Graham

Haha! I guess California, with the fifth highest GDP of any country, is now “the edge of the country”!

Jays!

It’s far more important to address tariffs on Canadian products and repair that trade relationship.

Stan Rogers, Canadian folk singer/songwriter (Northwest Passage, Barrett’s Privateers, The Mary Ellen Carter and many more). He died young helping save fellow passengers after an airplane disaster.

The FDA statement ends with a paragraph undermining its own warning.

They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:

No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism

AND

Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”

I would argue that using ChatGPT or a similar general tool to *help* educate oneself is a good idea. Then get a *real* second opinion from a specialist in the field.

Vaccines save intelligent lives (and those of their kids)

For me, the killer Bond theme song was “Live and let Die”. Of course I’m biased because I went to one of McCartney’s Wings Over America shows in ‘76 and that was the encore.

Now that’s funny!

Oracle? I thought they and Larry were in bed with the Trump administration

A movie series in the order you presented

I’m bothered that 49% of Americans don’t know what Gregorian chant is

Just remember, Kristi Noem is a dog killer. You don’t need to know anything more about her.

I guess it depends a bit on they got those billions.

There’s no chance that Bezos has the same definition of “personal liberties” and “free markets” that you or I have.

Afghanistan was completely different than Gulf War 2.0. An attack was launched on the US from Afghan territory. The Afghan (Taliban) government refused to hand over Bin Laden. That was a justifiable war. The Iraq was was stupid and took eyes off the real task in Afghanistan. imho, of course

Australia sent troops. Canada didn’t and I’m pretty sure New Zealand didn’t. So it was more like 3 Eyes.

Dunning–Kruger at its finest

Hope the healing goes smoothly

The de minimus loophole should have been eliminated long ago. Temu and Shein are vampire companies.

Even in clicky mode (which is my normal mode) I still find the middle click awkward. I’m perfectly happy with my right click workflow.

Never. Middle click uses the scroll wheel on my MX mouse and is awkward to use. Much easier to use the right click menu to launch another instance of the app.

Bowie, gone nine years ago today.

His unbelievably prescient BBC interview — from 1999, about the internet’s sudden, mass adoption — is always worth a listen.

#RIP 🙏🏼

Spence damaged, possibly beyond repair, a great set of products from a company that once valued its customers.

I hope Sonos recovers and addresses the issues Spence’s management created.

Jen Rubin exits Washington Post, joins Norm Eisen to launch new outlet countering ‘authoritarian threat’ | CNN Business Veteran opinion columnist Jennifer Rubin is becoming the latest in a long list of Washington Post figures to leave the troubled institution.

“Our goal is to combat, with every fiber of our being, the authoritarian threat that we face,” Rubin told @brianstelter.bsky.social, blasting Bezos for "bending the knee" to Trump www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/m...

This

I’m looking to places like The Atlantic, Bluesky, and The Bulwark for sanity in 2025

In a similar vein, last night we watched “Bank of Dave” (Netflix 2023). Sort of a mix of “Billy Elliot” and the Hugh Grant film “The Englishman Who Went up a Hill but came down a Mountain”. It hit the spot.

We’ve been watching it as well. Lovely, amusing, and endearing

Self awareness is important