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Russ Apr 27, 2024

Headline: CICADAS ARE EMERGING — AND THEY’RE SO LOUD, SOME CALLED THE SHERIFF
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Is the Washington Post saying that some cicadas called the cops on other cicadas? Big news, if so. This means they have phones and the intelligence to use them.
I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords.

Russ Jan 26, 2024

Sunday’s “Feels Like” temp when I went walking was about 15°. Today the actual temperature is 72 and I’m having lunch on the back porch. This Sunday we return to seasonal temperatures.
I guess this is the new normal, except nothing’s normal anymore.

Russ Jan 10, 2024

25 years ago today up and coming waste management executive and possible future member of Ducks Unlimited Tony Soprano came into our lives.
(I still think the ending was a cop out, a phrase Tony surely wouldn’t like.)

Russ Dec 22, 2023

My wife was in CVS yesterday and saw this. Bet they break out Easter candy by New Year’s Day.

Russ Dec 8, 2023

Jennifer Ouellette Dec 6, 2023

The Morgan XP-1 is an extremely eccentric English electric vehicle https://arstechnica.com/?p=1988941

The Morgan XP-1 is an extremely eccentric English electric vehicle

The three-wheel convertible EV weighs little, so should actually be quite efficient.

Ars Technica

Russ Sep 30, 2023

Atlantic lovebirds?

Russ Aug 8, 2023

Hmm, interesting. Normally for me a liquid error is when I spill my beer.

Russ Jul 30, 2023

HEADLINE:
More Trader Joe's Recalls? This Soup May Contain Bugs and Falafel May Have Rocks, Grocer Says
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Hey, don’t we all need more protein and bulk in our diet?

[says the guy who no longer buys chunky peanut butter because he chipped a tooth on one of the “chunks”]

Russ Jul 22, 2023

Report says ChatGPT is getting dumber, so that must be where these folks are getting their answers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh-wfgprkKQ

How dumb is the average American really?

YouTube

Russ Jul 2, 2023

Cybersecurity 4 Evah. Or never.

After a cybersecurity audit mistakenly reset everyone’s password, a high school changed every student’s password to “Ch@ngeme!” giving every student the chance to hack into any other student’s account, according to emails obtained by TechCrunch.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/29/high-school-changes-every-students-password-to-chngeme/

High school changes every student’s password to ‘Ch@ngeme!’ | TechCrunch

A high school in Illinois decided that changing everyone students' password to "Ch@ngeme!" and telling everyone about it was a good idea.

TechCrunch