“Snow Cone”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/7.1, 1/250s, ISO 100. Shot along the Mount Ray Trail.
“Miles of Hiking”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/8, 1/200s, ISO 100. Looking across Waldo Lake into the Three Sisters Wilderness from the High Divide Trail.
“Cliff”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M. Zuiko 40-150mm lens @ 150mm, f/8, 1/200s, ISO 160. Fuji Mountain seen from just above Deer Camp Lake.
DOJ paves the way for a legal war on fact-checking
Looks like DOJ has come out in favor of “the US online market for COVID news and the U.S. online market for political news” needing to be competitive. I guess we’ve reached the “Ignorance is Strength” part of the 1984 program.
Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
Buffoons all the way down.
“Old Life, New Life”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 42mm, f/8, 1/200s, ISO 640. Along the High Divide Trail.
“e”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 34mm, f/8, 1/500s, ISO 640. Along the High Divide Trail.
Here’s a nifty idea: colocation for telescopes instead of servers.
Judges rule against Trump appeal in E. Jean Carroll case
Just a little reminder that the President is a multiple felon convicted sexual abuser.
Vietnam thought it had a deal on its US tariff rate. Then Trump stepped in.
Looks like the reason we haven’t seen details of the deal Trump announced is because there is no deal. Why any country would bother negotiating with the buffoons in the US is a mystery. The whole world should just 100% embargo us.
Tornado Cash Made Crypto Anonymous. Now One of Its Creators Faces Trial
I’m no fan of crypto, North Korean hackers, or money laundering - but this case is still very troubling. It’s essentially a step towards thoughtcrime: making it illegal to release code that other people can misuse.
Harvard Abruptly Caves to Trump After Months of Fighting
At least to the extent of backing away from DEI efforts. Disappointing, but it’s hard to see how any institution can stand up to the current level of unrestrained thuggery being displayed by “our” government.
“A Thousand Flowers Blooming”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/8, 1/500s, ISO 1250. Beargrass along the High Divide Trail through the 2022 Ceder Creek fire scar.
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Good: my city is running a survey to get citizen input. Bad: they’re capturing IP addresses for geolocation without telling people.
TIL that Thunderbird has incoming message filters for RSS. Now there are 98% fewer Amazon Prime Day posts in the feeds I follow. This is a feature that actually makes me happy.
Didn’t finish: Cronies, by Ken Babbs 📚: Well, I really wanted to like this one, but I realized after 100 pages that it was just turning into a dreadful slog. It’s a “burlesque” tale of the Merry Pranksters and associated bits of the sixties, but the style and storytelling overwhelm any history.
“Devastated”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/8, 1/80s, ISO 320. High Divide Trail through the 2022 Ceder Creek fire scar.
US lawmakers write to Canada to complain that its wildfire smoke is spoiling summer
Maybe if the Republican Party hadn’t been taken over by anti-science climate change denialists we would be seriously interested in being part of the solution. As it is…take a deep breath, assholes, this is your fault.
Coffee prices climb after Donald Trump threatens 50% tariffs on Brazil
I started drinking coffee when I was 10 years old. Looks like I may have to stop before I’m 66. Well, it was good while it lasted.