Missed a videocall today because time changed in California but not in the other country.

Does *anyone* like Daylight Savings Time? Is there any possible way to kill it? In California, we passed propositions, extracted promises, and more. Yet that zombie lives on.

Coffee shops in my area are becoming pure manufacturers with a dining space. I order from a kiosk, pick up a coffee, and bus my own table. It affects my tipping (5% seating + 5% taking order + 5% bringing order + 5% refill) and seems to be the future.

Went to the AI for Good first day: Norvig great; hopes for AI breakthrough understanding biology; lots of start ups. Dignifi, Renov8, Signature AI were great. 10 meh companies.
#aiforgood, #dignifi, #renov8, #signatureai

My #apple login is always anxiety producing because of the progressive backoff on password attempts. I hit the "locked for a minute" level before figuring out it had switched to a foreign keyboard, and I have abandoned a machine from multi-hour lockouts before. It is an ill-considered design.

I understand #ChatGPT can be complicated, but why it the front-end chat interface so laggy and buggy?

Shout out Lux Cleaners for being helpful humans. It makes me feel good to see this in the wild.

My bank (#starone) has been #clownfishing. They are trying to do a legitimate communication, but the clunky automated voice call that starts by asking personal information reeks of phishing attacks.

We need better tech.

Went on a three day trip to #sanfrancisco and Muir Beach. The doom and gloom reporting aside, the streets are far cleaner than I twenty years ago. We also saw only a handful of people stuck homeless. Similarly, visiting Muir Beach, no garbage. None.

Happy world exists outside of media.

Industrial Strength Stress Relief has arrived.

Me: show me a square image celebrating the new year with the exact words

"May 2025 Bring More Happiness To Your Life"

ChatGPT: