Rob Lion

@rnlion

Mechanical engineer building particle accelerators, formerly quantum computers. Technology and infrastructure history; reverse engineering. Cats. He/him. Also @rnlion@Twitter and @rnlion@tacobelllabs.net

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Rob Lion@rnlion· Jun 27

Cybertruck-style Ram ProMaster logo sticker. Not sure if ironic or not; there was another one on the back door.

A photo of the driver's door of a Ram ProMaster 2500 van, plain white commercial styling. Below the window is a large sticker of the word "ProMaster" written in the angular graffiti style used for marketing of the Tesla Cybertruck.

Rob Lion@rnlion· Jun 27

Your cat owns a warehouse?!

Frinkiac screenshot of The Simpsons S08E23, "Homer's Enemy"
Frank Grimes is berating the Simpson family when they invited him for dinner, for their display of privilege:
"A dream house, two cars, a beautiful wife, a son who owns a factory..."

Rob Lion@rnlion· Jun 9

Counterpoint, the old Waymo Firefly pods did fine on El Camino for years.

A white and gray 2-door "pod" car used by Waymo for early development, driving on a road alongside a scruffy, grassy empty lot with power poles going across it.
photo from https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/13/waymo-self-driving-car-replaces-firefly-bubble-design-adapted-chrysler-alphabet

Rob Lion@rnlion· May 29

This gag was rattling around in my brain for years before I finally made it happen.

A bag of Kirkland Signature "Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula" cat food, but it has been photoshopped to give the cat a white hard hat and a red pipe wrench.

Rob Lion@rnlion· May 21

I can't wait for this guy to discover the same problems again, but this time via the business end of a lawsuit.

Screenshot of a Fortune magazine website headline: "Bolt CEO says he let go of his entire HR team for creating problems that didn't exist: 'Those problems disappeared when I let them go'". Followed by a photo of the pasty white young CEO in question.

Rob Lion@rnlion· May 20

I'm a little surprised that Jimmy Dean still has these on the market, but I guess they must be popular enough.

picture of a frozen food box:
Jimmy Dean Pancakes & Sausage On A Stick!
pancake batter covering a pork & chicken sausage link
Blueberry artificially flavored
6g protein per serving

Rob Lion@rnlion· Oct 8

Undefeated; the best of social media.

Screenshot of tweet that says:

me: hey does anyone have any readings on medieval north African trade networks

17 follower alcoholic who works at a bakery:
[link to 157 page pdf] yeah I think this is pretty enlightening

Rob Lion@rnlion· Sep 16

Superintendent Chalmers and Principal Skinner on the front porch, from the Steamed Hams bit.
"May I see it?" "No."

Rob Lion@rnlion· Aug 14

Retvrn:

The quintessential late-1990s computer desk. A one-piece medium-brown wood design with integrated hutch. A beige CRT monitor in the center, with a rack full of CDs to its left. Two drawers at the bottom on each side, with a beige PC tower on the right, and some software boxes and paper racks on the left. Small speakers on the middle hutch shelves, and a compact upright inkjet printer on the top right. The center section of the desk with keyboard/mouse drawer appears to pull out separately on small wheels, below the monitor shelf.

via https://petapixel.com/2024/01/05/photo-of-classic-computer-setup-taken-when-the-internet-was-still-a-place-sparks-nostalgia/

Rob Lion@rnlion· Aug 11

Some people have been training for this their entire lives.

Screengrab from Street Fighter II of Ken in the car-breaking bonus stage.

Rob Lion@rnlion· Aug 2

Highlighting the difference between a Rabbit and a Hare.

A gravel path winding up a hillside of dry grass. In the background, a good-sized brown rabbit, with a low posture and moderately long ears. In the foreground, a hare, much larger, with an upright posture and extremely long ears.

Rob Lion@rnlion· Mar 19

Walked across town this morning and saw some cool cars.

The rear view of a heavily customized car parallel-parked on a suburban street. Likely based on a late-1980s Toyota Cressida, it has heavily "stanced" tires, suspension, and fender flares, with only a few millimeters of fender clearance. It is painted white with yellow, red, and checkered racing stripes down the side. The left taillight and rear bumper have been completely eliminated by bodywork, with a large decal saying "TOM'S" covering most of the left rear of the car. The exhaust pipe sticks nearly 2 feet past the rear of the body. The rear passenger door has been sealed shut by bodywork, although the stock windows are still present. A large number "3" decal covers the front passenger door.

A front view of the same car from the first picture, showing custom bodywork extending the hood and upper fenders nearly a foot past the lower fascia. There are no headlights or grille present, just a large gaping opening. A decal of white Japanese text covers the upper third of the windshield. The interior appears to be left-hand drive and mostly stock.

A photo showing the previous car in the background, with another nearly-stock 1980s white Toyota Cressida parked in the foreground. It has side mirrors on the front fenders, black fuzzy dice hanging from the windshield mirror, and possibly a lightly stanced suspension.

Rob Lion@rnlion· Mar 19

Saw a cool truck the other day.

Rob Lion@rnlion· Mar 19

Silicon Valley sign of the times: a Range Rover that someone is clearly living out of.

A black Range Rover SUV (model year 2006-2009) parked on the side of the road by a grassy verge, with the windows covered by a large piece of black fabric clamped crudely in the door frames. A dog water bowl sits on the curb by the front tire.

Rob Lion@rnlion· Mar 3

Screenshot of SimCity 2000 advisor saying, "You can't cut back on funding! You will regret this!"

Rob Lion@rnlion· Feb 28

Oh. That's probably fine, then.

Screenshot of an article headline from the MarketWatch website:
"Investors should avoid 'knee-jerk' reaction to 'World War III' comments from White House, says strategist"
Article URL https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-500-nasdaq-set-for-cautious-start-ahead-of-key-pce-data/card/investors-should-avoid-knee-jerk-reaction-to-world-war-iii-comments-from-white-house-says-strategist-ZcJNmV3wgJ0nEm1myQds

Rob Lion@rnlion· Feb 27

Today I learned about FARO Crime Zone, a CAD software package specifically for documenting crime scenes.

A screenshot of a CAD software package, with a toolbar of drawing tools on the left. The main document viewport shows a 2D view of a building floorplan with walls, furniture and a door swing, labeled "Office". In the middle of the room is a collection of ellipses resembling a posed corpse lying on the floor, with icons resembling a knife, a pool of blood, and bloody footprints leading from the corpse and out the doorway. There are numbered balloons with arrows pointing at various of these features.

Rob Lion@rnlion· Feb 5

Just trying to buy some air filters here, not share god-knows-what personal information with your eight-hundred-and-sixty-eight "partners", thoroughly vetted I'm sure. Cripes.

screenshot from a website: "We value your privacy
We and our 868 partners use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your experience on our website."

Rob Lion@rnlion· Oct 23

Twenty-four years and a month or so after my first, Original Tommy's really does make a tasty chili cheeseburger.