Links for October 2022
SFGATE: Skyscraper with floating cube might come to San Francisco
This is an incredibly bad idea for a city with a record for skyscrapers that don't stand up straight...
SFGATE: Skyscraper with floating cube might come to San Francisco
This is an incredibly bad idea for a city with a record for skyscrapers that don't stand up straight...
Don’t Let Layoffs Undermine Your DEI Efforts
I find it very hard to take a tweet that contains 'Cameo Fameo' seriously as the only example of approaching layoffs with empathy.
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The Guardian profiles the "Tyre Extinguishers" – an international group that deflates tires of SUVs parked on streets
Move to West Virginia and evict Joe Manchin maybe?
A Boy And His Atom is the world's smallest movie
Testing Twitter API integration, but also this is pretty cool.
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A Death Row Inmate Asked SCOTUS If He Can Die by Firing Squad, and It Said Yes
Also for those not on death row, we can all die by firing squad now too. Thanks SCOTUS.
Save America’s Patent System
Good problem to solve, wrong solution. Examine patents on use rather than before issuing.
The New York Times: Twitter Permanently Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Account
Do they mean revoked?
Mimica, which automates RPA, raises $6M Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures
I'm holding out for the company that automates robotic process automation automation.
Snap Out of It, America: Give Kids the Right to Vote
So I disagree with this but it's interesting and well argued. A better idea is my life expectancy weighted voting plan.
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The ease of mail-in voting may increase turnout in California’s recall election.
NYT finally twigs.
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A woman is suing S.F. for $50 million over a parking ticket, saying tire chalk is unconstitutional
In one of the cases, filed Sept. 4, plaintiff Maria Infante seeks $50 million and class-action status after a San Francisco parking enforcement officer wielding chalk on a residential street gave her a $95 ticket.
The second case, filed the same day against San Leandro, demands $5 million for class members whose tires were chalked to financially benefit the city.
Civilization continues to collapse. I had my tongue in my cheek for this proposed constitutional amendment but I'm not so sure any more...
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How to Call Customer Service and Actually Get What You Want
Wired has this generic article on getting support with some insights that might have been cutting age a decade ago. I'm still waiting for CAPTGUAs.
The New York Times: Opinion | Will We Ever Amend the Constitution Again?
See my training wheels suggestion for this.
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25-year retrospective of Nokia's Communicator, the first pocket computer phone that worked
My first mobile phone, and in many ways still my favorite.
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CNN: What's the risk of indoor dining if you're fully vaccinated? Here's what one expert says
The New York Times: Opinion | America Needs to Break Up Its Biggest States
I'd rather get rid of the electoral college and have a national, ranked choice vote but this is interesting.
Export Google Fit Daily Steps, Weight and Distance to a Google Sheet
Accessing Printer Press ESC to cancel
Monitor page index status with Google Sheets, Apps Script and the Google Search Console API
Download a Sharepoint File with GraphServiceClient (Microsoft Graph API)
Upgrading from word2vec to OpenAI
Enable GZIP compression for Amazon S3 hosted website in CloudFront
International Date Line Longitude, Latitude Coordinates
Scanning from the ADF using WIA in C#
Is it safe to open securedoc.html (Cisco Registered Envelope)?