DAYLOG TUE 26 MAY 26 / TAKING A BEATING: Trump's war against Iran hasn't gone well for him, as detailed in a report from the US Congressional Research Service (CRS) from last week, which said that the US had lost at least 42 aircraft in the fight. [1/more]

#dailyhaiku #Trump #UFC

DAYLOG MON 25 MAY 26 / GAZA MIRAGE: The Democratic National Committee released a post-mortem on the 2024 election last week. It was issued under pressure, with DNC officials saying it left something to be desired. [1/more]

#dailyhaiku #UkraineWar

JFK & THE CULT OF CONSPIRACY ----- --- ----- by Greg Goebel [EBOOK] > www.amazon.com/dp/B00TGBU3H4 [WEB] > gvgoebel.nekoweb.org/vc/twjfk.html

MrG's Blog & Notes for Week 21 -- including: -- hantavirus hysteria -- failing Russian economy and drone damage -- AI and customer service -- Avivo Village for the homeless -- electric hydrofoil ferry for Stockholm -- Threads V BlueSky gvgoebel.nekoweb.org/dv/

DAYLOG FRI 22 MAY 26 / THREADS V BLUESKY: I got a follower who declared on his profile: "BANNED by Threads, had 290,000 followers and 180 million views per month!" Wow, more followers than I could imagine! Anyway, that reminded me of my own experience with Threads. [1/more]

#dailyhaiku #BroadView6 #ICE-CBP

DAYLOG THU 21 MAY 26 / WAREHOUSING THE HOMELESS: I ran into an article from last year, on the URBAN LAND website ("Project Profiles: Once a Warehouse, Now a Sanctuary for the Unhoused" by Ron Nyren, 19 sep 25), that caught my eye. [1/more]

#dailyhaiku #Trump

DAYLOG WED 20 MAY 26 / AI FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE: As discussed in an article from the ITPRO website ("AI agents aren’t cutting it in customer service" by Nicole Kobie, 17 may 26), many companies have turned to AI to provide customer service. [1/more]

#dailyhaiku #JeffBezos #Reaganism

#dailyhaiku #Trump

DAYLOG TUE 19 MAY 26 / RUSSIA FAILING: As discussed in an article from KYIV INDEPENDENT ("Internal Russian documents detail estimated cost of war, Zelensky says" by Kateryna Denisova, 18 may 26), Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy ... [1/more]

DAYLOG MON 18 MAY 26 / HANTAVIRUS HYSTERIA: As discussed in an article from EURONEWS ("Staged claims and Israeli hoaxes: Debunking viral conspiracy theories about hantavirus", by Estelle Nilsson-Julien & Tamsin Paternoster, 13 may 26) ... [1/more]

#dailyhaiku #Trump #China

MODERN CRYPTOLOGY ----- --- ----- by Greg Goebel [EBOOK] > www.amazon.com/dp/B08T5T4FHN [WEB] > gvgoebel.nekoweb.org/vc/ttcode2.h... [#64] #cryptology #infosec #encryption #cryptosystems

Knocking loud on the door to Moscow -- wake up call to Russian citizens: "The war is here and you're not winning it."

#dailyhaiku #DougBurgum #solarenergy

DAYLOG FRI 15 MAY 26 / PUTIN RETHINKS? As discussed in an article from KYIV INDEPENDENT ("Is Vladimir Putin getting tired of Russia's war in Ukraine?" by Tim Zadorozhnyy, 14 may 26), Russian President Vladimir Putin began his invasion of Ukraine in 2022 ... [1/more]

DAYLOG THU 14 MAY 26 / TRUSTING GEMINI: I've become dependent on the Google Gemini AI chatbot. Yes, I know AI is problematic, but Gemini is great for tracking down little factoids and details that would otherwise be very hard to find. [1/more]

#dailyhaiku #Putin #UkraineWar #DroneWar

DAYLOG WED 13 MAY 26 / TRUMP'S DEFEAT: Robert Kagan is a "neo-conservative" columnist, along the lines of Bill Kristol, and an advocate of American military power. Writing about Trump's war with Iran in THE ATLANTIC ... [1/more]

#dailyhaiku #Trump #affordability

DAYLOG TUE 12 MAY 26 / SCOTUS RULES AGAINST SONY: The emergence of the internet in the 1990s led to a war over intellectual property that is ongoing. As reported in an article from ARSTECHNICA ... [1/more]

#dailyhaiku #billionaires karlbode.com/the-billiona...

DAYLOG MON 11 MAY 26 / THE FALL OF META: The failure of Mark Zuckerberg's VR Metaverse was discussed here at the end of March. A new article from FUTURISM ("Meta Has Entered Its Death Spiral" by Jon Christian, 08 may 26) suggests Zuckerberg's fortunes are not improving. [1/more]

#dailyhaiku #ABC #FCC #Trump

The conservative cause in decline:

#avgeek #militarytech #defense #airforce LOCKHEED MARTIN F-22 & F-35 by Greg Goebel ----- --- ----- [EBOOK] > www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZYR4HY1 [WEB] > gvgoebel.nekoweb.org/av/avf22.html [WEB] > gvgoebel.nekoweb.org/av/avf35.html

The war against transfolk is completely deranged.

The day is coming ...

True fax.

I think of the radio propagandists during the FDR Administration: this sort of demagoguery is much more a Right thing than a Left thing.

DAYLOG FRI 08 MAY 26 / UNHAPPY VICTORY DAY: On the 9th of May 1945, Russia defeated Nazi Germany -- and every year since then, has put on massive military parades to commemorate that day. Not this year. [1/more]

#dailyhaiku #FarRight

This is unkindly, but I'm not complaining.

DAYLOG THU 07 MAY 26 / THE RETURN OF GEOCITIES: About a month ago, I got a message saying that my websites were up for renewal, and was presented with a stiff bill for renewing it. I was of course suspicious -- all the more so because the bill was not from Fatcow ... [1/more]

#dayvectors #Putin #UkraineWar

DAYLOG TUE 05 MAY 26 / CRYPTOCOIN REVISITED: The posting I made yesterday on cryptocoin got feedback that suggested it was too negative, pointing out that their bad reputation was exaggerated. First, cryptocoin only accounts for maybe a tenth of illicit transactions. [1/more]

#dailyhaiku #Trump #IranWar

Slick Bar Obama!

DAYLOG TUE 05 MAY 26 / BEN MCKENZIE ON CRYPTOCOIN: WIRED online conducted an interview with Ben McKenzie -- an actor, known as Jim Gordon in the GOTHAM TV series. However, McKenzie has a BS degree in economics / foreign affairs, and has been investigating the cryptocoin scene. [1/more]

#dailyhaiku #Trump bsky.app/profile/head...

DAYLOG MON 04 MAY 26 / SINKING TRUMP: A poll jointly conducted by the WASHINGTON POST and ABC revealed, to no surprise, that Donald Trump's popularity is steadily sinking, and he's dragging the Republican Party down with him. [1/more] bsky.app/profile/sund...

DAYLOG FRI 01 MAY 26 / IRAN STRIKES BACK: Donald Trump keeps on proclaiming the win in his war on Iran, saying he's completely crushed Iranian forces -- but it seems the Iran's weren't informed of their defeat, and have been striking back hard. [1/more]

#dailyhaiku #Democrats #DHS

DAYLOG THU 30 APR 26 / UKRAINE'S DRONES ASCENDANT: The war in Ukraine is, as is well-known, become a war of drones, with Ukraine and Russia competing to build more and better drones. As discussed in an article from UKRAINSKA PRAVDA ... [1/more]

#dailyhaiku #Trump #Disney