Ulysses by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. It always struck me as both humble and proud and it only becomes more meaningful as I age.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45392/ulysses

If you want to support local book stores, you can use bookshop.org. not sure how that affiliate outside the US though

Guessing based on a very rough image, looks like a mosin nagant.

Source: used to have one and they kick like a fucking mule.

http://radio.garden/

It’s the radio, but you can access any station on earth that broadcasts through the Internet.

Pretty sure I saw this on JoJo

If I recall correctly, this would be an illegal order in violation of the Title 10 authorities which govern DoD activities if it took place within the borders of the country. I’m not a federal lawyer so I don’t know the details, but I believe it prohibits the armed forces operating under Title 10 from performing operations on U.S. soil. Title 18 however governs agencies like the FBI and allows operations within U.S. borders but prohibits foreign operations.

This is all a vague memory from an old lesson, but at first glance the attorney’s argument is utter crap. It boils down to “no act of the president can be considered in violation of any law.” Not a comforting sentiment, and a dangerous precedent.

I initially wrote “opaque” and then second guessed myself, got confused, and refused to look up the correct use.

The digital landscape is so different. I teach undergraduates and it’s hit or miss whether they understand what a file path is. But honestly, I’m not sure it will be relevant in the same way for much longer. I grew up installing games from CD and establishing a specific file path and folder for install and if I did it wrong it wouldn’t work. With GUI’s becoming more simple and intuitive, combined with advances in machine learning and algorithmic design, I have no problem imagining a future where all file structures are transparent to the user.

What poppy is

Pick any of my college students when I ask how they’re doing

True Detective Season One was groundbreaking. I bought the score, and I don’t buy movie or TV scores.