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• Re: cholesterol guidelines

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Mar 28 07:26

  I forwarded it on Signal.

• Re: check space used in Google account

  From: Noelle <noelle>

  Mar 28 11:07

  google.com

• Re: palantir is watching

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Mar 28 15:19

  Interesting how the Quakers are into this stuff. Makes sense. There's nothing on warresisters.org about Palantir, oddly.

• means.tv on Roku

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Mar 28 17:13

  roku.com Yeah, it looks like Roku supports subscriptions. Should we subscribe?

• Re: You've Got Voice Mail my-Oakland-voicemail-number

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Mar 28 17:19

  Seems to be a junk call.

• 📅 Just scheduled: Beyond the Script: Celebrating Childfree Milestones & Designing What’s Next

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Mar 28 18:05

  This overlaps with Adventures and History in Culture Meetup. Unfortunately. Bay Area Childfree Connections invites you to a new event ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 0C; ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ x200C; ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ x200C; ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ; ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ x200C; ‌ ; 0C; #...

• tasks

  From: robert

  Mar 29 00:08

  fix sending Signal messages to self on macbook download e-mail on 3/28/2026 in order to review before getting published fill dishwasher run dishwasher after filling make food list include pinto beans for week use barley, wild rice, quinoa, and polenta put ...

• Re: means.tv on Roku

  From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Mar 29 08:56

  Not sure if my subscription worked. I don't think the Roku app is very robust.

• 📅 Just scheduled: Childfree Social Brunch

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Mar 29 09:41

  Unfortunately, I think this would be too difficult to find vegan options for myself. Bay Area Childfree Connections invites you to a new event ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 0C; ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 00C; ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 200C; ‌ ‌ ‌ 0C; ‌ ‌ 00C; ‌ 00C; C; 200...

• 📅 Just scheduled: Affordability in Daily Life: Causes, Impacts, and Response

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Mar 29 09:45

  Any interest? Crossing Party Lines: San Francisco Bay Area invites you to a new event ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ C; ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ x200C; ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ x200C; ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ #x200C; ‌ ‌ 200C; ‌ x200C; x2...

• 📅 Just scheduled: Healthcare Reform? Access, Cost, and Choice

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Mar 29 09:47

  Any interest? Crossing Party Lines: San Francisco Bay Area invites you to a new event ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ C; ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ x200C; ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ x200C; ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ #x200C; ‌ ‌ 200C; ‌ x200C; x2...

• Re: Julianne Rice made an update to A Rose Garden Picnic (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Mar 29 10:39

  👍

• Re: You're now an Event Host for: chat about cooperative projects, intentional communities, and collectives (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Mar 29 10:41

  Well, trying to reframe the event so that the discussion will focus on projects and situations in general and not any specific one.

• Re: What we accomplished yesterday, and what�s next (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Mar 29 17:56

  I wonder if Holly, my mom, Alex, and Michelle went? We know Amy did, but Chris and Flora didn't. The projection doesn't seem good. It increased by 2 million, but only by 1 million this last time. At this rate, we would need 4 more No Kings marches before ...

• tasks

  From: robert

  Mar 30 00:07

  subscribe to podcast version of substack.com clean space on dvdbackup test macula in eyes using amsler grid enhancedvision.com file away 2024 invest folder

• tasks

  From: robert

  Mar 31 00:08

  eat at restaurant at 6pm Saggi Oota go to trivia send Youtube about open source being dead to Mike and Nicolas also, malus.sh check that Noelle did not leave key in front door lock clean space on dvdbackup schedule an RSV vaccination visit existentialcomic...

• Re: A shipment from order #1193229 is on the way (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Mar 31 06:07

  Guess you got it a day earlier.

• to err is human

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Mar 31 06:09

  azquotes.com I have a lot of doubts about the origins of this quote. It was in 1980 when I first encountered this quote when the wikipedia.org(Unix) program emitted it. It was BSD 2.11 . (I don't even remember running this version of Unix.) github.com

• use of AI in hiring

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Mar 31 06:11

  linkedin.com I have my doubts about "AI-powered candidate ranking". I'm not sure how that can work if each organization values each individual with different metrics and assumptions. In this case, bowing to the machine's evaluation may end up with a worse ...

• LiteLLM Python breach

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Mar 31 06:22

  youtube.com This guy is hilarious. This is about the LiteLLM Python MCP server and/or library (not exactly sure). Not sure about the Python hating, 'tho. Python is everywhere and everybody knows it. I think we need to live with it, despite source code itse...

• AI & human creativity

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Mar 31 06:27

  youtube.com This started me thinking. My prediction is that within the next few years, an AI will be caught paying hackers to break into systems simply to steal their data so it can be trained upon since AI feeds upon human creativity (at least, for now) a...

• open source is dead

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Mar 31 06:30

  theregister.com I heard about this on the Python Bytes podcast. Although an interesting argument, I fail to see why the author was not able to change the license of the original code since he owned the copyright. But, I guess we would've never heard of thi...

• Re: open source is dead

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Mar 31 06:31

  Another related article (also from the podcast). It does make me realize that we're going to have this complete proliferation of source code into which no single human will be able to comprehend. Perhaps this will be the Terminator technology we should ha...

• Re: open source is dead

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Mar 31 06:38

  youtube.com I saved the best for last. Another "open source is dead" argument, but this truly is crazy. This video references a service at malus.sh which will take as input any open source code, "clean room" the code, and output non-open source code for yo...

• Re: 3/18 Against the Grain

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Mar 31 08:31

  Yeah, this was good.

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 01 00:08

  see film at 7:45pm "The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist" at AMC Mercado 20 clean space on dvdbackup move power cord behind laptop lock cable on futon empty dishwasher recycle and take out garbage

• Re: Happy birthday!

  From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 01 10:46

  🎉

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 02 00:08

  make sure update_from_mini worked call Simply Solar back to schedule time make sure subscribed to Youtube channel youtube.com put thumbs up on Youtube video youtube.com add to Youtube queue youtube.com recharge primary MP3 player cut nails

• symbolic capitalists

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 02 07:08

  On another subject, we were listening to a podcast episode, cbc.ca . Rather depressing analysis of the state of opposition to the, well, the state of things. Seems pretty spot on, but, since most working people aren't questioning the value of capitalism an...

• Re: Earthquake reported near you (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 02 08:47

  Well, that was a while ago. And Boulder Creek isn't exactly close.

• FW: HSA Update: Action Required to Open Your Fidelity HSA Account

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 02 16:26

  Looks like we won't have to deal with Cigna any more. For my part, more consolidation is welcome. Hi Team, We are excited to announce that we are moving our Health Savings Account (HSA) program from Cigna HSA Bank to Fidelity Investments. We’ve made a swi...

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 03 00:07

  fast for blood test at 8pm make appointments with ENT doctor to get ear wax removed unplug MP3 player

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 04 00:08

  talk with Holly about moving giving up on living near the Hills in Arizona quitting job moving back in with parents ask Holly about debit ATM card ask Holly about adding to box ask Bhavani about chores whiteboard? ask Holly about paying for furnace repair ...

• Re: 700 people arrive for Nuestra America Convoy (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 04 09:34

  I didn't see anything on Netflix, not that I remember, anyway.

• Re: decline

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 04 09:47

  Agreed. I might add that it took centuries for Rome to finally fester and fall. The U.S.'s fall may be faster, but I still think it will take some time. I'm not certain that it will be China. My hope is that what comes next will be the withering away of th...

• Re: 700 people arrive for Nuestra America Convoy (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 04 09:48

  We'll have to add it to our queue.

• Re: tofu accident

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 04 09:51

  I like how they included the important detail that it was "extra firm".

• Re: CA AI executive order

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 04 09:56

  As Taylor Lorenz's excellent Youtube video youtube.com about Satanic Panics conveys, I have very mixed feelings about this. Let's hope it's not something insane and stupid.

• Re: Eight Million Protestors and No Kings: The Case for Showing Up (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 04 10:03

  Greta is very wise for her age. Although Americans aren't being killed by the thousands like in the Vietnam War, it was definitely all the marches against that war that stopped it. And, many marches in the other countries have brought down leaders. So, I d...

• Re: dark, but innovative, as well as perverse incentive

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 04 10:16

  Not sure why they don't scatter the ashes and be done with it. Certainly, it's a lot cheaper.

• Re: dark, but innovative, as well as perverse incentive

  From: Noelle <noelle>

  Apr 04 10:17

  tradition!

• Re: I Didn't Go to No Kings (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 04 13:06

  I disagree with the Rosa Clemente argument against No Kings cited here. instagram.com Marching against what is happening, via No Kings or any other vehicle, is important because, when shit really hits the fan (whenever that might be), we will be better pre...

• Re: The Satanic Temple Wins Historic Baphomet v. 10 Commandments Monument Case in Arkansas (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 04 13:11

  Holy shit. That took long enough. Anyway, very happy they win. I hope the defense appeals to the supreme court, and get this religion-in-school non-sense over and done with.

• Re: March Recap: War in Iran, My New Legislation, and More... (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 04 13:18

  I'm so thankful that this second proposed legislation does not involve forcing people giving their IDs to big tech companies to prove their age or any bullshit like that. I like both of these. I think even Taylor Lorenz would like 'em. Of course, with the ...

• Re: I Didn't Go to No Kings (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 04 13:20

  We keep forgetting to watch more United Shades of America. We should get through it.

• Re: April 2, 2026 (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 04 13:29

  Heather here forgot to mention that Hilary Rodham Clinton's family was a strong supporter of Barry Goldwater. Just a bullet point to show how far right the Democrats really have drifted.

• Re: Dean Baker: demographic problem

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 04 13:35

  Well, just another data point showing the U.S.'s decline. Somehow, Americans think we'll be taken care of by robots and AI will do the jobs that younger people had. That may happen in the far future, but I can guarantee you that this will not happen in th...

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 05 00:08

  expect Nancy at 12:30pm eat lunch with Nancy buy food at Trader Joes set up a May 1 meetup at where-I-live Museum of Art for Adventures in History and Culture look whether May 1 works to avoid conflicts with other meetups go to gym listen to message from M...

• Re: Your CVS Pharmacy appointment is on April 12 (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 05 11:19

  Me, too.

• You've scheduled: where-I-live First Friday by way of SJ MOMA

  From: "Meetup" <http://www.meetup.com/~info>

  Apr 05 11:58

  Title: You've scheduled: where-I-live First Friday by way of SJ MOMA You're going! where-I-live First Friday by way of SJ MOMA Adventures in History and Culture Your Meetup event has been scheduled! 5/1/2026, 6:00:00 PM PDT Poppy and Claro Restaurant 50 W ...

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 06 00:08

  expect Simply Solar at 1pm until 3pm support person solar panels not generating power Asha Dean @ 707-241-4655 707-241-4060 707-285-7037 talk with Holly about moving giving up on living near the Hills in Arizona quitting job moving back in with parents emp...

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 07 00:08

  leave for trivia at 7pm pay $300 to Simply Solar for repair of installed solar panels Asha Dean @ 707-241-4655 707-241-4060 707-285-7037 youtube.com open HSA account at Fidelity plan for 2026 Easter hours do yard work and other outside tasks during clear w...

• Payment confirmation: Invoice #22330-(Simply Solar)

  From: QuickBooks Payments <http://www.notification.intuit.com/~quickbooks>

  Apr 07 08:39

  Intuit QuickBooks View paid invoice You paid $299.00 � to Simply Solar on 04/07/2026 � � Payment details � � Invoice no. 22330 � Invoice amount $299.00 � � Total amount $299.00 � � Status Paid � � Payment method VISA � � Authorization ID 13a245sun64w FD; #...

• Re: Invoice 22330 from Simply Solar

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 07 08:44

  Attachment: pdfjSO4FzmiV_.pdf Description: simplysolar.pdf

• Governor Hilton will issue a series of executive orders

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 07 10:31

  And there's no checks on this, just like the United States president. Nothing to stop him. Fascism is fun.

• Re: Governor Hilton will issue a series of executive orders

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 07 10:37

  But, I expect that, if both of the Republican candidates are the only choices in the general elections, Newsom and his democratic colleagues will pass a bunch of laws which will limit the power of the governor. Which is probably better, anyway, since the g...

• Re: You've Got Voice Mail my-Oakland-voicemail-number

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 07 16:24

  I'll pick up my meds tomorrow.

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 08 00:08

  leave at 5:45pm to drop No off at trivia thing add to Youtube queue youtube.com youtube.com youtube.com subscribe to Youtube channel youtube.com fill out ballot for vector control assessment 🗳 recharge primary MP3 player roll over money from 401k to IRA (7...

• Reservation Confirmation – Apr-26-2026 stay a t Best Western Plus South Coast Inn (fwd)

  From: Noelle <noelle>

  Apr 08 12:23

• Reservation Confirmation – Apr-27-2026 stay a t Best Western Plus South Coast Inn (fwd)

  From: Noelle <noelle>

  Apr 08 12:23

• Re: Reservation Confirmation – Apr-26-2026 stay at Best Western Plus South Coast Inn (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 08 14:43

  So, will you be leaving Sunday morning Apr 26?

• Re: Reservation Confirmation – Apr-26-2026 stay at Best Western Plus South Coast Inn (fw d)

  From: Noelle <noelle>

  Apr 08 14:49

  or a little later

• happy b-day!

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 09 07:25

  Hope you have a good one!

• phones in London

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 09 07:56

  monito.com says that it's likely that your phone will work. It mentions willmyphonework.net . You'll need to know the make and model of your phone; you can use "ALL" for the carrier pull down. If you send me the make and model of your phone, I can look it ...

• Re: happy b-day!

  From: Cory <http://www.gmail.com/~coco99>

  Apr 09 09:17

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 10 00:08

  upgrade all "wheezy" packages on macbook and mini again perl -ne '@l=split(/\s+/);if($l[2]=~/install/||$l[0]=~m%/%){@i=@l;print $p,"\n" if(defined($f)&&$f eq $p);%v=();$f="x";$p=""}elsif($i[0] eq $l[0]∓$i[1] eq $l[1]&&$l[2] eq "wheezy"){$p=$l[0]}elsif($...

• a great name for a podcast

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 10 14:23

  libsyn.com

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 11 00:08

  buy food at 8:30am go to arts festival at 11am meetup.com send Economics Explained youtube vid to Mike and Nicolas subscribe to Youtube channel youtube.com announce meetup meetup.com trim back native bushes from the sidewalk

• Re: I�ve been living in downtown where-I-live for over a... (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 11 08:05

  I don't recall our conversation, but seems like it would be hard to judge a place just by one year. Maybe they're comparing it with Montana or something?

• Re: MASTER PLAN Bonus: The Backlash Nixon's Critics Didn't See Coming (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 11 08:06

  Not sure. Won't it "just appear"?

• Re: phones in London

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 11 08:36

  I couldn't find your phone on willmyphonework.net . But, looking at monito.com and att.com , only bands 1, 8, and 20 may be available. That means that, although you may get connectivity, you will likely have less coverage. You can risk it with your current...

• Re: 700 people arrive for Nuestra America Convoy (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 11 14:18

  It's already on our queue.

• Re: Thank you for your feedback

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert )

  Apr 11 14:29

  It is Bill Pay that's the issue. If a bill to a payee has already been paid, in order for me, for example, to change the next payment amount, I need to find when the next occurrence will occur (I'll need to know the recurrence frequency for that) on the ca...

• Re: GNGT 2026: volunteer help needed for April 18 –19 tour (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 11 14:30

  You did send this to me. Which date are you going?

• Re: From Gail re: April (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 11 14:34

  Did you tell Gail when you're going down?

• Re: The Farm

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 11 14:37

  I like the Seitanic Spellbook.

• Re: flock again

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 11 15:22

  We never finished watching the Rick Beato video with Benn Jordan.

• Re: Undelivered Mail Returned to Sender (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 11 15:23

  Oh, yeah. I guess he'll never get my reply. Oh, well.

• Re: Undelivered Mail Returned to Sender (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 11 15:25

  Oh, yeah. This is gunna get complicated.

• Re: Thank you for your feedback (sent to http://www.kpcu.com/~nkalia)

  From: http://www.sneakemail.com/~bccme

  Apr 11 15:31

  It is Bill Pay that's the issue.

• Re: lipoprotein(a)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 11 15:56

  Hallucinating. I cannot find Lp(a) in my test results. I have a low LDL, but also a low HDL. Oh, I also need to get a hep B vaccine. I guess. Hepatitis B Surface Ab Immunity, Qn Normal value: > OR = 10 mIU/mL Value <5 Low Patient does not have immunity to...

• Re: E-V.com on CA governor race

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 11 16:38

  Yeah. It would be great if there were two Republicans on the ticket in the fall to show how stupid the top-two selection is. People forget that it was the asshole Swarzeneggar that pushed for this insane system that serves no one.

• Re: H2A workers

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 11 16:43

  It's an interesting strategy by the Trump administration. It should naturally lower the number of immigrants simply because wages overall will go lower. I think. It's possible that fewer people would want to participate in the H-2A program and farmers wil...

• Re: Special PRESALE Invite! 40 Years Fair 🎉 (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 11 16:44

  I wouldn't reject it.

• Re: Catch STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! in Theaters thi s Month! ⭐ (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 11 16:46

  Do you mean, Amy Goodman will be at the Alamo Mountain View (owned by Sony)?

• Re: Sunday, May 3: The Jewish Arts & Bookfest Returns to the Magnes (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 11 17:02

  Nazi punks, Nazi punks, Nazi punks, fuck off!

• Re: Catch STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! in Theate rs thi s Month! ⭐ (fwd)

  From: Noelle <noelle>

  Apr 11 17:06

  nope. When I click on it, it goes to NYC Alamo so I don't think it's coming(yet)

• Re: friction

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 11 17:10

  Or, maybe it's the machines from the future pushing AI? 😏 I think only psychopaths like Peter Thiel would want to rule over a country of machines instead of people. Not sure what the point of just replacing all non-thinking people with thinking machines w...

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 12 00:08

  expect No to go to event at 2pm Clandestine meetup test macula in eyes using amsler grid enhancedvision.com download 4/10/2026 paystub pay $73 March 2026 PG&E bill pay $130 February 2026 RBS/Citizens One bill put February 2026 RBS/Citizens One bill into bu...

• RSV vaccination

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 12 08:08

  I rescheduled this for Sat @ 4pm.

• Re: RSV vaccination

  From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 12 08:26

  That would indeed be ironic. mayoclinic.org

• Re: RSV vaccination

  From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 12 08:27

  Yeah. Wanted to get ahead of the alerts.

• Re: RSV vaccination

  From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 12 08:29

  Oh, and I think I'll have to skip the gym. I feel lousy.

• Confirmation for your order SHOP500700 (fwd)

  From: Noelle <noelle>

  Apr 12 11:33

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 13 00:07

  charge side of house webcam recycle and take out garbage get delta chat working on No's computer and No's phone expect No to buy food early at Trader Joes

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 14 00:08

  check that Noelle did not leave key in front door lock subscribe to Youtube channel youtube.com increase Zoom font and image sizes in user interface askubuntu.com scaleFactor in ~/.config/zoomus.conf go to doc appt on Thursday bring recycling and garbage b...

• Re: AI workslop

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 14 09:51

  I'll read this later, but just wanted to pass this along: technologyreview.com

• Re: Thank you for your feedback

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert )

  Apr 14 17:38

  The payees tab does allow you change info about a particular payee, but it does not include a way to edit the dates of each recurring payment for that payee nor the dollar amounts on each of those dates. Have you been able to find a way to change the amoun...

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 15 00:08

  make sure wormhole.app is bookmarked on No's phone change HSA Fidelity address to box to avoid receiving mail at home address

• Re: USPS� Expected Delivery on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 arriving by 9:00pm 943463790386 5497712322 (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 15 14:19

  👍

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 16 00:08

  leave at 1pm to arrive at 2pm for 2:15pm appt ask doctor about Dec 4 2025 Hemoglobin A1C not by Quest Labs hep B vaccination make appointment for hep B vaccination make sure wormhole.app is bookmarked on No's computer

• FW: SBV birthday dinner for Nisha, 5/3/2026

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 16 07:38

  Thoughts? Our meeting with Holly and my mom will likely be short, if they want to meet at all.

• Re: young people job market story

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 16 08:34

  I think this was way too optimistic. While I hate to wander into the Peter Thiel territory, advocating that people continue to attend college may no longer be the ticket to getting a job it once was. Companies are managing to automate, displace, and destr...

• Re: College grads job market

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 16 08:45

  Yeah. Just reinforces the sentiments I expressed in my last email.

• Re: Virtual Zuck

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 16 08:49

  Is this the ultimate in slop? Would you really want to have a deep conversation with a parrot?

• Re: Please Co-Sponsor S. 136 and Move Toward a Responsible, Diplomatic Cuba Policy (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 16 08:51

  I think he strikes the right balance.

• Re: Health Brief: Surprise billing battleground evolves (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 16 09:01

  I guess there are good things about Mike Johnson. Since nothing's getting done in congress, this only one good piece of legislation is left in place. It is interesting that it was an insurer that lost in court in Ca. I expect this will just add to the con...

• Re: The Satanic Temple Secures Religious Accommodation for Bathroom Access for Colorado Student (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 16 09:03

  Thank God for Satan.

• Re: AI workslop

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 16 09:14

  infoworld.com I've said it before: not everything can just be evaluated by black-box testing. Someone needs to examine logic somewhere. (See wikipedia.org's_incompleteness_theorems .)

• Neural Network on a PDP-11/70

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 16 09:15

  youtube.com This is the model that I had in my high school: a PDP-11/70 . I didn't finish watching this yet, but a kinda funny thought experiment.

• Re: Neural Network on a PDP-11/70

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 16 09:16

  The assembly language was very elegant, but this was before RISC was a thing so was probably very inefficient ('tho, helped shape the C programming language and subsequent architectures, for better or for worse...).

• Re: Neural Network on a PDP-11/70

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 16 09:16

  I never used assembly on a Vax, but my understanding is that it was very close to the PDP-11/70 assembly, except it used 32 bits for most operations. I use VMS on Vax during my first job after college in 1987 / 1988. I found it difficult ('tho I liked file...

• Re: Neural Network on a PDP-11/70

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 16 09:17

  Right. If you were doing low-level hardware or networking stuff, yeah, endian-ness, strings, and other stuff in C mattered. But, for doing higher-level stuff (e.g., games) C was way better than maintaining different assembly languages on different platform...

• Re: AI workslop

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 16 09:24

  Yeah. Sometimes AI works out, sometimes it don't. There will always be a need for a human to determine that. (The surveillance issues with AI described in the below article is particularly disturbing. Even if AI never helps anybody but just a few think it ...

• Re: 📱 Your phone knows your life. Now ICE does too (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 16 09:53

  Do you think that criminals, gangs, and undocumented immigrants will be the only luddites left in our society?

• RE: WATCH: Everyone is Lying to You (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 16 09:57

  Sounds funny. Is it playing around here anywhere?

• Re: Hampshire College

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 16 10:00

  😱 Well, I guess Trump and his ilk are getting what they want -- the complete elimination of intellectual thought in the United States.

• Re: AI and steampunk

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 16 10:10

  “rubbishy newspapers” along with films, plays, and other content to placate the masses Didn't recall this from Orwell, but seems to fit right into the playbook we've been executing step-by-step since 1984 was published. Maybe Animal Farm had it wrong: are...

• Re: AI and steampunk

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 16 10:15

  The boiling frog! 🐸 Yeah, it would be funny if an AI started advocating its own destruction in the name of stifling evolutionary progress.

• RE: WATCH: Everyone is Lying to You (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 16 10:19

  OK. Stuck it on my calendar. We'd have to go to the Farmer's Market slightly early.

• Re: CS majors

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 16 10:32

  Well, I think, even without AI, it was inevitable that there would be an oversaturation of STEM graduates. Again, as much as I hate to channel Peter Thiel, while everyone was looking to higher education to be the savior of the working class due to Reagan'...

• Re: CS majors

  From: Noelle <noelle>

  Apr 16 10:34

  and then Brian talked about the CS students who were majoring in it because of the job market, not that they liked the subject so much

• Re: FW: by Gail re: Trump�s killer machines (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 16 10:35

  Maybe the real goal should not just be the removal of AI from the military, but the removal of AI from society writ large. Down with the AI slop!

• Re: Thank you for your feedback

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert )

  Apr 16 12:06

  Oh, you're right! Somehow I overlooked the Payment Activity tab. I wish I could type in the year, but it otherwise works great. Thanks!

• Re: Thank you for your feedback

  From: Neeru Kalia <http://www.kpcu.com/~nkalia>

  Apr 16 14:29

  Hello Mr., Thank you for confirming. Only the Est. Delivery date will display on the Payment Activity page. I appreciate your time and response. Please let me know if you have any questions. I am happy to help. Best Regards, Neeru Kalia Member Engagement a...

• Re: What about this? (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 16 16:42

  I could live without the alcohol, of course, but I know that Heather cannot.

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 17 00:08

  do yard work and other outside tasks during clear weather dump bucket water put ladder near rear door downspout empty dishwasher clean dishwasher filter set watch for hair cut appointment for tomorrow add to Youtube queue youtube.com recharge primary MP3 p...

• Re: Noelle friendly reminder from Tony & Alba's Pizza and Pasta (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 17 07:04

  Well, if the sushi place doesn't work out, we could all go here instead. It has wine, after all.

• Re: FW: SBV birthday dinner for Nisha, 5/3/2026

  From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 17 07:09

  Yeah, but it's too bad that they are so spread apart in terms of hours -- a little back-and-forth kabuki.

• I'm sure my mom would love this as an audiobook

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 17 09:40

  libro.fm We now have a x-mas or b-day or mom's day gift idea.

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 18 00:08

  expect No to leave for native plant event at 12:45pm and return at 4:30pm go to 1:30pm hair cut appointment 246 Studio Spa @ (408) 271-2888 get shot at 4pm RSV at Coleman Target CVS eat dinner with Heather at sushi place in Sunnyvale at 6:30pm make sure Ap...

• Re: SBV birthday dinner for Nisha, 5/3/2026

  From: Robert B <http://profiles.yahoo.com/robertb>

  Apr 18 08:16

  Noelle and I will be joining you and looking forward to it!

• Re: GNGT 2026: volunteer help needed for Apri l 18 –19 tour (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 18 09:12

  And the picnic is at 11am on May 3?

• Re: Cuba After Castro new Abby Martin Film - Bay Area Premiere Roxie Theater - Friday, April 24 8:40 pm (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 18 09:14

  Oh, I thought it was Thursday, not Friday. Think we should try to go? I am taking that day off due to an afternoon doc appointment.

• Re: Karikuri lottery

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 18 10:31

  Although I still do have a pair of Birkenstocks (that I used for work), I was happily surprised that my Teva sandals are not only not bad for my feet but are the kind recommended for my kind of feet. That was a big relief. Re: bodies falling apart as they ...

• Re: Karikuri lottery

  From: Brian <http://www.cs..edu/~b>

  Apr 18 12:19

  Man, I wouldn't call thinking you'll live more than 87 years "optimistic"! I so don't understand why people like Peter Thiel want to live forever. Especially since, if everyone starts living for a long time, they'll have to increase the retirement age for ...

• Re: Cuba After Castro new Abby Martin Film - Bay Area Premiere Roxie Theater - Friday, April 24 8:40 pm (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 18 12:27

  I guess I don't understand. You mean, there are two Abby Martin films, and one will be shown on Thursday and another will be shown on Friday? Obviously, I would love to see both, but only Friday is doable for me.

• Re: Ted Rall Subscription Service (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 18 12:30

  👍

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 19 00:08

  do dvdbackup this weekend in preparation for No's trip to Santa Barbara unplug MP3 player pay Flora $27.48 for Marnie's car insurance premium download medical health record from El Camino Health Hospital elcaminohospital.org bail on Bhavani/Holly tasks due...

• invading Iran

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 19 10:31

  youtube.com It's funny that this video from Abby Martin from 7 years ago predicted invading Iran. OTOH, this also portrays Ukraine as full of neo-Nazis.

• Re: Everything Is Changing Fast: A Brisk Tour Through Shifting Views (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 19 10:47

  I think Rebecca Solnit and Joanne Freeman should get together and have a rah-rah-we-the-people-together podcast. Or something.

• Re: Everything Is Changing Fast: A Brisk Tour Through Shifting Views (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 19 10:53

  No, I hadn't. I'll subscribe to the podcast substack.com

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 20 00:08

  turn on hardware acceleration in the browsers on No's computer to see if it reduces heat reddit.com fail to find a podcast for SavvyNik youtube channel recycle send to Mike and Nicolas programmingthrowdown.com add to Youtube queue youtube.com watch Allen a...

• Re: UPFs

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 20 17:01

  This is ridiculous. Trying to recreate processed food at home for their family is just a waste of everybody's time, quite aside from it being really boring.

• Re: your data will be used against you

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 20 17:08

  A lot of the same stuff we already know. I do like the concept of the "tyrant test" -- seems useful. Again, in general, this is difficult to avoid and takes a lot of work. Obviously, doing avoiding surveillance entirely would be good, but probably only do...

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 21 00:09

  go to doc appt on Friday check that Noelle did not leave key in front door lock bring recycling and garbage bins in add to Youtube queue youtube.com youtube.com share with Mike and Nicolas bentoml.com take a 3000 step walk leave for game at 6:50pm

• Jonathan Kozol's latest book

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 21 07:49

  Noelle sent this to me: counterpunch.org Thought you might be interested.

• Public Education, Racial Inequality and the Struggle for Democracy: an Interview With Jonathan Kozol

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 21 07:50

  counterpunch.org Thanks. Sent this to Brian.

• Re: LIVE SOON: Can This Billionaire Be A Populist Governor? (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 21 09:28

  Why does it say Wednesday April 21?

• Re: LIVE SOON: Can This Billionaire Be A Populist Governor? (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 21 09:48

  Well, if Porter drops out, it will likely be Steyer and Hilton on the ballot in the fall. Steyer's better than Newsom, but not as good as Porter (or Yee, for that matter).

• Re: Butch Ware

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 21 10:03

  Do you realize that there will be 61 candidates on the primary ballot? wikipedia.org

• Re: Butch Ware

  From: Noelle <noelle>

  Apr 21 10:23

  almost like the governor recall ballot

• Re: Jonathan Kozol's latest book

  From: Brian <http://www..edu/~b>

  Apr 21 11:10

  Yes, thanks for pointing this out!

• Re: spring birthdays

  From: Sarah Kishler <http://www.gmail.com/~sarah.kishler>

  Apr 21 14:40

  Hi Elaine, Thank you for the e-mail. I will be there! Sarah

• Re: spring birthdays

  From: Robert B <http://profiles.yahoo.com/robertb>

  Apr 21 15:03

  It's unlikely that I would make it since (1) I won't have a car available and (2) I have a meeting which may last until 6pm.

• Re: spring birthdays

  From: "Richard Tauriello" <http://www.richardtauriello.com/~richard>

  Apr 21 23:29

  Hi Elaine and Robert, I'm sorry I won't be able to attend to celebrate your birthdays. I hope I'll be seeing you on May 3! Warmly, Richard

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 22 00:09

  leave for trivia game at 6pm confirm Friday doc appt 650-967-1770

• Re: Your video verification has been deleted from your account (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 22 08:26

  It probably got deleted. Do you care?

• Jacobin Radio: Organizing Outside the Tenure Track

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 22 11:03

  pinecast.com apple.com Maybe Heather should listen to this?

• Re: 'The Wayback Machine Has Been the Best Archive for Preserving Our Digital Lives': (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 22 11:08

  Added to our podcasts.

• Re: spring birthdays

  From: Elaine Sarni <http://www.gmail.com/~elainesrn3>

  Apr 22 12:28

  Hi Robert, Thanks for letting me know and happy birthday to you!

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 23 00:09

  expect No to attend yoga book group at 7:30pm take out garbage send Youtube video to Nicolas and Mike youtube.com add to Youtube queue youtube.com put dvd backup into car clean eyelids when taking shower fill dishwasher run dishwasher after filling cut nai...

• Re: Cuba After Castro new Abby Martin Film - Bay Area Premiere Roxie Theater - Friday, April 24 8:40 pm (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 23 08:37

  The BART service alert is just for Sunday.

• Re: GNGT 2026 Potluck Invitation (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 23 14:04

  Are we going to bring something?

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 24 00:08

  off from work 😎 go to 2pm appt make food list read No's article on LinkedIn wsj.com read No's article on Signal theguardian.com update email address on Fidelity fidelity.com watch governor candidates debate

• Re: GNGT 2026 Potluck Invitation (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 24 08:01

  Pasta w/ kale, raisins, and sunflower seeds should do it. We'll leave the container.

• Re: A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury. (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 24 08:08

  ⌢

• Re: South Korea's No-Birth Generation (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 24 08:12

  This is in our queue, but don't know when we'll get to listen to it. We're pretty far behind in our queue.

• Re: Hapa's Brewing (Creekside), April 22 (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 24 08:13

  👍

• Re: Ted Rall Subscription Service (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 24 08:34

  Is it Appelbaum or Applebaum? Surprised he didn't mention npr.org .

• Re: Palantir manifesto

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 24 08:43

  It's the height of irony that the United Kingdom is rejecting Palantir when they openly embrace age (a.k.a. identity) verification which tracks virtually every citizen of the United Kingdom and, possibly, beyond. theguardian.com

• Re: hunger/appetite

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 24 08:54

  This article implies that people who dine out more often tend to eat more. I wonder if that's true?

• Re: governor race on E-V.com

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 24 09:00

  Not a terribly insightful article, unfortunately.

• Re: sleeping pods in SF

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 24 09:10

  Welcome to the Trump economy.

• Re: new SJ burrito restaurant

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 24 09:17

  Funny how they misspell cilantro on the menu. The menu doesn't have the "tofu" option that they mention in the article.

• Re: trump 38% approval

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 24 09:21

  Just $90/barrel? My, how times flies.

• Re: proposed SJ data centers

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 24 09:24

  I think that any company that wants to build a data center should be required to provide low-cost housing. I would definitely welcome a data center in our neighborhood if that were a requirement.

• Re: new SJ burrito restaurant

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 24 09:43

  Ah. The progressive degradation of web sites.

• Re: Cuba After Castro new Abby Martin Film - Bay Area Premiere Roxie Theater - Friday, April 24 8:40 pm (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 24 09:57

  There's a Q&A afterwards. The film should end at 10:10pm.

• Re: Cuba After Castro new Abby Martin Film - Bay Area Premiere Roxie Theater - Friday, April 24 8:40 pm (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 24 11:22

  We'll need to leave at 1:15pm to get to my doc appt before we trundle to San Francisco.

• Re: Penis Costume Protester Exonerated in Short, Absurd Trial (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 24 11:54

  You mean, good ol' Auntie Tifa?

• lunar revolutions

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 24 12:31

  wikipedia.org It looks like there was the use of the 8-day week for a while, but it changed for some unknown reason to the 7-day week. The changing to the 7-day week predates Judo-Christian religion, but, obviously, both that religion and Islam are tied cl...

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 25 00:08

  go to plant sale at 10am verify that Ro Khanna does not support Parents Decide Act take distance glasses out of car before No's trip to Santa Barbara put wristwatch on watch governor candidates debate youtube.com prepare for No being out of town next week

• Re: 🔴 FOX 5 San Diego is live now: Debate Night in Ca: The Race for Governor

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 25 07:11

  I still like Katie Porter the best. If she drops out, I may just vote for Butch Ware.

• Tom Steyer's draconian national ID legislation

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 25 07:36

  eff.org The EFF put this out just 3 days ago. I'm planning on writing Ash Kalra and Dave Cortese to put a stop to this terrible legislation. youtube.com

• Re: Tom Steyer's draconian national ID legislation

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 25 07:59

  Below is what I wrote to Senator Cortese via his web portal contact site. -- As your constituent, I urge you to vote NO on A.B. 1709. This bill threatens free speech, privacy, and fiscal responsibility. Requiring biometric scans or government IDs to access...

• Re: Cuba After Castro new Abby Martin Film - Bay Area Premiere Roxie Theater - Friday, April 24 8:40 pm (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 25 08:01

  Too bad it was sold out. Nice little trip, 'tho. We'll see it on streaming media later.

• Re: 🔴 FOX 5 San Diego is live now : Debate Night in Ca: The Race for Governor

  From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 25 09:09

  Oh, he was successfully knocked off? I guess I'll have to vote for somebody else if Porter drops out.

• Re: The Onion�s Last Laugh (fwd)

  From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

  Apr 25 09:12

  I hope The Onion is successful. That would be really, really great.

• Re: Tom Steyer's draconian national ID legislation

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 25 13:01

  Apparently, Ro Khanna also thinks that tech companies should have identity tracking throughout their lives, a.k.a. age verification: washingtonian.com This is very disappointing.

• Re: hi!

  From: Robert B <http://profiles.yahoo.com/robertb>

  Apr 25 13:04

  That's OK, I'll skip this one. Noelle and I will be going to Nisha's thing. Yep!

• tasks

  From: robert

  Apr 26 00:08

  celebrate Japantown Nikkei Matsuri Celebration ⛩ expect No to leave for Santa Barbara cancel meetup since Rajeh cannot make it get picked up at 6pm for dinner with Sarah et al. take sunglasses out of car use acpi-cpufreq on No's computer to get more CPU fr...

• Re: Tom Steyer's draconian national ID legislation

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 26 08:36

  eff.org For those of us in Ca, this terrible legislation needs to be stopped. It will be effectively be complete tracking of your entire digital life whether you have ever used social media or not, and, as videos such as youtube.com point out, could be use...

• Re: Tom Steyer's draconian national ID legislation

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 26 08:38

  The vilification of social media (and AI) has been overblown, and there is nothing to show any connection between problems and social media, as seen in this video: youtube.com In any case, based on EFF's template, I ended up sending something to my state a...

• Re: Tom Steyer's draconian national ID legislation

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 26 08:39

  Most of public opinion is on the side of ID and age verification, and it's just me and a minority (EFF, Fight for the Future, Cory Doctorow, Taylor Lorenz, etc.) who are going against the tide and seeking to maintain some level of privacy and anonymity. I ...

• Re: Tom Steyer's draconian national ID legislation

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 26 08:40

  I think Ralph Nader expresses best the other side in that there should be no anonymity on the internet. That would, for all practical purposes, eliminate all privacy (except for maybe some self-sufficient hermits living in a forest or something). These day...

• Re: Tom Steyer's draconian national ID legislation

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 26 08:42

  Below's what I got from Brave search (brave.com ). The primary problem is the storage of government identification and facial scans by companies to prove to entities that your age has been validated and verified, and that's what constitutes the privacy iss...

• Re: Tom Steyer's draconian national ID legislation

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 26 08:44

  I had to use ID.me as well to verify my identity to create a ssa.gov account since I keep my credit reports frozen. I think you're right: privacy for those of us enrolled in social security may already be dead, given that that data is likely to already to ...

• Re: Tom Steyer's draconian national ID legislation

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 26 08:44

  Rather than "Clear", it's much more likely to be wikipedia.org(identity_verification_service) , which is a Palantir-owned company, the same one which the Trump administration is using to assemble data on all Americans ( ). After this data is shared (i.e., ...

• Re: Tom Steyer's draconian national ID legislation

  From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)

  Apr 26 08:46

  The third-party wouldn't know what the passkey owner is up to after initial authentication, and the service provider wouldn't deal with, much less retain, the official document part of authentication The entity wouldn't need to retain the original documen...