Amy, we all want to hear about the (quoting LAPD "total catastrophic failure of that containment vehicle."

Also, the word "improvised" is carrying a lot of weight in that tweet.

Phylicia Rashad has issued a new statement following widespread outrage over her message of support for former TV spouse Bill Cosby.

Earlier Wednesday, the 73-year-old actress and incoming dean of Howard University’s fine arts college, seemed to celebrate Cosby’s shocking release from prison following the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturning his conviction on what some describe as a technicality.

Specifically, as in this case, loyalty can get out of hand… even if the prosecutors fucked up their assignment with Cosby's case. Which they most assuredly did.

Rummy Day was yesterday, but the record, I'm essentially certain that Rumsfeld's famous Known Unknowns vs Unknown Unknowns comes from this presentation by Barnett. Rumsfeld almost certainly saw it, whether in the private or public sector at the time.

FOR the record etc.

And I'm glad that 1999 presentation is still there to watch:

"50 percent of the links embedded in Court opinions since 1996, when the first hyperlink was used, no longer worked. And 75 percent of the links in the Harvard Law Review no longer worked."

"People tend to overlook the decay of the modern web, when in fact these numbers are extraordinary—they represent a comprehensive breakdown in the chain of custody for facts."

TW—

• Another ugly summer at hand, at least for homebuilders.

• I used this technique with the attorney drafting my will yesterday.

A brief survey of instruments of digital finance.

This is starting to matter.

I used this technique with the attorney drafting my will yesterday. ~ Crid at July 1, 2021 5:49 AM

I've used that with attorneys since before I worked for one. Ask if the attorney can recommend an attorney specializing in a legal field. The attorney will then ask about your issue and, in all likelihood, offer a solution.

Ask the attorney straight up and you'll get told to make an office appointment. Never ask a professional to provide you his or her expertise for free, but offer to pay a competitor for it and you'll get it for free.

My favorite Rumsfeld piece is the 2005 Wapo ('The man was a perfectly loyal footsoldier').

But this posthumous effort is a somewhat more intimate contender.

My loyalty is with those who encourage rational engagement with this threat.

But the Gutbucket Brigade deserves to be heard… After they have been fully vaccinated.

When visiting new friends, do not allow yourself to be seduced upon any of these furnishings.

A continuing obsession: People, and not just Americans, don't know what to do with those of us who aren't very smart—

This tweet fascinates and terrifies. See some of the replies.

PS- I say the first house is yellow… And am willing to be corrected, but you have to explain why.

PPS- I can track the Henry James sentence without difficulty: Everything resolves.

Can't find the yellow house, found a post about people with low IQs being bad at imagining scenarios.

2nd of the four panels.

That was an interesting link, Crid. Here’s a link you might enjoy. Jordan Peterson talking to Anthony Daniels…

https://youtu.be/_ET7banSeN0

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"People tend to overlook the decay of the modern web, when in fact these numbers are extraordinary—they represent a comprehensive breakdown in the chain of custody for facts."

In August 2015, geniuses at Savannah River Site decided to substitute commercial software for the custom Document Control Register - to "save money".

They broke 15 years'-worth of links to it from e-mails written by the entire Engineering group, Operations and Training. Just one job, that of Impact Evaluator (tracks regulatory procedure changes when equipment is replaced), now requires seven people. So much for savings.

6/1/21 saw a Federal requirement take all emails older than 7 years to the trash. The facility is 60 years old...

They switched to Outlook via Exchange from the completely on-site Notes, and defended offloading Site e-mail to Microsoft servers; not only can we not use email at all if the link is down, Exchange got hacked in May.

So sometimes the loss is deliberate, the actions of the truly stupid.