Anyone else unable to login to wordpress.com? I get to the page, and it just shows me a #WordPress logo, but never actually loads the login page. Looks like there might be some JS errors keeping it from loading the way it should.
How many cats do you know that can actually climb a chainlink fence? Mama Sox is very adept at climbing over our 6' chainlink fence. I don't mean jumping on things to get over it; I literally mean climbing it, like a very small person might.
Using my Traeger for the 3rd time today. I do enjoy the ease of using it quite a bit, and the fact that it uses low power, and the way it's designed means that I can use it anytime, regardless of weather (my other standard electric smokers need a fully-dedicated circuit, where this one can be used in a regular outlet).
That said, I really wish it had an agitator in the pellet hopper. My pellets aren't feeding into the auger properly (even with brand new pellets), so it keeps shutting off
I couldn't convince ChatGPT that the capital of West Virginia is Huntington (it's not, it's Charleston), until I told it to check wv.gov (which of course it cannot do), which caused it to finally concede the point.
Consider this your periodic reminder that ChatGPT doesn't "think" anything but is just completing sentences with statistically-likely conclusions.
Food
The burgers turned out pretty good. Not really smoky, since they only cooked for about 20 minutes. The flavor was kind of like cooking partially on a gas grill and partially on a charcoal grill.
Some sad news: Heather Hamilton (aka Heather Armstrong), who wrote the popular and influential Dooce, died yesterday. She was 47 years old. https://kottke.org/23/05/rest-in-peace-heather
Have already seen or heard several journos who ought to know better say that Trump was found "guilty" of sexual abuse and "not guilty" of rape. No. It was a civil trial, and you're either liable or not liable. This has been a public service announcement. #journalism
Interesting
A countertop device that makes water from thin air https://www.fastcompany.com/90891930/spout-countertop-atmospheric-water-generator