I was wondering why there are so many dysfunctional admirals and commodores on #StarTrek and then I remembered we learned about this in Wrath of Khan; they just want their starships back.
Only the beginning folks.
PBS: The #wildfires scorching the region around #LosAngeles are likely to be the most expensive in history. But future #climatechange-related disasters will certainly top them in cost.
A decade and a half of instability: The history of Google messaging apps (2021)
L: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/a-decade-and-a-half-of-instability-the-history-of-google-messaging-apps/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42679045
posted on 2025.01.12 at 20:30:58 (c=0, p=4)
Tonight on #Monsterdon:
If you follow me you might have noticed that I am taking a break from having opinions on anything this weekend. So, as we watch "Battle Beyond the Stars" tonight you will get nothing but the FACTS from me.
Just the facts. Will it turn out to be a good movie? A bad movie? That's irrelevant, I will have no opinion on the matter either way.
Here is what I know:
1. The thumbnail for this movie features a person wearing heavy reptilian makeup
2.
In reasons to avoid the #FlyingCattleCars.
> Projected air travel growth runs counter to climate goals, study says
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/projected-air-travel-growth-runs-counter-climate-goals-study-says-2025-01-12/
Days after the Lahaina fires in 2023 I traveled to Hawaii to provide pro bono legal aid to fire victims navigating everything from home insurance & business contracts, recovering legal documents, immigration status & more. I supported ~50 families personally.
One constant theme: Private equity vultures offering them pennies on the dollar for their destroyed properties. I suspect the same will happen in SoCal. Vultures exploiting people's desperation. It's criminal, or at least it should be. smh
@alec @ai6yr Great idea! Being in a heavily populated area, I know the first things that going to go in a disaster are landlines and cell towers. If they don't lose power, they will most certainly be overwhelmed with people calling. I saw that happen in the 1989 Loma Preita Earthquake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake I'm going to put the bug in our local CERT's ear and see what happens.
SCMP: Volunteers are scrambling to find food, water and shelter while providing treatment for the displaced animals. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3294402/animal-rescuers-care-la-fire-evacuees-dogs-donkeys-horses?utm_source=rss_feed
https://www.europesays.com/1760591/ Jack Smith, special counsel who oversaw Trump investigations, resigns from Justice Department #Politics #U.S.Politics #UnitedStates
The Shitty Gritty Dirt Band
https://www.europesays.com/1760593/ Ukraine says it has hit one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in a drone strike #News #WorldNews
#FriendicaMyPortal loads blanks, qoto doesn't get reach, and mas.to went deaf. Time to go shopping again.
JPMorgan Chase Disables Employee Comments After Return-to-Office Backlash https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/01/12/0125256/jpmorgan-chase-disables-employee-comments-after-return-to-office-backlash?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
Man falls 330 feet into glacial gorge in Uttarakhand; rescuers trek 20 km in all-night mission to pull him out
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/miracle-at-pindari-glacier-rescuers-trek-20km-in-sub-zero-cold-to-save-man-fallen-in-deep-gorge-at-12k-ft/articleshow/117155765.cms?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Times of India @times-of-india-TimesofIndia_
Dishwater Blondie
G+ refugee and simply want my instance to work reliably.