Pam Robinson
@pamsrobinson.bsky.social
Mom, editor. History buff.
#Geico is raising my rates 15 percent next week, acknowledging that has nothing to do with my claims (virtually nil) or driving record, but saying it's because of "the cost of doing business." I'm driving an old car with bare-bones coverage, very low mileage, and they still want $2500 a year.
July 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
#Geico is raising my rates 15 percent next week, acknowledging that has nothing to do with my claims (virtually nil) or driving record, but saying it's because of "the cost of doing business." I'm driving an old car with bare-bones coverage, very low mileage, and they still want $2500 a year.
When did DOGE become the US DOGE Service, as the Washington Post writes?
February 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
When did DOGE become the US DOGE Service, as the Washington Post writes?
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January 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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READ THIS.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
January 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
READ THIS.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
I have signed up for The Contrarian and will use a reduction in my streaming costs to pay its small cost) but this is why I don't quite mainstream media.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
Arrested by AI: Police ignore standards after facial recognition matches
Confident in unproven facial recognition technology, sometimes investigators skip steps; at least eight Americans have been wrongfully arrested.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I have signed up for The Contrarian and will use a reduction in my streaming costs to pay its small cost) but this is why I don't quite mainstream media.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
How much does this, including increasing political content, fits with the other Meta decision to allow thousands of creators to build AI-generated profiles and posts?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
We’re All Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This
Mark Zuckerberg is at war with himself.
www.theatlantic.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:24 AM
How much does this, including increasing political content, fits with the other Meta decision to allow thousands of creators to build AI-generated profiles and posts?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Words I did not expect to hear together but have just learned about:
Popeye slasher films.
Popeye slasher films.
January 2, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Words I did not expect to hear together but have just learned about:
Popeye slasher films.
Popeye slasher films.
Well, this stinks. My daughter was never a fan for some reason but this is such a great program.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/a...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/a...
HBO Ends Partnership With ‘Sesame Street’
The venerable children’s series must find a new home after about a decade on HBO and its streaming service, Max. Old episodes will be available through 2027.
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Well, this stinks. My daughter was never a fan for some reason but this is such a great program.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/a...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/a...
Is is paranoia to think that, since NYS doesn't have the death penalty, the Trump administration will come after Luigi to charge him with terrorism?
December 13, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Is is paranoia to think that, since NYS doesn't have the death penalty, the Trump administration will come after Luigi to charge him with terrorism?
In case the 8 headlines about Biden and his son that currently are showing on nyt.com, maybe this is why he thought a pardon was a good idea.
December 3, 2024 at 6:42 AM
In case the 8 headlines about Biden and his son that currently are showing on nyt.com, maybe this is why he thought a pardon was a good idea.
It does seem as if Facebook is getting weirder and more useless by the day.
www.wheresyoured.at/killingfaceb...
www.wheresyoured.at/killingfaceb...
The People Deliberately Killing Facebook
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Over the last decade, few platforms have declined quite as rapidly and visibly as Facebook and I...
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November 28, 2024 at 4:45 AM
It does seem as if Facebook is getting weirder and more useless by the day.
www.wheresyoured.at/killingfaceb...
www.wheresyoured.at/killingfaceb...
Because I live such a boring life, one of my prime hobbies is finding strange products in grocery stores. I found this was in a Shop-Rite in Huntington. Sounds like someone cleaned off the assembly line and threw all the scrapings into one box. And I like the Kelces.
November 27, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Because I live such a boring life, one of my prime hobbies is finding strange products in grocery stores. I found this was in a Shop-Rite in Huntington. Sounds like someone cleaned off the assembly line and threw all the scrapings into one box. And I like the Kelces.
The NYTimes seems to be closing off a lot of important conversations on political or remotely controversial stories by refusing to allow comments. I imagine their editors are crazy busy but now is not the time to shut down all conversation about the election, Cabinet choices, etc.
November 19, 2024 at 5:14 PM
The NYTimes seems to be closing off a lot of important conversations on political or remotely controversial stories by refusing to allow comments. I imagine their editors are crazy busy but now is not the time to shut down all conversation about the election, Cabinet choices, etc.