Greg. Just Greg…

So #Muse wants a credit card to verify my age? (I haven’t had any Meta account in over a decade.) Uhhh…how about, “Hell No!” As a response?

youtu.beBach goes Metal - Toccata and Fugue in D minor for electric guitarsYouTube video by Dr.Viossy

It might be 5 years old, but it’s new to me, and I think it’s awesome! Happy Halloween Season! youtu.be/DfN75_81oXQ

17 Sept

We just got a #Walmart order delivered by an #Amazon delivery van, and now I feel like Reality is melting.

14 Sept

Behold the price of diesel in my neighborhood yesterday. While I’ve seen it hover around $6 since Spring, I have NEVER seen the price this high. You know what gets delivered by trucks running on diesel in the US? Everything. Now you also know what’s about to cost more going into Christmas…

vox.comThe hidden $350 surcharge on American householdsYou may not drive a diesel car. You’re still paying for diesel.

15 Sept

Apropos of nothing… www.vox.com/climate/5026...

13 Sept

Can you imagine if the researchers working on the Manhattan Project had lost control of their radioactive material like #OpenAI has lost control of its models? Would Oppenheimer have blamed the plutonium? Would we have a nuclear program? It’s time to bring a very large hammer to the AI industry.

10 Sept

@reckless.bsky.social On “Why the backlash against Patriot Act-era concessions now?” Some of it is visibility and AI-level scale. But also, there’s now a generation of Americans (everyone under 28-30?) not directly traumatized by the 9/11 attacks. We gave away a lot because of fear 25 years ago.

10 Sept

People not subject to that fear are rightly asking, “Why?” and the rest of us can reflect on it with some distance now.

9 Sept

First time I’ve ever followed a live blog/stream/etc of an #Apple event. Not because of Apple, but because I’m a fan of @theverge.com

daringfireball.netMatt Haughey: ‘The Car Industry a/B Tested Selling a Car With and Without CarPlay and the Results Are Not Shocking’Link to: https://a.wholelottanothing.org/the-car-industry-a-b-tested-selling-the-same-car-with-and-without-carplay-and-the-results-are-not-shocking/

6 Sept

Just gonna leave this here for @reckless.bsky.social daringfireball.net/linked/2026/...

6 Sept

I tell me kids all the time, “In the old days, car stereos had a standard. Volume was the knob on the left. Tuning was the knob on the right. Presets were the buttons in between.” Today, we have screen projection.

6 Sept

Or rather, the closest thing we have to a standard is screen projection.

27 Aug

BREAKING NEWS: Canadian PM Mark Carney renames Lake Michigan to “Lake Canada”. North Dakota residents rejoice as Carney renames their state “South Manitoba”.

27 Aug

Pretty sure my middle school class president was more sophisticated than the dipshit we elected to run the US.

nytimes.comOpinion | The A.I.s Are Already Out of ControlHelen Toner, who served on OpenAI’s board, hopes the recent hack by that company’s models serves as a warning.

18 Aug

Really, go listen to Ezra Klein’s latest podcast episode (The A.I.s Are Already Out of Control) and listen for the themes of AI’s with “Software Brain” and the revealed preferences of the AI companies. This is your fault, @reckless.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/o...

18 Aug

“Why would an AI behave that way?” “Well,” thinks me, “Have you considered the companies and culture that produced and trained it?!?”

17 Aug

You’re not confused, I’m confused!

6 Aug

Someone has completely misjudged my tax bracket.

18 July

Ready for my kids’ summer swim end-of-season banquet this evening!

18 July

I really thought the stupidest thing I would read this morning was the aggrieved #Trump idea to tariff Canada over wildfire smoke. But no…it wasn’t…

17 July

Smoke from the #CanadaWildFires has dropped my peak solar production from ~11.5-12.0kW to just 9.0kW today. #CodePurple

11 July

If they’re going to call the first 90 minutes “normal time”, then when you go past “normal time”, the players should come out dressed for the Rock Horror Picture Show.

10 July

My wife just bought me a small (6” blade) chain saw off Amazon. It came with a #2 Phillips screwdriver and a 10mm socket wrench to adjust the tension on the chain. If you buy a chainsaw, and you don’t already own a #2 Phillips and a 10mm wrench, WHY ARE YOU BUYING A CHAIN SAW?!?

wsj.comU.S. Launches New Strikes on Iran After Trump Declares Ceasefire OverThe president had earlier promised a second night of attacks during the NATO summit in Turkey.

8 July

Considering how neither side really Ceased to Fire during the Ceasefire, maybe ending the Ceasefire bring an end to the Firing? www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Courtesy of @americanair.bsky.social baggage handling. Remember kids, file your damage claims BEFORE you leave the airport. (Didn’t read that part until we were in the Uber…)

6 July

Contacted @americanair.bsky.social by phone this morning, and they opened a claim on my behalf. Thank you for that!

wsj.comFIFA Sparks World Cup Furor After Trump Intervenes Over U.S. Striker’s Red CardPresident Trump called FIFA president Gianni Infantino, urging him to review Folarin Balogun’s suspension for the U.S. team’s round-of-16 match against Belgium.

If you have kids who play sports, then you know that abusive a-hole parent whose identity is way to wrapped up in their child’s success on the field. Yeah, it’s like that… www.wsj.com/sports/socce...

Courtesy of @americanair.bsky.social baggage handling. Remember kids, file your damage claims BEFORE you leave the airport. (Didn’t read that part until we were in the Uber…)

Damage to a second bag. Not nearly as bad as the first, but come on @americanair.bsky.social, do better!

npr.orgU.S. and Iran exchange strikes, underscoring the fragility of the ceasefirePresident Trump accused Iran of violating their framework agreement, and Tehran threatened to halt negotiations with the U.S. entirely. Meanwhile, violence continued between Israel and Hezbollah.

28 June

Call me old fashioned. But in my day, if everyone was still shooting at everybody else, we didn’t call it a Cease Fire. www.npr.org/2026/06/28/g...

27 June

“Employee pricing” on a new vehicle, in the New Gilded Age? No thanks, I’m sure I can do better.

24 June

I love today’s #NYT #Connections already!

20 June

A refelction on yesterday’s #WorldCup match between #TeamUSA and Australia: In a town nicknamed “The Emerald City” Against a team from a country nicknamed “Oz” To thunderous applause, the US Men rediscovered an ancient wisdom… There’s no place like home!

20 June

We should all refer to the algae color in the #ReflectingPool as “Italian Flag Green” from now on.

14 June

I started taking fish oil capsules this weekend, and now I’m belching up old salmon…

12 June

What’s happening at the #KennedyCenter today is a wonderful reminder that we can undo all the stupid and criminal shit this administration is trying to do.

11 June

That camera the head referee is wearing in the #WorldCup match in Mexico City… He’s going to assimilate someone before the match is over.

10 June

I don’t understand why we continue to cap contributions to #SocialSecurity, particularly as we stare down the program’s insolvency. Cap the benefit, sure, but don’t cap the contribution! I speak as someone who would pay more if we eliminated the cap on contributions, and I’m 100% OK with that.

9 June

I just went through 3 login Captchas and SIX payment #Captcha screens to buy a $16 transponder on the # DriveEzMD website. WITAF?!?

9 June

Scott Kirby has clearly never sat in the back of a United aircraft. Air travel is OK for 16-20 passengers on a mid-sized plane, and it’s an utterly shitty experience for the other 160.

8 June

That #Siri orb in the #VisionPro, that’s how it starts when I get a migraine with aura!

7 June

I’m confused. Does #TACO stand for “Trump Always Chickens Out” or “Tantrum And Crash Out”? Seems hard to tell.

6 June

I’m not sure about too much caffeine, but certainly too few commas to properly convey meaning.

nymag.comGood Luck Trying to Opt Out of the AI Stock-Market BonanzaWith SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI set to go public, millions of Americans could soon own shares of AI companies whether they want to or not.

3 June

In an alternate timeline with a US Government led by functioning adults, at least one of Congress, the SEC, and the CFPB would be looking into this and saying, “Hell no!” nymag.com/intelligence...