adam-bomb
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Food, motorcycles, Cleveland (+Heights), Ohio, politics, web dev. Mostly in that order, too.
Riveting story! Subscribed so I don't miss the final parts!
In 1941, Pan Am's California Clipper had to do something no commercial flight had done before: circumnavigate the world.
In Part 3 of our series looking at her journey, the crew must work out, mid-air, how to fly her on regular gasoline. Something her Wright Cyclone engines were never designed for.
In Part 3 of our series looking at her journey, the crew must work out, mid-air, how to fly her on regular gasoline. Something her Wright Cyclone engines were never designed for.
Into the unknown: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 3
Unable to source military-grade aviation fuel, our crew are forced to cross the Indian Ocean using regular gasoline. Something no Boeing 314 has ever flown on before.
theupfront.media
November 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Riveting story! Subscribed so I don't miss the final parts!
I owned a manual '11 for almost 10 years & it was a love/hate relationship the whole time.
Efficient, rarely required maintenance (tho it did eat 2 AC compressors), & could haul a shocking amount of cargo.
Also terrible NVH, deathtrap slow, & just the worst clutch until I swapped in a Civic MC.
Efficient, rarely required maintenance (tho it did eat 2 AC compressors), & could haul a shocking amount of cargo.
Also terrible NVH, deathtrap slow, & just the worst clutch until I swapped in a Civic MC.
The fit is a perfect car. Absurd to not be able to recognize this.
Twitter stays losing.
Twitter stays losing.
November 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I owned a manual '11 for almost 10 years & it was a love/hate relationship the whole time.
Efficient, rarely required maintenance (tho it did eat 2 AC compressors), & could haul a shocking amount of cargo.
Also terrible NVH, deathtrap slow, & just the worst clutch until I swapped in a Civic MC.
Efficient, rarely required maintenance (tho it did eat 2 AC compressors), & could haul a shocking amount of cargo.
Also terrible NVH, deathtrap slow, & just the worst clutch until I swapped in a Civic MC.
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One of my favorite memories as a child was feeding Cheetos to seagulls by holding them in the air and waiting for one to swoop in and take it.
I personally had a Jersey seagull swoop down from behind me so low that the wind rustled my hair, grab a bite of my frozen custard cone and swoop up and away, leaving me staring in shock at a beak-shaped hole in the frozen custard
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
One of my favorite memories as a child was feeding Cheetos to seagulls by holding them in the air and waiting for one to swoop in and take it.
Universe: A solar wind from your star will excite the magnetosphere of your planet, resulting in a dazzling display of light & form.
Lake Erie: I'm going to store a bunch of heat & then release a ton of water into the air at the slightest cool breeze, best I can do is some more grey clouds. Enjoy.
Lake Erie: I'm going to store a bunch of heat & then release a ton of water into the air at the slightest cool breeze, best I can do is some more grey clouds. Enjoy.
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Universe: A solar wind from your star will excite the magnetosphere of your planet, resulting in a dazzling display of light & form.
Lake Erie: I'm going to store a bunch of heat & then release a ton of water into the air at the slightest cool breeze, best I can do is some more grey clouds. Enjoy.
Lake Erie: I'm going to store a bunch of heat & then release a ton of water into the air at the slightest cool breeze, best I can do is some more grey clouds. Enjoy.
Well this was a terrifying read.
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Well this was a terrifying read.
Double down, kill two different Bonds in the same movie.
They could just escalate and start killing Bond (in imaginative ways) at the end of each movie. Make it a running gag
The whole Bond thing, where the writer is all "boohoo how do I follow up Bond being dead boohoo" is so funny to me. The Bond franchise's whole thing is they hire a new Bond and everyone goes "oh that's the new bond then alright."
You can simply do that! It's okay!
You can simply do that! It's okay!
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Double down, kill two different Bonds in the same movie.
Get fuuuuucked you spineless twat.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Get fuuuuucked you spineless twat.
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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I, an elder millennial who finally managed to buy a house last year, feel GREAT about this information.
Juuuuuuust great.
Juuuuuuust great.
U.S. HOUSING MARKET RECORD IMBALANCE — HOME SELLERS NOW OUTNUMBER BUYERS BY OVER 500,000, THE LARGEST GAP EVER RECORDED.
November 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I, an elder millennial who finally managed to buy a house last year, feel GREAT about this information.
Juuuuuuust great.
Juuuuuuust great.
"Scientists" can eat a bag of dicks.
Scientists say the return to "standard time" is good for our health. But the time change can be disruptive and we must also adjust to more winter darkness. Syncing our habits to our body clock helps. n.pr/49ur1pB
To optimize health, sync your habits with your body clock. Here's how
Scientists say the return to "standard time" is good for our health. But the time change can be disruptive and we must also adjust to more winter darkness. Syncing our habits to our body clock helps.
n.pr
November 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"Scientists" can eat a bag of dicks.
Holy shit this is fuckin cool.
A few months ago, I called up this fellow on a tip that he knew a little bit about Olds Aerotech history. "Oh," he said, "Yes, I own those."
Click through for some incredible pictures of his find.
www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/...
Click through for some incredible pictures of his find.
www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/...
November 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Holy shit this is fuckin cool.
It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.
Then the game is find the eye.
Then the game is find the eye.
A loose inflatable eyeball just rolled down my street.
Halloween time is HERE, babey
Halloween time is HERE, babey
October 31, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.
Then the game is find the eye.
Then the game is find the eye.
I believe this is what the kids would call "based."
"If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" Billie Eilish speaking directly to Mark Zuckerberg, as she donates $11.5m to food poverty and climate justice organisations.
'Give your money away,' Billie Eilish tells billionaires
The singer called on the mega wealthy to donate more to charity, during a speech at the WSJ Awards attended by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and George Lucas.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I believe this is what the kids would call "based."
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NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power.
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power.
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
A million billion trillion times this!
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A million billion trillion times this!
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Let me tell you a story (before the ship explodes):
October 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Let me tell you a story (before the ship explodes):
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What I'm listening to today: "Olson"
Boards of Canada arranged to play on a DEC PDP-1 from 1959. The PDP-1 doesn't have sound, but it does have front-panel light bulbs for debugging, so they rewired the light bulb lines into speakers to create 4 square wave channels
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wubk...
Boards of Canada arranged to play on a DEC PDP-1 from 1959. The PDP-1 doesn't have sound, but it does have front-panel light bulbs for debugging, so they rewired the light bulb lines into speakers to create 4 square wave channels
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wubk...
Boards of Canada "Olson" on a 1959 PDP-1 Computer
YouTube video by Joe Lynch
www.youtube.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
What I'm listening to today: "Olson"
Boards of Canada arranged to play on a DEC PDP-1 from 1959. The PDP-1 doesn't have sound, but it does have front-panel light bulbs for debugging, so they rewired the light bulb lines into speakers to create 4 square wave channels
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wubk...
Boards of Canada arranged to play on a DEC PDP-1 from 1959. The PDP-1 doesn't have sound, but it does have front-panel light bulbs for debugging, so they rewired the light bulb lines into speakers to create 4 square wave channels
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wubk...
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"Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory"
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory"
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
The next admin should turn that fuckin' ballroom into a Smithsonian branch dedicated solely to Trump's & MAGAs crime spree. Wallpaper it with the Epstein files.
October 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The next admin should turn that fuckin' ballroom into a Smithsonian branch dedicated solely to Trump's & MAGAs crime spree. Wallpaper it with the Epstein files.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"If there are nine people at a table with a Nazi, there are ten Nazis at the table."
an idea: know the company you keep & call them out, change their minds or leave them if they are bigots
POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"If there are nine people at a table with a Nazi, there are ten Nazis at the table."