Corfu is right out... Reasonable flight prices until we got to just normal size carry ons, $197 per person! Not to mention most of the flights are either 1:30a or 6a. European airlines are now officially worse than US domestics.

Ummm, say again?
https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.07978

I've been to several Greek islands but never Corfu. Thinking about taking our kids for 6 days on the backend of a Barcelona/Valencia trip this summer. Anyone have firsthand experience there?

Interesting cover duet...

#cosomusic

https://youtu.be/MEU-7uga_4A

Is anyone else scared shitless that we might actually default? I mean this is completely and utterly insane! I've been looking at Biden and Yellin's options in a realistic light and it just doesn't look good. Honestly, I don't see a downside to just ignoring Congress while it plays out in the courts. Or, agree to GOP demands and then renege. I mean, what are they actually gonna do?

Love when ordinary citizens fill in the gray areas!

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/16/1176175801/boot-girls-atlanta-private-parking-enforcement?utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=npr&fbclid=IwAR2MCtta0b00frjSBOlFZAfwdkqEqnFuu8IeF5xhyQTG-YWA9_ZqJWPhT9c

It occurs to me what a tight feedback loop exists between humans and computing devices. In particular, video games and social media. In the first, the game plays the child just as much as the child plays the game. My son becomes a dick for a short while when that loop is broken. Social media is kind of like the same loop for adults except we're more likely to be dicks when we're in the loop (and mostly anonymous). It's not a perfect analogy but it works for me.

One of my favorite songs of the last 15 years. An example of the amazing synergy between two fantastic musicians (James Mercer of the Shins and Brian Burton of Danger Mouse). Enjoy!

The High Road - Broken Bells

https://youtu.be/gWBG1j_flrg

#cosomusic

Does anyone know what the process is for an agreement between the Executive and the Legislative? Is it legally binding or is it just based on political capital? That's to say, suppose for argument's sake that Biden agreed to GOP demands for budget cuts and then Congress raised the ceiling. Putting aside the notion that Biden can't force the Senate to accept anything (and Biden's integrity), what's to prevent Biden from simply reneging after the crisis is over?

“I can’t imagine anybody ever even thinking of using the debt ceiling as a negotiating wedge,” Mr. Trump said on Friday. “We can never play with it.” - July 2019

Who's up for some biphasic sleep?
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220107-the-lost-medieval-habit-of-biphasic-sleep

Did they already revoke the no guns on the congressional floor rule? Cause I have a feeling we're gonna need them to raise the debt ceiling.

Incredibly enlightening article.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/04/23/surprising-geography-of-gun-violence-00092413

Fox confirmed his last show was Friday I think.

Fucker Swanson is gone! As popular as he was, you don't make Daddy Murdoch look bad and get away with it. Let's see who's next..

Modern GOP: Our cruelty knows no bounds.

Good Humans: Our creativity knows no bounds.

https://www.youtube.com/user/ScottBradleeLovesYa/videos

Can anyone who's traveled in Europe recommend a good sim card? Last summer we were in Spain and Italy with a UK card and it kinda sucked. Same deal this summer with likely travel only in Western Europe.

My brush with heaven. Just saw Brooke Shields' Pretty Baby biopic and I was blown away! September 1984: I was a 14 year old nerdy kid attending RainbowFest (computer conference) at the Hyatt Regency in Princeton. My dad and I went downstairs for a quick bite to eat and we saw her with her mom. I came up to the table and all I could muster was "Hi". She politely said "Hello" and I scurried off. Here's a picture that I wish I had taken (found recently in Rainbow Magazine and upscaled with AI).

Ha ha! 😂 https://www.lastsqueaktonight.com/