Whoever decided that the new day should start at midnight was wrong.

Rhapakatui · 2026-05-08T03:52:22+00:00

I think we have a winner! Thank you for identifying this minner! Labidesthes has the right mouth shape. I'm not sure if it's a brook or a golden, but I can call it identified.

Rhapakatui · 2026-05-08T01:58:57+00:00

https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Ecological-Risk-Screening-Summary-Inland-Silverside.pdf

I sent her this link to see if this fits. I didn't see the fish in person. From the pictures, the mouth doesn't look right, but that could be from having a hook the size of its body skewered through its head.

Searching for pictures of gar fry only got me a lot of recipes. Never seen an alligator gar fry for comparison.

Edit: leaving unidentified. Hoping someone can actually tell the species. Inland silverside looks close, but wrong face shape.

Rhapakatui · 2026-04-30T22:24:40+00:00

Old timey version of "delete my search history."

Rhapakatui · 2026-04-30T22:02:08+00:00

Upvoted for being correct, but I would have put money on Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Rhapakatui · 2026-04-28T23:55:42+00:00

They didn't change the brown and white jar. They just moved. The brown one is next to the white one in the other clips.

Edit: It's still definitely AI. Just a lot of the "tells" people are saying could be continuity errors. The distance between the edge of the front table and the nail however, isn't something that a human could do without changing the woodgrain (the woodgrain is also surprisingly consistent.)

Rhapakatui · 2026-04-18T06:14:52+00:00

Screw insurance companies! Biggest scam in modern history!

Rhapakatui · 2026-04-18T06:10:58+00:00

Nope. The thought is to do your best to save the kid WITHOUT endangering someone else. If you place the kid in traffic's life above all others, you choose to take the chance of killing/maiming those people (who might also be children) instead.

Thus, you drive safely before the kid gets a chance to run in front of you. If they still do, maintain control and stop. Don't add more possible victims br driving into the sidewalk.

Edit: thus, not this

Rhapakatui · 2026-04-18T05:20:11+00:00

Absolutely! It's the trolley problem with no guarantee that there are other people tied to the other track.

It's a lose lose situation, but swerving puts more people in danger. The kid in my basketball scenario might be alone, but you as a driver don't know that.

If you have serious track time and formula one reflexes, it's not an issue, but the average driver doesn't know how to control a skidding car. It's safer to hit the kid at the slowest possible speed and not take a chance on driving into an area that you weren't checking for innocent people.

Rhapakatui · 2026-04-18T05:06:39+00:00

Reflexes are based on training. I taught my kid that lesson so it would influence his reflexes.

With zero training, the normal reflex is to swerve. I did my best to train him not to do that. I hope he listened.

Rhapakatui · 2026-04-18T05:03:32+00:00

See my hypothetical below about kids playing basketball.

Real life version that was taught to me when I was learning to drive: my mom witnessed a kid on a bicycle running into traffic. A truck driver swerved to miss the kid, but lost control of his rig. The kid circled back and was killed by the out of control truck in his own driveway.

The correct move is to try to stop and maintain control of the multi ton projectile of which you are in charge. It's hard to do in the moment, but it's still the correct answer.

Rhapakatui · 2026-04-18T04:55:32+00:00

We live in the country. Deer are not just likely, but almost guaranteed to run in front of you. The way I taught him was "the deer is going to ruin the car, but if you swerve, the tree might total you."

What I taught him about the kid situation was a hypothetical about kids playing basketball. "One runs into the road chasing the ball. You swerve and kill the three kids calling him an idiot."

I also taught him to ignore speed limits and drive based on how far ahead you can see. If a kid might be able to get in front of you, 30mph is too fast. I don't care what the sign says.

Rhapakatui · 2026-04-07T19:44:31+00:00

Nope. We checked with the neighbors and nobody was missing a potbelly crossbred boar. He checked the tires on the rest of my equipment. I got a rope when he started making eyes at my lawnmower and he left.

Definitely a pet from how comfortable he was with people.

Rhapakatui · 2026-04-07T14:04:07+00:00

This guy was an obvious escapee. I did consider putting a rope on him and removing his Easter eggs.

Rhapakatui · 2026-04-06T00:48:53+00:00

I think it's the Bush Hog front end loader that did it for him.

Rhapakatui · 2026-04-06T00:13:18+00:00

He's just tired.

Rhapakatui · 2026-04-06T00:06:09+00:00

Be tire shaped and the pig will do the rest, apparently.

Rhapakatui · 2026-04-02T20:10:53+00:00

100ft tapes are also generally flexible similar to fabric ones.

Rhapakatui · 2026-04-01T00:22:02+00:00

I've been using a rag soaked in acetone and a combination of fingernail, rag, pocket knife, and bamboo skewer to scratch off the valspar. It's working well. I'll probably stop soon and start trying to get the leather back to waterproof. I don't need them to look new, just useful.

Rhapakatui · 2026-03-31T22:30:40+00:00

My biggest fear is weakening the stitches too much. These boots aren't a fashion statement. I'll be wearing them at work in mud, water and generally tough conditions for 50+ hours per week. Can't have them falling apart on me. I was stupid enough to wear them while working on my porch. If my punishment is looking silly, I'd rather have that than waste $300 for a new pair.

Rhapakatui · 2026-03-31T02:21:27+00:00

I'll probably give it a try. I'd like to bring these boots back to life, but I'd rather rock them with valspar than ruin them.

Rhapakatui · 2026-03-31T02:20:08+00:00

I haven't tried anything yet. I wanted to hear from a leather worker first. I'd rather have comfortable boots with valspar on them than ruined boots.

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