I thought it was supposed to be space jellyfish. This looks like space sperm 🤣
Super cool to see in person!
Go on and get you some of this dudes stuff. Or at least try to get the free stuff.
It’s Friday. Let’s do a Weekend Giveaway!
One winner get a KRS Sample Pack and a spiffy new trucker cap.
Usual rules apply. Hit the comments if you aren’t sure, the homies will fill you in.
Ends Sunday night. Winner announced sometime Monday, whenever I get a chance to after being back at the factory after vacation 😂
Roboturd retweeted
You saved six percent on your framing crew by hiring imported, off-the-books labor instead of the local young men in your county.
Congratulations on your gross margin.
In exchange, you ensured that the twenty-two-year-old boys sitting in the pews behind you can’t earn an honest wage, can’t afford to buy a modest starter home, and can’t afford to marry.
You literally sold out the next generation of American families so you could pocket a marginally larger distribution.
Hire the sons of your own soil. Pay them a living wage.
Roboturd retweeted
given that a good people brisket takes 10-20 hours, I'd probably get started pretty quickly
Somehow I stumbled across Japanese posts again. I've been following every one that's remotely interesting.
Now my timeline is filled with Japanese posts about kei trucks and other vehicles.
It's glorious.
Lol. Celina is a satire account, but this is one step from reality.
Still hilarious, currently.
FLOCK TAKEDOWN: Yesterday a Celina 52 Employee noticed an unwed mother acting weird in the store as he monitored her movements. With probable cause, the employee checked her license plate through our Flock System before pursuing and extracting her from her truck.
It was discovered that she stole Pampers, as well as three cans of formula. Local police were called to the scene to book her on multiple charges. Without Flock, this woman would likely still be on the streets stealing from honest businesses like ours. Thank you for your continued support.
MGMT
So I bought a used bambu p2s with about 2300 hours on it.
Prints like crap
Found all kinds of the consumables had been replaced with the cheapest no name crap.
Put back good quality parts and still struggling with consistent extrusion on longer runs where it can pick up some speed.
Last thing I tested was skipping all the ptfe tubing and feeding straight into the top of the extruder.
Turns out most of the problem was worn tubing between the filament buffer and the extruder. Ordering parts and putting I back together and it should be all good again!
Just tried that game Bodycam
It's wild. There's a trench warfare map that looks like some of the video from Ukraine.
The movement is a little weird to get used to, but the "feeling" I get reminds me of the good old days of CS 1.6 way back.
Pretty fun.
Roboturd retweeted
I helped an American named Frank haul eight sheets of three-quarter-inch plywood in the back of his Ford.
I brought rope. Thick hemp rope. In my ancestors' land, forty-two distinct naval knots could secure a siege engine against a coastal typhoon. I prepared to tie a trucker's hitch.
Frank did not look at my rope.
He reached into a plastic milk crate behind his seat and pulled out two straps the color of a hunting vest, fitted with heavy iron teeth.
He hooked the steel claws to the truck bed. He cranked the iron handle four times.
Clack. Clack. Clack. Clack.
The nylon groaned. The rear suspension of the Ford sank two inches under the violence of the tension. The wood was dead. It could not move if an artillery shell struck the tailgate.
Then Frank did something I will carry to my grave.
He stepped back. He did not check the tailgate. He reached out his right hand, gripped the orange webbing between his thumb and forefinger, and plucked it.
TWANG.
A low, sharp bass note echoed off the metal chassis. Like an archer testing the string of an ancient bow.
Frank kicked the rear tire once with the steel toe of his boot, stared into the distant horizon of the Home Depot parking lot, and said:
"That ain't going nowhere."
He did not say it to me. He did not say it to the plywood.
He said it to the universe.
In Japan, we have a sacred concept called Kotodama—the spirit that dwells within spoken words. You do not speak lightly, for words decree reality.
A samurai sheathes his katana with a quiet click of iron that ends the duel before the blood has cooled.
Frank had just signed an executive treaty with the laws of Newtonian physics.
Scholars would sneer at the double negative. Ain't. Nowhere.
They are fools. In this republic, a double negative is not a grammatical failure. It is an iron oath that gravity has been officially notified.
Until that strap is plucked, cargo is merely resting. Once the string sings, the cosmos surrenders.
That evening, I went back to the store and purchased four 10,000-pound ratchet straps.
I drive a small Japanese sedan.
Yesterday, I bought a single half-gallon of whole milk and one carton of grade-A eggs.
I strapped them to the passenger bucket seat.
I cranked the iron mechanism until the synthetic leather screamed for mercy.
I stepped onto the asphalt. I reached through the open window.
I plucked the yellow webbing.
TWANG.
A young man pushing a long row of shopping carts stopped and looked at me.
I kicked my front tire.
I looked him dead in the eyes, without flinching, and said:
"That ain't going nowhere."
He did not laugh.
He nodded once, touched the brim of his ballcap with two fingers, and walked on.
On Interstate 40, you will see trucks carrying sofas, mattresses, and whole rusted riding mowers tilted thirty degrees into a howling headwind.
Strangers look at them with terror.
I look at them with complete peace.
America is not held together by highway patrolmen or federal regulations.
America is held together by four million working men who plucked an orange strap at dawn and dared the earth to challenge them.
The milk arrived home without a spill.
It knew better.
I'm sure he has his faults if you dig for them, but man, Mike Rowe seems like a genuinely awesome dude.
A man dressed like Captain America who calls himself “Chrisp LikeTheChicken” believes me to be a hypocrite. He writes…
"Mike - People don’t accuse you of hypocrisy because you don’t offer scholarships to four-year schools. You’re a hypocrite because you preach to be for the working-class while being funded by anti-union Koch bros. and regurgitate Republicans talking points while they’ve systematically dismantled the working class for the past 40+ years."
Hello there, Chrisp. Nice outfit! As a rule, I don’t debate with grown men who dress like super-heroes and hide behind a pseudonym, but since you’ve been so candid with your criticism, and since I’m trapped on another plane for the next few hours, I’ll bite.
First of all, let me assure you that many people do in fact, accuse me of hypocrisy because I have a four-year degree, but don't offer scholarships to four-year universities. I hear from these people every day, and they are very clear about the extent of their disappointment. Interestingly, many of those same people, also call me a hypocrite because I had a long and varied career in the entertainment industry before I launched mikeroweWORKS. They use the fact that I used to work as an actor, narrator, singer, and writer, to undermine any opinion I might have about education and workforce that they don't share. (He's just an actor! He sang in the Opera! What does he know?) These ad hominem attacks are very popular among those with no actual arguments to make, and easy to identify once you start looking for them. Consider those who tried to dismiss Ronald Reagan's ideas because he used to be an actor, or more recently, Markwayne Mullen's nomination to Secretary of Homeland Security, because he used to be a plumber. (I'm talking to you, Jimmy Kimmel.)
To your second point, I've never preached or claimed to speak for the "working class," especially as you define them. Like many others who favor the term, you imply that the "working class" is limited to those workers who are represented by unions. I don't share that view. Although I've been critical of some union policies in the past, and argued that not all unions are created equal, I have no issue with organized labor. In fact, I've worked closely with dozens of them, and featured them prominently on Dirty Jobs, Somebody's Gotta Do It, Returning the Favor, and other shows over the years. Most tellingly, many of the 3,500 people my foundation has assisted are members of a trade union today, and I’m very happy for them. But, like the workforce overall, most of my scholarship recipients do not join unions, for all kinds of reasons.
Fact is, Chrisp, the sum total of all workers in America who belong to a union – public and private sector combined - is barely 10%. Begging the obvious question...why would a guy who dresses up like Captain America want me to ignore 90% of the American workforce? And why for that matter, would a super-hero like you want me to reject financial assistance from companies, foundations, or individuals who employ so many hard working, highly skilled, well-compensated Americans? Does Captain America really want everyone to be in a union? If so, he should maybe consider changing his name.
As for Republican talking points, again, I would invite you to prove the accusation. Just because I happen to say something that might coincide with a conservative position, doesn’t mean I’m “regurgitating” anyone else’s talking points. I’ve been a registered Independent my whole life, and I’ve tried to limit my public comments to issues pertaining to workforce and education. But if you really find my opinions inconsistent with your own, and feel compelled to tell six million people why you think I’m a hypocrite with no actual proof, you might want to at least consider the possibility that your disappointment has less to do with me, and more to do with the narrowness of your own worldview. Is that possible, Chrisp? Is it possible that you think I’m a hypocrite simply because I don’t share your priorities?
I'll tell you what I think. (I know you didn't ask for my opinion, but I didn't ask for yours either, right?) I think your worldview is largely shaped by the eternal struggle between labor and management. I think you see one as the oppressor, and the other as the oppressed, and I think that perspective has made your world a very small place. Thus, my view of organized labor is just too nuanced for a super hero like you. Anything short of total fealty is a threat to your belief system. Because I don’t focus entirely on the 10% of the workforce that matters most to you, you see me as a threat. Because I might not vote the way you vote, you see me as a threat. Because I accept support from people you don't like, you see me as a threat. And because I have a large public platform, you see me as an even bigger threat.
The unfortunate part, is that you don't seem to care at all about the 3,500 hundred people my foundation has assisted, most of whom are making a pretty great living outside a union. And because you’re not alone in your apathy, fear, and paranoia, you’ve whipped up the courage to hide behind a pseudonym, dress up like an imaginary Avenger, and criticize anyone who falls short of your own beliefs and expectations. With respect, "Mr. LikeTheChicken," I think your name says it all...
Mike
