It’s only a matter of time before our communications are disrupted be the shadow fleet of Panamanian-flagged Russian canal boats dragging anchor up the Kennet and Avon

Yeah, I drive an old Ford Ranger/Mazda bt50, and I parked next to one of the new ones the other day. The thing is massive, took up the whole parking space it was in so cars next to it couldn’t open their doors, and had the bed way up in the air so loading it would be a pain in the ass. Same size bed but less carrying weight because it’s so big, same tow capacity, very similar size inside, just pointlessly massive outside. All the aggressive styling makes you look like you’ve got a micropenis to compensate for, and it’s much less useful for its intended purpose.

I live in the middle of nowhere, so a pickup is pretty essential, but anyone who owns one of these in a town needs a crew-cab van realistically, pickups are hopeless in urban areas

What the ever-living fuck? That’s the most unhinged conclusion

Yeah, I can see the whole “bed not being the safe retreat from the horrors of the waking world” thing being traumatic, I reckon I’d probably just burn the whole lot and start again

No mention of the bastard Horse Fly that chewed me up while I was strimming yesterday. I reckon the only ones I like less than the Horse Fly are the flea and the tick, and the last only because they’re disease-ridden little nightmares. That said, I’ve never been bitten by a bedbug or stung by a scorpion, so they may well be bastards too

That’s kind of a mixed blessing… Solar did well, but there really hasn’t been enough rain

Now start jailing the executives responsible

Fantastic, thanks, that’s a good resource even if they don’t have the specific ones I’m after

I should have specified, shouldn’t I? Auto/commercial/plant. I seem to only buy gear that doesn’t have readily-available workshop manuals

You say that, but have a look at Withings smart watches - the best ECG currently available, about $200 and a decent privacy policy. I’m hoping that this goes the same way

Yeah, it’s really something ain’t it? Leave the drugs and animal genitals alone kids

Isn’t it capped at like 100,000 vehicles? What’s the annual output of American automakers?

I’m in this meme and I don’t like it

No, fuck off, how very dare you suggest such a thing you horrid bastard you, just you wait, I’m going to punch you in the elbow and knock over your second-favourite house plant for insinuating such lies

Came here to say that, he called it decades ago. Advertisers, marketers, and developers, all of them parasites

Anne Leckie, every book. There’s something of Banks about her writing, the protagonist in the main 3 books used to be but one body out of thousands controlled by a ship mind, before finding its self isolated and for the first time, singular. I adore her quiet writing style, and weird was of thinking of things. The Translators in particular are not only some of my favourite characters in any book, they’re also a phenomenal literary device.

As opposed to airbus?

That sounds awfully like the one large underlying factor is “don’t be poor”. The things that make you less likely to have a heart attack are being slim, eating a lot of fruit, and drinking champagne and white wine. Basically, be a well-off person who eats well, keeps in shape, and can afford a gym membership and a constant supply of champagne. Big surprise

Yeah, that’s very poor journalism

Bear with me here, as I know sweet FA about docker containers, but am I right unthinking you only really use it in your container, as opposed to running it on whole devices, or your router? What’s the advantage of that?