Mastodawn

Thirty Kodachrome slides taken across San Francisco in 1965.

Remarkable how much the city has changed since then, but also how much has remained as it was. A real San Francisco treat.

https://www.vintag.es/2026/06/san-francisco-1965.html

#SanFrancisco #History #Photography

San Francisco in 1965 Through 30 Stunning Kodachrome Slides

In 1965, San Francisco stood on the brink of a cultural revolution. Still elegant and slightly old-fashioned in many ways, the city was begi...

jim nelson 3d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@_jimnelson_/116681109285966399

Well, I kind of knew this was too good to be true. Just received another AI-generated spam praising my book to the heavens.

jim nelson 5d ago

Hey, Fediverse #writers & #authors—

I used to get annoying AI-generated spam every other day. It would purport to be from an editor or book club organizer, go on to praise one of my books to the seven heavens, and then offer to promote it (for a fee, of course).

It's been several weeks since I've seen that kind of spam in my Inbox.

I'm curious—are other writers still getting this spam? Or have the spammers moved on from this shitty practice?

#Writer #Author #Writing #IndieAuthor #AI

jim nelson May 28

File under Californ-ja vu:

Inland California counties propose resolution to secede from the coastal counties.

This smells like the last major secession movement, the Free State of Jefferson. One of my books, "Stranger Son," took place in an alternate universe where Jefferson had seceded, hence my interest.

This isn't going to work either, but it does show that California is not the political uni-culture certain media outlets like to depict.

https://sfist.com/2026/05/27/yuba-and-sutter-county-leaders-to-take-vote-on-seceding/

#California #Politics

Yuba and Sutter County Leaders to Take Vote to Secede From Coastal California

In the latest bit of symbolic and theatrical pushback on California's redistricting plan, which is intended to take five Republican-held seats in Congress and hand them to Democrats, two inland counties in Northern California are taking votes on a new secession plan.

SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports

jim nelson May 27