The Codex series is definitely worth watching.

You might also enjoy Arby ‘n’ the Chief - it’s not exactly machinima but it certainly fits the culture. If you played Halo 2 or 3 during the peak days, it will be nostalgic.

There is a fantastic YouTube documentary about this:

On the Verge of Collapse - The Story of Rooster Teeth

Highly recommended if you were ever a fan of any of their work. They were ahead of their time in a lot of ways.

you know, not everybody likes onions…

brainrot has levels now?

boy are you in the wrong place

Are you already logged in / automatically logging in to shopify?

Learn more about this dangerous, unregulated chemical: https://dhmo.org/

Website seems to force a login to even browse the store?

xkcd #149: Sandwich

This is what it looked like a decade ago:

https://abc7.com/post/investigation-law-enforcement-use-secret-devices-to-track-cell-phone-signals/421190/

This is what’s available today:

https://x-surveillance.com/pbic-stingray-device/

X-Surveillance offers a Managed Service to remotely configure the Stingray Devices. Of course, remote operators who have been trained by X-Surveillance can also easily configure the PBICs from a distance.

The PBICs are equipped with smart fully-automatic configuration and semi-automatic calibration capabilities to detect close proximity or long-range mobile devices within minutes within any spectrum.

To detect as many mobile devices as possible, it is possible to detect 5G-Ready, 4G LTE, GSM, Bluetooth and WiFi devices with the PBIC as a Stingray Device.

“detect”… right…

Ok, I’m seeing a couple ADA violations here…

Disturbing, but entertaining, and reasonably conversational in either case.

wut.

Seems to have quite a few worshippers anyhow.

Questions at the end of the episode:

1. Are we going to address the moral issue of Ortegas just stealing from the Gorn? No, OK cool.

2. Why did the shuttle collapse into the ground at that exact moment? or, at all? We saw no other instances of things just falling into the ground on this planetoid.

3. Are we going to address the moral issue of Uhura putting 400 lives at risk for the sake of her personal feelings? No, OK cool. That little conversation with Pike doesn’t count. The moral at the end of the story is “It’s OK to lie and put everyone at risk to make yourself feel better.”

2. Also, as noted in the episode, we have shuttles… even if it’s slower, you can reduce risk by sending the slower ship with the critical McGuffin toward the rendezvous, and ask the other ship to speed up to compensate. If you’re able to finish the rescue then you can just overtake the shuttle and pick it up on your way to the rendezvous. Either way the critical McGuffin gets delivered. Problem solved.

Shaka, when the votes fell.

The only catch is that you would have to keep your expenses at 65% of what you spend right now.

Permanently? or like, adjusted for inflation? do I get rent control?

Because 65% of what I make now will be worth a lot less in 10 years.

Klein tools are reliable: https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/electrical-testers/non-contact-voltage-tester-pen-50-1000v-ac

But really any similar pen-style non-contact voltage tester that you can find at your local hardware store should work just as well. They’re simple devices, and for this function probably the simpler the better. Should be in the US$10-20 range, don’t overspend for fancy features. Nothing wrong with a store-brand tool in this case. I’d be concerned if it were $5 or less, might be junk.