Ive strikes again!

yeah, I've got a bit of a problem with model cars.

I've got a few Gunpla, they're way more beginner friendly than cars. They snap together and have 6 or more colors so they look great without paint or even the decals. Whereas snap together cars look like crap without decent paint.

Even the safety car Cayman is being done up in Apple colors.

I have a model of the 1980 car on my desk.

Maaco is a body shop chain known for doing affordable but low quality work.

New series started a couple weeks ago.

Anybody else watch it?

I've tried the spinoffs, but they mimic the format too much that they seem like a cheap copy.

it's now green.
It's a cheap Maaco job, but the shade is perfect.
the sun beat up the last coat of paint so I've got a pricey car cover now, don't want to go through the rigmarole of taking it apart again.

I had a similar "full circle" moment like that.

20+ years ago I first saw an RX-7 while pushing carts for the local grocery chain. Then a few years ago I see a kid collecting carts for another store of the same chain staring at mine.

Subscription software means they don't have to improve anything since they're getting paid forever anyway.

when OS X came out I had a iBook SE that had some fundamental hardware issue that triggered kernel panics when it was left idle, so I was pretty skeptical of the claimed stability improvements.
I never got to the bottom of it, an indie Apple repair shop said something was up with the logic board.

How salted are the roads in Hoth?
I've been told that cars last a lot longer these days before the floors rust out, except for maybe Mazda.

Sorry, Link. Sounds like you were close to your grandfather and have many memories to reflect on.

a buddy of mine acquired a machine based on the movie Maverick, the one with Mel Gibson. He said it requires a bit of regular maintenance, springs and switches need to be reset or adjusted all the time. you hit the ball to score cards to make a Poker hand.

Jehannum wrote: Tue Feb 24, 2026 2:19 pm

edit: Which issue is that? I'd like to buy it for the kid.

October 2025

Alien wrote: Tue Feb 24, 2026 9:03 am

Hello.

hey

It's a mid-2012 Macbook Pro, I just bought a new battery for it and replaced the optical drive with another SSD.

Granted, I don't do much heavy computing with it, just internetting and watching videos. The only time it really shows its age is when converting videos from my gopro.

hey