Petraeus on Ukraine and Russia: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5818227-david-petraeus-ukraine-russia-war/

I don’t doubt his motivations either and think him to be genuinely sincere. Embedded in that essay was the notion that actually it might work out ok. Agreed. While he has hope that reason over passion will prevail, he also has faith that robust established institutions of checks and balances will continue to ensure the rule of law over unfettered power.

I hate to admit it, but he's actually great with kids.

First photo of the back side of the moon. [image: 668537987_27312433775025089_7437622597082312955_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=e06c5d&_nc_ohc=vVwNAJnq1doQ7kNvwFtlKV3&_nc_oc=Adq4k6feBw8dt5FTbLhLO3efCps9CVI9Nu1oEd-v3U5u-p-6mwpakmEzGz7aKv2flYekiMTNyS11yiAV1qQQRQ6I&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.fluk1-1.fna&_nc_gid=E9kXTnRQt6V8QY09TyS9RQ&_nc_ss=7a3a8&oh=00_Af2d0YvxjwKr3cW8Zc9ac60AJyYLOu-R_N30tU5Ac-9sSg&oe=69DAE4B4]

I’ve had lots of Cannanau while vacationing in Liguria. You don’t see it much outside of that area of the Mediterranean. Nice.

Yesterday was our yearly listening of JCS. I have an original vinyl pressing, a remastered vinyl pressing from just a couple of years ago and an original reel to reel tape. We listened to the tape yesterday. The new remastered 45rpm Alan Parsons Project, A Turn of a Friendly Card arrived Friday. It's a great album.

Silo on Apple TV Link to video

@Tom-K said: I fly between NY and FL very often and I can BARELY STAND IT. I can't imagine how you can do all those long trips. He's got younger lungs.

I once heard a woman use the word ‘mansplaining’ incorrectly and there was literally nothing I could do about it.

Libertarian talk radio host Neal Boortz used to call Sean Hannity "Baby Jesus" because he was just so damn wonderful. (As sarcasm.)

https://x.com/spencerhakimian/status/2040816376768582034?s=46

Well, my two quantum stocks are up about 8x so hopefully it will continue to go up so that I can afford a gallon of gas.

Factor in the number of graduates in each field and it might have something.

@jon-nyc said: From a new Finnish study. https://x.com/suzylebo/status/2040485163252031698?s=46 This is nothing new. Peterson laid it out quite well over a decade ago. Gender Dysphoria is not the root cause , it’s a symptom. The fact that in over 90% of the cases it actually resolves itself through puberty tells you everything you need to know…

AI may result in the downfall of civilization - but it's a godsend for meme production.

@89th said: You wonder what Vance's wife says in private. She has a remarkable poker face, but you know she is DYING inside for the sake of her husband's potential career. I would not be so sure. It's not uncommon for a wife to be supportive of her husband's career aspirations.

It ain't just in Minnesooota.

I use Gemini (aka TARS) on a 2nd vertical monitor at work. I mostly type in questions such as figuring out the best technical query or advice on how to integrate 2 systems. So it's mostly a powerful search engine with pretty good answers by default. I also use it to generate an image here and there, such as for a corporate blog I manage each week.