Birds are pretty smart, full stop. They're the only group that has a method of creating and using their own hooked tools (Caledonian Crow) other than humans.
They are excellent problem solvers overall. Given their size relative to comparative intellects (Crows are comparable in intellect to monkeys and gorillas), they're absolute marvels.

I thought we lured them all onto Facebook then ran for the hills?

Maybe the jacket has a kevlar fiber for support?

Of course they would do that.

OK. Then I think Trump should be charged with conspiracy to commit hostile acts against the USA.

It's a little different when only one side has the nukes.

All of the diesel Trump purportedly wants to buy from Russia over the next 3 months amounts to less than one day's worth of world consumption. It won't make a rat's ass of difference to "expenses to US people."

You are either conned by the grifter, or conning on behalf of the grifter.

Cramer vs. The United States (1945) resulted in a ruling from SCOTUS that an "enemy" must be an actual recognized foreign power actively engaged in war with the USA.

I read the text of the ruling and could find nothing saying anything like that. Can you provide a quote from the actual ruling to support your contention?

That is not true. Treason includes assisting enemies of the USA who are in "open conflict" with the USA. There's nothing in the Constitution saying that there needs to be an officially-declared war.

This is the text of 18 U.S. Code Sec 2381:

Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

I'm aware that treason charges are rare and convictions even rarer, but still. Trump has given the enemies of the United States "aid and comfort".

That would be far easier if the Russian asset in the White House would stop sucking Putin's dick

What the Russian asset is doing amounts to treason. Russia helped Iran to target and kill American troops, and the White House Russian asset rewards Russia by lifting sanctions and purporting to buy diesel from Russia.

> One older cpu went flakey with "cpu errors"

That's often the thermal paste drying out. Clean the fan, repaste the chip, good for a few more years.

Usually.

A recent psychology study suggests that heavy AI users can improve productivity and lose the ability to focus at the same time.

Forgetting which list is in the To: could be an example of diminished focus.

Pure spec.

There are few options for low-damage area denial. Which ARE acceptable and why?

I think water cannons can be pretty effective and don't typically cause injuries. And they can be made more effective by adding Skunk into the mix.

So basically, they want to microwave protestors.

And chain mail with fine loops of chain suddenly becomes very popular...

Many employment agreements have an NDA that survives for a certain period after employment has ended. But that typically covers trade secrets, customer lists, financial data, etc. I doubt anyone can stop you from talking about your subjective experience at a place of employment.

Given that the US military's very strength kept the world relatively peaceful

That was true from 1945 through 2024. But in case you missed it, that old world order has been destroyed by the current US administration and it may never return. It's not simply a matter of the current administration being "warmongering". It's actively attacking the rules-based order that had kept the world relatively stable and peaceful for about 80 years. The future looks very uncertain and quite scary to me.