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Dad’s cancer has progressed to the point where he can’t eat or drink anything. His nursing home changed his status to hospice.

I’m feeling… I’m not sure what but it’s a lot. And feeling it has my tbi symptoms going crazy

Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

CVS is a good option. I’ve been looking at them mostly at Walmart, which always seems to have a healthy stock of them.

I definitely need to get a foot/boot like I used to have. Otherwise it falls down too much.

I had running tights on and, by some TBI glitch, also left my pants there. And went back to ask for my cane and pants. I didn’t get either. They eventually did give a brand new pair of pants.

Agreed. I’m so surprised she hasn’t been a bigger character. Including her for just one episode was bizarre - clearly she’s not faculty but then what is she doing?

Cover of The Lancet:

@thelancet.com
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That’s why I was shopping for a new one. Left behind in changing room at the mall the previous evening.

Just tired. So much life happening right now (mine and others close to me) and I just want to curl up in bed.

But it the midst of all this life happening think morning, I forgot to grab my keys before leaving the house

What did you at lunch today? Went cane shopping.

In an Intense Election Year, New Post Office Rules Could Trip Up Voter Registration A change in how mail is postmarked could lead some voters to miss key deadlines, including voter registration. Advocates worry the people most affected will be those already facing voting barriers.

In an Intense Election Year, New Post Office Rules Could Trip Up Voter Registration

Just remember to breathe. Let the emotions com, look at them and then let them pass.

I remember handling this twice and shut as shit ain’t easy

Original Apple TV Intro (2007)

Photo from 1910 of children in a couple of rows, many holding newspapers.

Pressman wearing newspaper folded hat with brim resting between editions at the New York Times, 1942 (photo: Marjory Collins)

Gasoline Alley comic strips showing Skeezix being tricked into looking for mythical type lice and then having water splashed on his face.

Image from the movie Park Row, showing a boy with ink on his face with laughing, friendly typesetters all around, after showing him type lice.

Just launched on Kickstarter! “Flong Time, No See,” my collection of essays and reported work on printing history and people’s labor. Not academic—it’s a lot of fun, as you learn about a wildcat typesetter strike, “bogus” copy, type lice,” and much more! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gle...

#StarTrek

Hey.

Tell people when they do good job.

When you like the stuff they make.

When you like the characters they’ve created.

The stories they’ve told.

Nobody hears it as often as you think bc everyone thinks everyone hears it all the time.

Trust. They don’t.

Tell. Them.

“Just a little detail that wouldn’t sell anything” – Unsung A blog about software craft and quality

For my 150th (!) post, a look back at Apple’s breathing lights: unsung.aresluna.org/just-a-littl...

It's Official: the Cybertruck is More Explosive than the Ford Pinto - FuelArc News We now have a full year of data for the Cybertruck, and a strange preponderance of headlines about Cybertrucks exploding into flames, including several fatalities. That’s more than enough data to comp...

The Ford Pinto had a death rate of 85 people for 10 million cars sold. The Cybertruck hasn't sold 10 million, but the fatality rate so far maths out to 1,452 people killed per 10 million sold.

The Cybertruck may be the deadliest road car, for the occupants, ever sold.

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AI Added 'Basically Zero' to US Economic Growth Last Year, Goldman Sachs Says Imported chips and hardware mean the AI investments are translating into US GDP growth.

“We don’t actually view AI investment as strongly growth positive…I think there’s a lot of misreporting, actually, of the impact #AI investment had on U.S. GDP growth in 2025, and it’s much smaller than is often perceived.”

Newcastle pubs ban AI art from breweries to protect local creatives As two pubs in Newcastle ban AI art, artists discuss the impact it can have on creatives.

"If I was to use ChatGPT for my designs rather than our designer Sean, that's taking money out of the local area into the hands of a multibillionaire ... removing value from the local community and local artists [and] into the hands of some of the richest people in the world."

#AIslop #refuseresist

Apple to Make Mac minis in the U.S. Apple announced today that it is expanding its manufacturing operations in Houston, Texas where it will make Mac minis. The company also said it will expand its AI server production and training in…

Apple to Make Mac minis in the U.S. - The company also said it will expand its AI server production and training in Houston later this year.

Einstein - AI Homework Agent Einstein logs into Canvas and does your homework automatically. He has his own computer — he can watch lectures, read essays, write papers, and participate in discussions.

It was only a matter of time: Einstein - #AI Homework Agent

AirTag 2 doesn’t break crowdsourcing or anti-stalking measures After my article on 2nd-generation AirTag compatibility issues a few weeks ago, in which I explained that the 26.2.1 or later release of each of Apple’s operating systems was required to pair…

Apple’s new AirTag “2” (unlabeled 2nd-generation!) won’t work with pre-26.2.1 versions of Apple’s operating systems, but it WILL still ping its location for crowdsourcing—and anti-tracking alerts. Me at @sixcolors.com sixcolors.com/post/2026/02...

Post something from the 70s 🖤

Wait. So these guys have been lying to me for over 30 years?

A tariff “refund” mostly goes to whoever wrote the tariff check: the importer of record. That’s not the same person who paid more at the register. So refunds -- if they're offered -- might sound like consumer relief, but in reality, they're corporate windfalls.

Sam Altman Says Companies Are 'AI Washing' Layoffs Hold up, let him cook.

Sam Altman Says Companies Are '#AI Washing' Layoffs - not that I want to agree with him but I think he does have a bit of a point.

Measure what you care about.

#QueerLivesMatter
#TransPowerNow

Honestly it was my favorite version of Windows. Same goes for Windows Server.

A klingon hugging their friend (who is trans) saying "Curzon, my beloved old friend" "I'm jadzia now" "Jadzia, my beloved old friend" If Klingons can get it so can you

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