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In the early days of music streaming someone explained Pandora to me- "It learns what kind of music you like and then plays more of that." I said that sounds like the most boring thing ever. A mental doom loop. If being able to say I told you so was money I'd be rich.

submitted 20 hours ago • 1 comment

A lot of people who are not bad people still think politics is just a TV show akin to pro wrestling. That's who swung the election. Old school Dems either think they ought to stay above it or they fall flat when they venture into the ring. 1/2

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

Why would a media outlet continue to hedge about "Is this a constitutional crisis?"

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

So, everything the government ever did in the way of cybersecurity was like the Maginot Line because no one foresaw that a white supremacist squillionaire could just walk in the front door and hack the place to bits.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

@nyc.streetsblog.org Who foresaw that the 47,000 people who would change their habits for $9 are the people who contributed way more than their share to congestion by endlessly circling for free parking and by double parking? The "I never pay for parking" types. CP working better than expected.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Here's an idea to get the most out of RI Housing bond$. Tax exempt institutions replace their parking craters with apartments and townhouses built by state bond money. They retain title to the buildings under the condition that rents always remain limited to the cost of building maintenance. 1/2

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

A driver going 20 mph has double the field of vision and can stop twice as quickly compared to a person driving 30 mph. Learn more about speed from #VisionZero: https://buff.ly/4fazM8P.

submitted 41 days ago • 1 comment

The Economics That Define Social Media talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-e... Business model: Be a publisher without paying for content. Sell advertising. All the profits, none of the responsibility! This is a prion disease in the hive mind.

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments