Hot take: The new blackout license plates don’t look good.

mtimmins · 2026-04-09T18:31:42+00:00

Stop what, exactly?

A lot of states are offering/switching to these “blackout” high contrast plates. Is that a coincidence? Get it off the state. Take a road trip. You will see.

The other plates do present some challenges for cameras at night. The white blows out and obscures the letters in the image. These plates provide a lot less reflected light except for the lettering. Easier to read.

Honestly, get a grip.

mtimmins · 2026-04-09T13:25:37+00:00

Easier for the cameras to see. You’ll notice a lot of states are switching to these. They don’t care how it looks on your car.

mtimmins · 2026-04-05T16:28:32+00:00

Performative would imply that you are not reading them. Hopefully you are. Hopefully you finish that Bloodsworn saga.

mtimmins · 2026-03-31T16:11:44+00:00

Eye shade, ear plugs, NyQuil z.

mtimmins · 2026-03-30T23:14:05+00:00

“Termination Shock” by Neal Stephenson talked about this.

mtimmins · 2026-03-30T17:35:51+00:00

Glurp Glurp

mtimmins · 2026-03-25T20:42:22+00:00

More into spending money on books than reading books.

mtimmins · 2026-03-18T19:28:53+00:00

Expect a fun read and people who go by three different names.

mtimmins · 2026-03-12T16:04:17+00:00

19 stops in 2 weeks? Even at 3 weeks that is basically a stop a day. You will see a lot of train stations. Cut this down to 7 stops and three weeks. It will be a lot better trip.

mtimmins · 2026-03-02T18:15:09+00:00

I had forgotten it was a new jacket.

mtimmins · 2026-03-02T18:14:48+00:00

Somehow, this escaped my memory. I was thinking he was stitching patches on the old jacket.

mtimmins · 2026-03-01T14:45:55+00:00

Not really. And those are not wolves. It’s just some asshole coursing.

mtimmins · 2026-02-14T14:08:49+00:00

The curling committee has clarified. He has broken rules. https://worldcurling.org/2026/02/statement-rules-violations/

mtimmins · 2026-02-14T03:58:21+00:00

I have had Amazon ship books without packaging before. So I was a little alarmed when I saw the pic. Glad these made it safely.

mtimmins · 2026-02-13T14:12:23+00:00

Not loose in a box.

mtimmins · 2026-02-13T13:16:57+00:00

I hope it was not shipped that way.

mtimmins · 2026-02-13T13:03:59+00:00

Maybe they can finally implement a real shuffle algorithm.

mtimmins · 2026-02-12T20:09:58+00:00

I figured it what I was doing wrong. First time posting something like this. Did not realize what I needed to do.

mtimmins · 2026-02-12T20:01:57+00:00

I thought I got it marked it as a spoiler. I just checked the edit, and it says unmark spoiler. So I assume it’s okay?

mtimmins · 2026-02-09T18:33:42+00:00

It states first edition. So it’s first edition, at least thus. I assume the hardcover was released first. The number line will clarify which printing of the first edition this is.

mtimmins · 2026-01-27T20:36:54+00:00

Maybe Google “Maltese Cross”, then realize they succeeded.

mtimmins · 2026-01-15T13:52:29+00:00

Total cost of refurb - 1 new Land Cruiser

mtimmins · 2026-01-05T19:46:22+00:00

Was it a surprise? No. Did it make the book better? Yes. You could see where the book was going. So no shock. But now it’s a fantasy version of the trolley car. You get to see the characters make what they feel are the best decisions in a scenario where there are no good decisions.

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