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Cowboy Junkies last night, at a nice theater near the town in which I grew up. In all the years I liked them (and used to lust and love after Margo Timmins in their early days), had never seen them before and it was a great experience. And while they (we all) have aged....they were still so beautiful and so cool. The only negative was some folks in front of me, a bit down the row, that were talking loudly and one was on her phone a lot. I actually took a moment to chew them out quietly but ultra-firmly, getting a pat on the back from the guy immediately behind them.

This one's for Dusty.

Had a walk around a local invitational car show. A couple of @Dusty Chalk approved examples Something with H-C appropriate powwwer And because this is HC, This understated ride With a sweet, sweet 8-track

If I remember correctly, at the time I paid about € 50 for it...

Not today but over the course of the last week, finally got to use the Shapeoko to actually make something. A coworker from the central office is retiring after 46 years of Government service. I decided to make her a custom plaque. First prototype It's basically a relief of the island that the Shipyard is on. Prototype #2 Figured out that I was having some issues zeroing the Z axis, which were entirely user error. ?‍♂️ Final version: I got the shipyard to engrave the small brass tag, I haven't gotten to the point where I can do that yet. Next up, some signs for the local MTB trail network.

That 68 Charger is very sweet! Love that it is a stick car. HS

(Virtual pat on the back from me as well)

This is long, but fascinating. A serious Scottish rock scrambler going up Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis. This is Grade 3 - the highest grade, with some spectacular exposure.

Curry And dessert And previously, Evidence that a former subject of discussion is not only a thing, but a real commercial thing.

On the next episode of Very Gay in Space. 24 year old James Dean and the "Little Bastard" at a gas station in 1955, hours before his fatal car accident. That car is cursed. Storr rock formation, Isle Of Skye, Scotland. Boot Arch Inbetween Lone Pine Peak and Mount Whitney. Alabama Hills, California. Click for slightly larger.

I love this vinyl

11 Pro Max delivered today and that is one snappy phone, yo!

Half a year ago I promised to build a new original DIY T2. Now it’s done. After some difficulties with left channel and PSU she is playing as an original DIY T2 does!!! Thinking of retire and feeding ducks. No more modifications to an amplifier that can’t be improved. …never trust an addict

Because of the power intensity of data centres, and the cost of noisy air conditioners for cooling them, there are very serious studies to build them in the bottom of lakes and the sea - the water is cold and becomes the cooling. Which removes the air conditioning entirely. And makes them quiet. And inherently secure too.

Finally drove Colin’s X around to see what all the fuss is about. Overall I was pleasantly surprised. It is a very nice grand tourer. It is not a dialed in performance-mobile but for highway commutes and City drives it’d be very easy to live with. Quick impressions: View from driver’s position is like nothing else on the road. The “infinity” windshield is crazy. Drives great. Electric transmission/power delivery is very smooth (though I’d expect nothing less from a car with such a sticker price). Regen braking is cool. Able to drive it pretty easily with one pedal. Going back to a normal car I missed the regen. Get-up-and-go from a standstill is impressive, especially for something this heavy and even on the smaller battery model. Power is noticeably less when already moving at interstate speeds. I miss the sound of a growling V8 though. So much tech, but worry that some may be obsolete in a few years time. Tesla’s mapping worked just fine but when you’ve grown addicted to gmaps/Waze it is hard to envision using anything else. Back doors are just silly. Back seat experience is fine but doesn’t stand out vs. the luxury SUV competition.

Got sick of cords all over the place. DIY'ed a charging drawer using a cheap conference room table fixture from Amazon. Much cheaper than the commercial products that run around the $300 mark.

I’m sorry I must have misheard that gentleman. Didn’t say “starting at $150K” did he? I guess it's a good thing Porsche options are so reliably reasonably priced ... Edit: Specced one out in Dolomite Silver with all the toys and it's pretty sweet but actually North of $185K. Oof.