kersploosh

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[–] kersploosh 81 points 1 day ago

The impact of centuries of slavery, segregation, and unequal treatment doesn't disappear quickly. Even if the root causes were completely resolved (and they are not), the consequences reverberate for a long time. We cannot forget that much of our life is a result of where we start, and it was the same for our parents, and their parents.

[–] kersploosh 27 points 1 day ago

Seriously. This is like posting a picture of a safe and then not telling us what's inside.

[–] kersploosh 8 points 1 day ago

Once and for all.

[–] kersploosh 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Craigslist and eBay are my go-to sources.

Trek sells old stock and some pre-owned bikes on their website. The searching and sorting functions suck, but I did find a 920 frame set:
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/pre-owned-bikes/pre-owned-mountain-bikes/920-frameset--2025-54cm/p/54069/

[–] kersploosh 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Heck yeah, I would fly a Star Trek flag. That would be a good choice on Gene Roddenberry's birthday.

She thinks it wouldn't look good in our yard. She may also suspect that I would occasionally fly stuff like the "defend equality" flag, which would cause some friction with our conservative neighbors.

[–] kersploosh 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I was not aware of this flag before. It's fantastic!

[–] kersploosh 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

I have my grandpa's old US flag, and I occasionally display it for Independence Day or Memorial Day.

I am a low-key flag nerd and used to have a collection of interesting small flags in my bedroom as a kid. I would love to have a rotating selection of flags to fly in my front yard: historical US flags like the Serapis flag, or other flags that look cool or have interesting backgrounds. Alas, my wife won't let me put up a flagpole.

[–] kersploosh 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)
[–] kersploosh 50 points 3 days ago

Trump broke with tradition and didn't put his hand on the Bible during his inauguration.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-stirs-curiosity-online-after-not-placing-hand-bible-during-oath-2025-01-20/

One might expect to hear conservative Christians squawking about it, but they have been notably quiet.

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I'm just sayin' (i.imgur.com)
 
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Normalize rule (i.imgur.com)
 
 
[–] kersploosh 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I can't not think of Star Wars storm troopers when I see white parts on AR's.

 

Not sure if this fits the community. It's more just fun illustration rather than a comic strip. Mods, feel free to remove if you see fit.

Source: https://woonyoung.tumblr.com/

I love this person's work. It's very whimsical and expressive.

[–] kersploosh 5 points 5 days ago

Thanks for the clarification. It's so much worse than I thought.

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TL;DR: The Australian Open is streaming games for free on YouTube. The catch is that the players, court, and ball are all 3D generated. They and constructed in near-real time using cameras and video tracking software.

The loophole allows the Australian Open to show a version of live events at the tournament on its own channels, despite having sold lucrative exclusive broadcast rights to partners across the globe.

Demonstration video: https://youtu.be/H-TCgvSeYj4

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Metal melted out of a car (npr.brightspotcdn.com)
 

The shiny puddles look like some low-temp metal melted and oozed out of the car as it burned. I wonder what part(s) melted, and what type of metal it is?

The picture is from a NPR piece about the current Los Angeles wildfires: https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2025/01/09/g-s1-41784/los-angeles-fire-photos

 
 

My youngest isn't old enough to be a scout but still wants to keep up with the older siblings. So we are including a siblings-only class at this year's Pinewood Derby, and this first-timer is getting a little extra help from dad.

Are there any other scout dads here on Lemmy? I don't imagine it's a large demographic here.

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R.I.P. ~~Biggie~~ Big Pun (damn, my bad)

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