America's Orange Menace has spoken! In response to most social media outlets shutting down Alex Jones, recently referred to as the gateway drug to white supremacy, the President of the United States has decided to defend free speech for people who hate. Read the rest
— John Kasich (@JohnKasich) August 13, 2018
Enjoying the current state of Republican party politics? Read the rest
My 11 year-old paid more attention during Solo than I did. She insisted on Moloch's Landspeeder as her latest Star Wars LEGO. Read the rest
McDonald's advertising has been baffling before, but this one is all kinds of weird.
The breakfasts are pretty good. Read the rest
Gotta give credit where credit is due, this beard trimmer gets the job done. Read the rest
I have had one of these rolling boxes ever since I was a teen.
I do not know why I can not roll a joint. It isn't for a lack of trying, or practice. I just can not do it. I can however reliably pop a joint out of this rolling box. After 20 years or so my last one just died of a broken belt. If this $6.15 box lasts 1/2 as long, I'll be thrilled.
Any brand rolling paper will work.
1 X 70mm Metal Cigarette Roller & Storage Box via Amazon Read the rest
Google fans no longer get an automatic L, Epic Games has opened pre-registration for Fortnite Android.
Fortnite Battle Royale is Epic Games 100 player, last player standing megahit. Cartoon-y as heck, with Wile E. Coyote like antics, eliminated players are sent back to the lobby while their opponents dance and celebrate their wins.
Fortnite for Android will be available on some devices. I'll post the list below. Purchase a new Samsung Note 9 or Galaxy Tab S4 and you get an awful looking skin to play with that other folks won't have.
Epic has some confusing partnership with Samsung but the game is available on other manufacturers handhelds as well. Epic is NOT partnering with Google, and has elected not to distribute the game via the Google Play store. Survive the storm, beware the malware. Downloads will be direct from Epic.
Sign up here.
Read the restAndroid Beta initially will work on the following devices:
Samsung Galaxy: S7 / S7 Edge, S8 / S8+, S9 / S9+, Note 8, Note 9, Tab S3, Tab S4 Google: Pixel / Pixel XL, Pixel 2 / Pixel 2 XL, Asus: ROG Phone, Zenfone 4 Pro, 5Z, V Essential: PH-1 Huawei: Honor 10, Honor Play, Mate 10 / Pro, Mate RS, Nova 3, P20 / Pro, V10 LG: G5, G6, G7 ThinQ, V20, V30 / V30+ Nokia: 8 OnePlus: 5 / 5T, 6 Razer: Phone Xiaomi: Blackshark, Mi 5 / 5S / 5S Plus, 6 / 6 Plus, Mi 8 / 8 Explorer / 8SE, Mi Mix, Mi Mix 2, Mi Mix 2S, Mi Note 2 ZTE: Axon 7 / 7s, Axon M, Nubia / Z17 / Z17s, Nubia Z11
See the FAQ for the list of more compatible devices.
Aliens are coming. We need these guys to defend us. Read the rest
My daughter and her cousin are watching Muppets From Space, a $2 DVD bin find last weekend. It is well worth rewatching.
There is a low quality version free on YouTube, or you can stream it in HD from Amazon. Read the rest
My preferred way get in shape involves mercilessly tracking my effort and results. I have a mishmosh of fitness trackers and gadgets I use to monitor my daily progress towards, or away from, being physically fit. Integrating all that data into one place? Oy vey. Read the rest
This $75 air fryer is getting an awful lot of use in my kitchen. Read the rest
Know who loves Trump? Folks in Russia who make asbestos.
Nearly a thing of the past, asbestos causes lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma. The Trump Administration is eager to bring asbestos back, because sanity had almost eliminated it. New EPA regulations are opening up opportunities for Russians to sell asbestos in the US.
Via EWG.org:
Read the restOne of the world’s biggest producers of asbestos, a Russian company with ties to Vladimir Putin, is praising President Trump for allowing asbestos to remain legal in the U.S.
The company’s applause for Trump comes as Russia is poised to become the leading importer to the U.S. of asbestos, which causes diseases that kill an estimated 15,000 Americans a year. A recent study led by Jukka Takala, president of the International Commission on Occupational Health, found the death toll from asbestos exposure may be much higher, at nearly 40,000 Americans a year and more than 255,000 a year worldwide.
On June 25, the asbestos producer Uralasbest posted photos on its Facebook page of pallets of its signature product, chrysotile asbestos, wrapped in plastic adorned with Trump’s image. Trump’s picture is at the center of a large red seal declaring: “APPROVED BY DONALD TRUMP, 45th PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.”
Apparently a stick shift is the best theft deterrent. They would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for being bumbling kids!
Via KLTV:
Read the restOfficers arrested a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old on an evening in early August following two separate alleged carjacking attempts, according to a police press release.
The suspects ran up to the first victim in a parking garage at 6:20 p.m. and opened the front doors on both the driver and passenger sides of her car, police say.
The victim screamed and blasted the car horn when the suspects allegedly attempted to pull her from her car. She sustained minor injuries.
The teenagers fled the scene on foot.
One hour later, police say the teenagers stole a woman’s keys out of her hand after she parked outside of a Kroger.
This time, the suspects made it inside the car, according to the press release.
But a few seconds later, they left the car and ran away. Police believe they didn't know how to use the victim’s manual transmission.
This happened in September of last year, but I just saw it this morning. What a wonderful GIF!
This gigantic asshole is reported to have been instigating fights.
People should be afraid to wear symbols that openly identify themselves as supporting genocide.
Red hats and Confederate flags are a gateway drug to German National Socialist armbands. Why do these morons all want America to be its greatest enemies? The Confederacy, Nazi Germany and Russia.
The GIF came from humanpersonface, a Tumblr that covers the entire timeline of events with tweeted and socially shared images. Seattle Times published the following:
Read the restSeattle police are responding Monday to a viral video of a man wearing a swastika armband getting punched in downtown Seattle.
Police said they they received several reports Sunday of a man wearing a swastika instigating fights at Third Avenue and Pine Street. Police said they were on the scene within five minutes and found the man — with a Nazi flag armband — on the ground.
“He declined to provide info about incident & left after removing his armband,” Seattle police said in a tweet about the incident on Monday.
No one else at the scene contacted officers to make a report about the incident, police said.
This handy wallwart lets me charge my phone and watch while I sleep, without a lot of extra chargers hanging around.
After living in the same house for 10 years I am pretty sure I know where I want things. Moving USB chargers around gets tiresome, and the sheer convenience of just having a few USB ports on the wall behind my bed became too much to resist.
I have also never had electronics damaged by a "surge." I am glad that so many of my home electronics are protected, as The Protectors have clearly done their job. HERE IS TO YOU SURGE PROTECTORS!
I put this wallwart behind my bed, things are easier. It fits in a top outlet, leaving the bottom usable.
AmazonBasics 3-Outlet Surge Protector with 2 USB Ports via Amazon Read the rest
Fiona's here to brighten your #Mondaymorning! Her cuteness knows no bounds! #teamfiona #MondayMotivaton pic.twitter.com/Cwbf514Rsr
— Cincinnati Zoo (@CincinnatiZoo) August 6, 2018
Let us start the week off cute.
Fuck this kid.
Fuck that kid.
Fuck you too. pic.twitter.com/BfKxJhEEtw
— Jay Kirell (@JasonKirell) August 5, 2018
Rock that ball, kid.
Thanks, Jay! Read the rest
