Isn't This the "Singularity"?
11:53 Friday, 2 January 2026
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Who knows what words mean anymore, I sure don't. But I seem to recall that one definition of the "singularity" (RIP Vernor Vinge) was that the rate of technological change would exceed humanity's collective ability to make meaningful predictions about it, and hilarity ensues.
Anyway, the Mad Orange King and his court of merry jesters have decided to ban the import of drone parts because of "national security." (Could be the Canadians. Why couldn't it be the Canadians?)
Then I watch a video like this, and I laugh to myself.
I'm supposed to be doing something productive. Damn YouTube.
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Back at it today. Feeling better. Yesterday was a beautiful day. Cold, but beautiful and a nice way to start a new year. Shot this with the iPhone. Did a pretty good job I think. I have a shot out the back door where there are six ghosts because I was shooting into the sun and it was doing its thing merging multiple images.
Kind of cool? I don't know. Maybe I'll post it later.
We got some texts from old friends, texted with our families and mostly sat around on the couch. Energy levels still aren't back to normal. Watched Ford vs. Ferrari again. Such a great movie. We did the trifecta with F1, Rush and Ford vs. Ferrari over the holiday period. For as much as the automobile may one day be regarded as one of humanity's biggest mistakes, they can afford some compelling dramas.
Highlights from around the 'sphere:
Craig Hockenberry's The Year That Kicked My Ass, was a humbling read. My sympathies and sincerest wishes for a better 2026 to Craig. I have no problems and nothing to complain about.
Joan Westenberg is something else. Wicked smart, outstanding writer, wise, it seems to me, in the way that many wicked smart people aren't. A wonderful read to inspire a tired, despairing, cynical blogger like me.
To Joan's point, I direct your attention to this exchange between AKMA and Chris Corrigan. An example of what the best of early 'aughts blogging was about. (It was also about a lot of other things, but this is a great example of "the best.")
Jack's back, and I'm hoping to persuade him to help me on a little project creating something that might help Tinderbox users take more advantage of the app's remarkable suite of feature. Jack's been a user since December 2004, I have correspondence with Mark Bernstein going back to February 2003, which is about when I launched Groundhog Day. Jack is a programmer, while I'm just a noodler. So he knows more about the app and how to use than I ever will. But that's a good thing, because he's blogger and a communicator.
Chris O'Donnell is out birding in frigid 40°F (😂) weather, but his first sighting is an omen of good fortune.
Noahie continues his online journal of self-discovery. I don't know how I would fare as a young person today. It feels like the challenges are different, harder in some respects. Vulnerability is a strength, I think Brene Brown teaches. Noahie leans into it.
A great video I watched on YouTube about a "repair fair" in Portland has kind of inspired Mitzi and I to see if such an effort already exists in our region, and, if not, how to start one. Not that either of us has much skill in repairing things, but Mitzi has skills in organizing things. And she's a natural social connector. So I think we're going to work on this, even if it's only to promote one that may already exist.
And since we're living in a rural community with at least one eye toward self-sufficiency, I'm going to be ordering some Good King Henry seeds. Great video, informative on a lot of levels. Not a lot of calories I expect, but nutrient dense and low maintenance.
(I guess YouTube isn't part of the 'sphere. Oh well...)
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