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I am currently between jobs for a few weeks and so what better course of action is there than to take the camper van and head out on a five-state (just) trip to see four national parks and finally stop in at the Very Large Array?

According to the latest CDC wastewater data, 35 states have very high or high levels of COVID-19.

Source: cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID19-curren

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Pornhub blocks access in two more states, Montana and North Carolina, in protest of the states' age verification laws (Samantha Cole/404 Media)

404media.co/north-carolina-mon
techmeme.com/240102/p19#a24010

Note: Latest CDC wastewater data is from December 28, 2023, so this doesn't even include the large number of infections that happened over the holidays yet (yikes). And some states are very slow to report their data, so if surrounding states are higher, be skeptical of the lower level state (this may be due to a data lag).

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If the only boon to our culture resulting from Mickey Mouse going PD is a flood of Mickey horror movies, it'll be a big disappointment. Especially since Disney did a great, genuinely disturbing Mickey Mouse horror movie in 1933. youtube.com/watch?v=LPW70q4w5p

Also told my boy that I know it irritates him I am constantly sending him covid information, but that I do it on purpose.

He's 18, super sociable, major extrovert, and needs to be reminded that his actions can potentially kill us.

He nodded and said...fire away. :)

"According to recent posts on social media, Firefox’s market share is slipping. We should not let that happen."

If only there was something Firefox could do about this situation.

If Firefox were actually good, you wouldn't need to tell me how good it is.

Banished Words List - Lake Superior State University 2024

lssu.edu/traditions/banishedwo

One of their words being called out is impact, especially as a verb. Back when it gained widespread use, I swore people were using it because they couldn't remember if it was affect or effect... and chose impact to avoid a spelling error!

Thanks to Wikipedia I just learned that on this day in 1967 a certain terrible Californian actor switched careers to politics, thereby bringing his unique brand of mediocrity into the real world, and directly causing massive damage to state and national institutions that we continue to struggle with even 2 decades after his death. #RonaldFuckingDipshitReagan

"Happy new year to people in Montana and North Carolina, who just joined a growing list of states that now require identification to view porn, or are blocked from viewing it altogether, as new age verification laws went into effect on January 1."

404media.co/north-carolina-mon

Y'all, I think I'm going to try paper taxes this year. Perks:

* Doesn't give a dime of my money to Intuit or H&R Block
* See above
* I mean, it's not great, but again, let's go back to point number one

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