A new phone for roughly the cost of my annual electricity bill? Hard no.
And that people are finding this a reasonable thing to consider is just further proof of the K-shaped economy.
Fall must be imminent. My yard is all grown up in mushrooms again.
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“Cosmos”
Can’t hurt to start the day with a bright flower.
Visiting space alien.
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Microsoft Plugs Nearly 1,000 Security Holes
I realize some of this is because they are a huge attack surface, but I’m still glad that I walked away from Microsoft decades ago and never looked back.
Tesla says first responders may need to push new Cybercab with no steering wheel
What a shitstorm. “Move fast, break things” should not pretend to be a plan when it’s screwing around with safety on the public highways. I will not be visiting any city that allows these things on the road.
“Morning Fog”
The view from Bunchgrass Ridge.
Moss with dew (and a shallow DOF just because I liked the look).
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There are lots of hiking trails in the nearby mountains, which I appreciate. But then I look at 1950s topo maps and I realize we’ve lost at least as much trail mileage as we’ve maintained.