I’m sad to hear of Kevin Mitnick’s passing, and from the same disease that took my father’s life at a similar age. “The world’s most wanted hacker” was an inspiration to me as a kid, but not in an obvious way. I remember when Takedown came out. I devoured it in a day. Kevin never stopped. We’ll be less without him. My thoughts are with his family, friends and fellow hackers around the world.

I really have NO idea where to post anything anymore. Need to address that.

Finished Silo, which I loved. So wonderful seeing the books come to life. I thought it was so well done. Started Foundation last night. So far, so good.

Sincere question. Why would someone pay $20/month for ChatGPT when you could pay $20/month for Poe, which allows you to use ChatGPT-4 and Claude-2? What am I missing?

We woke up early to beat the heat and see some birds. We saw a young bald eagle, many ospreys along with their nests and chicks and some nesting herons. Here are a few photos.