I stumbled on these guys (thanks youtube algorithm?) and am really digging them: https://youtu.be/o8qTgFYRFnM

One thing I've learned from history is that we don't seem to learn much from history.

I couldn't just sit on this toot. I usually drink my company coolaid, but their new catch phrase is "Potential ... In motion". Isn't that just ... ok ... never mind ... I guess just run with it?

#minneapolis from the Lowry Ave. bridge last night. We are constantly aware of and on the lookout for the occupiers who can write away all constitutional rights with a simple memo that it's ok to do whatever now.

Another street side execution of a civilian by Trump's paramilitary ICE troops in Minneapolis this morning. I'm trembling.

Well, it took several extra cranks, but got my old van started in the -27F temps (-49F wind chill) this morning so I guess that means I have to drive in to work today.

-20F here already ... windchills down to -50F by 3am ... low of -29F tomorrow night. Stay warm out there.

#minneapolis #goodvsevil The problem isn't that good people are sitting idly by while occupying troops roam the streets with no accountability or oversight doing all kinds of atrocities. The problem is that good people live in a culture that believes it's ok to do bad things to bad people. Good […]

I was brought up on #MinnesotaNice. Minnesota nice means giving others the benefit of the doubt, greeting each other on the street, waving at your neighbors, helping push a stranger's car out of the ditch, shoveling an neighbor's sidewalk, and on and on ... just your average human "kindness" […]

Post from my daughter this morning. They are constantly flying military drones overhead for surveillance in case anyone missed that part.

#FreeCAD I have this old door latch thingie that is made out of metal that was too soft and is all bent up and keeps sliding out of position. I am going to try a 3d printed version. PLA just to make sure the part is sized right and then I'm going to […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

[nfl playoffs] People are talking about a packers collapse last night when they lost in the 4th quarter to the bears. This wasn't a collapse, it was a stronger team getting better as the game went on. The packers have a lot of skill and got off to a fast start, but you could see them wearing […]

Ugh, our car insurance claim system has been AI-slop-ified. (We had a big crack in our windshield so needed it replaced.) Now I get an email that they have made multiple attempts to contact me with no response -- sent from a do-not-reply email address. This world seems bent on proving itself […]

Since early November I have been attempting to fix a #toilet leak using the advice of #chatgpt. So far the toilet still leaks and each time I try its advice, the problem persists or gets worse. When I report back my results, it says something like "Oh perfect, this pinpoints the exact problem […]

Murder, pure and simple. New York Times: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire […] [Original post on c.im]

I used to think I knew things, but now it feels like I'm watching a train wreck happening at the speed of a glacier with about the same level of ability to influence it's progress. https://youtu.be/jAl05lQm4nQ

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Krylll und ich sitzen beim Frühstück, draußen knistert schon das kommende Silvester. „Komischer Brauch“, sagt Kryll. „Man tut so, als würde um Mitternacht alles neu.“ „Tut es aber nicht“, sage ich. „Es geht einfach weiter.“ Er nickt. „Genau. Silvester ist nur ein lautes Komma.“ „Und […]

Augsburg cross-country runner with Olympic dreams barred by NCAA after accepting $6K donation - Bring Me The News https://share.google/Cq0Vhjr85ohhOO3g4

About 125 years ago this tree wasn't here, and instead railroad tracks ran straight off the end of this mound across a wood trestle to the other side of the gully. This afternoon I hiked this part of the historic LS&MR railroad route that ran from […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Snowy hike, #jaycookestatepark #minnesota

Our daughter and son-in-law have 3 rescue/foster dogs. Apparently this is called "Betty Spa" and is a fairly regular routine. #dogsofmastodon

Knowing my mom, this has to have been an unentendre, right? right???

Hallmark Christmas movies continue to ruin companies this season!

Winter sunset, Esko MN.

Airplane with incapacitated pilot lands safely thanks to emergency autoland system: https://avbrief.com/autoland-saves-king-air-everyone-reported-safe/?utm_source=newsletter-88&utm_medium=mastodon I haven't listened to the attached LiveATC recording, but there is one if you are curious how an […]

Hotel ... wifi ... images ... loading ... super ... slow ...

Awww, the little dog was being sweet tonight. #dogsofmastodon

Night hike with Luna in fairly fresh snow at #jaycookestatepark The park was closed Sat-Wed for a special deer hunt, so very few people had been out to help pack down the trail since the last 2 snow falls. This is from the Ogantz trail look out, looking south (I think) towards Wrenshall?

The #northernlights are back in view over the #northland! My thanks to those in the region who have shared their photos of them with our station. Enjoy! #wxtooter #weather #wx #mnwx #wiwx

Northern lights are out tonight!

Stranger Things Season 1 vs. Season 5:

Gonna go play pickup indoor soccer tonight with the kids (mostly 20's & 30's). My objective is to get in the way a couple times and be able to walk back to my car under my own power at the end of the night.

DIY??? A few day ago I discovered our toilet leaked, but just a small spurt when flushing, not when it was just sitting there. So I interrogated chatgpt for a while and decided it was probably the spud gasket. I went to the local hardware store and got a spud gasket kit. Took the toilet all […]

Belated happy thanksgiving from the Olson clan

Just a weekend hack, attempting to replicate the #yukikaze (Snow Wind) #hud using #python and #panda3d based on my open-source NorthStarUAS simulation code. Just some lines and circles and text using old-style opengl/scene-graph technology, nothing new or ground breaking ... but the Yukikaze HUD […]

Wow, Cloquet airport gusts to 32kts, Duluth airport gusts to 37kts (37-43mph) ... we are right in between and when those gust hit, they really hit!

We are inundated with car ads all the time, so one 30 second #aircraft ad seems actually kinda cool! I'm no where close to that income bracket, but it's always fun to dream ... https://youtu.be/kv7-n3mYllM

This little bit of goldenrod decided to ignore the calendar and go ahead and bloom in late November anyway.

Got to see the 2nd to last show on this run in Minneapolis ... amazing talent, super cool show.

Wifey working back stage for me a ticket, last day of the show in Minneapolis #prince #purplerain

How to win an obfuscated C contest (I am dating myself by knowing what this is): just write your app using all the latest modern C++ idioms!

One morning I had some interesting frost formations on my car windshield.

[Dad joke ...] 🖼

What is interesting in life? Being surprised? Finding out I'm wrong about something? Finding out something I thought I understood is way more complex? Seeing something from a new angle that changes my entire understanding? Imagining new paths forward? Learning? Discovering a new way to make […]

Spending the day updating my lost meme's...

Mid-November vibes in Northern Minnesota ...

Luna in Jay Cooke State Park #dogsofmastodon

Heading to walmart to pick up dog food and honey.