Notices by Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com), page 12

Here's a scene from the TV show Malcom in the Middle during which a character attempts to replace a lightbulb. It felt extremely relatable to both my partner and myself, at both ends of this not so rare situation. #ADHD #ADD

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Hal fixing a light bulb (from Malcolm in the Middle S03E06 - Health Scare) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbSehcT19u0

The fleet of city taxis which still is a big part of New York City’s historical aesthetics has now been decimated. Uber and its competitors are obviously to blame, but I believe it’s COVID that struck the fatal blow.

The regulation yellow vehicles have mostly been replaced by black cars driven by people in I assume more precarious situations than the medallion drivers were.

It feels like yet another tragedy of the commons.

A few years in my #LEGO hobby, I’ve now built hundreds of sets from all themes and years. I picked some of them, but most were found at random and restored from loose parts bins I purchased off classifieds.

So it’s rare when I’m truly amazed by a specific model, but I’ve been impressed by the 70614 Ninjago Lightning Jet set from 2017. The model is extremely voluminous for the number of parts, with an original friction wheel system activated by a finger trigger.

Pictures don’t do it justice, so here’s a short animation demonstrating the rotating wheel in action. (~10 MB)

https://friendica.mrpetovan.com/photos/hypolite/image/1579130527657a7a81d9b2f498144812

On BrickLink, #LEGO female firefighter minifigures sell for less than male firefighter minifigures.

#GenderPriceGap #Sexism

“Magic” is just a subversion of expectations, and the adjective says more about the observer and their expectations than it does about the qualified phenomenon.

Claiming that something is magic is also a curiosity stopper which is why I’ve personally never been satisfied with it.