I realize this isn't what you're asking for, but I thought it might still be useful. I've been carrying pre-built kits made by Adventure Medical Kits for around 30 years now. I particularly like their "Ultralight" series, but all of their kits seem to be practical and well thought out. They have specialized kits for just about every situation, but their general purpose kits do a good job of covering all the things you are really likely to need without wasting space and weight on things an average person is unlikely to need.

I carry an Ultralight .3 in my pocket or pack most of the time. I have an Ultralight .7 in my bike bag. I have one of their larger kits (I don't remember which) in both my cars. And I keep an Ultralight Pro in my kitchen, in case I need to grab one in a hurry.

I add small amounts of my daily medications to each kit, just in case. They see enough use that I end up buying new ones every few years.

I agree, but if you actually listen to El-Sayed, that isn't what he's doing or who he is. It's easy for confidence to be misunderstood as aggression, particularly in politics. The right always tries to attack their opponents as "weak". Their understanding of that term is based on toxic masculinity as their only role model.

El-Sayed is a case study in the difference between toxic masculinity and healthy masculinity. He is a fighter, but he's fighting to help people, not to bully anyone. That is only an issue because his opponents keep bringing it up.

Congratulations on your adorable quadruped!

"Reality has a well-known liberal bias." --Stephen Colbert

The current US government is strongly in favor of corporations screwing over individuals, so we aren't likely to get any help there. The EU and China are the only organizations that might be able to intervene. Unfortunately, they both seem more interested in the surveillance opportunities than in the good of their citizens.

We seem to be heading toward a two-tiered internet. One that will be accessible to everyone, but will be limited in terms of commerce and possibly content. One that will only be accessible to people who are willing to give up their privacy. That might actually turn out to be a good thing. Buying from the corporations could easily end up limited to the later group, which would encourage more people to shift their buying to other sources.

"The story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the flagrantly guilty who are in power." --Dragnet 2026

Most of the kidnappings, beatings, and shootings are taking place in blue states.

If you take ICE out of the equation blue states are much safer than red.

I very much appreciate you communicating about this.

I agree that defederating seems like the right solution.

"Influencer" is the first job I've heard threatened by AI where I think I'm on the side of AI. Reviewers serve a valuable purpose. Influencers are parasites who prey on the people without critical thinking skills.

How is she ever going to learn chemistry if you keep shutting down her experiments?

The truth is that everyone should be paired with a dog to help them deal with stress.

I have mine. It works wonders.

There is no middle position on human rights. If you aren't for them, you are against them.

This is genius! Deeply disturbed genius, but still genius.

Some years ago I acted as crew on an ultra-low budget film. We didn't have the budget for simulated firearms so we had to use real ones. Everyone involved in the project agreed that extreme care was warranted. We made certain that there was no live ammunition anywhere near the set. Firearms were locked up unless they were being held by a trained crew member or an actor. The actors were all taught the basics of how their firearms operated and how to check the chambers. The prop handlers and actors checked every firearm every time it changed hands, even when they had just watched the person who handed it to them check the chamber.

With all of that in place, we still insisted on following the other rules as well. Trigger discipline was maintained at all times, including while filming scenes. Camera angles were adjusted so that firearms never had to pointed at anyone or anything that we were not willing to damage. Actors were careful to keep their firearms pointed in the safe directions that had been arranged, even when simulating their use.

It was a fair amount of trouble and it added time to a very tight operation, but there were absolutely no incidents, or near incidents, or concerns that there might be an incident. That is how everyone who handles firearms should treat them in real life. It takes a little time and attention, but it isn't difficult. And following even one of the safety rules makes it impossible for anyone to be hurt accidentally.

Learning and following the safety rules is a cheap investment for the benefit of not accidentally killing someone.

You have much to be humble about.

The early estimates were for upward of nine million this time.

I understand where you're all coming from, but that dog is a husky. They play the long game. 😀

Also, my large dogs think having a cat try to shred them is gentle play. They often act like the cat got them good, just to be fair. I had a 90 pound shepherd mix who would fake getting pulled across the room by our 3 pound kitten while playing tug with a little rope. That kitten thought it was the mightiest creature alive, while it was growing up.

Dogs' intelligence, and perceived intelligence, vary a great deal among individuals. In general, dogs are a lot smarter than we usually give them credit for. I'm sure that all of my dogs have understood the basics of how an elevator works. I've also had three who could probably have repaired an elevator and one who could have invented them.

For a while, I was into Nerfsmithing. I built a lot of different things, but my masterpiece was a heavily modified Stampede with a Strongarm attached to it as a front grip. The Stampede would fire 8 darts per second out to around 100 feet. It was fed from a 35-round drum.

It was also designed to look as silly as possible. It had an attached laser, red dot sight, and tactical light; a folding bipod and an adjustable rifle strap; and side holders for extra darts. All of the accessories were repainted in bright nerf colors to match the original scheme.

My proudest moment was when someone decided to hold an office-wide nerf war. (There were around 300 people in our office.) They sent out an email that ended with "Everyone is invited to participate except Curious Canid ." There is no higher accolade.

Actually, one of the funny things about this is the degree to which Elon is obviously bothered by every little thing. He's the richest human being to have ever lived, but he is so rife with obsessions, insecurities, and fears that he is probably less happy than most of us.