David Brooks

Some of us in Massachusetts town government are doing our best to encourage building (my wife and I are part of said government). Others, though, are suing the state to try and prevent it.

And @jfallows.bsky.social in today's substack makes the same point: after years spent studying war games and actual wars, the first of his five questions is "how does this end? It’s the question everyone is asking, except those in control."

Before the Civil War, the term "The Great Migration" referred to the common folk pouring across the Atlantic in search of a better life, roughly 1630 to 1680. Look how that ended up -- for the Native Americans.

Even with the parts you got right, did you discover an exit strategy?

"But this Iran invasion is different because reasons. Haven't you heard about our Board of Peace?"

I prefer the .Net 100ns number. The time probably wouldn't fit on this line.

When it moved to its own new lab, its functions were temporarily moved to its twin across town. One engineer suggested comparing benchmarks first, which was when they discovered the floating point unit was wired up wrong. Two Nobel prizes had used that unit.

The main (of two) computer at Cambridge back in my day had 48-bit words (instruction and floating point), 24-bit registers that were often conventionally interpreted as 21-bit with an octal fraction, and conventionally 6-bit characters. A total of 3 of that model were built. 1/

Or 18 (PDP7 and its cousins IIRC. It's been 55 years.)

Individual bits of memory can change for no apparent reason, and you can always blame that, without evidence, for an inexplicable bug.

We're in England for a funeral. I may as well leave the oven and microwave clocks and save the effort in November.

It all depends why, of course. Here for my brother-in-law's funeral, and last weekend one of my oldest (English) friends suddenly died.

On the other hand, pubs.

In our case, we were told to use the emergency exits, which is where we left the cart. Pretty easy to walk away.

Was in IKEA in Stoughton, MA some years ago when the power went out and it was evacuated. Someone said last time that happened, about a million dollars of merchandise walked out with the customers.

When we went back in a couple of hours later our cart was still by the exit where we had left it.

Well, he likes watching or ordering it. So long as he's not in danger himself.

Unless the other party is an underage girl. Allegedly.

At the risk of repeating myself, Trump absolutely adores the idea of violence, second only to money.

Trump absolutely adores the idea of violence, second only to money.

I mentioned Ludo because when he left Seattle a greatly transformed orchestra, I seriously thought he was going to try the Birmingham - Boston route. But around then Brum re-upped Myrga GT.

Myrga... there's a thought!

If so, there is precedent for breaking in and smearing shit on the walls. We already know he'd have approved.

He is *literally* talking about genocide.

But the Old Testament approved of several examples of it, so he can stay a good Christian, right?

Selma. Dallas County. History definitely rhyming.

Nope.

#SATSQ

*Nelsons

I never "got" Nelson, musically, but I'm sure that wasn't the reason.

Is Ludovic Morlot still adrift?

Imagine living in fear of your life every moment of every day. I can understand Virginia Giuffre wanting to end the nightmare.

I read a report that Susie started screaming at the attendees.

I saw it at the Coliseum (my 3rd time) in 2009, a wondrous Stuart Skelton and a very alive production, reset to the 1940s. The nieces were particularly memorable. But it was BSL night which, while worthy, seemed superfluous when you could also read the surtitles! And it was somewhat distracting.

I wish Hertz here in the UK had (a) told me they had rented me a PHEV before I drove off in it (b) told me how to charge it (there are two cables in unopened bags in the trunk) (c) knew a single fucking thing about it when I called them.

Oh my. Where?

What about the cash and groceries stolen by ICE thugs after they grab someone? Are they included?