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  Apparently Cubic (aka Clipper Cards for the San Francisco Transportation Region) is not on Ryan Mahoney's "like" list: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ryan-mahoney-engineer_did-you-know-cubic-caused-a-27-hour-fare-share-7505706907307986944-az84/?

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  As I personally come up on the 10 year mark of the collapse of Saint Joseph's College, today's post from Hechinger remains a reminder that the promise of advanced educational opportunities to anyone who wants it is disappearing in the U.S.: https://hechingerreport.org/college-financial-stress-faculty-layoffs-increase-prices/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Half%20of%20all%20colleges%20face%20money%20problems&utm_campaign=Weekly%2009%2008%202026

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  September 5th, 2014 Lived right at this spot, at the highlighted apartment for 3 years. Minneapolis will forever be a place I consider "home".

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  @vor@lgbtqia.space That is definitely how it used to behave. But... Here is the updated tracking... As predicted in my earlier thread, the 8/25 ETA remained constant as it passed through 3 distribution centers and did not update until it reached the final location (which for my area is the San Jose D.C.) Only when it reached the last point did it update (incorrectly I may add) to today. It looks like the logistics system has been "streamlined" to ignore the intermediate D.C.'s...

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  "The Army used AI that hallucinated multiple times, creating the false impression that Trax’s bid was weaker than rival Southwest Range Services’ successful bid of roughly $450 million, a complaint filed in late July alleged. The filing comes after the Government Accountability Office denied Trax’s bid protest in May": https://www.nextgov.com/acquisition/2026/08/contractor-alleges-army-inappropriately-used-ai-make-450m-contract-award/415225/?oref=ng-homepage-river

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  My S/O of 35 years referred to someone today as a controlling narcissistic man baby. I am so proud to be married to her...

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  Say what you will about AI (I certainly have), but the level of sophistication with regards to phishing emails is very noticeably increasing. Had one passed along by our cybersecurity analyst this morning that fortunately still had "flags" that were identified by staff, but the content of the communication was really good, down to reasonably emulating the personalities of folks known to interact with our agency. It's absolutely an indicator of things to come...

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  Stuff like this pops up in feeds and I find myself wondering which dystopian novel is the best match on my Bingo Card. 🤔 https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-pentagon-testosterone-testing-troops-47333bbf3af9e4cac432722332ff1383

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  @jaykuo@universeodon.com And... She departed from Monterey Bay, California... Kesley Absolutely Rocks.

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  “At the institutional level, I cannot reconcile what I have seen on free speech, on the dismantling of diversity and inclusion infrastructure, and on the protection of marginalized students, faculty, and staff,” Fielding wrote. “The administration’s posture has been to absorb federal and state pressure quietly rather than push back publicly.” https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-07-02/iu-foundation-board-member-declines-fourth-term-not-able-to-defend-iu

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  Shepherd Book used to tell me, “If you can’t do something smart, do something right.” #RandomQuotes

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  Father Hennepin Bridge: July 4th 2013, was my first in Minneapolis. At the time Evelia and I were temp living in Saint Louis Park as our long-term digs weren't ready yet (SOO Line Building) Even so we spent the day downtown with a very festive crowd, eventually watching the fireworks from the Stone Arch Bridge. By Midnight, things had quieted though, giving me the opportunity to take one of my all-time favorite photos. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #UrbanPhotography #Minneapolis

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  🎞️ 🍿 #MovieNight - WALL•E I may be biased, as I will admit to an irrational love for this film, but as more time goes by, the more I think that this is the peak Pixar moment. The level of attention to everything, from the flakes of rust on our hero, to the subtle movements of light in the circuitry under EVE's skin is astounding. The story is flawless, with too many tiny perfect moments to count. It's simply a masterpiece in every measurable way. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WA...

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  Forgotten Battles: A lone man stands at the corner of the Pilcher & McBryde Rexall Drugs, with the Edmund Pettus Bridge visible off in the distance, on a silent and nearly empty July 4th in Selma Alabama. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #SilentSunday

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  Yosemite offers many wonders. Crushing crowds are now one of them: https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/yosemite-offers-many-wonders-crushing-crowds-are-now-one-of-them/

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@cmconseils/116874216918655699 I actually lived this. Had a person who was responsible for technology and cybersecurity oversight who could not open or save PDF board meeting reports.

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  MSTodon... #plushtodon

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  "The Interior Department’s top technology official left the agency last week after falling out of favor with administration officials, according to a person familiar with the matter, ending a short tenure for a former SpaceX engineer brought in amid the Trump administration’s push to remake federal technology operations." https://www.nextgov.com/people/2026/07/interior-cio-paul-mcinerny-exits-position/414612/

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  @dannotdaniel@hellions.cloud https://xkcd.com/2700/

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  ✒️ Neat write-up by Evan Tschuy this week with some thoughts about Open Loop payments on California Transportation Systems (with a nice mention about Monterey-Salinas Transit being a pioneer in this space). https://cal.streetsblog.org/2026/05/27/an-update-on-contactless-fare-payment-across-agencies-in-california

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  TriMet (Oregon) has finalized service cuts to buses and MAX, along with a historic reduction in staffing, set to go into effect this summer. The cuts are intended to address a roughly $300 million structural budget deficit that TriMet first identified about a year ago. Although the agency reduced costs by about $150 million through staffing and service cuts last fall, the deficit has continued to grow amid rising operating expenses, officials said. https://www.transittalent.com/articles/index....

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  Had a moment in the last week where I ran across a job post here on the Masto for a Palantir architect at a former org that had been a significant part of my career. Job posts being what they are, the plug for it could have been exaggerated, but the blurb indicated that the org goal was to make Thiel's products a key part of their tech strategy going forward. It saddened me more than I expected it to...

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  (what should be an) Obvious Observation to No One in Particular: Leaders can get a shitload accomplished simply by treating people like their voice matters and thanking them for the things that they do.

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  🎞 🍿 #MovieNight Legends Of The Fall Director Edward Zwick has done a number of visually stunning movies, and while this one is not his best "story" I think it is his most beautiful. And the 4k remaster done last year is as good as it gets. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legends_of_the_Fall

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  Not the heroes we deserve, but the ones that we need: https://www.deviantart.com/leopinheiro/art/Good-News-Everyone-454742490

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  "Delusion of Omnipotence" is now one of my favorite phrases.

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  RE: https://mastodon.world/@NoRomBasic/116139781192872962 😵 Looks like Enrich9945 has knocked me out of the top spot over the weekend... 🥳 Congratulations! The really cool thing is everyone on Fedihosting Foundation servers win as well! 🤔 Any others think that they can knock me out of the #2 position???

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  April is when the Monterey Harbor Seals pup and there have been about a half dozen so far this year. So, most weekends this month you will find me at the Hopkins Marine Station Beach. No pup here (I'll have some over the next few days), but a neat shot of one of the Harbor Gals leaning into that 1st wave on the way out the harbor today. #Photography #WildlifePhotography #HarborSeals #Seals

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  Yeah, that's me. Getting those Harbor Seal shots without intruding into their world takes a decent telephoto lens and the one I have been using the most over last two years is the Sony FE 400-800mm G OSS, sometimes combined with the Sony 1.4x teleconverter. Fortunately I got it before the tariffs and crap kicked in, but it is still some serious kit.

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  As of this morning (and per one of our resident experts), there have been about 8 or so pups born at the Hopkins Marine Station Beach. About half of those were hanging with their moms yesterday and today. The calm seas and incredibly beautiful weather in Monterey this weekend has meant that most of seals (and pups) are out in the water. So, fewer photo opportunities. But still... Next weekend will likely be peak pupping at the beach. #Photography #WildlifePhotography #HarborSeals #Seals