NASA has also proven the types of robots that can operate in the Martian environment in its rovers and the Ingenuity helicopter. Musk seems bent on sending teams of his bipedal Optimus robot, which so far … well.

Not an original thought, but this made grasp anew how much the entire MAGA enterprise rests on projecting weakness as strength. The Orange creme puff is jacked, & never backs down in a negotiation, tariffs will supercharge the economy, immigration is not a distinct American advantage, etc...

So Trump's proposed budget would slash the NASA and USGS Earth science budget. And they appear to reference insulating gold foil on Landsat satellites as some sort of exorbitant & unnecessary expense? This from the guy with the gold toilets?

Seems of a piece with:

We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of a recession when the Impact of America's Renewed Strength began to take hold. I remember saying something like, "I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe we shouldn't have let the fash drive..."

ex nihilo nihil fit: Gotta give inspiration credit to one of The Great Tweets:

Ooooo, I LOVE the sound of that! I play this extremely gaudy "Aztec gold" 50th anniversary Strat. I love unusual color schemes that are nevertheless relatively simple.

Facebook keeps trying to get me use their stupid turd gargling META AI bullshit. So I gave it this prompt and got the best AI art result ever. From now on my requests to intrusive AI agents will be to self-negate as much as possible:

#2

OK, I'll play I guess.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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#BookSky

#Books

#BookChallenge

1/20

Later in life, Sacks encountered the same health problems and limitations that come with aging (sarcopenia) that affect us all sooner or later

Was trying to find cover song ideas for fall themed open mic and these were Gemini's suggestions. Can't tell if some of these are wrong of if Google search is so bad I can't fact check their AI.

Rock Lobsters.

Goth psychedelia and stoner swamp rock options