They’re letting the terrorism button cool off a bit, considering its basically not been let up since September 2001.

Network effect with a hint of extortion.

Taliban, August 2021: “We’ll be different this time, we swear!”

Worse. Willing to bet this port came with infrastructure money and a guarantee that if the Peruvians don’t pay the Chinese seize the port, becoming de facto sovereign territory.

We’re at maximum of solar cycle 25; these Aurora are the direct result of Earth-directed CMEs which have happened in the past few days. This most recent one being an X-class flare.

Fabulous time for sky-gazers and amateur radio operators!

I wonder what it is that drives that hate.

Social pressure; an Orwellian Two Minutes of Hate.

You’re right, and I was little ambiguous and unclear what I meant by formality.

By formality, I was suggesting that the US government spends a lot of time hand wringing about the budget, delaying for compromises, and then exceeds the budget anyway in certain areas.

They intentionally hold it hostage for compromises on other things we don’t actually want.

The budget is probably more a formality anyway.

I brought you into this world, so I can take you out of it! GO BRUSH YOUR TEETH!

Take it outside and turn it on high for a few minutes.

If it catches fire, turn it off and buy a new hot plate.

You guys have to pay? I get paid to register my domains.

Join Toastmasters and they will (quite kindly) help you rid yourself of this in a few weeks.

8-20Mhz

I wonder if this is the system often interfering in parts of the 20m amateur band (~14Mhz).

I’ve been there a few times over the past decade. It’s a major metro city with substantial tourism. The people there are just like people anywhere else in the world in that if you treat them with respect, they will reflect that; and if you treat them like smug shit, they will also treat you like smug shit.

The semi-popular reputation Paris has is unearned and based in prejudice.

But security be off committing their own crimes…

I am different from Washington; I have a higher, grander standard of principle. Washington could not lie. I can lie, but I won’t.

–Mark Twain

“Stand of the tide” is offered by Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slack_tide?wprov=sfti1#Misconceptions

I used PiHole for a long time, then graduated to self-hosting a VPN so I could get as-blocking when away from my home network.

Ultimately I ended up using just AdGuard DNS via the DNS profile for iOS, and hard code the DNS into my home routers.

There might be a better setup, but this simple deployment takes care of 98% of ads.

A measly $3.2b. Can hardly afford a new yacht with that!

Hummus! With a little bit of Greek yogurt and garlic and olive oil 🤌🏼