So Trump finally got to get rid of another of his DEI hires. After all, Grinnell was only appointed to run the Kennedy Center (into the ground) because he's gay, and everybody knows the arts are all gay. Duh.
Even shrub had the audacity to ask Congress for approval and get support from allies 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 illegally attacking another country. Trump is so alone on this that the only people cooperating are the US military, who are required to obey his orders so they don't count.
All that red stuff is dust emission, I think, seen by Webb in the invisible infrared and rendered visible as red. The redshift is pretty small, and redshifting doesn't even necessarily make an object look redder ...
Gratuitous literalism. I've spent most of my life with my mind somewhere out there ... one of my fellow grad students capped off his career with a decade as the integration and test manager for the Webb, during which time I'm amazed he ever slept.
In retirement, money is time. Since The Imbecile started his nonsensical war with Iran, my retirement savings has lost three months of spending/living. Don't worry though! Under RFQuackJr's medical regime, I'll probably die four months sooner than expected.
Again, if you're wondering what can be done, here's something in NY that can be done. (And, by extension, all other states, blue ones primarily, but theoretically in red ones too.) Since your federal government is toast, sorry people, the fascists have won at the federal level, unless elections are fair and free 26 and 28 AND voters gift Democrats a giant blue wave 26 and 28 AND Democrats then act in 28 to radically and unilaterally contain Republican fascism. Quite the compound conditional.
Armitage on the NYC example of a public option health care system. All the details. And a digression on a state owned bank in ND, of all places.
Newyorkers please weigh in if he has missed or misunderstood something.
They build databases to store things like customer records, billing transactions, etc. Whenever you log into your bank acct and look up your bank statements or whatever, they’re likely in an Oracle database.
This is because of the semi-recent PMP fad. I see no point in pursuing their certification, but a lot of my colleagues have it and they need some number of training credits every year. So my boss has this preferred instructor, who last year started some AI stuff. And so it continues.
So Trump finally got to get rid of another of his DEI hires. After all, Grinnell was only appointed to run the Kennedy Center (into the ground) because he's gay, and everybody knows the arts are all gay. Duh.
She ... But, yeah
Yeah, nothing says classy like industrial white paint.
We keep getting all these renovations of millions upon billions WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS but we can't afford healthcare while people suffer and die.
It's way past time for a general strike and STOP PAYING TAXES for their abuse.
Turn up
Wreck shit
Leave
The Taco WH in a nutshell. They should put that on a tea towel or something.
Did Trump gift Grenell with a Tim Apple FIFA Consolation Prize?
OUTRO: OST main title theme from Death In Venice, as played on a kazoo and Whoopie-cushion.
The career death of Ric Grenell: I wish the fuck I could say, "We hardly knew ye."
Even shrub had the audacity to ask Congress for approval and get support from allies 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 illegally attacking another country. Trump is so alone on this that the only people cooperating are the US military, who are required to obey his orders so they don't count.
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The first guess was required.
(checks today's wardrobe for orange and green) In honor of my one Irish ancestor, great grandmother Healey.
𝗝𝗮𝘄-𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘅𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧. 𝗥𝗲𝘅 𝗘𝗿𝗮–𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗯 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/image-of-spiral-galaxy-captured-the-light-traveling-since-t-rex-era-thanks-to-webb/
Wow, completely red shifted!
All that red stuff is dust emission, I think, seen by Webb in the invisible infrared and rendered visible as red. The redshift is pretty small, and redshifting doesn't even necessarily make an object look redder ...
Gratuitous literalism. I've spent most of my life with my mind somewhere out there ... one of my fellow grad students capped off his career with a decade as the integration and test manager for the Webb, during which time I'm amazed he ever slept.
Amazing
CNN: Trump muses over ‘taking Cuba’ as island’s power grid collapses after weeks of US oil blockade
What could go right?
“I The Supreme” should be Marco’s required reading.
And apparently now an earthquake
I can hear the old expats salivating from here.
All of MAGA should move there.
What have you against Cubans?
🇨🇺 King Li'l Marco of Cuba!!
Big shoes to fill.
I just canceled my trip to Jamaica I had planned for the fall.
☹️
Going to CA instead.
Don't forget to carry a banjo on your knee, and give my regards to Susanna.
Where?
San Diego.
In retirement, money is time. Since The Imbecile started his nonsensical war with Iran, my retirement savings has lost three months of spending/living. Don't worry though! Under RFQuackJr's medical regime, I'll probably die four months sooner than expected.
no truer words were spoken
Just do some pull ups in jeans and you'll be good.
Have a steak ... that will change the time calculations! (I'm not saying which way ...)
Again, if you're wondering what can be done, here's something in NY that can be done. (And, by extension, all other states, blue ones primarily, but theoretically in red ones too.) Since your federal government is toast, sorry people, the fascists have won at the federal level, unless elections are fair and free 26 and 28 AND voters gift Democrats a giant blue wave 26 and 28 AND Democrats then act in 28 to radically and unilaterally contain Republican fascism. Quite the compound conditional.
Armitage on the NYC example of a public option health care system. All the details. And a digression on a state owned bank in ND, of all places.
Newyorkers please weigh in if he has missed or misunderstood something.
https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/new-york-city-already-has-a-public
Ever wonder how Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, and by extension, his son Dumbass David, got to be so wealthy?
𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘅'𝘀 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀
Already five years late, project delayed another six months after price tag swells from £2.6M to £41M
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/16/west_sussex_oracle/
Underbid, overpromise, and screw the customer later when they can't back out.
I liked this Oracle better:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Oracle
I sold them on the streets for the Diggers in exchange for room and board at their crash pad. Better than sleeping in doorways!
What does Oracle even do?
They build databases to store things like customer records, billing transactions, etc. Whenever you log into your bank acct and look up your bank statements or whatever, they’re likely in an Oracle database.
Oracle originated as a database company and then built/bought business applications that use the database part ... things like finance, HR, etc.
They could tell you but it's up to you to decipher what they say.
Appropriately Delphic.
Networking software for business, I think.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Are they really wealthy? Skydance/Paramount/WB is in government levels of debt.
But not their debt ... they only get the profits. The investors get the debt.
The Register has always been skeptical of all the AI hype.
𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴
Codestrap founders say we need to dial down the hype and sort through the mess
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/17/ai_businesses_faking_it_reckoning_coming_codestrap/
So glad I'm retiring from teaching, it's creeping into the profession.
I'm going to be forced to undergo some AI training this summer.
we keep getting emails to Just Try it and see! Or for classes to learn how to use it to be efficient!
The other day one came through about registering for the thing. Presumably so they can see if you wrong think and punish accordingly.
Not mandatory, yet, so thus far I am ignoring it all
This is because of the semi-recent PMP fad. I see no point in pursuing their certification, but a lot of my colleagues have it and they need some number of training credits every year. So my boss has this preferred instructor, who last year started some AI stuff. And so it continues.
I'll bring my bad attitude.
I'll be curious to hear what you have to say!
I start from "I don't like it, I don't trust it, and I don't want it."
My boss who LOVE Chat GPT: "You just keep typing stuff in untill it gives you what you want."
headdesk
As I've said before, in the time that would take me, I could have just written it myself.
Ayep.
Well, that seems like ChatGPT is keeping your boss busy ...
She uses it to troubleshoot syntax which seems like a longer process than just running a program line by line.
I have found that sometimes with AI and code.
Station TWDR begins its broadcast day. And now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knDI0HdUuAU
*snerk*