Doug Jacobson

Songs About Los Angeles

Been living LA since the 90's. I love it here. The city has had its blows (1993 Riots, 1994 Earthquake). It's expensive and Hollywood work just vanished. Regardless I still love this city. So I decided to put together a "mix tape" of LA songs... I found this playlist on spotify of LA songs.

blessed is the tie maker.

We did a Covid oscars and it was appropriate tone for the moment, I think the oscars knows how to adjust. This is while rome burns but a few months after when everyone needs a mood lift.

Elon Musk accused of faking video game skill: "Obviously cheating" Elon Musk came under fire from influencers for allegedly faking his skill after streaming the game "Path of Exile 2."

He tells everyone he's one of the top gamers in the world. guess what? he's faking it. Another group of people he's pissed off lately.

YouTube video by BryanAdamsVEVO Bryan Adams - Summer Of '69 (Official Music Video)

Mind blown,

"Adams said the song was not about the summer of 1969 but about having sex in the summertime; "69" being a reference to the sexual position 69."

Living here, I think the city needs some cheering up and something positive and few months away is enough time.

Ive been fading out my Facebook activity, although for the fires it has been useful to track things.

"Oligarchs are oligarching": Inside Rupert Murdoch’s family trust battle The media mogul's bid to give his son Lachlan control over his Fox News media empire failed.

www.salon.com/2024/12/13/o...

A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections The mobile device security firm iVerify has been offering a tool since May that makes spyware scanning accessible to anyone—and it’s already turning up victims.

www.wired.com/story/iverif...

Clues Left by a Killer Echo Widespread Anger at Health Insurers The words “deny,” “defend” and “depose,” written on the bullets found at the scene, have been a rallying cry among many upset with insurance companies.

www.wsj.com/health/healt...

I know too many of these people.

How to Use the Secret Notes App Built Into Your iPhone's Calculator iOS, iPadOS, and macOS now feature a powerful math tool called Math Notes. Here's how to use it.

Wow. Didn’t know about this.

‘Brain Rot’ is Oxford’s Word of the Year See the shortlist—and what other dictionaries chose as their terms of 2024.

Makes sense.

The Dogs of Chernobyl Are Experiencing Rapid Evolution, Study Suggests Have the canines acquired strange mutations living near the power plant?

www.popularmechanics.com/science/anim...