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A year in the empty offices

A year in the empty offices

It’s been a year since my company sent everyone to work from home due to the pandemic, but I’ve been in the office, keeping the lights green and the wheels spinning. I manage technology for part of a…

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Author MichaelPosted on March 9, 2021December 9, 2024Categories Essay

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Oct 8, 2025
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    Almost every dot is an entire galaxy. The scope is far beyond our ability to truly conceptualize.
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    The Cloudflare people using AI generated honeypots to trap AI data scrapers
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May 12, 2025
  • The images from Astronaut Don Pettit's time in orbit [Gift Link]
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