Not-politics – Moe Lane

Chipleggers of the Pacific Coast!

For the time being, Dell is no longer shipping certain Alienware Aurora R12 and R10 gaming PC configurations to half a dozen US states because those product lines potentially fall out of bounds of newly adopted energy efficiency requirements.
When attempting to configure one of those systems, a warning message appears in bold red lettering to alert buyers that their order will not be honored if the destination resides in one of the affected states. This was first spotted by Marie Oakes, an independent content creator who highlighted the disclaimer on Twitter.
“This product cannot be shipped to the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, or Washington due to power consumption regulations adopted by those states. Any orders placed that are bound for those states will be canceled,” the message states.

Jeff Bezos has Lunar Fever.

And he’s ready to spend billions of dollars right here on Earth* to break it:

I have returned!

Saw my mom for the first time in pretty much two years. So did my kids. It was a time of root beer floats, sea breezes on the porch, walks on the beach, and the Wu-Tang Clan:

Belmar, NJ. cc @Wu_Tang_Finance pic.twitter.com/7iX1DD0SHm
— Ogiel (Moe Lane) (@Ogiel23) July 25, 2021

That’s art, dammit.

Moe Lane

PS: Regular posting returns tomorrow.

Light-ish posting this weekend.

Taking the kids to go see Nana. Half-debating forgetting to take the Chromebook with me, because it’d do me good to read a print book for a change. On the other hand, there’s deadlines to consider… nah, I should probably not take the Chromebook anyway.

FAA denies Wally Funk her Commercial Astronaut wings?

This seems fairly needlessly petty:

Federal aviation regulators have made a rare change to the requirements for its Commercial Astronaut Wings Program, meaning Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos may not officially be recognized for his spaceflight this week.
The Federal Aviation Administration changed rules for the program on the same day Bezos, his brother and two others made their historic first commercial spaceflight on Tuesday.

Tweet of the Day, THE BEAR RAMPAGES CANNOT BE CONTAINED edition.

I almost don’t want to read the article, now. I am morally certain it won’t be as good as the article inside my head.

The Tokyo Olympics have barely started but that hasn’t stopped the games from experiencing more than its share of disturbances – including a roaming bear that cannot be contained https://t.co/UfoJpMrMjz
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 21, 2021

Tweet of the Day, …This Is Alarmingly Enticing edition.

It shouldn’t be. I grant that. But, like @JoePCunningham, I concede that there is something here.

OH YEAH pic.twitter.com/ZJ5e4ewYVY
— Josh Perry (@MrJoshPerry) July 20, 2021

Blue Origin launches, lands successfully.

Looks like it all went without a hitch.

BREAKING: Blue Origin launches its first passenger spaceflight, carrying Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk, and Oliver Daemen. https://t.co/PdkmOVSO3g pic.twitter.com/LTNmhxA9Li
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) July 20, 2021

Points to Bezos for being on the first one, too. I’m not ashamed to admit that in his place I might have been more thoughtful about acquiring that particular honor. Although I’d like to think I would have gone for it, too.

Tweet of the Day, This Amuses Me More Than It Should edition.

I mean, if my wife said that to me in the tone that I’m imagining Mila used there, then let me tell you something: I would go right up to her and say, Yes, dear. Also, I like being in a situation where I’m gonna go to space! is a more frivolous decision than it used to be. I feel that this is definite technological progress.

Ashton Kutcher reveals he had a ticket on the next Virgin Galactic flight to rocket into space but Mila Kunis convinced him “it was not a smart family decision to be heading into space when we have young children.”

(Source: https://t.co/D8zd1KiZ5B) pic.twitter.com/cxigj1DZx4
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) July 17, 2021

Via @BrianFaughnan.

#DavesCarIDService Now available on Substack!

I know some of you don’t like Twitter – well, nobody likes Twitter; we just endure it – but if you felt bad that you were missing Iowahawk’s almost preternatural ability to tell you what the car was in that snapshot of your Aunt Mabel, well: he’s got a Substack now. $5 a month, $40 a year; and Lord, but the number of people out there upset that Substack even exists! And they’re all the kind of people you take some pleasure in seeing upset, too. Gives an extra little frisson to the whole affair.

But it’s still mostly about the car IDs.