Welcome to Parque Fin, the last in a series.
I put this together over a not so good time in my life, a nice change of Scenery if you will, so a sunny day, with people at play, let’s take a look, as you know, I like kites.
My water pour was a disaster, so my perfect pond has ripples in it, but it still looks good, did I mention I like kites?
I think by now, you know my methods, and you can find details at my Contributor page as far as how I do this stuff, so let’s just look at the pretty pictures: Some bikes,
and some Barbecue,
I have a bad habit of looking for a certain thing, and then finding something I didn’t know I “need”, the Parque is no exception: a birthday party,
some picnickers,
I needed more people so I bought some generic Architecture people to fill things out, I couldn’t find Ducks for the pond, nor any Dog walkers, so it’s not perfect, But I would like to go visit, it’s nice place,
I made trashcans from straws and painted the inside black, like a trashbag, scoured my property for just the right sitting stones, this was a really fun project, but wait!
what about a Restroom?
I’m starting to recycle, people, trees and anything else of value, then unceremoniously tossing it in the trash, sad, there is no market for this specific work, and I don’t have room.
’til next time, I hope you enjoyed my little Parque!
Where are the cops enforcing social distancing?
not at Walgreen’s
where some ancient huge grandma couldn’t get into her car (and the schlub in the driver’s seat was probably being paid to help her, but I didn’t see him before I had already asserted myself). Can I help you? Yes. Can I touch you here? Yes . . . it’s terrible when your knees won’t work. I know: I gotcha . . . there we are. Done. He just sets there looking at me from the other side of the car.
Anyway, wonder if I infected the old broad and if she’ll be dead in two weeks. Well, she won’t be dying with a broken hip on my watch.
Good on you for helping a stranger.
Curious, were you wearing a mask? Was she?
no: I didn’t even think such a thought until an hour later
Escaped Australians?
What did I miss?
we were talking dogs this afternoon
hawt
Nice work, Yusef. ?
Thank you
Damn, you’re pretty good at this.
Wonderful Yusef. Your scenes are so fun to explore
Is anyone else astonished at the media frenzy? First, Biden is credibly accused of sexual assault by a staffer who is retaliated against and his staff covers it up, and then General Flynn finally gets his hands on the smoking gun documents that prove that he was targeted for political reasons and set up to be prosecuted by an FBI and Justice Department hell bent on squeezing him into lying about Trump.
I mean, it is truly amazing that two stories of such magnitude have broken at the same time – I’ve never seen such a rabid press corps.
Yes, but somehow I’m not inured to it yet. The press is becoming more and more insulated and out of touch with the average American. They are tightening their own noose (I hope).
The media is a strange creature. I have been pondering if it has changed or maybe has always been the way it is now and they pick a thing and focus all their attention. For example. That was a link in this article that has made the rounds. Why is pandemic the focus of news now? Because we are not in a war bringing big casualties? Obviously we are in multiple wars at the moment but when was the last time the assholes reported on those?
Yusef is the RodStewart of Glibertarians
My God.
He wears tiny speedos and bangs models?
I wish….
He fills out a speed better than ol Ron.
Is Rod Stewart the gerbil or the stomach pump urban legend… I always get those mixed up.
Stomach pump.
Richard Gere is the gerbil.
See–the glibs know.
It feels wrong to know these things.
You’ve evoked a sense of the type of community we need.
Soon, we can all be back at our parks, or our jobs, and our hobbies.
I hope it really isn’t the last in a series.
Yusef, your talent never fails to amaze and delight me.
I discovered that due to Kung Flu my alma mater (U Arizona) is doing online virtual workout classes for the students for free; by alumni also have access.
Therefore, there is a cornucopia of aerobics videos taught by U of A coeds in skimpy outfits.
I’ll be in my bunk.
no link?
Nice scene, Bob. You should hide a little STEVE SMITH behind one of those little trees.
I have something, ask TPTB to post it, it will amuse you,
@ Hayek and Mo, I appreciate the comments, You and all the Glibs have been a true Community, and I’m alive because of it.
I’m not done building at all, I just want to explore new terrain,
I love the kites,
Redhedz 4 Yusef.
http://archive.li/awbLR
O.M.G. the best selection ever, thanks Q!
For Yusef! But shot 24 is intriguing
I don’t think that’s a real color, but I will take that nose/smile/tush/hint of muff combo any day.
Sexy REDHEAD, “please, take me to BED”
Yes.
All of them.
Excellent gallery.
Orgy.
Wow, I’m bookmarking this set. Lots of pasty white skin and no ink.
Lovely underwear.
Yes…….
Green FTW!
Hrmm… Nosuitably svelte figures, redheads, and no tattoos at all.
Q, you said it could not be done.
Sorry, I’m tired, no unsuitably or just suitably.
Hey, Yusef. This is fun. It makes me smile.
great looking trashcans. I know that sounds weird, but they work perfect, Ithink I’ve even seen that color screens. do they have models of all that other stuff? like the barbecue?
Nicely done. I’m always impressed by your creativity.
Yes, they have a lot of different models available, I went on a tear once I decided on this project, then went, Bathrooms? Trashcans? Ducks? Dog walkers?
This is pretty wonderful. It reminds me of the dioramas on display at Mesa Verde.
SNORT!
https://i.redd.it/l1b0wns93sw41.jpg
Lol. I showed my wife that movie on Saturday. She didn’t get it.
I speak jive! Maybe I can help her understand.
Do you like gladiator movies, Joey?
OT: Columbo fucks, bro.
Just one more thing….
stores were packed today, had to wait about 10 seconds outside the old home cheapo for capacity requirements.
everyone is wearing masks because the stores won’t let you in without one, but this is the first time I’ve seen so many people out.
a friend of mine had his family over for barbeque and a fire too. saw a few others breaking protocol in the neighborhood, no cops were called, or else they didn’t show up.
Hey Yusef, I kind of love this. And your pond ripples are perfect.
I was hoping for a perfect resin pour, I really wanted a still water pond, but I agree, they look nice! Thank you
If the pond is still, it’s because there is no wind. If there is no wind, the kites won’t fly.
Damn you Scientist!
/Correct
Ripple in still water
When there is no pebble tossed
Nor wind to blow.
Sorry – I couldn’t resist.
Lovely, lovely work, Yusef. I’m sorry it can’t find a permanent home, but thank you for preserving it for us in pictures. It’s perfect for now.
That’s a good song.
It was a fave of mine in the ol’ band. Often near the end of the night, if we hadn’t already done it, when Mr. GT would turn to me and ask, “Whatcha wanna do?” I’d call that one. (Shhhhh….don’t tell anybody, but at the risk of semi-doxxing myself, I found a vid of us doing it at our favorite venue that doesn’t suck too bad. Umm… I mean WE didn’t suck too bad on the song. The venue NEVER sucked.)
HR doesn’t play.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/third-russian-coronavirus-doctor-plummets-from-hospital-window-under-hazy-circumstances-reports-say
In Russia, CV throws you out of a window,
Did the fall cause drugs to fall out of the doctors’ asses?
The restroom area needs more depiction of illicit gay sex.
If i had of thought of it, I would have done it for an Easter egg, good idea!
HETEROPHOBE
Or dropping hits of acid.
I hope you all noticed the alt text,
Doesn’t show up on mobile. *le sad*
Yes.
Excellent.
?
Very nice!
Nice work, Yusef!
It’s interesting to see the talents that each of us have that put us in the 1% of one endeavour or another.
The talents y’all have, mine are rather limited.
Good stuff, Yusef, looks like you are getting back to the guy we all knew in the other days. Enjoyed your show.
Dinner tonight is Beef a la Sean
https://imgur.com/iBNnD2A
(Nice work Yusef! Pardon my OT)
Nice. I am having leftovers.
Ahh, dude, I’ve heard of slow-gaited waiter walking through a hot kitchen, but that steak still looks raw. I think you should apply more heat. ;^)
Hah! It pounded down to scaloppini and grilled over high heat after. Just not as pretty then.
Im doing ghetto chicken florentine.
Ghetto chicken? Was it a bit jewy?
Looks a littel rare, might want to cook it longer.
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Nice work Yusef. Again, you have way more patience than me. But why are the guys on the walking trail dressed like John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever?
watching Columbo.
A man about to murder another man is accused of being a bully by the man about to be murdered.
S o he tickles him against his will and then kills him.
My God.
Is that the one with Rock Hudson and Phyllis Diller?
HAH!
YOU ARE
Tickles or tackles?
Is that real? Semi-real?
My dad used to love Columbo. We watched a bunch of them together, but I don’t remember anything like that… was bullying even a thing?
Oh…. aahh…. just one more thing….
Is it Columbo from the late ’80s/early ’90s? Those were terrible.
Quarantining with eight girls for 50 days
Dear Penthouse,
I never thought that this could happen to me…
Whycome in the middle picture he has his front teeth, but in the others he’s missing them ?
Hockey player.
I noticed that too.
I assume hockey players have partials for the teeth they lost as opposed to implants, and he didn’t always have them in.
Some dumbass I went to high school with lost his top front four teeth — he was the towel boy and was hanging over the boards and took a stick to the face.
Weird coincidence…
The episode of “Upload” that has the consent joke I was talking about in my other post also has a joke about this. One of the girls is looking at her friend’s matches on their version of Tinder and notes that her matches are not nearly so hot. She says she keeps getting bus boys and meth addicts.
Then she says “The last one worked out pretty good though. He was down for anything… and the lack of teeth worked out really well….”
Yeah, I heard somewhere the deal is they get partials or dentures while they’re still playing since they’ll probably lose the same ones again if they got them replaced. They wait until they retire to get implants so they only do it once.
Facesitting accident.
https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2020/05/homeschooling-is-hard-show-thanks-during-teacher-appreciation-week.html
Go. Fuck. Yourself.
https://twitter.com/ksorbs/status/1257362072939175938?s=21
I will say this …. many kids are not built to accept teaching from their parents. My kids are among that group. I am having to drag them by their hair toward basic literacy.
And some parents (yours truly) cannot teach. It IS a skill and I do not have it.
There’s definitely a skill component.
And in the classroom there’s definitely a talent component. Every now and then you’ll run into a teacher who has “it” in the class. The kids just do what she wants them to do… seemingly without effort. I’ve only seen a few, but it really makes me jealous when I see it.
My daughter’s first teacher was one. On the first preview night before school she had 18 kids and probably 30 parents in the room… plus siblings. She was able to control all of the kids, including younger siblings, all of the adults, make a 15 minute presentation about how her class was going to run to the adults, while simultaneously demonstrating with the kids…. it was astonishing. She didn’t look like she was even trying, and every kid and every adult was like a puppet on a string, doing her bidding without asking.
She was like a character from a Mojeaux novel… except one that she rejected as unrealistically overpowered.
It doesn’t help that at least in Virginia, the distance schooling is entirely optional. Gee… let the kids do their own thing because I’m working up to 80 hours a week, or try to add homeschooling into the mix for something that won’t even be counted as academic credit? I know which way I’m leaning.
I’ll make the kids do around thirty minutes a day (well, I’ll nag my husband into doing it) and then call it good. It was just fourth quarter – standardized testing, field trips, and a bunch of movies and other filler to round out the required ‘instructional hours’ for the year, anyway. I’m not worried that they’re missing anything. I do feel bad for seniors missing prom/graduation over this bullshit, though.
Everything is superlative in Mojeauxville!
Speaking of artistic endeavors, I would really like to publish Cods & Cuntes by the end of the month.
I just saw a pretty good joke at the expense of consent culture.
The show “Upload” on Amazon is about a future society with super-high tech…. but an extension of today. So, two characters are about to hook up. They are making out hot and heavy, tearing off clothes and she says “did you bring protection?” He says “Yup!” and holds up a condom in a wrapper. She holds one up too.
They both rip the packages open and stick some little blinky-light patch to the center of their chest. She leans in to his and says “I consent to this”. He leans in to her patch and says “I consent to this”.
LOL.
Way more than I expected out of Hollywood.
Eh…I think it might be an eye of the beholder thing. That show is full of SJW, cancel culture and dirty deplorable thinking.
The consent thing, icky ild teligious beliefs, and the best….VAPE LUNG!
er…icky old religious beliefs
Also a reference to a fictional Koch brother…and a man just wanting for everyone to experience the utopian ideals of the digital heaven without someone paying for it
I am 50 minutes in to the series… so I can’t comment. I was also watching while doing the dishes… It hasn’t really grabbed me yet.
But Amazon gave me Bosch, so I’ll give them a little rope….
I started watching Above the Loop on Amazon. It’s really a bit like stranger things meets the twilight zone meets Lost.
A lot of character development in each episode. Not bad.
The only annoyance is the dramatic piano music playing during the episodes.
Have you seen the newest season of Bosch? I’m watching it, but I’m getting a little frustrated with the Sovereign Citizen angle.
Yeah, I watched it. And yeah, I also found that a bit annoying. But it was all pretty much cut and paste, cardboard cutout villain stuff… so I eventually put it away. It was a bit weird though… having the “libertarians are all Nazi domestic terrorists” leftie trope come pushing through in the world of Bosch.
But I resolved it as “He hates pretty much everyone”, so I just let that fade into background noise.
That’s one of the things I love about the series. Bosch is an arrogant ass, and doesn’t apologize for it. He’s got a heart of gold… but he still has disdain for everyone. The trope would be that it is a rough exterior with a heart of gold… not him. He’s rough all the way through. He has a strong sense of justice, that’s all. Beyond that? Not so warm and fuzzy.
There’s not many protagonists who aren’t given a wink to the audience to let you know that you’re identifying with a good person. Every season there’s a moment where he goes to far, and there’s a conversation about that where an apology would go a long way toward smoothing over some animosity… and he doubles down instead of backing off – even when it wouldn’t cost him anything just to throw them a bone. It adds a lot of tension to the story, making things a lot more real and interesting.
But swinging it back around to the original point… Bosch as a gun control advocate is just…. no.
Theychave some great shows and maybe Upload will develop past the three episodes I watched
Ok, I was just cleaning up after the day…. so I watched a couple more episodes while doing laundry, washing pots, etc.
You were right… some of the SJW and fake Koch stuff was a bit much. But I’ll give them this – I couldn’t tell if they were going for satire or signalling. Tough call.
They even had a trans actor doing an interview about the “alternative relationship” of dating a dead guy. It was so on the nose that it really argued that they were goofing on the SJW box-check… but then again….
Maybe that was good? Leaving me undecided like that… If it was on purpose, then it is pretty good.
Yeah I think I need to go at least 5 deep. you could be right that it is VERY on the nose so could be self-deprecation?
I was just trying to find a new show and some of it was one struggle session after the next. Maybe this place made me jaded…or awake
Got my Trump Bux (TM) today. I was all set to hand it all over to newegg for my new PC build. Spent over an hour finding parts to replace the ones they chucked out of my shopping cart when they sold out. Ok, I was good to go check out. Then at check out the price was $200 more than the shopping cart balance (not the tax or shipping)! Gave up for the day and having beer. Come up with a new plan tomorrow.
Ours show up tomorrow. The plan is to split it between paying my uncle-in-law for a bathroom reno he did for us a while back and paying daycare, which has been shut down and could really use the money as they’re still paying their employees. We really don’t need it, but we’ll take it, and I figure if we can give it back to local people who aren’t getting a guaranteed paycheck AND do it in such a way as to avoid sales tax, we’ve put it to better use than it would otherwise go to.
With the SLD that it should never have wound up in the gubmint’s mitts to begin with.
I’d be curious to know what graphics card you’re planning on. My buddy indicated that he may want me to help him put a PC together. I think I have enough not-too-old components to put together a computer, minus a recent graphics card.
I went with a XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB. Never bought an XFX card before, hopefully they aren’t a crap manufacturer.
Nice, that should do well. Never bought XFX either. I look first for EVGA, if that brand isn’t available or at the right price, then I’m not picky on brand… until I get a bad one, then I tend to remember to avoid that brand.
Are you a Radeon guy? I got an RTX 2070 when I did my most recent upgrade because I wanted to get into the ray tracing bit, but I was looking at the equivalent Radeons. The past few have been Nvidia cards after I ran into issues with ATI’s drivers a ways back, but I hear they’ve solved a lot of those issues in the ensuing years.
The driver issues crop up now and then, not so much the last 3 years. For a while some games were just unplayable on ATI (Arkham Knight, Assassin’s Creed Unity) but since then it’s been fine. For the price point and performance from this current build (just needs replacing after 8yrs and most of my issues are actually HDD related) I decided to give them another go.
Holding out hope for an RTX 3000 announcement this month… otherwise I might just… continue waiting.
Decided to order off Amazon. New Egg lost a sale.
I swore by Newegg ten years ago. They started to fall off in service a while back, and now they’re really subpar in my experience. Amazon or Ebay has everything they have at better prices and faster and/or cheaper shipping.
Same here. Never really had bad service from NewEgg. But the faster/cheaper + the Amazon Prime credit card points lead me to Amazon. I usually check both and Amazon is always cheaper, especially after the Prime perks.
I’ve started getting a lot more stuff from Ebay lately. A neighbor of mine is making a concerted effort to wean himself away from Amazon, buying things from local brick-and-mortars where possible and then from independent sellers online, falling back to stuff like Walmart, Jet, or Ebay depending. I’m not quite there myself, but I have been diversifying away from Amazon on purpose. Which is ironic, as we use Fire TV pretty much exclusively for television and Kindle for 99.9% of books.
Ive bought a few things off ebay recently and have been happy. Riding lawn mower, noise canceling headset, set of haircutting shears, aquarium plants, vacuum cleaner.
So far so good, and you can get some prices that can’t be beat.
That’s why I stopped selling on ebay, nobody was willing to pay prices that made it worthwhile after all the fees were taken by the middlemen.
Ding to the muther f’n ding.
FWIW- Ive had good luck with TigerDirect.
Its been a few years, but I was always happy with them. And they’re in the US.
I too used to use Tigerdirect, but I went looking there and it is no longer what it was. I searched for a few components and only got back less than a full page of results.
I built a system for a friend about 5 years ago. They had the cheapest price on the video card I was going to use, but it was out f stock. I’m surprised it’s still around.
You are quite the artiste, Yusef!
Thankee!
Where are the gay prostitutes cruising in the bushes?
In your head?
I think the correct answer is, they show up in HM’s diorama
I should have known that HM would beat me to the gay sex.
“To”…”For”…whatever works.
Sunday River Brewing in Bethel, ME plans to open tomorrow in defiance of the governor and despite his suspended licenses.
Thats some cajones and a man resigned to knowing he is going to get the State’s boot good and hard. I salute him.
I grew up just across the border from Bethel. I remember there was a big sawmill there and we took our animals to the veterinarian there.
Yusef, as noted above, it’s fine work and captures a moment in the park.
I’m curious, what is the scale? I imagine there are a bunch of systems to choose from.
This one is HO, 1/87 scale, My largest is 1/35 scale, and I did one at 1/300th scale. nightmare…
Here are some highlights of our last Glibs founder video-conference.
Huh. What a coinky-dink. I just stumbled across the team building exercise.
https://youtu.be/-wEBtI7WilI
My feet are as smooth as a baby’s ass.
Ah, so you’re the one doing the scraping?
My feet are as smooth as a baby’s ass.
….That explains those diapers!
Well, some of them.
so in a diaper and full of shit ?
That’s what I like.
My boss’s husband is in restaurant sales and is furloughed. Apparently he gets tonnes of food from it. I scored 25lbs of breaded chicken, 5lbs of pizza sauce, 4lbs mozzarella, a bag of sweet potato pancake mix, and a 5lb cobbler.
http://archive.li/AdLWW/95c2957485347334bd689a133be8433863cdf6cd.jpg
NSFW.
http://archive.li/O7La0/a7732d4a84a0ede836f4068f23a464418a09f5e6.jpg
NSFW.
http://archive.li/31Ko4/9a085ca06186f9ef7ce15fa282ac2997f7953535.jpg
NSFW.
http://archive.li/69Jq9/3495110196b11a3c3813272f6185b37ada4006b9.jpg
NSFW.
The local TV news is flogging the new higher CV projections really hard.
This little bit of civil disobedience does my heart good!
Such Brave. Much Safe.
“According to dispatch records, police found “200+” cars and dispersed the crowd.”
If she uses dog filter, she’s a ho.
Checks out.
Nice fucking model
Jesus their numbers jump all over the place. What is the basis for it? Tarot cards?
Initially I’m not sure how that response fits the video but on further thought I should link it whenever someone mentions the IMHE covid model.
I thought it was in reference to Yusef’s article.
Mine was, wasn’t sure about Chafed’s
Works for both. Bonus points.
Texas snitch bitch.
Something something tree stewardship equipment something …
Thing is, she isn’t a judge-judge. It’s the title they give her position. She presides over only the Commissioners’ Court.
http://cjo.harriscountytx.gov/
”I’d like to report a revenuer who taint mindin his bidness.”
One would hope that she would be reported for that.
Snitches get stitches.
Something makes me think she gets off knowing that.
..end up in ditches
I wonder what his other dreams are like.
Actually, no, I don’t.
Gah.
Theres a Weinstein/ficus reference to be made here, but I can’t quite get it right.
https://youtu.be/qf8Nd2M8Z14
(slightly NSFW)
She has fat knees, how is that even possible?!
Muay Thai?
Wanted to make steak tacos tomorrow, but only hamburger at the local walmart, so either it’s hamburger or maybe I’ll find some kind of steak in my freezer.
Chuck tacos it is.
Akshully, I did just go rummage around the freezer. Found some fillets that are way too old to be good eaten as intended, but should taste good when seasoned up.
Nobody tells baby what’s intended.
Well, maybe the nanny au pair. Baby would probably do as she instructed…
Strikeout, not italics….dammit.
Morning is going to be Chorizo, potatoes and eggs.
Dinner is either grilled chicken tacos or nachos grande with left over smoked rib meat.
Haven’t made up my mind yet.
Hah!, I grabbed some chorizo to have with my eggs as well, if I wake up in time to actually eat breakfast. Being laid off, I don’t cotton no alarm no more.
Yesterday I reached my breaking point and gave myself a haircut using electric clippers. Oldest daughter comes over to see what I’m doing and offers her help. I ask to look for spots I missed so everything is even. She gently brushes some clipped hair aside and says, “Dad I think you gave yourself a bald spot… oh, no, I was wrong. Your hair is thinning.”
/scenes from the moo goo gai panic
I figured you would go for the 80’s rocker ethic, and let it grow.
My hair gets very wavy as it grows out. I’d probably look like Chris Parnell playing the Bic guitar player in the cowbell skit.
Well, if you can get the voice down, you got yourself a new career in voice-over work. The man’s in everything these days.
Sounds like my little brothers girls. Adorable, but savage.
Not quite in that way, but BTDT.
Cali glibs: Don’t give up hope just yet.
That is one of the best demographic mixes at any rally I’ve seen in a while. Stay golden, Golden State.
That first dude is yuge!
Inorite?! And, he says people shit-talk him?? I guess there are still plenty of stupid assholes around.
With a death wish.
And he has yet another hat! (Some pallets on the loading dock at work, one was stamped with MAGA on the side) And what is with that yuge spoon?
The spoon is just Fleccas’ icon-thing. He’s always used one, and gets asked about it quite a bit. No idea where he picked it up as a shtick, but, why not?
huh would have thought it was a way to get his phone close to people if they asked for personal space (i aint saying social distancing)
That’s how you get Biden as president!
Could be, but, don’t tell that to Fleccas–he’s pretty much all in on Trump. I have a built-in reluctance to say it’s cult of personality-level with him. However, it does come close. I do think he’s far more of a thinker, and not just a blind follower. But, I don’t know the guy.
Also, obe–you may be correct. But, he often times tapes a spoon too his phone that is technically shorter than the phone. Or, just a couple inches past it. Not enough to accomplish that. So….I got nuthin’.
Because it looks idiotic. He isn’t helping his cause if he wants to be taken seriously.
I’ll tell ya–I’ve seen several videos where he’s asked about it when trying to interview people. It often has a sort-of icebreaker effect. Not always, mind you. But, it’s worked for him enough that he keeps using it.
Wait…we ARE talking about the spoon, right?
Random observations
-stop mandatory vaccinations and 5G sign
-cops threatening demonstrators who are in the street, yet they are free to do so and obstruct traffic (if it wasn’t blocked off)
-cop filming demonstrators
Yeah–that sign. Is 5G some new type of energy/radiation? Isn’t it just faster processing? Did new frequencies and/or energy spectra suddenly come into play?
As far as the cops go–lots of leeway in enforcing the legislation, doncha know. And the recording, as long as they are being recorded, too…well, I don’t know–my info is already in the hands of the gov, at many levels.
Different parts of the RF spectrum are used for 5g, so not just processing.
I think the jist is when carriers use bands of RF in the high 20ghz, which will require more towers in a dense location. That gave birth to the RF is cooking our cells and lowering or immune system and Corona can ride the waves in…
I made up that last part.
Hey, it makes as much sense as them. Gee…I wonder what they think of electricity. And, solar radiation. Can humans safely harness those powers???
Or did you? Sounds pretty much like all of the 5G stuff. Random summary
https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/9/21214750/5g-coronavirus-conspiracy-theories-radio-waves-virus-internet
Lol I never read that and just came up with what I thought based on my knowledge of crazy people
There is a conspiracy theory that 5G causes cancer. I’m sure it has all scientific gravitas as the claim you will get brain cancer from using a cell phone.
The kinds of people in that video I see everyday here in the Golden State. There are plenty of people that get it. That gives me a bit of hope that there is some chance of saving this state, it’s an important thing. But just a larger contingent that does not care, does not get it, or actively seeks to convert people to a progressive religion.
https://youtu.be/0vishEDtgdw
Still can’t believe how deserted that place is. World’s busiest crosswalk.
I mean it is
GoldenGamanGaiman Week, but still.Make Straffinrun run back and forth so he can have his 15 minutes of fame.
A late-night philosophy question–This has to do with (natural) rights and limitations. If you do a simple, cursory look, you will see many opiners saying that there are limits to our rights–presumably, any and all rights. This makes the authority in question the most powerful human force. By their reckoning, we are all subservient to some form of government, and our rights are really more permissions than anything self-owned. And, from what I’ve seen, this idea permeates the American society, with little regard for political sides. Yes, present company excluded.
Also, I have found that, when you own something, you want, or need, to use it. Sure you might buy an item based on a specific need you already have. But, human nature seems to be that people find reasons to use these things–to justify using them. We have a big military. Training is good, and necessary. But, what good is it if it’s never used? Police departments buy tasers. Then, you start seeing them used when, in the past, other items and methods sufficed, and with fewer problems.
So, do people who espouse the “rights have limits subject to governmental control” angle do so because they somehow believe that government has to be used? We go through the whole shebang every couple of years for various elected offices. But, other than take money, and deal with emergencies, what are we getting out of it? Telling ‘others’ what they can and can’t do seems to be the answer, unless you start adding in social services. Not that the controlling others aspect goes away then.
If this is the case–if these people are ultimately saying we have to be subservient to elected and appointed officials simply because we have those positions, how can we counter that? Can we? Are you as cynical as I am, and think that most people, when arriving at that conclusion, are probably OK with being essentially owned by their country’s government?
“If my kids not owning their own bodies saves them, then that is the way it needs to be! You don’t understand, because you don’t have kids!” -Paraphrasing my sister whose kids I’ve had a yuge hand in raising.
I don’t think they think of it as government needing to be used, but rather a balancing act between competing interests, who should be the arbiter, and government as an expression of collective society. The duck out is that they probably wouldn’t consider themselves to be property of the state, even if that is a potential logical conclusion. Try to argue that all laws, right down to parking violations, are backed up the implicit use of deadly force and you’ll get eye rolling and avoidance.
Cognitive dissonance is a heck of a drug.
Yeah–the competing interests thing makes plenty of sense. I think that opens up plenty of questions, too. And the understanding that isn’t always understood often gets turned back around on the mentioner–they wouldn’t use it, if you weren’t forcing them.
Battered citizen syndrome, indeed.
C–your sister needs prayer. Here’s hoping the kids (and her) ultimately learn to own themselves, and live peaceably.
Where is HM’s black lady yall need Jesus meme when we need it!? It’s a failure of the Free Market!
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/001/263/124/e49.jpg
They also say it because they are scared and want their mommy to save them.
And, I don’t blame people for wanting to be rescued when they are in trouble. It’s the use of the gov trump card that I resent. Well, I guess we here all do.
Fear is a helluva drug.
To me, there is a big difference between “help I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” and “help I’m afraid and make those people over there stop stop doing what I don’t like “
Plinker gets it. I’ll add they genuinely believe government is populated by people without prejudice or predisposition. The are motivated to do good. Therefore they don’t pose a threat.
Ask these same people what they think of Trump. As stated above, cognitive dissonance is a hell of a drug.
Belief in the competence of government experts makes me shake my head. More people need to experience time in the military
What is amazing is every functioning adult experiences incompetence of Government all the time (DMV, SocialSec, etc) but compartmentalize it in their brains and can’t seem to understand that is just one of the rotten tentacles of the body.
Whenever I hear anyone use something along the lines of, “What about all the people who need…?” I immediately think “if you know someone in need, and you are bothered by it, take care of it yourself!” So many people who claimed to be worried about others, but only to the extent of using the system that can destroy anyone/anything that defies it.
They want to think that whatever need they are promoting is being taken care of, while they themselves go about their lives. That way, they can pat themselves on the back for doing something, and maybe sleep better at night. Or, something like that.
You know–real “caring”.
I’m a minarchist, not an anarchist. I think there needs to be an agreed upon arbiter. But I also agree that the argument that was made against the US having a standing army does lend nicely to not having a standing government. So I get this line of thought. As long as they are there ‘they need to do something!’
Yeah, the “they need to do SOMETHING!!” thing. I think it’s a big part of a lot of people’s thinking; I just worded it a bit differently.
I thought recognizing people need to do something would make us all libertarians. It didn’t.
/Winston
Ouch! 🙂
I think you’re putting too much thought into this.
Most peoples’ philosophical outlook on government is basically: The Government should do, subsidize, make mandatory, or otherwise promote stuff that’s “good” and ban or otherwise discourage stuff that’s “bad”.
That’s it. If exercising your rights leads to an outcome that they consider “good”, they’ll support it; if the outcome would be “bad”, they’ll oppose it. And it’s totally on a case-by-case basis; if you’re advocating for something “good”, then obviously your rights to free speech must not be violated, period. if you’re advocating for something “bad”, well, now your speech is harmful and must be weighed against the rights of others and basically you should be forced to shut up.
Oh, no doubt–I’m watching ostensibly liberty-leaning YT videos. So, yes; your take is elegantly simple.
I don’t think people see themselves as being “owned”. It’s about controlling other people, which I think stems from fear. They look around themselves and the world and see what they perceive as chaos. Government is just a tool they can use to control some of that chaos, even if that chaos doesn’t even effect them. I don’t believe it’s a left/right thing. My stepdad is a hardcore Republican and firmly believes in his right to own an AR. But, he shits his pants because the teenager across the street is selling weed. He has no problem locking him in a cage for selling some flowers in a baggy. If the legality of weed and firearms reversed, then he wouldn’t be ok with it, because now his rights are infringed upon., People want to restrict other people’s rights, until their rights are infringed upon.
I am cynical, not because people are happy to be government slaves. I’m cynical because people are infected with Gladys Kravitz Syndrome, and can’t mind their own fucking business. I think that infection is pretty widespread, unfortunately.
Interesting question.
Kinda what I was thinking. Most people want a return on their investment in terms of using government to push their perceived notion of the world onto others.
This^
If I bought it, it needs to be used.
I know I’m a weirdo. But in terms like this it becomes all the more clear. I’ve never shot a gun, don’t want to; but I believe in the right to keep and bare arms. The strongest ‘illegal’ drug I did was pot, but not for over a decade and never really did care for it; but I think all drugs should be legal. I’ve actively been celibate and feel a marriage isn’t legitimate unless it is done as sacrament in the catholic church, but I don’t think the government should play any roll in people’s sex lives or marriages.
I’m just a big weirdo who judges you all silently, I don’t want to involve the government.
Alright time off on Wednesday, wife kept her bookings clear, we are annual pass holders…so Cottonwood Cove here we come. The whole OBE household needs to decompress.
beer, brats, chicken and just relaxation.
I know its midweek and last minute and in the middle of nowhere…but I might strangle one of the orphans soon if not.
Is this the Nevada location, or, something else? Not familiar, but willing to learn (ahem).
Yeah Nevada side just outside of Searchlight, NV and the mouth of Lake Mojave.
Hopefully not too busy…but my guess will be packed.
Just make sure to watch my cartoon when you get home.
Of course. We are figuring a 7am arrival to best any crowds…setup day camp and leave by 3 or 4.
I thank all of you guys, comments, lurking, it’s all good, Yusef is still in the House!
So, I don’t think I’ve ever addressed why my avitar is these aviators. They were clipart I got to photoshop this.
OK–missile jokes shall be incoming.
Wait….
Its a long shot but I think he will come up short like always.
Also, Dgiby you know I beat the press to this story; everyone else will know Wednesday.
Oh, man–gotta have a bunch of Nork women in Pleasure Squad polos in an upcoming cartoon. See if you can riff on that in the future.
Did the CCP buy Teen Vogue?
https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2020/05/04/what-garbage-teen-vogue-turns-to-teen-activists-to-make-the-case-for-socialism/
No, just the girls doing asssex has a huge overlap with girls who think socialism is totes the best. It’s been that way a long time.
Wouldn’t surprise. Interesting that they seem to only interview the dumbest of the dumb.
They think they are the smartest of the smarts though. They will all soon be infesting the political class in the next 5-10 years.
It’s sad to think, but I bet that girl I knew at UNLV who lost a nipple due to not knowing how sticky duct tape is probably has better career than me because she was better at ‘people’ than me. And she was probably smarter than those who had the animus to become politicians.
Yet another
lifenipple claimed by that scourge, DUCT TAPE!Homestarrunnerthegamethatyoubuy(TM) ?
C! G! N!…..U!
Creatine?
Ha! Haven’t seen homestar in a good while.
20 years, bruh!
I just played this on guitar, a workout indeed,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLh3A6AqmUs
Indeed! Damn.
it’s a workout, but hella fun,
And I got my new Pegs for my 32 year old P bass, a little smaller, but nice and tight, OMWC style, they should work fine
Real Rock and Roll,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t4KLOm7pO0
Story!
I was given my Fender Precision Bass by a good friend 30+ years ago, I don’t remember when, but leaning it against walls and shit destroyed the G tuner, so I needed to buy new.
They aren’t perfect, but still nice tuners, and it’s not a classic Bass so it’s all good, but she’s Sweet a gain!
That’s git’n’er dun! Care to share some jamming with us?
I recently pulled out my old Stagemaster, and found it’s missing pieces 🙁 Oh well, it’s a fixer upper now. I’m tempted to delete the Floyd Rose trem rather than set that up again but that’s kind of it’s USP I guess.
Morning glibs.
I have laundry on, and am wondering how early is too early to mow the grass.
Mornin’ UCS.
I’m gonna say 8am is probably the earliest time to fire up the mower, but that of course depends on whether or not the dew has lifted, and whether or not you gotta be at work by then anyway?
There was no sign of dew. I finished just now at 6am. The sun was up and I don’t have that much grass.
I though you did not have grass to mow ?
In Romania it is never to early.
Along one side of the lot is a margin between the sidewalk and the street that is my responsibility to maintain.
Pour concrete on it
The cost of the concrete + fines + remediation isn’t worth the hassle.
well stop complaining about it then.
A: I wasn’t complaining.
B: Don’t tell me what to do.
Look this obsession of your with grass is strange
It’s my property.
No it’s not. It belongs to the US government, they’re just letting you use it for a while.
Pie’s got you there.
You’re both wrong.
also don’t you have mortgage?
A lein on my feif is not the same thing as not having a property interest in it.
save it for the Judge
Why? Has he joined Glibs? Or do you just not have an argument?
Considered I just wrecked you with logic, I am doing pretty good argument wise
I’m not seeing any logic or any wreckage.
Looks like it was in your head.
that’s what all say when they are owned.
If your logic is so unimpeachable, spell it out instead of avoiding talking about it.
Otherwise, take the loss.
not an argument
Yes, you have not made an argument, but I’ll try to guess what you’re implying.
I’m going to go with you’re resorting to the old libertarian canard that you only own something if you have allodial title to it, and anything less isn’t “true” ownership.
This ignores every other form of property right, and the fact that I explicitly referred to the grass as my property. And it is, I can do whatever I will with it. The final decision is mine.
The fact that taxes are owed to the county (not the Us government as you erroniously assert) does not negate the property right to use, profit from or dispose of the property.
Morning all.
Morning, gentlemen.
So you’re abandoning us. *sniffles*
Never! Just – as always – giving you the benefit of the not-inconsiderable doubt.
Anybody else having avatars disappear and reappear at random?
That’s a beautiful scene. The water pour turned out perfectly IMO because if you’ve got wind for kites, then the water would be rippling.
Mornin’ all. This oughta get you going.
Video unavailable
This video contains content from WMG, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.
I thought that only happened to shithole countries not ‘Murica! Just who the fuck does WMG think they are?
*has a sad*
I’ll try one more time and if the IP overlords nix this one, then just look up ‘Cherry Red’ by Groundhogs because it’s an excellent song, as is the cover by Earthless.
I found it already, yes good song. The video used 2001: A Space Odyssey clips, I don’t know if that’s the official video but it was groovey.
Speaking of cherries….
NY Times won the Pulitzer for the 1619 Project — link is to Breitbart, first link I found.
And it wasn’t in fiction.
Not sarcasm.
Well I suppose it isn’t news that the board and faculty at Columbia in general isn’t particularly concerned with credibility outside their ideological bubble, but that’s the way the world goes.
https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year
Seems like a whole lot of bullshit.
Not to NYT as a whole, nor to the 1619 Project as a whole, at least, but bad enough.
Staff of The Washington Post
For a groundbreaking series that showed with scientific clarity the dire effects of extreme temperatures on the planet.
right…
Editorial Cartooning
Barry Blitt, contributor, The New Yorker
For work that skewers the personalities and policies emanating from the Trump White House with deceptively sweet watercolor style and seemingly gentle caricatures. (Moved into contention by the Board.)
No bias there I am sure…
Considering both the NY Times and the Pulitzer committee still have Walter Duranty on the lists of winners, this shouldn’t be surprising. But still disappointing.
The good old times when the Soviet Union was in fact aktchual socialism.
https://www.wfmz.com/news/pint-sized-driver-surprises-utah-trooper-during-traffic-stop/article_9b96f456-5946-517f-826c-c2a311e7eff1.html
Someone’s getting grounded.
Is it the trooper?
https://m.facebook.com/Walker.Police/photos/a.10152982785383368/10159566588748368/?type=3&theater
Aggressive cock.
All one needs is some vin
If it saves just one life.
If it saves just one life
Welp, time for meetings at work.
Wish me luck.
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