America is shedding its status as the default choice for foreign governments to park money, buy weapons and send students. (via Metafilter)
Bird plays the cup game. Sound on. (via Nag on the Lake)
Yes, this summer really was as hot as you think it was. It was the hottest on record for the US. (via kottke)
Six ways people have used magic to protect their homes throughout history – from witch bottles to ‘hag stones.’ (via Smithsonian)
Retire in peace. Mitch McConnell is the latest example of an incapacitated politician refusing to let go. (via Fark)
Microsoft execs admit AI news is unleashing a "doom loop" on journalism in unsealed legal filing.
5 Myths About the Lizzie Borden Case Most People Believe.
Your robotic vacuum is a witness: What home robots mean for evidence, privacy and the law. (via Damn Interesting)
For Bold Garlic Flavor, This Cutting Method Beat Slicing, Chopping, and Mincing. (via Metafilter)

Thanks for that article about home robotic digital evidence. Fascinating!
ReplyDeleteAnd I like that personalized tarot card too. Yes, Miss C, you are the Empress of Abundance!
ReplyDeleteNothing is hungrier than a Roomba that spies a charging cable. Nothing is worse than a Roomba that finds dog poop on your floor before you do.
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday Miss C!
Happy Friday, gwdMaine!
DeleteThe newspaper here in foreign lands has just reported that Trump is banning various news agencies from the White House etc.
ReplyDeleteCan't remember totally because I was quite young at the time, but I think Hitler did much the same, after he had been in power for a few years and had also swapped out the generals for ones loyal to him.
Yes, yes, Nixon did ban the Washington Post for reporting on the Watergate scandal, so Trump could say he isn't doing a Hitler, just a Nixon ... but then when you look at all the replacing of agencies leaders with his minions, one eyed the lot of them, all you can hear is the pigeons .... saying coo.
I can guarantee it won't be doves.