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A pot of beef chili on the stove.

It’s finally chili season! #cooking #chili

Peppers, cherry tomatoes, and a small pumpkin.

Today’s haul from the #garden.

Lego pumpkin truck from the front. Number 40822

Lego pumpkin truck from the side. Number 40822

Lego pumpkin truck from the back. Number 40822

Lego pumpkin truck from the other side. Number 40822

Such a cool little Lego model! #lego

A mug of coffee on a table.

Finally a lazy Saturday morning to just relax. #weekend

If I signed up for these messages, I’ll know who it’s from and allow it. What this really means is they can’t shop their lists around and sell them/share them with groups I don’t know or care about. This is just taking some small shred of my peace back during election season. #StopPoliticalSpam

Apple's iOS 26 text filters could cost political campaigns millions of dollars, top GOP group warns "That change has profound implications for our ability to fundraise, mobilize voters, and run digital campaigns," reads a memo from a GOP group.

It’s about time someone stopped the deluge of spam texts, and yes, that’s what they are. This isn’t “blocking campaigns”, it’s stopping unwanted messages. Just use the same number to short code and tell your supporters to add it to their address book, or tap on known sender. #SorryNotSorry

Rain gauge report for Greensboro, NC showing 1.23 inches of rain in the last hour, and 3.28 inches over the last 7 days.

Raining again today. It just keeps coming, it seems… 1.23 inches in the last hour. #ncwx

Blake’s Peach Party cider (blackberry and peach).

Been busy here lately, so, it’s a cider night.

Honey-wheat bread loaf in a red bread baker after proofing and waiting for the oven to heat up.

Sunday is going to be bread day going forward. Honey-wheat out of the proof and ready for the oven. #baking #bread

3-d printed plant pot with glow in the dark PLA filament.

It finished printing, and oh my does it glow!

Glow in the dark plant pot pruning about ⅓ of the way completed.

Starting a new hobby. The 3-D printer is set up and part way through the first print. Decided on a glow in the dark plant pot. It’s a fun little first item to make.

Does this mean we’re entering the Disney princess era?

Does this mean we’re entering the Disney princess era?

Ours just arrived today (US Customs always takes a while), and these are amazing! The floral notes are divine, just need to find the right tea to pair with them! We’re already getting our next order together.

Two whole fresh cucumbers and one peeled and sliced cucumber.

And our first batch of cucumbers are coming in. You know what that means… Pickle time!

Oh it was. Needed to keep adding honey as it cooked to get the almost candy-like shell, but still amazing.

Bacon-wrapped chicken breast, stuffed with Cheddar cheese and glazed with a local-sourced hot honey with a side of rice.

Cheddar-stuffed, bacon wrapped hot honey glazed chicken with rice for dinner tonight. #dinner

Two red dahlia flowers.

A red dahlia in bloom.

The dahlias are starting to look really nice.

It’s psychology, more particularly, intimidation. Seeing that onsite won’t stop a dedicated protestor, but someone that’s caught off-guard by its presence may give up.

While the vehicle looks “scary”, sonic and ultrasonic weapons (and their after-effects) can be quite nasty to encounter unawares.

Understanding the LRAD, the “Sound Cannon” Police Are Using at Protests, and How to Protect Yourself From It | Pitchfork Usage of LRADs, which can be loud enough to induce vomiting and cause ear damage, has been documented at protests across the country.

Looks kinda like a version of the LRAD “sound cannon” system. Here’s a decent write up on the system and how it works: pitchfork.com/thepitch/und...

Peas growing and filling out against a trellis.

Small bell peppers growing on a pepper plant

Hydrangeas are finally starting to bloom, they were blue when we planted last year, but the soil pH is turning them pink.

Just walking around the garden and seeing what all is growing. As the sun started to set, it was neat to see all the fireflies around. #gardens

Well, that didn’t go too bad for not being able to hear myself. LOL. I am still more comfortable behind the scenes. Marc Broussard version next time, maybe?

Pray for me… I’ve been talked into singing karaoke at the bar. Michael Bublé, don’t fail me now.

Oh how I wish #ExchangeOnline could easily use any and all #EntraID user attributes to build a dynamic distribution list… user.employeeType is soooo useful for these…

Quiche Lorraine with sun-dried tomatoes

Breakfast time!

Do you want SkyNet? This is how you get SkyNet.

Anthropic's new AI model turns to blackmail when engineers try to take it offline | TechCrunch Anthropic says its Claude Opus 4 model frequently tries to blackmail software engineers when they try to take it offline.

The article doesn't really address the fact that Claude is only mimicking behaviors in its training data set.

Still, it's a great highlight of how quickly dystopian fiction in a training data set can become dystopian reality when AI agents are given too much access.
techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/a...

Show the daikons! 😉

Pizza oven heating up over a solo stove.

Getting ready for dinner time!

Salmon filets on a grill, with a herb crust.

Dinner on the grill tonight. Mediterranean salmon, corn, and mashed potatoes.