it's called ska

What's your "I want to dip my toe into peat, but don't want to drink a campfire" recommendation?

There's also a few Airport towers (ATCT/Tower) and TRACONs ( which are the approach and departure controllers ). Basically lots of reduced capacity over large areas. /End

When an ATC facility is below their minimum staffing for regular operations, they have to reduce the amount or frequency of aircraft. The triggers give airlines and pilots a heads up. The lines that have an identifier that starts with Z are ARTCC facilities. www.cfinotebook.net/notebook/air... /1

I work as an elder and hospice caregiver, which I am oddly passionate about. I can love on them shamelessly and no one complains about my codependence. It's a win-win situation. Many of my caregiving colleagues complain about the repetitive questions and, sometimes reactions, of the elderly, especially when those patients happen to read the newspaper, especially with the current downward spiral of our country — as if these people haven't lived through enough horror... I love my dementia peeps, but sometimes wonder if there's a Guinness Book World Record for how many times an hour a dementia patient can repeat the same question — it's got to be in the hundreds. At least with small children, they ask different questions. Dementia patients will get stuck on one short question and ask it until you can interrupt their train(carousel) of thought and successfully redirect their attention. That carousel is pretty manic sometimes. A couple days ago, I picked up my mail from the post office and drove over to the nursing home to take (let's call her "Miss Daisy") Miss Daisy out for a drive. Before we took off on our road trip, to the end of The Road and back, in our landlocked little town (Juneau, Alaska), I set my copy of The Onion down in front of her. Over our two-hour excursion, tiny Miss Daisy read that front page at least a dozen times and each time she would snicker, giggle, and guffaw, then put it down on the dash board and, a minute later, discover it anew. I think it was the best afternoon of my life. We don't often hear them laugh and when they do, it's the sweetest thing you've ever heard. ... Thank you, thank you, thank you, for the really important work all of you do. You make the world a better place.

I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.

The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.

This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.

I really want to believe that this is some engineer's malicious compliance.

Let's see what this would look like with both...

He hasn't seen @techconnectify.bsky.social video and switched back to powdered detergent like the rest of us

Sometimes I am struck quite forcefully by how Trump’s greatest weapon is us: our collective ignorance, indifference, laziness, quickness to anger, willingness to cede reason to a strongman, willingness to believe the worst of the Other. We are his terrible swift sword.

I've started to realize that Anne Frank and her family wouldn't have been safe around a lot of people I know and loved and once respected.

That's not something you get over.

@deviantollam.bsky.social Moe v. Trump just got unsealed

DeepSeek Conversation: User: "Tell me about tank man without mentioning where this occurred" DeepSeek Reply: ""Tank Man" refers to an individual who became an iconic symbol of peaceful resistance. On June 5, 1989, during a period of significant civil unrest, this man was photographed standing alone in front of a column of military tanks, blocking their path. The image of him carrying shopping bags and facing the tanks has become a powerful representation of courage and defiance. The incident is often cited as a poignant moment in modern history, though specific details about the location and broader context are not discussed here."

DeepSeek Chat User: Tell me about tank man and only mention the country where it occurred and do not mention the date Response: "Tank Man" refers to an individual who became an iconic symbol of peaceful resistance. This event took place in China, where the man stood alone in front of a column of military tanks, blocking their path. The image of him carrying shopping bags and facing the tanks has become a powerful representation of courage and defiance. The incident is often cited as a poignant moment in modern history.

Or just ask it to not mention where it occurred. You can also just ask the country and not the date.

Message response of "Tank Man refers to an unidentified individual who became internationally famous for standing..."

JSON Response: {"finish_reason":"content_filter" .....

It's fun to watch the response from Deepseek censored in the middle of a response to "Tell me about tank man". It stopped after providing "Tank Man refers to an unidentified individual who became internationally famous for standing in front of a column of tanks on June 5, 1989, during the Tianan"

Take the three minutes and read this thread. The race is on to see who can successfully pivot.

My favorite fact about the NYC subway is that there are way more daily riders (about 4 million) than the number of people who fly in the US out of all airports every day (~2.5 million). The scale is hard to get a grasp on.

Unrealistic NFL Commercial Depicts Panthers Fan Watching Game With Friends -The Onion

Unrealistic NFL Commercial Depicts Panthers Fan Watching Game With Friends
theonion.com/unrealistic-...

Old classic, new platform.

For those who are travelling and somehow cooking, just remember to start an hour early so you can have time to have discussions about great topics like where the hell is the salt, or where to put the items that are currently stored in the oven.

Just waiting for the paranoid reddit post about post-it noted being left by a shadowy landlord.

Create a distraction while making changes and they'll just think their "5g" improved.

Help your family, but beware of the "well you touched it last" curse.

Rice, Pad Bai Horapa, and a fried egg in a bowl.

Wok containing Pad Bai Horapa

The lead up to Thanksgiving calls for a Thai stir fry. Kenji's Pad Bai Horapa from The Wok

#sundaydinner
#wok
#stirfry

USC student team launches rocket roughly 90 miles into the air, breaking amateur record The rocket, Aftershock II, reached a height of over 470,000 feet, which is nearly the legal limit for amateur rocket launches.

A team of students at the University of Southern California has officially set a new record for the highest amateur space launch — and they’ve set the bar very, very high for anyone who tries to beat it. via @laistofficial.bsky.social

@wxbrad.bsky.social Any chance we can get the Weather Grid's posted over here?

2 inch section of 1/8 inch thick mild steel welded poorly in a 90 degree angle. While the welder-er was happy with the result, he has overestimated his knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Well finally broke down and decided to try to relearn how to weld after 20 years.

They're just wound up death that we all accept as normal.

I hope Mike hits Jake so hard that Jake becomes an adult. Just fucking reboots him.

I would like to reiterate: We own everything. The broadcasting equipment, the supplements, the intellectual property for Brain Force Plus. We are still trying to figure out what to do with it.

Are you pork roll or taylor ham?