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yep, that's definitely Scruffy--zie came back and was trotting around the field while being scolded by crows. yay Scruffy!

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So, given that the NSA exists, and can be considered to have hypervisor root to all US clouds, and that some extremely *motivated* forces on the US far right with access to the White House would love to have the NSA's capability (as yet they don't - but I expect eventually they'll get that)...

... the world is in the position of actual Nazis and just plain ruthless people having at least read access to *all* corporate clouds.

Expect this. Understand it. Imagine what it means.

Please.

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glanced out the window in time to see Scruffy* trotting rapidly across the field. zie's from the old pack, so I'm hopeful that means the rest of the pack is still around somewhere.

* it might have been a different coyote--with the same messed-up tail, grey markings like a husky, and general overall scruffiness--but it seems more likely it's the same Scruffy.

so I found reddit.com/r/surrealmemes for the first time and I remembered a conversation with @green from a few weeks ago and I couldn't stop myself awoo.space/media/1s_y54-ZuDNr_

oh also I saw Blade Runner 2043 (whatever the year is) yesterday, and it's good. engaging, visually stunning; the sound effects and soundtrack are *fabulous* and really lend a lot to create the atmosphere. I had no idea what to expect from the plot other than "it's thirty years later and Harrison Ford is in it at some point," and I enjoyed seeing the story unfold.

Spouse & I went to the aquarium today. it was a very fun excursion, we looked at lots of feesh and other marine stuff.

@Silviu do you still play Flight Rising? there's a couple of people I follow who do and have been chatting about it, let me know if you'd like me to introduce you. :)

yeep, later than I thought. time for sleeps. gnight awoo!

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so what I'm hearing is that now isn't a good time for me to open an AIM account

nytimes.com/2017/10/06/busines

The firm that commissioned the popular “Fearless Girl” statue in New York’s financial district has agreed to pay $5 million, mostly to settle claims that it discriminated against 305 top female employees by paying them less than men in the same positions.

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DeVos Defends Trump: 'Would a Moron Hire Me?'

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TIL: the element cobalt is named after kobolds.

No, really: the compound in which cobalt is most commonly found was called "kobold ore" by miners.

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