Welcome to Monday, named for the Moon. The reason there are seven days in a week is that there are seven celestial bodies visible with the unaided eye: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn. If omniscient God had mentioned Uranus and Neptune we have nine day weeks.
Huh. I always thought it was 4 "weeks" was 28 days divided 4 equals 7. Of course, the MEN fucked it up because the lunar month ISN'T 28 days, but ... then again, they were men and monks.
I did my first round of volunteering to drive around and deliver harm reduction kits Friday might and today I will do my second training. It's pretty easy to do, the main thing being saftey. Main thing I learned was that if someone looks like they are on drugs, they probably are. It was nice that people wanted life saving items. Many had stories of reviving people from overdoses, which has to be horrible on both ends.
We had it pretty bad with cocaine when I was a young. I know of many friends who did irreparable damage to their life using that shit - I was one. Some died.
But it was nothing compared to the scourge of Opiates and shit like Fentanyl.
It is odd to me that after growing up hearing Just Say No and Drugs are Bad and Arnold films on blowing up jungle hiding drug cartels and all of that, the ones that really do the very very worst are the ones that are made right here legally.
I am SO GRATEFUL to all the people asking for Test trips. Among people who generally are nihilistic in their use, it's a refreshing bit of hope to see them care at least that much about themselves.
I'm having some French roast listening to Bill Evans and then maybe watch a little Euro. Hopefully by the time the match starts Bannon will have taken a shank to the ear.
Why do they insist on softening these monsters so much? Kong is a MONSTER, not a cuddly plaything, FFS. I can see having some sympathy/empathy (like Frankenstein) but, c'mon.
And the CG - what in the hell is going on? It looks like crap - I don't understand how we could be going BACKWARDS from Kong:Skull Island.
The action scenes were decent, and not in the dark like many of the previous incarnations - but I couldn't get over how crappy the CG looked - and the little Kong was just simply an unnecessary plot device, IMO.
I'll give it a 6 out of 10, because I was able to watch the whole thing, but my final analysis is that it sucked pretty bad.
Same. The immunity ruling will either be delayed until after the election, or made in such a way that only trump, or republican presidents, get immunity.
We don't know why all these polls show them neck and neck, or Trump up (within the margin of error; we're ignoring any that say otherwise)! I mean, we're over sampling republicans, who are the real americans and everything!
Reminds me of a software worker for Archive of Our Own getting into fights with Vendors because the main ask was to keep the Donor and Volunteer servers Totally Separate. That way if one was compromised the other wasn't. And it Just Did Not Compute for the Vendors that they didn't want everything able to be accessed by one thing.
I even keep my devices separate with different duties, but I was soc eng hacked ten years ago and am, I guess, electronically paranoid now…not because my data is valuable, but because I can’t afford to lose a device
Really I think any company that deals with important data should do what a lot of the US Government does--smartcards. You have a little thing you have to physically plug in, then you enter the password, then you are in and it knows it's you. Some departments even have the integrated into the ID badges with special readers you stick the whole ass badge in. My smart card is on my badge reel, other coworkers keep theirs on their keyrings.
"Oh but Tza, people will forget them anyway!"
And in doing so will learn to Never Do That Again. The physical component plus password is a GREAT security start.
Pierre Poilievre is a very bad man.
Thank you for this post, Mr. Fleming. The only visual missing is Bugs Bunny pretending to be a hair stylist while doing a makeover to a monster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLdKU4JCYqg
Or there's always Bugs as a barber in "The Rabbit of Sevllle":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lucXbsbRpw4
/braces self...heads to TABS
Welcome to Monday, named for the Moon. The reason there are seven days in a week is that there are seven celestial bodies visible with the unaided eye: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn. If omniscient God had mentioned Uranus and Neptune we have nine day weeks.
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/why-12-months-year-seven-days-week-or-60-minutes-hour#:~:text=Our%20use%20of%20the%20seven,visible%20to%20the%20naked%20eye).
God apparently doesn't like talking about buttholes or the sea very much.
Or how to make penicillin.
Huh. I always thought it was 4 "weeks" was 28 days divided 4 equals 7. Of course, the MEN fucked it up because the lunar month ISN'T 28 days, but ... then again, they were men and monks.
12 is cited for use also because it is divisible by half, Thirds, and quarters.
12 is product of 3x4
24 = 2x3x4
60 = 3x4x5
360 = 3x4x5x6
69 = 3x23, though that's probably unrelated to timekeeping; further testing is needed
Capitalism still would have given us two day weekends.
Your grandfathers and great-grandfathers had to fight for those two days. :-(
𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘁
https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/nevada-verifies-enough-signatures-to-put-19546125.php
I did my first round of volunteering to drive around and deliver harm reduction kits Friday might and today I will do my second training. It's pretty easy to do, the main thing being saftey. Main thing I learned was that if someone looks like they are on drugs, they probably are. It was nice that people wanted life saving items. Many had stories of reviving people from overdoses, which has to be horrible on both ends.
We had it pretty bad with cocaine when I was a young. I know of many friends who did irreparable damage to their life using that shit - I was one. Some died.
But it was nothing compared to the scourge of Opiates and shit like Fentanyl.
Thank you for helping these people - you rock.
It is odd to me that after growing up hearing Just Say No and Drugs are Bad and Arnold films on blowing up jungle hiding drug cartels and all of that, the ones that really do the very very worst are the ones that are made right here legally.
Yep. With blessings from our leaders it seems.
Hey, a lot of people got REALLY rich - who cares if a bunch of nobodies suffer?
I am SO GRATEFUL to all the people asking for Test trips. Among people who generally are nihilistic in their use, it's a refreshing bit of hope to see them care at least that much about themselves.
Thank you for your work be safe.
Welcome to July, named for Julius Caesar.
Julius Caesar
Broke his beezer
Playing ball
With a lemon squeezer.
We're half way through 2024!
EEEEEK!
Project 2025 is coming for us.
Well - I'm ready, bring it, nazi kooks.
...and I feel fine.
<Narrator: He did not, in fact, feel anything like fine. It was just a lame music reference.>
That's a cheery reminder!
Update: Steve Bannon will be going to prison TODAY.
This has been your "Steve Bannon is going to prison" forecast, sponsored by FAFO.
I'm having some French roast listening to Bill Evans and then maybe watch a little Euro. Hopefully by the time the match starts Bannon will have taken a shank to the ear.
Have a nice day Scabby.
Paid $6 for Kong X Godzilla last night.
Why do they insist on softening these monsters so much? Kong is a MONSTER, not a cuddly plaything, FFS. I can see having some sympathy/empathy (like Frankenstein) but, c'mon.
And the CG - what in the hell is going on? It looks like crap - I don't understand how we could be going BACKWARDS from Kong:Skull Island.
The action scenes were decent, and not in the dark like many of the previous incarnations - but I couldn't get over how crappy the CG looked - and the little Kong was just simply an unnecessary plot device, IMO.
I'll give it a 6 out of 10, because I was able to watch the whole thing, but my final analysis is that it sucked pretty bad.
“And the CG - what in the hell is going on? It looks like crap - I don't understand how we could be going BACKWARDS from Kong:Skull Island.”
The answer is almost always “profit$” in situations like this
Happy Steve Bannon goes to prison day for those who celebrate!
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This would also be Donnie Consequences Day
I have zero hope.
Same. The immunity ruling will either be delayed until after the election, or made in such a way that only trump, or republican presidents, get immunity.
I have negative hope. His Thug Army will probably rename schools after him.
Right before he closes them.
Finally rained last night.
Then it rained some more.
And when it was finished with that, rained some.
Was glorious and I bet the grass will grow about a foot today.
Today is a good day to be out in the field and I am so ready for not dying of heat stroke by 10. Bring it
Dig ya some holes!
Morning all! ☕️
Here is your calendar for today: https://catandcalendarlady.substack.com/p/today-is-712024-monday
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I'll also celebrate Hemp Month.
https://youtu.be/_zBwRDEFMRY?si=PsMC8-VfTNZNMor_
Is it nap month yet?
Oh, my. [Wiley]
https://assets.amuniversal.com/852628701151013d5b09005056a9545d
We don't know why all these polls show them neck and neck, or Trump up (within the margin of error; we're ignoring any that say otherwise)! I mean, we're over sampling republicans, who are the real americans and everything!
Must be like the tides
Looks to be a busy week
Hurricane Beryl: https://hurricane.terrapin.com/storm/02A
TS Chris: https://hurricane.terrapin.com/storm/03A
"Chris"? Another non-binary storm name. Expect another shitstorm of poutrage from DJTJ.
https://x.com/FelixInDaFuture/status/1807166972288774610
And Beryl's not even in the Gulf yet where it will likely strengthen due to the hot water.
OT interesting read on the middleman economy and how vulnerable software companies provide infrastructure to many industries in the US
https://prospect.org/economy/2024-07-01-hello-from-the-middleman-economy/
Reminds me of a software worker for Archive of Our Own getting into fights with Vendors because the main ask was to keep the Donor and Volunteer servers Totally Separate. That way if one was compromised the other wasn't. And it Just Did Not Compute for the Vendors that they didn't want everything able to be accessed by one thing.
I even keep my devices separate with different duties, but I was soc eng hacked ten years ago and am, I guess, electronically paranoid now…not because my data is valuable, but because I can’t afford to lose a device
True.
Really I think any company that deals with important data should do what a lot of the US Government does--smartcards. You have a little thing you have to physically plug in, then you enter the password, then you are in and it knows it's you. Some departments even have the integrated into the ID badges with special readers you stick the whole ass badge in. My smart card is on my badge reel, other coworkers keep theirs on their keyrings.
"Oh but Tza, people will forget them anyway!"
And in doing so will learn to Never Do That Again. The physical component plus password is a GREAT security start.
There should be some national engineering standards, maybe, if we ever have federal agencies again?
Mine's in my badge ("PIV card"). They have some biometric crap in the chip, too, thumbprints or some such.
Ours is probably similar or the same.
And if we lose em, there is a big investigation, so it is best not to lose em.
Yep. If we lose them we have to go get yelled at by the IT office before they give us a new one.
The middleman: skim some profit for almost zero work and pass the risk back to the manufacturer/creator/software vendor.
I am seeing it in the form of "card processing fees" that many businesses are now charging.
key quote:
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛, 𝑎 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 (𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑖𝑡) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒. 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑈.𝑆. 𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑖𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑚, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑖𝑡 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑓𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑡.
Bullshit jobs.
𝗜𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹, 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲, 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱, 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 (𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗲𝘁𝗰.)—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀—𝗯𝘂𝘁, 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲.
or this gem:
𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘺–𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘋𝘒 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭. 𝘐𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 15,000 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 17,000 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢, 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴
"The cloud takes care of all that, right?"
(cue the whistleblower stories about the operations SREs begging for disconnected backups)
£130,000 for a Scottish ... uh ...
𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘆𝗽𝘀𝗲 – 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/30/i-want-to-survive-the-apocalypse-but-not-if-its-just-me-and-some-terrible-billionaires
I like her XD
"We sometimes visit pockets of rural France for sale (hush, everyone needs a hobby) "
lol'd and admitting it
I'll believe that price when someone actually pays it. Take the one off and you're closer to its value.
£30,000 for a falling down shack with no outhouse? Highland sheep have probably been living there for years, also too.
£30,000 for the land, you knock down the cottage and build what you want with solar panels and a small turbine.