But this did lead to Operation Plumbob which might have put a manhole cover in space* so not all bad.
*realistically, it melted but I like the idea.
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Some manhole cover. It weighed nearly a tonne.
The Telegraph has really decided to double down on cuntery in the wake of the UK and now US elections;
Part of me really wants to read the piece to see what arguments they try and put forward (and what they leave out), but I also cannot afford to replace my laptop when I invariably defenestrate it in the ensuing rage.
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Apparently Elon is upset that people have started calling Teslas ‘Swasticars’.
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@gyroscope is going to be in The Poke at this rate.
With all the other news this got a bit buried today
This sounds grim…
Apparently the FAA’s Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) System is currently experiencing a Major Outage.
And now the North American trade wars have started, tarrifs flying back and forth…
Yep, we’re busy identifying which goods are sourced south of the border and boycotting them - but which is worse, China or USA?
I suspect many others here are doing the same.
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California secession is back on the table. Again. Driven in part by the Trump directive to flood parts of the state by draining reservoirs being held for summer use.
See he’s rowed back on tariffs with Colombia, Mexico and Canada within 24 hours after their leaders promised to do something they were all already doing anyway.
It’s like being extorted by a cocker spaniel
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To quote the often used epithet: diplomacy is the art of letting people have your own way.
And in today’s roundup of good news for people who like bad news…
New advanced AI for robots: Figure drops OpenAI in favor of in-house models | TechCrunch
Google’s new AI policy removes promises not work on weapons or surveillance - The Washington Post
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Denial’s not just an Egyptian river…
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