For internet traffic, fiber optic wiring remains much more reliable, much more secure, and not prone to the whims of a whacked ketamine addict than your hacked satellite crap.
Supposedly 7 m/s, gusts to 9 out there. NE which is perfect to run out there and back both on the beam. Think I'll reef the main, because Old.
But there are too many motherfucking spiders on this motherfucking boat. They're small, and I'm no longer an arachnophobe, but cmon. Outboard, any coiled line, furled main, sometimes they'll drop from the rigging.
In case you forgot how Felon47 is shaking down companies ...
𝗨𝗦 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗟𝘂𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗣𝗦 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀; 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗖 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝟳% — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday that Intel must give the U.S. government an equity stake in the company in return for CHIPS Act funds.
Google's artificial stupidity did do me one solid, I was motivated to remove it from my devices.
If I held shares in Alphabet Inc, I would get out, not for monetary reasons, but because the history of Google is the history of enshitification and among the sources of its rationalization across the tech racket
Eventually, it will find its use cases and join the many tech tools we have today. But not after blowing wads of cash and stupid uses like the one you mention. I'll bet those were some pretty amusing answers from your students ...
The second-to-last cousin we visited in NC has a beautiful food and flower garden, and she invited us to forage our dinner. I'd forgotten that the basil is right next to the cherry tomatoes, and walked along the driveway looking for it. I startled a skunk (too cute!) and turned around and walked back, picked a few basil leaves, and went back inside.
I have finished everything I need to do today and it has been a good and productive day except one thing one task remains and that is to finish folding my laundry because otherwise clean clothes merge with my clothes that I’ve already worn because that’s how it happened last time I washed my clothes so some of these are being re-washed. I just have to press through and finish folding and then I can be out like a lamp.
The loads I did earlier today were occupied, and I occupied the load of towels when they came out. I took them into Wanda‘s room and wrapped them around me and set there way too long hanging out with her.
I folded in the middle of folding. I grabbed the rest of this load and put it on top of the folded stuff and I went down sideways. I am posting this sideways.
Actually I realized I didn’t finish everything. I washed the sheets and didn’t get around to making the bed so trying to wrap one around me, pull a pillowcase over my head, and out i goes. Ha! Made it before the wanderer and the green box 30 crowd turned up. I think.
Am I the only one that closes their tabs daily and prefer having no more than 5 open because it can make my computer freeze? If I need to find something I just bookmark it, I've got a lot of bookmarks but it works for me.
You are not the only one. I mostly use my phone and open tabs seem to draw on the battery excessively. I try to either read then close them or save them to a file by the end of the day. 31 is too many!!!
Heros and sheros, yay!✌🏿🖖🏿💖
I have spilled my coffee for the last time. I ordered a mug with a lid.
For internet traffic, fiber optic wiring remains much more reliable, much more secure, and not prone to the whims of a whacked ketamine addict than your hacked satellite crap.
𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗫 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗳𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸
SpaceX seeks more cash, calls fiber "wasteful and unnecessary taxpayer spending."
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/starlink-keeps-trying-to-block-fiber-deployment-says-us-must-nix-louisiana-plan/
And municipalities can build it and run it as opposed to tech-bro, libertarian nazis like YOU, Elno.
There's too much latency in satellite and other wireless options. Even cable is better, but I'm a total fanboy for fiber now that I have it!
Space X seeks more power.
That jackass should get a real jerb.
Nope, not paying for that.
FINALLY! 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗥𝗙𝗞 𝗝𝗿.’𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children under age 2 get vaccinated.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/08/top-pediatricians-buck-rfk-jr-s-anti-vaccine-meddling-on-covid-shot-guidance/
Chriss Pratt doesn't have concerns.
Fuck Trump for appointing such a malignant nutwit as RFKJ.
Well, good!
Well, headed out to the Blue Maiden.
N57.251, E16.797
Supposedly 7 m/s, gusts to 9 out there. NE which is perfect to run out there and back both on the beam. Think I'll reef the main, because Old.
But there are too many motherfucking spiders on this motherfucking boat. They're small, and I'm no longer an arachnophobe, but cmon. Outboard, any coiled line, furled main, sometimes they'll drop from the rigging.
That's arrrrachnophobe.
Heading here,about 8.5 NM, 16 km.
https://youtube.com/shorts/jKuDGt1PoUw?feature=shared
Damn, I miss sailing.
In case you forgot how Felon47 is shaking down companies ...
𝗨𝗦 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗟𝘂𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗣𝗦 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀; 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗖 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝟳% — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday that Intel must give the U.S. government an equity stake in the company in return for CHIPS Act funds.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/19/lutnick-intel-stock-chips-trump.html
... and how fucked up the roulette table called our stock markets are. The stock price goes UP on extortion? WTF?
Why can't companies get together and conspire to say "no"? Like they get together and conspire to raise grocery prices.
It might be a tad hyped? 👉🏼 😱
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘀𝗱𝗮𝗾 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝟭.𝟰% 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟵, 𝗮𝘀 𝗡𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝟯.𝟱% 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝗺 𝟱%, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗜𝗧 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻 [𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜/𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧] — Warning from OpenAI's Sam Altman and MIT paper puncture Wall Street's enthusiasm — US tech stocks sold off as warnings …
https://www.ft.com/content/33914f25-093c-4069-bb16-8626cfc15a51?accessToken=zwAGPL62bkJgkc8zkU8lCTxAadO7FoYmz8FaUQ.MEUCIQCGJ0pOG1c0ovLeAAtoiTauEGWnjKbzOJUSZWmMVyKuEgIgAzw_vDrH8AM-gvv2AYH6zwwOiIlr68z6KqGrP5hkWoQ&sharetype=gift&token=e9cfc046-6df1-4fb3-8663-d583d6d1dd8a
Google's artificial stupidity did do me one solid, I was motivated to remove it from my devices.
If I held shares in Alphabet Inc, I would get out, not for monetary reasons, but because the history of Google is the history of enshitification and among the sources of its rationalization across the tech racket
"the hype surrounding artificial intelligence could be overdone"
It's getting so you can't even trust carny barkers.
Now if I can just get my students to stop using it for questions like "Which of these equally valid options do you prefer?"
Eventually, it will find its use cases and join the many tech tools we have today. But not after blowing wads of cash and stupid uses like the one you mention. I'll bet those were some pretty amusing answers from your students ...
Not really. Just sad. Even more so watching some of them hand-write chatGPT answers to avoid getting caught.
Ans: The most equally valid option, of course.
re: Skunk odor
Babby skunks!
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQDV3PXc2v77Rc8Up4GIUBNrtb6RTLbvrYv4A&s
https://i.natgeofe.com/n/4335cf85-ddb2-4963-af85-a4b49f22d43b/BK520A.jpg
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fxg1ams6643m61.jpg%3Fwidth%3D640%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3Db773d62be40ca76ad1068829a8b4a8e7cc138b00
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcThnDaUFT2AuOZaT02OEaCGaPiEaRZ0gj8fjQ&s
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS6dAWwYtVdPS_WRK8puTGpnLKcfXupli7a9A&s
The second-to-last cousin we visited in NC has a beautiful food and flower garden, and she invited us to forage our dinner. I'd forgotten that the basil is right next to the cherry tomatoes, and walked along the driveway looking for it. I startled a skunk (too cute!) and turned around and walked back, picked a few basil leaves, and went back inside.
They have an annoying knack of getting trapped in window wells. They're surpringly cooperative when you try and get them out though.
They are so adorable!
That sounds like the voice of experience.
Sadly, smells like it too.
"Hey skunk mom, here's your baby."
"Thanks buddy."
Spray sounds commence.
They can only spray every 10 days.
I was lucky?
Pst pst.
Oh, snap. [Non Sequitor]
https://featureassets.gocomics.com/assets/82b623105458013eae30005056a9545d
The Supremes are just a wee bit treasonously conchfused.
They do have those old-timey ethics, when they're bought, they 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 bought.
It sounds more like the Hindenburg crashing and burning to me. Oh the humanity and stuff.
A pretty portrait of ERIN
https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES19/ABI/SECTOR/taw/GEOCOLOR/900x540.jpg
https://hurricane.terrapin.com/storm/05A
They're prettiest when they're just passing by. Erin had me quite disturbed for a while there.
Uh huh.
𝗣𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗼 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗖 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽
https://ground.news/article/pirro-announces-arrest-of-woman-who-traveled-to-dc-to-assassinate-president-trump_f75475?utm_source=headline-link&utm_medium=share
Maybe it's just me, but I don't get why protecting the Turnip is the highest priority.
Because legislators believe that TACO Tits will turn his incel MAGA horde against them at the polls, ie. they’ll lost their phoney-baloney jobs.
Not me!
Judge Boxed Whine announces it--it must be twue!
It's been seven years since Chappaqua was embarrassed by The Boxed Wine Project.
Leave Melania alone!
I guess Big Balls gettin' whupped by a 15 year old girl isn't good enough a reason, so ...
𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗.𝗖. 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮
https://ground.news/article/the-dc-police-union-says-that-mayor-bowsers-claim-that-the-crime-data-manipulation-is-isolated-to-one-precinct-is-preposterous-trump-is-j?utm_source=headline-link&utm_medium=share
Looks like that dipshit he put at BLS is getting additional duties as assigned.
Sure, D.C. faked their crime data that's in line with nationwide trends, even in red states where crime remains higher.
That's why they need the NG. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
But it's safe enough for tourists and Federal employees.
The problem with having big balls and no dick is that it's really easy to kick those balls. A girl could do it.
Just looking at Big Balls would be enough to have ANY woman kick his ass. He is so very punchable.
Very very Backpfeifengesicht.
I can't imagine having that unqualified, arrogant little shit working on a software project of mine. I'd be a daily HR violation.
I've known fuckwits like that who try to do software. The only thing they are good for is single-use speed bumps.
Now Li'l Feller looks like he sees a ghost.
https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_Qtq!,w_400,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fmedia_upload%2Fcomment%2F00b10e64-2ef9-4d58-9d9a-13327bbefb8e%2F8f3fe17b-5eee-4c4f-bf9b-10a8f35b40d0.jpeg
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Good morning, Diane!
Good morning, Diane.
Good morning, Diane.
I have finished everything I need to do today and it has been a good and productive day except one thing one task remains and that is to finish folding my laundry because otherwise clean clothes merge with my clothes that I’ve already worn because that’s how it happened last time I washed my clothes so some of these are being re-washed. I just have to press through and finish folding and then I can be out like a lamp.
How do you have unfolded laundry with out cats in them.
And, good morning.
You have to put out decoy laundry to attract the cats away from the real laundry.
This only works 50% of the time.
It's really hard to mold clothes in the shape of a duck though.
You need a properly shaped mold.
https://ibb.co/spqTXf3r
This one's good for socks and suspicious handkerchiefs.
Quack quack.
The loads I did earlier today were occupied, and I occupied the load of towels when they came out. I took them into Wanda‘s room and wrapped them around me and set there way too long hanging out with her.
I folded in the middle of folding. I grabbed the rest of this load and put it on top of the folded stuff and I went down sideways. I am posting this sideways.
The infamous juxtafold. Impressive.
Just in time for tomorrow!
Actually I realized I didn’t finish everything. I washed the sheets and didn’t get around to making the bed so trying to wrap one around me, pull a pillowcase over my head, and out i goes. Ha! Made it before the wanderer and the green box 30 crowd turned up. I think.
I have 31 freaking tabs open. This is what happens when school starts up again.
Am I the only one that closes their tabs daily and prefer having no more than 5 open because it can make my computer freeze? If I need to find something I just bookmark it, I've got a lot of bookmarks but it works for me.
You are not the only one. I mostly use my phone and open tabs seem to draw on the battery excessively. I try to either read then close them or save them to a file by the end of the day. 31 is too many!!!
I am not a tabby cat.
I rarely have more than half a dozen open, and usually less than four.
I win:
https://ibb.co/0jytr9bp
https://wondermark.com/c/1465/
That's the best Tinder ad yet. She's single, right?
The Undisputed Champ!
...yay...
i win nothing
Good lord, man.
GM.
Yeah, it's better than 1441, though (Monday) . I just wish some of them were porn :(
If I had 1441 tabs of porn, I'd never leave home.
Well, I never leave home regardless so this is rather moot.
lol I have 141
I'm an amateur in this crowd.
You win. I have 8.
You have an hour and fifteen minutes before Tabs. You might want to close some before you blow up your computer.
ooh, thar"s ...
ohh
Along with my brain!
Well, I know where to go if TABS doesn't show up this morning.