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Category Archives: Weird
Elon’s Not-A Flamethrower
A couple of user experiences, here and here.
[Update a few minutes later]
Slightly related: SpaceX is going to attempt a second-stage entry with a giant party balloon.
Today’s X-Rated Links
A visit to a s3x-robot factory, and the furniture of Catherine the Great. Latter definitely NSFW.
The Big Mac Diet
This is quite a record.
The unhealthiest thing about a Big Mac is the bun. This story doesn't say what else he ate: https://t.co/zFggBxH6rm
If he skipped the fries and soft drinks, a Big Mac diet per se wouldn't be that big a problem.
— Rand Simberg (@Rand_Simberg) May 6, 2018
Thai Cuisine
The surprising reason there are so many Thai restaurants in America. Does any other country do this?
Sex In The Middle Ages
Really, in the Middle Ages, not middle-age. A disgusting history.
“Mr. Steven”
SpaceX has a new boat.
No, I don’t know what the story is on the name. I’m asking Sandy.
An Alien Invasion
The UK may not be militarily prepared for it.
You don’t say. Of course, they’re not even doing a very good job dealing with the Muslim one.
Peter Madsen
All I can say is “wow.”
Debbie’s IT People
The indictment is very strange:
the indictment is an exercise in omission. No mention of the Awan group’s theft of information from Congress. Not a hint about the astronomical sums the family was paid, much of it for no-show “work.” Not a word about Wasserman Schultz’s keeping Awan on the payroll for six months during which (a) he was known to be under investigation, (b) his wife was known to have fled to Pakistan, and (c) he was not credentialed to do the IT work for which he had been hired. Nothing about Wasserman Schultz’s energetic efforts to prevent investigators from examining Awan’s laptop. A likely currency-transportation offense against Alvi goes uncharged. And, as for the offenses that are charged, prosecutors plead them in a manner that avoids any reference to what should be their best evidence.
As with the IRS, where the hell is Jeff Sessions? He didn’t recuse himself from this. My confidence in our justice system continues to plummet.