Batmish, what is it?

Animal, vegetable, or mineral? I hung outside my window (opened at the top) to film the dumb thing.

I am quoting Paine: Cloud Eater alert

I’m quoting Paine. If history is any guide that’s a sign. Paine was my first radical love. He’s buried fathoms deep, and only claws his way back to the surface in rare instances. #flammable

Coursera, I’m not in the mood

Coursera, you’re getting it wrong. Never take anything I do having to do with plague obsessing as a hint of what should come next. And I simply don’t have time for semiconductors. At least not right now. I’m quite busy.Optical engineering will never happen. I may be forced into that Global Health thing but I’m…

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Syria update III: Mattis Resigns, Sky Falls

“My views on treating allies with respect and also being clear-eyed about both malign actors and strategic competitors are strongly held and informed by over four decades of immersion in these issues. We must do everything possible to advance an international order that is most conducive to our security, prosperity and values, and we are strengthened in this effort by the solidarity of our alliances.”
—Secretary of Defense James Mattis