I can’t understand why the dog continued with her behavior

One of our neighbors has a new dog, a big rambunctious golden retriever that repeatedly jumped up on me to say hello. Our neighbor would drag the dog away and the dog would race back and jump up on me again.

This was despite my attempts to discourage the dog by (1) skritching her behind her ears (2) rubbing the dog’s cheeks and (3) telling the dog she was a beautiful girl and very sweet.

I was awakened with a start in the middle of the night

I was abruptly jarred out of a sound sleep by terrible screaming. At first I thought Julie was in great distress next to me. Then I thought it might be a siren close by the house.

Then I figured out what it was. One of the cats was meowing. Loudly and directly into my ear. She wanted me to pay attention to her, so I reached out and gave her skritches, which I’m sure will not enforce this negative behavior.

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The image shows a tweet by a user named “dan mentos” with the handle “@danmentos.com,” stating “if you watch Rocky backwards it’s an unboxing video”

A bluesky post with the username “dk @portdrift.bsky.social” on top, and a text that reads: “i’ve got a type A personality. type A lot on da copuder”

Elon Musk – Dead at 52 – Says There Is No Need for Misinformation Laws [theshovel.com.au]

Nurses Protest “Deeply Troubling” Use of AI in Hospitals [404media.co]

The specific process by which Google enshittified its search [pluralistic.net] — Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr

Elon Musk wants to turn Tesla’s fleet into AWS for AI — would it work?

Andrew J. Hawkins [theverge.com]:

During last night’s earnings call with investors, Elon Musk threw out an all-time late-night dorm room bong sesh of an idea: what if AWS, but for Tesla?

Musk, who loves to riff on earnings calls, compared the unused compute power of millions of idle Tesla vehicles to Amazon’s cloud service business. If they’re just sitting there, he mused, why not put them to good use to run AI models? (Also, have you ever really looked at your hands? No, I mean really looked?)

A sign with a humorous comparison between cigarettes and squirrels, stating that both are harmless unless put in the mouth and set on fire, accompanied by an image of a squirrel and a ‘No Smoking’ symbol.

Cover of Analog magazine featuring a giant sandworm from “The Prophet of Dune” by Frank Herbert, with a desert landscape and small figures near the creature.

Cover of Frank Herbert’s novel “Dune,” featuring large sand dunes and a group of figures in a desert landscape, with text announcing it as the winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards for best science fiction novel of the year.

Cover of the book “Dune” by Frank Herbert, featuring the title in ornate script over an abstract rendering of dunes or a mountainous landscape in shades of violet and blue.

Cover of “Analog Science Fiction and Fact” magazine from April 1974, featuring an illustration of a futuristic vehicle flying over a rugged, volcanic landscape. The magazine’s logo and the title “HOT SPOT” by Brenda Pearce are visible

Cover of “Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact” magazine, August 1974 issue, featuring a knight in futuristic armor with a lance riding a large alien mammal, with two humanoid figures in distress in the background, under an orange sky

Cover of July 1965 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine, featuring an illustration for “Trader Team” by Poul Anderson. The artwork depicts a large, blue anthropomorphic reptilian creature sitting with a dog-like creature on its shoulder

Various cover illustrations by John Schoenherr [reddit.com]

📷 Things I saw while walking the dog

A field covered with yellow wildflowers, with a large tree and a chain-link fence in the background under a cloudy sky.

A wooden plank footbridge leads through a natural area with green shrubs, yellow wildflowers, and cacti under a cloudy sky.

A dirt path surrounded by wild yellow flowers with overcast skies above and palm trees in the distance.

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📷 Things I saw walking the dog this morning

A small front porch of a house with a white door, white railings, and steps. There is an outdoor table with chairs and a folded green umbrella, decorative signs including one for Route 66, and some potted plants.

Home with a front porch displaying an American flag, a pride flag, and large blue planters. A Buddha statue sits by the steps, and various plants are visible.

Sweatshirts hung carefully on a chain-link fence.

I walked by Maryland Avenue Elementary School, La Mesa, just as kids were being dropped off, and saw these sweatshirts hung carefully from the fence. Why was that done?

I walked past a school this morning and saw a couple of dozen sweatshirts. neatly pinned spread-eagled on a chain link fence. What’s up with that?

“I’m a major hypochondriac. I won’t even masturbate anymore. I’m afraid I might give myself something.”—Richard Lewis

We watched the first episode of Shogun. I don’t understand a lot of what’s going on, but I think I like it.

Things I saw while walking the dog

A sticker on a glass surface with a skull design and the text “FIX IT IN PRE!” displayed above, with “VIENNAPITS” written at the bottom.

A single-story L-shaped house with a yellow and green exterior, white garage door, driveway, lawn, and a tall tree in the background under a clear sky.

A green Volkswagen Beetle parked on a driveway beside some greenery, with visible wear and some rust on the body.