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links, etc [2205.04193] SRv6: Is There Anybody Out There? i wonder how much press this will get from the SRv6 evangelism task force (aka cisco marketing)? I Should Be Able to Mute America much this. The Return of Industrial Warfare | Royal United Services Institute there’s a lot to unpack in this article. though, i’m not quite sure how i ran across it. the only plus side to rampant gun ownership in this country is the fact that there’s a robust market for small arms ammunition which might help ramp up production in wartime....

links, etc Exposed by a Strava KOM: The many lives of a fake pro cyclist - CyclingTips there’s so much in this article that’s just bonkers. A Fundraising Email from the Galactic Senate Majority Leader - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency this largely represents the state of my INBOX. having made a contribution to one politician has resulted in being spammed for months on end by a collection of politicians that i’ve never heard of in races i cannot summon the righteous angst for, particularly relative to the number of asks for my moolah they make....

links, etc ‘Chocolate Rain’ at 15: A 4,000-Word Interview With Tay Zonday About… Everything - Racket when asked why he was bullish on NFTs/crtypo, etc. No, I wouldn’t say I’m “bullish.” That’s over-simplified. Why doesn’t anybody accuse me of being “bullish” about the U.S. dollar fiat economy when I post about that ecosystem? I’ve talked about spending American dollars my entire life. The prejudice of this question is that we ought to normalize fiat economics as unremarkable and blockchain economics as noteworthy....

links, etc Why America Became Numb to COVID Deaths - The Atlantic there’s a lot to unpack here, well worth the read. C Isn’t A Programming Language Anymore - Faultlore i was more amused by this than i should have been. there’s a lot of truth in here. A homespun stitch in time could save us | Essay - Minnesota Reformer definitely a stop and make you pause article. i don’t have fond memories of my homemade clothes....

links, etc The Sick, Refreshing Honesty of Web3 - The Atlantic well, let’s all come to terms with reality and admire the grift. We Found The Real Names Of Bored Ape Yacht Club’s Pseudonymous Founders yawn… ‘It’s a glorified backpack of tubes and turbines’: Dave Eggers on jetpacks and the enigma of solo flight | Dave Eggers yeah … i’ll hold off on my jetpack. I Gave Myself Three Months to Change My Personality - The Atlantic...