In the state department of past administrations,
how to respond to an incendiary event such as the murder of the British student Henry Nowak would have required deliberations, memos and meetings.
Given how it has roiled the UK and inflamed tensions over migration and race, the cautious diplomats at Foggy Bottom probably would have said nothing at all.
Now they tweet from the hip.
“Ideological conditioning and two-tiered policing are glaring symptoms of civilizational…
Raiders handed outstanding grade for Kirk Cousins signing https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/news/raiders-handed-outstanding-grade-kirk-cousins-signing/fef2f9ba23656d03ab5af1ab…
It's finally Friday, so don't leave for the weekend without checking out today's Metacurity for the most crucial infosec developments you should know, including
--FBI's wiretap network hit by suspected hack, maybe by the Chinese spies it was watching
--US gov't contractor's son pleads guilty to stealing $46m in crypto,
--DoD officially labels Anthropic a supply chain risk,
--About half of zero-days target enterprises,
--Bing's AI-enhan…
I don't mean this to show off - but truthfully this retrospective appreciation I accidentally found (looking for something unrelated to do with ‘Cognessence’) made me surprisingly emotional today. It’s behind a paywall, so I'll paste it.
https://www.electronicsou…
On the IKEA SMAKLIG Built-in Induction Hob: Review - Is an induction hob better than cooking with gas? How about health and carbon? #induction #cutCarbon #airQuality -
Raiders linked to blockbuster trade for All-Pro after Kirk Cousins signing https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/news/raiders-link-blockbuster-trade-all-pro-kirk-cousins-signing/a06f8720…
The oldest Milky Way stars - new constraints on the age of the #Universe and the Hubble constant: https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/03/aa57038-25/aa57038-25.html -> How old is the Universe? The oldest stars give us a clue: https://www.aip.de/en/news/how-old-is-the-universe/
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Unknown Mortal Orchestra:
🎵 Can’t Keep Checking My Phone
#UnknownMortalOrchestra
https://sakr.bandcamp.com/track/unknown-mortal-orchestra-cant-keep-checking-my-phone-sakr-ding-dub-rmx
https://open.spotify.com/track/3IGidq5qjagmNmwFsmNeIn
"Lots and lots of things scare me but you just get on with it. Fright can transform into petrol, you just have to use it to your advantage."
—Judi Dench
#acting #coaching #inspiration