Todd Portland

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Portland, Oregon. Previously from Fairfield-Vacaville. UCD grad. Developer of learning systems for the Japanese language (Nihongo, 日本語).

Creator of Color Codec (language encoding by a subset of emoji); see https://www.blueseapress.com

CountryUSA
Age60+
Translator Resumehttps://toddadkisson.com
Japanese Systemshttps://www.blueseapress.com
The hubris will continue until accountability improves.
Happy St Patrick’s Day. Eagerly waiting for the WBC game at 5:00!
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Not happy about this “excursion” (war can only be declared by Congress).

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Yay! Anthropic and Dario Amodei !
A very bracing article. The US economy could see problems if any healthy sector falters. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/30/wealth-inequality-k-shaped-economy-united-states-consumer-spending-trump.html
Yay! A Republican Senator with some backbone! (I thought those had gone extinct.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/30/fed-warsh-tillis-trump-powell-doj.html
Record Debt in the World’s Richest Nations Threatens Global Growth

The cost of borrowing is already choking crucial public spending in many developing economies. Now it’s raising broader alarms.

The New York Times
Man tackled after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall

A man in a black jacket was tackled to the ground and escorted out of the building by security after spraying an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a

WXLV
No joke about job loss; AI-using companies must pay higher taxes to offset the additional unemployment benefits needed. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/dario-amodei-warns-ai-cause-unusually-painful-disruption-jobs.html