The complexity of a society’s social constructs is proportional to the complexity of its civil constructions.

This seems to be coming true — I was able to find a huge amount of prime rib roast (think Flintstones hunks of meat) for pretty reasonable prices at a local supermarket this weekend. Roasted it for dinner. Wife and kids are fed, time to relax!

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/trade-war-could-lead-to-lower-beef-prices-1.7476710

20 November 1891 | A Polish Jew, Abraham Epstein, was born in Rajbrot. A merchant.

In #Auschwitz from 24 February 1942.
No. 25199
He perished in the camp on 15 March 1942.

If you're unhinged enough, people will stop inviting you to meetings.

"What do you think, Corey?"

"I think this conference room echoes with forgotten dreams."

@frumble Anyone who is anti-nuclear energy has poo for brains

Today I finally got the courage to get up on a ladder higher than I’m used to, to install successfully a ceiling fan in a vaulted ceiling. Yay me!

I’m tired today.

@malwaretech @dlakelan how do you ensure the random selection process hasn’t been tampered with?

Last night was such a shitshow of sleep that it’s now nearly 2pm in the afternoon and I can barely keep my eyes open

I doubt anyone on mastodon cares, but I am so pissed that Jen won the Great Canadian Potter. Elsa was BY FAR the better potter and artist. Ridiculous.

TIL that for the past decade that I have owned a fancy espresso machine, every time I’ve made a latte I have in fact made a cappuccino.

Note to self: the GFCI breaker trips for a reason. It works. Don’t try to outsmart it, or electricity will outsmart you.

Thinking about Zerzetsung again today.

Insights into the Stasi: a surveilled life in former Eastern Germany – The Euroculturer

https://euroculturer.eu/2020/06/16/insights-into-the-stasi-a-surveilled-life-in-former-eastern-german/

A mysterious illness halted his promising NHL career. Eight years later, hope and a comeback - The Athletic

https://apple.news/AlOATFQajR0iwUDWkYSItlQ

Why are so many young people getting cancer? - Vox

https://apple.news/AyoCeg6xoRyOolJjSDuUj8Q

If anyone is wondering about my stance on this issue: MAID is horrible. The whole system is wrong and should be ended. It was wrong for the courts to send us down this path and it was wrong for the government to enact this regime.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-maid-father-daughter-court-injunction-judicial-review-1.7140782

Knowing the Royal Family, the aspect of Kate’s left hand that was “doctored” was simply that she wasn’t wearing her wedding ring.

it's never a good day when you have to run mdadm.