Larkfarm Returns

Dunno what kind of beetle this is, but there were a ton of them chewing the heck out of this one plant.

Sam Altman pitches utilities on AI grid defense So, Altman wants to protect utilities from hacks enabled by his software by selling them cybersecurity services.

The question is, will the $5K bribe to vote Republican arrive before or after the $5K DOGE check and the $2K tariff income check?

I’m perfectly happy to pretend Trump is on the November ballot, along with each and every one of his boot-licking, ass-kissing, sycophantic enablers in Congress.

I hear on the news the emperor has promised more bread and circuses.

“Texture”

A new phone for roughly the cost of my annual electricity bill?

Associated Press displays more familiarity with reality and more backbone than either Google or Apple

Fall must be imminent.

“Cosmos” Can’t hurt to start the day with a bright flower.

Visiting space alien.

Microsoft Plugs Nearly 1,000 Security Holes I realize some of this is because they are a huge attack surface, but I’m still glad that I walked away from Microsoft decades ago and never looked back.

Tesla says first responders may need to push new Cybercab with no steering wheel What a shitstorm.

“Morning Fog” The view from Bunchgrass Ridge.

Moss with dew (and a shallow DOF just because I liked the look).

There are lots of hiking trails in the nearby mountains, which I appreciate.

Rainy day spider #dailyphoto #oregon #eugeneoregon #spiderphotography

“Hanging Around” An orbweaver in the path yesterday morning.

Yes, the Ridgeline Trail really did look like this earlier today.

“Lights” Just having a little play with the Tokina 300mm reflex lens.

Trump says data center opponents face ‘poverty, crime and squalor’ Presumably he’ll be leasing out part of Mar-A-Lago for a data center then.

Trump tells Fed to slash rates or he’ll end trade with countries with U.S. surpluses What a fucking moron.

Another rainy morning in Oregon.

Why gasoline-powered leaf blowers are still legal in this crunchy granola town I’ll never know.

I’m basically a peaceable guy, but it’s hard to remember that when the back neighbors are using a gasoline-powered leaf blower to clear the fir needles off their deck.