#698: Synthetic memories and industry plants

Plus, proof we can still log out and look up -- if only through silly paper glasses

Cloudflare chart/personal photo

I have said this about very few things in my life — Japanese convenience stores and Hydro Boost lotion come first to mind — but last Monday’s eclipse ABSOLUTELY lived up to the considerable hype. I didn’t realize how dark and cool it would get at its peak, like an unsettling, fast-motion dusk; I definitely didn’t realize h…