Scott Dickson

Blue Jays rout Dodgers 11-4 in World Series opener Addison Barger launched the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history, as the Toronto Blue Jays overwhelmed the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener Friday night in Toronto.

Was nice to wake up and see this. Go Blue Jays! www.npr.org/2025/10/25/g...

Oh dear lord…

Just about World Series Game 1 time. Let’s go Blue Jays!

Amazon’s DNS problem knocked out half the web, likely costing billions Amazon’s outage is over. But backlash over billions in losses has just started.

So maybe we shouldn't be so dependent on just one online service? arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Yes, everything online sucks now—but it doesn’t have to Ars chats with Cory Doctorow about his new book Enshittification.

This @arstechnica.com interview with Cory Doctorow on his new book Enshittification is worth a read. I'm always encouraged when brilliant people think deeply about what's wrong with our world. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

Saddened to hear of Ace’s passing. KISS was one of the first rock bands I was into as a kid.

On point!

If you work in IT you’ll always keep up with old friends. They’ll always reach out when they have a computer problem. Always.

I really enjoyed this show. It was pretty funny.

Patch Tuesday, October 2025 ‘End of 10’ Edition Microsoft today released software updates to plug a whopping 172 security holes in its Windows operating systems, including at least three vulnerabilities that are already being actively exploited. Oc...

It's Windows Patch Tuesday week! SysAdmins, check your systems. krebsonsecurity.com/2025/10/patc...

Happy Windows 10 EOL Day! support.microsoft.com/en-us/window...

Rush Add New Dates, Doubling Length of Surprise 2026 Tour In the face of "incredible demand," the band has added 11 dates to their first tour since the death of Neil Peart

I can't say I'm surprised so many Rush fans are excited about seeing them live again. Love that band! #Rush www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Book banning sucks.

When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien. The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

—Leviticus 19:33-34 (NRSV)

Keeping Up Appearances actor Patricia Routledge dies aged 96 The actor was best known for her role as the pretentious housewife Hyacinth Bucket, and for the series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

I guess you could say she kicked the “Bucket, pronounced bouquet”. What a funny lady. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

PEN America warns of rise in books 'systematically removed from school libraries' A new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. A Clockwork Orange tops their list.

Book banning sucks. www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...

Why doesn’t this story also include how four teens were falsely implicated and two ultimately imprisoned for these murders prior to it being solved by DNA that actually excluded them?

There’s some very sound advice in this piece from computer security expert Bruce Schneier. www.schneier.com/blog/archive...

Definitely worth reading.

…to report to his probation officer. The probation officer came out to the lobby to get him and called him by name. The former judge demanded he be referred to as Judge so and so. The probation officer just rolled his eyes and only called him by his name. Resigning in disgrace wasn’t enough.

My next door neighbor growing up was a District Judge here in Texas. He ended up involved in some shady dealings and would later be convicted of felony theft and got probation. He showed up at the probation office one day…

The replies in this are gold!

Their install is pretty tidy. You would assume crooks would not be quite so neat in setting up their server farm.

I’m still here so I had to go to work.

The Secret Service traced swatting threats against officials. They found 300 servers capable of crippling NYC’s cell system | CNN A Secret Service unit set out to unmask the layers of burner phones, changing phone numbers and SIM cards that were swatting American officials. It ended with the largest seizure of SIM servers and ca...

A rogue cellular device network in NYC with hundreds of devices? This investigation ought to be interesting to watch. www.cnn.com/2025/09/23/u...

So if the Rapture is still on for tomorrow does that mean I still have to go to work?

Day and night get equal billing as fall equinox arrives. Here are 3 things to know The autumnal equinox arrives Monday, marking the start of the fall season for the Northern Hemisphere and the spring in the Southern Hemisphere.

Today’s the fall equinox. Now you can officially indulge in your pumpkin spice obsession. www.pbs.org/newshour/sci...

Ted Cruz says conservatives “will regret” Trump’s FCC chairman going after Jimmy Kimmel The Texas senator compared Brendan Carr’s threat to ABC to that of a mafia boss.

I hate to say I agree with Cancun Ted but… www.texastribune.org/2025/09/19/t...

It’s pretty damn good.

Trump’s Golden Dome will cost 10 to 100 times more than the Manhattan Project In nuclear era, it has proven cheaper to build offensive weapons than play defense.

Think of what $175 - $471 billion could do to provide healthcare to Americans? arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...