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Megan Fox @glassbottommeg.bsky.social · 19d

Things were better when computer was in room. Now everywhere is computer. This is bad. Computer should never have escaped room.

erika @yeeeerika.bsky.social · Jan 13

i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · Jun 17

Sorry, that's a SpaceX launch out of Vandenberg, happened yesterday around sunset.

Predators are big propeller driven RC planes - they're certainly using them, I've seen ADS-B tracks, but that picture is something else.

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · Jun 16

Suppling, huh?

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · Jun 15

Oh Jesus, they started playing that piece of crap at Citizenship ceremonies under Trump in his first term.

(I got my Citizenship in mid-late 2017 and wasn't subjected to it, but friends who got theirs later were - I used that as a good time to hit the bathroom).

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · Jun 15

As dumb as it sounds, I actually think this might finally be what does it for Hegseth.

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · Jun 12

It's giving strong Columbus vibes.

Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · May 24

I swear there's a version of The Fugitive (1993) where you can see the (very white and obvious) hood of the truck the camera is mounted on at the bottom of frame as Harrison Ford's character walks into the railway tunnel after escaping the bus near the beginning.

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · May 24

This keeps reminding me of this clip, from 1990, the Dudley Moore movie "Crazy People". It honestly wouldn't surprise me if this is what started this nonsense.

youtu.be/iicJYTAApbA?...

Crazy People Movie "Sony Pitch"

YouTube video by logiscape

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · May 24

It reminds me of my citizenship ceremony in 2017.

"And now for a word from President Donald Trump"

... the collective sigh of 5,000+ people followed by a strange "ooop" noise as 5,000+ people suddenly realize just how loud that sigh was a sound that will stay with me until the day I die.

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · May 11

Every time I see someone driving one, I'm filled with a sense of relief that I haven't made the catastrophic series of decisions that would lead me to think that buying one would be a good idea.

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · May 7

The EM catapults are a great idea if they can get them working reliably.

Much easier to build/install and much better for the airframe, should also allow greater combat loads without ripping the wings off.

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · May 6

I got a COVID booster and an MMR shot at the weekend (since apparently measles is now a thing again) before they inevitably either outlaw them or somehow prevent insurance from paying for them.

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · Apr 29

Or... just hear me out here... if you're rich enough to regularly drink Champagne, you can probably afford decent healthcare.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Apr 29

Drinking champagne could reduce risk of sudden cardiac arrest, study suggests

Maintaining a positive mood and eating more fruit may also help lower risk, researchers find Drinking champagne, eating more fruit, staying slim and maintaining a positive outlook on life could help reduce the risk of a sudden cardiac arrest, the world’s first study of its kind suggests. Millions of people worldwide die every year after experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), when the heart stops pumping blood around the body without warning. They are caused by a dangerous abnormal heart rhythm, when the electrical system in the heart is not working properly. Without immediate treatment such as CPR, those affected will die. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · Apr 28

I'm sure it sounds more regal in the original Latin.

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Wolfmanning Skull 🎃 @manningkrull.bsky.social · Oct 6

*Enya voice*

Hardware store display of three stacked boxes that say Snake-A-Way

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · Apr 25

Oooh, is he acting "more Presidential"?

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · Apr 25

I hate dealing with color space issues.

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · Apr 24

We still call it Staples.

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · Apr 23

This has almost nothing to do with Tesla as a corporate entity.

Elon has already undermined the US by abolishing USAID along with all his other DOGE twinks screwing over the Federal workforce.

As long as he's doing that, China is more than happy to help him continue.

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · Apr 23

It's uncanny...

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · Apr 23

China will take the long view.

If supporting Elon in the short term cripples US manufacturing/influence in the long run, they will absolutely do that.

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · Apr 22

Oh, he's totally screwed.

Obviously, Chinese consumers aren't put off by his antics, but Tesla in general doesn't have any new products and their domestic offerings are eclipsing anything Tesla's current range has to offer.

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · Apr 22

My gut feeling is that as long as he continues undermining the US government, China is more than happy to do whatever is necessary to keep Shanghai running.

As soon as he "steps back", there will suddenly be a huge number of "unforeseen headwinds" over there.

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Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · Apr 20

Thanks! I'm just getting back into it, but hopefully I'll be posting a lot more.

Gordon C @vfxgordon.bsky.social · Apr 20

Khorne cares not from where the blood flows.

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