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MAGA's goal, it turns out, was the Great Depression.

Amazing story on CNN around veteran Joe Harris, who died at age 108, serving in World War II in an elite force of Black paratroopers:

As the US Army was training the Triple Nickles to disarm bombs, the men were also being taught by the US Forest Service to become the first military smokejumpers.

More history at the National Museum of the US Army.

Although incredibly annoying because it hits me directly in the face while I'm working at my desk, the sun produces amazing shadows late in the evening this time of the year.

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19 miles out from Lampasas.

And btw the it could be worse. 💥

The joy of looking up to the sky after sunset and seeing the moon. — Equipped with Stellarium, I could start to identify patterns in the stars. The patterns had names, like Orion and Taurus. I saw Sirius and Rigel and Betelgeuse. I saw Mars — a planet! I saw a planet! I gazed in the direction of Jupiter. The moon was my anchor as I learned the names of more stars and found patterns. — There is frost on the fields as the sun cuts through the fog on a spring morning. The chill of winter recedes by the day. — The joy of thinking through an idea over my first cup of coffee. — I walked past someone who was wearing a jumper that said “My cat is a rockstar.” I love this message! — Some places are so beautiful that you stop every time you are there. — Overheard: “Dan, you’re just an old soul” — one friend says endearingly to another.

The Barbican complex in London. In the foreground, there is a body of water and many planters in which plants are growing. There are trees on which the light is shining brightly. In the background, there are several storeys of houses with tall glass windows and made of concrete.

This week I have been taking notes about the changes in seasons. Daylight savings time knocked my internal clock a little bit, but the additional hours of daylight more than make up for it. I am grateful to wake up to sunlight, and for the sun to set later in the night – on m...

I was mesmerised by the moon on my train ride home. It’s the early afternoon, but I can still see the moon! I thought to myself. I was on a train going through the country – the rolling hills passed by as my eyes occasionally closed. I could use a nap. Toward the end of the journey, as more buildings would soon enter into view as I reached my destination, I saw two young women sitting on the grass by a river with a dog by their side. One of them waved delicately at the train I was on. I smiled. Maybe they knew someone on the train. I’ll never know, but the wave brought me joy.

In today’s post, Seth Godin captures something that I’ve been thinking about but have had trouble communicating well:

When someone makes an obvious mistake, it’s tempting to label them with a term that’s dismissive or even hurtful. A label is permanent, a noun, a way to sort and divide.

Labels have a dehumanizing effect.

Rolled out some Micro.blog improvements to uploads on the web today. For example, if AI is enabled there are auto-generated accessibility descriptions for photos, and now you can edit the description without first needing to use it in a post. Plus some more UI tweaks for uploads.

My son has had the worst luck with his car. A few weeks ago, broke down driving back from Arizona… after having it checked out at a mechanic. New radiator and other work in New Mexico. Now today, a similar problem out in the Texas hill country.

Try to be nice, but always be kind.

The world is full of darkness. So much is going wrong. Experts agree that America has succumbed to right-wing authoritarianism; call it fascism or something else, these are extraordinarily difficult times. This post is a break from all of that. At least kind of. In this pie...

All the broken pecan shells are in one spot under the tree. Must be some happy squirrels living here.

I have a Canadian partner on the radiofreeameri.ca project, a founder of Tucows, who I've known for decades, Ross Rader. We've done work together in the past, it's great to be doing it again.

On the path we're on, no doubt Bluesky will come under the same kind of regulation law firms and universities are. And the shame of it is we could be using this time to spread out, distribute.

Happy Caturday from Coco!

I finally looked at my nest egg and was shocked to see the new number. Even worse that the dollars in the account will buy even less as US currency loses its value as the flight to safety currency. It's not a big surprise as the US behaves like a drunk Dunning-Kruger schooly...