Roger - Dir., Dept. of Pasta Sauce Research & Thaumatology

Leon is wearing his post-op pajamas. Minor surgery and he is new feeling great. He says he likes the dinosaur design.

Recent foggy day on the Indian Ladder Trail in Thacher State Park, New York.

My pals, Leon & Sasha very tired at bedtime

New App Detects the Radio Fingerprint of Smart Glasses and Warns You When Someone Is Using Them Nearby Yves Jeanrenaud is a scholar and amateur software developer behind Nearby Glasses, an open-source smart glasses detection app.

People are getting a bit freaked by spy glasses like the ones Meta has. If you are in that category, check this - futurism.com/robots-and-m...

Holy cats! Murdering fiends!

1000 Islands, New York - Roger Lipera Personal Website

In case anybody is interested, here's a link to a new photo gallery I put up - www.lipera.com/1000-islands/

'Chariots of the Gods' author Erich von Däniken dies at 90 Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose books on the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him both fame and scorn, has died at age 90

Honestly, this coms as a surprise- abcnews.go.com/Technology/w...

Now here's an AI image of a man carrying a podium. I had to do some bad Photoshop to "fix" the arm, but I was in a rush.

Sometimes I can't help it. Screenshot from NBC News. The man is not carrying a podium. It is a lectern.

Record Players and Turntables - Roger Lipera Personal Website Setting the Scene Not too many years ago “everyone” knew the differences between record players and turntables. Record players came first while turntables as we know them are really a product of the H...

Do you know the difference - www.lipera.com/record-playe...

Why Disney Ditched ‘Doctor Who’: Sources Say Ratings, Big-Ticket Budget & MAGA Politics Were Factors In BBC Deal Failing To Regenerate The BBC confirmed on Tuesday that its 'Doctor Who' co-production deal with Disney had vaporized. What went wrong on the series starring Ncuti Gatwa?

Interesting article, but what they don't suggest is that Dr. Who behind a Disney paywall was a bad idea! deadline.com/2025/10/why-...

Are a few people ruining the internet for the rest of us? Why does the online world seem so toxic compared with normal life? Our research shows that a small number of divisive accounts could be responsible – and offers a way out

A thought - www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

This just in - "Washington to build 'Sasquatch Sing Sing'

Trump ‘Reamed Out’ Hegseth for Flop Birthday Parade: Author The president wanted a “menacing” military parade but got the opposite instead, Michael Wolff tells The Daily Beast Podcast.

www.thedailybeast.com/trump-reamed...

Maybe we can get by with just a Chrome Dome - www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

Statement from AFM International President on Trump Attacking Members Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift American Federation of Musicians International President Tino Gagliardi issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s attacks on members Bruce Springsteen, member of Local 47 (Los…

Do not aggravate the union - www.afm.org/2025/05/afm-...

Turns out, the joke’s on Trump when it comes to that Qatari jumbo jet Qatar dumps an expensive plane, Trump thinks he's getting a gift

You know how if you have an old car you don't want you can donate to the local volunteer fire department so they can practice with it? You know what I mean, the sort of car that nobody wants. Well, apparently you can do that with airplanes, too - www.nj.com/politics/202...

I have heard soooo many great things about the TV series! Congratulations!!

I call this one "Pre-wine"

Fantastic!!!

Seattle's Pike Placed Market - Fish for Sale

I picked up this little gem at a local "give-away" event over the weekend. Super music, and, yes, I do have a cassette player. More than one, actually. You never know when you might want to, well, you know ... listen to some good old stuff.

Ph, pffffttt.... I once set a chicken dish I was cooking on fire. Later I claimed it was all part of the plan. Yep, the trick is to turn a disaster into French cooking.

What I find hard to understand is why in the richest country in the world (apparently) our teachers have to buy school supplies!

She should learn to tuck her shirt in properly

Well, he looks better in the painting than in real life. When I have the misfortune of glimpsing him on TV it rather looks like an over-yeasted dough ball.

We were up at Thacher State Park in beautiful Upstate NY and I was able to snap this photo. I added the labels for context.

A recent article quoted in The Week magazine stated that scientists have discovered tea leaves can absorb heavy metals, such as lead, from water. We have invented an extensible municipal purification system that can remove such contaminants on an industrial scape for metropolitan water authorities.

I can't believe how often is problem comes up with people who are in the public eye.