misterprotocol

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Here in California, which doesn't matter in presidential elections due to the obsolete and undemocratic electoral college, we basically see very few ads for president, but are inundated with ads for school board candidates who somehow seem to have enormous financial backing much of the time.

@ai6yr Considering your success at finding people in the wild, this article may be of considerable interest to you:

https://apple.news/AOUsaMjJUR1ei5jsQsJuVmw

Sorry for the paywall; it's the only link I've got. The article is in Wired.

This Homemade Drone Software Finds People When Search and Rescue Teams Can’t — WIRED

British Mountain Rescue workers have developed an automated drone system that can scour a landscape far quicker and more thoroughly than human eyes.

@ai6yr Considering your success at finding people in the wild, this article may be of considerable interest to you:

https://apple.news/AOUsaMjJUR1ei5jsQsJuVmw

Sorry for the paywall; it's the only link I've got. The article is in Wired.

This Homemade Drone Software Finds People When Search and Rescue Teams Can’t — WIRED

British Mountain Rescue workers have developed an automated drone system that can scour a landscape far quicker and more thoroughly than human eyes.

FWIW I've now seen several Cybertrucks driving around the West Side of Los Angeles, Santa Monica and Venice over the last couple of weeks. They're out and about in the wild.

A friend of mine with a functioning uterus told me recently she was having an IED put in, to keep her from getting pregnant.

I said I thought that was a little extreme, and that maybe an IUD would be better.

For shame, WIRED. For shame.

I *loathe* when websites will let me set a 32-64 character password, but then won't let me sign in because the password *exceeds* the requirements.

It screams "nobody considered password managers when designing this", which is alarming coming from a tech publication.

The Doctor: The assembled hordes of Genghis Khan couldn't get through that door, and believe me, they've tried.

Voice from outside: This is the Lock Picking Lawyer, and what I have for you today is a Type 40 TARDIS....

My wife and I spent the weekend in Palm Springs, going to The Living Desert and scoping out a bunch of Mid-Century Modern houses in Palm Springs proper. We were moved to see the houses due to the L.A. Times's coverage of the Mid-Century Modern event out there. Here are some photos: https://protocolpix.smugmug.com/Palm-Springs
Palm Springs

The Living Desert and Mid-Century Modern Homes in Palm Springs

@hugeshark How’s your canyon doing?