Data Dent

My Windows Computer Just Doesn’t Feel Like Mine Anymore.

Windows is now a user-hostile ad-optimized data-thievin’ despicable disaster. The first time I saw an ad for fucking Candy Crush in Windows I vowed to never use it for my main OS again.

Watching Microsoft shills (some of whom are not even being paid — now that’s sad!) try to sell us on this like a two-bit carnival barker has been quite the amusing experience. But if you tell people some harmful change is made for “security,” they’ll believe just about any outlandish thing.

Ash for Brains

It’s sad to see a lot of the left embracing Rednote as China cleverly cozens them. China is not gonna save you from Trump and the idea is fucking clownish. But people in general believe what makes them feel good, no matter how doofy.

Meanwhile, in reality, China is most likely to turn their bodies to ash in 2027 or 2032. Russia is not far behind, there.

Turn Trump

The return of Trump was also made nearly-inevitable with fourth wave pseudo-feminism declaring all men inherently evil “Schrรถdinger’s rapists” while claiming all women are angelic by nature because they are naught but tiny little blameless children, even up to their 40s.

That just ain’t how people are, and men are tired of hearing about it. Even I am extremely over it, and I didn’t vote for Trump.

Dore

Ian Welsh: This is what winning looks like! Total victory for my most-adored Putin!

Everyone else: What the actual goddamn fuck?

(Warning: people definitely do die in the above video. Which somehow fucktard Welsh will also see as a victory.)

More Americans, Risking Ruin, Drop Their Home Insurance.

Million year-old bubbles could solve ice age mystery.

The Incredible Conundrum of Lifeโ€™s Origin.

Why 536 was โ€˜the worst year to be alive.’

The Architects Of L.A.โ€™s Wildfire Devastation. Developers and real estate interests crushed efforts to limit development in high-wildfire-risk areas โ€” including in L.A. neighborhoods now in ashes.

2,000-year-old wine and the uncanny immediacy of the past.

YF-118G: Historyโ€™s Forgotten Stealth Aircraft.

The Hypocrisy of Clueless Executives Wanting Unicorn Candidates.