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That migraine aura I've been having since last night finally decided to be a real migraine. Imitrex taken, pain more or less gone. Too dizzy to do anything that involves being upright. Going to slowly move to the bed and wait this out. Last time it took 4 hours to go away, but it's taken as long as 12 hours.

“The Red Dot is climbing the comfy chair! I'll get it! It's so much better than that feather thing on a string. It moves faster and goes more places. I love The Red Dot.” - Explorer the Cat.

Appointment made for getting Explorer, my cat, fixed. Soonest they can do her is Feb 26, which is a little longer than I wanted, but I can live with that.

“Well, OK, I'll swat at it this morning. The Red Dot is still better, but this can be amusing.” - Explorer the Cat.

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Ukraine hit the Moscow Oil Refinery in the Kapotnya district of Russia's capital, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on June 16. "Russia must be forced to end its war against our people. And Ukraine's long-range weapons are one of the important components of such pressure," Zelensky said. https://kyivindependent.com/just-response-to-russian-strikes-ukraine-hit-oil-refinery-in-moscow-zelensky-confirms/

CEOs Now Being Forced to Reverse Course, Cut AI Spending The age of "tokenmaxxing" didn't last long. https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ceos-reverse-course-ai-spending

Russian frigate fires warning shots at British yacht in Channel – reports Ministry of Defence investigates after shots apparently fired within 500 metres of vessel near Isle of Wight https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/16/russian-frigate-fires-warning-shots-at-british-yacht-in-channel-reports

It Is Trivially Easy to Use Reddit to Manipulate AI Search, Research Suggests https://www.404media.co/it-is-trivially-easy-to-use-reddit-to-manipulate-ai-search-research-suggests/

“The Human is not a happy kitten today. He almost didn't get out of bed this morning. He says his legs hurt in a new way. I'll bet some kibble that he goes back to bed soon. I'm gonna help him as long as he needs it.” - Explorer the Cat.

According to The Military Balance 2026, they have ~50 of them left. Backfire C are their most common strategic aircraft, so it's not really going to effect their air force like losing, say, an A-50 would. The only have 7 of those left, which, given their availability rates, means that they can't keep 24/7 coverage. They lost 3 A-50, IIRC, to Operation Spiderweb.

The equal of this ruling in the US legal system would be that, in addition to nuking the lawyer using it, the judge sanctioned the AI company for its producted halucinating about legal matters. Which I can see some cranky judge doing after having 3 or 4 cases messed up by AI.

Russian Tu-22M3 Swing-Wing Bomber Seen Plunging Into The Ground https://www.twz.com/air/russian-tu-22m3-swing-wing-bomber-seen-plunging-into-the-ground

A Court Has Ruled That Google Is Liable for False Statements Generated by AI Overviews The ruling holds that a company that designs, trains, operates, and manages an AI system must assume legal liability for any damages caused by the responses it generates. https://www.wired.com/story/a-court-has-ruled-that-google-is-liable-for-false-statements-generated-by-ai-overviews/

Here it is. So much for being subtle and sneaky about talking to Po.

“I haven't tried the salty stuff in a while. It smells good, but it tastes too salty for me. Maybe some day The Human will get some that isn't so salty. I might like that.” - Explorer the Cat. “Yes, she licked my bacon. Still gonna eat it.” - The Human

Making the bed while you are having a major “down rush” event is less than ideal.

“It's Math Rocks Day! The Human says the party is gonna have lots of fun today. I'll help, of course. I just missed rolling a 'nat 20' twice last week. I hope I get one today! That makes The Human happy when that I do” - Explorer the Cat.

Easily as good as anything from MTV's glory years. Can't wait for their new album.

“See, The Red Dot is much more fun than that feather thing. It's time to eat, then help The Human with whatever project he's working on today. Or help him veg out and read Discord, whichever.” - Explorer the Cat.

“OK, we have tried this a couple of times now. It's just not as fun as The Red Dot. You can stop waving it around in front of me now.” - Explorer the Cat.

I just got a Direct Express card in the mail. For those keeping track, this is number 4 in the last 45 days. Odd. I called customer “service” to find out what was going on. The nice lady said that it was likely that this was the card sent out when card #2 was compromised, and that they somehow didn't stop the mailing after the expedited card went out. I went to DriveThruRPG.com and made a $1.99 purchase to see if my current card is still working. It was. I've stashed the “new” card in the desk in case the current card stops working in the next week or so. If it does, I'll activate the card, then start the process of moving my direct payment to the credit union. I can walk to them to find out what weirdness is going on with my card. Government contractors in action.

“The Human is up and moving. Not sure fast, but moving. He says he's got some ideas for one of his projects that he needs to write down before he fogets. He does that a lot, both the write it down and the forget part. Right after breakfast, I'll come help him write!” - Explorer the Cat.

“The Human has spent most of the day in bed. I'm hanging out with him, giving him purr therapy. That seems to help.” - Explorer the Cat.