I haven't had a chance to check the firehose for this so apologies if it's a repeat.... I'm very disappointed in NPR's huge lazy mistake in this story about the damage caused by various types of firearms:

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/06/1103177032/gun-violence-mass-shootings-assault-weapons-victims

But what frosted me was that NPR's website for the author lists an invalid twitter handle for the author. Lazy on top of lazy.

This is too important of an issue to jack up details. I found (I think) the correct twitter handle for the author and DM'ed her.

@Floki_ @DJNoneYa growing up there was a brick street transitioned to blacktop/asphalt. I remember falling asleep to the very distinct sound of tires on brick abruptly disappearing as the car got to the blacktop. Bbbzzzzzzzzzzz-silence.
That street is exactly the same today. I wonder if kids who live in that neighborhood now are building that same memory.

@MidnightRider Ding! Ding! Ding! 😞

3/3
Either a cracked head or a failed head gasket.
That's a 3k repair. Not gonna happen on this vehicle.

Solution: Salvage truck for $800 and buy new-used 2011 truck for cash (son's cash). Was able to use the salvage value as trade in (tax advantage).

Actual moral of the story?
Lots of trouble shooting could have been avoided if I had JUST CHECKED THE EFFING OIL!

2/x
-Replace positive (red) battery -cable and put trickle charger on batter for 24 hours: Success!

Nope.
-Blue smoke from exhaust.
Check oil: the wonderful color of coffee with creamer and waaaay past the right marker on the dipstick. FAIL!

1/x
A tale of my son's 2006 chevy pickup:
-OBD code thrown. Son buys and installs (relatively) cheap sensor.
-Slight leak in coolant host.
-Son buys and installs new hose.
-Son drives truck to work.
-Next day truck won't start.
-Jump start: fail
-Pull battery from my truck: fail
-Check current at starter: iffy
-Replace starter: fail (really? damn)
<cont>

@th3j35t3r ha! Twin tails should identify that skeleton, right? See what happens when you use a 5G phone during landing?

@em_24 The fun part is that *everyone* will see it! Welcome.

And.....scene. She rocked it. I'm gonna miss Jen, but Karine will be great.

About to start:

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds her first briefing on the Biden administration’s agenda. Ms. Jean-Pierre took over the role from former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520291-1/white-house-press-secretary-holds-briefing&live

Wasn’t feeling well over the weekend but still made it to a wine event. Beautiful day. I think the fresh air helped speed up my recovery.

@hootenanny We call him the human thumb. It is unnerving how out of touch he is with the real world. And yes, he is part of the uber-wealthy Ricketts family that owns the Chicago Cubs.

@loboholic @0x56 it was a several month panic period where is was learning both the nuance of a different Unix derivative and a new editor. Neither of which were part of my normal duties but were somehow necessary to get my job done. So my issue was mostly stress induced. Admittedly my opinion of vi is tainted. So beyond the general 😱 of needing learn it I am not a valid reference for the good/bad scale.

@0x56 @loboholic Oh my. I haven't thought about vi in years. I have to take back some of the bad things I've said about therapists over the years. They managed to let me get past that nightmare for a while.
And I agree...that editor debate is as robust and aged as the Chevy/Ford/Mopar crowd.

@Render @phase @Groovyeli @kel @th3j35t3r nope.nope.nope. You would totally have better trigger discipline.

Tell me you live in the Midwest without telling you live in the Midwest. I’ll go first.
#UseYourDamnTurnSignal

🤠

Happy Mother’s Day!

Cheese Burger (50/50 beef-turkey) and roasted potatoes with a splash of Franks hot sauce. Yum!
#FoodPorn
#AfterTheFact

@0x56 I will jack with just about anything in my house to try and fix it. But garage doors, especially the springs, scare the crap out of me.

@WISFMW I did a pretty good personal inventory. But I'll keep an eye on myself just the same. 😉