Dan Ness
Curious, with levitation (no visible means of support)
Independent producer of the MetaFacts TUP/Technology User Profile study (42 continuous years).
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- But, we get to have earthquakes other people don't! earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
- Earthquake alert showed up on my watch before showing up on the USGS site. Near Indio Hills, CA, estimated at 5.1. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
- U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the integration of Elon Musk's xAI platform, Grok, into military networks as part of a new "AI acceleration strategy" during a visit to SpaceX.
- OPM - spending other people’s money Wait! Those are our tax dollars!
- After 21 years, I'm going to stop the daily posting to my blog Calculated Risk. Thanks to everyone! I'm still going to write the real estate newsletter and I've started a weekly economic newsletter to replace the blog (but just once a week). economicweekly.substack.com
- That’s an amazing run … 21 years. Congratulations!
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- Some Windows 10 users decided to move on, finally, and many begrudgingly. It’s not from wanting Windows 11 or Copilot, both of which they’ve been trying to avoid.
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- Wonder of wonders! 🥇 Now that CoPilot can sort a spreadsheet, what amazing capability will Microsoft create next?! /s
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- For the first time in more than 40 years of using most things Microsoft, I’m seriously looking at making the switch to an Apple Mac
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- Oh c’mon don’t think we’re that daft? Everyone knows the 2x Labubu ETF is the one to short now
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- Slide?! More likely we’ll see more stability following Powell’s commitment to continue
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- Very nice!
- Facts matter, as do the dedicated people who make decisions based on facts, not fear nor favor
- official statement by Powell here: www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s... (includes the video)
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- Yikes! That’s worse! 🤪
- Expand customer support forums Most customers will tell it like it is and help you monitor more than you might imagine
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- That writing style suggests it’s promotional copy, meant to engage readers toward some action. It predates recent AI tools. It emerged on LinkedIn along with advice to market oneself as a “thought leader” or other self-aggrandizing title.
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- Americans enjoying their constitutional freedom to assemble, expressing dissent for wrongs done
- It was good to see one of the former Mayors of Encinitas out supporting the event
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- Thousands of anti-ICE protesters assemble at the busiest intersection in sleepy suburban Encinitas, CA. Most drivers passing by honk or give thumbs-up in support of the US Constitution, Bill of Rights, Due Process, or against ICE or tyranny.
- The American Dialect Society has chosen its word of the year: slop…used as both a freestanding noun, and a productive suffix! Check out all the words we nominated at the link! And while I nominated “that’s AI” (and it won for most useful), there’s no fake news here!
The American Dialect Society (@americandialect.org) has announced the nominations for its Word of the Year—this is the one that matters, people! Vote will be tonight. americandialect.org/nominations-...
- I got “sloppy” on January 1st, spinning through Merriam-Webster’s candidates. Maybe it’ll catch on as an adjective?
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- Yes, 67 is over, let’s move on to 89
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- Sure they lose a little, but make it up in volume (or in today’s lingo, it scales!)
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- Surprised to see Houston having such expensive transportation expenses. Gas is so much cheaper there than San Diego.
- Ah, diving deeper into the BLS data I see that Houstonians spent more than 90% of their transportation on vehicles. Perhaps cars don’t last as long there? Or people replace them more often or they cost more?
- Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
- The aroma of mimeographed tests
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- And it now seems quaintly odd to remember overhearing a coworker calling toy stores, asking for teenage mutant ninja turtles, and probing further for Donatello. Those seemed like desperate times.
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- And somehow I’ve found it especially enjoyable to edit other writer’s work.
- I admit that one of my favorite books is @On Writing Well” by Bill Zinder. richardcolby.net/writ2000/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/On-Writing-Well-30th-Anniversa-Zinsser-William.pdf
- And one of my least favorite experiences involves autocorrect Bill Zinsser
- You’re reminding me how fun editing is.
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- Magnificent! Be sure to check out Nidaros, the ancient medieval cathedral in Trondheim, Norway. There doesn’t appear to be a ceiling as it fades into a distance.
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- Ok then, how about Sloppy? Reminds me of Clippy
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- Have fun! I’ve also lost count of how many times I’ve gone, and am okay with skipping CES.
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- Also don’t refer to Clippy as Sloppy!
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- Word of the year-sloppy, as in “Your AI slop is showing”
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- Each country seems to have its turn with imperialism. Human history is interesting yet not very pretty in truth.
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- May as well! You’ve captured many of the trails, and there are likely more to discover.
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- Wow! Sounds like time for a road trip!
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- Yes! Have you tried it with a little prickly pear jelly? Delicious!
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- I’ll admit to having stopped at Dudley’s Bakery on more than one occasion. Hiking is hungry work! 😉
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- When we pass by Yucaipa on our way to the San Bernardino mountains, San Gorgonio, and Big Bear, we make sure to pass through Oak Glen for fresh hot apple bramble pie.
- We’re partial to the Dutch Apple Julian Pies offers, and somehow manage to buy them for special occasions.
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- Any travel near Julian requires a stop for apple pie!
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- Here’s an alternative: “sloppy”
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- Hormel didn’t like people using the word “spam” and see how well that worked out
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- Just try taking a crowded train in Japan in July
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- Maybe search #crosscountryski or #nordicskiing
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- It’s wonderful you have strong skills when the technology is not available. Happy New Year!
