As a kid, that was easily one of the scariest movies I ran across.

I’m with you guys. Model railroading rules.

Sure, we were just finishing FDR’s presidency, where pro worker policies and the war effort helped simulate an economy back to strength. Tax on the wealthy rose to 94% by 1944, allowing a couple solid decades of lower/middle class growth.

Then, in the 70’s until now, all of that has steadily come undone as the majority of Americans now struggle to get by. The ultra wealthy scoot on by, paying 15% (if that) and because most of the country struggles to earn a decent wage, taxes aren’t paying for upkeep of our infrastructures and our schools are funded less and less.

I don’t count this as an enlightened time. I view us living in modern dark ages of feudal lords (ultra rich) and the rest of us serfs.

Agreed.

I guess it depends on the lense. Accepting various sexually? Sure. Our politics and the general state of things? I wouldn’t describe us that way.

Not sure I’d really call this an “enlightened time.”

You know… You can’t just say “I liked that keyboard a lot but had to give it away.”

This was my first keyboard with old school 5pin DIN and everything. I liked it a lot but ended up having to give it away. You see, it was my freshman year of college and had finally made some friends. My roommate however had not. I had suspected there was foul play taking place with my PC because of some things that had gotten moved, so one night I did the surprise pop-in… Quietly walked up to the dorm room for with my keys ready: popped then into the key hole and quickly opened the door… Yes, caught him in the act. It was towards the end of the semester and we did not speak of it again. I didn’t use my computer for the rest of the term and left my old keyboard leaning against a wall in the dorm hallway. A freebie of sorts.

Clickety clack, motherfucker!

Another good decision by Intel execs. /s

I see some of that rhetoric and I think it’s mostly the younger folks. The virility of youth combined with the challenges they are faced with leave everyone more on edge. There are other factors of course, lack of wisdom, Internet anonymity, etc

I don’t think violence is a useful tool when fighting against hate groups. It’s what they want. Then they have a claim that they are oppressed. You let them make the first move.

That being said, I’m ready to fight back against them at a moment’s notice and will use all means. I see the luxuries most of us enjoy (food, electricity, clean water) and hope it never comes to that for all our sake. Our just-in-time economy depends on stability and COVID showed us how easily it can all get fucked up. Out of control violence is one of those ways.

See? AI creates jobs! Granted, it’s specialized mop up situations, but jobs!

It’ll be even more interesting in the future! Every now and then a T1000 will lose all hydraulic fluids right out it’s prosthetic anus and they’ll need someone there with a mop and bucket! Our economy lives on…

That’s pretty cool! I like build vids a lot. This one looks specifically geared to off-road and that’s not what drew me to the pic. I’m a weirdo that like cars with funny proportions/looks. I could imagine cutting away sheet metal and making some stupid huge wheels fit in there for no good reason other than look. You couldn’t keep the profile and have adequate suspension, so it would have to ride on stiffer suspension, making it rather useless but to mess around with in some light dirt/mud or something. Of course you’d have to put a very powerful rotary in there to complete the mess, but it would be a ride.

Amen

Man, I want to learn how to make cars like that with a welding torch and a good set of tools.

So inventive these guys. If only we could harness that ingenuity for the common good instead, it would have a huge impact.

That guy has a spider fetish. I’m not sure black widows even eat pasta.

I’ll give it a shot. Seems interesting to have something USB powered that can solder.

While I understand some of the hate in the thread, I appreciate someone creating something for us old timers. Working within the constraints of a system and making things work was a real satisfying experience.

Oh shit, here comes wangusa.