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maju) wrote2026-01-12 06:35 pm
maju) wrote2026-01-12 06:35 pm(no subject)
The extra legs for my bed arrived late this afternoon. I have ascertained that they are the right length (not too long) and that they should be easy enough to fit, but I won't do it until tomorrow because I don't feel like dismantling my nicely made bed this evening.
We had a tiny amount of snow last night - just enough to lightly cover the roads and yards, but little enough that it was almost all gone by the middle of the day today. Then by the afternoon the temperature was about 5C/40F and there went the rest of it.
Funny story about Aria: she is far from a fluent reader yet, but this afternoon she was reading on the school bus and didn't realise the bus was at her stop until the driver called out to her. (My daughter picked up the other two from school because they were carrying their musical instruments, and they normally walk home on Mondays if they are not burdened with instruments.)
We had a tiny amount of snow last night - just enough to lightly cover the roads and yards, but little enough that it was almost all gone by the middle of the day today. Then by the afternoon the temperature was about 5C/40F and there went the rest of it.
Funny story about Aria: she is far from a fluent reader yet, but this afternoon she was reading on the school bus and didn't realise the bus was at her stop until the driver called out to her. (My daughter picked up the other two from school because they were carrying their musical instruments, and they normally walk home on Mondays if they are not burdened with instruments.)
Susan Dennis (susandennis) wrote2026-01-12 08:59 am
susandennis) wrote2026-01-12 08:59 amEarly dark and wet
Bill's plane left just before 8. It's a 30 minute drive to the airport if traffic and weather are not factors. We were at the beginning of rush hour and it was dead dark and pouring rain. I was glad he drove. Oh also, we couldn't get out of the Timber Ridge garage! We had to call security and they had to come down and trip the door. This was an inauspicious start but it turned out fine. The airport did not seem particularly busy.
As I was driving away, Google maps said they had found a faster route home, did I want it? Sure. You can basically go on interstate highways the entire time which would be fine except for trucks and several tricky highway changes. OR you can go non highways which is also fine except for the last 6 miles which are twisty, curvy. The faster route this morning was the latter which turned out to be fine. There was a lot of traffic but it was not stopped and it did allow me to go slowly which was also fine.
And the garage door opened.
And now Biggie is looking for Bill.
I put in a load of laundry before I left and it's now cooling down on my bed. I wanted to make sure I had all the hanging clothes hanging when the closet designer comes tomorrow.
I decided to not wait until April to start on taking a semaglutide. I sent a note to the doctor. It will be expensive but maybe only until April and maybe the side effects will kill the whole project. But I'm ready to give it a start now.
I have exercise class at 10 this morning and I have dinner ordered to be picked up at 5. And that's the entire agenda for today. Maybe I'll go fold and hang that pile on my bed before class.
As I was driving away, Google maps said they had found a faster route home, did I want it? Sure. You can basically go on interstate highways the entire time which would be fine except for trucks and several tricky highway changes. OR you can go non highways which is also fine except for the last 6 miles which are twisty, curvy. The faster route this morning was the latter which turned out to be fine. There was a lot of traffic but it was not stopped and it did allow me to go slowly which was also fine.
And the garage door opened.
And now Biggie is looking for Bill.
I put in a load of laundry before I left and it's now cooling down on my bed. I wanted to make sure I had all the hanging clothes hanging when the closet designer comes tomorrow.
I decided to not wait until April to start on taking a semaglutide. I sent a note to the doctor. It will be expensive but maybe only until April and maybe the side effects will kill the whole project. But I'm ready to give it a start now.
I have exercise class at 10 this morning and I have dinner ordered to be picked up at 5. And that's the entire agenda for today. Maybe I'll go fold and hang that pile on my bed before class.
maju (maju) wrote2026-01-11 06:44 pm
maju) wrote2026-01-11 06:44 pm(no subject)
On weekends I tend to do nothing much while the family life swirls around me; the girls come and go to sit with me in my basement (and use my phone), and I go upstairs for a while here and there. Today I used my rebounder for about 45 minutes; the girls were down here with me for some of that time looking at videos on my phone. After lunch all the girls went to Violet's Scout group meeting (taken by their father) to play kickball, so my daughter and I had some quiet time at home while they were gone. After they came back the older two went to a neighbour's to spend time with the two daughters who are about their age, while Aria watched Bluey, which I half watched while reading. Around 5 pm Aria went to her Scout meeting with her mother.
Now Violet and Eden are down here in the basement with me again, having a rollerskating party accompanied by Taylor Swift playing on my computer. If they haven't got bored and left before 7 pm, I will send them upstairs at that time as we have an agreement that 7 pm is the cutoff time for being down here with me. (After I wrote that their father came down to tell me he has to run to the store, and since my daughter and Aria aren't back yet I won't be able to send the girls upstairs if at 7 if neither of their parents is back yet.)
All three girls have had a habit of running across the room and flinging themselves onto my bed. I don't like it but I've been tolerating it, until this week. Suddenly the bed starting making a sort of clanking sound sometimes when I changed position while sitting on it or lying in it. I checked the slats as well as I could without dismantling the bed and they seemed fine, but yesterday evening it made an alarmingly loud noise so I got down onto the floor to peer under the bed and saw that there is a supporting leg right in the middle and it had somehow worked loose, was bent at an angle, and wasn't really supporting anything any more. I told my son in law, who came down with some tools and tried to tighten the bolt holding it in place, but it was so bent that the screw couldn't grip. He resorted to hammering the leg as straight as he could get it and tightening the bolt as much as he could and the bed is no longer making that clanking noise, but I don't entirely trust the leg to keep supporting the middle of the bed.
After I'd put the bed and bedding back together I had the idea to search online (on Amazon of course) for replacement supporting legs for beds and discovered that there are many types available. I found some that should work as extra support if we place one on each side of the existing damaged one, so I ordered a pair and they should be here tomorrow. I've been on beds before when they've collapsed and I don't really want to repeat the experience.
Now Violet and Eden are down here in the basement with me again, having a rollerskating party accompanied by Taylor Swift playing on my computer. If they haven't got bored and left before 7 pm, I will send them upstairs at that time as we have an agreement that 7 pm is the cutoff time for being down here with me. (After I wrote that their father came down to tell me he has to run to the store, and since my daughter and Aria aren't back yet I won't be able to send the girls upstairs if at 7 if neither of their parents is back yet.)
All three girls have had a habit of running across the room and flinging themselves onto my bed. I don't like it but I've been tolerating it, until this week. Suddenly the bed starting making a sort of clanking sound sometimes when I changed position while sitting on it or lying in it. I checked the slats as well as I could without dismantling the bed and they seemed fine, but yesterday evening it made an alarmingly loud noise so I got down onto the floor to peer under the bed and saw that there is a supporting leg right in the middle and it had somehow worked loose, was bent at an angle, and wasn't really supporting anything any more. I told my son in law, who came down with some tools and tried to tighten the bolt holding it in place, but it was so bent that the screw couldn't grip. He resorted to hammering the leg as straight as he could get it and tightening the bolt as much as he could and the bed is no longer making that clanking noise, but I don't entirely trust the leg to keep supporting the middle of the bed.
After I'd put the bed and bedding back together I had the idea to search online (on Amazon of course) for replacement supporting legs for beds and discovered that there are many types available. I found some that should work as extra support if we place one on each side of the existing damaged one, so I ordered a pair and they should be here tomorrow. I've been on beds before when they've collapsed and I don't really want to repeat the experience.
Susan Dennis (susandennis) wrote2026-01-11 10:50 am
susandennis) wrote2026-01-11 10:50 amFootball Sunday
We did finally get to the Chinese restaurant and it was pretty much a fail. Mostly the food was struggling to get to fair. BUT, good to know. We don't have to go back. It was a pleasant evening so no big loss.
This morning we had breakfast here and then did a short walk through the complex and now we're watching a football game.
Biggie is fairly fond of Bill's lap but Julio got up there just now to get some action. Julio sat for ear scratches from Bill for longer than any other human in his little life. But, then Biggie decided he was done and so then was Julio but it was amazing for a bit.
Our team is winning and I've got an idea for a new knit toy that I'm playing with.
This morning we had breakfast here and then did a short walk through the complex and now we're watching a football game.
Biggie is fairly fond of Bill's lap but Julio got up there just now to get some action. Julio sat for ear scratches from Bill for longer than any other human in his little life. But, then Biggie decided he was done and so then was Julio but it was amazing for a bit.
Our team is winning and I've got an idea for a new knit toy that I'm playing with.
microbie (microbie) wrote2026-01-10 11:03 pm
microbie) wrote2026-01-10 11:03 pmcar talk
The week of Christmas, a warning appeared in our car that the brake pads needed to be replaced. I'm sure we replaced the brake pads once in the nine years we've had the car, but I can't remember when exactly. Anyway, considering most of the driving is urban and drivers are increasingly aggressive, it seemed worthwhile to check the brakes. Because of the holidays we had to wait 10 days for the shop to have an opening. On Monday two more warnings appeared: the battery was no longer charging, and the engine temperature was high (after about 10 or 15 minutes of normal city driving).
We needed a car for the days the shop would have ours, so we rented one. The rental outpost within walking distance only had SUVs (convenient--they also cost more to rent), so we ended up with a Ford Escape. Quite a size difference from a Mini Cooper. Obviously a few days isn't enough time to get used to an SUV, and a Ford Escape is considered on the smaller side. Still, I didn't see a lot of advantage in riding in one. We even took it to Costco, which is made for SUV owners.
I've hated SUVs for a long time. I associate their rise in popularity with auto manufacturers evading fuel efficiency standards set by the Clinton administration. They're another example of companies selling people stuff they don't need for more than they can afford, and they set off a race where everyone feels like they have to drive a tank to feel safe. There are some SUVs now that are built on compact or sedan platforms, so I guess the SUV label is just marketing?
Anyway, even with the horrible start to the new year and having to go back to a full five-day work week, it's nice to have our car back. The brake pads are fine, but the sensor was broken. The alternator (and a pulley?!) had to be repaired. Nice to have one thing fixed.
We needed a car for the days the shop would have ours, so we rented one. The rental outpost within walking distance only had SUVs (convenient--they also cost more to rent), so we ended up with a Ford Escape. Quite a size difference from a Mini Cooper. Obviously a few days isn't enough time to get used to an SUV, and a Ford Escape is considered on the smaller side. Still, I didn't see a lot of advantage in riding in one. We even took it to Costco, which is made for SUV owners.
I've hated SUVs for a long time. I associate their rise in popularity with auto manufacturers evading fuel efficiency standards set by the Clinton administration. They're another example of companies selling people stuff they don't need for more than they can afford, and they set off a race where everyone feels like they have to drive a tank to feel safe. There are some SUVs now that are built on compact or sedan platforms, so I guess the SUV label is just marketing?
Anyway, even with the horrible start to the new year and having to go back to a full five-day work week, it's nice to have our car back. The brake pads are fine, but the sensor was broken. The alternator (and a pulley?!) had to be repaired. Nice to have one thing fixed.
Susan Dennis (susandennis) wrote2026-01-10 01:03 pm
susandennis) wrote2026-01-10 01:03 pmOrganized with capital O
My brother is down in his room so I just scanned in the few papers I have on hand that need to go to the CPA for tax info. Then I took the small stack that I need to deal with (check sheet, info sheet, etc) and then scan, into one envelope and the done ones into another. I'll leave them here near my table til it all goes off to the CPA which won't be until the end of February because the investment companies can wait that long, so do. But, I'm ready.
I held open house for my wonderful new storage area after elbow coffee this morning. All were suitably impressed.
Before that Bill and I went to the Issaquah Cafe for breakfast. Timber Ridge does not serve breakfast on Saturdays but the Issaquah Cafe is a favorite so it was fine.
Last night we had dinner with Gayle and Jim and it was lovely. Bill and Jim had a lot to talk about. Jim grew up very near where Bill lives now and they were both in the Navy. It was nice dinner.
Bill and I watched Episode 1 of The Hunting Party on Peacock. They just released Season 2 and we had not seen any of it. We watched til the end of the episode and were left wondering how the fuck they even got anyone interested in Episode 2, much less Season 2. It's a turkey of the first order.
Next up is Chinese dinner with Bonny at the dim sum place downtown. But, not til 5. I might just put my feet up and knit for a bit.
I held open house for my wonderful new storage area after elbow coffee this morning. All were suitably impressed.
Before that Bill and I went to the Issaquah Cafe for breakfast. Timber Ridge does not serve breakfast on Saturdays but the Issaquah Cafe is a favorite so it was fine.
Last night we had dinner with Gayle and Jim and it was lovely. Bill and Jim had a lot to talk about. Jim grew up very near where Bill lives now and they were both in the Navy. It was nice dinner.
Bill and I watched Episode 1 of The Hunting Party on Peacock. They just released Season 2 and we had not seen any of it. We watched til the end of the episode and were left wondering how the fuck they even got anyone interested in Episode 2, much less Season 2. It's a turkey of the first order.
Next up is Chinese dinner with Bonny at the dim sum place downtown. But, not til 5. I might just put my feet up and knit for a bit.
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The cashier at the gas station asks me where I'm from by J. Sullivan
The cashier at the gas station asks me where I'm from
and when I say Ohio, he says Go buckeyes
which I understand as a stranger offering
language that can be shared. The way starlings
roost on a power line, scooching over
so the other can sit, flocked and fanning
feathers against rain and never in my life
have I seen a football game, but still I reply
Go buckeyes
which is a way of saying: I accept.
I would root with you in imaginary stands.
Cheer at the same time in a darkened bar.
We are more alike than not, us two.
Here, let me shift, shuffle. Shelter a moment
beneath this wing.
and when I say Ohio, he says Go buckeyes
which I understand as a stranger offering
language that can be shared. The way starlings
roost on a power line, scooching over
so the other can sit, flocked and fanning
feathers against rain and never in my life
have I seen a football game, but still I reply
Go buckeyes
which is a way of saying: I accept.
I would root with you in imaginary stands.
Cheer at the same time in a darkened bar.
We are more alike than not, us two.
Here, let me shift, shuffle. Shelter a moment
beneath this wing.
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For Renee Nicole Good by Amanda Gorman
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) on January 7, 2026
They say she is no more,
That there her absence roars,
Blood-blown like a rose
Iced wheels flinched & froze.
Now, bare riot of candles,
Dark fury of flowers,
Pure howling of hymns.
If for us she arose,
Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief,
Crouches our power.
The howl where we begin,
Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater
Of the worst of what we've been.
Change is only possible,
& all the greater,
When the labor
& bitter anger of our neighbors
Is moved by the love
& better angels of our nature.
What they call death & void,
We know is breath & voice;
In the end, gorgeously,
Endures our enormity.
You could believe departed to be the dawn
When the blank night has so long stood,
But our bright-fled angels will never fully be gone,
When they forever as so fiercely Good.
Killed by U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) on January 7, 2026
They say she is no more,
That there her absence roars,
Blood-blown like a rose
Iced wheels flinched & froze.
Now, bare riot of candles,
Dark fury of flowers,
Pure howling of hymns.
If for us she arose,
Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief,
Crouches our power.
The howl where we begin,
Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater
Of the worst of what we've been.
Change is only possible,
& all the greater,
When the labor
& bitter anger of our neighbors
Is moved by the love
& better angels of our nature.
What they call death & void,
We know is breath & voice;
In the end, gorgeously,
Endures our enormity.
You could believe departed to be the dawn
When the blank night has so long stood,
But our bright-fled angels will never fully be gone,
When they forever as so fiercely Good.
maju (maju) wrote2026-01-10 01:22 pm
maju) wrote2026-01-10 01:22 pm(no subject)
My house has been on the market for a month or so. The real estate agent has been holding open houses every weekend and there have been lots of views at the listing on Zillow, but so far it hasn't sold. Someone made an offer at the beginning of January but it was $50,000 below the asking price so we decided not to accept since it was the first offer we'd had and we wanted to see if we would get any better offers as we move through winter and into spring. Then yesterday the agent said he would like to drop the asking price by $15,000, so I somewhat reluctantly agreed. The house is starting to feel like an albatross and I just want it gone. Also I've discovered that my Medicare payments could dramatically increase if I sell it more than two years after S's death, so it would be better if it sells within the next six months.
It's a dull dreary day today, damp but not raining right now. I used the rebounder for 45 minutes rather than going for a walk outside.
I happened to see something online - someone's tips for 10 things she has done to improve her health, and one of the things was to use a rebounder for 5 minutes a day. I guess 5 minutes is better than nothing, but it seems ludicrously little to me. However, a quick google search tells me that someone who is new to rebounding should start with 5 to 10 minutes of uncomplicated bouncing per day and work up to 20 minutes or more with more complex and more intense movements. I do longer workouts but keep it fairly simple and low impact, and it still gets my heart rate up fairly quickly.
It's a dull dreary day today, damp but not raining right now. I used the rebounder for 45 minutes rather than going for a walk outside.
I happened to see something online - someone's tips for 10 things she has done to improve her health, and one of the things was to use a rebounder for 5 minutes a day. I guess 5 minutes is better than nothing, but it seems ludicrously little to me. However, a quick google search tells me that someone who is new to rebounding should start with 5 to 10 minutes of uncomplicated bouncing per day and work up to 20 minutes or more with more complex and more intense movements. I do longer workouts but keep it fairly simple and low impact, and it still gets my heart rate up fairly quickly.
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Susan Dennis (susandennis) wrote2026-01-09 03:55 pm
susandennis) wrote2026-01-09 03:55 pmSoooooo productive
I got the package from the CPA yesterday for taxes. I just had a break in my day so I was reading over it and hit a Very Big Snag. I need documentation for the sale of my condo. Found it!! BUT then read more closely and discovered I also need documentation for the purchase of the condo... ARUGH. It's all in a giant folder with the HOA declaration that I left in the condo for the new owner. Happily, I know the guy but arugh. But then I went to Gemini and asked what exactly do I need for IRS documentation and how is the best way to get it.
All I need is the deed and the excise tax papers - here's the link - search by name or a bunch of other ways. Found both immediately and now have PDF's of each in my Taxes>2026 folder and I'm feeling very accomplished. And holy macaroni, there are a shit ton of Susan Dennis's in this county alone! I am not feeling special name wise.
My brother is down in his room taking a nap.
This morning we went to Target and got a rubber duck and two storage bins that were exactly the size we needed. Then we went to UPS to finish returning all the shelves we didn't need. The on to the parking lot between the vet and the pot shop. I went and picked up Biggie's drugs and Bill went to pick up some gummies for his wife.
Then we got gas and then we came home and got out the hair clippers and he shaped up the back of my hair.
And the ToDo List for January 2026 was completed.
When you open the door to my refrigerator often, the gasket holds it and you end up pulling your arm off and also slamming the door against the wall. Normal door stops don't stick out enough so my brother thought of sticking a rubber duck to the wall. And we found a Rubber Duck with chef's hat and apron to do the job.
You can zoom in to see his details. He's adorable. I cannot wait for someone to ask me why I have a rubber duck on the wall.
Tonight we're having dinner with Jim (down the hall - different than Jim across the hall) and his girlfriend, Gayle. Jim Down The Hall is originally from the smallish town in Texas where my brother lives now and he's also retired Navy like my brother so I though it would be fun to have a visit.
We did not get to Chinese last night because Bonny didn't want to go out in the rain. Which was fine. The three of us ate in the cafe downstairs. We may do Chinese tomorrow.
I feel like we have really gotten so much done. I'm using 'we' liberally. My brother did all the work and is so good at providing advice and helping me decide shit. I'm so lucky that he's so willing!
All I need is the deed and the excise tax papers - here's the link - search by name or a bunch of other ways. Found both immediately and now have PDF's of each in my Taxes>2026 folder and I'm feeling very accomplished. And holy macaroni, there are a shit ton of Susan Dennis's in this county alone! I am not feeling special name wise.
My brother is down in his room taking a nap.
This morning we went to Target and got a rubber duck and two storage bins that were exactly the size we needed. Then we went to UPS to finish returning all the shelves we didn't need. The on to the parking lot between the vet and the pot shop. I went and picked up Biggie's drugs and Bill went to pick up some gummies for his wife.
Then we got gas and then we came home and got out the hair clippers and he shaped up the back of my hair.
And the ToDo List for January 2026 was completed.
When you open the door to my refrigerator often, the gasket holds it and you end up pulling your arm off and also slamming the door against the wall. Normal door stops don't stick out enough so my brother thought of sticking a rubber duck to the wall. And we found a Rubber Duck with chef's hat and apron to do the job.
You can zoom in to see his details. He's adorable. I cannot wait for someone to ask me why I have a rubber duck on the wall.
Tonight we're having dinner with Jim (down the hall - different than Jim across the hall) and his girlfriend, Gayle. Jim Down The Hall is originally from the smallish town in Texas where my brother lives now and he's also retired Navy like my brother so I though it would be fun to have a visit.
We did not get to Chinese last night because Bonny didn't want to go out in the rain. Which was fine. The three of us ate in the cafe downstairs. We may do Chinese tomorrow.
I feel like we have really gotten so much done. I'm using 'we' liberally. My brother did all the work and is so good at providing advice and helping me decide shit. I'm so lucky that he's so willing!
jadelennox (jadelennox) wrote in poetry2026-01-09 02:36 pm
jadelennox) wrote in poetry2026-01-09 02:36 pmEntry tags:
Prayer for Uninteresting Times
Send me a slow news day,
a quiet, subdued day,
in which nothing much happens of note,
save for the passing of time,
the consumption of wine,
and a re-run of Murder, She Wrote.
Grant me a no news day,
a spare-me-your-views day,
in which nothing much happens at all,
except a few hours together
some regional weather,
a day we can barely recall.
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maju (maju) wrote2026-01-09 12:32 pm
maju) wrote2026-01-09 12:32 pm(no subject)
Yesterday evening Violet, Eden, and I were playing (or trying to play) a game in which you have to answer questions about each of the states of the US; you get to choose easy, medium, or hard. The easy ones were all "what state has this capital city?" and the medium and hard ones were about local landmarks or historical events. If you get your question right you get to place a marker on the relevant state on the large map that is part of the game, and I guess at the end the winner is the one who has the most markers on the map. We didn't play until the end though, because most of the questions were too hard for us although I knew more capital cities than either of the girls did. It was rather a frustrating experience, and the girls only got some of the questions right with a lot of hinting. I think it will go better when they're older and have had time to learn more about the US.
It's another mild day today although not as sunny as yesterday. I went for a walk around 10 when the sun was out and there were a few fluffy clouds scattered in the sky. By the time I came home an hour later the whole sky was cloudy and I was afraid it was going to rain.
Part of my walk was in a cemetery, where I was looking for someone named Wendy for one of my photo prompts. I was not successful. I saw many Helens, quite a few Annes/Anns, several Jeans or Janes, and more than one of some other names, but no Wendys. I didn't walk through the whole cemetery because I wasn't sure what people would think about someone doing so. In Australia it seems to be normal to walk through a cemetery, but not so much here.
It's another mild day today although not as sunny as yesterday. I went for a walk around 10 when the sun was out and there were a few fluffy clouds scattered in the sky. By the time I came home an hour later the whole sky was cloudy and I was afraid it was going to rain.
Part of my walk was in a cemetery, where I was looking for someone named Wendy for one of my photo prompts. I was not successful. I saw many Helens, quite a few Annes/Anns, several Jeans or Janes, and more than one of some other names, but no Wendys. I didn't walk through the whole cemetery because I wasn't sure what people would think about someone doing so. In Australia it seems to be normal to walk through a cemetery, but not so much here.
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sabotabby (sabotabby) wrote2026-01-09 06:51 am
sabotabby) wrote2026-01-09 06:51 amEntry tags:
podcast friday
I've been steeped in work hell (which is just not letting up) so I haven't really caught up with DW or formulated anything more than a wish for [REDACTED] to happen to every single ICE agent and [REDACTED, replaced with screaming into the void] in general, but in the meantime, podcasts gonna podcast I guess? Honestly that's where I get my news because the mainstream media has either fallen for the lie of objectivity or just reports on things so shallowly that it's unclear as to whether things like gunning down a mother in her car as she tries to get away or kidnapping the leader of a foreign country are actual crimes or just "controversial."
Anyway.
Today I have a new podcast for you, AI Skeptics, with Cathy O'Neil and Jake Appel. Cathy O'?Neil wrote the fantastic (and still very relevant) Weapons of Math Destruction, so I was very interested in what she had to say about AI. Neither of them really come off as Professional Podcasters but the content of this is excellent and both they and their guests are insightful. "AI Versus Artists and Educators ft. Becky Jaffe" is the most recent one and most relevant to my interests.
It should be noted that folks on the podcast are skeptics rather than professional haters like me, so there's occasionally a use case, 90% of which I still disagree with. But it's an important and intelligent discussion, and the episodes are quite short and accessible.
Anyway.
Today I have a new podcast for you, AI Skeptics, with Cathy O'Neil and Jake Appel. Cathy O'?Neil wrote the fantastic (and still very relevant) Weapons of Math Destruction, so I was very interested in what she had to say about AI. Neither of them really come off as Professional Podcasters but the content of this is excellent and both they and their guests are insightful. "AI Versus Artists and Educators ft. Becky Jaffe" is the most recent one and most relevant to my interests.
It should be noted that folks on the podcast are skeptics rather than professional haters like me, so there's occasionally a use case, 90% of which I still disagree with. But it's an important and intelligent discussion, and the episodes are quite short and accessible.