Overnight Open Thread (25 Aug 2017)

Those of you morons in Texas be safe. Hopefully folks heeded the warnings. It'll be interesting to see if those 40" plus rain readings in the models bear out. It probably will if that storm just sits there over Texas/LA over the next week as the models indicate.

Live stream from Rockport, TX.

James Cameron

Oh Jim. You dumbass. 'Wonder Woman' director fires back at James Cameron. At least Wonder Woman won't be compared to Dances With Wolves meets Ferngully like Avatar is.

Still, not as dumb as what ESPN said earlier this week. ESPN, the worldwide leader in liberal idiocy.

Luck

Luck. Fortunate timing. Diligent planning. I know I've had a little of them all at some important points in my life. Are you downplaying luck's role in your life?

Cheeky Animals

College Freshman Orientation

Oh my God.

Whale Talk

Hmmmm. New research suggests whales are starting to talk on a new frequency. Hopefully, they let the alien ship from Star Trek IV know the frequency change so we don't face a catastrophe.

Lil' Dog Shows Who Is Boss

Internet of Things

Leak of over 1,700 valid passwords could make the IoT mess much worse.

Overestimating

There is a lot of this going in many other areas too. Study: parents overestimate likelihood of local school shooting.

Dog Video

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