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.
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.
“The Road Ahead”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/8, 1/320s, ISO 200. FR 5883 near the Fuji Mountain Trail.
“Embrace the Rock”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/8, 1/80s, ISO 250. Shot along the Fuji Mountain Trail.
I am so sick of Verizon deciding that it can just install bloatware on my phone whenever it wants.
Generative Ghosts: Anticipating Benefits and Risks of AI Afterlives
I wonder whether we’re at the point where a will or end-of-life directive should contain instructions about whether one wishes to persist as a digital double. I wonder whether such wishes would be legally binding on heirs.
RFK Jr. promoted a food company he says will make Americans healthy. Their meals are ultraprocessed
The Secretary of HHS ignorant? What a complete surprise.
“Warm Morning”
Olympus TG-6 @ 4.5mm, f/2.8, 1/640s, ISO 100. On the trail at Mount Pisgah.
Is Earth inside a huge void? ‘Sound of the Big Bang’ hints at possible solution to Hubble tension
Obviously the extraterrestrials have quarantined us due to the prevalence of idiocy on Earth.
Prime “Day” is now 4 days long. Half of my RSS feed has been hijacked by “best Prime Day deal” affiliate links.
I’m so happy I walked away from a decades-long Amazon relationship this year.
Heavily armed immigration agents descend on L.A.’s MacArthur Park
Yeah, because who walks through a PARK without automatic weapons? I’m glad I don’t live in LA any more.
Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
War criminals gotta stick together, I guess.