I was recently diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder called anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. It's a "disease of chaos" that completely upturned my life for a couple months. I wrote a blog about it that goes into more detail and discusses prognosis. :-) burntsushi.net/encephalitis/

My family asked where Fall is. Before I could answer, one of my kids said “Fall is stuck in traffic.” So true, and an analogy we can all understand.

NWS Nashville has upgraded our Heat Advisory to an Extreme Heat Warning that goes thru Sunday evening. Heat index values will be as high as 112° each afternoon. Please take precautions against the heat, especially if you have any outdoor plans this weekend.

Is the Microsoft Office Ribbon causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since Office 2007 was introduced nearly two decades ago.

Subterranean fungi networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length, study finds

Subterranean fungi networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length, study finds

First ever global mapping of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi shows scale of hyphal systems that sustain plant life Our planet’s soils contain enough of the subterranean fungi that sustain plant life and help regulate the climate to stretch from the Earth to the sun almost three-quarters of a billion times, a groundbreaking new study has found. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are networks of tubular cells called hyphae that sustain life on Earth by forming critical partnerships with more than 70% of plants. The networks, which have been forming for about 475 million years, provide nutrients and water in exchange for the carbon produced by the plants, and help to regulate the climate by drawing carbon into soils. Continue reading...

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Apple Intelligence, Apple Intelligence. Apple Intelligence? Apple Intelligence! #WWDC #ClankerWatch

“Instead of cash, officers say the kids are increasingly pushing card readers and third-party payment apps, and some victims later discovered unauthorized charges on their accounts.” #Scam #SocialEngineering hoodline.com/2026/04/cand...

Nashville Police Warn Of Candy Kids Fundraising Scam

MNPD warns 'candy kids' payment scam: don’t hand over your phone or pay with an unfamiliar app.

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5/22 Soggy stretch ahead. WPC's 7-day rainfall forecast puts Middle TN in the 2–3" range through next Friday — not a washout, but plan on several rounds of rain and storms. The heaviest totals stay south & east of us toward the Gulf. We'll keep you posted on any severe potential along the way.

You're entitled to your own opinion. You're NOT entitled to your own facts. #BelieveTheScience What he said 💯 👇 👇 👇

I love and respect this scientist. Carl Sagan answers a question about creation vs evolution.

You're smarter than this Critical thinking is part of the job https://crankysec.com/blog/smarter/

6:04 pm, The storms appear to be weakening. In fact, they appear to be below severe levels as they're coming in to Middle Tennessee. Not letting our guard down yet, but this is a good sign. Wouldn't be surprised to get some gusty winds on the back side of the rain though.

A new federal bill proposes OS-level age verification, advancing beyond state laws to establish a potential nationwide requirement. linuxiac.com/federal-bill...

Federal Bill Would Bring OS-Level Age Verification to the Entire U.S.

A new federal bill proposes OS-level age verification, advancing beyond state laws to establish a potential nationwide requirement.

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"...if passed, the bill would require actual age verification, instead of mere voluntary age reporting that current state-level bills cover. It also seems to eschew the concept of age brackets, giving application developers access to specific ages of users instead." www.osnews.com/story/144803...

Here's the full chute deployment and splashdown of the Integrity capsule containing the Artemis crew (at 1.5x speed to fit within the Bluesky video limit). Welcome home!

Ope, just gonna drop this right here. youtu.be/ZNomhZFaWWI #SesameStreet #BeastieBoys

Beastie Boys | Sabotage | Sesame Street Mashup

YouTube video by isthishowyougoviral

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“This drug not only reduces body weight, but also has beneficial effects on metabolism.” #Tirzepatide #Mounjaro #Zepbound www.ub.edu/ibub/researc...

Researchers discover how an anti-obesity drug improves metabolism beyond weight loss - IBUB - Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona

Tirzepatide is one of the drugs that has revolutionized the treatment of obesity and other conditions such as diabetes in recent years. Despite its clinical success, its precise molecular and cellular...

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This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal

The second edition of Designing Data-Intensive Applications, by myself and @chris.blue, is finished and sent off to the printers! Ebooks should be available in the next week, and print books in 3–4 weeks. Sigh of relief. 😅 (BTW, this is a good opportunity to support your favourite local bookshop!)

Just a heads up - Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is incorrectly blocking multiple legitimate domains, certs, and cloud apps. Microsoft's issue ID is DZ1231199 (admin.cloud.microsoft#/serviceheal...). #Microsoft #Defender #Outage #DefenderForCloudApps

This was everything. #SuperBowlLX

The sugarcane field intro >>> #SuperBowlLX

Latest HRRR believes liquid freezing rain will become more steady after midnight tonight and continue through the night and Sunday morning. Loop ends at 11am with freezing rain still falling. I I, for one, hope this is wrong.

- Winter Storm Warning Starts Tonight, Lasting Thru Sunday Evening - Ice Accumulations Of ~0.5" May Cause Power Outages/Tree Damage - Travel Conditions Will Rapidly Deteriorate Saturday Morning - Prolonged Dangerous Cold To Follow New blog here buff.ly/9cR5j21

Winter Storm Warning Starting Tonight, Ice Accumulation May Lead To Power Outages/Tree Damage

Winter Storm Warning will be in effect Friday night thru Sunday evening Increasing concern for damaging ice totals, 0.5 – 0.75″ possible, which could lead to power outages and tree dama…

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Bottom line? Forecast is on track. Prepare for power outages especially south of I40 where ice will likely form for a longer period of time. Impacts to roads will be significant as well. More details in the blog later.

If you read 1 forecast paragraph today, read this from NWS Nashville: "Bottom line... we have high confidence in winter weather with impacts this weekend. Go ahead and make preparations and don't plan on traveling if you don`t need to. It is not a simple setup that gives us high confidence in (1/3)

In case any other Mac users have a broken Logitech Options+ app right now, it's not just you. Seems to be happening to everyone. This breaks acceleration and other custom settings. #Logitech #Options+ #macOS #OptionsPlus #Broken www.reddit.com/r/logitech/c...

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The first #AdventOfCode 2025 puzzle comes out in about five hours! What's your plan? What language(s?!) are you using? What's your IDE of choice and why is it Vim? Do you have a comfy chair? Did you check out the beta release of Lua 5.5? How much sleep have you gotten? Drinking enough water? 🌟 ❤️ 🎄