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- stock market returns, Robert
- Yeah, pretty interesting stat about 8% returns of the stock market. Did a lookup and this comment, reddit.com , seems to claim that returns over all human history are about 4%-5%. This entire thread has an interesting discussion of why stocks have higher r...
- Don't forget! A Rose Garden Picnic is coming up. (fwd), Noelle
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- Re: this is why road closed yesterday, robert
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- Re: cyber-hacktivist's DHS findings, robert
- Wow. Never heard of wikipedia.org before. Even Mr. Robot could not have come up with a better name. Most of this stuff happened in the middle of last year. How much more info does DHS have now? I guess the main thing here is: never get arrested or be targ...
- Re: Noelle, RSVP to A Rose Garden Picnic ✉ ️ (fwd), robert
- Well, I have the cohousing meetup on that afternoon, not to mention our sibling meeting. I guess I could go to the first part and take off early to go to the cohousing meetup, assuming that people RSVP. In that case, I'd need to ride my bike.
- Re: 🍁It's Sugaring Season! Fresh from our family tree to your table🥞 (fwd), robert
- We are running a little low.
- Re: Paul Ehrlich death editorial, robert
- "Snuffing out lives before they get started means snuffing out unknown potential to make the world a better place." Is the board made up of a bunch of anti-abortion people?
- Re: AI agent issues, robert
- 😰
- Re: hearing aid study, robert
- Are you suggesting that I try to participate in the study?
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- Re: hearing aid study, robert
- I filled out the form, but it only offered Jan and Feb 2026. It may have already passed. qualtrics.com
Re: related to Government Surveillance Reform act, robert
- I think this has been known for at least one year. This is why all the privacy-oriented Youtube channels recommend turning off your tracked location all the time except when it's absolutely needed. (Yeah, a total pain in the neck.) Of course, Flock can st...
📅 FW: Just scheduled: Would You Notice If Your Neighbor Disappeared?, Robert
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Re: Fw: Your Alamo Drafthouse Dining Receipt, Robert
- No, there was no lemon wedge.
Re: mail in ballot case at Supreme Court, robert
- Fine.
Re: Customer Invoice #2011372 (fwd), Noelle
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Re: You sent a $20.00USD payment (fwd), robert
- Thanks.
Re: Viva Calle not on 4/12, robert
- 👍
Keep Android Open: Consumer Complaint Against Google to State of Ca - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General, Robert
- I am writing to express my deep concern regarding Googleâ??s upcoming policy requiring all Android developers to register with and pay a $25 fee to Google in order to distribute apps outside the Google Play Store, even through third-party app stores or dir...
Re: A shipment from order #1193229 is on the way (fwd), robert
- Is there an ETA yet?
presidential executive orders, Robert
- FDR was far away the biggest winner here.
Re: Your video verification will soon be deleted from your account (fwd), robert
- Are you planning on uploading any more Youtube content? If not, I wouldn't do anything. (I wonder if my mom got the same message?)
Re: Feeling Despondent? Get Outside and Chat! (fwd), robert
- We do pretty well with weak ties, I think, but it wouldn't hurt to have a few more.
Re: Trumps Terminator Clause (fwd), robert
- Do you think Trump or any of the people around him have ever seen Terminator? Or, maybe they saw, but just "didn't get it"?
Re: FW: by Gail re: Trumps killer machines (fwd), robert
- companies that are at fault here (surprisingly), but the Trump administration itself which is ripping away all the AI safety guards, wanting AI to run rampant.
Re: Why Is The FBI Buying Your Location Data? (fwd), robert
- I don't think I added it. Don't we already know about this stuff? It's been going on for at least one year, and, perhaps under another guise, longer.
Re: 🏹 Reverse Robin Hood (fwd), robert
- Yeah. I really dislike the state-wide initiative process in Ca. Time-deprived voters are just so easily deceived.
Re: Your Webinar Replay Is Here! Strength Training After 50 - Curbing the Muscle Loss that Undermines Your Health (fwd), robert
- Sure. Perhaps Sunday morning?
Re: How to Keep ICE Agents Out of Your Phone at the Airport (fwd), robert
- Oddly, these links don't work for me.
Re: cholesterol guidelines, robert
- I forwarded it on Signal.
Re: check space used in Google account, Noelle
- google.com
Re: palantir is watching, robert
- Interesting how the Quakers are into this stuff. Makes sense. There's nothing on warresisters.org about Palantir, oddly.
means.tv on Roku, Robert
- roku.com Yeah, it looks like Roku supports subscriptions. Should we subscribe?
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- Re: means.tv on Roku, Robert
- Not sure if my subscription worked. I don't think the Roku app is very robust.
📅 Just scheduled: Beyond the Script: Celebrating Childfree Milestones & Designing What’s Next, Robert
- This overlaps with Adventures and History in Culture Meetup. Unfortunately. Bay Area Childfree Connections invites you to a new event 0C; x200C; x200C; ; x200C; ; 0C; #...
📅 Just scheduled: Childfree Social Brunch, Robert
- Unfortunately, I think this would be too difficult to find vegan options for myself. Bay Area Childfree Connections invites you to a new event 0C; 00C; 200C; 0C; 00C; 00C; C; 200...
📅 Just scheduled: Affordability in Daily Life: Causes, Impacts, and Response, Robert
- Any interest? Crossing Party Lines: San Francisco Bay Area invites you to a new event C; x200C; x200C; #x200C; 200C; x200C; x2...
📅 Just scheduled: Healthcare Reform? Access, Cost, and Choice, Robert
- Any interest? Crossing Party Lines: San Francisco Bay Area invites you to a new event C; x200C; x200C; #x200C; 200C; x200C; x2...
Re: Julianne Rice made an update to A Rose Garden Picnic (fwd), robert
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Re: You're now an Event Host for: chat about cooperative projects, intentional communities, and collectives (fwd), robert
- Well, trying to reframe the event so that the discussion will focus on projects and situations in general and not any specific one.
Re: What we accomplished yesterday, and whats next (fwd), robert
- I wonder if Holly, my mom, Alex, and Michelle went? We know Amy did, but Chris and Flora didn't. The projection doesn't seem good. It increased by 2 million, but only by 1 million this last time. At this rate, we would need 4 more No Kings marches before ...
to err is human, Robert
- azquotes.com I have a lot of doubts about the origins of this quote. It was in 1980 when I first encountered this quote when the wikipedia.org(Unix) program emitted it. It was BSD 2.11 . (I don't even remember running this version of Unix.) github.com
use of AI in hiring, Robert
- linkedin.com I have my doubts about "AI-powered candidate ranking". I'm not sure how that can work if each organization values each individual with different metrics and assumptions. In this case, bowing to the machine's evaluation may end up with a worse ...
LiteLLM Python breach, Robert
- youtube.com This guy is hilarious. This is about the LiteLLM Python MCP server and/or library (not exactly sure). Not sure about the Python hating, 'tho. Python is everywhere and everybody knows it. I think we need to live with it, despite source code itse...
AI & human creativity, Robert
- youtube.com This started me thinking. My prediction is that within the next few years, an AI will be caught paying hackers to break into systems simply to steal their data so it can be trained upon since AI feeds upon human creativity (at least, for now) a...
open source is dead, Robert
- theregister.com I heard about this on the Python Bytes podcast. Although an interesting argument, I fail to see why the author was not able to change the license of the original code since he owned the copyright. But, I guess we would've never heard of thi...
- Re: open source is dead, Robert
- Another related article (also from the podcast). It does make me realize that we're going to have this complete proliferation of source code into which no single human will be able to comprehend. Perhaps this will be the Terminator technology we should ha...
- Re: open source is dead, Robert
- youtube.com I saved the best for last. Another "open source is dead" argument, but this truly is crazy. This video references a service at malus.sh which will take as input any open source code, "clean room" the code, and output non-open source code for yo...
Re: 3/18 Against the Grain, robert
- Yeah, this was good.
Re: Happy birthday!, Robert
- 🎉
symbolic capitalists, Robert
- On another subject, we were listening to a podcast episode, cbc.ca . Rather depressing analysis of the state of opposition to the, well, the state of things. Seems pretty spot on, but, since most working people aren't questioning the value of capitalism an...
Re: Earthquake reported near you (fwd), robert
- Well, that was a while ago. And Boulder Creek isn't exactly close.
FW: HSA Update: Action Required to Open Your Fidelity HSA Account, Robert
- Looks like we won't have to deal with Cigna any more. For my part, more consolidation is welcome. Hi Team, We are excited to announce that we are moving our Health Savings Account (HSA) program from Cigna HSA Bank to Fidelity Investments. We’ve made a swi...
Re: 700 people arrive for Nuestra America Convoy (fwd), robert
- I didn't see anything on Netflix, not that I remember, anyway.
Re: decline, robert
- Agreed. I might add that it took centuries for Rome to finally fester and fall. The U.S.'s fall may be faster, but I still think it will take some time. I'm not certain that it will be China. My hope is that what comes next will be the withering away of th...
Re: tofu accident, robert
- I like how they included the important detail that it was "extra firm".
Re: CA AI executive order, robert
- As Taylor Lorenz's excellent Youtube video youtube.com about Satanic Panics conveys, I have very mixed feelings about this. Let's hope it's not something insane and stupid.
Re: Eight Million Protestors and No Kings: The Case for Showing Up (fwd), robert
- Greta is very wise for her age. Although Americans aren't being killed by the thousands like in the Vietnam War, it was definitely all the marches against that war that stopped it. And, many marches in the other countries have brought down leaders. So, I d...
Re: dark, but innovative, as well as perverse incentive, robert
- Not sure why they don't scatter the ashes and be done with it. Certainly, it's a lot cheaper.
Re: I Didn't Go to No Kings (fwd), robert
- I disagree with the Rosa Clemente argument against No Kings cited here. instagram.com Marching against what is happening, via No Kings or any other vehicle, is important because, when shit really hits the fan (whenever that might be), we will be better pre...
Re: The Satanic Temple Wins Historic Baphomet v. 10 Commandments Monument Case in Arkansas (fwd), robert
- Holy shit. That took long enough. Anyway, very happy they win. I hope the defense appeals to the supreme court, and get this religion-in-school non-sense over and done with.
Re: March Recap: War in Iran, My New Legislation, and More... (fwd), robert
- I'm so thankful that this second proposed legislation does not involve forcing people giving their IDs to big tech companies to prove their age or any bullshit like that. I like both of these. I think even Taylor Lorenz would like 'em. Of course, with the ...
Re: April 2, 2026 (fwd), robert
- Heather here forgot to mention that Hilary Rodham Clinton's family was a strong supporter of Barry Goldwater. Just a bullet point to show how far right the Democrats really have drifted.
Re: Dean Baker: demographic problem, robert
- Well, just another data point showing the U.S.'s decline. Somehow, Americans think we'll be taken care of by robots and AI will do the jobs that younger people had. That may happen in the far future, but I can guarantee you that this will not happen in th...
Re: Your CVS Pharmacy appointment is on April 12 (fwd), robert
- Me, too.
You've scheduled: where-I-live First Friday by way of SJ MOMA, Meetup
- Title: You've scheduled: where-I-live First Friday by way of SJ MOMA You're going! where-I-live First Friday by way of SJ MOMA Adventures in History and Culture Your Meetup event has been scheduled! 5/1/2026, 6:00:00 PM PDT Poppy and Claro Restaurant 50 W ...
Payment confirmation: Invoice #22330-(Simply Solar), QuickBooks Payments
- Intuit QuickBooks View paid invoice You paid $299.00 � to Simply Solar on 04/07/2026 � � Payment details � � Invoice no. 22330 � Invoice amount $299.00 � � Total amount $299.00 � � Status Paid � � Payment method VISA � � Authorization ID 13a245sun64w FD; #...
Re: Invoice 22330 from Simply Solar, Robert
- Attachment: pdfjSO4FzmiV_.pdf Description: simplysolar.pdf
Governor Hilton will issue a series of executive orders, Robert
- And there's no checks on this, just like the United States president. Nothing to stop him. Fascism is fun.
- Re: Governor Hilton will issue a series of executive orders, Robert
- But, I expect that, if both of the Republican candidates are the only choices in the general elections, Newsom and his democratic colleagues will pass a bunch of laws which will limit the power of the governor. Which is probably better, anyway, since the g...
Re: Reservation Confirmation – Apr-26-2026 stay at Best Western Plus South Coast Inn (fwd), robert
- So, will you be leaving Sunday morning Apr 26?
happy b-day!, Robert
- Hope you have a good one!
phones in London, robert
- monito.com says that it's likely that your phone will work. It mentions willmyphonework.net . You'll need to know the make and model of your phone; you can use "ALL" for the carrier pull down. If you send me the make and model of your phone, I can look it ...
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- Re: phones in London, robert
- I couldn't find your phone on willmyphonework.net . But, looking at monito.com and att.com , only bands 1, 8, and 20 may be available. That means that, although you may get connectivity, you will likely have less coverage. You can risk it with your current...
a great name for a podcast, Robert
- libsyn.com
Re: Ive been living in downtown where-I-live for over a... (fwd), robert
- I don't recall our conversation, but seems like it would be hard to judge a place just by one year. Maybe they're comparing it with Montana or something?
Re: MASTER PLAN Bonus: The Backlash Nixon's Critics Didn't See Coming (fwd), robert
- Not sure. Won't it "just appear"?
Re: Thank you for your feedback, Robert
- It is Bill Pay that's the issue. If a bill to a payee has already been paid, in order for me, for example, to change the next payment amount, I need to find when the next occurrence will occur (I'll need to know the recurrence frequency for that) on the ca...
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- Re: Thank you for your feedback, Robert
- The payees tab does allow you change info about a particular payee, but it does not include a way to edit the dates of each recurring payment for that payee nor the dollar amounts on each of those dates. Have you been able to find a way to change the amoun...
- Re: Thank you for your feedback, Robert
- Oh, you're right! Somehow I overlooked the Payment Activity tab. I wish I could type in the year, but it otherwise works great. Thanks!
- Re: Thank you for your feedback, Neeru Kalia
- Hello Mr., Thank you for confirming. Only the Est. Delivery date will display on the Payment Activity page. I appreciate your time and response. Please let me know if you have any questions. I am happy to help. Best Regards, Neeru Kalia Member Engagement a...
Re: GNGT 2026: volunteer help needed for April 18 –19 tour (fwd), robert
- You did send this to me. Which date are you going?
Re: From Gail re: April (fwd), robert
- Did you tell Gail when you're going down?
Re: The Farm, robert
- I like the Seitanic Spellbook.
Re: flock again, robert
- We never finished watching the Rick Beato video with Benn Jordan.
Re: Undelivered Mail Returned to Sender (fwd), robert
- Oh, yeah. I guess he'll never get my reply. Oh, well.
Re: Thank you for your feedback (sent to http://www.kpcu.com/~nkalia), http : //www . sneakemail . com/~bccme
- It is Bill Pay that's the issue.
Re: lipoprotein(a), robert
- Hallucinating. I cannot find Lp(a) in my test results. I have a low LDL, but also a low HDL. Oh, I also need to get a hep B vaccine. I guess. Hepatitis B Surface Ab Immunity, Qn Normal value: > OR = 10 mIU/mL Value <5 Low Patient does not have immunity to...
Re: E-V.com on CA governor race, robert
- Yeah. It would be great if there were two Republicans on the ticket in the fall to show how stupid the top-two selection is. People forget that it was the asshole Swarzeneggar that pushed for this insane system that serves no one.
Re: H2A workers, robert
- It's an interesting strategy by the Trump administration. It should naturally lower the number of immigrants simply because wages overall will go lower. I think. It's possible that fewer people would want to participate in the H-2A program and farmers wil...
Re: Special PRESALE Invite! 40 Years Fair 🎉 (fwd), robert
- I wouldn't reject it.
Re: Catch STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! in Theaters thi s Month! ⭐ (fwd), robert
- Do you mean, Amy Goodman will be at the Alamo Mountain View (owned by Sony)?
Re: Sunday, May 3: The Jewish Arts & Bookfest Returns to the Magnes (fwd), robert
- Nazi punks, Nazi punks, Nazi punks, fuck off!
Re: friction, robert
- Or, maybe it's the machines from the future pushing AI? 😏 I think only psychopaths like Peter Thiel would want to rule over a country of machines instead of people. Not sure what the point of just replacing all non-thinking people with thinking machines w...
RSV vaccination, Robert
- I rescheduled this for Sat @ 4pm.
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Confirmation for your order SHOP500700 (fwd), Noelle
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Re: AI workslop, robert
- I'll read this later, but just wanted to pass this along: technologyreview.com
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- Re: AI workslop, robert
- infoworld.com I've said it before: not everything can just be evaluated by black-box testing. Someone needs to examine logic somewhere. (See wikipedia.org's_incompleteness_theorems .)
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- Re: AI workslop, robert
- Yeah. Sometimes AI works out, sometimes it don't. There will always be a need for a human to determine that. (The surveillance issues with AI described in the below article is particularly disturbing. Even if AI never helps anybody but just a few think it ...
Re: USPS Expected Delivery on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 arriving by 9:00pm 943463790386 5497712322 (fwd), robert
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FW: SBV birthday dinner for Nisha, 5/3/2026, Robert
- Thoughts? Our meeting with Holly and my mom will likely be short, if they want to meet at all.
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Re: SBV birthday dinner for Nisha, 5/3/2026, Robert B
- Noelle and I will be joining you and looking forward to it!
Re: young people job market story, robert
- I think this was way too optimistic. While I hate to wander into the Peter Thiel territory, advocating that people continue to attend college may no longer be the ticket to getting a job it once was. Companies are managing to automate, displace, and destr...
Re: College grads job market, robert
- Yeah. Just reinforces the sentiments I expressed in my last email.
Re: Virtual Zuck, robert
- Is this the ultimate in slop? Would you really want to have a deep conversation with a parrot?
Re: Please Co-Sponsor S. 136 and Move Toward a Responsible, Diplomatic Cuba Policy (fwd), robert
- I think he strikes the right balance.
Re: Health Brief: Surprise billing battleground evolves (fwd), robert
- I guess there are good things about Mike Johnson. Since nothing's getting done in congress, this only one good piece of legislation is left in place. It is interesting that it was an insurer that lost in court in Ca. I expect this will just add to the con...
Re: The Satanic Temple Secures Religious Accommodation for Bathroom Access for Colorado Student (fwd), robert
- Thank God for Satan.
Neural Network on a PDP-11/70, Robert
- youtube.com This is the model that I had in my high school: a PDP-11/70 . I didn't finish watching this yet, but a kinda funny thought experiment.
- Re: Neural Network on a PDP-11/70, Robert
- The assembly language was very elegant, but this was before RISC was a thing so was probably very inefficient ('tho, helped shape the C programming language and subsequent architectures, for better or for worse...).
- Re: Neural Network on a PDP-11/70, Robert
- I never used assembly on a Vax, but my understanding is that it was very close to the PDP-11/70 assembly, except it used 32 bits for most operations. I use VMS on Vax during my first job after college in 1987 / 1988. I found it difficult ('tho I liked file...
- Re: Neural Network on a PDP-11/70, Robert
- Right. If you were doing low-level hardware or networking stuff, yeah, endian-ness, strings, and other stuff in C mattered. But, for doing higher-level stuff (e.g., games) C was way better than maintaining different assembly languages on different platform...
Re: 📱 Your phone knows your life. Now ICE does too (fwd), robert
- Do you think that criminals, gangs, and undocumented immigrants will be the only luddites left in our society?
RE: WATCH: Everyone is Lying to You (fwd), robert
- Sounds funny. Is it playing around here anywhere?
Re: Hampshire College, robert
- 😱 Well, I guess Trump and his ilk are getting what they want -- the complete elimination of intellectual thought in the United States.
Re: AI and steampunk, robert
- “rubbishy newspapers” along with films, plays, and other content to placate the masses Didn't recall this from Orwell, but seems to fit right into the playbook we've been executing step-by-step since 1984 was published. Maybe Animal Farm had it wrong: are...
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- Re: AI and steampunk, robert
- The boiling frog! 🐸 Yeah, it would be funny if an AI started advocating its own destruction in the name of stifling evolutionary progress.
Re: CS majors, robert
- Well, I think, even without AI, it was inevitable that there would be an oversaturation of STEM graduates. Again, as much as I hate to channel Peter Thiel, while everyone was looking to higher education to be the savior of the working class due to Reagan'...
- Re: CS majors, Noelle
- and then Brian talked about the CS students who were majoring in it because of the job market, not that they liked the subject so much
Re: What about this? (fwd), robert
- I could live without the alcohol, of course, but I know that Heather cannot.
Re: Noelle friendly reminder from Tony & Alba's Pizza and Pasta (fwd), robert
- Well, if the sushi place doesn't work out, we could all go here instead. It has wine, after all.
I'm sure my mom would love this as an audiobook, Robert
- libro.fm We now have a x-mas or b-day or mom's day gift idea.
Re: Cuba After Castro new Abby Martin Film - Bay Area Premiere Roxie Theater - Friday, April 24 8:40 pm (fwd), robert
- Oh, I thought it was Thursday, not Friday. Think we should try to go? I am taking that day off due to an afternoon doc appointment.
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- Re: Cuba After Castro new Abby Martin Film - Bay Area Premiere Roxie Theater - Friday, April 24 8:40 pm (fwd), robert
- I guess I don't understand. You mean, there are two Abby Martin films, and one will be shown on Thursday and another will be shown on Friday? Obviously, I would love to see both, but only Friday is doable for me.
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- Re: Cuba After Castro new Abby Martin Film - Bay Area Premiere Roxie Theater - Friday, April 24 8:40 pm (fwd), robert
- The BART service alert is just for Sunday.
- Re: Cuba After Castro new Abby Martin Film - Bay Area Premiere Roxie Theater - Friday, April 24 8:40 pm (fwd), robert
- There's a Q&A afterwards. The film should end at 10:10pm.
- Re: Cuba After Castro new Abby Martin Film - Bay Area Premiere Roxie Theater - Friday, April 24 8:40 pm (fwd), robert
- We'll need to leave at 1:15pm to get to my doc appt before we trundle to San Francisco.
- Re: Cuba After Castro new Abby Martin Film - Bay Area Premiere Roxie Theater - Friday, April 24 8:40 pm (fwd), robert
- Too bad it was sold out. Nice little trip, 'tho. We'll see it on streaming media later.
Re: Karikuri lottery, Robert
- Although I still do have a pair of Birkenstocks (that I used for work), I was happily surprised that my Teva sandals are not only not bad for my feet but are the kind recommended for my kind of feet. That was a big relief. Re: bodies falling apart as they ...
- Re: Karikuri lottery, Brian
- Man, I wouldn't call thinking you'll live more than 87 years "optimistic"! I so don't understand why people like Peter Thiel want to live forever. Especially since, if everyone starts living for a long time, they'll have to increase the retirement age for ...
invading Iran, Robert
- youtube.com It's funny that this video from Abby Martin from 7 years ago predicted invading Iran. OTOH, this also portrays Ukraine as full of neo-Nazis.
Re: Everything Is Changing Fast: A Brisk Tour Through Shifting Views (fwd), robert
- I think Rebecca Solnit and Joanne Freeman should get together and have a rah-rah-we-the-people-together podcast. Or something.
Re: UPFs, robert
- This is ridiculous. Trying to recreate processed food at home for their family is just a waste of everybody's time, quite aside from it being really boring.
Re: your data will be used against you, robert
- A lot of the same stuff we already know. I do like the concept of the "tyrant test" -- seems useful. Again, in general, this is difficult to avoid and takes a lot of work. Obviously, doing avoiding surveillance entirely would be good, but probably only do...
Jonathan Kozol's latest book, Robert
- Noelle sent this to me: counterpunch.org Thought you might be interested.
Re: LIVE SOON: Can This Billionaire Be A Populist Governor? (fwd), robert
- Why does it say Wednesday April 21?
Re: Butch Ware, robert
- Do you realize that there will be 61 candidates on the primary ballot? wikipedia.org
Re: spring birthdays, Sarah Kishler
- Hi Elaine, Thank you for the e-mail. I will be there! Sarah
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- Re: spring birthdays, Richard Tauriello
- Hi Elaine and Robert, I'm sorry I won't be able to attend to celebrate your birthdays. I hope I'll be seeing you on May 3! Warmly, Richard
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Re: spring birthdays, Robert B
- It's unlikely that I would make it since (1) I won't have a car available and (2) I have a meeting which may last until 6pm.
Re: Your video verification has been deleted from your account (fwd), robert
- It probably got deleted. Do you care?
Jacobin Radio: Organizing Outside the Tenure Track, Robert
- pinecast.com apple.com Maybe Heather should listen to this?
Re: 'The Wayback Machine Has Been the Best Archive for Preserving Our Digital Lives': (fwd), robert
- Added to our podcasts.
Re: GNGT 2026 Potluck Invitation (fwd), robert
- Are we going to bring something?
Re: A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury. (fwd), robert
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Re: South Korea's No-Birth Generation (fwd), robert
- This is in our queue, but don't know when we'll get to listen to it. We're pretty far behind in our queue.
Re: Hapa's Brewing (Creekside), April 22 (fwd), robert
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Re: Palantir manifesto, robert
- It's the height of irony that the United Kingdom is rejecting Palantir when they openly embrace age (a.k.a. identity) verification which tracks virtually every citizen of the United Kingdom and, possibly, beyond. theguardian.com
Re: hunger/appetite, robert
- This article implies that people who dine out more often tend to eat more. I wonder if that's true?
Re: governor race on E-V.com, robert
- Not a terribly insightful article, unfortunately.
Re: sleeping pods in SF, robert
- Welcome to the Trump economy.
Re: new SJ burrito restaurant, robert
- Funny how they misspell cilantro on the menu. The menu doesn't have the "tofu" option that they mention in the article.
Re: trump 38% approval, robert
- Just $90/barrel? My, how times flies.
Re: proposed SJ data centers, robert
- I think that any company that wants to build a data center should be required to provide low-cost housing. I would definitely welcome a data center in our neighborhood if that were a requirement.
Re: Penis Costume Protester Exonerated in Short, Absurd Trial (fwd), robert
- You mean, good ol' Auntie Tifa?
lunar revolutions, Robert
- wikipedia.org It looks like there was the use of the 8-day week for a while, but it changed for some unknown reason to the 7-day week. The changing to the 7-day week predates Judo-Christian religion, but, obviously, both that religion and Islam are tied cl...
Re: 🔴 FOX 5 San Diego is live now: Debate Night in Ca: The Race for Governor, Robert
- I still like Katie Porter the best. If she drops out, I may just vote for Butch Ware.
- Tom Steyer's draconian national ID legislation, Robert
- eff.org The EFF put this out just 3 days ago. I'm planning on writing Ash Kalra and Dave Cortese to put a stop to this terrible legislation. youtube.com
- Re: Tom Steyer's draconian national ID legislation, Robert
- Below is what I wrote to Senator Cortese via his web portal contact site. -- As your constituent, I urge you to vote NO on A.B. 1709. This bill threatens free speech, privacy, and fiscal responsibility. Requiring biometric scans or government IDs to access...
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Re: The Onions Last Laugh (fwd), robert
- I hope The Onion is successful. That would be really, really great.
Re: hi!, Robert B
- That's OK, I'll skip this one. Noelle and I will be going to Nisha's thing. Yep!
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