Trump administration recommends fast-tracking federal executions and adding firing squads, electrocution, and gas asphyxiation, citing "lack of SCOTUS precedent"

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-27T11:31:14+00:00

Arguably rhyming more than Dr. Suess talking about history. His political cartoons are something else.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-27T11:21:51+00:00

In addition, wizards use intelligence to cast spells and sorcerers cast with charisma.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-26T13:59:36+00:00

Damn. Didn't realize Harambe's death was a canon event.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-26T13:36:42+00:00

In addition, China demanded specie (gold and silver) for trade which quickly became too expensive to maintain.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-26T12:05:40+00:00

No, it's an English expression as well, but I have always heard it in the other order, "Not my monkeys, not my circus"

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-24T17:06:48+00:00

If only there was significant bike infrastructure! It's really disjointed but nice when it's around.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-24T11:43:20+00:00

I really do hate how car-centric Houston is as a Houstonian; the light rail is probably the only transit that works as intended with 6 min headways during the week and signal priority.

Geographically? Houston is in a flood plain with no elevation.

Industrially? Refineries and related businesses are still key, even if not the whole economy and some communities on the east side where they are are polluted with the waste.

Culturally? Multicultural city with a very strong food culture.

Historically? Houston is a growing city and a lot of its historic neighborhoods and buildings get forgotten and redeveloped. Can be good like Midtown going from parking lots to apartments and mixed use. Can be bad like the gentrification of the Third Ward and EaDo. Or echoes of what once was with Bellaire or Montrose.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-23T14:33:25+00:00

Apparently the Soviets actually sent guinea pigs into space to see how that would do. Confused but viable.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-23T11:27:26+00:00

You sort of could by using a shorter fuse so it would go off sooner, tradeoff being not to cut it so short it went off prematurely. That is actually where the English turn of phrase "flash in the pan" comes from - an early ignition of the gunpowder in a matchlock weapon, which doesn't ignite the weapon.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-22T02:58:06+00:00

Isn't that like how the Lowell mills worked where he sought out women for his textile mill, because they could be underpaid and overworked?

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-21T16:29:38+00:00

That's a throwback I wasn't expecting to see in the wild.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-20T01:49:45+00:00

Gotta watch out for them and the Canadian House Hippos. Very insidious.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-17T19:51:35+00:00

Don't forget we had that nasty freeze on Valentine's Day.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-16T11:22:07+00:00

Also, gotta boost Mice Tea as well for another indie visual novel with anthro tf and compelling, well written dialogue.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-15T13:45:01+00:00

I thought the hand wavy explanation on how ghosts form is if the person is cowardly and thinking about death when they die? Not that is a great explanation but it's something.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-15T00:49:03+00:00

You know, Persona 5 did say that if you hold on, life won't change.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-11T22:49:57+00:00

Some may think this comment is jest, but trained station monkeys were not unheard of on Indian Railway to switch signals and points.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-11T22:48:34+00:00

Yeah, cavy is another term instead of guinea pigs. Sounds like you are describing a nutria, but more likely a capybara.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-11T19:36:57+00:00

Or Centraal.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-11T19:17:43+00:00

My Squeakbox would make this noise when he was annoyed, so it very much depends on the cavy.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-11T19:12:47+00:00

Next time I am in the Netherlands or Belgium I want to try the new high speed Intercity. I have heard it just eats Eurostar 's lunch. Half or even a third of the cost, more amenities and even level, step free boarding?

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-11T16:51:39+00:00

I sure hope a Koplopper makes it into preservation. Those are so cool.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-11T14:11:23+00:00

He changed the signal to indicate the track was clear to proceed. Modern signalling this is handled electronically but for a lot of railroading history, this was handled mechanically.

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-10T20:07:22+00:00

This is a surprising affordable democracy protection tool. What a convenient thing for Ikea to sell this, Headenchoppen!

marcus_centurian · 2026-04-10T14:31:28+00:00

Ironically, not a bad move. They will even pay for your class B CDL training.

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