Mother Jones has a great article debunking 10 of the most commonly parroted pro-gun myths.
Fact-check: Mass shootings stopped by armed civilians in the past 33 years: 0
Fact-check: Weak laws and loopholes backed by the gun lobby have made it easier for people to get guns illegally. And existing gun laws aren’t preventing guns from getting into the wrong hands: More than 75 percent of the weapons used in mass shootings between 1982 and 2012 were obtained legally.
Here’s the COAL article I posted on Curbside Classic for my ’84 Subaru GL.
I missed this back in 2014: WIRED did an oral history of The Right Stuff. One of my favorite movies, starring some of my favorite actors, about one of my favorite topics, based on one of my favorite books. Lightning in a bottle.
I’m happy to see Boards of Canada and Massive Attack in the top 10 of Pitchfork’s 50 Best Albums of 1998 list. There are a bunch of other good ones in there too.
I posted another expanded story on Curbside Classic sunday morning.
OOOOOH, DJI just announced the Mavic Air, a new drone that fits somewhere in between the Spark (too small, lousy camera) and the Mavic Pro (gorgeous but expensive) in terms of price and size. Foldable, 4K video, a remote that syncs up with your phone, 2.5 mile range and 27 minutes of flight time per battery. My neighbor has a Mavic Pro and it’s amazing; this promises to be even better. I think my Phantom 2 is going on Craigslist this month.
Huh. Someone is selling the black 5-string version of my Steinberger bass for $1650 in D.C. I’ll have to keep an eye on this.
Color me interested: Flybrix makes $149 drones made from Legos, controlled with a smartphone app.
Apple has rolled out a battery replacement program for the iPhone 6 in reply to the recent throttling controversy. I’ve noticed my 6 getting both slower and weaker over the last year, and especially after the recent update. Looks like I’ve got a $29 battery replacement in my future this spring.
Pitchfork’s 2017 top 10 Best Song list: I don’t give a fuck about any of these artists. I am officially old.