“On the Quay at Smyrna” by Ernest Hemingway. A very short read, almost a vignette, but it left me depressed. Too on the nose for the current world situation.

NextCloud allows you to share a folder but for upload only.

deleted by creator

More than that, it’s the cloud services from Google, Amazon, and Microsoft that worry me. Many IT shops are dependent on these services, so if the US regime decides to f- around with that, many companies outside will be screwed.

A group of separatist rebels in the Philippines formed the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

MILF, for short.

Diplomacy Is Not An Option, maybe?

Yah! I had one too. I miss that toy.

Combination cleric and bard.

The Princess Bride. It’s got fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles…

LEGO comes to mind. Not cheap, but definitely knows how to keep a healthy and active relationship with their customers.

Neither is their CEO.

Like Yosemite Sam.

Those are some pretty old soldiers in the picture.

I’m only partly kidding. I do play from time to time, but not as much as I thought I would, hence the “regret”. Nostalgia is a powerful drug.

Retro handhelds.

Dance Dance Revolution.

(Do you feel old now?)

You can’t “flood the channels”, not if there’s someone who controls what you can say and hear. That’s the whole point of the dictatorship analogy.

Will stock up for next time. Thanks for the idea!

That’s an idea. Next time…