Michael Beardsworth
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Michael Beardsworth
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Robots, Zimbabwean Marimba, 🌉
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governor.ca.gov
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER -GCN
@GovPressOffice: WE BROKE DONALD TRUMP @GovPressOffice: so nice! @GovPressOffice: DONALD "TACO" TRUMP, AS MANY CALL HIM, "MISSED" THE DEADLINE!!! CALIFORNIA WILL NOW DRAW NEW, MORE "BEAUTIFUL MAPS," THEY WILL BE HISTORIC AS THEY WILL END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY (DEMS TAKE BACK THE HOUSE!). BIG PRESS CONFERENCE THIS WEEK WITH POWERFUL DEMS AND GAVIN NEWSOM — YOUR FAVORITE GOVERNOR — THAT WILL BE DEVASTATING FOR "MAGA." THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! — GN @GovPressOffice: DONALD IS FINISHED — HE IS NO LONGER "HOT." FIRST THE HANDS (SO TINY) AND NOW ME — GAVIN C. NEWSOM — HAVE TAKEN AWAY HIS "STEP." MANY ARE SAYING HE CAN'T EVEN DO THE "BIG STAIRS" ON AIR FORCE ONE ANYMORE — USES THE LITTLE BABY STAIRS NOW. SAD! TOMORROW HE'S GOT HIS "MEETING" WITH PUTIN IN "RUSSIA." NOBODY CARES. ALL THE TELEVISION CAMERAS ARE ON ME, AMERICA'S FAVORITE GOVERNOR. EVEN LOW-RATINGS LAURA INGRAM (EDITS THE TAPES!) CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT MY BEAUTIFUL MAPS. YOU'RE WELCOME FOR LIBERATION DAY, AMERICA! DONNIE J MISSED "THE DEADLINE" (WHOOPS!) AND NOW I RUN THE SHOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! - GCN
August 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
Three ideas to save S.F. Muni that have nothing to do with cutting service
OPINION: San Franciscans should ask themselves why bus and train service are on the chopping block even as we continue to subsidize the most polluting mode of transit.
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June 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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michalow.ski
In 2015, a team of Google roboticists & designers built a sculptural installation to explore robot mobility in fabrication. An arm on a wheeled base drilled thousands of holes to cast shadows indicating the time of day. The sundial was temporarily installed in Charleston Park.
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Project Sundial: mobile robotic fabrication
YouTube video by Marek Michalowski
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June 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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nytimes.com
In a prime time address, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California sharply criticized President Trump for sending in the military to handle the protests in Los Angeles. Read a transcript of his full remarks. https://trib.al/hufkabG
Transcript: Read Gavin Newsom’s Speech Criticizing Trump Over Protests
In a prime time address, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California sharply criticized President Trump for sending in the military to handle the protests in Los Angeles.
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June 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
michael.beardsworth.us
Yes, please! Parks are for people, not cars.
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
Yes, you should have to pay to park in Golden Gate Park
San Franciscans are used to a high standard when it comes to their parks. That’s about to change unless the department can scrape together funds, fast.
www.sfchronicle.com
March 3, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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jonas-erthal.bsky.social
Seeing this group of college kids who are being directed by Musk as part of the DOGE calamity reminded me of @bcantrill.bsky.social ‘s excellent Monktoberfest talk on the valley’s unhealthy obsession with young technologists.

Worth revisiting today.

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Coming Of Age | Bryan Cantrill | Monktoberfest 2022
YouTube video by RedMonk Tech Events
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February 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Saw this on HN today, pretty cool conceptually. It doesn't answer the (IMO) most important question though: does it sound musical?

benwang.dev/2023/02/26/P...
Phased Array Microphone
A 192-channel phased array microphone, with FPGA data acquisition and beamforming/visualization on the GPU. Phased arrays allow for applications not possible with traditional directional microphones, ...
benwang.dev
November 23, 2024 at 12:08 AM