Think where you would like to be when you’re thirty, then work backward to now and figure out what you need to do to get there.

Also, don’t be afraid to take chances.

Years ago, I used to live in a neigborhood just down from what they called ‘the projects.’ Those who couldn’t get into Section 8 housing would spill over onto the streets. One time we had a pretty harsh cold snap. Several people died. A few of us started buying tents, sleeping bags, and blankets from Costco and handing them out to those camping on the sidewalks or side streets.

Now, we live in an area that has pretty good food and housing non-profits, so we donate to them every year. I generally don’t give to individuals, hoping our donations, aggregated with others, will reach more people in need.

During COVID, a local non-profit with an urban garden set up an outdoor fridge and pantry for those sleeping around the perimeter. The non-profit would load it up with any excess produce. But word got out and people started donating, usually leftovers from restaurants. We started going to discount grocery stores and buying bulk foods and stocking up the fridge once a month. Took the kids and had them do the stocking up, just to normalize it.

We’re beyond lucky not to be in that situation and feel strongly that we should help where we can. Paying it forward and all. I don’t think anyone who is pinched should feel bad, but those who can afford it, should.

We’ve never mentioned any of this to any friends or family. I only bring it up here, hoping more people feel inspired to step up.

Poker. And proper bluffing.

How do the lime slices end up in the pitcher? The picture and the instructions don’t match.

That I know how to fix problems with their printer. That includes members of my own household.

It clearly says: Skip Registration. Don’t see how this counts as a Dark Pattern.

Saw crispy cricket in a fancy package at the grocery store last week. Was intrigued but it was $15 for a fairly small package.

Companies really should just opensource their apps at this point, or at the very least publish their protocols.

Can’t see how dropping apps and bricking devices benefits anyone.

Sounds similar to what happened to the refugees Australia kept on Manus Island: https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/19/opinions/australia-manus-refugee-opinion-intl/index.html

And in one response, he reinforces the stereotype of French men as romantics and makes all the rest of us look like slackers.

Bravo!

Kansas is linked in there.

It’s a little hard to follow all the double and triple negatives, but their voting ‘No’ on that ballot was what paved the road to this judgement.

The other states listed have their own constitutional amendments lined up to affirm the right to abortion.

In the pipeline this year: https://ballotpedia.org/2023_and_2024_abortion-related_ballot_measures

Say this gets passed, and it’s signed. Forget the higher bar for an amendment. It will get challenged and end up in front of the very same court.

The system has an inherent flaw that was not anticipated by the Founders. Smart, legal people need to get into 4D puzzle-solving mode.

The main reason a lot of people still stick around Twitter is because the journalists are there. If Mastodon goes down this path and adds more features to help news organizations and individual reporters, the more likely people will move over.

And going forward, who decides what’s an official vs. unofficial Presidential act?

Was just listening to the latest episode of Dot Social podcast where there was a discussion with CEO of Ghost (alternative to Substack). They’re integrating ActivityPub into the platform, but where they’re going with it is that you can use your Fediverse ID instead of email to sign up.

Once they have that worked out, any likes or comments automatically migrate back to the fediverse. Replies back to replies also show up in your timeline and your followers can see them. This makes discovery pretty effortless. They can also use the stats to keep track of engagement across all fediverse services.

It also means turning one-way streams like RSS (podcasting), email services, and commenting services into common two-way communities.

You’re now going beyond just catching up to existing services and doing things just not possible in closed silos. Real “Aha!” moment.

Someone should build a little AI app that scrapes a job listing, then takes a resume and rewrites it in subtle ways to perfectly match the job description.

Let your AI duke it out with their AI.

Outstanding!

Don’t know about kids, but “Clifford, the Big Red Dog” sure traumatized Grandma.

Reminds me of project CHIP: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIP_(computer)

Hooefully, with better economics.