Hey Philly folks --- SEPTA is doing a pilot of a system supposedly uses "AI" to call the cops when the "AI" detects a gun.

This is terrifying. What kind of civil oversight do you all have going on out there?

https://tpinsights.com/philadelphia-is-allocating-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-to-address-mounting-gun-violence/

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U.S. Moves to Bar Noncompete Agreements in #Labor Contracts

A sweeping proposal by the Federal Trade Commission would block companies from limiting their employees’ ability to work for a rival. #FTC #news

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/business/economy/ftc-noncompete.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

This is a good time to point out that SF used to have many surface creeks that could handle a lot of water without flooding. But we've covered the entire city in impermeable placement and disrupted natural drainage

Islais Creek used to be on the surface all the way from Glen Park to the Bay, but they covered it to build Alemany Boulevard and put it in a culvert.

Bring back Laguna Dolores. Daylight Mission Creek, Islais Creek, Precita Creek, the creek under the Wiggle

https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Islais_Creek_Remembered

2023 thoughts

My life now spans the distance from "What's a DVD?" to "You can get it on DVD" to "What's a DVD?"

I am pausing the alt-text.org project. I am not able to maintain it alone, and costs are exceeding my ability to cover, even with the help I'm receiving.

The technology is there. The need is there. Right now, the resources are not. If someone is interested in taking over the project, please reach out.

Thank you, especially to those who have offered help along the way.

💜

The folks of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation are in real trouble. We can help.

https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/thousands-trapped-on-pine-ridge-burn-clothes-for-warmth-in-wake-of-storm/article_94206351-fe7c-5c97-8370-83be18af81a8.html

Friends Of Pine Ridge and First Families Now are providing supplies and heating to the affected families.

If you can afford it, you can donate here:
https://www.1stfamiliesnow.org/donate

And for everyone who boosts this post, I'll add another dollar to my next donation. So, uh, go wild.

This year:
Nobody freezes.
Nobody starves.
Nobody goes it alone.

#JoinIn