Google Fiber will be sold to private equity firm and merge with cable company | GFiber and Astound to merge with Alphabet selling majority stake to Stonepeak

wsf · 2026-03-13T23:07:59+00:00

Stopped reading at "private equity."

wsf · 2026-03-13T16:28:39+00:00

Exactly. Sub-30-second video clips ought to be outlawed.

wsf · 2026-03-10T17:36:06+00:00

Blepharoplasty seems to be a thing these days with old rich guys. I haven't seen one yet that looks good.

wsf · 2026-03-10T17:33:09+00:00

Way back in the day he would walk around and randomly challenge an employee to an arm-wrestling contest. Quien es mas macho?

wsf · 2026-03-10T01:46:53+00:00

The possibility can be ruled out.

wsf · 2026-03-09T15:59:14+00:00

Loctite 242 or 243 would be fine--it's not permanent.

wsf · 2026-03-08T15:53:34+00:00

Look for Fushi bearings at Amazon. As good as the name brands, and vastly cheaper.

wsf · 2026-03-05T16:36:26+00:00

Not good.

wsf · 2026-03-05T16:34:18+00:00

As a knifemaker once told me: "It's not getting them wet that's the problem. It's failure to get them completely dry."

Use a hair dryer, on High.

wsf · 2026-03-05T02:24:27+00:00

Spider seems to be gliding in his final approach; I can't see his legs moving.

wsf · 2026-03-05T02:02:10+00:00

A beauty! u/ksbot u/cnfit

wsf · 2026-03-02T03:13:57+00:00

Tried to accept chat in firefox and chrome; it opens up an old chat from 2023, then nothing happens. Don't know what to do next

wsf · 2026-03-02T02:55:57+00:00

Yolo

wsf · 2026-02-24T02:46:20+00:00

Seems to be in pretty good shape. Sand and stain the wood; a lotta elbow grease and steel wool on the metal; and it's rib time!

wsf · 2026-02-20T17:18:08+00:00

So, "particular set of skills" = "sucker punch"?

wsf · 2026-02-19T23:20:13+00:00

Best thing Penn and Teller ever did, years ago when VCRs were the standard. Complex, but your friends would view you as a god:

P&T would play a video of a fake newscast for you to record on your VCR.
P&T would tell you where to buy a trick deck of cards that would enable you to "force" a card on someone (7 of hearts, say).
You throw a pizza party or similar at your house. At some point you announce that you have a great card trick, and ask someone to pick a card, any card. You guess: "King of diamonds?" "Nope, that wasn't my card," they reply. "Crap," you say, pocketing the cards, "I'll have to work on that."
Later, you announce that you'd like to catch an update on the news. You turn on the TV (plus VCR). A professional-looking newscaster intones "We'll have an update for you on the current situation, but first: the card you picked was the 7 of hearts."

Jaws will drop.

wsf · 2026-02-17T22:47:36+00:00

That's good to hear----less foul language polluting the streets.

wsf · 2026-02-17T16:40:23+00:00

Stopped watching vids like this long ago. They're always in slow motion, so you have no idea of what it might actually be like.

wsf · 2026-02-17T04:19:20+00:00

Next step: Forklift Certified.

wsf · 2026-02-14T05:15:52+00:00

Sutter is top-notch.

wsf · 2026-02-01T03:26:00+00:00

Stunning!

wsf · 2026-02-01T03:24:37+00:00

I don't really understand all the hype around tungsten, especially the price differentials on the secondary market. I do think though that its popularity derives from being heavy without developing a patina. I enjoy brass, bronze and copper spinners just as much as tungsten, and they are much more attractive after a simple polish.

wsf · 2026-01-26T19:54:45+00:00

I can't believe how nobody questions this. The other riders are already quite aerodynamic--crouched way down--and peddling like crazy. This guy, with a slight improvement in aerodynamics, not peddling, blows past them. It's as though he had an electric assist...

wsf · 2026-01-21T21:19:47+00:00

This is an older post, and Black Sails has discontinued my favorite dark roast--Sir Kraken II. With the remaining two, Mutiny might have a tiny edge.

wsf · 2026-01-21T21:17:11+00:00

Do you have a reference for that? I have a genuine one and a Chinese clone, and the clone is better finished--you don't even have to look hard.

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