The part where they really don't like to cooperate but still do is when I brush their teeth. 😬

But then a quick little treat and all is forgiven.

Success. Now it's my turn.

Shpuld call it a night soon as I've blood work for a routine physical first thing tomorrow. :)

My favorite is the chunk of graphite I have labeled as coming from Obninsk. I'm slightly dubious that it was used, but the soviets did lots of stupid things. It definitely has the "visiting scientist gift" vibe. And Obninsk is just obscure enough that it's possible

I missed this launch but noticed some lights in the sky while talking to a neighbor. :)

It ended up flying today?
I missed it. I pulled the camera out earlier but after that abort went back to work in a wooded area with no view. :(

Good to hear it went well.

It's like with LLMs generally, they take advantage of our tendency to project our own sense of self and personhood, something that produces output that looks like human speech must have a human intellect, etc. It's a deliberate trick

Looks delightful. :3

Proximity to a fireplace is good comfort, even in mild winters.