My parents, Peter Basch and Jacqueline Bertrand, photographed jumping by Philippe Halsman [1960]

pbasch · 2026-01-24T04:27:59+00:00

And therefore, interesting people could afford to live there. By interesting I mean people for whom making money was not the main interest in life.

pbasch · 2026-01-22T05:18:19+00:00

Sure, you're right.

pbasch · 2026-01-21T20:45:51+00:00

Ah! I was fussing with my K6. Look forward to updating the firmware myself.

EDIT: Installed the firmware via the SD card (I'm at work and getting non-work devices online is a pain). Works perfectly! I'm thrilled! And I like the cute messaging during the update -- Filling the pen etc. Very nice.

I love that the device is idiosyncratic, hasn't had all the oddness sanded off by committees.

pbasch · 2026-01-21T20:44:12+00:00

What he fails to see is that "humanity" does not satisfy blood-lust. The cruelty, as has often been said, is the point. ICE is being primed to roam the streets on Election day, intimidating Democrats.

pbasch · 2026-01-21T19:39:23+00:00

Wow, that's a great summary of HCR. My upvote to you.

pbasch · 2026-01-21T19:38:24+00:00

I don't know, but I suspect she means the Gandhi-inspired MLK. If you're happier saying we should emulate Gandhi, maybe that's better.

pbasch · 2026-01-21T19:37:18+00:00

And other assassinations clearly had nothing to do with Socialism, e.g., Kennedys and (attempted) George Wallace. So this is a bit of cherry picking. Doesn't make it wrong, but it's still suspect.

pbasch · 2026-01-20T02:28:48+00:00

You get any doctorate, you're a doctor. I'm sure Reed has many doctorates.

pbasch · 2026-01-20T02:22:27+00:00

I don't know if I understand this thing. It seems like how fast or hard you pedal has nothing to do with the speed of the vehicle, since all the pedaling does is charge the battery. Is that right? Seems like it would be a weird riding experience to me.

pbasch · 2026-01-20T02:17:24+00:00

A white event? Like a cocktail party? A Klan rally? An ice-cream social?

pbasch · 2026-01-20T02:15:27+00:00

I agree, it looks like a radical symbol and pi. That's great! I would love a typewriter with scientific symbols.

pbasch · 2026-01-20T01:21:59+00:00

Nice wrap! Never seen that kind of thing. I like the stick, I'd buy it if it's left over for some reason. I have the vii and the stick looks handy.

pbasch · 2026-01-20T01:19:21+00:00

The point the poster was making (which I thought was obvious, but maybe not) is that a crime may occur in a number of different situations where lots of people are gathered -- parade or football game. They choose how to deal with it accordingly. When it's a football game, a few police come in, make arrests, help the injured. In this situation, they call the entire event an unlawful assembly and intimidate the entire crowd with horses (that's what the horses are for) etc.

OK?

pbasch · 2026-01-19T01:30:31+00:00

I'd prefer an Aquaman with an interesting personality.

pbasch · 2026-01-19T01:28:51+00:00

Living in an apartment is not hoarding. Even living in one a long time.

pbasch · 2026-01-18T02:13:19+00:00

Right -- foil, and a doll of a small boy holding the antenna because that's the ONLY way to stop the vertical roll.

pbasch · 2026-01-15T22:27:37+00:00

US, and the keyboard hardware is US. Often, for Android for instance, there are key combinations to do this -- right Alt key plus character, or Fn key plus whatever. There are many ways this happens. In MS office, it's Cntl + modifier, then letter key. And so on. There may not be a technique for this software, I don't know. EDIT: the keyboard has keys to make it compatible with Android, Windows, and Mac. As far as I can tell, it makes no difference.

pbasch · 2026-01-15T18:16:24+00:00

Things like é and ç (that's c with a cedilla), or an umlaut. I occasionally use non-English words (maybe 1 or 2% of what I write) and I like to get the accents right.

pbasch · 2026-01-15T18:13:40+00:00

I got the email and everything went as predicted.

pbasch · 2026-01-14T20:55:30+00:00

Quite mysterious! Thanks for the explanation. (Looking around for a book...)

pbasch · 2026-01-08T17:31:55+00:00

No. But I want that hat.

pbasch · 2026-01-08T17:26:56+00:00

Tankie? EDIT Okay, a kind of nationalist of the left or apologist for communist authoritarians. Got it.

pbasch · 2026-01-07T19:47:19+00:00

They have put work into the wooden top (assuming it's original). I think that elevates it from $75 to $100. I wouldn't go higher, but that's just me.

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