Comics have impact and lasting value! I just realized I’ve been carrying around this classic by @betsystreeter.bsky.social since June 2009. Anyone with stats on Christmas gift books can prove this to still be true.

Are we there yet? The 90/90 rule applies to Ukrainian peace agreements and “vibe coding” AI Slop “The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety%...

In the next frame, we see the cat has removed the sign…

TIL there is a basement in The Alamo! Also, there wasn’t one when PW made the Big Adventure movie. Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction, and in this case the fiction came true, just as the fortune teller described!

The poet Piet Hein offered a gem on what’s enough, but he didn’t specifically mention time or money. Maybe this episode will uncover some truths. “Of drink and victuals And suchlike stuff A bit too little Is just enough.”

This is why it’s so fun and inspiring to be around creatives: authenticity !

Looks like Christmas is over! 😢 Rock doves gobbling up a gingerbread house near the San Diego Harbor. 🪶 #birds

"Pop-Tarts, a balanced part of this good breakfast!"

Scored! I am the happy recipient of a signed (!) edition from @tomgauld.bsky.social Hilarity is mine! It’s a copy of Revenge of the Librarians, revealing what’s behind the doors of Samuel Beckett’s Advent calendar.

Have some funky abstract kaleidoscopes ! Esp this bright gay snowflake xD ko-fi.com/i/IF1F71QULRW and also throw me tips to support my art!! ✨❄️🌈✨ #abstractart #eyestrain #art #artsky #disabledartist #humanart #handdrawn #artadventcalendar #weirdart #trippyart #mandala

Let’s hope that SOME headline writers will finally get a byline

Call it “we care about you” or “we know you’re smart” and maybe, just maybe, more people will head your your direction Listen to customers

“Uncertainty about the economic outlook remains elevated.” If anything, the FRB has been able to be a beacon of stability during foggy times.

Something up (or down?) with Apple News+. This October 30, 2015 article appeared today - December 9, 2025. Yes, that’s an article more than 10 years old!

This bluebird of happiness appeared in front me as a reminder of why I had an early walk. Is it the Christmas Bluebird of Happiness? 🪶

This human has a way with words - will #sloptimization catch on as a hashtag as widely as the sadly ubiquitous #aiSlop?

An AI remake by Grok would cast bankers in a more favorable light, no doubt

Last night coyotes convened in my backyard to offer that bright SuperMoon their Yelp reviews. Five stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Writers” may try to say they are “writing” when in fact they are slopping

No middle ground for rock and roll (survey sez)

TIL a bit about bothies

Staying at one spot can reveal how things change in front of us. Most of us are too busy to stay still for long and miss the impermanence and liveliness.

Many creatives often find it difficult to promote their own art but Inspired to Write has some wise words for those struggling to promote their art. Save these quotes for the next time you’re feeling hesitating about posting your work and remember, we LOVE to see your work! 😍 ✨ #art

Give thanks for the BLS

Enterprises realizing their risk exposure may be the nail in the coffin to stop half-baked chatbots before they can cause more harm

France has launched an investigation into Musk’s Grok AI after reports of Holocaust denial content, raising alarms about tech accountability and historical truth.

San Diego has been out-normalizing for decades, and even has a delightfully diverse neighborhood named Normal Heights

Great work today giving 1,000 complete Thanksgiving meals to San Diegans!

"Limiting surveys to one follow-up visit would compound the impact, demographers say" Me. That demographer was me. 🙄

There’s a crass yet insightful question attributed to a naive advertising intern: “What if the dogs won’t eat the dog food?”

Love this so much. 💜

Data Depot - the next big DIY chain?

We’ve got one of the most in-depth surveys on how Americans connect with neighbors online — what works, what doesn't, what they want instead. These are essential insights for anyone thinking about local communities. Join us 11/20 when @taliastroud.bsky.social & @eli.bsky.social share the data

For 40 days, President Trump and Republicans refused to negotiate a bipartisan budget deal that prevents healthcare costs from skyrocketing. In CA50, 28,000 people face higher costs if we don't extend ACA tax credits. We cannot afford to wait, yet this deal does nothing to address this crisis. 1/3

When Speaker Johnson finally brings the House back into session on this, I'm voting no. 3/3

It takes a lot of work by the US Census to gather and report statistics on racial identity. Many Americans who have Hispanic ancestors are hesitant to answer that it’s part of their past, and many also don’t even know their ancestry.

But if we start using AI instead of humans, AI will be trained by AI and it’s likely to become a game of telephone in that it will degrade over time. We won’t be able to capture changes over time or learn new insights with any real accuracy.

It looks like Ohio lawmakers are trying to restrict civil union to be only between humans. Grok may be disappointed.

She's not wrong #comics #boumeries

It’s great to see progress in human-made creations

The same has been happening with commercial market research reports. Aggregators have been tapping into works licensed by corporates both to train their models as well as to resell the results. It’s thievery whether it’s consumer or commercial.

Published authors may yet get some compensation for Anthropic’s theft. This article clarifies some key questions.

They called it a game, but some unsuspecting users didn’t notice it being swapped for a real calculator

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Maybe, although it’s fascinating to watch people react to the bizarro stuff on TV

Christmas in August, at least among some retailers

A can’t-miss approach for kings. Much cheaper than hiring statisticians and obviously more accurate! 😉 (Yes, this is about solid statistics being undermined re firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer.) Evergreen cartoon by Hankin

Linguists, sociologists, and demographers take note: this looks like the birth of a new generation name–“slop-native” 👏🎉 Slop-native: an age cohort whose first reading materials are remasticated, regenerated, and regurgitated text #slopnative

Ho! Ho! Ho! ‘tis the season! (almost) Retailers scrambled to beat the tariffs and now they’ve got to move this seasonal merch. Oh! No sales prices just yet though…but it’s only August #tariff #econsky

The Bitchat Bluetooth-network comms app is available. It reminds me of FidoNet from the 80’s, that would relay messages from one BBS to the next, usually connecting at night and locally to keep long-distance costs down.