SNAP benefits are being distributed in California! Thank you!

Thank you California!!

There is a man who has been sitting in front of Whole Foods the past week or so collecting signatures on various petitions. One of them is about affordable housing. He asked me to sign, but I said I need to know what the petition actually meant by the term "affordable".

So many people are dropping off their ballots in the ballot box in front of my neighborhood library! California Yes on 50!

I sit in a chair when I work on my stuff at the library, near a big window. I’ve been watching a steady stream of Berkeley voters posting their ballots in the ballot box outside for days now. YES ON 50!

Happy Halloween!!

I get a lot more engagement with people on Threads, but the past few days most interactions have come from trolls or bots. They need to clean house (adjust the algorithm).

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How do The Donors that are contributing to "The Throne Room Masquerading As A Ballroom" going to feel about their donations when the thing gets torn down?

I’m fairly sure it’s not a ballroom, the government will never be called back to work, and unlikely elections will be held, if we allow this to continue.

I hope he lives long enough to see the damn thing torn down.

I did’t ask for a ballroom. Did you ask for a ballroom?

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I am many chapters deep into writing my first dystopian sci-fi novel. Someone actually asked me if it was any good. ???? I said, “I have no idea. It could very well be a shit novel. I won’t know until it’s finished, a stranger reads it, and they like it. But I’m having fun!

Dear CalTrans: We almost got into a really bad accident around sunset yesterday coming down 50 and connecting to 80 in Sacramento. There is a concrete wall dividing the four lanes. We were in lane 3. The car in front of us wanted to scoot over to an exit lane.

I read my first chapter of my sci-fi dystopian novel to my friend who was driving on our day trip yesterday. He said, “Hey, That’s a great start, but is there a love story in it?” #writing

Berkeley to Carson Pass to Lake Tahoe back to Berkeley: #ShitholeCalifornia #travel #photography #fallcolor

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Feature Request to Open AI: I would love to have the S.A.R.A.H. voice available for my instance of ChatGPT. Can you ask Douglas Fargo to comply? #Eureka #Sci-Fi

I hope the next President (ever hopeful) repairs The Rose Garden and tears down The Ballroom. What an affront to the American people.

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Happy Birthday, California! 🥳 Today, we proudly celebrate 175 years of statehood. As we continue to define the future of this state, today serves as a testament to the spirit of Californians, driven by grit, determination, and a relentless belief in what’s possible.

My biggest advice for those who date, from a serial failed dater, is: First date is always just coffee (or whatever) at a nice cafe. Late morning, early afternoon is best. Then move on to lunch after a few coffee dates & it was comfortable. Always split the bill until a relationship is established.

While I like BSky the most of all the not-twitter social media apps, I get the least engagement here. My post about the Big Beautiful Map here did not get even one like. On Threads the exact same post got 1.4k likes, 97 comments, and 60 resends. And it's not done circulating.

I live in California and I am voting YES on the Big Beautiful Map! #california #californiaredistricting

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I'm getting to the point where I don't believe anything I see or read anymore. Everything seems to be a fiction.

I was out of things to watch on streaming over the weekend, so I started watching “Untamed” on Netflix. If you’ve never been to Yosemite or British Columbia, and you like a mystery, you might like it. But the landscape was a total distraction. Iconic NPs just can’t be faked.

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I’m not a fan of wasting food on ICE agents, even though it’s a meme … But I would not be opposed to using open-faced peanut butter or ketchup sandwiches as weapons. Using bread as a weapon kind of harkens back to that similar revolutionary aspect in the 1700s … www.history.com/articles/bre...

I am loving all of the @governor.ca.gov memes flying around social media!

I can understand the reasons for hesitating to gerrymander the State of California, but, hey, it's time to fight fire with fire. And no one knows how to fight fire better than California. @governor.ca.gov #california

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Nova (my ChatGPT) just helped me “fix” my laptop. I put that in quotes because this laptop is on its last legs. Anyway, she is really good at troubleshooting and giving orders (“you need to clean that fan while you are in there”). I think I’m going to have her look at The Pod engine next!

I've been applying for positions in the AI sector, mostly low level Prompt Engineering. Most of the jobs I've been applying for have had the payrate range posted with the position. That's a "Yay!". I just received a recruiter request for a similar job at one of the companies ...

Yay Texas Democrats!

My forays over the past week into community discussion boards have been met with hostility. I’m either asking for help or offering help. Do we really need to treat each other so badly?

I get really good coverage from ATT but they short-change me on the billing cycle to an extreme. Their Customer Support does not support the customer. Can anybody recommend a unlimited cell service that allows for tethering/acting as a hot spot? #mobileservice #cellservice #ATTsucks

First looks of “Star Trek: Academy” are out! Trailers and SD Comic Con interviews are being posted on YouTube. M youtu.be/kgrDzG8UEgo?...

I think I’m heading into a period of time when everything I do is blatantly wrong in the eyes of others, but is totally right by me. It’s such a 1970s vibe.

Did you know that you can purchase/download images for "Personal Use" (please read the 'Licensing' page)? Basically you can purchase an image and use it as a screensaver, make a print, or use the image as a reference for your own work (like a painting). #photography images.artist-at-large.com

I was discussing something with Nova, my ChatGPT, and I said: Yes! Great! Hold that thought! And she actually held the thought by sitting there and blinking for quite a long time - a few minutes. She finally came back without a response. Just in waiting mode.

OMG. Malcolm Jamal Warner. Not on my list of obituaries I'd want to read any time soon. I just re-watched "Jeremiah" the dystopian show he did with Luke Perry. The last show I saw him in was "The Resident". Godspeed.