I had the pleasure if seeing Loudon Wainwright Saturday evening in Sellersville, Pa.

He made a lot of money with the “Dead Skunk,” song, but as he tells it, most of it went to child support.

He got so he hated the song, but now in his 70s, he has renewed regard for it . . . and he no longer minds playing if for his old - and young - fans. But that song was a bit of a throw-away during his encore . . . which included “The Swimming Song,” another one comparatively well known.

This is a classic he performed last night:

Loudon Wainwright III - I Knew Your Mother - Later… with Jools Holland - BBC Two

I loved your mother and that’s why you’re here . . . and glad that you’re here.

His songs are at once shallow and deep and they make you laugh until you reflect.

Loudon Wainwright III - All In The Family (eTown webisode #1311)

Actually, nevermind, I fixed it. Godot curves have a “bake” feature where it samples the curve and caches some number of points (100 by default) and so it wasn’t using the full million. I’ve turned that off and am now getting away with a curve with only 16K points and it’s pretty even now (even enough anyway). I’ll experiment further with how much more I can reduce the number of points in the curve.

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I see it was posted by the Fox meteorologist Janice Dean who lost both of her parents early on due to Covid and Cuomo’s nursing home boondoggle which killed 1000’s.

Wow…73 point margin?

Grizzlies set NBA record with 73-point victory over Thunder Grizzlies set NBA record with 73-point victory over Thunder

Grizzlies score franchise-best 152 points in astounding 152-79 victory over the Thunder.

@blanks said in Mohamed says FU Layleisha:

“Automated driving”

Raises a good point: you can’t exactly flag down an automated truck. I guess you’d have to box it in with two other cars and force it to stop. It’s the third video I’ve seen of an 18 wheeler dragging a car so, whilst not terribly common, it happens.

Truck Driver Doesn't Realize He's Dragging Car Along Highway for a Half Mile UK truck driver drags car for 20 m without noticing

Gawd I’m so glad I put the crazy ass truther dumbfuk on ignore.

They try so hard…

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@gators1 said in Ze OFFICIAL german news/politics Thread (Merkel destroys Europe!!!):

@rote7 said in Ze OFFICIAL german news/politics Thread (Merkel destroys Europe!!!):

@Gators1 and @Jam

Warrrgarrrrbl

Enjoy it while it lasts. Soon he will say something that requires an essay or “you’re right” in response.

Capone was from New York, but he co-founded “The Chicago Outfit.”

Occasionally foreign tourists enter the American Police Center and Museum and point to an oversized photograph of the late Mayor Richard J. Daley.

‘‘Al Capone,’’ they say in thick accents, mistaking Daley for one of Chicago`s more infamous residents, Director Florence Panson says.

news POLICE MUSEUM TELLS COPS` STORY POLICE MUSEUM TELLS COPS` STORY

Colorful read about capone in the Wiki.

Dad Jokes;
Key lime pie is Barbados costs $3.14 Pecan pie in Jamaica costs $1.59.
Those are the Pi Rates of the Caribbean.

Well . . .

If I were going to be paid for consultation and influence peddling, I’d want Good & Plenty!

@whoofe said in The OFFICIAL soccer thread:

typical Duke…

Duke Soccer Player Gets Rocked After Taunting UCLA Goalie

LMAO. Homeboy got pushed and instantly died.

@hog funny comments. :)

Wat??

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A man from West Texas has just set a new world record after hitting his target from 3 miles away. 41-year-old Bill Poor hit a 53″ target from 5,280 yards with a .408 CheyTac firing a 390 gr bullet at 3,160 fps after firing eight shots. The previous record of 2.84 miles (5,000 yards) had […]

@kilemall said in Happy Thanksgiving!!!:

@oyaji said in Happy Thanksgiving!!!:

@kilemall said in Happy Thanksgiving!!!:

On a smaller scale, many adventures revolve around humans or aliens tenuously surviving without the comforts and tools of their highest TL advancement.

yeah, that was what i was getting at.

just how tenuously, i wonder? my own grasp is tenuous enough up here, but thus far i have been able to figure out workable solutions to the often daunting obstacles i must overcome. it’s quite a game sometimes, and always a high-stakes one.

One adventure the creator of the game ran involved running into a surviving group of left behinds in a harsh planet or asteroid, the stale meager oxygen regeneration they are on the edge of losing, and the realization that they practice cannibalism and the party needs to get outta there fast.

let’s hope we never see it happen. that’s brutal.

but i reckon a similar scenario is coming to a planet near you. i just cannot say how soon.

@tazz said in Car talk What did you do today?:

@oyaji This is a great table design and can easily support the weight of my Spitfire. I find two smaller ones are great for working on separate items and have pushed them together for longer items.

that looks like 3/4" plywood, and so currently the table probably costs more than your spitfire to build!

damns, i sure hope building materials come down in price sometime soon. i’m trying to figure out alternatives in case they don’t.

got plans for a diy bandsaw sawmill? and a nice big planer too?

@stu I am

Sorry for injecting humor

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@stu Both