Maybe I'm just too cynical about social media, but this whole last 48 hour cycle of dead/not-dead/dead feels very much like a viral attention-grabbing campaign.
Even without the public relations issues for both the company and musk - I just don't like their cars. I appreciate the innovation, but I'm waiting for another electric car model to fix the issues I have with the telsa.
I don't mind issues with "is someone tinkering with my phone OS" or "I'm only leasing access to that music," but I'd hit the damn roof if someone was going that to a capital investment item
I have seen on my vehicle's subreddit that there are updates occasionally to my car's computer system.
And while I can fault myself for buying the highest trim level - I like the luxury parts, but I wish it wasn't full flat panel "buttons" - I would love more tactile media + climate control buttons instead of hitting flat plastic.
FET: I have had to get a new drier and a new washing machine recently and both have those kind of flat panel touch buttons instead of regular buttons. It’s annoying, takes like 5x longer to press a button than it used to, not sure why that is considered an upgrade?
It looks nicer (when it's not covered by my fingerprints)
I read something (dubiously backed up of course) that making one plastic panel for a big screen is cheaper than producing all of the cut outs and knobs and buttons for the tactile thing - but if this was the case, why do the lower trim models still have the tactile thing? So I am unconvinced.
I don't really like the lines of the hatch. Kinda reminds me of the old Acura/Honda ZDX/Crosstour or a Porsche Panorama. I'd rather see a straight line hatch like the old integras.
The last time I was in Istanbul I exchanged my Turkish lira for euros. I was left with about the small change equivalent of $50 USD which I spent at the airport on Burger King before heading off to Frankfurt.
Apparently they went to using a plastic-type of currency, so the old paper-type was recalled. Unless you are in England to exchange them, you get screwed.
You can take them into the Bank of England to exchange them. I had this problem the last time I was in the UK in 2019, and because I have a British bank account I was able to do so at Barclays, but you need to be an account holder.
Thanks. I was hoping that a hotel would exchange the bills for me next time I go (it’s the 5 and 10 pound notes that have expired) but think you are correct, the Bank of England might have to do it. I think the £20 and £50 are expiring too, but I am not sure when. It’s a bit frustrating.
My daughter made me one at Color Me Mine when she was 5-ish? I love that mug like no other. There's a heart at the bottom of it that I get to see when I finish my coffee :)
My former boss was a collector/reseller, antique mall type of stuff. We had a running joke of finding coffee mugs with our names on them. He was able to find some bizarre and cool design on his flea market/antique mall excursions. I currently have 5 oddball mugs with my name on them.
Several. Younger daughter gave me a "The one who knocks mug" as we are both huge Breaking Bad fans. I also have a mug honoring my favorite English premier league team's unbeaten season and I have a Criterion mug I use a lot as I'm a fan of their DVDs and streaming service.
I picked up a mug at a reuse store during grad school featuring Lucy from Peanuts with the phrase "If everyone listened to me, this would be a perfect world." Why yes, I was in grad school too long.
I am in south bay these days, hoping to start some sort of job in a couple of weeks. As it turns out also, grad school was great for learning some skills but also not the freshly relevant ones.
It used to be the Queen from Snow White & the Seven dwarfs (bought at the long gone villain's shop at Disneyland) - but is currently a mug given to me by a moved out tenant.
I flew into Houston the night of Katrina (from Sacramento) and our plane was completely full with people who were originally headed for NOLA. Houston was one of the big destinations for people post-Katrina and it affected the city directly for MONTHS afterwards.
Probably various election results live. After a while I find TV coverage just repetitive and rarely adding much interpretation of value. I was at school during 9/11, saw clips on the internet, came home to see the same clips on TV and just turned it off as not a lot was changing any more. I really appreciate reading the news after for distilling out the important things and generally better editing/fact-checking.
Rodney King riot (having had to withdraw to a safer distance on the second day) and the aftermath of the Northridge Quake. I guess the afternoon of 9/11 after I eventually got home from downtown DC.
The Witcher S2 continues to be not-that-good. Way too many storylines that supposedly mesh but right now make it ultra-confusing. But Henry Cavill is 100% invested in the role, and I feel my geek cred would take a hit if I don't finish out the season. 9/19.
I was thinking the other day about currently running shows, and I think there is a clear top tier of shows that are just a cut above the rest in terms of being well done overall: writing, acting, direction, production.
I think it is a short list of Lasso, Only Murders, For All Mankind. But obviously I have not seen everything. Am I missing something?
Finally saw Everything Everywhere All at Once, very silly in parts but very good overall. That said, I think I need to take a break from films about generational trauma.
It pains me to say this, but the Old Man - after an amazing first few episodes is slowing down for me.
Also the Danny Stevens (and his brother) plotlines in For All Mankind are both the most hatable AND least interesting. Please leave them in a crater somewhere on Mars.
I've only seen E1 of S3. I think it's prob close to the end? Will start catching up soon. But yeah, not interested in the Stevens kids. Or Karen either (based on her interaction with a Stevens kid in S2). But curious where things go in S3.
See S3 coming next month. A show with an odd premise, but very entertaining. And violent at times.
Former Sec of Defense Miller contradicts Trump's that any troops were offered. He also doesn't volunteer the fact that he purposely ordered the DC National Guard to be made ineffective two days prior. Is it too much to ask for a Secretary of Defense to not actively assist enemies both foreign and domestic?
Being swept by the Dodgers wasn’t great, but there were takeaways, nuggets, feel-goods that one could blindly apply to their sore and fretting psyche to make themselves okay with whatever is happening in the Giants baseball universe right now. The Dodgers are a really good team. Yes, it’s normal to be swept by really good teams. Darin Ruf was hitting home runs. Yes. The offense was still present. The bullpen was no good, but that’s fixable. Right? Arms can be rested. Arms can be attained. Yes yes yes yes. Right?
After two games against the Arizona Diamondbacks these snake oil balms have worn off and it just hurts to follow San Francisco Giants baseball right now.
The #2 pick in the MLB draft - the Diamonbacks' Druw Jones - hurt his shoulder yesterday and will miss the season. In related news, here is one of his highlights.
Baseball is a funny game. After winning 19 of 21 and completing a four game sweep of the Giants, the Dodgers have dropped consecutive games to the worst team in baseball, losing tonight’s game by a score of 8-3.
The bats never got going in this one. Mookie Betts and Cody Bellinger hit solo home runs, but outside of that, the Dodgers only managed four more hits against a Nationals pitching staff that has the second worst ERA in baseball. Through the first two games of this series, the boys in blue are 1-17 with runners in scoring position.
The Dodgers found themselves behind before they had a chance to put runs on the board. Victor Robles and Cesar Hernandez led off the game with back to back singles off Mitch White and later came around to score. Before some fans were even in their seats, the Dodgers trailed 2-0.
How hot are the Oakland A’s this month? It only took one swing of the bat for them to outscore the Houston Astros tonight.
The A’s got a grand slam from Chad Pinder in the 3rd inning and never looked back, holding onto that lead for an eventual 5-3 victory at the Coliseum.
Oakland now has a 12-10 record in July, which is quite the turnaround after a 5-21 mark in June. Since the All-Star break last week, they’ve won five out of seven games on this homestand. And perhaps best of all, they’ve taken four of their last five meetings against the Astros, winning a series in Houston before the break and now clinching another series at home this week.
TIL there are both a Phil Knight Invitational and a Phil Knight Legacy tournaments. Both at the same time and at the same venues. Maybe it's like different sides of a bracket.
I walked pups with my cousin out through the tunnel…I am in Oakland.
I’m game to do something Thursday? I head back South Fri a.m. I actually need to pick up uncooked Top Dogs so if anyone wants to meet at Henry’s Thurs eve I’m game….
Fed raises rates by 75 basis points. Again.
Was that even on tv???
It is still pretty low in terms of historical fed funds rates
Apparently, the management team for Tony Dow (Leave It to Beaver) has pulled a Tanya Roberts. He's not dead yet.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/26/entertainment/tony-dow-obit/index.html
Update: Tony Dow has died
https://www.facebook.com/TonyDowActorDirector/posts/pfbid0ZrqHaW2DbWmo7UcSM37goqzJBnyiLHJQM2ofFtwjP6d2pBHeYN4gmjihxiLyZXBl
Maybe I'm just too cynical about social media, but this whole last 48 hour cycle of dead/not-dead/dead feels very much like a viral attention-grabbing campaign.
DBD Automobile Club
Jealous of BMW's heated seat subscription plan, Tesla says "hold my beer"
https://futurism.com/tesla-range-reduce-remote
That's a baaaad look for a company.
Who are these arrogant pricks? Really?
Hate Tesla, Hate Musk, This just Reinforces both.
Even without the public relations issues for both the company and musk - I just don't like their cars. I appreciate the innovation, but I'm waiting for another electric car model to fix the issues I have with the telsa.
It's just like when John Deere can control the farm machinery and Caterpillar can control the construction vehicles from headquarters.
I don't mind issues with "is someone tinkering with my phone OS" or "I'm only leasing access to that music," but I'd hit the damn roof if someone was going that to a capital investment item
I have seen on my vehicle's subreddit that there are updates occasionally to my car's computer system.
And while I can fault myself for buying the highest trim level - I like the luxury parts, but I wish it wasn't full flat panel "buttons" - I would love more tactile media + climate control buttons instead of hitting flat plastic.
FET: I have had to get a new drier and a new washing machine recently and both have those kind of flat panel touch buttons instead of regular buttons. It’s annoying, takes like 5x longer to press a button than it used to, not sure why that is considered an upgrade?
It looks nicer (when it's not covered by my fingerprints)
I read something (dubiously backed up of course) that making one plastic panel for a big screen is cheaper than producing all of the cut outs and knobs and buttons for the tactile thing - but if this was the case, why do the lower trim models still have the tactile thing? So I am unconvinced.
I was pleasantly surprised by how _not_ ugly the new Civic Type R is.
HOT HATCH SUMMER INCOMING
I don't really like the lines of the hatch. Kinda reminds me of the old Acura/Honda ZDX/Crosstour or a Porsche Panorama. I'd rather see a straight line hatch like the old integras.
Funny money
The last time I was in Istanbul I exchanged my Turkish lira for euros. I was left with about the small change equivalent of $50 USD which I spent at the airport on Burger King before heading off to Frankfurt.
I have some British Pound notes that have apparently “expired”.
I didn't even know that was a thing. TIL etc.
Apparently they went to using a plastic-type of currency, so the old paper-type was recalled. Unless you are in England to exchange them, you get screwed.
You can take them into the Bank of England to exchange them. I had this problem the last time I was in the UK in 2019, and because I have a British bank account I was able to do so at Barclays, but you need to be an account holder.
Thanks. I was hoping that a hotel would exchange the bills for me next time I go (it’s the 5 and 10 pound notes that have expired) but think you are correct, the Bank of England might have to do it. I think the £20 and £50 are expiring too, but I am not sure when. It’s a bit frustrating.
I'm looking at an old 1000 lire note, as it happens
I still have a bunch of 500 lire coins, the prettiest coin around.
I sent a former DBD poster all of my old DPRK notes (from before they re-valuated their currency)
Describe your favorite mug, if you have one
My daughter made me one at Color Me Mine when she was 5-ish? I love that mug like no other. There's a heart at the bottom of it that I get to see when I finish my coffee :)
My former boss was a collector/reseller, antique mall type of stuff. We had a running joke of finding coffee mugs with our names on them. He was able to find some bizarre and cool design on his flea market/antique mall excursions. I currently have 5 oddball mugs with my name on them.
Several. Younger daughter gave me a "The one who knocks mug" as we are both huge Breaking Bad fans. I also have a mug honoring my favorite English premier league team's unbeaten season and I have a Criterion mug I use a lot as I'm a fan of their DVDs and streaming service.
I picked up a mug at a reuse store during grad school featuring Lucy from Peanuts with the phrase "If everyone listened to me, this would be a perfect world." Why yes, I was in grad school too long.
WolverBear! How are you? Where are you?
I am in south bay these days, hoping to start some sort of job in a couple of weeks. As it turns out also, grad school was great for learning some skills but also not the freshly relevant ones.
Yay for starting a job! Let's meet up sometime! (I'm in the East Bay.)
My current is also my favorite. It says, "THANOS WAS RIGHT"
It used to be the Queen from Snow White & the Seven dwarfs (bought at the long gone villain's shop at Disneyland) - but is currently a mug given to me by a moved out tenant.
Root Beer
Singer
Lori. I had a minor crush on her in the mid 80's.
Sam
*brick, brick, clang, clang
Glue
An event that had you glued to your TV
Challenger disaster, 9/11, 2004 tsunami
Probably 9/11
OJ Chase
Jan 6
Ohhhh OJ! Yes that was pretty exciting, literally no fucking clue what would happen there
same--my friend's Dad called to my buddy and I--"hey OJ's on the run!!"
Most of the events everyone else has mentioned, plus Hurricane Katrina.
I flew into Houston the night of Katrina (from Sacramento) and our plane was completely full with people who were originally headed for NOLA. Houston was one of the big destinations for people post-Katrina and it affected the city directly for MONTHS afterwards.
OJ. Loma Prieta. Oakland hills fire. 2000 election results. 2008 election results. January 6.
OJ
9/11
election night 2008
2018 Cheez It Bowl
Oh man, being at that 2018 Cheez It Bowl was surreal.
9/11. I was in grad school and the TVs at the student bookstore had the news on. I didn't move for what seemed like forever.
9/11, Jan 6, and game 7 of the 2016 WS
Probably various election results live. After a while I find TV coverage just repetitive and rarely adding much interpretation of value. I was at school during 9/11, saw clips on the internet, came home to see the same clips on TV and just turned it off as not a lot was changing any more. I really appreciate reading the news after for distilling out the important things and generally better editing/fact-checking.
Oh 9/11 for sure - Jan 6 was more about reading about the news than following the news on TV
The summer of the Watergate hearings.
You forgot about then you were glued to the TV for the first ever television broadcast.
🙄
I spent way too many hours watching the hearings.
Rodney King riot (having had to withdraw to a safer distance on the second day) and the aftermath of the Northridge Quake. I guess the afternoon of 9/11 after I eventually got home from downtown DC.
DBD AV CLUB
The Witcher S2 continues to be not-that-good. Way too many storylines that supposedly mesh but right now make it ultra-confusing. But Henry Cavill is 100% invested in the role, and I feel my geek cred would take a hit if I don't finish out the season. 9/19.
Heh, I liked better than that, and yes, he's awesome.
Love love love: Only Murders in the Building - also blown away by the latest Better Call Saul - didn't see THAT coming.
I agree heartily with you on both. Clearly you're a man of great erudition and taste.
I just saw E1 of OMITB on flight home yesterday. Was entertaining. But don't have Hulu :-(
I was thinking the other day about currently running shows, and I think there is a clear top tier of shows that are just a cut above the rest in terms of being well done overall: writing, acting, direction, production.
I think it is a short list of Lasso, Only Murders, For All Mankind. But obviously I have not seen everything. Am I missing something?
I'd add the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Peaky Blinders to this list.
Oh, Oh and Dark WInds - really good.
This plus After Party, Rez Dogs, Girls5evar, The Other Two, Starstruck (if you like rom-coms)
Severance
Oh yes, good call!
Yes and Yes!
Finally saw Everything Everywhere All at Once, very silly in parts but very good overall. That said, I think I need to take a break from films about generational trauma.
It pains me to say this, but the Old Man - after an amazing first few episodes is slowing down for me.
Also the Danny Stevens (and his brother) plotlines in For All Mankind are both the most hatable AND least interesting. Please leave them in a crater somewhere on Mars.
A general rule I’ve found to be consistently true in television/films…more Amy Breneman = less enjoyment.
Had to look that up.
Oh, For All Mankind is good - yeah the Jimmy Stevens story is a bit off. But the show is still great.
I've only seen E1 of S3. I think it's prob close to the end? Will start catching up soon. But yeah, not interested in the Stevens kids. Or Karen either (based on her interaction with a Stevens kid in S2). But curious where things go in S3.
See S3 coming next month. A show with an odd premise, but very entertaining. And violent at times.
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
This is just weird...
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/jim-harbaugh-would-raise-the-baby-of-any-michigan-player-staff-member-dealing-with-unplanned-pregnancy/
What's his deal?
yeah, what happens when he has like a dozen people take him up on this. How big *is* his house?
[This ignores the ugliness of "just have the women take these babies to term...no big whoop, right?"]
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
Trump attacks the trans-community, calling them sickos who try to sexualize children. He also admits to being ignorant of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBC3eJToRAU&t=2367s
I made it far enough to hear him talk of acts of depravity and breaking the law. Kind of like his late friend.
Let's go (back to work) Brandon. Biden tests negative for Covid.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/27/politics/joe-biden-negative-covid-test/index.html
State AG Todd Rokita (R-IN) is investigating the doctor who performed the abortion on the 10 year old, per the doctor's lawyer.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/27/us/indiana-doctor-child-rape-abortion-ag-investigation/index.html
Former Sec of Defense Miller contradicts Trump's that any troops were offered. He also doesn't volunteer the fact that he purposely ordered the DC National Guard to be made ineffective two days prior. Is it too much to ask for a Secretary of Defense to not actively assist enemies both foreign and domestic?
https://twitter.com/ifindkarma/status/1552043626670174209
Orban will speak at CPAC next week. Apart from inviting Putin, how clear can one get about setting where their values are?
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/viktor-orban-cpac-2022-hungary-1380793/
I'm waiting to see when conservative American Jews realize that they're about to be given the cold shoulder by the Christian reactionaries
There may be bad faith tweeting going on.
What???? Never!!!
OAN gets dropped by its last major carrier.
[Well_bye.gif]
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1552092292537880576
Too bad for the Q crowd
Well. . . bye dot gif.
[WaPo] DOJ investigating Trump in a criminal probe.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/07/26/trump-justice-investigation-january-6/
Read that yesterday - looks like they have solid evidence.
Walker's fumbles highlight GOP's rocky Senate roster
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/27/warnock-walker-gop-georgia-senate-00048031
That says a lot about your candidate when your best strategy is to have him not say anything.
PRO
49ers Shanahan comes out and says it officially. This is Trey's team.
https://twitter.com/tompelissero/status/1551993146573201408
The kid is gonna be really, really good.
Will Jimmy G be shown the exit now?
He's doing on the medical stuff, but he's not practicing so yeah - there's the door.
Rodon and Giants fall below 0.500 via a 7-3 defeat to the Diamondbacks. Rodon also kicked a bat, which hit Thairo Estrada.
https://twitter.com/NBCSGiants/status/1552136945609891842
And Thairo refused to talk about it after the game.
Romance Twitter has been admiring Gabe Kapler
Frustrations flare as Giants lose 6th straight
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2022/7/27/23280436/mlb-recap-san-francisco-giants-arizona-diamondbacks-carlos-rodon
The vibes are off in San Francisco right now.
Being swept by the Dodgers wasn’t great, but there were takeaways, nuggets, feel-goods that one could blindly apply to their sore and fretting psyche to make themselves okay with whatever is happening in the Giants baseball universe right now. The Dodgers are a really good team. Yes, it’s normal to be swept by really good teams. Darin Ruf was hitting home runs. Yes. The offense was still present. The bullpen was no good, but that’s fixable. Right? Arms can be rested. Arms can be attained. Yes yes yes yes. Right?
After two games against the Arizona Diamondbacks these snake oil balms have worn off and it just hurts to follow San Francisco Giants baseball right now.
The #2 pick in the MLB draft - the Diamonbacks' Druw Jones - hurt his shoulder yesterday and will miss the season. In related news, here is one of his highlights.
https://twitter.com/kileymcd/status/1499216737182658562
Brandon Brown - the unintentional source of "Let's Go Brandon" - has lost most of his livelihood because of the political chant.
https://www.frontstretch.com/2022/07/26/brandon-brown-likely-for-only-handful-of-races-in-no-68-for-rest-of-2022/
All he had to do was to speak out against the chant. Instead he went all in and how won't be driving.
WNBA Aces and Sky show us a glimpse of what a mid-season tournament feels like
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/34300068/las-vegas-aces-defeat-host-chicago-sky-win-second-annual-wnba-commissioner-cup
Dodgers lose lead late, drop second straight to Nats
https://www.truebluela.com/2022/7/26/23280250/dodgers-lose-lead-late-drop-second-straight-to-nats
Baseball is a funny game. After winning 19 of 21 and completing a four game sweep of the Giants, the Dodgers have dropped consecutive games to the worst team in baseball, losing tonight’s game by a score of 8-3.
The bats never got going in this one. Mookie Betts and Cody Bellinger hit solo home runs, but outside of that, the Dodgers only managed four more hits against a Nationals pitching staff that has the second worst ERA in baseball. Through the first two games of this series, the boys in blue are 1-17 with runners in scoring position.
The Dodgers found themselves behind before they had a chance to put runs on the board. Victor Robles and Cesar Hernandez led off the game with back to back singles off Mitch White and later came around to score. Before some fans were even in their seats, the Dodgers trailed 2-0.
Go Nats. Not that I've been up past the fourth or fifth inning for either game.
Pinder grand slam, solid bullpen lead A's to 4th victory in the last five games against the Asstros, 5-3.
Game #100: Pinder Power lifts A’s to another win over Astros
https://www.athleticsnation.com/2022/7/26/23280229/game-100-oakland-as-houston-astros-score-result
How hot are the Oakland A’s this month? It only took one swing of the bat for them to outscore the Houston Astros tonight.
The A’s got a grand slam from Chad Pinder in the 3rd inning and never looked back, holding onto that lead for an eventual 5-3 victory at the Coliseum.
Oakland now has a 12-10 record in July, which is quite the turnaround after a 5-21 mark in June. Since the All-Star break last week, they’ve won five out of seven games on this homestand. And perhaps best of all, they’ve taken four of their last five meetings against the Astros, winning a series in Houston before the break and now clinching another series at home this week.
Oh, the grand slam was so sweet- 😎
CAL
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https://twitter.com/WriteForCal/status/1552067669582483457
Twist will buy you a slice of cheesecake at Walnut Creek's finest dining establishment.
Go Bears!!!
Other College
TIL there are both a Phil Knight Invitational and a Phil Knight Legacy tournaments. Both at the same time and at the same venues. Maybe it's like different sides of a bracket.
DBDHH
From JimmyChitwood pretty late yesterday.
Jimmy Chitwood
15 hr ago
I walked pups with my cousin out through the tunnel…I am in Oakland.
I’m game to do something Thursday? I head back South Fri a.m. I actually need to pick up uncooked Top Dogs so if anyone wants to meet at Henry’s Thurs eve I’m game….
Thoughts?
I could do thursday
5:30
I may show up and meet you face to face, if you'll have me. We can complain about Mark Fox's inflexible style in person, for once.
Absolutely - the 5 of us that still bother to follow MBB need to stick together! ;-)
I'll be wearing a Cal rugby shirt. See you there.
A woman bugged me to buy my season tix for 2022-23 this morning, I said I only went to one game 2021-22
I still have the tab open in my browser to buy tix. Will prob pull the trigger since we're still getting the Young Alum ($99) rate.
No reason to pay $ to watch this team, is there?
I'm in.
I’ll shoot to be at Henry’s by 5:30…meeting fam for dinner on College at 7.
Anyone got a good dinner rec?
wood tavern
Awesome, great choice.
OJ Simpson slow speed chase on TV. When it got close to where I was , I ran out to one of the overpasses on the 405 freeway to watch the cars go by.
Man On The Moon.......................nothing else comes close
Its going to be something else when we watch the first Artemis crewed landing in the next several years in HD.
Wasn’t that faked? https://youtu.be/GYPgU2Ge4Vw
AH, that too, I was in England as a kid when that happened.
Also, it was later in England, so i was only one in my family watching it, Mom & Dad were asleep as were my younger brother and sister.
Good one. We were visiting my grandparents in Nebraska at the time and I remember all the cousins scattered about the floor watching.