You know the US gets 95% of it's chips from Taiwan... lets see how the table turns...

Why can't wealthy port authorities give zero interest paycheck loans to TSA officers to keep their operations running smoothly?

Hindsight is overrated.

The relevance here is not fear or imminent danger, but rather shooting at the driver did not remedy the danger. Being out of the path of the vehicle was the solution. This was thoughtless and reckless retribution.

Eyes wide open!!! 👀
Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) with 3-week old pup at the San Diego Zoo.
#manedwolf #chrysocyonbrachyurus

The poor: It resolves an injustice.
The middle class: it won't hurt anyone.
The ruling class: it is for the greater good.

What is it?

Us/We 🙃

If pronouns trigger you, you're not going to watch Plur1bus! 😅

"Umglaublich" as his ancestors would have expressed it.

They aren't necessarily implying they could get the same result. Anyway, often times the gear is pivotal to increasing the probability of getting a good image, or it's professional reliability you're after. Explain why you chose your gear and how it helps you!

A lot of photographers take umbrage to the notion that the gear is the artist, but often I find that particular remark is common for people that want to skip to the technical part of the equation.

If someone sees a remarkable photo that you took and says "you must have a really nice camera", take that as a compliment.
In fact, take everything as a compliment. They probably meant it that way, and if they didn't, taking it as a compliment will drive them nuts. 😄

It's a 2025 thing. I think we are close to achieving peak little mic.

With training fins...

Almost broke 20min (w/ training fins)

With trainig fins...

When children ask "stupid" questions, it is out of genuine curiosity to emerge from a state of expected ignorance. When an adult asks a rhetorical question they wish to troll you for their own amusement, or hope to confirm a state of mutual willful ignorance.

With training fins...

She collects pollen under her abdomen. Genus Megachile on the flower of a Narrowleaf Milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis).
#megachile #narrowleafmilkweed
#asclepiasfascicularis #forttejon #forttejonstatehistoricpark #nativebees

One season of manual farm labor, with the balance of time renovating migrant housing.

Retirees are fleeing these 10 U.S. cities—most are in states where you need over $1 million to retire In 2023, New York City had the highest loss of residents 60 and older.

Hyperbole much? Net change less than 1% is "fleeing?"
www.nbcsandiego.com/news/busines...

California Bumble Bee (Bombus californicus) on the flower of a California Aster (Corethrogyne filaginifolia).

California Bumble Bee (Bombus californicus) on the flower of a California Aster (Corethrogyne filaginifolia). Along the Oceanside Trail at Cabrillo National Monument.
#californiabumblebee #bombuscalifornicus #californiaaster #corethrogynefilaginifolia

A cursory search of social media posts reveals a rather callous attitude by many who have routinely received flash-flood warnings by cellphone in the past. To be taken seriously, warnings need to be location specific, and reach tourists and campers who are more likely to be in harms way.

In the future, 90% of AI resources will be dedicated to monitoring and thwarting other potential nefarious AI activity.

Source: speculation.

Fallen Grove v3 (choral) YouTube video by thumbwave

Slow-motion waves crash along the pristine natural coastline of San Diego County at Cabrillo National Monument youtu.be/n0O6J3D8GOA?...

Female Habropoda on Deerweed. Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge.

It's a waste crime. It detracts from thwarting Musk's ill-guided efforts to "save" us.

Outrageous that a civil dispute would land someone in a such a risky incarceration. Buyer beware.

Pronounced Dog-E-Shit