Sadly couldn't join myself (wife wasn't feeling good and wanted me to stay home and help parent while she napped) but my SAR team participated in a great inter-agency training this past weekend.
It's always nice to practice alongside volunteers from other teams that we work with on real incidents and get to know each other without the pressure of a real emergency.
One note: I half feel like there should be a CW on this post for mentioning law enforcement in a positiv…
Filing: Meta says it might be forced to withdraw its apps from New Mexico if a judge orders it to adopt the state's proposed safety features (Thomas Barrabi/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/04/30/business/me…
#CarlHeastie continues to be awful, but NYers maybe want to give his office a call to tell him to stop blocking the Stop Super Speeders bill. His office # is 518-455-3791, I just called and someone answered right away.
#StopSuperSpeeders
I find this . . . entertaining
Ref:
Forbes article on AI coding at Microsoft
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2025/07/08/microsoft-makes-ai-mandatory-for-employees-what-it-means-for-your-career/…
Bread People, what did I do wrong?
While the photos look nice, this loaf turned out just slightly wet/gummy feeling.
I did wait well over an hour before slicing. I have some ideas.
This recipe was about 94% hydration, as opposed to the 84% hydration I've been using.
Also, this was in a 2 quart dutch oven and I wonder if it is just too small for this loaf. (Over 740 grams)
Oh, I also did a two-day cold ferment.
(I guess I changed a lot of variables at…
Kane Parsons' Backrooms joins a wave of breakout films from young directors who got their start on YouTube; the film is on track for a $60M weekend box office (Brooks Barnes/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29…
Australia is failing to meet its environment targets, argues ecologist https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/05/australia-is-failing-to-meet-its-environment-targets-argues-ecologist/
Filing: a Kentucky school district secured ~$27M in settlements from Meta, Snap, TikTok, and YouTube in a social media harms lawsuit; Meta paid the most, at $9M (Diana Novak Jones/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-paid