The US Air Force confirmed its first successful AI dogfight [theverge.com]
Good to see Grace Slick/Michael Burnham again.
Something I saw while walking the dog that put me in a good mood.
Is Apple Universal Control unreliable?
I just set it up yesterday between two Macs located about three feet from each other, and find it’s flaky. I can move my mouse pointer and keyboard control between Macs about half the time. Other times, the mouse pointer stops at the screen edge.
The Macs are on Wi-Fi. Maybe it’d work better if I connected them with a USB-C cable?
They are a 2024 MacBook Air and 2024 MacBook Pro.
A San Diego state senator's bill would ban the plastic bags you buy when you forget yours
“The bill would tighten standards for reusable bags and require stores to provide 100% recycled paper bags or let consumers use reusable bags.” [nbcsandiego.com]
If I’m reading this right, the plastic bag ban actually increased plastic bag waste, as grocery stores started charging customers nominally for heavier so-called “reusable” bags.
We buy those bags and reuse them once or twice until they get too dirty. We haven’t gone in on cloth bags.
USC canceled a Muslim valedictorian’s speech over safety concerns over the Middle East conflict
USC Jewish groups pointed to a five-year-old social media post by her calling for “one Palestinian state” and the “complete abolishment of the state of Israel,” and called that anti-Semitism. The student, Asna Tabassum, questioned the college’s motives. [timesofsandiego.com]
‘Intentional’ AT&T cable cut takes down Sacramento airport comms — The Sacramento Sheriff’s Office is reportedly investigating a cable cut that snarled check-ins at Sacramento International Airport. [fierce-network.com]. Something I wrote with Liz Coyne.
A rule I try to live by: Why do old men wear white athletic socks with sandals? Because they don’t care what other people think about how they look.
And another: People spend far less energy thinking about us than we think they do. People barely notice us at all. (Unless we are Taylor Swift.)
I just looked up “fuggedaboutit” in the dictionary to make sure I’m spelling it right.