SpaceX just lost another starship, and I find myself oohing over how quickly the camera can step down the aperture to not blowout any of that lovely explodey texture.
Adam Wilbert
LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) instructor tackling #SQLServer, #PostgreSQL, #MSAccess, #ArcGIS, and other relational database topics. Dabbler in maps, electronics, Arduino, 3D printing and other maker-stuff. Weather permitting, probably in the garden. Weather not-permitting, probably in Microsoft Flight Sim #MSFS.
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Trump quits deal with Northwest tribes to restore salmon
https://www.hcn.org/articles/trump-quits-deal-with-northwest-tribes-to-restore-salmon/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into High Country News @high-country-news-HighCountryNew
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#AeroTEC is teaming with Pratt & Whitney and other RTX business lines to get a hybrid-electric aircraft ready for flight tests in Moses Lake, Wash. This isn't AeroTEC's first electric rodeo... https://www.geekwire.com/2025/aerotec-pratt-whitney-rtx-hybrid-electric-plane-moses-lake/ #Tech #Avgeek #Electric #Aviation
@grammargirl Not sure why anyone wants to take writing advice from the generation that conflates "you're" & "your" to "ur" because they can’t be bothered to learn the difference.
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Acts of simple sabotage, multiplied by thousands of citizen- saboteurs, can be an effective weapon against the enemy.
Imagine thinking a tank parade is a demonstration of power, in 2025, when Ukraine has showed us that they're vulnerable to $100 3D printed drones.
It's a Pet Sounds kind of afternoon.
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First they came for the em-dashes — soon after they revoked our right to thin spaces. Then they came for the ellipses… rumor even has it our so-called “curly” quotes (which in reality are just plain correct) are deemed uncouth.
Sometimes I lie awake and wonder: will they come for my beloved interobangs next‽
One more tip: where two panels come together into a flush butt joint, use a 1/16" round-over to ease the inside corners and make the seam intentional, rather than try to hide it.
Watching a Fine Homebuilding video of a professional trim carpenter installing a modern oak panel wall. The number of actionable tips-per-minute is off the charts. I'm picking up so many good techniques. Here's one: use a pin nailer to tack a door jamb before pre-drilling and screwing. This ensures there's no shifting while tightening it all up.
free text version of the article: https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2025/01/17/that-modern-look
paywalled video: https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2025/06/02/making-and-installing-wood-wall-paneling
I think we accidentally got the parallel universe #wwdc, where apple intelligence is a real working thing.
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Australian Journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social targeted and shot with a rubber bullet by LAPD, collaborating with Trump regime ICE forces, live on air. The regime loyalist took aim at the press and fired. #StopICE
Shaping up to be a hot summer in the City of Quartz.
— a city in which we may glimpse our own future, mirrored with terrifying clarity.
(quoted from the back cover of Mike Davis’ seminal book on Los Angeles)
Owlcat Games Reveals The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
"Owlcat Games… previously known for CRPGs like Pathfinder: Kingmaker and Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is clearly amping up the scope of its ambitions. The Expanse: Osiris Reborn looks stellar in this initial showing, exhibiting vibes that recall the Mass Effect series, albeit in the hard sci-fi fictional backdrop of the celebrated The Expanse TV show."
A little window detailing today. These windows are pretty big, the sill is only about 16" above the floor. These "nickle gap" boards will be used in a few select places around the house, like the front entry. New window sill is an inch and a half deeper, which the cats will appreciate.
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