David F ⁽²⁰³¹⁾

B-Sides Rochester is coming, and it's... what it says in the title. We'll have tech talks, we'll have a CTF. We'll have a lockpick village, and something I have not yet seen: an intelligence village. Not to mention a crypto challenge. And as every year…

So much going on in the world. It's #caturday, though. Here are two beautiful cats.

Why invade now? Putin invaded Ukraine now because he would not have had to had Pumpkin won the election. He would have been handed it on a plate.

Punchy intro outlining latest political outrage. Somewhat logically connected additional facts of dubious provenance. Three arguments about why the political outrage is so outrageous. Two supporting facts that actually contradict the points in the preceding paragraph. Quote from the first story cited that doesn't really…

The so-called carmakers in this country are pivoting to build mostly trucks, not cars. Pullquote from the linked story: You know, carmakers always say they build what people want. But they never mention the fact that they spend billions to tell them what they want…