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Interesting and fulsome interview on exactly how NORAD reacted to the plane hijacking in Victoria/Vancouver on Tuesday. They speak to the commander of NORAD, currently a Canadian.
I appreciated the last section most though:
“It's the only bi-national command in the world; it's been a strong bi-national command since 1958, and nothing has changed.
We don't ever talk politics at work. It's not something that we do, nor does it affect what we do.
I would say that we are as tight, and probably tighter than we've ever been. As the world around us gets to be more dangerous, I would say that NORAD is even closer than it's ever been.
But one last thing — we have the watch. That's the slogan here for NORAD.
To give you a great example, all of the assessors, we all live on-base in homes that actually have a safe, we call it the SCIF. It's basically a classified room that has all of our systems. The days that you're on duty, you're either at work or in your house. Because the timelines are so small for answering the phone, you don't walk the dog; you don't do all these other things, and someone covers for you when you're going between work and home.
That's how important this mission is to us down here. It's really important for everybody in Canada to know that at NORAD, we have the watch”
#canpoli #norad #cf18
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/us-fighter-jets-bc-alleged-plane-hijacking-1.7588750

I signed up for Apple TV trial last night and watched season 1 of “Murderbot”.
I largely enjoyed it, but had a lengthy conversation about Mensa’s panic attacks with another fan of the books. *That* was the thing on which we anchored. Then other divergences from the book.
I found I am now referring to Murderbot as ‘he,’ because of the actor.
Also, the contrast on Murderbot’s proxy display for the audience was crap. I know I missed gags as a result. Fuzzy red? Really? Backpl…

Russland beschießt mehrere Städte
Die Ukraine hat einen nächtlichen russischen Angriff mit 86 Drohnen gemeldet. Davon seien 34 abgeschossen worden, teilte die Luftwaffe mit. Weitere 36 Fluggeräte seien entweder Attrappen ohne Sprengsatz gewesen oder seien verloren gegangen.
Zugleich räumte die Luftwaffe ein, dass acht Ziele in der Ukraine von russischen Drohnen getroffen worden seien. Neben dem Schwarzmeerhafen Odessa nahm R…
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Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ Viele Verletze bei Drohnenangriff auf Odessa ++
Russland hat mehrere Städte mit Drohnen angriffen - in Odessa starb ein Mensch, 14 wurden verletzt. Präsident Putin will auf dem Internationalen Wirtschaftsforum in St. Petersburg vor großem Publikum sprechen.

"Also back in style is the tactic of using disinformation to manufacture consent for war, as with Netanyahu’s claims that Iran was right on the cusp of acquiring a nuclear weapon and intending to supply one to Yemen’s Ansarallah. We are entering territory so fantastical that the ‘dodgy dossier’ and ‘45-minute WMD’ seem almost quaint by comparison."
Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi, Culmination — Sidecar

Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi, Culmination — Sidecar
Israel attacks Iran.

"Donald Trump Jr. tweeted in July 2023, "Show us all the Epstein client list now!!! Why would anyone protect those scum bags? Ask yourselves this question daily and the answer becomes very apparent!!"
Critics Bring Receipts As Don Jr Tries To Defend Dad Over WSJ Story | Crooks and Liars
https://crooksandliars.com/2025/07/critics-bring-receipts-don-jr-tries-defend

Aw yeah
https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/boss-rt-2-rotary-ensemble-pedal

“This powerhouse pedal authentically recreates the complex sonic magic of its inspiration”: Boss puts psychedelic Hendrix and Gilmour rotating speaker sounds on the menu with the RT-2 Rotary Ensemble
What do you do when everyone loves that trippy rotating speaker sound but no has the space (or budget) for one? Boss has the answer – and it has three modes and lots of features

Language learning has been part of me since high school. I'm solid in 2 non-English languages, crappy but survivable in 2 others. I've played with & started learning others many times.
I'm real busy rn, but language learning could be a fun thing to do for myself & make me feel like I'm still me.
But I'm stumped about my language picks. I learnt the obvious European languages in school; later tried key Asian languages. What do I want to do now?
African languages? I won't be getting a chance to use them much in Aus, & I'm unlikely to get to a stage where I can read literature.
I tried Slovenian/Slovene on a whim & really love it, but I'll never go there. Is the practical but unfun answer grind out more kanji/hanzi? Or is whimsically learning a language spoken by only 2.5 million people reasonable? I will continue struggling through with Ukrainian, 'cause I think it's important.
#LanguageLearning

Risikomanagement und Resilienz in der IT-Sicherheit: IT-Sicherheitstag Dortmund
Das Programm zur eintägigen Konferenz an der FH Dortmund am 16.09. ist online. Die Vorträge aus Forschung und Wirtschaft reichen von Hacking bis LLM-Angriffen.

Ukraine: Angriffe mit mehr als 300 Drohnen
Russland hat die Ukraine nach Angaben von Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj in der Nacht mit mehr als 30 Raketen sowie 300 Drohnen angegriffen. Dabei sei in der Region Sumy kritische Infrastruktur beschädigt worden, teilte Selenskyj über den Kurznachrichtendienst Telegram mit. Es habe Stromausfälle gegeben, von denen mehrere tausend Haushalte betroffen seien. I…
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Ein Mensch stirbt bei Drohnenangriff auf Odessa
Bei einem russischen Drohnenangriff auf Odessa sind nach Angaben der dortigen Behörden ein Mensch getötet und mindestens 14 weitere verletzt worden.
Vorläufigen Angaben zufolge hat Russland die Millionenstadt mit mindestens zehn Drohnen angegriffen. Beschädigt wurden demnach unter anderem ein 23-stöckiges Gebäude, eine Bildungseinrichtung und mehrere Wohnblocks. Die Treffer hab…
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Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ Viele Verletze bei Drohnenangriff auf Odessa ++
Russland hat mehrere Städte mit Drohnen angriffen - in Odessa starb ein Mensch, 14 wurden verletzt. Präsident Putin will auf dem Internationalen Wirtschaftsforum in St. Petersburg vor großem Publikum sprechen.