Did you know that a MacBook Pro can discharge itself so much that it corrupts their firmware? Symptoms include taking a charge but not booting: no sound, no screen. To resolve, connect with USB to your other MacBook Pro and use Apple's DFU mode to reinstall firmware through Finder.

Recent status: watching someone that works at Zoom take a past due security training about not taking meetings in public spaces while he was on a train going between Copenhagen and Stockholm. He completed his training then had a sales meeting about volume discounts.

The rare work post: Like security/tech things (or are interested in learning), between jobs or don't want full time work, and want to help solve problems for people instead of making a VC-backed, AI-accelerated gamble? Maybe we should talk! workshop.monorail.tech/the-monorail...

This graph shows how registration rates between Black and White voters varied in Louisiana since Reconstruction. In a single image, it tells the story of political power and discrimination. Black voters had power, briefly, then it was taken from them. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/power-demo...

MN Ice Abduction Memorials, Mapped sites.google.com/umn.edu/here...

as long as john roberts has his majority, there is simply no pro democracy reform that will survive the supreme court. none.

This one goes out to www.glos.org for the critical data they supply to humans that supports shipping, water quality, coast guard response, algae blooms, real-time wave,wind, water temp forecasts and much more! 🌊🌊

please, god, I’ve never wanted anything more than this

This is a 1h44m video describing in very technical detail how Starlink could use the direct-to-cell antenna on their latest satellites to image the whole globe at ~meters of resolution in real time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbp3... It gets slightly more approachable in the last ~25% of the video.

Fractures Emerge Between GOP’s Pro-Pedophilia, Extremely Pro-Pedophilia Wings

If you're a fan of Taskmaster, you should preorder their Advent calendar: taskmasterstore.com/products/tas... We got one last year and it was a lot of fun. The puzzles and tasks were challenging and I'm looking forward to doing it again this year.

Grey found a stick to bring along on our walk this morning.

Free business idea: kid sized battery operated Hot Wheels car but it's a train engine, subway, or light rail car.

Happy Rex Manning Day!

This is possibly the most incredible tracking video of a rocket launch that I have ever seen, and Shuttle had some really incredible videos too! Just look at those gorgeous flame dynamics and then the booster separation... 🔭🧪 #Artemis

A bit of a different take on the amazing Artemis II launch footage. Here I stitched clips from the four Solar Array Wing Cameras to make this panoramic video. This is during the later part of the Core Stage burn until MECO and stage separation, sped up to 10x. 🔭🧪 #Artemis

"Orion, the Moon, and the Earth. EVERYONE, in that picture" - #Artemis II Mission Control.

Wonder why I haven't heard about this little green lunar inhabitant waving at the Artemis crew yet.

We went to the Frost game yesterday and it was easily the most fun I've had a sporting event in years. Lots of action, super energetic/fun fans. Highly recommended!

Powerful maps from the @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #cartography

NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA

One day someone should post one of these "rockets launching as seen from satellite" but the rocket comes all the way up to the satellite, someone gets out to clean the sensor, and then goes back down to the Earth.

The official Artemis tracking site (www. nasa.gov/missions/artemis-ii/arow/) doesn't work for me, so I built a better one using the same telemetry data: artemistracker.mapki.com

A whole lot more #nokings honking on the bridges today. >70% hit rate so far I'd say.

If you have a Chase credit card, you should check out their Chase Offers thing to get 5% back at some local restaurants until the end of the month: Afro Deli and Copper Hen are both in there, for example.

I still have a bunch of these ready to mail out if you're interested.

This is going to be a snow storm that you want to shovel multiple times. The first 3 or 4 inches I just scraped off the sidewalk was quite sticky. Not very heavy yet, but it's quite wet.

First flakes are flying in St Paul.

@racketmn.com is knocking it out of the park with very Ian-targeted content: A piece on the Birkie, which I've been going to for 15+ years as a volunteer/support: racketmn.com/american-bir... A review of my favorite pie shop in the whole of the midwest, Hot Hands: racketmn.com/every-pie-at...

Grand plans, Nordic lore, Sconnie culture, and athletic excellence: One reporter’s circuitous adventure to the heart of Hayward, Wisconsin’s storied American Birkebeiner.

📣Metro Transit is considering making the temporary B-Line Bus Lane on Marshall Ave. by Cretin Ave. permanent, and they want your input!🚌 Support faster, more reliable transit by taking this survey before March 20th to express your support. Survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/PMRXYF3

You should fill out this survey to keep the bike/bus lane along Marshall part of the B-Line through St. Paul: www.surveymonkey.com/r/PMRXYF3

It's pretty cool to see Dianna post her first video on YouTube after several years of dealing with MECFS. Give it a watch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3m3...

Does anyone have a newspapers.com subscription that could do a search for me?

RIP Robert Kaye 😔 blog.metabrainz.org/2026/02/24/r...

Hey folks I'd love for you to have a Rebel Loon enamel pin if you're interested. I will be shipping out a batch on Monday. Any profit will be donated to Keystone in St Paul.

I work for a Minneapolis-based firm. MPLS was and is under attack by the federal government. Hundreds of people are being snatched off the streets. Undocumented immigrants, DACA recipients, asylees, asylum seekers, refugees, lawful permanent residents, citizens. 6/

High-speed car chase involving federal agent ended with multi-car crash at Nina’s in St. Paul.

Please don’t forget about us and our neighbors! standwithminnesota.com

one thing the trump era has made clear, i think, is that the american people themselves are far more committed to the values of our founding documents than our elites

This looks like a thing that Al's Breakfast could make another t-shirt out of! (Their best selling swag has their one star reviews from Google printed on it)

Look up at the moon. That really bright thing next to it is Jupiter. Neat!

See how nothing has changed except the face at the top?

If whoever killed Alex Pretti said something like this on video his lawyers will not be happy.

One person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in #Arizona. #ICE www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

As a reminder, when you tap the share button on Youtube or Instagram, they add some text to the URL so they can track which users are sharing the videos. This means it can be tracked back to you. It's safe to remove everything after the ? for instagram. For YouTube, remove everything after "si="

@flagsforgood.com are yall thinking about restocking the Menacing Loon?

Kinda wild how the front right tire isn't getting any power with the sign under it.

Just a CBP plane casually capturing IMSI while shopping at Costco.