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				Culture War Roundup for the week of October 12, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Oh my, that is indeed dire.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for October 9, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Timely, possibly-related investigation as to how RedLetterMedia maintains its viewership with seemingly little to no algorithmic attuning: https://plainenglish.io/web-scraping/i-analyzed-2-500-youtube-videos-to-understand-why-redlettermedia-are-internet-darlings#1


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for October 9, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Niche nerd stuff:


    

  • https://youtube.com/@clabretro - experiments in vintage enterprise computing and telephony gear, with some interesting deep dives into IT obscura
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  • https://youtube.com/@BenEater - very satisfying walk-throughs of digital logic devices, includes building devices like a CPU entirely out of logic chips on breadboards, step-by-step
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  • https://youtube.com/@CaptainDisillusion - infrequent poster but puts an absurd amount of production value into each video, primarily about video fakery
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  • https://youtube.com/@Anthrofuturism - autistic-level videos exploring the logistical and engineering possibilities of large-scale lunar colonization industrialization, esp. related to ISRU
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				Culture War Roundup for the week of October 12, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Yes but that does require more infrastructure. It's also very possible that the units connect to a manufacturer cloud controller on the Internet only on outbound connections, which is typically reasonably secure so long as you use SSL pinning etc, or even on an IPSEC tunnel, but that the cloud controller was itself compromised in some way.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Small-Scale Question Sunday for October 11, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
If you're trying to save weight for backpacking, supplement emergency supplies, or need relatively small quantities of milk infrequently on an irregular basis, I discovered it is actually pretty easy to procure powdered whole milk, under the name Nestle Nido Fortificada, and which they sell at Walmart in the international foods area for some reason.  Grocery stores around me seem only to ever have powdered nonfat milk in the baking department, which is disgusting, but the Nido Fortificada reconstitutes into a very convincing glass (or bowl) of milk.  I believe this is similar to what the Navy uses on long cruises.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Small-Scale Question Sunday for October 11, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Cutting board oil for maintaining your wooden cutting board is ludicrously expensive at the home improvement store. It is just unscented food grade mineral oil, which you can buy much cheaper in the Walmart human laxative department or even cheaper per unit volume in the ag store horse laxative department.


Also, you can use it as a laxative.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for October 9, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I agree, some of the newer AI music video efforts have been genuinely good.  I think the best results are when a human with some music knowledge is able to offer specific enough prompting to get something that captures a vibe.


The Upping my p(doom) song is well-produced.
But my favorite so far is Close All Your Windows featuring an AI character Cluadia that has been in several other videos by the same..."creator" for lack of a better word.  It really hits in a lot of ways - a heavy dose of Windows XP nostalgia, a vision of 2003-era futurism, a surprisingly sensitive vocal creation, and lyrics that are heavy with double meaning and some commentary about the human condition.


I'm not completely surprised - music theory has done a lot to systematize the qualities of "decent" music and so much music is digitally produced already.  Much like with visual art, machines might still struggle to produce truly transcendental works, but appear to be great at producing "good enough" music that people will find enjoyable with little to no real effort.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of October 5, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Makes me wonder if her horniness was, let's say, hormone enhanced.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Transnational Thursday for October 1, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
It would be extremely painful.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Tinker Tuesday for September 29th, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
What are you using for toner transfer?  A clothes iron or a modded laminator?


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Tinker Tuesday for September 29th, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I installed Omarchy on a spare laptop the other day after hearing some chatter about it and watching the producer DHH's intro on Youtube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=F7fe9pa8OeE&t=1025s


I can say it's definitely one of the most compelling Linux distros I've installed as a daily driver for some time, mostly because of how different but also how well-thought-out it is.  It's designed to be used almost entirely with the keyboard, with a minimalist but very good-looking CLI-inspired interface.  It's the first time I've been inspired to really made a solid effort of becoming proficient with using a tiling window interface, and while it's still not entirely intuitive, there's something about it that seems so much less...stressful, or distracting maybe, compared to having a huge stack of floating windows laying around.  It more-or-less forces you to do keep things tidy as you work, which adds a little bit of friction but feels really satisfying to work in.


It's also completely unapologetic about being AI-forward, being developed with AI assistance and having a ton of AI tools built-in.  The OS itself is designed to be easy to modify by AI agents, so that if you do want to make changes to the system, you don't need to be a hacker to do so.  As a result I have finally broken down and opened my wallet for a Supergrok subscription, which has been another interesting experience.


ETA: The community is interesting as well - it seems disproportionately filled with people who are just generally interested in new software possibilities and less interested in politics or bureaucracy.


ETA: The flat design and tiling system make me recall Windows 8 with a little more sympathy for its design decisions, but this may not be a paradigm that would ever be popular with the masses.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Small-Scale Question Sunday for September 27, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
If you just want to get a feel for driving one, pop into your nearest Tesla showroom and take a test drive. They're usually very accommodating, they don't handle sales directly, and they don't work on commission.


The controls are a bit different, though highly automatic and generally intuitive for someone who is familiar with screen UI.  For example, changing driving modes is done with a selector on the screen or overhead buttons, but is usually not necessary because simply buckling in and stepping on the brake will select an appropriate gear for you.  Same with Y-turns: turn the wheel hard and brake facing a road edge, and it will automatically select reverse; reverse, turn the wheel hard and brake, and it will automatically select drive.  Most other functions are either automated, like headlights, wipers, and door locking, or have pretty obvious controls.  If you are a control freak and don't like automatic functions, you will probably find the controls frustrating.


The accelerator operation is much different than in a standard automatic transmission and closed to driving a manual transmission with a high-compression engine.  As soon as you lift the accelerator, the car will start to slow. Lift all the way and the car will slow as much as medium braking does in an automatic, so in most driving it is not necessary to use the brake at all.  It takes a little getting used to, but not having to switch pedals constantly is a pleasure.  The accelerator feels much more closely related to speed than power, as opposed to a gas automatic.


On longer trips, providing you input your destination, the navigation system is very good about getting you to charging locations, so that is rarely an issue.    Even the standard rage is typically well over 200 miles, so you shouldn't have to stop more than once every couple of hours, and charging from a low state of charge to around 75% usually takes barely more time than to use the restroom, get a snack, and stretch your legs a bit.  The one issue I've heard of with rentals is that they expected you to return them with the same state of charge as when you left, which can be inconvenient if it was very high, as it means you have to charge somewhere close to the rental location and charging to very high states of charge takes much longer than going from low to around 75%.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Small-Scale Question Sunday for September 27, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I use it almost every time I drive. It's not perfect, but almost certainly better than me. I did manage to buy it outright just before they discontinued that option.  You still need to pay a little attention, but you can definitely just stare out the windshield and zone out.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of September 21, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
For what it's worth, airliner air is not recycled. The air coming through the fresh air nozzles is coming from the pressurizing system, which typically uses bleed air from one of the jet engine compressor stages. At the same time, a relief valve lets air out to maintain the overall cabin pressure.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for September 18, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
The Crust went 1.0, playing the main campaign.  Lots of elements from Surviving Mars, but with a bit more factory automation elements.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Small-Scale Question Sunday for September 13, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I'm surprised they don't go with Land of Hope and Glory


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of September 7, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
No, I ended up giving it away when I no longer had any PCI devices.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of September 7, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
That would be a null result, because the party with the presidency almost always loses seats in mid terms, especially during a lame duck term


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of September 7, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
It seems like a perverse outcome that strangers with a contract could have more rights to a woman's body than her husband. I wonder if people would feel more or less accepting of a husband who included such contractual terms in a prenup? Or is that actually common and I have no idea?


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of September 7, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I was an undergrad at UW Madison.  I had an ATI All-In-Wonder card in my PC and a scheduled task to wake up the PC and turn on CNN every morning as my alarm clock.  That morning, the news was about a plane having crashed into the WTC.  I had heard about the plane crashing into the Empire State Building and figured this was a similar story.  I went to breakfast in the student commons where CNN was also on TV, and as I ate my toast and eggs I watched the second plane come in.  I instantly lost all appetite and went back to my dorm room, glued to CNN while I called a couple of people on the dorm landline and talked a bit. I didn't like the feelings of rage that were bubbling up, so I had a couple of shots of bourbon and headed off to my first class.  I can't recall at all what took place in the classroom.  IIRC the rest of the classes that day were cancelled via electronic mail shortly afterwards.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of September 7, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Yes, this probably would have worked, broadly, but would not have achieved full integration due to the larger class disparity between blacks and whites. The Supreme Court therefore mandated the worst thing possible, bussing kids from low-class black neighborhoods into middle-class white neighborhoods and vice versa.  The outcome was entirely predictable.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of September 7, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
We already do this for American Indian tribes.  No reason we couldn't grant reservations to ADOS.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of September 7, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Crime was undoubtedly a factor, but I think public school integration and the ham-fisted, obviously harmful way it was ordered implemented by the Supreme Court (putting aside the separation of powers overreach in that), was really the thing that started the mass exodus.  You can avoid crime to a large degree even in a high-crime city by knowing where it is and is not safe to go, and when, but you couldn't (and in many places still can't) avoid sending your kids to a dysfunctional urban public school unless you got them into - and could afford - private school.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for September 11, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
That punchline was so good I suspect the rest of the post of being a setup!


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of September 7, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Do you use this description for any other category of people being paid welfare by the government to sit at home not working?  Or only married mothers?