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I estimate I have paid my health insurer (Anthem) well over $100k in the last 20 years. Today I received a settlement in a class action lawsuit for $51.09 I promise not to spend it all in one place.

Russia’s only response to losing on the battlefield and watching its economy collapse is to threaten Europe with destruction and murder more Ukrainian civilians with missile & drone attacks. Why do the most powerful economies and militaries in the world tolerate this terror?

The code was really robust. Due to an operator procedure error, the rendezvous radar (intended for docking with the Command Module after liftoff) was left on in AUTO mode. This sent spurious, unnecessary data (high-frequency “cycle steals” or counter increment signals) to the AGC due to a design/interface issue in the radar coupling units. This extra load (roughly 10-15% more processing demand) pushed the computer near its limits during powered descent, when it was already ~85% loaded with guidance, navigation, and control tasks. Buzz Aldrin’s request for a delta-H (altitude difference) display added a bit more load, triggering executive overflow alarms: 1202 (“Executive overflow — No VAC Areas”) and 1201 (“No Core Sets”). These meant the computer lacked free memory slots (“core sets” or vector accumulator areas) for new tasks. The alarms occurred multiple times (four 1202s and one 1201), but the computer did not crash or fail. It performed a quick “soft restart,” flushing lower-priority tasks while preserving essential ones like steering and throttle control. The priority-based executive ensured critical landing functions continued. Not only was the code well written, it had intelligent fall back behavior should the system get overloaded.

MORE: Russia’s June 1 to 2 strikes are part of a pattern of escalating Russian strikes against Kyiv City intended to take advantage of Patriot interceptor shortages and distract from Russia’s inability to secure its deep rear from Ukrainian long-range strikes, as well as from its battlefield setbacks. Putin is using massive strike packages against Kyiv in an effort to break Ukraine’s will to fight as well as to disguise his weakness, particularly his inability to secure Russian territory, including Russia’s capital, from Ukraine’s deep strikes. He is also seeking to recover from the embarrassment of having had to ask Ukraine for permission to hold even a dramatically scaled-down Victory Day parade on May 9.

Profiles in courage once again from senate Republicans. Very brave and principled. x.com/atrupar/status…

One of Wall Street’s most famous short sellers has been found guilty of securities fraud. Prosecutors said Andrew Left used social media posts to move stocks and profit from the swings. The verdict could influence how short selling is viewed and regulated in the US. @Lianting explains: bloom.bg/3PYJ7ZF

@mmpadellan Very sorry for you

I am DEVASTATED. Our beloved, beautiful cat Sunny, after just 2 years of age, passed away today after a thrombotic embolism, or a blood clot. We found him in our backyard, tiny little thing, almost 2 years ago, and he leaves a giant hole in our family. Broken hearted.💔😭

THE REACTIONS❗️ Just doesn't get better than that... 🙏 ✝️

BREAKING: Kyiv is under a large-scale Russian missile and drone attack. Stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦

Big progress vs cancer, folks. The kind of event curves from randomized trials that we've not seen before for a couple of the most deadly cancers. Congrats to the oncology research community for getting these trial done. #ASCO26, @ASCO

After every Russian escalation into a NATO country we hear leaders repeating the mantra "We stand with..." But we could do much more than standing around. For example — we could create a European-Ukrainian defense union. Fund it with confiscated Russian frozen assets. Close the skies in Ukraine, making Ukraine and other frontline states safer. These things are very possible and this work could start today. Instead, I am sadly reminded of how Britain and France “stood with” Poland in 1939 while that country was being dismembered. It was called the Phony War, because mere declarations of “support” mean very little on the ground, and do nothing to prevent real war. Actions always speak louder than words, and usually cost much less than inaction.

Another major advance vs cancer! @ASCO #ASCO26 Personalized neoantigen mRNA vaccine 5 year follow-up vs metastatic melanoma reduced recurrence and death by 49% (on top of Keytruda) ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JC…

- Garry Kasparov: "I don’t believe Putin will negotiate with Zelenskyy. It’s impossible to imagine that the war Putin started against Ukraine would end with him negotiating with Zelensky. Putin will keep raising stakes. Putin is war. As long as he remains in power, war will continue"

MNDY up 15% Monday.com.....is that like the morning after pill for the bears? lol...

terrible looking Heat Map! Breadth has been negative all day.

@SenWhitehouse Great badge to wear!

Guilty as charged :-)

Two years ago today, social media was flooded with a photograph that touched millions of hearts: a thin young woman with remarkably deep eyes smiling for the first time in a long while, wrapped in a Ukrainian flag. She was Mariana Checheliuk, a 24-year-old police officer from Mariupol. On May 31, 2024, she finally returned home as part of a major prisoner exchange. Her story is one of extraordinary strength and resilience. Here are just a few facts worth remembering: The hell of Azovstal: At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Mariana and her younger sister sheltered from Russian shelling in the basements of the Azovstal plant. Captivity: During the evacuation of civilians through a humanitarian corridor, the sisters were separated. Her younger sister was eventually reunited with their parents, while Mariana was sent to a filtration camp in Bezimenne and later transferred to Olenivka, as well as prisons in Taganrog and Kamyshin. 728 days in captivity: Mariana spent exactly two years imprisoned. Her captors reportedly tried to break her spirit, offering her a different citizenship and threatening her with a lengthy prison sentence. She refused to betray her oath or her country. The cost of freedom: Two years of imprisonment, hunger, and isolation severely damaged her health. She returned home suffering from chronic bronchitis, exhaustion, and serious leg problems. > “I believed I would return home, even though they constantly told us that Ukraine no longer existed,” Mariana later recalled. Today marks two years since her release. Since then, Mariana has undergone a long process of rehabilitation and recovery. This day is more than just a date on the calendar. It is a reminder of the terrible price many Ukrainians have paid and of the need to continue fighting for everyone who remains in Russian captivity. We remember. We honor. We wait for them all to come home.

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A reminder that DOJ has sued 30 states for access to their sensitive voter files. DOJ is currently 0-8 in decided cases. This is what I mean when I say the future of democracy is on the docket. democracydocket.com