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ignatius

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  1. seems like something a person could DIY though. get some paint and correct paper and make some splotchy circles. not trying to belittle the work. i know there's more to it and i like the album artwork a lot. just saying, seems like the posters are rough sketches of the ideas that ended up as the artwork. if someone wanted they could find a hi-res copy of the artwork and send it to one of those places that will print it out for a small fee and send it to you in a frame.
  2. this shit is crazy. more details here. Obama's former solicitor general is the guy filing the case. https://www.levernews.com/top-dems-press-supreme-court-to-block-billionaire-tax/
  3. it's so bleak. what do they think is going to become of all these children? rhetorical.
  4. do you have NTS on vinyl? that's 8 hours right there. just bring that box set and you're good. edit: also, do you have a handtruck or rolling luggage suitcase or similar?
  5. and trump is planting seeds of violence in different cities "we need to go in there and watch the vote" etc.
  6. wtf is the truck bed for? oh right.. can't put rocks in the pick up truck bed.. it'd get scratched up and that would ruin the resale value.. they only do stuff like that in commercials.
  7. yeah.. the pick up trucks are the best selling vehicles for years now. that video shows why it makes more financial sense for companies to make pick ups bigger rather than smaller. there's a formula EPA demands that fucks everything up based on overall wheel to wheel length and gas mileage targets. it's easier to meet standards on bigger trucks than it is on smaller trucks. the ford ranger in the 80s and 90s was a big seller as were the imported smaller pick up trucks. the new models of those trucks now are the size of the larger trucks back in 80s/90s. so a new 2023 ford ranger is as big as a ford f150 from the 90s. everything got bigger... some of this is the EPA rules and some is people wanting bigger cars.. but we won't really know how well smaller pick ups would do since they don't make one. also, there's a lot of construction people and farmers etc who would like a simple work truck with a big bed but truck beds have gotten smaller and the cabin of the trucks has gotten bigger... more doors, more seats etc.. people in america seem to buy a car/truck based on it being the perfect thing for that one time a year when they go buy an xmas tree or need 12 bags of mulch. the rest of the year they drive around in it by themselves feeling secure that if they do indeed need to tow a boat up a 6% grade they will be able to do it even though that scenario is not at all likely for most people driving them. there are people who do need them of course.. putting a couple horses in a trailer and driving from one ranch to another.. or hauling a thing they use every day to do their job. i do hope cities, states etc start charging congestion taxes more in america and also throw a tax on overweight vehicles.
  8. for combustion engines the EPA rules make it very difficult to make small cars. but there is an appetite for them. it's just smaller than the "gotta have the biggest thing ever to go to the grocery store and make my peener appear bigger" crowds. it's all pretty dumb. this video illustrates the dumb EPA rules clearly. there are still some small cars here but they're all foreign imports.
  9. that makes sense. seems like a bit of hysteria. the 3 motor one is fast in same way the other teslas are. i've driven several of the sedans and they drive nice and are fast but i hate that 99% of controls are in the screen. i think the cybertruck is pretty ugly but i bet they sell a lot of them in the short term. time will tell. i'm curious if truck people will take to them. i'm sure some will but modern pick ups aren't exactly farm trucks. i've seen a bunch of the other more standard looking electric trucks around portland. just another SUV really. as for racing.. yeah.. anyone can go fast in a straight line. the writing is on the wall though. for combustion engines. it'll be some time though and it's hard to imagine things like the 24 hours of les mans or 24 hours of daytona.. or 12 hours of sebring etc.. being run with EVs. in time i guess. battery assist is already in the top classes for those races i just mentioned but it's an extra thing.. not the main power source. but the Formual E and Indy E series started a couple years ago. they're fast but the races are short. battery tech will surely change and evolve. hopefully they get lighter and not as explosive. the road maintenance is already ridiculous w/all the big 4x4 trucks here in america.. tesla Model S sedans are like 5000 lbs or something which is what many trucks way or more than what trucks way. infrastructure is gonna need even more looking after here in USA... and everywhere else i guess. they're already improving the electric super car and it's now possible to buy one. it's ridiculously high performance track car. edit: and as long as i'm doing a youtube ev dump.. can't leave this legend out.
  10. it's good.. she needs the money... https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-spotify-earnings-2023-1234908348/ Taylor Swift’s Single Year Earnings on Spotify to Top $100 Million That massive figure still doesn't include traditional album sales, ticket sales or revenue from other streaming services
  11. this is really nice. grabbed it today. builds up and evolves so nicely and holds my attention in just the right way.. if that makes sense. does what good music should do... or what this song should do.. for me..
  12. such an ambi-turner. sick edit. been following some skate instagrams that are amazing. there's a "technical tricks" one that is mind boggling. buncha shit i never would've imagined possible by anyone but rodney mullen but there's all these skaters out there blowing through the doors opened up by the legends.
  13. true. it's a shit show all the way down, sir seems like in that situation if i was thinking about it i'd make a dumb face or something. i hope i would anyways.. but that's one of those things i'd probably forget to do then think of 10 minutes later because i'm dumb
  14. i made all my releases FREE/Pay what you want... including sample library cleared off a few things from my wishlist too.. so, i'm stoked on having some new things i've been meaning to spend some time with.
  15. sorta weak though. i mean. dude has i'm sure.. turned down photos before.. and he knows who she is.. not like he can't say "sorry no photos".. who trusts that woman? no one. but i'm not gonna get hysterical about it or anything.. it's just dumb shit. it'll be off the news cycle in 12 hours or whatever..
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