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Trump is the biggest threat to D.C.’s architectural splendor since War of 1812
A loosely circular driveway sweeps through the White House grounds, just below the beloved South Portico of the mansion.
Its shape echoes a larger park, known as the Ellipse, which connects the president’s home to the National Mall.
It also mirrors the curving pathways of nearby Lafayette Square, on the north side of the complex.

The simple symmetry of this modest roadway and the grace …

Column | Trump is the biggest threat to D.C.’s architectural splendor since War of 1812
President Trump’s garish, piecemeal changes to Washington’s urban design and architecture are poised to destroy symbolism upheld for centuries.

“No," said Ivan firmly. "He is not. He is merely rather quiet. It's not the same thing at all. You don't want to see what he's like pissed.”
By: “What does he look like, pissed?"
Ivan:"Identical to what he looks like the rest of the time. That's the scary part.”
Lois McMaster Bujold, “A Civil Campaign”

Dieses Hühnersuppenrezept wäre mir denn doch etwas zu aufwändig, aber womöglich möchte sich ja jemand von Euch die Zeit nehmen. Mir reichen eineinhalb Stunden leichtes Blubbern. #nommention

Chicken Soup From Scratch Recipe (Gift Recipe)
Chicken soup is one of the most painless and pleasing recipes a home cook can master. This soup has all the classic flavors (celery, carrot, parsley) but has been updated for today's cooks, who can't easily buy the stewing hen and packet of soup vegetables that old-fashioned recipes used to call for. A whole bird provides the right combination of fat, salt and flavor. Don't be tempted to use all white meat, as the flavor won't be as round. Because making soup involves the bones and deep tissues…

Forbes plans to launch prediction platform Forbes Predict in February; a widget next to articles will allow readers to make forecasts in exchange for tokens (Sara Guaglione/Digiday)
https://digiday.com/media/forbes-tests-prediction-platfo…

Forbes tests prediction platform as engagement strategies move past search 
Forbes has joined the fray of publishers adding prediction markets to their sites, but as part of a broader strategy to reduce traffic reliance and boost engagement.

This post is why I love #Tumblr:
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slashdot_zoo: Slashdot Zoo friend-foe network (2009)
A network of interactions among users on Slashdot (slashdot.org), a technology news website. Users name each other as friends or foe. The friend label increases the scores of post, and the foe label decreases the score.
This network has 79120 nodes and 515397 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Signed

A discussion with @… motivated me to talk about Helix and Neovim.
https://www-gem.codeberg.page/vim_helix_neovim/
This is neither a co…

Jack Smith said in his opening remarks before the House judiciary committee:
“No one should be above the law in this country,
and the law required that he be held to account, So that is what I did.”
Smith’s appearance came with the risk of sore loser Trump and his MAGa thugs on Capitol Hill
poised to seize on any admissions or misstatements that could be used as a basis to
refer him for investigation by the justice department,
which Trump has demanded for y…

Alex Vindman is not a man to hold a grudge.
Ask him about the bullying, intimidation and retribution meted out by Donald Trump and Maga acolytes following his appearance as a key witness in the first of the president’s two first-term impeachments, and he almost shrugs it off.
“I’m an optimist by nature. I’m more focused on the future than the past, and this idea of vindictiveness or grievance is completely opposite of my personality.
-- Now, accountability is essential …”

“I love A.I.”
For Donald Trump, there is no risk, only reward, posed by the dawning and disruptive new age of computing.
Over the past year, the president and his top aides have fully embraced A.I.,
and showered its leading corporate backers with money and regulatory support,
as the administration looks to supercharge one of the primary areas of growth in an otherwise precarious U.S. economy.
That optimism was on display on Tuesday, after the federal government …

Trump Administration Downplays A.I. Risks, Ignoring Economists’ Concerns
The administration has downplayed concerns — from mass job losses, to a potential financial bubble — as President Trump cheers soaring stock prices and faster growth.