A bare chassis! Everything revealed! Nothing left to the imagination!
German Turntable Porn
Author: DOuG pRATt
Memes Likely to Me
I won’t make a habit of sharing memes, but I’ve vetted this one as being an accurate quote. It’s from Brave New World Revisited, 1958.
A Real Tech Jerker
A fond farewell to my Fios TV gear. Some of it is new, some of it is old.
To Verizon’s credit, they make equipment returns very easy to do. The custom shipping box is a nice touch.
Chaotic Control
Canada and Mexico accounted for 47% of U.S. automobile imports and 54% of car parts imports in 2023. They’re also major markets for U.S. auto exports, with the two receiving 75% of America’s exported car parts that year.
Nervous auto execs met with Trump to discuss his 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports.
What’s the point of enacting tariffs on cars one day, then putting them on hold the next?
Trump exempts carmakers from tariffs temporarily
I can’t imagine large corporations will tolerate this sort of chaos for all four years of Trump’s term. Town halls packed with angry voters — who are not “professional protesters” — are one thing, but when elected officials start feeling the wrath of major employers in their districts, they’d better act.
Badfinger’s Final Exit
Joey Molland, the last surviving member of Badfinger, has died. ‘Lost & Found’ on MIT’s WMBR has this in-depth 2018 interview with Molland.
Dictatoring Terms of Surrender
Putin, not Zelensky, is a dictator. Putin, not Zelensky, started the war.
Trump’s message to Zelensky is, “You should be thanking me for all of the support that stupid Biden shouldn’t have given you.” And, of course, Trump has stopped all aid to Ukraine. This isn’t diplomacy, it’s insanity.