September 2, 2017 new records!

September 2, 2017 new records!

#heatwave #california #nwsbayarea
https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/904157400688680961

This still rings true for today's comfortable, armchair-quarterback-moderates who are quick to judge everyone but...

This still rings true for today's comfortable, armchair-quarterback-moderates who are quick to judge everyone but themselves.

"National polling from the 1960s shows that even during that celebrated “golden age” of nonviolent protest, most Americans were against marches and demonstrations. A 1961 Gallup poll revealed that 57 percent of the public thought that lunch counter sit-ins and other demonstrations would hurt integration efforts. A 1963 poll showed that 60 percent had an unfavorable feeling toward the planned March on Washington, where Dr. King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. A year later, 74 percent said that since black people had made some progress, they should stop their demonstrations; and by 1969, 74 percent said that marching, picketing and demonstrations were hurting the civil rights cause. As for Dr. King personally, the figure who current moderates most readily point to as a model, 50 percent of people polled in 1966 thought that he was hurting the civil rights movement; only 36 percent believed he was helping."

#moderates #statusquo #nothelping #civilrights #activism
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/civil-rights-protest-resistance.html?mcubz=0&referer=https://t.co/vk6di4THzH?amp%3D1

!!! #extremeweather #temperaturerecords #sanfrancisco #california #heat #nwsbayarea

!!! #extremeweather #temperaturerecords #sanfrancisco #california #heat #nwsbayarea
https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/903789630088151041

A few photos from a night walk in Basel, Switzerland.

A few photos from a night walk in Basel, Switzerland.

#basel #switzerland #night
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ReKQKcDPPwzmMdGm1

I visited Prague, Czechia, for the first time in August!

I visited Prague, Czechia, for the first time in August!

Gosh, there were lots of (other) tourists. I had no idea.

#prague #czechrepublic
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZrscUUrYHQdj0qeT2

I returned to Switzerland on business for the 12th (!) time. Here are some photos from the first week there.

I returned to Switzerland on business for the 12th (!) time. Here are some photos from the first week there.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/6vD9JjvfzZ5hPOpO2

It hit 106 degrees Fahrenheit here in San Francisco yesterday, which sets our new all-time high temperature.

It hit 106 degrees Fahrenheit here in San Francisco yesterday, which sets our new all-time high temperature.

This article includes a graphic from the National Weather Service Bay Area showing how many other locales set new records.

It's AWFUL. And the air tastes like there is an automobile exhaust pipe directly in front of your face. :-p

#sanfrancisco #heatwave
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/09/01/san-francisco-smashes-all-time-record-high-temperature-hits-106-degrees/

Yesterday was gloriously sunny in San Francisco!

Yesterday was gloriously sunny in San Francisco! Here are a few photos, including of the fog line, from before my retreat into the shade.

#sanfrancisco
https://photos.app.goo.gl/MaikMt7EMjeJRQ0H3

A good interview with a great author.

A good interview with a great author.

#margaretatwood #books
http://bostonreview.net/literature-culture-margaret-atwood-junot-diaz-make-margaret-atwood-fiction-again#.WV21tA2At0E.twitter

Mission Creek ends in McCovey Cove, which is famous for having baseball fans boating and floating for balls just...

Mission Creek ends in McCovey Cove, which is famous for having baseball fans boating and floating for balls just outside of AT&T Park (formerly Pac Bell Park).

I walked along it on a gloriously sunny day with my parents, to escape the fog in my own neighborhood just a short streetcar ride across town. It was lovely to feel the sun!

#missioncreek #mccoveycove #sanfrancisco
https://photos.app.goo.gl/42eqSFxa90WLzXXh2

I keep making brief visits to SFMoMA in its fancy new building.

I keep making brief visits to SFMoMA in its fancy new building... Here are just four pictures from that brief coffee-and-art stop.

#sfmoma #calder
https://photos.app.goo.gl/WZtQ1KI617UmwBbo1

It's been a good week for legal decisions on recording!

It's been a good week for legal decisions on recording!

It turns out you cannot pass laws in the US prohibiting the public from video recording an industry/profession's actual practices. Who knew?

#firstamendment
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/07/law-banning-filming-utah-slaughterhouses-ruled-unconstitutional/

The color-naming AI has been adjusted with better data. giggle

The color-naming AI has been adjusted with better data. giggle
#ai #color
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/07/new-experiments-reveal-that-ai-are-still-terrible-at-naming-paint-colors/

Every time I'm at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum, I find more details to admire and enjoy.

Every time I'm at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum, I find more details to admire and enjoy.

Here are a few details that caught my attention this visit.
#asianart #sanfrancisco
https://goo.gl/photos/6VD7UnCGjkGDBuGF6

I was in Los Angeles for a weekend wedding, and briefly braved the heat to walk around downtown and soak in some...

I was in Los Angeles for a weekend wedding, and briefly braved the heat to walk around downtown and soak in some culture (and food).

#losangeles
https://goo.gl/photos/CCR8KorRJfECDvAu6

Flying out of SFO's Terminal 2, I had a bit of time to enjoy the exhibit put on by the San Francisco Airport...

Flying out of SFO's Terminal 2, I had a bit of time to enjoy the exhibit put on by the San Francisco Airport Commission, which runs a full museum and many art displays in both the public and post-security areas of the airport.

"The Typewriter: An Innovation in Writing" is a really neat exhibit of how the machines evolved over time. Some started out as one-character-at-a-time machines (kind of like the rotary plastic tape embossers that were popular in offices and schools), some had full sets of separate upper and lower case keys... and yes, the exhibit includes a few non-western-character sets - the Asian sets are AMAZING!!

If you happen to be in T2 post-security, you should really check this out!

#sfo #flysfo #typewriter
https://goo.gl/photos/yjEUYrQ4o8YYvKoy6

This:

This:

"Expenditure Survey data from 2003-2013, the price of college tuition increased 80%, while the cost of women’s apparel increased by just 6% over the same period. Middle-class lack of investment in education doesn’t suggest a lack of prioritising as much as it reveals that, for those in the 40th-60th quintiles, education is so cost-prohibitive it’s almost not worth trying to save for."

#opportunity #education
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20170614-the-new-subtle-ways-the-rich-signal-their-wealth

The names in the last graphic literally brought me to tears!

The names in the last graphic literally brought me to tears!
#robotuprising #color #ai
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/an-ai-invented-a-bunch-of-new-paint-colors-that-are-hilariously-wrong/

This is so beautiful!

This is so beautiful!
#jupiter #nasa #juno #space
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/a-whole-new-jupiter-first-science-results-from-nasa-s-juno-mission

Arctic stronghold of world’s seeds flooded after permafrost melts

Arctic stronghold of world’s seeds flooded after permafrost melts

Oops. The seeds are safe, but that was close.
#seedbank #climatechange
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/19/arctic-stronghold-of-worlds-seeds-flooded-after-permafrost-melts?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other