Simon Bar Sinister

Looks like SpaceX is the sweatshop of the 21st century...excerpt: Current and former employees said such injuries reflect a chaotic workplace where often under-trained and overtired staff routinely skipped basic safety procedures as they raced to meet Musk’s aggressive deadlines for space missions. SpaceX, founded by Musk more than two decades ago, takes the stance that workers are responsible for protecting themselves, according to more than a dozen current and former employees, including a former senior executive. Musk himself at times appeared cavalier about safety on visits to SpaceX sites: Four employees said he sometimes played with a novelty flamethrower and discouraged workers from wearing safety yellow because he dislikes bright colors. The lax safety culture, more than a dozen current and former employees said, stems in part from Musk’s disdain for perceived bureaucracy and a belief inside SpaceX that it’s leading an urgent quest to create a refuge in space from a dying Earth. “Elon’s concept that SpaceX is on this mission to go to Mars as fast as possible and save humanity permeates every part of the company,” said Tom Moline, a former SpaceX senior avionics engineer who was among a group of employees fired after raising workplace complaints. “The company justifies casting aside anything that could stand in the way of accomplishing that goal, including worker safety.” More at link; a long read, but worth it: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/spacex-musk-safety/

What a crazy 8 years it's been since then...

If you count the Leap Days she lived through, then she did make it to 100.

Sterling Heights beat them to the punch.

This was taken at The Dovetail cafe 4 or 5 years ago. One of the happiest half hours of my life.

I've been listening to this on loop since 7 PM. Since it's only a minute and a half long, that means I've heard it about 60 times in a row.

weekly show, premiering now:

I do some of my best work there...if I'd known about this, I would've won the gold!

No No-posts November

about to light the charcoal and fire up the grill

Asian street cooking videos are what send me to the center of video earth.

I do baby it when using it.

The Owl House was, but it's over. Fortunately, there's still Maine Cabin Masters.

I haven't been back long enough to answer that question. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

haven't finished a song since September of 2015; the songs-in-progress list is 27 or 28 names long, hahahahahahaha

this synth is rocking my world! I won it in a contest in January of 2022. 😍

Not counting local bands...The Cult at Meadowbrook last July, but I knew going in that I had to be out of there by 9:15 PM. Didn't get to see them at all, but I've seen them 4 times already. I was only there for Zola Jesus, and she did not disappoint.

I see Northern Lights got mentioned a few times above...they closed around covid lockdown time, but they've reopened. No idea what it's like now, though.

I just remembered this place existed about an hour ago. It's been a while. 👋🏽

That's right, y'all - Ministry is hitting the road to celebrate 30 years of The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste! They're touring with KMFDM and FLA as openers, and the Detroit date is FRIDAY JULY 10. Pittsburgh's the night before, Chicago's the night after, and Cleveland's the 13th; right now, it doesn't look like there's gonna be a Toronto date at all. Niagara Falls on the 12th's gonna have to do for them folks up there. Venue is the Royal Oak Music Theater. Ticket prices are from $40-$80. Presale begins Thursday; go to axs dot com for more details. c u there!

this killer French electro-punk band:

completely obsessed!

yeah, I don't understand a word of it, either.