Dallman Ross
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Expat, ex-law left-coastian fan of Brownian motion trying to write his way out of a paper bag in human and non-human languages. New septuagenerian.
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A Friday reminder If you think you and your imaginary friend are all that....
January 9, 2026 at 1:06 PM
A Friday reminder If you think you and your imaginary friend are all that....
January 9, 2026 at 1:09 PM
This kid is 5. Prodigies 'Я' Us? https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSXf1F2DWMy/?igsh=Y2Q0NmNiMjc3NQ%3D%3D
January 8, 2026 at 8:56 PM
This kid is 5. Prodigies 'Я' Us? https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSXf1F2DWMy/?igsh=Y2Q0NmNiMjc3NQ%3D%3D
What's the Difference between Old English, Middle English and Modern English? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8FbXqaOt5g
January 4, 2026 at 9:41 PM
What's the Difference between Old English, Middle English and Modern English? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8FbXqaOt5g
110 decline push-ups in set one today, tying 3rd best. Just turned 70. https://youtu.be/5GPUPtyiUHQ
#calisthenics #seniorfitness #fitness #fitsky #pushups
#calisthenics #seniorfitness #fitness #fitsky #pushups
January 4, 2026 at 4:58 PM
110 decline push-ups in set one today, tying 3rd best. Just turned 70. https://youtu.be/5GPUPtyiUHQ
#calisthenics #seniorfitness #fitness #fitsky #pushups
#calisthenics #seniorfitness #fitness #fitsky #pushups
He Was a Supreme Court Lawyer. Then His Double Life Caught Up With Him. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/magazine/thomas-goldstein-supreme-court-gambling.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BVA.A6Fq.E3iONIruVrhp&smid=nytcore-android-share
January 2, 2026 at 11:57 PM
He Was a Supreme Court Lawyer. Then His Double Life Caught Up With Him. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/magazine/thomas-goldstein-supreme-court-gambling.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BVA.A6Fq.E3iONIruVrhp&smid=nytcore-android-share
China's Clean Energy Push is Powering Flying Taxis, Food Delivery Drones and Bullet Trains - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/17/climate/china-hefei-clean-energy-drones-evs-robots.html
January 2, 2026 at 9:23 PM
China's Clean Energy Push is Powering Flying Taxis, Food Delivery Drones and Bullet Trains - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/17/climate/china-hefei-clean-energy-drones-evs-robots.html
„Wir brauchen Bücher, die auf uns wirken wie ein Unglück, das uns sehr schmerzt, wie der Tod eines, den wir lieber hätten als uns, wie wenn wir in die Wälder verstoßen würden, von allen Menschen weg, ein Buch muss die Axt sein für das gefrorene Meer in uns."
— Franz Kafka
#quote #books
— Franz Kafka
#quote #books
December 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The Most Misunderstood Symbol in Music (ft. Seymour Bernstein) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdBNLhtsjrA
December 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The Most Misunderstood Symbol in Music (ft. Seymour Bernstein) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdBNLhtsjrA
Well, criminy, I asked ChatGPT 5.2 to summarize a podcast, but its answer implied Trump is no longer president. When I argued, it doubled down. I told it to go check any current source; I'd wait for a retraction. It finally did so. It's able to be contrite. But it's not able to stop hallucinating.
December 27, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Well, criminy, I asked ChatGPT 5.2 to summarize a podcast, but its answer implied Trump is no longer president. When I argued, it doubled down. I told it to go check any current source; I'd wait for a retraction. It finally did so. It's able to be contrite. But it's not able to stop hallucinating.
I recall that "indefatigable" or "indefatigably" appears no fewer than seven times in Aldous Huxley's classic dystopia, "Brave New World"! I read it 53 years ago in the 11th grade, and that's where I learned — and began to groan at — the word.
December 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I recall that "indefatigable" or "indefatigably" appears no fewer than seven times in Aldous Huxley's classic dystopia, "Brave New World"! I read it 53 years ago in the 11th grade, and that's where I learned — and began to groan at — the word.
Starting my 70s right: two sets of handstand push-ups interspersed with a special wild-salmon brunch
https://youtube.com/shorts/c9MjSp8-DlQ
#calisthenics #fitness
https://youtube.com/shorts/c9MjSp8-DlQ
#calisthenics #fitness
December 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Starting my 70s right: two sets of handstand push-ups interspersed with a special wild-salmon brunch
https://youtube.com/shorts/c9MjSp8-DlQ
#calisthenics #fitness
https://youtube.com/shorts/c9MjSp8-DlQ
#calisthenics #fitness
I'm now officially a septuagenarian. Woof. (Feels fine, actually.)
December 24, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I'm now officially a septuagenarian. Woof. (Feels fine, actually.)
Did 5 Fake Counties Steal the 2024 Election For Trump? https://youtu.be/RoAU8fhD_Jk?si=p77HVnnIGeAPNXYt
December 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Did 5 Fake Counties Steal the 2024 Election For Trump? https://youtu.be/RoAU8fhD_Jk?si=p77HVnnIGeAPNXYt
Her daughter was unraveling, and she didn’t know why. Then she found the AI chat logs. https://wapo.st/4scolDU
December 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Her daughter was unraveling, and she didn’t know why. Then she found the AI chat logs. https://wapo.st/4scolDU
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Danish postal service to stop delivering letters after 400 years https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/21/denmark-postnord-postal-delivery-letters-society
Danish postal service to stop delivering letters after 400 years
PostNord’s decision to end service on 30 December comes after fear over ‘increasing digitalisation’ of Danish society
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Danish postal service to stop delivering letters after 400 years https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/21/denmark-postnord-postal-delivery-letters-society
Fascinating.
Trump Isn’t Building a Ballroom - The Drey Dossier https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/trump-isnt-building-a-ballroom
Trump Isn’t Building a Ballroom - The Drey Dossier https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/trump-isnt-building-a-ballroom
Trump Isn’t Building a Ballroom
When Trump announced a $300 million ballroom at the White House, something went off in my brain.
thedreydossier.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Fascinating.
Trump Isn’t Building a Ballroom - The Drey Dossier https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/trump-isnt-building-a-ballroom
Trump Isn’t Building a Ballroom - The Drey Dossier https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/trump-isnt-building-a-ballroom
Well, I made my goal with a week to spare on decline push-ups. Just finished set two a bit ago; got exactly 100. That's 202 on the day! Been working up to 100 in set two since early August. 70th birthday arrives in 10 days.
https://youtu.be/M-5QeHd7UCM
https://youtu.be/M-5QeHd7UCM
December 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Well, I made my goal with a week to spare on decline push-ups. Just finished set two a bit ago; got exactly 100. That's 202 on the day! Been working up to 100 in set two since early August. 70th birthday arrives in 10 days.
https://youtu.be/M-5QeHd7UCM
https://youtu.be/M-5QeHd7UCM
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Trump’s ‘Self-Deportation’ Trap: Now They’re Arresting You for Leaving
#ice #cbp #dhs #deportation
https://open.substack.com/pub/migrantinsider/p/am-dispatch-trumps-self-deportation
#ice #cbp #dhs #deportation
https://open.substack.com/pub/migrantinsider/p/am-dispatch-trumps-self-deportation
December 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Trump’s ‘Self-Deportation’ Trap: Now They’re Arresting You for Leaving
#ice #cbp #dhs #deportation
https://open.substack.com/pub/migrantinsider/p/am-dispatch-trumps-self-deportation
#ice #cbp #dhs #deportation
https://open.substack.com/pub/migrantinsider/p/am-dispatch-trumps-self-deportation
I remember Cal Berkeley in 1984 when I was trying to park my car somewhere within hoofing distance of campus so I could take a final exam. I drove around the campus perimeter twice trying to find a spot. No parking space was to be found. But I did find an old woodie station wagon parked snap dab […]
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December 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I remember Cal Berkeley in 1984 when I was trying to park my car somewhere within hoofing distance of campus so I could take a final exam. I drove around the campus perimeter twice trying to find a spot. No parking space was to be found. But I did find an old woodie station wagon parked snap dab […]
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after murdering a bunch of couriers on some (alleged) drug boats trump now intends to pardon former president of #honduras Juan Orlando #hernandez who, in between trafficking at least 400 tonnes of cocaine into the US because he wanted to “shove drugs right […]
[Original post on universeodon.com]
[Original post on universeodon.com]
November 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
after murdering a bunch of couriers on some (alleged) drug boats trump now intends to pardon former president of #honduras Juan Orlando #hernandez who, in between trafficking at least 400 tonnes of cocaine into the US because he wanted to “shove drugs right […]
[Original post on universeodon.com]
[Original post on universeodon.com]
Officials criticize Biden vetting, but Afghan shooting suspect was granted asylum under Trump | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/us/officials-criticize-biden-vetting-afghan-shooting-suspect-was-granted-asylum-2025-11-27/
November 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Officials criticize Biden vetting, but Afghan shooting suspect was granted asylum under Trump | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/us/officials-criticize-biden-vetting-afghan-shooting-suspect-was-granted-asylum-2025-11-27/
If the tree is deciduous and it's December, does it have leaves of absence?
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
If the tree is deciduous and it's December, does it have leaves of absence?