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People of his ilk whine: “Politics! Cancel culture! Name-calling! Everyone used to just praise me! Why can’t we just build good tech???”
Well, there’s the thing: his presence is a •liability• to the tech I depend on. His words and behavior threaten to fragment and destroy the human systems that keep the tech solid. I do care that he’s a racist asshole and want him gone from my circles for that reason alone, but even if I didn’t care, I’d •also• want him gone for the good of the technology.

Some good news (for a change):
"For a century, they were gone. But California condors are making a comeback in these parts of the Bay Area"
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/20/for

For a century, they were gone. But California Condors are making a comeback in these parts of the Bay Area
“These movements into Alameda County, and even Contra Costa County, are the first to be documented in over 100 years.”

#Wordle 1,590 2/6*
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ <1% of 228,014 (2)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 55% of 97
WordleBot
Skill 99/99
Luck 86/99
I'm pretty sure I had used this starting word before, but I just really felt it would be a good word today. I was right. I thought of 2 options for the 2nd word, and went w/ the one that felt more NYTimesy.
Interestingly, the bot would have gone w/ the other one.

Is the Comey case gone for good? And other questions after Halligan's cases crumbled (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/24/halligan-dismissed-james-comey-cases-00667735
http://www.memeorandum.com/251124/p105#a251124p105

11/17/85 long beach: good age for CASSIDY & LOOKS LIKE RAIN, thunder rolling bigger & bigger on both. graceful allmans-y ribbons at CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER > I KNOW YOU RIDER peak. 19-minute HE’S GONE > SPOONFUL > GOOD TIME BLUES. HE’S GONE jam starting to sweetly molt before weir takes over; not-bad by SPOONFUL standards. garcia splits before mydland’s tune. 35-minute DRUMZ > SPACE > THE WHEEL > THROWING STONES > NOT FADE AWAY. fun underwater circus-y garcialogue SP…

It is amazing how much clutter accumulates over the decades. This year my wife and I have been going through our 'treasures'. We have gone 'if not used or worn in 18 months, donate'. Three large boxes yesterday and at least to more going out for donation today.
Next up, I will be going through our home offices for items we have not used for at least 18 months. There is a perfectly good laser I have not used in years as the inkjet is just good enough. Same goes fo…

Speaker Johnson should be ashamed of himself.
He should also have gone to one of the rallies in his congressional district
—there appear to have been three of them, and two more right nearby
—and seen for himself the flags
and the “I love my country” signs
and talked to some of the good and decent people from all walks of life who attended.
In Leesville, he might have met people like organizer Bradley Hesson, who told KALB-TV:
“We’re out here to show…

Mike Johnson Understands Nothing About the United States of America
The speaker led a rogues’ gallery of Republicans impugning the patriotism of the No Kings rallygoers. On Saturday, the real Americans had their say.

Minor good news for libraries: "A Victory for IMLS as Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle Agency"
IMLS is the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which funds leadership training and R&D in libraries in the US. A small % of library funding but important.
but I believe everyone is gone and grants cancelled so not sure what happens if funding returns-- who gets employed?

A good blog post about the Framework/Omarchy/DHH situation. It’s just sad. And support for far-right people in Open Source projects should just not be a thing.
https://crimier.github.io/posts/Framework-Omarchy/

Framework under fire for Omarchy/DHH/Hyprland support?
You might’ve noticed Framework, the laptop manufacturer, embroiled in a controversy as of now. The Discord server is on lockdown because the volunteer moderation team has gone on hiatus, and the Framework forum post about the controversy has been gaining unsightly amounts of steam from people disappointed at actions taken by Framework.

From Josh McDaniels to Dan Campbell: What has gone right, wrong for every NFL OC, playcaller this season https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46970963/nfl-offensive-coordinators-playcallers-josh-mcdaniels-dan-campbell

Lula at climate summit: US might not be gone for good (Sara Schonhardt/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/20/brazil-lula-united-states-cop30-00661415
http://www.memeorandum.com/251120/p54#a251120p54

Cowboys good, bad, and ugly from first four weeks of the 2025 season https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/cowboys-good-bad-and-ugly-from-first-four-weeks-of-the-2025-season

NUNCA deixem nada "na nuvem". NUNCA.
A nuvem são os computadores dos outros gajos. Nada daquilo é vosso.
Têm conta no gmail ou em coisas semelhantes? Usem um programa de email e descarreguem as mensagens. Não as deixem simplesmente lš. Documentos? A mesma coisa. Trabalhem localmente, mesmo se fizerem uploads regulares.
Caso contršrio, correm este risco.

I tend to talk to kids like they are regular human people. A small child said to me "You're phone is little." and I replied:
"Yes, this phone is 5 years old. It still works, so there's no reason to replace it. There's really no good reason for people to get a new phone every year or two except for consumerism gone out of control. You see, the more money you put into the pockets of big tech, the more..."
The small child walked away at that point, bu…

Day 18: Mark Oshiro
Having just learned that Oshiro is nonbinary, they're an instant include on this list. In veering extremely heavily towards YA, and losing a spot that would have gone to an absolutely legendary mangaka, anime writer, or feminist philosopher, but "Anger is A Gift" and "Each of us a Desert" are just that good, and I'm trying to steer a bit towards towards lesser-known authors I respect.
I already mentioned "Anger is a Gift" above, but to recap, it's a painful, vivid, and beautifully honest story of queer love, loss, and protest against an oppressive system. CW for racist police murder, intergenerational trauma, and police brutality against highschool students. It's a book a lot of Americans could benefit from reading right now, and while it's fiction, it's not fantasy or sci-fi. Besides the themes and politics, the writing is just really solid, with delicate characterization and tight-plotted developments that are beautifully paced.
To me "Each of us a Desert" is maybe even more beautiful, and Oshiro leaps into a magnificent fantasy world that's richly original in its desolation, dark history, lonely characters, and mythical magic. Particularly the clearly-not-just-superscription but ambiguously-important/powerful magical elements of Oshiro's worldbuilding are a rare contrast to the usual magic-is-real-here's-how-it-works fare, and pulling that off a all as they do is a testament to their craft. The prose is wonderful, probably especially so if you speak Spanish, but I enjoyed it immensely despite only knowing a few words here and there. The rich interiority of the characters, their conflicts both with each other and within themselves, and the juxtaposition of all that against origins in cult-like ignorance allows for the delivery of a lot of wisdom and complex truths.
Between these two books, so different and yet each so powerful, Oshiro has demonstrated incredible craft and also a wide range of styles, so I'm definitely excited to read more of their work and to recommend them to others.
I'm also glad to have finally put a nonbinary author on this list; the others I had in mind won't make it at this point because there's too much genre overlap, although I'll include them in my didn't-make-it list at the end. I've now got just 2 slots left and have counted up 14 more authors that absolutely need to be mentioned, so we'll see what happens.
#20AuthorsNoMen

As you might have imagined, last night during the #WorldSeries was a good night for #DoorDashing
There were few lulls.
4:23PM - 10:09PM
18 DD = $120.50
5 UE = $49.73
But it was also a weird night because two things happened that have never before:
1) I had to return a whole UE order because it contained alcohol, the customer had no valid ID, and the Uber app refused to complete it any other way. So be forewarned! (I was shocked that I still got full pay!?)
2) I came *this* close to running out of charge in the EV! It is only the second time since owning the car that it has gone under 5%! The little 🐢 icon came on and everything! It is not usually a problem but with commuting to work 170km (starting with 80% charge) cooler weather, rain, using the defog constantly for 5.5 hours while dashing and an extra long night (I usually only go to 9PM) I pushed it a little too far! 😂 I did 30kph for the last 3km from the last delivery to home base. 😂 🪫 I should have realized the night before and charged to 90 or 100%.
#dasherlife #doordash #ubereats #uber #ev #mlb #food #delivery #kona #hyundai #electricCar

Good save on Szoboszlai by Donnarumma. It would have been disallowed had it gone in for reasons to be determined later. 🧂
#LFC

omg this could be so great. The guy responsible for “Liquid Glass” is gone from Apple. Maybe in the coming years we’ll see a retreat from this very bad design style from MacOS & iOS and a refocusing on good UI principles. https://mastodon.social/@daringfireball/115659146746706644

omg this could be so great. The guy responsible for “Liquid Glass” is gone from Apple. Maybe in the coming years we’ll see a retreat from this very bad design style from MacOS & iOS and a refocusing on good UI principles. https://mastodon.social/@daringfireball/115659146746706644

After Shutdown, Labor Dept. Says Some Data Is Gone for Good (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/business/economy/labor-department-economy-data-october.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251119/p110#a251119p110

I tend to talk to kids like they are regular human people. A small child said to me "You're phone is little." and I replied:
"Yes, this phone is 5 years old. It still works, so there's no reason to replace it. There's really no good reason for people to get a new phone every year or two except for consumerism gone out of control. You see, the more money you put into the pockets of big tech, the more..."
The small child walked away at that point, bu…

So much painting gone on here that we're out of paint. Apparently the paint is usually watery and is eaten up by the wood like a hungry teen eats cheese.
More paint should hopefully be arriving over the weekend or on Monday.
Looking good. Would have definitely tried to pick a lighter colour for the walls if I'd known what the wood would end up like though.
More to be done on Monday before the master carpenter gets back on Tuesday.