DNC report ‘does not meet my standards,’ chair Martin says

You’re the freaking chair of the Democratic National Committee. If you can’t manage to get a credible report on the last election, why on earth should I trust you to steer the party towards the next one?

This is one of those “you had one job” sort of things.

Getting a lot of “You could save $X in a year by becoming a subscriber” emails this week for some reason.

Or, you know, I could save ALL THE DOLLARS by not adding any more subscription load to my life.

“How Many Cherry Pickers Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb?”

maintenance work at Heceta Head lighthouse

“Bold Look”

a seagull poses for the camera

“Heron Flight”

“Takeoff!”

An oystercatcher off to, I guess, catch oysters. Or maybe just to escape the annoying photographer.

bird taking flight from a rock outcropping at the beach

“Exit, Stage Right”

A western gull flying away

Jeff Bezos says Trump is ‘more mature, more disciplined’ in second term

One more reason to not give another dime to Amazon either.

Current state of hellscape: hoping that the complete collapse of the unsustainable house of cards supporting massive investment in data centers and AI brings about worldwide depression before the AI bros can finish destroying society.

I try to live without regrets, but I’m sorry that I ever did anything to advance the state of software.