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Here, there, everywhere … yet somehow not omnipresent. But you get used to it. #StructuredThought 🎵 🎥📚
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January 28, 2026 at 9:32 PM
🔗 Cancer might protect against Alzheimer’s.

And vice versa apparently.

If correct - today’s good news - Alzheimer’s is not in my future
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🔗 Cancer might protect against Alzheimer’s. And vice versa apparently. If correct - today’s good news - Alzheimer’s is not in my future
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January 28, 2026 at 9:32 PM
🔗 You Can Just Say No to the Data - Jim Nielsen’s Blog

You can - but perhaps a better thought is to consider the data, ask where it comes from, how was it arrived at, who compiled it, whether it’s relevant and … and …and

.. is - I thi... https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/29/you-can-just-say-no.html
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🔗 You Can Just Say No to the Data - Jim Nielsen’s Blog You can - but perhaps a better thought is to consider the data, ask where it comes from, how was it arrived at, who compiled it, whether it’s relevant and … and …and .. is - I think - basically what Jim is saying … so unclear where the title came from.
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January 28, 2026 at 9:32 PM
🔗 Age verification on Roblox using AI is not good – FlowingData

"In fact, WIRED has found multiple examples of people advertising age-verified accounts for minors as young as 9 years old on eBay for as little as $4."
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🔗 Age verification on Roblox using AI is not good – FlowingData In fact, WIRED has found multiple examples of people advertising age-verified accounts for minors as young as 9 years old on eBay for as little as $4.
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January 28, 2026 at 9:21 PM
🔗 Wellington, New Zealand - from a (not so) different time.

"When the Fischer-Spassky match #2 was being played in Yugoslavia, I relied on the moves of the games being faxed to me."
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🔗 Wellington, New Zealand - from a (not so) different time. When the Fischer-Spassky match #2 was being played in Yugoslavia, I relied on the moves of the games being faxed to me.
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January 28, 2026 at 9:21 PM
🔗 Just My Opinion writes @derekpeden

Maybe - but an excellent hierarchy. Going forward .. could well be adopting. Thank you sir.
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🔗 Just My Opinion writes @derekpeden Maybe - but an excellent hierarchy. Going forward .. could well be adopting. Thank you sir.
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January 28, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Mark Bernstein: The Bullet That Missed

"This clever confection is a mystery about murderers who don’t kill people and murders that mysteriously do not occur."

Me? Can’t go wrong with 📚 Richard Osman.
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Mark Bernstein: The Bullet That Missed This clever confection is a mystery about murderers who don’t kill people and murders that mysteriously do not occur. Me? Can’t go wrong with 📚 Richard Osman.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:37 PM
"Sidenote: Why in the world is Meta’s VP of comms doing this on Twitter/X, not Threads, which continues to grow?"

💬 John Gruber

Another Sidenote: Why in the world is anyone on Twitter at all.. sorry ‘that’s where my audience is’... https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/29/sidenote-why-in-the-world.html
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Sidenote: Why in the world is Meta’s VP of comms doing this on Twitter/X, not Threads, which continues to grow? 💬 John Gruber Another Sidenote: Why in the world is anyone on Twitter at all.. sorry ‘that’s where my audience is’ doesn’t cut it. Get Off .. or continue to support all the depravity … all of it .. even the bits you can’t see .. it’s still there.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
C3 Ain't What It Used To Be - More Rebrands than ~~Facebook~~ Meta.: https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/28/c-aint-what-it-used.html

C3 - From Carbon Management and Energy Analytics to Energy to IoT to AI - well under 20 years! Talk about FOLLOWING Trends.
C3 Ain't What It Used To Be - More Rebrands than ~~Facebook~~ Meta.
C3 - From Carbon Management and Energy Analytics to Energy to IoT to AI - well under 20 years! Talk about FOLLOWING Trends.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Apparently The 28th is ‘National Privacy Day’ in the USA.

Marvy.

Speaks volumes to the other 364 days in the year.

I am guessing a ‘free for all’?
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Apparently The 28th is ‘National Privacy Day’ in the USA. Marvy. Speaks volumes to the other 364 days in the year. I am guessing a ‘free for all’?
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January 28, 2026 at 3:01 AM
"When your company is worth more than most nations, you cannot afford principles that inconvenience presidents. The moral equation changes. What once seemed unthinkable becomes necessary. Cook learned this the hard way after he s... https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/28/when-your-company-is-worth.html
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When your company is worth more than most nations, you cannot afford principles that inconvenience presidents. The moral equation changes. What once seemed unthinkable becomes necessary. Cook learned this the hard way after he skipped a presidential photo op and was thrown back under the tariff bus. So now he shows up. He sits in the front row. He claps when expected. This is what happens when valuation becomes destiny.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:50 AM
🔗 How You Say It

I guess Tяump reads Seth (or Hugh), because three mods gets you to ..

"Unified messaging is the ability to change people with your propaganda, to see things as they are and then create stories, images, and interactions that change the perception."
January 28, 2026 at 2:41 AM
January 27, 2026 at 9:05 PM
🪦 Sorry to read the news Sly.
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🪦 Sorry to read the news Sly.
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January 27, 2026 at 6:22 PM
🎵 Go Neil
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🎵 Go Neil
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January 27, 2026 at 6:16 AM
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January 27, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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January 27, 2026 at 2:30 AM
January 27, 2026 at 2:05 AM
🔗 Americans are paying for tariffs

"By analyzing $4 trillion of shipments between January 2024 and November 2025, the Kiel Institute researchers found that foreign exporters absorbed only about 4% of the burden of last yea... https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/27/americans-are-paying-for-tariffs.html
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🔗 Americans are paying for tariffs By analyzing $4 trillion of shipments between January 2024 and November 2025, the Kiel Institute researchers found that foreign exporters absorbed only about 4% of the burden of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering their prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:05 AM
🔗 An Update To This Published in 2021

"I have all the confidence in the world that President Trump has the legal authority, but more importantly, he’s doing the right thing."

💬 Lindsay Graham
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🔗 An Update To This Published in 2021 I have all the confidence in the world that President Trump has the legal authority, but more importantly, he’s doing the right thing. 💬 Lindsay Graham
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January 27, 2026 at 1:36 AM
"“Perhaps we really do live in a time which begets nothing but the mediocre.”"

💬 Michel de Montaigne (1533--1592)

🔗 via Austin Kleon

I wonder what Michel would have made of the 202os.
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“Perhaps we really do live in a time which begets nothing but the mediocre.” 💬 Michel de Montaigne (1533--1592) 🔗 via Austin Kleon I wonder what Michel would have made of the 202os.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Here’s a clever thing that I noticed last night about 🍎📺 .. you watch and something critical was said - and you missed it. You wind back 10 - 20 seconds - it plays again .. with temporary subtitles - that then fade away - brilliant.
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Here’s a clever thing that I noticed last night about 🍎📺 .. you watch and something critical was said - and you missed it. You wind back 10 - 20 seconds - it plays again .. with temporary subtitles - that then fade away - brilliant.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:15 AM