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Verizon didn't even bother to seal up the hole. Just drilled a hole in the brick, ran the fiber through, and left a welcome mat for any ants (or other insects) and water to come right in. I fucking hate cable and telephone companies.

"By almost every measure, life is better than ever."
However, we often feel otherwise. And some people want us to believe otherwise.
The discrepancy is explained by Negativity Bias, Nostalgia Bias, and the slow but steady long-term overall improvements being shadowed by temporary setbacks.
Excellent explanation by Adrian Krebs.

Filing: Alphabet holds $94.1B in SpaceX equity post-IPO; $80B are under short-term sale restrictions, while $14.1B remain long-term restricted until Q3 2027 (Sarah Frier/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-2…

#LB Esse toot traz saudades da época em que éramos efetivamente donos dos softwares, filmes, músicas e livros que compršvamos.
https://fedi.txw.ca/objects/4d6d3555-2aca-438b-b754-…

"the spacecraft reached its final destination in the Indian Ocean where it erupted into flames on impact. The fire was not unexpected, according to Space X"
Well, if failure was not unexpected, that's alright then! This will be the best IPO ever; no unexpected failures.

China launched its crewed Shenzhou-23 spacecraft and eased it into a successful docking with a space station early Monday as part of Beijing's ambitions to send humans to the Moon by 2030, state media said.
During this mission, a Chinese astronaut is scheduled to spend a full year in orbit on the Tiangong space station, a crucial first in the Chinese lunar landing programme.
The Long March 2-F rocket blasted off in a cloud of flames and smoke on time at 11:08 pm (1508 GMT) Su…

Successful Launch Spurs China Toward Crucial First For Moon Landing
China launched its crewed Shenzhou-23 spacecraft and eased it into a successful docking with a space station early Monday as part of Beijing's ambitions to send humans to the Moon by 2030, state media said.

POL-HK: A 7/Bad Fallingbostel: Unfall; Neuenkirchen/Grauen: Diebstahl; Bispingen: Unfall; Walsrode: Zeugen gesucht nach Sturz Heidekreis (ots) - 23.07.2026 / Auffahrunfall auf der A 7 - Fünf Leichtverletzte A 7/Bad Fallingbostel: Bei einem Auffahrunfall auf der A 7 in Fahrtrichtung Hamburg sind am Donnerstagnachmittag gegen 15:10 Uhr fünf Personen leicht verletzt worden. ...

50 years ago tonight, the jerry garcia band in #LosAngeles, their final gig before the dead resume properly, at the santa monica civic auditorium, site of the t.a.m.i. show, the dead’s summit with tim leary, & other events. audience tape:

Filing: the value of Alphabet's investments in unidentified private companies was ~$124.3B as of June 30, source says driven primarily by its Anthropic stake (Davey Alba/Bloomberg)