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skullvalanche

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I'll have a black manhattan, stirred, not shaken. You don't shake a manhattan.

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jake4480, (edited ) to Trains
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๐Ÿ”— High-speed rail (supposedly) finally coming to the U.S. by 2028 (I know, we're slow on the uptake over here)
https://spectrum.ieee.org/high-speed-rail-united-states

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480 Forgive my skepticism on this one, but theyโ€™ve been talking about the high speed rail between LA and SF for almost half a century at this point, and theyโ€™ve managed to kinda plan something from the burbs of LA to โ€ฆ Bakersfield? ๐Ÿ™„

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_High-Speed_Rail

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480 Perhaps this is just my Northerner roots showing, but Iโ€™m also skeptical of the long term livability of the southwest quadrant of the country, in the face of climate change, so Iโ€™m also a bit skeptical of pouring lots of infrastructure money into that region. ๐Ÿซค

Unless itโ€™s infrastructure to bring fresh water and treesโ€ฆ thatโ€™d probably be worth it.

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480 At some point the heat will reach a tipping point and make it unlivable. Plants will die. Things will dry up.

Were it not for the availability of modern air conditioning I think the southwest quadrant of the US would still be basically uninhabited. It is essentially a hostile environment getting more hostile year over year. HVAC will only get us so far.

jake4480, to random
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Sometimes we ask could we genetically engineer a unicorn, but we're not asking SHOULD we genetically engineer a unicorn

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480 Look, I'm all for engineering Unicorns as long as they're delicious.

https://song.link/us/i/1569323468

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480 Super Adventure Club is a real hidden gem. Thank you for (in a roundabout way) reminding me they exist. ๐Ÿ˜

jake4480, to random
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I wonder if we'll ever see a Diablo film for theaters ๐Ÿค”

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480 More likely: 4 seasons of a Netflix series and 2 spin offs.

skullvalanche, to music
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Todays song is another one off E6's latest album.

It has a very Jack Black/Tenacious D quality to it, imho.

https://song.link/us/i/1704932714

I should make a karaoke track of this, feels like it'd be fun to sing.

skullvalanche, to Starwars
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Apparently April 26th is "Alien Day" in honor of LV-426.

Everyone knows that May 4th is "Star Wars Day".

But I would like to propose an additional Star Wars related day.

April 21st, which shall henceforth be TK-421 day.

Celebration of this day will include abandoning your post and slight weapons malfunctions.

jake4480, to random
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One time I asked a guy working in the produce section of a supermarket what his favorite apples were, and he said 'Pink Lady'. After buying some that day, I have to admit he was right. They're the best damn apples I've ever tasted and I've been hooked ever since ๐ŸŽ

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480 I'm definitely team HoneyCrisp -- though I'm always on the lookout for new varieties coming out of the University of Minnesota breeding program.

https://sustainable.umn.edu/umn-releases-new-apple-variety

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480 look man, we lead an exciting life up here in The Northโ„ข

skullvalanche, to showerthoughts
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Am I the only one who calls rhubarb "Devil's Celery"?

๐Ÿค”

bkoehn, to Minnesota
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Flying the new #minnesota state flag today.

skullvalanche,
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@bkoehn Long may the laser loon wave! ๐Ÿ˜

jake4480, to random
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Listening to upbeat sludge in the semi dark

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480 Doctor who?
Looney Tunes?
Muppets?
Fraggles?
Smurfs?
Snorks?
Former band members of The Fall?

jake4480, to random
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The battle for attention https://archive.ph/Pgnry

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480 TL;DR

:lolsob:

skullvalanche, to music
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Me: Mild Day Filth is my new emo band.
Wifey: that sounds more like punk or grunge.
Me: yeah, but itโ€™s mild

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480 thank you for reminding me that Snog exists.

https://schmerkindustries.bandcamp.com/track/born-to-be-mild

jake4480, to random
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People hate advertising so much there's actually faint marks of where someone marked the "mute" button for a lot of these gas pumps. Also, did you know that. Try it. Second button down on the right.

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480 It's made even worse by the absolutely horrible speaker/volume combo of gas pump audio systems. As if anything that could be said via that medium will sway me to spend more money on whatever they're talking about.

jake4480, to random
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I know some people won't be able to avoid it (including myself, they'll probably upgrade my work laptop to it sooner than later), but for my personal stuff, literally everything I've seen about Windows 11 so far suggests logically to ABSOLUTELY AVOID THIS SOFTWARE AT ALL COSTS

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480 ... Linux?

jake4480, (edited ) to random
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There's an important problem the world faces daily that not enough people are talking about. Tortilla chips are NOT strong enough. They often break when trying to scoop something as simple as salsa, or even in your 7 layer dips

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480 If you can find them- https://casasanchezsf.com/products/chips/thick-crispy-gruesos-tortilla-chips/

They are the greatest bag chips known to humanity

jake4480, to random
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For fuck's sake Biden, THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO WIN APPROVAL OR VOTES https://petapixel.com/2024/04/24/president-biden-signs-bill-forcing-tiktok-to-sell-or-face-ban

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480 As a non TikTok user who thinks most social media companies should die in a fire, I don't care about this bill, but it's definitely not a good move politically.

buru5, to random
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[12] 10 Things I Hate About You is a romantic comedy targeted toward the teen demographic. In essence, itโ€™s William Shakespeareโ€™s โ€œThe Taming of the Shrewโ€ retold with a โ€˜90s high school backdrop. It features a young Heath Ledger as the leading man and Julia Stiles as โ€œthe shrewโ€ to be โ€œtamed.โ€ But whoโ€™s really being tamed here? Itโ€™s really a charming film full of witty dialog, excellent performances, and a great soundtrack.

https://youtu.be/3Z9t2j6xW1M?si=84nkjPH_qmBqqN9Y

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480 @buru5 @bendaubney @sarajw @nic @tangleofwires @wendigo Yeah, I'm coming up blank on this but maybe I can find a higher res image

jake4480, to vinyl
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It's 2024 and I finally own a MINT copy of this 57 year old MASTERPIECE. A belated birthday gift! ๐Ÿ˜

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480 ugh, FINALLY. I mean get with the times man!

Everyone I know has a copy of that by now. geez...

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jake4480, to random
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My weird playlist queued and started for today so far:

Taylor Swift (new one, all 31 tracks)
High on Fire (new one)
Lenny Kravitz (2 singles from next month's new one)
Circle Jerks (discography)
Talking Heads (More Songs About Buildings and Food)

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480 https://imgflip.com/i/8nc8mm

skullvalanche,
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@jake4480 Ask and YouTube shall provide.

https://youtu.be/Cc1iADg9pgM

Though I think you should still cover it.

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