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Interesting and weird

Scripting News: Wednesday, October 16, 2024:

I thought that was both interesting and weird. I don’t get how anyone I know can be a fan of the that team. An American League team in a National League city. Kind of like rooting for Staten Island. Anyway, the Yankees may win the ALCS, but what does it mean? It’s not going to make New York love them.

[Dave’s been cracking me up with his love of the Mets for a long time. My father grew up in Yank’s territory and so while Dave rambles on about philosophy and love of his perenially underdog team and how it’s a NL city, I grew up with a team that seems to win a lot. Including the ALCS this year of course. And while the Mets have gone home for the season, the Yanks still have potential for greatness in this season. While I’m at it, congrats to the New York Liberty who just one the team’s very first WNBA championship in a messy, but somehow classicly NY game.]

New York May Require a Background Check to Buy a 3D Printer

New York May Require a Background Check to Buy a 3D Printer:

The New York bill, called AB A8132, would require a criminal history background check for anyone attempting to purchase a 3D printer capable of fabricating a firearm. It would similarly prohibit the sale of those printers to anyone with a criminal history that disqualifies them from owning a firearm. As it’s currently written, the bill doesn’t clarify what models or makes of printers would potentially fall under this broad category. The bill defines a three-dimensional printer as a “device capable of producing a three-dimensional object from a digital model.”

[I commented on Instagram… but of course, also here on the blog. I don’t disagree with the problem, but I do disagree with this attempt at solving it. It’s too broad…
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