Classic neon tubing on a defunct restaurant in Eugene. My guess is this is fast becoming a lost art in this age of LEDs.

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If open research labs are using AI to synthesize viruses with careful safeguards against any possibility of human infection, it seems perfectly obvious that secret labs belonging to state actors are using AI to synthesize weaponized viruses designed for use in war against humans and livestock.

Have a nice day.

Twisty little plant

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Under current conditions, “contempt of Congress” ought to be a normal state of mind rather than a crime.

As near as I can suss out, Trump launched a war with Iran, bombed the crap out of them, killed thousands of people, drove up the price of gas in the US, and sharply lowered our ability to resist aggression elsewhere in the world, in order to…force Iran to take control of the Strait of Hormuz and enrich a bunch of oil companies.

Anyone who votes Republican after this is a damned fool.

Today a new experience: having some of my photos on the wall of a local shop.

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Herb Robert, or as it is less politely known, Stinky Bob.

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Keep Android Open

At this point, I’d really like to move to a completely non-Google phone (and obviously non-Apple, before you suggest anything from Crapertino), but I’m not sure there’s any alternative that I can afford.

Online advertising giant Adform was hacked, proving once again why ad blockers are necessary

Really. Just use an ad blocker. If your browser doesn’t support robust ad blocking, switch browsers.

I’m aware that in our current broken system, online ads are a survival mechanism for some worthwhile web sites (and many worthless ones). But that unfortunately doesn’t outweigh my own interest in not being hacked, harassed, or surveilled.