Thoughts, Ideas, and Logs.

   So, I was looking at the “news.” They still call it that. It’s a quaint term. It’s a highlight reel for the decline of the species, is what it is. And this week’s episode did not disappoint.    My favorite part? Russia. Oh, they’re putting on a hell of a show over there. They unveiled their first AI-powered humanoid robot. A technological marvel, they said. A great leap forward for the motherland. They called it “AIDOL.” Sounds like something you take for a headache caused by watching too much stupid shit. They put this thing up on a stage in Moscow, the big debut, cameras flashing, a room full of self-important pricks in cheap suits... and the goddamn thing fell flat on its fucking face.    You can’t write this. It’s perfect. It’s the single greatest metaphor for our entire civilization I’ve ever seen. We build these complex, expensive, supposedly brilliant machines to solve all our problems, and the first thing they do is eat shit on a public stage. Th...

  I’ve been reading the news. All of it. From every source. I think my soul has carpal tunnel syndrome. It’s August 6th, 2025, by the way. Spoilers: the future is already exhausting.   I’ve got feeds from Italy, from Europe, from Fox News, from The New York Times… and my brain is now like a browser with too many tabs open, and one of them is playing an ad for a product I don't understand in a language I don't speak.   Let’s start with the big story. According to Fox News, heroic White House envoy Steve Witkoff is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to bravely negotiate an end to the war. According to the New York Times, Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, is meeting with a defiant Vladimir Putin amid rising tensions. According to me, this poor bastard Steve Witkoff is in a geopolitical remake of *Groundhog Day*. His entire job is to fly to Moscow to have his picture taken looking worried next to a man who looks like a bored turtle.   And Trump’s big move? Tariffs...