I’m a bit bewildered that low temperature forecasts are hitting the 22–21℃ range, when in past years we’ve barely gotten 24℃. 🌡️ I’m not complaining though because I barely have to use the fan or air conditioner. (N.b. I live in the lowland tropics.)

#TuneTuesday (Jan 20) I’m embarrassed to admit that it was only recently that I learned of British singer Olivia Dean. And I instantly loved the first song of hers I heard, “Man I Need”; it gives an old-school 80s/90s vibe and is just a pleasure to listen to. 🎵 youtu.be/oIv_Y2RPQ_A

This is a really good mini-tutorial on designing more impactful maps. Sadly, they use ArcGIS instead of QGIS or another FOSS4G solution, but the graphic design ideas are generally applicable. youtu.be/q93ZAFoS_bc #gischat

Looking forward to similar videos from the Olympics.

Trump loves Saudi Arabia. It’s an authoritarian society, which punishes dissent and is owned by the wealthiest family on earth. Trump hates Europe. The governments there are democratically elected. The future of America must be a vibrant democracy. Not Trump’s authoritarianism.

Just tried Canada Dry Ginger Ale for the first time earlier and I thought that it was good. #IYKYK

Good blog post. "Senior executives at Salesforce have admitted that they massively overestimated AI’s capabilities. They have found that AI simply can’t cope with the complex nature of customer service and totally fails at nuanced issues, escalations, and long-tail customer problems."

I think it’s basically time to retire the peace prize because it really is meaningless at this point. Another 100+ year-old tradition cheapened, wrecked, and discredited by the gauche garish gangster.

Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.

“I know that thousands of gay men in Russia watched Heated Rivalry [...] because they have no legal way to watch the series. [...]As a result, Russian queer people have to break every possible law simply to live in the same world as members of their own community.” www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

Powell, showing more guts than almost any GOP legislators: "The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President." www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

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The number one thing I've been hearing from people in tech lately is, basically, "How the hell am I supposed to work in this industry anymore?" Though most folks are kind of afraid to say it out loud. So I wrote about how to think about it: www.anildash.com/2026/01/05/a...

Because of POTUS 47 I can’t believe I am nostalgic for the crazy time when Fox hosts raised brouhaha over very minor things that Obama did. youtu.be/7MWxq80oze0

I was surprised to learn that famously neutral Switzerland 🇨🇭 has been a member of the Council of Europe 🇪🇺 (which is *not* the same as either of the European Council 🇪🇺 and the Council of the European Union 🇪🇺) since 1963. For reference, Switzerland joined the United Nations in 2002.

Jupiter 1 hour 30m time-lapse from 2nd January 2026. Io and Ganymede out to the right with Europa and the GRS making an appearance. 8X speed. C6. ASI585MC. 2xBarlow #astronomy #astrophotography

Some polling: Invading Venezuela - 19% approve, 60% disapprove OK to go w/o Congressional approval - 11% yes, 74% no 👇

Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.

Worst POTUS ever even when compared to Buchanan, A. Johnson, and Harding. Maduro is bad but this doesn't excuse bypassing Congress and violating another country's sovereignty like how Russia violated Ukraine.

Huh. I guess California has blown Incogni’s business model out of the water.

Let’s normalize the terms “Chinese ravioli” and “Italian dumplings”! 🥟

This is the first time I ever completed a perfect @nytimes.com Connections puzzle a la @hankgreen.bsky.social! (Basically solving the purple group first, then blue, green, and finally yellow without any mistakes.) #Connections Puzzle #936 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨

I delayed the update by a couple of months, but my main Linux machine is now running #Kubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) with Plasma 6.4. #KDE

Happy Public Domain Day! youtu.be/UOOjeLLjyu4

“NPR’s board members were excited [...] when they found Ms. Maher. She had worked for the World Bank and HSBC. As the chief executive of the nonprofit that runs Wikipedia, she oversaw a sprawling, complicated community of volunteer editors. And she was prepared.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...

I’m watching season 2 of Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars and I am envious of the people and judges eating the delicious dishes! 😋

I only noticed now that the famous string riff in the iconic shower scene in Psycho accompanies the mention of the movie in Billy Joel’s song “We Didn’t Start the Fire”.

America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth. The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%. Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.

Heated Rivalry S1E5. No notes. 🩷🏳️‍🌈🏒 #TV #HeatedRivalry #LGBTQIA #hockey #RepresentationMatters

In case you need a positive reminder: How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

How did y’all spend your day? I checked out Honolulu’s newish rail system. For me, it doesn’t go anywhere useful yet, but it’s a start. 😍

If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.

Happy Winter Solstice! Beer can, pinhole camera photos of the Summer to Winter Solstice (2024) and the Winter to Summer Solstice (2025). You never know quite what you're going to get with these photos, set the beer can pointing towards the sun at hopefully the correct angle and wait 6 months!

Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan… * Vehicle traffic: -11% * Foot traffic: +3.4% * Storefront vacancy: -0.9% * Pollution: -22% * Revenue for mass transit: $548M So YES this has been a huge success.

Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.

The White House has been caught. The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims. In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.

Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.

What a brilliant idea to have an animated/interactive cartogram of the world’s population! 🗺️ www.youtube.com/shorts/S4qkM...

It’s been 5 years since I got elected to the @openstreetmap.bsky.social Foundation board becoming the 1st POC & the 1st person based outside the US, Canada, and Europe to be elected. I like to think I paved a path because the OSMF now has 3 POC on the board and 3 people based in Africa or Asia. #DEI

All the fall colors in one photo 😃 #photography #art #nature

The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website. No US government website can be trusted for science information.

White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross

EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items. It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too. Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.

Bernadette Meehan has dedicated her career to mission-driven roles and public service work. Her background is closely aligned with Wikimedia's vision of free knowledge for all. Meet the new CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/welcome-ceo

The board of the @wikimediafoundation.org has selected Bernadette Meehan to replace Maryana Iskander as CEO of the foundation starting 20 January 2026. wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/12...

Meta is estimated to have lost $77 billion trying to develop and push the “metaverse”. I’m sure 7.7 billion people can think of a much more better use for that money. petapixel.com/2025/12/08/m...

The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.