Iâve had that Mallassepät sahti. Itâs very bananas, and quite tasty.
I remember participating in this BBC interview in July of 1970. I tried in vain to find out what happened with it in the ensuing years, resigned to thinking it had disappeared off the face of the earth without a trace.
Yellow taped-off Kent State University be damned, we were permitted on campus so the BBC could conduct the interview at the location known as âThe Commons,â which was the opening scene of the crime on May 4th, 1970.
I was selected for this interview because I was a member of SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) and I in the midst of the action that fateful day, 2 months prior to BBCâs film shoot. Two of the 4 students killed that day, Jeffery Miller and Alison Krause, were my friends.
Itâs almost amusing now to see myself at age 22; a boy trying to be brave and figure things out.
Whatâs not at all amusing is this interview gives evidence that the cultural warfare issues of Tyrannical Authoritarianism vs. Liberty and Democratic Rule of Law â which are front and center today â were in play over 50 yeas ago.
Some things never change. In fact, the stakes are much higher now given a world facing existential threats such as the collapse of the environment and the rise of AI. The good fight is eternal.
âGerald V. Casale
Casale is in the purple sunglasses.
Scientists Taught Pet Parrots to Video Call Each Otherâand the Birds Loved It
Wild parrots tend to fly in flocks, but when kept as single pets, they may become lonely and bored
"The Hackaday comments section has become infamous for a recurring theme that goes something like âI donât know why they used an Arduino, they could have done it with a 555 timer!â
Presenting the Trollduoino for exactly that purpose!
Interesting time capsule of sorts, and I thought Casale spoke well.
Takes me back to this book, a very effective recounting of the Kent State Massacre.
One of the strangest tonal shifts for me in Pratchettâs writing was how fairly savage he was on Elves. I remember looking into it and finding out, like our gnomish presenter here, that Elves were much more Malekith than Legolas until recent history.
Pratchett said the following Lords and Ladies:
Elves are wonderful.
They provoke wonder.
Elves are marvelous.
They cause marvels.
Elves are fantastic.
They create fantasies.
Elves are glamorous.
They project glamour.
Elves are enchanting.
They weave enchantment.
Elves are terrific.
They beget terror.
More than interestingâŚfucking fascninating!
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/oldies-amp-oddities-zeppos-gizmo-729132/
NASA used some thingy or other based on something Herbert came up with to deploy satellites from the Space Shuttle.
He was quite the mechanical prodigy. At one point he manufactured precision parts for medical devices.
Itâs also possible that he came up with the break light for cars.
(sorry, couldnât resist)
Always tip your waitstaff!
Imagine if he and Hedy Lamarr had put their heads together!
Oh, gimme a brake!
In this talk, Noah Lugeons combines two of his passions; video game history and terrible Christian media. In so doing, he explores both the history of Christian video games and the larger role that Christianity has played in the development of secular games. In a whoâs who of the worst video games of all time, Noah will guide the audience through a half century of digital cross-gathering, Sunday school attending, Christ-praising, Bible-verse collecting, and baby throwing.
