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I reject the premise. Other than the security theatre, air travel is so much better than it was. Airports have amenities. Planes are safer and more comfortable. Price is orders of magnitude lower. We used to have smoking sections on the plane.

Once again it looks like the general consensus on Bluesky, The Knows Things App, was bang on while the right wing echo chambers were flopping around like a cod on an escalator.

It takes about 6 days to sail from Troy to Ithaca, FYSA.

Today is not a Taniel Tuesday. Please plan accordingly.

I am in this skeet and I don't like it.

What's bizarre about the McConnell situation is that it's clear that somehow both parties have gamed it out and concluded that they most benefit from Undead Senator Who Can't Vote But Can't Be Replaced.

What's interesting to me is how different the theme of the story feels now versus when it was written. Then it was a warning about the horrors of nuclear war. Now it feels a lot more about the hollowness of AI.

August 4, 2026. There Will Come Soft Rains. Bradbury could set A Scene. users.wpi.edu/~zrbutzke/Do...

Neat! New pronunciation is "Now-ero". www.npr.org/2026/08/04/g...

Nauru, the world's 3rd-smallest country, changes its name to NaoeroThe Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language.www.npr.org

I have never once used DoorDash.

I know we all love to dunk, but the interview was generally pretty solid and, also, I 100% support right wing chuds attempting to make inroads into Bluesky every 6 months or so only to discover that without the massive algorithmic investment in boosting their post, they're just boring and unpopular.

Embrace Poster's Madness.

I loved Nolan's Odyssey. I loved Emily Wilson's translation of the Odyssey. But I especially love this new era of posting. Also, the best reinterpretation of the Iliad and the Odyssey for the modern era is Omeros.

Heck yeah, just got my order in for @robertrath.bsky.social's The Wicked and the Warped. Looks like the special edition sold out pretty much immediately. www.warhammer.com/en-US/shop/t...

After six years in the sun, exposed to the elements, the table I built when we moved to the new house needed some TLC. A lot of sanding and some spar varnish later and we'll be good to go for Sunday brunch.

I suspect that the company being named Satirist might be a tell.

How many Scaramuccis is an Odyssey?

We had a three museum plan for today but the kiddo made the executive decision to spend 7 hours at the National Museum of Natural History (with a bonus backstage tour of the ocean archive). I have concluded that we need to spend a lot more time learning about olivine.

Who amongst us does not have a fully realized D&D campaign ready to go if we ever get a group together?

It turns out physical activity *is* the best thing for my mental health, a phenomenon I rediscover every 3 weeks.