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Sunday, December 10, 2017

I had a chance to spend an afternoon in Zürich in between travels around Switzerland back in September, which means...

I had a chance to spend an afternoon in Zürich in between travels around Switzerland back in September, which means my life is much stranger than I give it credit for.

Zürich is a nice place to visit.

#zurich #switzerland
https://photos.app.goo.gl/LfqZQWt1B0L9BONp2

Saturday, October 21, 2017

I waited until SEPTEMBER to take my first proper vacation of the year, because there is something wrong with me.

I waited until SEPTEMBER to take my first proper vacation of the year, because there is something wrong with me.

On the bright side, I took my vacation in Lugano, in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It is culturally Italian, the weather and food are WONDERFUL, and the landscape is remarkable.

I'm glad I went!

#lugano #ticino #switzerland
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PhZuQGOjdGrYip5p2

I've been to Basel more than a dozen times now, and so I've stopped documenting its features, and started...

I've been to Basel more than a dozen times now, and so I've stopped documenting its features, and started documenting... it's moods? These images are more representative of how I felt, perhaps, than a comprehensive tour of anything else. Especially since so many of the photos are from the Großbasel side of the Rhein.

#basel #switzerland
https://photos.app.goo.gl/cDQMiuYYr731oBSv2

I was in London for all of two nights last month, but I still took a few photos. Just a few - I was very tired!

I was in London for all of two nights last month, but I still took a few photos. Just a few - I was very tired!
#clouds #london #kingscross #stpancras
https://photos.app.goo.gl/2rL0oFaImMecM7v72

Saturday, September 2, 2017

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/

Sunday, July 16, 2017

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

Saturday, July 15, 2017

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

Sunday, July 9, 2017

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/