We had a disk failure, & had to restore from backup. Astute readers may notice that we’ve lost a few days’ worth of posts.
Not sure if we’ll be able to do anything about that (I’m on the road for the next few days. . .). In the meantime, wetmechanics are welcome to repost from their own personal archives, if they care to do so. . .
We apologize for the horrible discontinuity.
It's a geek joke. You will get it soon. https://twitter.com/sophaskins/status/1618322548391018497
“check your privilege” I say, as a member of the group that receives alerts on failed sudo
A story about one of the deepest experiences of my life, from nearly 50 years ago. It's about the most remote place on Earth that I've ever been to, and what I found there. #senegal #peacecorps https://johnsundman.substack.com/p/the-dark-side-of-the-hut-50-years?sd=pf
We joke a lot about how Trump commits so many crimes that it overwhelms the system and grants him a perverse invulnerability but it's still wild to see in black and white that this is actually how the DOJ operates
Fascinating, weird story here. Might go under the headline: When Flashy FBI Agents Go Bad. @JoshKovensky found documents showing the Charle McGonigal is in business in Albania with another disgraced former FBI agent: Mark Rossini. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/albanian-firm-ties-indicted-former-fbi-official-to-yet-another-disgraced-former-agent
Judge Jeanine: "Didn’t Joe Biden go on the biggest spending spree in American history?"
Jessica Tarlov: "No...Donald Trump is personally responsible for 30% of the national debt."
[crosstalk]
"You asked the question. I answered it."
