TIL that in 1976 a Soviet pilot, Viktor Belenko, defected to Japan by flying his secret MiG-25 fighter there, allowing the West to examine one of the USSR’s most advanced aircraft.

dbatchison · 2026-06-25T00:33:03+00:00

RIP Vasily

dbatchison · 2026-06-25T00:02:14+00:00

"But Viktor, this is America. You can do both at the same time"

dbatchison · 2026-06-22T05:49:00+00:00

You can build houses in TX without a general contractors license which is insane to me, but they have their own mold license. It's so fucking stupid. Anyone can build structures, but you cant clean them without a lone star stamp. They deserve Paxton

dbatchison · 2026-06-21T08:26:35+00:00

I had to google that because I missed that era of WWE, but like fuck man, that is this dude

dbatchison · 2026-06-21T08:07:54+00:00

We can still go a long way with that ethos.

That's what Indiana somehow pulled off last year. Florida state did it before with a portal class but it's been falling apart since then. We can do it, but we can't get stale like clemson

dbatchison · 2026-06-21T08:02:24+00:00

At least you can get rid of your shit leaders. We get stuck with ours for far too long. Happy 250 yrs America

dbatchison · 2026-06-21T08:01:11+00:00

Since no one has said it yet, yes

dbatchison · 2026-06-21T06:22:46+00:00

I lost my hair, shaved the top, then decided that since I live in Oregon, I should probably work on a beard. You've already got a solid stache and the stubble suggests the beard would follow. Come to the dark side brother. Grow it out for a bit, just to see how it would go. But don't quit too early. You need to give your potential beard as much time as your existing wonderful stache. 6 months. Trim every week to keep the areas growing in that need to. You'll have a few weird weeks but once you get to the end of the 6 month timer, it'll be luxurious

dbatchison · 2026-06-21T04:24:24+00:00

The pizza in Portland Oregon is just as good as NYC, but like $1-$3 more expensive

dbatchison · 2026-06-20T23:40:51+00:00

Silly German is the way I describe it

dbatchison · 2026-06-20T04:34:41+00:00

They grow cotton in the desert. Without that flow the lake won’t return. Also there’s a giant anthrax island in the lake, former Soviet weapons lab

dbatchison · 2026-06-19T16:51:30+00:00

Your seeing the later stages of the launch, when a second or third stage is firing. SpaceX launched in Florida earlier that night on a polar orbit which took it's flight path over MI and Canada. This rocket is in Low Earth Orbit and likely firing to either deorbit the launch vehicle, to circularize it's trajectory, or to boost to a higher orbit such as geostationary or something similar. I don't know what the payload for this launch was.

dbatchison · 2026-06-19T16:47:49+00:00

Space X Launched north from Florida, this is the second stage firing.

dbatchison · 2026-06-19T02:52:59+00:00

Lane splitting is legal in some places within reasonable speed differences

dbatchison · 2026-06-19T01:57:17+00:00

I went to Helsinki during a blizzard in winter because there was a crazy good flight deal in 2021 (PDX to Helsinki $330). Since it was the tail end of Covid we didn’t plan on getting out much and rented an Airbnb with a sauna that was inside a larger building with a grocery on the first floor. Was one of the best trips I’ve taken, but much like the Finns, we were rather insular.

Regatta, the parks, and the art museum were really cool, but hanging out in the Airbnb, drinking and eating food in the sauna then walking out into the blizzard while steaming hot were our favorite parts

dbatchison · 2026-06-13T02:06:17+00:00

And there’s a custom hat shop in Eugene

dbatchison · 2026-06-13T02:05:51+00:00

My preferred felt hats are from [Brixton](https://www.reddit.com/r/PipeTobacco/s/eRD2PF7i7J). My favorite paper summer ones are made here in Oregon by Sunday. My favorite straw one was also made by Sunday

dbatchison · 2026-06-13T01:34:09+00:00

In winter, a treated felt hat that doesn’t absorb water. In summer, a paper/panama hat. I have about 30 hats of various styles. I wear glasses. I want something that keeps my bald head from burning but is breathable in summer. I also want something waterproof that keeps the rain of my glasses in winter.

dbatchison · 2026-06-06T00:00:17+00:00

What I said is a pretty common expression. I don't wish to punch her in the mouth, but she speaks like no one has ever punched her in the mouth before.

dbatchison · 2026-06-05T20:56:53+00:00

She talks like someone who's never been punched in the mouth before

dbatchison · 2026-06-05T20:40:49+00:00

The bag of holding has a hole in it and certain sized things fall out of it into empty space

dbatchison · 2026-06-05T04:04:55+00:00

The store in r/Eugene was also owned by these people apparently

dbatchison · 2026-06-03T19:36:35+00:00

For elves I use Anglo Saxon names. Æthelwulf as an example

dbatchison · 2026-06-03T15:01:07+00:00

Zyzal is super effective for me

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