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th , 2 months ago to random

We’ve cast off lines and put Honolulu to our rudder. Soon we’ll leave Hawaii in our wake as we sail on towards Japan.

th OP , 2 months ago

Following the setting sun to the land of the rising sun.

th OP , 2 months ago

Preparing to rig stun sails.

th OP , 2 months ago

We’ve attracted boobies.

th OP , 2 months ago

These birds must not have any predators.

th , 3 months ago to random

We’ve put the Golden Gate Bridge behind our rudder and will be off line for the next month as we cross the Pacific.

th OP , 3 months ago

Internet comes in via geosynchronous satellite that is directly ahead and can’t pass through the three masts, so we’ve altered course slightly to check email for the first time in a few days.

th OP , 2 months ago

A rainbow brought us a little bit of Internet this morning.

th OP , 2 months ago

Cleaned the dolphin striker this afternoon.

th OP , 2 months ago

40 kts wind so it’s time to furl the top gallant.

th OP , 2 months ago

Hope for a quiet evening watch without too much sail handling

th OP , 2 months ago

Other than occasional checking on the braces and sheets we didn’t touch the sails all night

th OP , 2 months ago

Getting the rigging wet.

Ailantd , 4 months ago to random

We should turn all cargo ships into sailboats again. Almost zero emissions plus having to wait a month for your amazon order would incentive local business.

But above all that: Just imagine the amazing look of that beasts.

th , 4 months ago

@Ailantd plus you feel like a carbon-neutral pirate as you transport tons of cargo under sail.

people in a cargo hold, moving boxes towards the hatch
pier with dozens of pallets of boxes unloaded from the ship

vampiress , 5 months ago to random

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th , 5 months ago

@vampiress wow. EA nuked it (and other classic games) back in 2015! https://toucharcade.com/2015/09/11/ea-quietly-removes-flight-control-real-racing-and-other-classics-from-the-app-store/

futurebird , 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to random

Good news a from NC. Republicans passed a law that required a postcard be sent to the address of any person who took advantage of same-day registration, if the card was undeliverable by the post office the vote would be thrown out.
(The voter would not even be notified this happened.)

Like many voter suppression laws, it almost sounds sensible: if you don't think about it much.

On closer inspection, it is designed to target poor, minority and/or young voters. 1/

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/north-carolina-politics/judge-blocks-same-day-registration-law-north-carolina-elections/275-bd051b3c-f34c-488a-a22e-c9931a643f1b

th , 5 months ago

@futurebird @mattmcirvin occasionally I was assigned to voting precincts in NYC apartment buildings where all thousand voters had the same address, so looking them up in the voter rolls was fun.

vampiress , 5 months ago to random

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th , 5 months ago

@vampiress Some places seem to have a feral Macintosh problem.... I also found a SE/30 on the side of the road and had to take it home.