Haven’t had coffee or left the house in a couple days after being sick, and those are two of my favorite things to do. Finally outdoors again. The gloomy weather isn’t helping… Need some sun.
The Every Podcast
• Dan Shipper
Being Human in the Age of Intelligent Machines - Ep. 54 with Dr. Alan Lightman
The Every Podcast
• Dan Shipper
Being Human in the Age of Intelligent Machines - Ep. 54 with Dr. Alan Lightman
The Brian Lehrer Show
• WNYC
A Good Week for Democrats
Katie Glueck, political reporter at The New York Times, offers analysis of the Democrats' very good week, with strong showings in special elections in Florida and a big win in Wisconsin, plus Sen. Cory Booker's record-breaking speech on the senate floor.
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Open Channels FM Podcast Network
• Bob Dunn
The Power of Photography, Translation and Contributing for WordPress
In this episode, guests V Gautham Navada, and Bigul Malayi discuss contributions to WordPress, highlighting the significance of photography and translation in enhancing community engagement and business growth.
Open Channels FM Podcast Network
• Bob Dunn
Why User Feedback and Internal Testing Drive Smarter Feature Development
User-centric development by involving support teams in feature planning and conducting beta tests. The approach leverages internal tools and data-driven insights to enhance product functionality and design.
The Daily
• The New York Times
The Trump Tariffs Poised to Remake Global Trade
Trump Suddenly Set to Cut Musk Loose as Knives Come Out Over WI Fiasco
Zeroth Principles of AI
• Monica Anderson
Primitive Problem Solving Methods
More primitive than one might think
MAKE SURE ELON MUSK NEVER LEAVES TRUMP'S SIDE AGAIN! - 4.3.25
Post Reports
• The Washington Post
Trump’s plan to take over Greenland
The latest update to Micro Social adds location check-ins for Micro.blog. Very interesting! There’s so much potential here that we haven’t had time to follow through on, so great to see another app pick up the slack.
The Brian Lehrer Show
• WNYC
How Wikipedia May Be the Antidote to Trumpism
Margaret Talbot, staff writer at The New Yorker, breaks down her latest reporting on how Wikipedia, through its increasingly stringent standards for reliability, has become a source to counter disinformation spread by the Trump administration and rightwing media.
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The Brian Lehrer Show
• WNYC
Choosing a College Now
Colleges and universities made their acceptances at the end of March, now students have a month to decide. Angel Pérez, CEO of the National Association for College Admission Counseling, talks about the what goes into that decision and how the Trump administration actions might factor in.
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The Brian Lehrer Show
• WNYC
Reporters Ask the Mayor: Adams Charges Dismissed, Mayoral Campaign Heats Up
Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's event, including his sharp criticisms of his primary opponent Andrew Cuomo — plus she offers analysis of the political ramifications of big news that the corruption charges against the mayor have been dropped.
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The Brian Lehrer Show
• WNYC
Could Luigi Mangione be Sentenced to Death?
Attorney General Pam Bondi has told federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing a UnitedHealthCare executive on a midtown street last year. Samantha Max, reporter covering public safety for WNYC/Gothamist, talks about Bondi's priorities on the issue and how Mangione's status as a folk hero to some figures in - plus she reports on the dismissal with prejudice of the corruption charges against Mayor Adams.
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Excited for the Nintendo Switch 2. The kids have our old Switches, so I had picked up a Lite mostly for travel and miss having something that can connect to the TV.
Rest in peace, Val Kilmer. Glad he was able to reprise his role from Top Gun, in a way getting the thanks and goodbye he deserved before he passed. His part in Heat will always be my favorite.
Gambling and sports don’t mix for me. I want a version of games without the gambling. I don’t know how parents can let their kids watch games with all the gambling ads.
Cory Booker asked the right question. "Where does the Constitution live? On paper or in our hearts?" Every living American was raised under the Bill of Rights. That's different from other countries which have long traditions of autocracies. Fascism on a mass scale will have a harder time taking root in this country. Joe Rogan said what Trump is doing is wrong. He knows he has the right to say that. Setting a fine example. It will be hard to suppress that.