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Typically I use whatever paper or ceramic cup is in the room. Occasionally I have a 450ml yeti with me. Only once or twice have I had those ultra tiny paper cups. I think I went to the lobby for a bigger cup but I don’t remember

I just finished the Cantos this week. I think Hyperion is one of the best sci-fi setups ever conceived. The Canterbury Tales in Space is so hype, and so well executed. I could read it ten times and love it every time.

The rest of the series is ambitious, but never quite lived up to the first book. There are incredibly interesting ideas, and some excellent parts… but I can’t give the whole thing a 10/10.

Since I just read this, I’ve been thinking a lot about how a television adaptation would work. Season one would be just the first book… one pilgrim’s tale per episode. But then I feel like the next three books would need a comprehensive overhaul to streamline the narrative and pick a clearer focus.

I’ve traveled with the aeropress (original and go), clever dripper, hoop and a collapsible silicon pourover.

I find the hoop the most foolproof. I can pour in the grounds and water, the leave it alone while I get dressed. Don’t have to worry about agitating, depressing or moving to a cup.

Shape is a little awkward, but it fits in a bag just fine. I only do 2-3 day trips, so I’m find bringing a jar of grounds rather than bringing my AerGrind.

I don’t have a system to keep all the pieces together (hoop, filters, scale, grounds, jettle) so it all just floats in my bag. Small problem though

Axios coverage: https://www.axios.com/2026/04/05/trump-iran-strait-hormuz-bombing-threat

Proprietary standard that’s worse than modern DisplayPort specs. Adds cost without adding features.

About 44% of new construction homes over the past 20 years have had 4+ bedrooms. The American Housing Survey uses categories rather than numbers, so 4 and 5+ is the most granular we can get.

It’s a significant problem in the housing market, often called the “missing middle”, where we don’t have enough starter homes for young/new buyers to get on the housing ladder. We are only building large homes used by families who already have a lot of equity

Loved both Sunshine and Eternal Darkness.

Another cool game was XIII. Entirely cel shaded and based on a Belgian comic book. Sort of like Jason Bourne in story, unique style of gameplay with kill cams.

To be clear, he’s not being reasonable or democratic.

“What I’ve suggested is that the Democrats have gotten so extreme and unreasonable that I don’t know that they will ever be willing to fund Department of Homeland Security,” Cruz told The Hill Saturday.

“If that’s where the Democrats are, I’ve suggested let’s fund ICE and CBP through reconciliation. That Republicans can do with just 50 votes, we can do that relatively quickly and the Democrat lunacy on open borders can be put to an end,” he added. “I’m interested in any strategy to get the government open, to pay the Department of Homeland Security.”

He’s saying “let’s just separate the DHS funding from the main bill and then pass DHS along party lines through parliamentary procedure.”

IT’S GOT WHAT BABIES CRAVE

This provoked an interesting question for me…What is the median age of a United Nations member state?

Short answer is ~64 years old. That aligns to post-WWII decolonization efforts in Africa, with another spike in the 80s/90s as the Soviet Union broke up

Everyone knows Jesus was born one 0001-12-25

I ran gluetun + proton for 4-5 years. v3.41 broke the integration completely and I could never get it working. Tried both wireguard and ovpn setups.

My best advice is pin to the 3.40 release or change providers. The maintainer hasn’t address the specific problem with proton in over a year. There was some discussion recently about improvements to the healthcheck endpoint, so he is working on the project. But it’s slow going and proton is the only provider I know about that is having consistent issues

• Dropout.tv
• VPN + email
• Music streaming

Preheating makes a big difference

21/24, not a Brit but a good student of world history

That movie is my white whale. I have tried to watch it a dozen times and I’ve never finished it. Not for lack of interest or trying. Just can’t do it

• Whiplash
• The Princess Bride
• Edge of Tomorrow
• Rogue One
• Lord of the Rings trilogy (extended editions) <— annual tradition for me

Federal debt is subject to wage garnishment. They can just take it out of your paycheck if you don’t pay