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    EVENTS

    Perhaps We Were Just the Boost Stage

    Somewhere in the distant future, in the deep reaches of the galaxy, the distant descendants of an uplifted species may wonder if they were created by gods, or if they’re basically a cosmic accident.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • August 8, 2019
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    Again, Video Games

    Don’t worry, this is not going to be another of those “video games are not a problem because: Japan” postings; there are plenty of those.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • August 7, 2019
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    Those Billowing White Clouds

    Once the disaster was underway there wasn’t anything that could stop the consequences. Unfortunately, I’ve seen buildings with lead paint burn, and that weird glabrous smoke was immediately recognizable.

    There was a whole lot of it.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • August 6, 2019
    • Politics, Randomness

    Give It Back!

    White supremacists are up in arms (literally) over the second invasion of Texas.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • August 5, 2019
    • Politics

    Trump Is Not The Only Problem

    It sickens me to see congress, whose specialty is offering “thoughts and prayers” while taking NRA money, jumping all over Trump’s bloated ass for refusing to contextualize the shootings in Texas and Ohio as “white supremacist terrorism.”

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • August 4, 2019
    • Burn it to the ground, Genocide, Guns, rant

    Defeat With Dignity

    The “straight razor challenge” took on a bit of a life of its own, and has finally concluded.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • August 2, 2019
    • Art, Badger Forge

    When Military Jets Get Feisty

    This story was offered up to me by youtube’s algorithm, because I had been searching for videos about Project Ares.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • August 1, 2019
    • Technology, War is a Racket

    The Flying AK-47

    Back in the 1980s, the US was looking for a new ground support aircraft. See if you can contain your surprise; they bought the most expensive option on the market, the A-10.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • July 31, 2019
    • Burn it to the ground, War is a Racket

    Dangerous Rhetorical Questions

    When I worked at Digital, my boss, Fred A., and I attended a special briefing about new technology that was coming out.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • July 30, 2019
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    Wa Handle

    Commentariat member dangerousbeans did a handle using some resin-impregnated spalted maple I sent them.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • July 30, 2019
    • Art, Book Report
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