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Monday, November 2, 2026

Cars

1932 Ford

2022 Al Slonaker Memorial Award Winner! Pat Gauntt’s ’32 Ford Coupe built by Hollywood Hot Rods

Rolls Royce 1929

1929 Rolls-Royce 20 HP Shooting Brake

MDM 1270 Citroen DS19

Citroรซn DS

Three different settings for these photos:

  1. The hot rod is on display at a car show.
  2. The Rolls is photographed for an auction.
  3. The Citroรซn is parked outside a shade tree mechanics garage.



Email Versus Text Messages

Visualized: Desktop vs. Mobile Global Web Traffic Over Time

Email seems to be falling out of favor. Except for a couple of small groups, everyone I know prefers text messaging. Text messaging is fine, but I don't like looking at pictures on smartphones - the screen is just too small. I like big screens for images. So I got to wondering - does anybody even use desktop computers any more? So I asked Google "How many people use desktop computers to surf the web?" and this is what I got back:

About 39.5% to 58.3% of global web traffic and internet access involves laptops or desktop computers, as mobile devices now handle the majority of online activity.

Global Web Traffic Share

• Desktop vs. Mobile Traffic: Desktop computers account for roughly 39.5% of global web page views and traffic, while mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) make up the remaining 60.5%.

• User Reach: Roughly 58% to 61.5% of online adults report using a laptop or desktop computer to access connected services and the web.

• Engagement Time: Even though fewer total visits happen on desktops, desktop users spend more time per session and view more pages per visit compared to mobile users (roughly 60% of total time spent on websites occurs on desktop).

Now that I think about it, I suspect desktop PC use has probably not declined that much, it's just that all the people who don't have desks are getting on the web via their smartphones. 

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10 Short Videos #6304

10 Short Videos #6304

  1. I just like getting caught in the rain—I wasn't kicked out of my house. - Picathartes bird
  2. This helicopter threads a cable through every tower's pulley without landing
  3. This Giant Whale Shark Was Trapped In A Rope Prison ๐Ÿ˜ฑ - What kind of diver carries a dull knife?
  4. Why is America's newest national park a forest of stone pillars? - Chiricahua
  5. Dad, I'm fine. I just didn't hear your voice. - Lily Trotter bird
  6. If Elizabeth Holmes was a programmer
  7. Why America's Heaviest Bomb Is Mostly Steel | GBU-57 MOP
  8. The Skeleton Left Outside In Space
  9. I Tested This Viral Physics Question
  10. Why Starship Fires Its Engines Into Its Own Booster

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Posting to the Virtual Echo Chamber

Image to Image AI

Somebody commented on one of my posts and it wasn't a bad comment, but when I click the link on the poster I am delivered to an AI image thingy. So now I'm talking to an AI and AI is talking back.

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10 Short Videos #6303

10 Short Videos #6303

  1. Amazing People - Unreal Skills 021
  2. They see me rollin’... ๐Ÿคฃ - inflatable boat flyin'
  3. This is just too sweet ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ - Father-daughter dance
  4. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ good old American freedom ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ›ฉ️ ๐Ÿ“ - STOL airplane touching the river
  5. My dear, no matter where you are, I'll always wait for you. - Albatross
  6. New York, NYC, Manhattan & Long Island: What’s the Difference? ๐Ÿค”
  7. This Single Lake Holds More Water Than the Great Lakes - Lake Baikal
  8. It’s truly a rare treat to see so many blue whales all at once.
  9. Water Is Pouring Into a Mine Under Lake Erie
  10. South Korea's shipyards just got a wall-climbing robot