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semi-retired. Perl & other FLOSS software. Scotch+Armagnac. Genealogy. old coastal fortifications. Radio. Maths. ^Sarcasm thus.^
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A viral video with the logo of Saudi outlet Al Arabiya falsely claims President Zelensky's bought a $3.2m flat in Dubai's Burj Khalifa for his mother. The video is fake. It's likely the work of a Russian disinformation operation that imitates major news outlets to spread fake news about Ukraine.

Provocative. Sad. And much too true…. substack.com/@djrothkopf/...

@chrisstaecker.bsky.social , oh look, Mathologer is playing with planimeters, both technical and field expedient. youtu.be/8CksuEk2jJQ?...

@darlenemarshall.bsky.social possibly of interest

This weekend— June 7 and 8— the doors will be wide open at Humphreys Street Studios in Uphams Corner for Dorchester Open Studios, a free, two-day event in which community members can visit artists’ workspaces and create artwork of their own. www.dotnews.com/2025/open-st...

Attn @riversidewings.bsky.social 🧵

Fascinating convo on the r/boston Reddit today: www.reddit.com/r/boston/com...

@briandunseth.bsky.social thinking of you at my favorite indie Australian coffee ☕️ bar in Boston , tryCuppaCoffee(.)com (who are on the other socials but not here, alas. ) Photo Op 📸 when you're next in town?

Don't be alarmed by the sound of gunfire or howitzers downtown today www.universalhub.com/2025/dont-be... #Boston #AncientAndHonorable #boom

When I turned 40 I made a specific effort to always reach out for the rail on the stairs. Here at 56 it's now entirely automatic, and has absolutely and literally saved my ass several times.

For the real CDC Recommendations go to @altcdc.altgov.info

Dorchester’s porch fest-style musical celebration, Dorchfest, returns to the Ashmont-Adams section of the neighborhood for a fourth season TODAY (May 31) from noon to 5 p.m. Full schedule here: dorchfest.com

Josh will...park illegally.