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• Solstice 2024

  

  We have a small solstice celebration at home.  We’re not pagans, but it seems that the shortest day ought to be observed.  Noted.  Pondered.  You see, this... Read more

  The 21 december 2024 by   Steveawiggins
  @stawiggins
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• With Trump and Musk Steering the Ship of State, Expect the Unexpected

  Katherine Miller, The Budget Fight and Trump’s Nihilistic Style, NYTimes, Dec. 20, 24. In view of the recent spat over funding the federal government... Read more

  The 21 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
  @bbenzon
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• Our Democracy Has Morphed Into A New Oligarchy

  

  The following is part of a post by Robert Reich: Today the great divide is not between left and right. It’s between democracy and oligarchy. Read more

  The 21 december 2024 by   Jobsanger
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• The Puppet Master And His Puppet

  

  Political Cartoon is by Pia Guerra at hellkitty.com. Read more

  The 21 december 2024 by   Jobsanger
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• Is This Why I Like Claude 3.5?

  Kevin Roose, How Claude Became Tech Insiders’ Chatbot of Choice, NYTimes, Dec. 13, 2024. Amanda Askell, a researcher and philosopher at Anthropic who is in... Read more

  The 20 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
  @bbenzon
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• Lancair IV Propjet

  

  @ Santa Maria, CA October 2024 The Lancair Propjet is a four-seat, pressurized, composite kit aircraft powered by a 750-hp Walter M601E turboprop engine. Read more

  The 20 december 2024 by   Htam
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• Musk is Grokking Bills Posted in Congress [DOGE]

  Can’t we already determine a bill’s purpose simply by reading its name and assuming it will do the opposite? đŸ˜‚ On a serious note, my staf... Read more

  The 20 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
  @bbenzon
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• Claude 3.5 Sonnet Describes a Scrimshawed Sperm Whale Tooth

  

  What’s this? This appears to be a scrimshaw - an engraved whale tooth or bone, which was a traditional art form practiced by sailors during whaling voyages. Read more

  The 20 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
  @bbenzon
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• Friday Fotos: Graffiti in Winter, Jersey City, 2008

  

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  The 20 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
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• Wisdom?

  This is what I wrote: It is conventionally believed that wisdom comes with age, though I believe G.B. Shaw had some reservations about this. Well, I’m closer... Read more

  The 20 december 2024 by   Bbenzon
  @bbenzon
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