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Had an open day, so today, instead of writing a to-do list, I wrote down every task as I was either about to do it, or just after I completed it. Friends, it was so much more satisfying! Have I been doing this all wrong for my Rachel brain 30+ years?
Central California rains have raised my local water source, Lopez Lake Reservoir, 65 ft in the past 3 months to reach 100% capacity! Last time this happened was 1998, I'm told. Whee!!!
Finland has a miraculous solution to homelessness... homes. A housing-first policy is the way to go. #housing #homelessness #cities #urbanism
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jun/03/its-a-miracle-helsinkis-radical-solution-to-homelessness
'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness

Finland is the only EU country where homelessness is falling. Its secret? Giving people homes as soon as they need them – unconditionally

The Guardian
"I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave."
https://simonwillison.net/2023/Feb/15/bing/
Bing: “I will not harm you unless you harm me first”

Last week, Microsoft announced the new AI-powered Bing: a search interface that incorporates a language model powered chatbot that can run searches for you and summarize the results, plus do …

Simon Willison’s Weblog

I met my husband in real life at a party in 2007, but he said he already knew me as “that girl on the Michigan Hardcore Music message board in the early 2000s who was always shitposting and making it hard for me to learn about new bands and shows.”

I mean, at least he knew what he was getting into because I clearly haven’t changed.

Realized tonight I've gone from "that's where I wanna run out my days; someplace warm with no memory" level in 2016 to "get busy living or get busy dying" level of #shawshankredemption. Friends, I'm getting busy living. Feels good.
It's been at least a year since I attempted to organize and clean my second bedroom, aka "The Room of Doom". I'm on day 2 and have just sorted all the random tools and hardware - screws, hooks, etc. I would like a trophy.
#California central coast #atmosphericriver report. I'm ok, warm, dry, powered, but it's uh, surprisingly bad in a lot of places. All roads leading to LA, SF or I-5 from my city are closed due to flooding right now. Public schools cancelled. Two dead already. Send good vibes, and may be an ark? #slo #slocounty #
My 8yo niece said "seal of approval" and my brain heard "seal of a poodle". We laughed until we were wheezing.