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Posts by Martin Beck
Google Workspace's downgrade UX is a masterclass in manufactured friction. A $2 trillion company that still needs to trick people into paying for features they don't want. Come on
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
My wife’s high school: Mary Tyler Moore … and Meghan Markle
Dick Nixon
Screen grab of Claude’s description of early Super Bowl action complete with mis identifying the quarterback
claude said use me to talk sports. Claude still thinks Seahawk Qb is Geno Smith
Protest sign from MN that says, “DEARLY BELOVED. WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY TODISMANTLE THIS THING CALLED ICE.” with a picture of Prince in the left hand lower corner.
10/10 ICE protest sign
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
hell yeah
Spicy girl
My dad is god tier at this. He approached a coach at one of my son’s local bball tourneys… “Dave Bonner, nice to meet you. You know, my oldest son won two nba championships? Know what he was doing in 3rd grade? Losing games in this exact tournament. Maybe chill out on these kids next time.”
“The ecosystem of research and the creation of new knowledge in universities has been so powerful for American prosperity, American freedom, American ingenuity. To have that disrupted by government overreach is a disaster for this country.” —Wesleyan University President Michael Roth on
@msnbc.com
Love this!
I can relate!
Lol. Putting on Led Zeppelin II now
A lot has happened at the L.A. Times, some of it taking the focus away from our excellent journalism.
If you want to know what's really going on, I'd suggest you keep an eye on the Guild Eagle. First issue written by me:
latguild.com/news/2025/2/...
Flickr!
*a plurality
They play the commercials at the Super Bowl?!
More takeaways from this piece:
* The DeepSeek team's advisors were mostly educated in China, too. Suggests tech edu there is healthier than the "copyright copycat" narrative suggests.
* Wariness of US-China university research collabs is reemerging, with cleat parallels to the China Initiative.
These guys nailed it
So great! Hey Matt!
31 languages in 45 seconds - our students went global with their New Year wishes. Watch this tour of joy. 🌏✨
Plate of the most delicious tacos de pescado in Ensenada
Simply the best at Tacos Fénix
🎅🏼🎄
Leased Kona 2025 Ev for me. It’s outstanding in every way
New York Rep. Pat Ryan, who easily held his Hudson Valley swing seat last month, spoke for AOC in the Dem conference meeting yesterday. Asked him what he said and he just sent me the speech - sharing in case it's interesting