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Retired cybersecurity analyst. Interested in amateur radio and astronomy. Lives in Southern California.

ICYMI we were allowed inside the police line to walk the Hollywood Center Motel site after the fire and demo of the original 1905 house. A lot survives and we stand with Hollywood Heritage in their landmarking efforts!

https://www.instagram.com/esotouric/reel/DTGjJj5kj_L/

https://www.instagram.com/esotouric/reel/DTGqVCmEn3R/

More at https://esotouric.substack.com/hollywoodcentermotel

Preservation superhero James Dastoli has nominated another lovely apartment as a landmark: the Spanish Colonial Revival Dover (Hillier & Sheet, 1929) at Beverly and Western. 30 RSO units would be doubly protected with this designation. https://planning.lacity.gov/pdiscaseinfo/search/casenumber/CHC-2025-78-HCM
Case Information & Documents - Los Angeles City Planning

@esotouric There is now a chain link fence in front, anchored to the sidewalk
@georgetakei I hope the customers left some "doe" on the table for a tip

The worst thing about online learning is that everything has become a video. Every code tutorial. Every design tutorial. Nobody actually writes out a guide anymore.

It's just "hey guys welcome to my tutorial" and watching 10 minutes of content that mostly isn't relevant...

@kims Did anyone give you a cookie?
Please boost if you’re still masking indoors (in public places)
@pkrugman yes it works!