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I’m 64 and Progressive. My wife is 64 as well, liberal but not as progressive. We’re FRUSTRATED.
Say we have $6k to contribute and 20 hrs/week each to volunteer, how can we maximize impact?
Background:
We’re retired. Live in Smyrna, GA, Atl burb in Cobb. We’re both politically active, me more so. We’ve written postcards, attended protests / rallies. We’ve given $ to candidates and causes - also charities. I’ve attended Indivisible meetings, knocked on doors. I’m a poll worke…

China's Chengdu says Tim Cook attended Apple's 50th anniversary event in the city; state media called for Apple to fix its "monopolistic" App Store practices (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

So I’ve got a new gig of sorts. I’ll be a volunteer photographer for the city parks system. The task will be to take pics of folks participating in various programs in the parks and natural areas run by other volunteers, to try and capture that attendees are having fun, especially the kids. The difficulty level is that I’ve never liked photographing people. Go out of my way to keep them out of shots. I’ve done a couple events now, and still just feel intrusive. Hope it gets easier.

Tiens, encore une différence intéressante pour les amis français. En Allemagne, les homicides peuvent être prescrit, mais les meurtres, eux, ne sont jamais prescrit. C'est une séquelle des poursuites contre les crimes nazis, souvent élucidés avec beaucoup de retard.

La Cour de cassation estime dans une décision historique que le meurtre de Marie-Thérèse Bonfanti en 1986 est
La position de la Cour de cassation, très attendue, rejaillira sur tout "cold case" similaire, notamment dans certains dossiers du pôle de Nanterre, spécialisé dans les crimes non élucidés.

Am Wochenende gelernt:
Die Myggspray Bewegungssensoren von Ikea sind sehr viel sensibler als die alten Tradfri und die Aqara Motion Detektoren.
Den Mechanismus zum automatischen schließen des Garagentores musste ich etwas umbauen, damit das Tor überhaupt irgendwann schließt, da der Sensor auch Bewegung auf der Straße, 8-10 Meter entfernt, sehr zuverlässig erkennt - und entsprechend immer wieder den sehr defensiv programmierten Schließvorgang abgebrochen hat.

In which I build Unicode character tables and fail to serialize large automata, “Losing 1½ Million Lines of Go“:
https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/01/14/Unicode-Properties
(And in which I find myself sliding into the

The Guardian view on #DonaldTrump and the climate crisis: the US is in reverse while China ploughs ahead
Let's hope the #EU will plough ahead in stead of coming to a standstill caused by pressure from fossil fuel, chemical sector and automotive. Otherwise Chinese companies will destroy our export markets before taking over European markets https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/15/the-guardian-view-on-donald-trump-and-the-climate-crisis-the-us-is-in-reverse-while-china-ploughs-ahead

Nvidia announces BYD, Geely, Isuzu, and Nissan will use its Drive Hyperion AV platform and says Uber will launch Hyperion-powered robotaxis in 28 cities by 2028 (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/895301/nvidia-robotaxi-byd-geely-hyp…

Nvidia says China’s BYD and Geely will use its robotaxi platform
Nvidia says it’s adding BYD and Geely to its robotaxi program, as well as Uber and Lyft. The chipmaker is stepping up its automotive business as robotaxis expand.

Didero, which provides an agentic AI layer that integrates with ERP systems to automate supply chains, raised a $30M Series A co-led by Chemistry and Headline (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/didero-lands-3…

Didero lands $30M to put manufacturing procurement on 'agentic' autopilot | TechCrunch
Didero functions as an agentic AI layer that sits on top of a company’s existing ERP, acting as a coordinator that reads incoming communications and automatically executes the necessary updates and tasks.

Lio, which uses AI agents to automate enterprise procurement, including document reading and supplier evaluation, raised a $30M Series A led by a16z (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/lio-ai-series-a-a16z-30m-…

Lio raises $30M from Andreessen Horowitz and others to automate enterprise procurement | TechCrunch
AI procurement startup Lio announced a $30 million Series A in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz.