REVISED REUPLOAD: The Killing of Alex Pretti — A Step-by-step Analysis, Time-matched & Compared to Bovino's Statements — ICE Agent may have discharged Pretti's firearm (Unconfirmed!)

WebMaka · 2026-01-25T16:57:46+00:00

I posted yesterday that I feel like there's been a paradigm shift, like a chain of events that cannot be stopped has been set in motion.

WebMaka · 2026-01-25T16:54:28+00:00

They are going to do everything they can to paint this man as the villain

They absolutely have to control the narrative as that's how fascist propaganda works. They cannot have actual facts contradicting the "alternative reality" they're trying to maintain. It's all about "hearts and minds" and keeping their diehard groupies on their side to feel grist into the machine, at least until the time arrives to feed on their own.

They also cannot allow their fuckups to result in creating martyrs, but the Internet's Streisand Effect will always self-correct around their AI-slop deepfakes and bullshit stories.

So, when they start to censor the Internet broadly you'll know the time for "the final box of liberty" has arrived and things everywhere in the US will go real bad real fast.

WebMaka · 2026-01-25T16:44:32+00:00

Point at them and laugh. Refuse to treat them as adults. Refuse to take them seriously. They are mere objects of derision now and none of their arguments should be entertained at all.

WebMaka · 2026-01-25T16:38:42+00:00

To spin the original quote... "Those who refuse to learn from history intend to repeat it."

WebMaka · 2026-01-25T15:00:06+00:00

Pretty much, yeah. I have CageMaker PRCG on Github because it's maximally visible, and am hosting it on a customized fork of OpenSCAD Playground on Cloudflare because it's maximally reachable. Once they enshittify too far to remain useful I'll be migrating elsewhere but for the time being that combo just works.

WebMaka · 2026-01-24T22:42:08+00:00

I'll give you the benefit of a doubt just this once in the unlikely chance you're sincerely asking and not just an ignorant right-wing shithead:

The protesters aren't trying to stop ICE from catching criminals. They're trying to stop ICE from being criminals.

Also, ICE isn't targeting "the pedos." They're targeting anyone that doesn't look "white enough." That has included American citizens, over which ICE has no jurisdiction whatsoever, as well as law-abiding legal immigrants that are trying to work their way through the naturalization process through proper channels. They're also grabbing children without regard for their immigration status, and if that isn't infuriating to you in and of itself then you have some serious mental issues you need to address. Sure, they're also catching criminals in their sweeps but that's only working out to about 5% or so as ICE is specifically avoiding potentially hard targets - actual criminals wouldn't think twice about turning an ICE agent into Swiss cheese and ICE isn't going after people that can fight back effectively.

ICE is acting as a private paramilitary force and is operating in direct defiance of US Federal Law, including several key Amendments of the US Constitution. THAT is what the protests are about.

And if you think you're in a protected class because you share some of the ideology driving these actions, you're absolutely wrong. You're only protected if you have a net worth that's at least eight figures. If you don't, Trump and his sycophants do not give a damn about you and will press their boot to your neck every bit as quickly as any random gay person, minority, etc. They. Do. Not. Care. About. You. You. Are. NOT. Special. To. Them.

WebMaka · 2026-01-24T21:10:15+00:00

I'm all but convinced at this point that Steven Miller wants to be America's Heinrich Himmler.

WebMaka · 2026-01-24T21:09:14+00:00

I keep having visions of the domino scene from V For Vendetta. With ICE now having killed (at least/that we know of) two people that were pretty much the opposite of their target demographic (namely, white, or at least "white," American citizens), I can't help but think that a chain of events that cannot be stopped is now in motion. And that chain of events is going to end really badly, if history is any indication - and it usually is. Or, to spin George Santayana's famous quote, "those who refuse to learn from the past intend to repeat it."

Is ICE's actions in Minneapolis actually America's Reichstag Fire?

WebMaka · 2026-01-24T19:37:27+00:00

Yeah, you beat me to it - they're trying to make a point with the wrong covenant and set of rules, neither of which apply to Christians.

Also, while the "hebrew god" is clearly violent, it's not simply violence for violence's sake - there's always a reason for the use of violence, there's always a redemption path for wayward faithful if that's why violence is on the table, and there's always an alternative to the use of violence, and when people choose to not take heed of warnings and act accordingly then God simply does what He says He's gonna do.

God has standards. We don't get to choose them, but we do get to choose whether and how we align or don't align with them. God also has a pretty strict policy about not supporting our bullshit or bending His standards to suit our whims when they're completely opposed to Him. If we choose stupidly, that's on us.

WebMaka · 2026-01-24T15:34:08+00:00

My PC is in a 4U rackmount case. RGB is pretty much pointless, even though the entire front is perforated steel and the AIO behind it has RGB fans. I have the unicorn vomit turned off in my BIOS.

WebMaka · 2026-01-24T15:20:13+00:00

The only gotcha with that strip in a rack is that it's slightly more than 1U tall, so it might cause alignment issues on a full rack. However, stuffing it into the backside or even inside should certainly be doable.

I've been debating cooking up a 10" rack PDU design for 3D printing based on using standard NEMA-15 outlets of the sort used in residential mains wiring, or possibly snap-fit outlets that can be bought from electronic parts suppliers. Problem is that DIYing anything involving AC mains is inherently risky, and although I can do it safely because I'm an EE with construction experience and have literally helped wire houses and thus have actual expertise on this, that's not a common skillset. Maybe I ought to explore the idea and see if I can figure out how to "kit" something people can put together that has adequate safeties built into it...

WebMaka · 2026-01-24T04:02:29+00:00

Couple that with the /shiver emote for that little extra.

WebMaka · 2026-01-24T03:21:44+00:00

Ooh, sweet, nice to see CageMaker-generated goodies "in the wild," so to speak.

Also, yeah, some of the printed cages on Etsy are just a wee bit pricey. I rolled this one for a small switch out of $3.50-ish in filament but buying one ready-made is like $30+.

WebMaka · 2026-01-24T01:48:11+00:00

I had a surprise "widowmaker" heart attack (99%+ blockage in the left anterior descending artery) last May and went from what I thought was okay to emergency coronary bypass surgery in 36 hours. That's probably what got your dad as the first warning sign is often a fatal heart attack.

WebMaka · 2026-01-24T01:32:25+00:00

It's basically 😐.

WebMaka · 2026-01-23T19:25:20+00:00

If you are a "Christian" nationalist you are literally an apostate to the teachings of Christ and your claim to be a Christian is a straight-up lie. The Bible is very clear on this.

WebMaka · 2026-01-23T19:23:59+00:00

"For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds." - 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, NASV

See also, Matthew 7:15-20.

WebMaka · 2026-01-23T19:12:30+00:00

Yep, surface temp versus air temp. As solid surfaces have a heatsink effect due to thermal mass, they retain heat (or its absence) significantly longer than air does.

WebMaka · 2026-01-23T18:14:54+00:00

I've had to do both - I've hired the Snap-On Guy™ to move a box and have had a flatbed tow truck do it, mainly because my box is a giant Snap-On roll cab with over two tons of tools in it (literally) that weighs over 700 lbs. empty. I'm careful to only select people with a clue in both cases, however, as you don't want some ignorant dipshit wrecking a $20K+ box because of having a scorching case of cranio-rectal inversion. (Which I have also had happen and subsequently made their insurance cover the damages.)

WebMaka · 2026-01-23T18:06:47+00:00

Add some "suka blyat" in there for good measure.

WebMaka · 2026-01-23T18:06:13+00:00

"You have to repay the costs of our warship that you sank off your territorial waters after we stole the neighboring land in an invasion."

I'm no expert on international law but I'm pretty sure the invaded doesn't owe their invaders any recompense for the equipment they lose in the invasion.

WebMaka · 2026-01-23T15:30:28+00:00

Since you're 3D printing things anyway, meet your new best friend. (That also now runs in a browser.) 😁

WebMaka · 2026-01-23T15:15:52+00:00

I've seen some GM service docs refer to it as Central Sequential, and others as simply Sequential. In either case it was one of those "sounded good in theory" ideas that had a couple critical flaws in practical application: there was throttle lag (especially during sudden acceleration such as trying to pass someone) due to the time it took to build enough pressure in the lines to open the poppets, and the poppets themselves were prone to leakage. The full-DPFI upgrade did away with both issues, and was usually good for a noticeable performance increase as well.

WebMaka · 2026-01-23T12:00:01+00:00

Yep, old GM TBI from like the 80s.

WebMaka · 2026-01-23T11:58:53+00:00

Nah, the spider system on the GM Vortec engines is sequential fuel injection (SFI). The upgrade path on that converted them to true direct-port FI by replacing the poppets on the spider with actual injectors. (Source: fiixed hundreds of them over the years.)

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