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It’s a little hard to explain, but the fabric gives enough that they work as slip ons. Allbirds actually makes some slip on styles, now that I think about it.

Another thumbs up for On sneaks, but try them on in person since they make so many different styles. Allbirds are also very comfortable for long days.

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

This rings true w GeminiDR too. Tried prompting for a specific author on a narrow topic, using 4 example refs. Output had Frankenstein refs with made-up DOIs. Iteratively correcting the errors eventually got me the same 4 refs back, but nothing new. Next author, even worse. So, I ❤️ PubMed.

Seems like you’d want some sort of semantic layer mapping to the language used in a conversational request, no? Btw when my husband tried this yesterday with Claude, it had the same issue then corrected itself.

White fir and lodgepole pines against a blue sky

Pinedrops on a trail

Hyssop and columbine flowers

A nice change from #KarlTheFog and drizzle

A Baseball Coach Says He Fended Off ICE Agents Questioning Kids on the Upper West Side The baseball field in Riverside Park near 72nd Street and Youman Wilder. Photo 1: Google Maps. Photo 2: Courtesy of

A local NYC baseball coach says he fended off ICE agents during a recent practice.

Youman Wilder said caught feds questioning youth about where they're from & country of origin, so, he told feds to back off & kids to not answer!

Shoutout all of our local heroes!

"We are devastated and heartbroken at the loss of our parents, Melissa and Mark. They were the bright lights at the center of our lives, and we can't believe they are gone. Their love for us was boundless. We miss them so much. "We want everyone to know that we are both safe and with loved ones. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support we have received, and we appreciate your respect for our family's privacy as we grieve. "Our family would like to thank law enforcement for their swift action that saved others and for the coordination across communities that led to the arrest of the man who murdered our parents. We especially would like to thank the officers who were first on the scene to our parents' home and their heroic attempts to rescue our mom and dad. "Our parents touched so many lives, and they leave behind an incredible legacy of dedication to their community that will live on in us, their friends, their colleagues and co-workers, and every single person who knew and loved them. "If you would like to honor the memory of Mark and Melissa, please consider the following: • Plant a tree. • Visit a local park and make use of their amenities, especially a bike trail. • Pet a dog. A golden retriever is ideal, but any will do. • Tell your loved ones a cheesy dad joke and laugh about it. • Bake something — bread for Mark or a cake for Melissa, and share it with someone. • Try a new hobby and enjoy learning something. • Stand up for what you believe in, especially if that thing is justice and peace. "Hope and resilience are the enemy of fear. Our parents lived their lives with immense dedication to their fellow humans. This tragedy must become a moment for us to come together. Hold your loved ones a little closer. Love your neighbors. Treat each other with kindness and respect. The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else."

Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.

(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)

A peaceful protest against tyranny at Dolores Park.

Many good signs at the SF #NoKingsDay march. One of my favorites.

Waited for the light to change crossing 5th Avenue outside Bergdorf’s with Candace Bergen

Yes, it’s the final death flower. Gorgeous, but her end.

An agave plant sending up a flower spike

Our #agave plant, Daughter of Panofsky, has decided to send up a flower spike after 10 years of good times in the garden. It’s grown over a foot this week! Cool to watch, but I’ll be sad to see her go.

A hummingbird perched on purple flowers, overlooking the San Francisco skyline

If you look really, really closely, there’s a hummingbird perched on the echia flowers, enjoying the skyline. #SanFrancisco #hummingbird #Couldn’tGetAnyCloserAlas

My PhD dissertation was supported by a NSF fellowship. Beyond the support, knowing my ideas were competitive and fund-able helped me believe I could belong in science. #WithoutNSF I wouldn’t be where I am today.

How To Make This Legendary French Recipe In Just 1 Hour This French classic usually takes at least two days to make, but the Instant Pot and a few shortcuts can speed it up.

We do a simplified version of cassoulet in the Instant Pot. Start with some good dried beans, add bacon, alliums, carrots for the base, then wine, stock, sausage. Decadent and good for a couple of meals. www.huffpost.com/entry/cassou...

20 years? This is one of those albums where I hear a song on KEXP (usually This Year, transcendent) and my world stops.

Thank you Harvard. Columbia, please take note.

High Line pigeon

#CelebrityPigeon NYC

of all the things the administration is doing, i am a little mystified by this effort to completely destroy the science, technology and medical research sector in the united states

Loved this book, and deeply appreciated when Ben Barres gave me advice and encouragement during a tough time in my training. Such an inspiring neuroscientist and kind person. Rest in power, your inspiration endures.

A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

I’ve seen unc-22 come through EMS screens (more ancient times!), but I don’t ever think I did nicotine assays.

Chemical structure of diacetyl, which smells like butter, on a coffee mug

Excited to use my new Chemistry of Coffee mug. Diacetyl is the smell of C. elegans 🪱 chemotaxis experiments from long ago, and this makes me inordinately happy.

Fantastic article, well worth reading. Captures the grit and beauty of persisting through earning a science PhD, and the myriad ways that NIH spending has benefited our world.

So, how’s your 401k looking this fine Friday?

Take a Look at Trump's Actual Tariff Math, and You'll See How Bad It Really Is What the tariff rates Trump rolled out yesterday made clear is that his goal isn’t, ultimately, to bring down trade barriers.

How the dipshit in chief came up with a formula for tariffs on penguin imports www.inc.com/james-surowi...

Go Cory Go!

A dark, dramatic cloud on I-80 near Sacramento

#CrazyCloud near the Penryn exit on I-80W. NorCal looking a little dramatic tonight.

Apricot. That is all.