C-53 “D-Day Doll”
Date: 2024-06-14
Categories: Aviation
Tail No. N45366, Production Year: 1943, Currently with Inland Empire CAF (KRAL)
Raspberry Pi Goes Public
Date: 2024-06-13
Categories: Tech
It’s unfortunate, and I loved the Pi, but this is how enshittification begins. Time to start looking for alternatives, as they will no longer be incentivized to focus on users, but rather shareholder value techcrunch.com/2024/06/11/r… [image or embed] — Pauliegon (@paulie.cool) Jun 12, 2024 at 10:14 PM
F6 Hellcat
Date: 2024-06-12
Categories: Photos
San Diego Coronado Bridge Sunrise
Date: 2024-06-10
Categories: Photos
Retreat to Move Forward
Date: 2024-06-09
Categories: I Got Something to Say
This really looks like it starts out of nowhere unless you read this first. The end result of the tech industry’s stagnation is that software has ceased being a useful tool and has instead become an increasingly mediocre service to funnel revenue to enrich investors and executives, while offering diminishing returns to the users. I’ve … Read More
Tumbling Down
Date: 2024-06-09
Categories: I Got Something to Say
What a crazy time. Twitter went into the shitter, Crypto bros tried to convince everyone they could get rich off a scam they created, and now the shiny new toy is a digital bullshit artist everyone is calling “AI.” In addition to all that nonsense, we’ve also seen the drive to make everything a subscription … Read More
It’s Ghostbusters, But Not As You Know It
Date: 2024-06-07
Categories: Video Edit
An interesting cover of Ghostbusters from 1980s Italian TV. Sophisticates will recognize the singer
F-15EX
Date: 2024-06-06
Categories: Aviation
When I joined the Air Force over 30 years ago, the F-15 was already an "old plane" — it's amazing to see this design still producing new models all these years later. One of the most successful airframes in US military aviation history [image or embed] — Pauliegon (@paulie.cool) Jun 6, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Bandai Clonetrooper Model
Date: 2024-06-05
Categories: Photos
Bandai Clonetrooper model I completed. It came with both the Phase I and Phase II helmet options. It’s a great model — I prefer these to standard action figures. Now the question is, do I paint it to match someone from The Clone Wars?
The Mighty Etiwanda Falls
Date: 2024-06-04
Categories: Photos
After a moderate hike full of cobblestones and other rocky debris up the trail from the Etiwanda Preserve, I arrived at the majestic Etiwanda Falls. Gaze upon their glory!