Snow.

*blinkblink*

Huh.

#snow

Tomorrow will be 2 minutes and 15 seconds longer.* Gonna get so much more done!

*YMMV https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/
#nap #probably

Lazy metaphor for Musk organizations turns out to be actual fact: steering wheels fall off Teslas.

Nothing left to say really.

https://apnews.com/article/musk-tesla-electric-vehicle-steering-wheel-c69867f4eb15bc582d956c309aeba95b

#elon #Tesla #musk

Data Workshops for Ukraine: Learn a skill and support a cause.

The two-hour workshops offer training in data visualization and analysis with R, Python, and SQL and cost just $20 or €20. Next up is ChatGPT in R.

If you can't make the live sessions, you can register to watch the video and get the materials.

The Ukrainian PhD student who runs the program is also looking for volunteers to teach. More info:

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3689971/data-workshops-for-ukraine-learn-a-skill-and-support-a-cause.html

Meanwhile over at the _other_ company, Tesla cuts Models S and X prices for the second time in two months. Not up to par anymore with competition.

good news: printer works again

bad news: Don't know why it stopped working and now I have one less goat.

year of our Lord 2023 and I'm wrestling a CUPS wrapper and ppd file. Truly printers are cursed objects.

Firmware is upgrading. Please wait about 3 minutes.

Brandi Carlile sings Hallelujah from her cradle (2008)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju93DUqV1i0

#cosomusic

Holy Cats, a hazardous weather advisory on a perfectly clear night

Winds may gust between 30 and 40 mph both in and away from
showers and storms.

I'm a say it's more like 50. Got another branch down. Dorothy! Get Toto!

Unscheduled wind event, big oak tree dropped a branch onto the porch.
Uh, not okay, planet. Please stop.

Japanese Camellia is blooming. Nice big shady shrub, birds like it.

Lesser periwinkle's blooming.

Lukashenko shows he's a strong, confident, competent leader by jailing a Nobel Peace prize laureate.

#sarcasm #politics

The pair, who owned and operated KanRus Trading Co, conspired to skirt US export laws to sell sophisticated aviation equipment to Russia.

If the whole operation was as clever as the name, dunno how they got caught. 😂
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article272693118.html

Disinformation for dollars.

https://www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our-webinars/toxic-twitter-how-twitter-generates-millions-in-ad-revenue-by-bringing-back-banned-accounts/

#disinfo #twitter #alsoFacebook

Hey do you like reading words? Maybe you like writing them?
Crazy idea: writers could get paid money, which would lead to more words to read.

Sounds good? Kick in a buck: Small Wonders

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cislyn/small-wonders-magazine-year-one

#writers #writing #flashfiction

Amazon ditching drone delivery because it's obviously impractical. Darn, I really wanted the target practice.

#drones #amazon #tech #hype

Welp. Israel foreign minister makes it official.

https://ukrainefrontlines.com/news/world-press-about-ukraine/israel-iran-threat-ukraine-time-to-act/

#politics #ukraine