We all need technowoke T-shirts ....

And Depeche Mode.... I was not expecting that song. Or an acoustic version of it.

Why are our government officials not speaking up and doing anything about these blatantly illegal activities?

Why isn't the media rousing the people?

No one is coming to save us.... it's too late. So tomorrow, I go figure out how to buy and use a handgun to have for my own personal protection.

No one can save us from ourselves, and half of America helped dig the grave. That's just the truth, I fear. I'm hoping part of that half at least come to their senses soon so we can find a way to dig ourselves out of it.

Is there a good list somewhere of all this? How do we prepare?

I am the pinnacle of good health this morning.
Sour Punch pickle roulette bites for breakfast.... leftover fries for lunch.
(Dinner will be a salad and water ... I think.)

In my defense, I am working.

Just DELETED deleted my FaceBook and Instagram accounts vs. just deactivating them.
That felt good!

Since I finally learned how to set up docker containers, perhaps I'll give this a try.

Well, given the long-term list, humankind may not be around to witness it. We're all just stuck in short-term hell.

Another thing I've done for the higher-level, complex items: Define several quarters out in a simple way (single slide).
For longer-term strategies with multiple steps, I have used a mind map and used coloring to define done /next / path to done.

I don't want to feel so helpless in this world right now ... they want us to feel hopeless. But what can I actively do that makes a difference?

Especially ones that plug in, are Sherpa, and have 4 heat settings.
All the animals in the house congregate on it when I turn it on.

Going to call it Trumpet? :)

Feeling this way too.
Also me: I need to do something besides keep my head in the sand.
What's a liberal introvert to do?

My coping mechanism today was to play with MPC Beats all day.
Got the start of a new song and finished one. (And I am nowhere near a musician, but it's still fun and exercises a different area of the brain, so I'm okay with that.)

Yes...

Bird Buddy's Wonder System adorably records butterflies #ces2025 YouTube video by Anoraker

It appears that the next Bird Buddy product will have something to do with butterflies. Cannot wait.... although I have to train the newest pawed member of our family to not dig up my plants.
youtu.be/GNmM_fLuftI?...

Yep.

I cannot imagine having to be worried about this. I'm lucky. The next 4 years will be miserable for many of us, but at least I know leaving the US for me would be a voluntary choice.

Resharing in case helpful for anyone else.

Interesting idea.... a design-your-own-adventure game or sim.
There would need to be controls in place, but I like the idea.
I used to work in the game industry and remember when the bird flight suits first allowed us to capture human movement.
AI will definitely change gaming in the future!

Cereal and coffee and a glass of water.... and I say the same thing, often!

It shipped today .... verdict will come in once I can use it for an entire workweek!

I only strongly dislike 2008 R2 ... anything above that is a big improvement! :D

A colleague gifted me with this gem today.
Can't wait to start my new evening reading series ...

Update: I bought the entire CUE replacement box to save half of the disassembly.
Wish me luck next weekend when I try this....

Unconventional maximum inbox approach. I don't even waste time deleting emails anymore.
I scan current date emails a couple of times daily. From a system? Skip unless it indicates a larger issue.
From my boss/project mgr/key vendor/colleague? Read it.
Anything else is noise or spam.

... and made it so difficult to replace the screen that I bought a $134 part last year and haven't had a two-week non-driving window to replace it. Requires loosening the console, gearshift, 4 trim pieces, then disassembling the entire extracted box.
Dealer wanted $1600 - I can see the motive here.

I'm a product manager and feel I couldn't do my job without SQL / Python / Jupyter notebooks / Looker / Powershell / Power BI. I don't have an analyst, so I had to learn how to gather data on my own vs. relying on others. I may be an exception here, but honestly it's my favorite part of the job!

It's easy .... today was Monday and tomorrow is Friday. :D