It is like a sauna out there. Drama-free morning, thank dog.

Also thank dog for iced coffee.

Hilariously, I didn't realize how slow my commute was -- I left at the normal time, got in 15 minutes late. But I was reading my book on the air-conditioned train, and was not bothered at all!

I had only fleeting acquaintance with her, but I could see the toxic fumes wafting off of every word she wrote, including "the" and "and". She managed to make even Tim Maroney and Dafydd ab Hugh look reasonable and well-intentioned.

I'm sorry she didn't go to law school, as that kind of fierce implacable nastiness is an actual useful attribute for the right cases.

Blah blah blah Skynet blah blah....

US Air Force says decision-making attack drones will be here by 2047

Leave it to the military to dream big. In its recently released "Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Plan 2009-2047" report, the US Air Force details a drone that could fly over a target and then make the decision whether or not to launch an attack, all without human intervention. The Air Force says that increasingly, humans will monitor situations, rather than be deciders or participants, and that "advances in AI will enable systems to make combat decisions and act within legal and policy constraints without necessarily requiring human input." Programming of the drone will be based on "human intent," with real actual humans monitoring the execution, while retaining the authority and ability to override the system. It's all still extremely vague, with literally no details on exactly how this drone will come into existence, but we do know this: the Air Force plans to have these dudes operational by 2047. We're just holding out to see what those "classified" pages are all about.

I'm sorry she didn't go to law school,

Hey! Don't send nasty people my way! I have to teach them!

Also, from before - somewhere I read that the Tru Blood drink was flavored with blood oranges.

I cannot decide which shoes to wear - I have a pair of red patent peep-toe flats and a pair of black/pink/green patent sandals that I keep switching between. Because I am in my office already, I'll probably just keep switching.

I hope no one asks me to make a decision today. I am apparently not capable of doing so.

She has displayed a terrifying ability to hone in on anywhere on the intarwebs her name is called, but I'm sure we're too far under the radar and unimportant to rate for her, especially now.

God, I hope so.

Just in case, people, we must be united in complete ignoring. COMPLETE. remember Marcie is here for a reason.

Well, I'm In a Mood and I'm listening to the Pirates soundtrack so I'm in fine smiting form if necessary.

SWSNBN impossible to outsmite, really.

Yeah, I know. But still... nice thought.