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touteytout

sneep snorp

#aviation #tupolev tu-144 #planes #art

thevaultoftheatomicspaceage

#midcentury #science fiction #magazines

doyouknowwhatimeme

gamer-crow-deactivated20250412

If radio wasn't loaded with ads for the dumbest shit possible, I'd prefer radio to everything else.

mozukumi

I'm going to use this as a jumping off point to mention the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act.

It's... pretty much what it says on the tin. Some car manufacturers are phasing out AM Radio from their cars so they can replace them with their own streaming services - this bill seeks to make them a mandatory feature.

As somebody whose day job is in radio, I totally agree that the amount of ads and the quality of the ads is ridiculous. Personally, I don't find radio to be an amazing source of political news broadcasting.

But do you know what it is really good at? Providing emergency broadcasts during extreme weather events.

When power and internet is down, radio can be one of the only sources of information, and it's helped provide lifesaving information during these times.

(Plus, at least in my area of the country, emergency weather alerts override and interrupt programming when broadcast - even during pesky ads!)

So if you want to toss your signature in support, you can head on over here.

I want to make it clear I'm not an expert in this legislation or anything - this is just the stuff I know through working in the industry.

sic-sempervirens

AM radio can be one of the only available and reliable sources of local/regional news, weather and traffic, emergency or not. Not to mention community broadcasts.

(Plus, have you listened to any podcasts lately? It’s literally six minutes of ads on either end)

noctumsolis

Also you can build an AM radio receiver out of little more than scrap. Are you going to? No, almost certainly not, but the point is that the technology is simple, cheap, robust and repairable.

#important #too good not to reblog #technology #radio #politics

i-will-write

#art #writing #advice #too good not to reblog

victusinveritas

adhdemonic

here's a link to Ember's website, where you can download a high quality version!

https://www.betterthanember.com/

#lgbtq pride #space

never-obsolete

Microsoft Productivity Pack for Windows (1992)

foone

Why do the computer and printer have a complicated relationship

andthosearesmalleragents

have you met a printer

#this feels like it belongs here #technology #computers #too good not to reblog

stratosphere-awakening-deactiva

Guess something about me and I’ll respond with true or false

#asks

sourdough-seal

“what are you doing this weekend” i am going to fantasy land. i am hiding under the covers in bed. i am making things up. i am contemplating events that didnt happen. i am talking to fake people. i am listening to my tunes. i am envisioning scenarios

#so true #fantasy #too good not to reblog

malcolm-reeds-pineapple

Sesame Street posting techniques for comforting children during traumatic world events feels so fucking dystopian but here are the slides they posted just in case you or a loved one has any little critters at home right now

No one is doing well right now, but being a little critter right now has got to be terrifying. This is such a crushing series of images, especially considering PBS’s funding got slashed. While I’m happy Sesame Street continues to keep the wellbeing and education of children as a major priority, there’s a certain amount of innocence that Sesame Street represents and this is giving me such a visceral feeling rn

#resources

heathyr

Most people I know had that one movie as a kid; that one movie that they would watch over and over and over to the resigned acceptance of their parents. I’ve always thought that movie says something about a person. What was your movie?

#The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars #…yeah. checks out.#tblt #goes to mars #movies