Sometimes, I receive questions which leave both me, and the person asking, bamboozled.

> Your website loads so quickly! What CDN do you use?

There is no CDN. It is just really small and simple, mostly text.

> Sure, but is that Cloudflare, or...?

None. It is a tiny website, just a few kilobytes per page, on a tiny server, at my home, connected to the Internet via my ISP, Andrews & Arnold.

> But are you / they in the cloud?

No. The webserver is in Newbury, in my garage.

> Neil, please can you pass my questions to your technical person? I don't think you understand, your website cannot be in your home. It must be in the cloud or have a CDN.

*Neil puts on glasses and false nose and moustache*

Sen. Mike Lee’s dream of liquidating the West just collapsed under the weight of its own hubris.

His plan to force the sale of over a million acres of BLM land—disguised as housing reform—was met with rare, bipartisan outrage.

From hunters to river guides, the public pushed back hard. And tonight, Lee withdrew the provision, blaming everyone but himself. The White House wanted it. Senate leadership gave it room. But the backlash was too big to ignore. For now, the public still owns the West.

📷 June 28, 2024

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