Our fiber internet in Kailua Oahu has been down since this morning. Tried rebooting router, no go. Been on hold with tech support for four hours and we haven't even talked to a real person.
Anybody else with Hawaiian Telcom issues?
I have relatives in Haleiwa who aren't responding to text or calls. Anyone knows what's happening on North Shore Oahu?
Most 2026 thing I've seen today.
English translation: "You who cannot." This is part of Goya's Los caprichos series of etchings, which satirize Spanish society in the late 18th Century, especially the aristocracy and clergy. "Los caprichos" means "the caprices," or "the follies."
The series was published in February 1799. Just 14 days after going on sale, Goya withdrew the copies still available for fear of the Spanish Inquisition. In 1807, to save the Caprichos, Goya gave King Charles IV the plates and unsold copies to secure a lifetime pension for his son. The print plates survived in the Royal Calcography and were used to make later editions, the last one issued during the Spanish Civil War (1936-9) before the plates were deemed too worn and fragile to use anymore.
Per the Metropolitan Museum of Art:
This plate is captioned with the first part of a Spanish proverb, "Thou who canst not / carry me on your back," represented by two men, each struggling under the weight of a content donkey. Their footwear identifies the men as peasants or laborers. The print has been interpreted as a satire on the uselessness of the nobility and the clergy, whose upkeep had become a financial burden for the impoverished working population. In other prints from the Caprichos, the ass appears as a device to ridicule ignorance in professions such as medicine, education, and the law.