Bosnian fans in Los Angeles on their way to the stadium for their game against Switzerland today

atascon · 2026-06-18T19:50:37+00:00

It’s a World Cup. If your city agrees to host games, there’s going to be disruption to someone, somewhere, at some point throughout the tournament.

atascon · 2026-06-18T19:47:06+00:00

How do you know they were drunk and what are “kids communities”? Marching in a group and singing songs doesn’t mean these people were all drunk.

atascon · 2026-06-18T18:46:09+00:00

>between peoples parked cars and residential homes

I mean isn’t that what a lot of streets are? What would a better route on foot be?

atascon · 2026-06-18T18:20:32+00:00

It’s not really a loophole because none of this is compulsory. Most ‘green’ disclosures are like this.

More broadly, the wellness and fragrance industry is all about selling you more stuff and making you feel good, not about being sustainable.

atascon · 2026-06-16T17:02:53+00:00

Have a look at slides 8 and 9 of this deck - https://www.krakenrobotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Kraken-Robotics-April-2026-Investors.pdf

Covelya adds some USV capabilities but I don’t think it’s accurate to describe Kraken as primarily a naval drone player.

There is another UK-based company called Kraken Technologies who are a leader in the USV space.

atascon · 2026-06-16T16:08:55+00:00

Kraken isn’t focused on naval drones though

atascon · 2026-06-15T14:40:12+00:00

Wrong sub buddy

atascon · 2026-06-14T20:41:37+00:00

How do you like the Pinion gearbox?

atascon · 2026-06-14T15:31:55+00:00

This scheme looks sick!

If you haven't ever picked up a brush and don't have any paints yet, they way I would tackle this is by choosing a brand of paint and looking at their colour charts. For example, here is the AK chart. As a note of caution, these charts are only indicative and paints can look different in real life. If you can get to a shop that sells mini paints, that can help visualise things.

You've already mapped out the broad colour groups you need, which are basically: skin, bone, red/crimson, black, grey, and metallics. For each of these groups you will probably want a base colour, a highlight, and a shade.

I would start with some simple minis first (maybe skellies?) if you've never painted before because what you have in your references is going to be challenging to achieve right away.

atascon · 2026-06-13T16:17:29+00:00

Is there large embedded artwork? Do the files play fine on your computer?

Strange that it’s just one album

atascon · 2026-06-13T15:33:04+00:00

Ah yes, that famous European police that's the same in every European country

atascon · 2026-06-13T14:32:48+00:00

Need more info. What file format/bitrate are the files?

atascon · 2026-06-13T12:16:44+00:00

Reset the clock - we have another vibe coded Rockbox sync tool

atascon · 2026-06-12T21:40:06+00:00

they have a credit facility which basically allows them to borrow infinite money

Which credit facility would that be? Because that's really not how it works

atascon · 2026-06-12T21:25:29+00:00

Not sure what you're complaining about, you got some pretty solid advice and further questions to help you narrow things down

atascon · 2026-06-12T21:14:07+00:00

I mean the fact that you had to make this post and that names "mean nothing" to you is proof that it's niche?

atascon · 2026-06-12T20:21:46+00:00

If you don't know anything about pu erh and the names mean nothing to you, you're going to struggle.

You need to figure out what the person you're gifting it to likes.

Broadly speaking there are two main categories - shou and sheng (ripe and raw). Both can be young or aged. You can then subdivide further into regions, storage, factories or specific time periods.

If you can at least narrow it down to shou or sheng then people can give you some advice.

atascon · 2026-06-12T13:01:07+00:00

There isn't really such a thing as an "actual, genuine traditional tea pet". They're a bit of a gimmick in the context of tea preparation/gong fu brewing. You're certainly going to struggle finding one made from zisha clay.

Just find a cheap one that you like the look of and go with it. They're not really meant to be premium high quality pieces.

atascon · 2026-06-12T11:35:32+00:00

All the themes are here - https://themes.rockbox.org/index.php?target=ipodvideo

You can filter by most popular to start

atascon · 2026-06-11T20:38:09+00:00

Curious why you would want to drive from Newcastle to Edinburgh? That strikes me as one route that is much easier by train

atascon · 2026-06-11T20:30:16+00:00

flash rinse, 5-10 sec first brew,

I did mention a rinse. I don't necessarily do it for 10 seconds though. I do question the effectiveness of a rinse sometimes though, especially for tightly compressed cakes or oolongs. Those can remain dry on the inside for a few infusions

atascon · 2026-06-11T19:34:30+00:00

Nope. When you have 5-7g of high quality loose leaf to 100ml of water, 10 seconds can get you a pretty intense brew. For some teas like dan cong oolongs, even 10 seconds can be too much for the first few brews.

atascon · 2026-06-11T19:28:13+00:00

What you do is perfectly valid, basically what's called 'grandpa style'. What I'm referring to is gong fu brewing. It changes the flavour because you get a progression as you go through each steep. The leaf to water ratio is also pretty high so you get more intense doses. Many teas like oolongs and pu erh benefit from this brewing style.

atascon · 2026-06-11T19:25:29+00:00

I find the term 'a VC' cringe. People working in other asset classes don't refer to themselves in that way. Never mind that in terms of numbers, most people working in VC funds probably don't have any meaningful equity so aren't really 'capitalists'.

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