“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

The Khreat Khokholite Khumvee Khounteroffensive

The Khreat Khokholite Khumvee Khounteroffensive

The long-awaited Ukrainian (counter)offensive has finally begun. Indeed, as of this writing, it has been underway for a bit over a week. Last Sunday, the hohols rolled out troops and vehicles in substantial force, and began what they insist on calling “probing...
Friday T&A: Leopard Hunting Edition

Friday T&A: Leopard Hunting Edition

As any fule kno by now – or at least, one who has been paying attention – the much-vaunted German Leopard 2A6 tanks are now burning on the steppes of Ukraine. The Khreat Khokholite Khumvee Khounteroffensive khommenced last Sunday, but so far, it appears to...
Dambusting

Dambusting

Everyone has no doubt heard by now about the destruction of the Novaya Kakhovka hydroelectric dam, or Kakhovskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant (KHPP). The result was pretty much what you might expect – a big-ass wall of water rushing downstream and flooding towns...
Don’t put Pajeets in charge

Don’t put Pajeets in charge

The whole “Pajeet” meme is a hilariously offensive term used to refer to Indians (or, more generally, people of Indian origin), originally coined as a specific racial insult that has since expanded somewhat in meaning. These days, tech types use it to...
The history we need to relearn

The history we need to relearn

There is a lot one can say about D-Day – the courage, the heroism, the terrible hardships endured by those men on the landing craft as they waited to storm the beaches of Normandy. There was every possible chance it could all have gone very, very badly wrong. In...
Monday morning Mandelbrot madness

Monday morning Mandelbrot madness

Welp. Here we go again. Monday is back, and I’m already tired. Actually, this one was not so bad, as it was considerably less crazy than past weeks have been. Things have calmed the hell back down at work a bit, which is always nice. Nonetheless, Monday remains...
Sunday Scripture: The Righteous Reign of the Branch

Sunday Scripture: Evil Under the Sun

4 Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them. 2 And...
Soldiers of three armies

Soldiers of three armies

Two former American SPECWARCOM types, who are now in 404 – Country Not Found, training up the khokhol military, wrote an extensive piece in War on the Rocks about the complications associated with training and readiness of the entire Ukrainian Army. It is very...
Friday T&A: Nunc Est Bibendum Edition

Friday T&A: Nunc Est Bibendum Edition

First things first – yes, I know this one is bloody late. In between enjoying the summer weather – which is GLORIOUS, around these parts – and staring at data cubes until my eyes bleed, as you can see, I haven’t had much time to devote to...