The follow-up

Then you tell people about it on IRC and become known as "the dead mouse guy".

But the maximum nickname length on the IRC server is limited, so you settle for "deadmau5" as your nick.

2026: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/designation-of-autistici-inventati-as-a-specially-designated-global-terrorist

Sauce

The Assembly also adopted a text concerning “Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel” (document A/80/L.18) by a recorded vote of 153 in favour to 1 against (United States) with 6 abstentions (Burundi, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Fiji, Israel, Papua New Guinea, Russian Federation).

Also relevant,

However, those amendments were not withdrawn. The representative of the United States proposed four amendments “to protect the original purpose of this resolution from ideological agendas”. Rejecting terminology around sexual and reproductive healthcare, she said this language carries “highly controversial meanings conflating this term with notions of abortion, LGBTQ and other sexual rights”. Further, the UN has gone “wildly off-track exaggerating climate change into the world's greatest threat”, she said, adding that her delegation is proposing amendments to preambular paragraphs 4 and 15 to address the inappropriate references to climate change.

Given a lifespan of 90 years ("the time") that's about 0.3 zeptosecond accuracy, or twice the lifetime of the Higgs Boson, which is impressive

okay who found the gravity gun

cool, they got the subwoofer add-on

It's a furry blog that happens to write about security a lot, and the author usually has very well-founded takes.

Chill out and enjoy it -- you might learn something new. I usually do :D

Went on a cabin trip last weekend, with a 2010-something corolla rental.

"Oh neat, no spare tire so we can use the the tire well for dry food -- how practical!"

In retrospect, I would have taken the spare tire.

Ah, a light-emitting resistor

Merc suit in the rookie village

glowl

More accurate title: "Norwegian crown prince's stepson [...]"

Summers here can get a get a bit hot too -- we had a few weeks last year where the temps barely dipped under 25c at all, even at night.

That, coupled with an apartment in a brick building facing the sun, made to hold as much heat as possible, means next to no sleep :<

The tag goes in the lower right corner

Billionitis

The word meme is older than the Internet

Well, depending on your definition, the two came into existence at about the same time

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Selfish_Gene

Like so? https://youtu.be/zuAH8QUTufg

https://youtu.be/zuAH8QUTufg