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Green_Footballs, 14 hours ago to random

just noticed the wires running along the baseboards of my house connecting the landline phones that no longer exist

schwa, 14 hours ago to random

Can't stop thinking about the 12 Nikon F cameras that were left on the moon by the Apollo missions.

Talk about collector's pieces.

maxleibman, 19 hours ago (edited 19 hours ago) to random

Two words from an engineer on a call send shudders of terror down my spine every time:

“That’s interesting.”

Bam, 19 hours ago to random

The rush to judgment articles and posts I saw yesterday are just aging like warm milk. Preliminary reports are already showing:

• The IDF targeted two senior Hamas terrorists it had tracked by aerial surveillance to a Hamas compound in Rafah

• The IDF confirmed no women or children were in the compound before striking

• The strike took place more than a mile (1.7 km) outside the Al-Mawasi designated humanitarian zone and more than 0.1 miles (180 meters) from the shelters that caught fire

• The strike was carried out using 17 kg (37 lb) warheads — the smallest munition IDF jets can use; the IDF munitions alone could not have ignited such a large fire

• The IDF is continuing to investigate the cause of the fire, including the possibility that Hamas had stored weapons in the area that the IDF was not aware of and which exploded due to the strike

• satellite photos there was at least one Hamas rocket launcher near the compound that was bombed, which was outside the designated humanitarian zone.

GottaLaff, 22 hours ago to random

Filipkowski:

So much Trump Campaign can argue on this to fit their narrative. Instead, they go ridic “washed up actor” line w legend who can get as much work as he wants whenever he wants it

A. Parkhomenko:

The best we cd do is roll out Robt De Niro & the best they cd do is roll out Jason Miller? HAHAHAHAHAHA

Baragona:

De Niro literally got an Oscar nomination this yr

Miller: The best that Biden can do is roll out a washed up actor. Don’t worry, my remarks will be shorter than The Irishman

heidilifeldman, 4 days ago to random

Here’s an excellent article about important lawsuits just filed on behalf of Uvalde families who lost loved ones to a mass shooting there. The families, represented by the same attorney who represented the Sandy Hook families, are suing Daniel Defense, the maker of the AR-15 used by the shooter, as well as the publisher of Call of Duty video games and Meta. (I am quoted in the story.) https://wapo.st/3R1Y9LA #LawFedi #GunViolence

mcc, 5 days ago to random

So I'm pretty sure in the neighborhood I saw a Tesla Model 3 that had meticulously, intentionally had all Tesla logos removed from it

rodhilton, 5 days ago to random

Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge was the first RPG I ever played, and I was obsessed despite being unable to escape the first few floors of the dungeon. I used to read the hint book like a novel.

I completed parts 7 and 8, and that trilogy is one of my all time favorites.

The first game was a bit too primitive and before my time, so I am elated at a quality-of-life graphical remake built on top of the original engine. I hope they do 2-5.

https://www.digitaleclipse.com/games/wizardry

schwa, 6 days ago to random

Working (who am i kidding, playing) with a film camera again has made me really appreciate just how OP modern digital cameras are.

I literally cannot do things with this film camera that I take for granted on my Zf. Need to shoot wide open, in super bright sunlight? Not a problem.

Oh wait I only have 400 film and the fastest shutter is 1/2000… Nevermind…

(Auto-)ISO anywhere between 50-204800 is just nuts in comparison (and a shutter speed of 8000…)