I agree that the most significant aspect of this is that there have still been no nukes. I wonder if Putin is concerned that either they’re no longer functional, or that he can’t trust his underlings to use them.
Category Archives: Technology and Society
Rapid Reusability
Now that’s what I call turnaround:
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 25, 2024
Kamala Harris
Creature of the oligarchy. It’s a depressing read.
Climate Models
Understanding the seven major errors of them.
Alzheimer’s
Is it an auto-immune disease?
I think we’re going to discover that many diseases are auto-immune diseases, and that may be the key for dealing with them.
Explaining Russia And Ukraine
This is a little more crude than probably necessary, but it’s pretty much correct.
[Update a while later]
Russia is an empire that needs liberation.
— Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇦 (@rshereme) August 19, 2024
Many people don’t realize that russia is still an empire. In fact, russia fits perfectly the definition of an empire: an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority.
1/n pic.twitter.com/rHu9zVSCky
[Update a few minutes later]
Four key Russian railway junctions. It’s a huge vulnerability, and likely part of Ukraine’s plans.
The Latest Starliner Issue
Boeing’s and SpaceX’s suits are incompatible.
[Update a while later]
Peter Hague has some thoughts on leaving people behind.
[Late-morning update]
Russia to the rescue!
Weird New Spam
I’m getting messages like this, addressed to no one I’ve ever heard of, from someone I’ve never heard of, subject: “Out of Office”
"Thank you for your email! Please note that I will be out of the office (without access to phone or email) until August 26, 2024, and will respond to your email as soon as possible following my return. If you have a question regarding the CAP, CAPS or Clergy Care programs, or if you would like to complete an intake, please call our office at 905-528-0353. If you are in crisis and need to talk to someone, please consider reaching out to COAST at 905-972-8338, or calling 911. Thank you. Take care, Tom
I (and likely many others) must be on BCC. Any ideas what this is about?
[Update a while later]
I just got a reply to it from some other annoyed person asking to be removed from the distribution list. I haven’t done so, because I’m afraid it’s a phishing expedition to see if my email is real.
Will They Do A Catch Attempt?
The latest from Starbase:
Linux Problem
I changed my hostname. Upon reboot, neither Brave or Chrome will open. There is no obvious change to my /home directory. Any ideas?
[Update a while later]
After browsing on my laptop, I found the problem (that others have had). After deleting the lockfile in my .config directory that was pointing to the old hostname, they fired right up (Brave uses the Chrome codebase).