I have a great little app on my phone called Merlin - it’s basically Shazam for bird song. Always fun to see who’s back in the area - today is the first time this Spring for the chickadees.
#birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #nature #colorado #BirdsOfColorado #birdsong #merlinapp #merlinbirdid #merlin
Democrats should lead with this quote in every ad and at every Town Hall for the next two years. They should post it everywhere.
#Medicare #medicaid #nowar #trump #impeach #politics #democrats
The #nokings turnout in Larkspur, CO today. I’d guess 5% of passing cars gave us the finger, 5% did nothing, and 85-90% waved, gave thumbs up or laid on their horn (or all three). I like that ratio.
#nokings2026 #Larkspur #colorado #protest #trumpisawarcriminal #TrumpIsARussianAsset #abolishice
Ella investigating the 5-6 inches of heavy wet snow that fell overnight. This much of the heavy wet stuff and temps of 19 degrees is usual for March. What’s crazy is that by Wednesday it’ll be 78 degrees and by next weekend we’ll be in the low 80’s, well above normal.
#snow #climatechange #climate #heatwave #colorado #march #dogs #dogsofmastodon
Just finished reading “Empire of AI” by Karen Hao, the story of the rise of OpenAI, how it went from non-profit to for-profit, and the insane speed with which AI has become so pervasive. Strikes the right tone of caution re: safety and governance. The multi-billion dollar investments and valuations of these companies is mad. Their theft of data, erosion of privacy and desire to rule the world is chilling. Good read especially if you’re interested in the topic but remain skeptical of those running it.
#OpenAI #SamAltman #Anthropic #EmpireOfAI #KarenHao #AI #siliconvalley #chatgpt #LLMs
It's Spotify Wrapped season, so here's a reminder of Liz Pelly's book Mood Machine that highlights why Spotify should be boycotted.
#Spotify #spotifywrapped #playlist #independentmusic #music #musicstreaming #bandcamp #LizPelly
Just finished the epic Don Quixote, the Edith Grossman translation. Very entertaining and readable and often described as the first “modern” novel. After a month of being immersed in tales of knights errant I will miss the company of The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha and his faithful squire Sancho Panza.
#DonQuixote #SanchoPanza #classicliterature #literature #books #MigueldeCervantes #EdithGrossman #chivalry #knightserrant
This summer we’ve had a family of red-tailed hawk nesting in one of our pine trees - two parents and two chicks (which we learned are called eyasses). Last week one of the chicks was learning how to fly by jumping from one side of our deck to the other…..plus learning to walk (a bit like watching a drunk 80 year-old). Today three of them were hanging out together in another tree.
This winter I bought a portable air compressor. Already come in handy after a cold snap - can’t believe I never thought of this before. No more hunting around for a working air station!
