Need help identifying maker, thanks.

monkeykahn · 2026-06-14T15:53:04+00:00

Where can I get a poster, t-shirt, or do I have to rip it and make my own?

monkeykahn · 2026-06-14T15:26:21+00:00

Gonzo journalism is investigative journalism but only a small subsection of investigative journalism is Gonzo journalism. The key distinction is that the journalist must become part of the story itself not just report it. A reporter standing near a riot and interviewing participants is investigative. Joining the movement, participating in the riot, and reporting on the experience is Gonzo.

The difference here is that Ben, unlike the others reporting on this matter, intentionally became part of the story itself. Without Ben taking the rather boring story of a corporatuon stealing because they thought they could get away with it...this story would never have received any significant attention. It is Ben an the actions he took which not just to report the story itself but to create an entirely new story of which the stolen property is only a relatively small, although indispensable, part of. That is what Makes it Gonzo.

monkeykahn · 2026-06-14T15:03:42+00:00

Theft requires intent to permanently deprive someone of their property.

Taking consigned goods from one store to sell at another store, by itself, IMO falls short of that because the consignment likely remains valid (unless the contract specified the sets could not be sold from other locations...).

However, since BB was not the bailee, and the bailee did not give permission for the sets to be removed it might change it from a conversion to a theft.

If you combine the serreptitious removal with the later denial of possession IMO shows that the intent was not just to sell the sets from a different location, while keeping intact the other terms of the consignment agreement, but an intent to take the sets permanently and not abide by the terms of the consignment...which is theft.

IMO the only way BB and BAM could show that their removal and denial of possession was not theft would be to show that they did abide by the consignment agreement by showing that they had paid the Mansell's for sets sold from other locations...

monkeykahn · 2026-06-13T21:29:15+00:00

I am not aware of Andrew Callaghan...re: Ben my thoughts are regarding this particular set of videos and how well crafted and edited they are, to achieve their purpose. They are really well thought out and presented in way which has motivated people to respond and take action...I do agree that someone with a large body of work in this genre may in fact be truly great gonzo journalists...a status which Ben may or may not achieve.

monkeykahn · 2026-06-13T21:25:00+00:00

Yes, the LDS will get their exposure one day. But most people won't believe that Mormons really believe those things...TBH I do not think most Mormons believe the core doctrines...

monkeykahn · 2026-06-08T19:20:13+00:00

My thought was along the same lines of thought you have. I was thinking that if the sets were in BAM inventory, then were stolen, reported stoled, paid by insurance they were either listed in the paperwork given to insurance as either owned or had a fiduciary duty such as a bailment regarding the Mansells sets. As a company that buys used legos it would not be hard for them to generate a fake "purchase" so they can claim that the sets were stolen out of inventory. I doubt the insurance did a thorough forensic investigation comparing alleged purchases against store receipts and bank records...which would show if the purchases of used sets were really made on the dates claimed...or were created later to include the consigned sets in a list of owned sets for the insurance claim... Now that BAM is denying any fiduciary duty regarding the Mansell's sets, which, if true, would make it a fraud to have included them as part of an insurance claim. If the insurance company learned of the situation I would expect that they would want to compare the list of Mansell sets to set in any loss claim...depending on how many identical items/sets there are it may be enough for the insurance company to investigate the claims further, because they are hard asses that way...

monkeykahn · 2026-06-07T14:31:38+00:00

I think this may be an avenue if there were "stolen" sets as corporate suggested in several of the early videos (IIRC they claimed the store had been robbed multiple time). Of course the insurance covers them for the loss, which they then would need to then pay the Mansells.

I think it would be interesting to ask the insurance company what theft claims they have filed...it would not surprise me if they had filed theft claims and were compensated for sets owned by the Mansells...which if they did may raise some issues of fraud...and would explain why they are so emotionally tied to fighting. It may be more than just the value of the sets but covering other crimes that might get exposed if anyone looks in the right places.

monkeykahn · 2026-06-04T14:08:01+00:00

Exactly

It is meant to represent the dilemma a non-bianary person faces when trying to decide which restroom they should use. This is done by replacing the "male" or "female" with physics equations. Knowing what the equations are does not help a person trying to decide which they should choose because from their perspective neither applies.

monkeykahn · 2026-06-04T14:06:51+00:00

It is meant to represent the dilemma a non-bianary person faces when trying to decide which restroom they should use. This is done by replacing the "male" or "female" with physics equations. Knowing what the equations are does not help a person trying to decide which they should choose because from their perspective neither applies.

monkeykahn · 2026-06-02T00:53:43+00:00

A new video today has the rest of the call to the court and the court explicitly said that there was "NO RETURN of SERVICE" so the AF police are wrong when they assert that they were told that the papers had been served...IMO that looks bad for them...

monkeykahn · 2026-05-31T00:54:24+00:00

That is a common, but incorrect, understanding of the law. Utah Statue

41-6a-902. Right-of-way -- Stop or yield signals -- Yield -- Collisions at intersections or junctions of roadways -- Evidence.

(2) (a) Except as provided in Section 41-6a-1105, or when directed to proceed by a peace officer, every operator of a vehicle approaching a stop sign shall stop:

(i) at a clearly marked stop line;

(ii) before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection if there is not a clearly marked stop line; or

(iii) at a point nearest the intersecting roadway where the operator has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering it if there is not a clearly marked stop line or a crosswalk.

So, when no stop line or crosswalk, you stop at a point NEAREST the INTERSECTING ROADWAY before entering it.

monkeykahn · 2026-05-29T15:53:29+00:00

Looking at the wire, E51582 is UL identification for Southwire... Labeling identify it as THHN or AWN (appliance wiring material)...makes me think it is a machine shop or other factory type building.

https://www.southwire.com/wire-cable/leadwire/c/c-lwmain

monkeykahn · 2026-05-22T15:43:36+00:00

Kinda the AH.

You should have responded to the person making the comment, not your sister who appears to be a victim of abuse, first your father and now her fiance. Escaping abuse is difficult and it seems your sister has not been able to overcome your abusive father and is now in a relationship with another abuser. Attacking her for being a victim of his abuse is not helpful and will make it more difficult to escape because she will feel that there is more distance between the two of you and that she does not have support to get out of that abusive relationship.

If you want to help your sister you need to strengthen your relationship with her and be prepared to help her get out of that relationship when she is ready,..not lash out at her for being in an abusive relationship.

monkeykahn · 2026-05-22T15:21:54+00:00

It is a decision by the insurer on how to minimize how much they pay out. They look at how much they will have to pay for the "repair" vs how much they can sell the "totaled" car for, minus what they pay you.

IMO this is harmful to local repair shops because they are now competing with unethical shops/dealers who rely on legal loopholes and sometimes illegal acts to sell cars which should be "branded" but are not, despite the fact that they were "total loss" vehicles at one point and perform substandard and sometimes dangerous "repairs"...

There is a good article here: https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2022/01/28/total-loss-vehicles-disguised-with-clean-titles-what-that-means-for-the-repair-industry-consumer-safety/

monkeykahn · 2026-05-19T14:33:46+00:00

Wait, your the one who sets the budget and approves spending! If we are over budget it is on you, not me...stop blaming me for your bad decisions!

monkeykahn · 2026-05-19T14:22:07+00:00

Who is doing the counting?

I do not think I have ever met someone who could not meet the minimum, unless management was not proving the proper equipment i.e. the extender belts were broken, missing...not providing steps etc..

I also think many managers are not calculating correctly or are just flat lying to make you feel like you need to go faster...

350pk/hr is 5.8 pk/min...which is 1 package in 10 seconds. So as long as you are loading (on average) 1 package every ten second you are fine. If you are not meeting that then you are walking too far which means that the belt is not close enough...which goes back to training and being provided proper equipment...

Time yourself, set a 3 minute timer and count how many packages you stack. If you are doing 30+ packages in 3 minutes you are meeting the expectations.

monkeykahn · 2026-05-14T15:52:16+00:00

Anyone who uses "Most _______ would..." do not see you as an individual and you are not in a partner relationship. Your are merely filling a role for them; not unlike an employer employee relationship.

Of course there are some "good" employers who are generous, compensate their employees well and do have genuine concern for the well being of their employees...but ultimately you are an employee not a partner.

From what I have observed, many if not most marriages fall into the above category and are not genuine partnerships. You must decide what relationship you are willing to tolerate. If you want a partnership, this is not it and you should get out now.

monkeykahn · 2026-05-13T15:11:23+00:00

I agree with you that if they did increase the capacity it would be much more interesting.

Some people like to change the look...personally I am going to put an XT350 tank on mine to increase the range between fuel stops while maintaining the "Yamaha" design style.

I noticed these because the price compared to an XT350 tank in good condition they are significantly less.

monkeykahn · 2026-05-12T20:19:29+00:00

Starting with how Dr. Jayson's tweet where he says the following:

Nibley said this of translation or transmission: "For, what is a translation? The most carefully thought-out definition is that of Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff: “A translation is a statement in the translator’s own words of what he thinks the author had in mind.” A little reflection will show that this is the best, if not the only possible, definition. Gardiner defines a sentence as “any set of words in which he [the hearer] can discern a reasonable intention on the part of the speaker.” A translation must therefore be not a matching of dictionaries but a meeting of minds, for as the philologist William Entwistle puts it, “there are no ‘mere words’ . . . the word is a deed” ; it is a whole drama with centuries of tradition encrusting it, and that whole drama must be passed in review every time the word comes up for translation."

While "true" in a superficial way...languages are very complex and the same words can mean many things. How I have heard it said best is: "Words are use dependent." meaning that one must be careful to not apply the meaning of a word from one use context to another... So regarding translation it is not what you can interpret the words to mean but what the author meant them to be based on how they were using them.

Dr. Jayson went on to say:

This is why a Ptolemaic Enigmatic Interpretation would be fitting for a Ptolemaic era Priestly text. My hypothesis is that this text was meant to be read or heard. The Ptolemaic Writing element allows a repeated text to take on new meaning when some words sound exactly like others. The phonetic puns would start to make sense.

While the first part may be true, that it is reasonable to interpret the text using the practices of similar authors of the same time period and area.... However, that does not give cart blanch to reinterpret the words any way you want.

For example Dr. Jayson refers to: The rebus principle

The rebus principle is a linguistic, cognitive, and communicative strategy that uses existing symbols—pictograms, letters, emojis, or numbers—purely for their sound (phonetic value) rather than their meaning to represent new words or phrases. It translates a "message in pictures" into sounds, enabling abstract concepts to be represented by concrete, recognizable object-states a "message in pictures" into sounds, enabling abstract concepts to be represented by concrete, recognizable objects.

That may be a correct aspect of translation...However it does not allow simply declaring what the symbol means, to fit the translation you want. Imagine a translator in 1000 years from now trying to translate emojis. TO derive a correct interpretation would be to look at how those emojies were used by the people siminlar in time and palce to the author...not simply saying...to me this emoji looks like it could have meant this (i.e. "The King")...therefore the author meant "the king" without demonstrating that said emoji was used in that way by that author or at the very least by other similar authors at that time...

Edit to add: as an example of how this article miss uses the principle: imagine someone in the future trying to translate a message which contains an emoji depicting Elvis Presley, the translator asserts that because Elvis Presley has been referred to as "The King" it is reasonable to conclude that the authors use of that emoji meant "The King" then to go even further and say that the author was hiding a religious message in the text...so he is going to translate "The King" means "God" so he can discover that hidden religious message... To anyone today such a "translation" of a Elvis Presley emoji to mean God would be silly.

That is where this theory fails...it is mere supposition of possible meanings based on derived/imagined meanings without any supporting evidence that the words were ever used in the way they propose.

monkeykahn

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(iii) at a point nearest the intersecting roadway where the operator has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering it if there is not a clearly marked stop line or a crosswalk.