American exceptionalism is remarkably strong and extends to individuals. There are so many not-yet-laid-off profs at my old school trying to convince themselves there was something wrong with the cut departments, some version of 'they deserved it.'
Same.
Yes! Too many people in CA are complacement saying variations of 'it can't happen here.' When I try to explain it is happening here, maybe a little slower, but happening, they ostrich.
Pile of White Rabbit candies in their classic Chinese wrappers w both characters and English letters. White rabbit silhouetted against red
Diasporically making white rabbit ice cream today
"Nine lawsuits have been filed by guards since 2016, and the City and County of San Francisco — which with the Corporation of Fine Arts Museums manages both the de Young and the Legion of Honor — has reportedly paid more than $1 million to settle seven of those cases." [gift link]
Small black cat loafs on a rug white two lunar yellow eyes and an aghast expression
Dear god what are you doing is my cat’s default mode. #Caturday
Colorful quilt of patterned fabrics expertly combined with patches of white and blue shark tooth squares in between the ground
Look what my mother in law made. Wow. #quilt
Serendipitous win!
Golden fatimid luster ware dish showing a man with a giraffe on a leash. The giraffe is in the center of the bowl and full of personality. The man has his hands full. Ceramic dish with luster decoration, late 10th–11th century (Egypt), 24 cm diameter (Benaki Museum, Athens)
Do you like shiny giraffes? We do. 🦒
Learn about this fantastic luster ware brought to high shine under the Fatimid dynasty in Egypt in Dr. Ariel Fein's newly published essay
smarthistory.org/fatimid-lust...
I love watching a cat go to town on the back of a scholar's chair as he tries to pay attention to a Zoom lecture on medieval manuscripts. From the smiles on everybody else's faces, I think we're all looking at the same thing.
Today I realized my form of sports — the thrill, the live action, the wondering what will happen next — is listening to art auctions. Loving the internet today.
98.4% [of photographers] want $ for past infringements by ai corps.
96.1% believe there should be mandatory labeling for ai-generated works.
89.9% not interested in licensing their images as data for machine learning.
85.3% want default position to be ‘opt-in’ for ai training, not ‘opt-out.’
I personally am more comfortable talking to a person I know rather than letting Sam Altman have access to all my thoughts. It's an illusion of privacy.
Sadly, I think a lot of ChatGPT queries of that nature are to avoid wondering what the answer's motivation might be. People aren't generally aware of how it's programmed to flatter. Also, to avoid vulnerability embarrassment.
Congratulations, Chris. This book will always be intertwined with your family's history
I interviewed for a fellowship, which had to be mentored by a single prof. He invited me to his hotel room. Prof writting me a letter of rec, 1-1 restaurant meetings to him driving me home. Later, interviews for faculty positions, conducted in hotel rooms. Was I not supposed to have a job, a career?
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Man in big black fur-trimmedcloack holds an antique stone statuette towards viewer while placing his other hand sincerely on his chest. He's surrounded by other antique statuary fragments
Look at this stuff, isn't it neat?
Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?
Wouldn't you think I'm the girl
The girl who has everything?
Lorenzo Lotto, Portrait of Andrea Odoni, 1527, oil on canvas, 104.3 c 116.8cm. Royal Collection, UK
ARTISAN
She reportedly parted ways with Bezos with a jaw-dropping $38.3 billion in Amazon stock. Their divorce settlement included a 4 % stake in the online retail giant or 19.7 million shares. Under the agreement, Bezos kept 75% of the couple's Amazon stock, along with voting control of her shares. Jan 11, 2023
MacKenzie Scott has given away over $19 billion in the last 5 years and experts say she's 'changed entire fie... MacKenzie Scott acknowledged another $2 billion in donations as 2024 comes to a close.
MacKenzie Scott, worth $41.1 billion, is on a philanthropic tear and has donated an estimated 46% of her net worth.
Just to give a sense of the insane scale of billions of dollars…MacKenzie Scott got about $38 billion after divorcing Bezos in 2019. She has become the world’s most generous philanthropist, giving away over $19 billion…and she’s currently wealthier than she started.
Just. Tax. Them.
Read the article! It's a rave
Numbers help! And the full price is still really cheap. @sfchronicle.com didnt pull their endorsement of Harris. They still have editorial control. No Bezos.
That’s true and Ms. Frazzled’s contributions made the whole thing possible. I should have said. But for the story to land with impact, it needed the resources of a full newsroom. SFC should be better funded so they can hire Frazzled and also give reporters more time to pursue big complex stories
Swalwell is done because of the excellent reporting of the @sfchronicle.com. That story must have taken a huge amount of time and considerable resources to compile and lawsuit-proof. Newspapers have their shortcomings, but this one just saved the whole state of California. Subscribe. [gift article]
What disingenuousness. And what a ratio.
If Stephen Sondheim had known Oxford had "monokini" listed as a rhyme for "Bernini," would we have had the Baroque sculpture musical we deserve?
"monokini"!
