In his latest, Dennis E. Powell says, "One would never have guessed the power of just zooming the camera back. In late spring… our beloved local priest, Father Mark, died of esophageal cancer at age 49…" ofb.biz/safari/article/1469.…

In his latest, @JasonKettinger says, "In 1959, the singer Marty Robbins released the Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs LP. You might recall that his all-time most popular song “El Paso” is on that album. In fact, it’s on there twice…" ofb.biz/safari/article/1468.…

In his latest, Dennis E. Powell says, "It was 19 months ago, following the embarrassing spectacle in the Oval Office in which Donald Trump and his then-equally tubby vice president ambushed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…" ofb.biz/safari/article/1467.…

.@JasonKettinger: 'People are free to like what they like… And this includes Taylor Swift. Me personally? I love her music. But I have to object personally to the idea that her target audience is women and girls. I'm neither one of those things.' ofb.biz/safari/article/1466.…

In "It's a Gas!", Dennis E. Powell turns an old, dead generator into something much better: "If everything worked as well as the product called Evapo-Rust, the world would be a much better place." ofb.biz/safari/article/1465.…

OFB turns 25 today! In honor of the anniversary, @trbutler writes, "Twenty-five years ago today, the lights turned on here at OFB. We were going to help the Linux Desktop revolution happen. We're not there yet, but it has been an interesting ride." ofb.biz/safari/article/1464.…

In his latest, Dennis E. Powell says, 'My grandparents, whose little farm was next door to ours so my sisters and I grew up effectively with two houses and two very different sets of parents, were lovely people.' ofb.biz/safari/article/1463.…

In his latest, @trbutler says, 'A controversy at a Christian publication this week gives us an unusual twist on the AI debate. The great medieval theologian Thomas Aquinas and self-driving cars now have something in common.' ofb.biz/safari/article/1462.…

Dennis E. Powell: "My friends Pat and Bobby visited briefly over the weekend. For a time it seemed as if seeing them would be difficult. We had a lot of rain here, and when a lot of rain comes." ofb.biz/safari/article/1461.…

.@JasonKettinger: “You want less of them. That’s the reason. You may find that it’s too hard to stop people from doing the thing, literally blood, sweat, and tears trying to prosecute people, but that’s a different thing.” ofb.biz/safari/article/1460.…

Dennis E. Powell: "A long time ago I was assigned the task of tracking down a guy named Guido Franch, who had some pills or pellets or something that he said would turn water into gasoline." ofb.biz/safari/article/1459.…

In his latest, @trbutler says, "The twenty-fifth anniversary weekend of 9/11 was an ironic time for the Democratic Socialists and the Alt-Right to amplify their common war on AI. We may be on the cusp of a new PATRIOT Act…" reviews.ofb.biz/safari/artic…

A tale of terrible service from @amazon: "People I know who have Wen-brand home generators seem to like them, which is part of the reason I decided to purchase one..." ofb.biz/sa1457

I’m closer to “Inbox Zero” than I’ve been in years today. I’d like to say that’s because of Apple’s spiffy new Siri AI. It isn’t. It doesn’t do that. But Siri AI teases a future and those already accomplishing that future show what Apple needs to do next. reviews.ofb.biz/sa1456

"If the cheerful Pollyanna were given the task of comparing the manufacturers’ claims about electrical power supplies, and power-using devices, to measurable reality, by day’s end she would have hardened into a cynic..." ofb.biz/sa1455

"The last decade, we’ve been told we have to speak — and speak loudly — or we’re the bad guys. And, of course, say what the mob says or we’re still the bad guys. But silence is often more profound." ofb.biz/sa1454

"The word hadn’t entered my mind for at least half a century and I have no idea why it did the other day. It’s an odd word, one most people don’t hear often if ever. [...] It had daily use (well, nightly use) in our house as I was growing up." ofb.biz/sa1453

"The smallest Mac, which often merely existed to be the cheapest Mac, has been warming up for this moment. Thanks to AI, it is finally a star not a concession. And with this week’s M6 chip announcement, Apple finally has embraced that. You should, too." reviews.ofb.biz/sa1452

Dennis E. Powell: "It was six months ago today that I first plugged my computer into the @Starlink router, connected to the standard-sized Starlink 'dish' (it's a panel) that was flopped down haphazardly in my back yard." ofb.biz/sa1451

.@eryanhaffner: "@DarlineGrahamSC did her candidacy no favors at yesterday’s debate when she admitted her ignorance on national security issues. Her critics seized on it, but if we care about what we say we care about in politicians, they’re wrong." ofb.biz/sa1450