cubedweller, MBA

One of my oldest kid's friends has been hinting that they think I am a 3-letter agency agent.

We have all laughed about this outside the friend's presence, but then I make sure to keep laughing extra extra long.

I think the feedback loop is working.

Pete Hegseth’s Defense Department Blew $22M On Steak and Lobster in a Single Month, Watchdog Claims Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Defense Department allegedly blew through $22 million on lobsters and ribeye steak in a Sept. 2025, end-of-year spree.

Oh I am very sorry - I wasn't suggesting that you were abusing any benefits.

I was referring to the Department of War's gross misuse of taxpayer dollars.

www.mediaite.com/politics/pet...

I cannot believe I misspelled Nakamichi.

Nakimichi orange vs. Yamaha amber

I like 'em both. Had a Yamaha DTS receiver/amplifier for almost 20 years that may still be in use today by its second owner.

What I miss is my first CD deck, a Technics SL-PG300. Nothing special, other than sentiment.

Isiah Pacheco will really be missed, not only by the team but by this community. He's a good dude, and really takes his care off the field to take care of others.

Detroit is picking up a good Lion with real heart.

I have my TENS unit set to the "holy crap my muscles can do that?" setting.

Really *jerk* relaxing if I run it *jerk* for about an hour.

Plus all the king crab, lobster, and ribeye steaks the Department of War brass can eat so they'll support the $1B/day distraction.

Lovely juxtaposition and similarity

If I wanted to manipulate a cadre of powerful sleazy men as easily and efficiently as possible, I would definitely honey trap ONE of the worst-compromised, and let them leverage several others guilty of the same. Now I run the show, and everyone is distracted. All for a few billion $, tops.

DOGE staffer had ‘God-level’ Social Security access, whistleblower says Members of Congress demand investigations after complaint alleges unprecedented breach of Americans’ data

"Not only has an ex-DOGE bro been accused of running around with the social security information of every American on a flash drive, he also may have the ability to edit and manipulate data at the Social Security Administration at will.”

Let that sink in...🤬
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

About a month ago I printed up a bunch of USB cable organizers. I screwed them into my garage bench, and organized all the usb cables in the house.

I just found three USB type-B micros on my desk.

They have breached containment.

How do fingernails....work?

I mean, sure, if you wish to refer to them as "ladies and gentlemen". I do not.

Regret and disappointment are not your fault. But it doesn't feel any less rotten, or get the job done. Hope they can do what's right.

I have already seen multiple YouTube videos of some weird-assed drone bases in remote areas in the desert. I hate to be that guy, but things are so stupid right now that I have to mention it.

I guess it's at this moment I realized how sneakily my mental health has been affected by everything going on. War, death, grief, grift, stress, job/AI worries, economy. It's crushing, isn't it? Goddamn.

Taking some deep breaths.
Gonna just be grateful for a bit.

I really hope y'all are doing ok.

Can we oxford comma that?

I am proud of you.

I remember purchasing this new for $50 in 1998 money.

Fuck it, imma ask Josh Hawley to vote against him because I definitely heard that Markwayne thinks running is for wimps with no backbone.

I think I am the only person I know who can't wave properly. Like, I'll try to, but then my hand moves very awkwardly.

May Dumb Ass Chronicles, entry #744:

You know, I just realized that Bill Maher isn't playing the lead in Body Double (a film I saw WAY too early in life).

Kansas City Star, 10/21/1962. Prices for new homes listed are impossible to fathom these days. For example a 4 bedroom home for $17,500.

Kansas City Star, October 21, 1962.

Earth's Billionaire population : 11 (est)

So much of parenting, like it or not, is "Hey, you don't like that thing that I didn't like, either? Well, maybe you should try it again."

If it weren't a weapon, they'd be rolling out the red carpet to sell *US* the hardware that runs it.

Instead, they are making it harder to own GPU, RAM, and storage.

All it takes is one 80 degree day for me to want to shave my beard. But then my spouse will see my actual face, and we can't be having that.

Soft, fuzzy, orange kitty laying in the backyard grass.

The epitome of soft.

I don't gamble, or even been to polymarket...and I'll give you 20:1 that I never will.

Is this Navin Johnson?

It was the first F1 race I was able to watch live. Makes a big difference in enjoyment.