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LOVE this group, and they're finally back together after a decade and change break. They dropped a brilliant Tiny Desk Concert; I may need to watch it again.

DTS gonna be EPIC next spring!

Part 2 just dropped: Part 1, if you don't know it:

Lewis gonna send it in the rain, if his team let's him. Maybe Kimi will take out Max again to make sure he gets out of his contract.

I used to hate him with begrudging respect for his skill, which is immense. Now I can see how good of a step-dad he is (respect), prolly gonna be a good dad (see above,) and most importantly, he has a miniature dachshund named Nino. His dog is definitely superior to him in every way other than driving, but now I can just dislike him whilst rooting against him and Red Bull, and everyone who had a hand in fucking over DR3.

RIP to Julian McMahon (left). I enjoyed him in Nip/Tuck, and remembered he had a part in Red. Secret battle with cancer, it seems. https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/04/entertainment/julian-mcmahon-death

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Totally. @cetoole has a 1030 with the Varia. Went R+L at first, but later went with the camera version. Definitely nice to have! Congrat again; that's so hot. Oh, how was the commute?

Sweet!!! When does the vintage ggarmin go up for sale? I was using my iphone then buddy gave me a Galaxy Fold 5. Didn't really consider the "ooops, I don't have a bike computer" thing until I was getting ready for a ride after I sold my iPhone.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/leica-launches-its-first-35mm-film/ 10$ a roll... I'm sure someone here won't buy 510 rolls, use 2-3, hold on to a few for display, and then wait til they're not being sold and sell them for 50-100$/roll in a few years.

Which is a 2-hr follow-up to the amazing 3-hr piece on tariffs in the computer hardware industry below: This piece was big and eye-opening enough that Bloomberg picked it up and brought Steve from GN (aka Tech Jesus) onto their podcast: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-07/the-tariff-buzzsaw-is-coming-for-hardcore-gamers

https://news.hisstank.com/2017/03/16/hasbro-applies-knowing-half-battle-tagline-trademark-62151

Oh neat! My birth mother was 15 when that pic was taken.

You're not gonna belieb this, but I, too, got Domino's last night around 9:04pm ET. Mmmmmm, the new stuffed crust is solid.

I didn't know there was an eclipse today.

I knew it was bad, but I didn't know it was fucking-with-someone's-dog bad. That's horrible.

Have heard good things about it and it was on my list; guess I'll bump it up.

Cuck Dynasty Matriarch Dead at not soon enough https://people.com/phil-robertson-dead-duck-dynasty-star-was-79-11741649

Thanks, everyone! Really appreciate the sentiment, Al. Been a really rough time as of late, but birthday was a good day. Went to Bateau, a place @cetoole and I have been meaning to go to for over 7 years. Finally went, and while not the best steak I've ever had, it was really enjoyable. Started the evening with some local wines from the bike shop across the street, Metier. 5pm reservation, so we could get first choice. These were the options on my birthday. Pupperz Cowz Appetizer Onions on the side, obvsly Mmmmm, brioche Salted butter with burnt kale wrap, or some nonsense. The salt on top of this butter wasn't the best thing of the evening, but like... top 3. Beef-fat washed walnut old-fashioned Cheeseburger croquette... slider Colin version We got the 21-day dry aged 18oz bone-in chuckeye and the 126 day dry aged 5oz sirloin tip cap, both med rare. Lemon-herb butter on the chuckeye and bone marrow butter on the sirloin tip cap. Nori butter on the side for Colin. I tried it; not my scene. You'd probably all love it. Mashed potatoes. Milk, butter, potatoes, and gruyere. Some wine Colin knows the name of A little token from the place Finished it off with a little complimentary cookies and creme foam Rest of pix: https://imgur.com/a/birthday-dinner-2025-bs1yDDT

He's done upgrades on things for years, including reasonable upgrades on the Ozark Trail hardtail a couple years ago. Started with intro: Then the Ozark Trail Ridge Pro Max Ultra... Studio:

Seth is fantastic; have been following him for SO long.

Happy Thursday, Shelly!

https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/signs-symptoms/index.html

There's a reason Satan invented delivery services...

So this is 3 hours, but well worth it. I know people who've put it on at 1.5x or 2x, but there's a point where a company shows a spreadsheet of their actual numbers and how the tariffs affect their product. Spoiler alert: on a product with a 5$ margin that's MSRP is 130$, it's costing them over 90$ for each one that's sold.