Famed Hacker Kevin Mitnick Dead at 59 www.securityweek.com/famed-hac…
Five years later, I do that with the Apple Watch when my hands are busy.
On this day in 2018: My Apple Watch alarm went off while I was watching the dishes, and without thinking about it I tapped the watch face with my nose to switch the alarm off. I believe I have hit on a breakthrough in nasal user interface design.
On this day in 2018: Today at the park we saw a black lab with its hind quarters resting in one of those wheeled harness contraptions that disabled dogs use to get around. The dog seemed nice, but Minnie took one look and said nope do not want to say hello to the evil doggy robot.
Vivek Ramaswamy repeats threat, telling two MAGA hosts that Jan. 6 was a “friendly preview of what’s to come” boingboing.net/2023/07/1…
Universal Studios trimmed a row of trees so they no longer provided shade for WGA strikers in 90+-degree heat. Strikers complain. Universal responds: Whoops. deadline.com/2023/07/u…
Cory Doctorow: Denazification, truth and reconciliation, and the story of Germany’s story
Germany’s denazification was compromised and accommodated powerful, wealthy former Nazis, leading to resurgence of the far right and anti-semitism in Europe today. But it’s still better than the “least said, soonest mended” school of getting past atrocities, as practiced by the US with regard to slavery and genocide of indigenous peoples. These themes are a focus of Cory’s upcoming novel, “The Lost Cause.” pluralistic.net/2023/07/1…
Today’s ephemera: Festive chicken salad log
Harrison Ford on “Love, American Style,” 1969.
Sally Field in “The Flying Nun.”
“Room 222.”
ngl I would eat the heck out of this with plenty of Guldens Spicy Brown mustard. Via www.tumblr.com/allhailth…
1948 George Nelson Home Office Desk | Wood, Leather, & Metal | USA | Sold for $6,000 at auction. Via midcenturymodernfreak.tumblr.com/post/5578…
ME: “Get out of the way so I can get an artsy photo of those rocks.” DOG: (gets out of the way … eventually)
While walking the dog this morning, we saw this excruciatingly artistically arranged bicycle and other objects.
