Michael Yacavone

Student accommodations seem like a bigger hurdle than the (few) profs I’ve talked with.

Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts

You didn’t think all those concentration camps they want to build are only for immigrants, did you? (Gift article)

Nokian snow tire two years ago: $249. Same tire today: $339. (Plus labor.)

Got a flat tire. Changes the contour of the afternoon.

Gilly & Billy Enamel Pin — MULE BOOKS 2″ of mighty soft enamel for your jacket, backpack, whatevs. Show your support for wealth distribution with this delightful pin designed by Adam Koford. Less talkin’, more loppin’! GILLY & BILL...

Still have some in stock! They bring a smile to every head they lop.

www.mulebooks.com/store/gilly-...

“We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns,” according to the document from Meta’s Reality Labs, which works on hardware including smart glasses.

At least one Meta employee thinks it's a good time to add facial recognition technology to glasses because we're too distracted by fascism to effectively protest www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

The Ur-“Conspiracy”: History of a Pseudoconcept by Barrett Brown February 12, 2026 – “The problem we face involves the degree to which the truth must now compete with such a vast multiplicity of falsehoods that discovering truth itself becomes unviable.”

www.theparisreview.org/blog/2026/02...

In the late ‘70s there was a head shop on Main St in West Leb, in a house that’s now a plumbing supply I think? (Coming from VT, turn left, just a couple of buildings up on the left.) Felt dangerous to even park there lol.

What They Copied Jony Ive built the iPhone. The car industry copied the screen. The Ferrari Luce is Ive trying to teach them again.

www.prndlcars.com/p/what-they-...

A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho

Incredible quote: “They were too busy being Latino and not running the city,” said the current mayor, Steve Rhodes, adding that race was not something people worried about in Wilder. “I don’t know anyone in town that sees a race,” he said.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...

YouTube video by KEXP Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

New music. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi...

This Giant Phantom Jelly Won’t Eat You. Maybe.

The world still contains beauty (gift link). www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/s...

www.gratefuldeadbookreviews.com

This Tool Searches the Epstein Files For Your LinkedIn Contacts EpsteIN—as in, Epstein and LinkedIn—searches your connections on the social network for names that match those in the released files.

A new tool lets you search the Epstein files for mentions of your LinkedIn contacts. Tried it out, does work. Outputs a report with links to the material on the DOJ website.

www.404media.co/this-tool-se...

a brown wire-haired pup stands on a wooden deck in a grassy yard. he looks at us with golden eyes and his right ear flipped inside out. he has a pipe-shaped stick in his mouth, giving him the appearance of a sophisticated and dapper gentleman. just give him a deerstalker cap and a cloak, and he'd give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.

This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10

read online that someone set-up a premium rate phone number where callers get charged $3.99/ min. then they posted flyers in their neighborhood that said "call this number to report illegal aliens," but the number just puts them on hold with music. so far, they've made $17,000

X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications

Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived

Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...

Been a minute since I registered a domain for a speculative project, but today was the day.

Homeland Empire • EQUATOR From Venezuela to Minnesota, Trump is creating a borderless American power, collapsing the foreign and the domestic into a single domain of impunity

Enjoyed the historical perspective here. www.equator.org/articles/hom...

We made this last night and it was excellent, thank you for sharing!

I’m so sorry about this and I hope it ends soon.

California introduces bill to legalize plug-in balcony solar A new bill in California is designed to allow small plug-in solar systems to connect directly to household outlets by reclassifying them as appliances, removing utility interconnection and permitting ...

California introduces bill to legalize plug-in balcony solar www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/09/c... - great news! In Germany about 1 GW of balcony PV has been installed in the meantime.

The Visible app ties to an armband Polar monitor, and you can track triggers. Measures your RHR and HRV first thing in morning, allocates pace points so you can learn how your body exerts. Helped me manage my crashes A LOT. Takes a month or two to get “actionable data.” Paid app worth it, IMO.

Makes sense. We’ve had ours a year without issues (other than standard adjusting the belt once in a while).

DeerRun Z10 12% Auto Incline Smart Walking Pad Treadmill with remote control-Black This treadmill combines sophistication with functionality and is available in an elegant black and gold color scheme inspired by Hermès classic style. Powered by a cutting-edge 2025 new model, it offe...

We like this one. Get the pad that goes under it to protect hardwood, or keep carpet from interfering with the rollers. deerruntreadmill.com/products/dee...

american symbolism an insane year (already)

Loved this essay. blgtylr.substack.com/p/american-s...

YouTube video by cleantones Bob Weir ISOLATED GUITAR - Grateful Dead 8/19/89 Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA

In case you’ve forgotten it exists…. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLV-...

Yeah, no rush, much appreciated!

Then she had questions like "What is a Gsus2?" which is answerable online, but some understanding would be good. Her birthday is next month... (Thanks so much!)