Quoth Donuel (on the Weather thread):

> DOGE has shut down the AK volcano assessment office,
> but it might be re-funded after a big eruption like
> in 1992.

If they shut it down, how will they know? ah: if it's big enough, it could knock out one of SpaceX's satellites.

This all reminds me of one of the AI Koans, which ends (from memory):

The teacher closed his eyes.
"Why are you closing your eyes?" the student asked.
"So that the room will be empty," said the teacher.
The student was enlightened.