Tommy Shane Steiner, a mostly retired country singer, has been flying and landing his private helicopter at an Austin shopping center to “ward off” people who he said were breaking into businesses.
I really hope the FAA pulls his license over this shit. His daddy owns the helicopter so this is just some entitled asshole, who I hope gets to sit in traffic with the rest of us soon.
Yup. Back to the original post, have you thought about 3d printing a hangar to just temporarily put on the shopping cart? I was thinking about designing something real quick.
It’s even worse than the title suggests in my opinion. “One time when the helicopter landed, the business owner said the pilot told him it was a private aircraft. He also added the pilot said he was asked to land in the parking lot to “scare off” people without homes who were sleeping in the complex.” So they land in this parking lot to scare off homeless people. WTF kind of bizarre dystopia are we living in.
Yes yes yes, I know how much everyone loves H‑E‑B. Just wanted to warn you if you’re an occasional Randall’s shopper — check the expiration dates on merchandise before purchasing. I’ve come across expired milk, yogurt, and eggs on shelves at two locations in the past couple of weeks. Some were expired by two weeks or...
Fyi, I can’t imagine playing more than a minute on a phone without an external controller. I tried once…
On a realm with a friend currently. We occasionally just reset everything and start from scratch.
Also a lot of single player. For some reason starting out on a new world is fun to me.
I sometimes randomly seek out an invite to a SMP server and again, like to get on and start out. This one has more of a feeling like I am being hunted, so I usually start the world and hit the ground running. I have been pretty good at getting far away from spawn and making a nice underground fortress. My main list of items to get before I go underground is various saplings, some buckets of water, some sugarcane to make a map, and string. Once I have a fishing pole and some food and water I can find a spot to go underground and never come back up, unless I feel like it. I will eventually make a huge room and plant trees so I can harvest my own wood, and build a pond that I can fish out of.
I play mostly on my Switch on bedrock, but have a Java edition copy that I use occasionally. Depends on my mood and where I am at. I prefer Java edition, but the ease of picking up my Switch or having it docked to the tv really makes it convenient to just hop on a game. All of my worlds are just vanilla. Not really into the whole mods bit.
Mayim Bialik will not be hosting Season 2 of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” as she continues to support the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, Variety has learned from sources....
Holy shit, that ship sailed years ago. Ten years ago I told everyone that we have officially made too many cameras. Are you trying to imply this will get worse?
I know. I was being halfheartedly sarcastic. There’s some horrifically dumb shit out there now. This ought to be exciting to see how far down the barrel they can scrape.
I would almost prefer it. Javascript is the herpes of html, and the majority of websites now are just completely infested with it. I don’t know if these companies are actually visiting their own sites, but it’s horrible. Ton’s of wasted data and time on this garbage. I have been going in and turning off javascript just to keep all of the shit from popping up, covering the screen, etc. So yeah, a command line browser sounds pretty fucking good again.
I run Mylar on my Xubuntu server to manage my comic collection. I found out recently that there’s a tool that can convert the embedded .jpgs to .webp to save space, but it only works on cbz files and not cbr (zipped vs rar for those who don’t know). I wanted to convert all of my cbr to cbz so that I could run the tool on all...
Apart from being open source what is Linux? Could I not create my own operating system that is different to windows or Macos and call it Steve, again there might be an awnser for this and sounds stupid but its more out of curiosity.
My automatic dog feeders work great but only hold enough food for a few days so I designed and printed a funneling system and a resovoir to hold the entire bag so all I have to do is fill the resovoir when I get a new bag. Works great....
You should. My best friend hates adding water to his keurig machine. So he designed a float and such, mailed me the tank lid and components with a diagram of how they should fit. I designed and built the rack that fits on the lid and mailed it all back to him. Works like a charm.
So I have a situation. I really want to switch to Linux as my main gaming/production OS but need the Adobe suite as I am a graphic designer. Adobe is the golden standard for this industry (and likely to always be) so while Gimp and Inkscape might work, they are not feasible for my career. I also know that there will be...
The problem is, sometimes while you might be open to using certain software, the people you need to work with and collaborate make that hard. For instance, Early 2000’s, I was tasked with making some weekly magazines. I used Scribus. The people at the printer, of which I had no control over unless I wanted to foot the bill, made life pretty damn miserable because I wasn’t using whatever adobe product they were used to. Things worked, but it was a time that I would much rather leave in the past as I can’t describe the frustration caused.
My kids and I used to do this all the time. Lots of great memories. About the time the geocaching app in the Apple Store stopped working and they created a new subscription app, we quit. Any app recommendations for getting back into this? Anything free out there, or is it all subscription-based?
They seem to be getting a pass on using copyrighted materials to feed these programs so I am doubting that we would get legislation protecting our own likenesses, or those of our loved ones. I bet you couldn’t even get lawmakers to understand what they would need to write into law. They (american lawmakers) all seem to be so up to speed on technology. /s
It’s funny how we managed to survive without streaming services. I distinctly remember teaching my kids how to rewind a vcr tape. They watched the same Barney episode about 400 times per day. Guess kids nowadays can’t handle that.
Even at a young age they have their own freewill. I forced nothing, merely provided them the tools, which was my point. You don’t have to have a subscription to a streaming service to keep a child entertained.
You know that shows only come on at scheduled times, and having a set of various tapes was the same as having an online subscription that’s being discussed in this thread. And yes, we taped shows for the kids to watch and add to their library. There’s a million things I can’t explain why a couple of kids aged 3 and 6 would do. Watching Barney over and over is just one of them.
Science fiction is quite simply one of the most popular genres of film that we have. The creation of faraway places and futuristic technology seems to be exactly what the medium of film was designed to create. Sci-fi on film has been around for as long as there have been movies. But which ones are the best? Figuring that out is...
I finally got to see it in the theater and it is a mind blowing experience. The visuals and the sound. I had only ever seen it on a tube tv, and eventually got to see an HD version which blew me away, and then when I saw it in the theater, it was not only the visuals, but the sound. The sound… I can only imagine what it was to see this in the theater when it was originally shown.
I’m still a fairly new Linux-user (on Tuxedo OS), and I just ran into an issue that is new to me. If I try to update my system, either via command line or Discover, the apt update command fails. This is the output:...
A little disappointed in BBC with the clickbait title there… All is not lost as the headline implies, per the article:
While fuller communication is not yet established, Voyager 2 is programmed to reset its orientation multiple times each year to keep its antenna pointing at Earth. The next reset is due on 15 October, which Nasa says “should enable communication to resume”.
Frustrating that they make it sound like this is a big deal.
It’s pretty frustrating that the news lately just goes out of their way to make things look bleak. Like that CNN story about Saturn’s rings “disappearing”. They mentioned that “future astronomers might not get the chance to view Saturn’s rings.” and went on about how they were disappearing. At the very end of the article was the estimate of the timeline, and it was 100 million years. Give me a fucking break. These fucking news outlets with their clickbait bullshit titles just irritates me. I get you were just posting what was there. My frustration is just at the news outlets themselves.
I would just like to share a story, and probably an opinion as well. When I was doing my STEM undergraduate degree a couple of years ago, I took a course in which I had to use MATLAB. I won’t disclose too much information, but it was a course involving computation....
Nice job. I like the look of that. I too like sometimes just getting on a game and sitting down in a spot and watching things just happen. I built a large treehouse in a desert area just to watch things crawl around at night.
It’s a realm my friend and I currently work on. When I feel like it I just sign on and go sit in my treehouse. I just had a bunny rabbit by the front door, and managed to tag him with a name, so maybe he will stick around for a while. Here is a link to the pics.
It did. Lots of planning, and effort. The trunk is 6x6 blocks in size and each level I went out 10 blocks each direction. It took real life days of wandering around just to find the area I wanted to build in. I brought the basics I needed to get the truck and some area to start putting up a furnace with hoppers to make all the glass. Blew through a couple of shovels and found some lava to keep the furnace going. That’s the kind of goofy stuff I enjoy doing though.
Retired Country Singer Tries Clearing ‘Vagrancy Problem’ With His Low-Flying Helicopter (www.404media.co)
Tommy Shane Steiner, a mostly retired country singer, has been flying and landing his private helicopter at an Austin shopping center to “ward off” people who he said were breaking into businesses.
Idiocracy tried to warn you (www.youtube.com)
Shopping carts should have slots on the side for reusable bags. They always seem to sink to the bottom of the cart
Someone speedrun Minecraft in less than 1 minute in game time (www.youtube.com)
This speedrun video is insane I have to share it somewhere
I need to replace one line in a ton of . json files
I’m updating foundry to a version 11 and it broke an ass ton of my assets cause they’re all “verified version 10”...
Guy uses Village parking lot as his personal helipad (www.kxan.com)
The FAA will be very interested I am sure.
Beware expired food at Randall’s
Yes yes yes, I know how much everyone loves H‑E‑B. Just wanted to warn you if you’re an occasional Randall’s shopper — check the expiration dates on merchandise before purchasing. I’ve come across expired milk, yogurt, and eggs on shelves at two locations in the past couple of weeks. Some were expired by two weeks or...
Wagner boss Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russia (www.bbc.co.uk)
Sam Bankman-Fried living off bread and water in prison - lawyer says (www.theguardian.com)
how and where are you playing?
Just curious… Do you play on a multiplayer server? If yes, what kind of? Do you use a modloader on your client?...
Mayim Bialik Declines to Host ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ Amid Strikes, Replaced by Ken Jennings (variety.com)
Mayim Bialik will not be hosting Season 2 of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” as she continues to support the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, Variety has learned from sources....
5 years ago Valve released Proton forever changing Linux gaming (www.gamingonlinux.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/4952617...
Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting Aug 24 (www.reuters.com)
Nickelback, Chris Brown, and other stars scored $200 million in taxpayer funds meant to keep arts groups afloat during the pandemic. They won't say what they did with the money. (www.insider.com)
The SBA's SVOG grants were intended for struggling small artists. But big stars like Post Malone and Chris Brown got $200M in pandemic relief funds.
Things like this turn people off from Linux
I run Mylar on my Xubuntu server to manage my comic collection. I found out recently that there’s a tool that can convert the embedded .jpgs to .webp to save space, but it only works on cbz files and not cbr (zipped vs rar for those who don’t know). I wanted to convert all of my cbr to cbz so that I could run the tool on all...
Can't get crontab to run backup script properly
Hello everyone!...
Stupid question, but what makes Linux, linux?
Apart from being open source what is Linux? Could I not create my own operating system that is different to windows or Macos and call it Steve, again there might be an awnser for this and sounds stupid but its more out of curiosity.
What are you some posters on the lemmyverse that you've enjoyed seeing around so far?
Lets bring some positivity to people you might see around a lot and generally praise them for making good contributions to the platforms growth!...
A funneling system i made to keep my automatic dog feeders topped off. (lemmy.world)
My automatic dog feeders work great but only hold enough food for a few days so I designed and printed a funneling system and a resovoir to hold the entire bag so all I have to do is fill the resovoir when I get a new bag. Works great....
I want to switch to Linux but there are a few major hurdles.
So I have a situation. I really want to switch to Linux as my main gaming/production OS but need the Adobe suite as I am a graphic designer. Adobe is the golden standard for this industry (and likely to always be) so while Gimp and Inkscape might work, they are not feasible for my career. I also know that there will be...
Totally forgot about geocaching until I saw this community (lemmy.world)
My kids and I used to do this all the time. Lots of great memories. About the time the geocaching app in the Apple Store stopped working and they created a new subscription app, we quit. Any app recommendations for getting back into this? Anything free out there, or is it all subscription-based?
AI is being used to give dead, missing kids a voice they didn’t ask for (www.washingtonpost.com)
Record-breaking mountaineer denies climbing over dying porter on K2 (www.theguardian.com)
Fellow climbers say video footage shows Kristin Harila’s team walking over body of frostbitten man during record ascent
Disney Raises Prices for Streaming Services by as Much as 27% - Lemmy.world (lemmy.world)
TLDR:...
Supermarket AI meal planner app suggests recipe that would create chlorine gas (www.theguardian.com)
Pak ‘n’ Save’s Savey Meal-bot cheerfully created unappealing recipes when customers experimented with non-grocery household items
The 35 Best Sci-Fi Movies Of All Time, Ranked - Read the article, then argue (www.cinemablend.com)
Science fiction is quite simply one of the most popular genres of film that we have. The creation of faraway places and futuristic technology seems to be exactly what the medium of film was designed to create. Sci-fi on film has been around for as long as there have been movies. But which ones are the best? Figuring that out is...
Italian man crushed to death under falling cheese wheels (www.theguardian.com)
Unable to run apt update | Lock held by apt-get
I’m still a fairly new Linux-user (on Tuxedo OS), and I just ran into an issue that is new to me. If I try to update my system, either via command line or Discover, the apt update command fails. This is the output:...
Voyager 2: Nasa loses contact with record-breaking probe after sending wrong command (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/949139...
A story of MATLAB piracy
I would just like to share a story, and probably an opinion as well. When I was doing my STEM undergraduate degree a couple of years ago, I took a course in which I had to use MATLAB. I won’t disclose too much information, but it was a course involving computation....
I've been working on a little documentary series for cities on a server I play on. Thought I'd share it here (www.youtube.com)