@bloor close - as a network monkey I can confidently say it's pronounced "denies" because the problem is always DNS ;)
Happy Big Boat Stuck anniversary to those who celebrate. Five years! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Suez_Canal_obstruction
@smolrobots have a good break :)
Ergo, no, I do not see cooler heads prevailing because cooler heads in Iran are not credible people anymore - they said do a deal with us, and then got bombed anyway.
There is no reason for Iran to allow this war to end, without removing America from the entire Gulf. Because nothing we can promise them means anything, we will just bomb them again in 8 months. It's that simple.
Rubio might as well be a speak and spell for all his words mean anything.
@gloriouscow I'm going to launch you into the sun
SF STORY PREMISE:
SETI program decodes an alien signal clearly targeting us.
Hi! We see you're still facing the Great Filter! We want to help! Based on your anatomy per broadcasts we decoded, here is a blueprint for a device that will solve your problem!
Humans: decode blueprint.
It's for an improved guillotine.
Steve:
frequent overthinker, compulsive fixer, digester-then-explainer, "why?" question relishing father, minor-irritant partner, excessive disassembler, original-form hacker, high-efficiency googler, borderline-competent car-fixer, expert-level car-breaker, faster-by-qwerty communicator, indiscriminate photo-taker, Leatherman owner.