on them so they don't jump
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:36 AM (6W1vz)
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FIFY
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 10, 2026 03:40 AM (Hbs7G)
... They added that “The U.K. will receive its (12 F-35A) jets at the end of this decade and it will be the first time it has had an air-launched tactical nuclear weapon since 1998.
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maybe we should keep the warheads?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:41 AM (6W1vz)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2026 03:41 AM (Ia/+0)
Unsealed court documents detail how Trump called the police about Jeffrey Epstein in 2006 where he described Ghislaine Maxwell as Epstein’s evil “operative”.
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People think otherwise but Trump is very strict.
Watch how he follows the law, to the letter.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:43 AM (6W1vz)
So, once the yard was cleared of fallen sticks, I called him out & helped him onto the mower (a rider.) He couldn't remember how to work the controls.
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:44 AM (rdVOm)
Other bad stuff will likely happen will before then. In a 100,000 years, a medium super volcano will likely have gone off. By 1 million years, a heap big one will be likely. These are civilization killer events.
One of those went off 75,000 years ago, and nearly wiped out homo sapiens. Big genetic bottleneck from then.
And in about 500,000 years, almost certain for 1km ELE asteroid strike.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 03:47 AM (w6EFb)
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SMOD! Finally!
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:49 AM (rdVOm)
...knew Epstein was disgusting. TRUMP said MAWELL was EPSTEIN's operative, "she is evil and to focus on her". TRUMP told redacted that he was around EPSTEIN once when teenagers were present and TRUMP "got the hell out of there". TRUMP was pm pf the very first people to call when people found out that they were investigating EPSTEIN.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:51 AM (6W1vz)
I think about 20,000 years is the expected time for something big, some civilization threatening event (volcano, asteroid, plus a host of other big things) to have happen.
If we want human civilization to last 100, 000 years, maybe a few million years (there's all sorts of musing on just how low homo sapiens could last), we are going to have to go off planet.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 03:52 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 03:47 AM (w6EFb)
Yeah, bad day for earth.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 03:53 AM (snZF9)
There's some chances of a close gamma ray burst thrown in that mix, too. There are some candidate stars that could do it, if aimed just right. Wake up one day and the planet receives lethal, sterilizing doses of gamma rays from space, killing everything on the side facing it.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 03:54 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:55 AM (rdVOm)
I remember some podcast with Elon, probably smoking a big joint, musing about all this, and he figured 1 million years would be a good run for human civilization. If we can last that long, he'd call it good.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 10, 2026 03:56 AM (w6EFb)
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Miracle-Gro FTW! And start a compost pile..
Posted by: JQ at February 10, 2026 03:28 AM (rdVOm)
Not Brawndo? It's got electrolytes!
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 10, 2026 03:59 AM (6W1vz)
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Weed definitely is not what it was "back then"
It is way more potent and stinks a lot worse.
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