Posts by kennysmith@mstdn.social
(DIR) Post #ASLVimkkSqCZRRqOHI by kennysmith@mstdn.social
2023-02-04T19:15:52Z
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@steve That’s really something.
(DIR) Post #AT9ef9HtU78ZnCZlGS by kennysmith@mstdn.social
2023-03-01T00:21:42Z
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@lowqualityfacts Three out of five. How’s that?
(DIR) Post #AUDa3242JIdbgoDZoW by kennysmith@mstdn.social
2023-04-01T19:38:11Z
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Ike is smart, profoundly thoughtful, quite funny and generously giving of his time. You should be his friend. And you should occasionally write him in on a ballot for some local office as a constitutional principle. From: @ikehttps://im.im/@ike/109668362654152125
(DIR) Post #AUDaBrbGaJEjqGyL3I by kennysmith@mstdn.social
2023-04-01T19:42:31Z
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@ike That’s just bad staff work on my part.
(DIR) Post #AUYhqYZdrnIpnOdVq4 by kennysmith@mstdn.social
2023-04-11T21:31:07Z
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Sequere pecuniam. “How America's largest newspaper company is leaving behind news deserts”“Gannett had 563 newspapers in 2019, and now has less than 400, according to the Nieman Lab. That number is now expected to shrink further.”https://www.npr.org/2023/04/10/1169014791/news-us-newspaper-latest-gannet-media
(DIR) Post #AUYiLY1NyFv53jOIHg by kennysmith@mstdn.social
2023-04-12T00:22:51Z
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@ike They do! I read about half a dozen of them just this afternoon.
(DIR) Post #AUaB25TswzxCrykobI by kennysmith@mstdn.social
2023-04-12T17:18:50Z
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@ike 🤞🏻Knock ‘em out.🤞🏻
(DIR) Post #AUk7RrbJr2C245LwpM by kennysmith@mstdn.social
2023-04-17T12:25:55Z
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@stux A sadly not uncommon pander.
(DIR) Post #AVJTm9YLohZZ3fdrWq by kennysmith@mstdn.social
2023-04-20T22:54:12Z
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“Scientists finally solved the mystery of how the Mayan calendar works”Astro-algebra.Some of you will think about the math. I will think about the people, presumably several of them, who charted (or projected) 45 years of planetary movement and visual reckoning. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a43645858/how-the-mayan-calendar-works/
(DIR) Post #AVnF04fPjioNH6KXXU by kennysmith@mstdn.social
2023-05-18T22:25:57Z
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An epically huge scandal. “A group of conservative operatives using sophisticated robocalls raised millions of dollars from donors using pro-police and pro-veteran messages. But instead of using the money to promote issues and candidates, an analysis by The New York Times shows, nearly all the money went to pay the firms making the calls and the operatives themselves, highlighting a flaw in the regulation of political nonprofits.”#nonprofits #political #campaign https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/14/us/politics/scam-robocalls-donations-policing-veterans.html
(DIR) Post #AXo0mTpnoSR7nckOR6 by kennysmith@mstdn.social
2023-07-18T03:06:21Z
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@ike I’ve always wanted to see a TV channel called Sequels, which shows the whole franchise in order. (You sit down and get invested with Police Academy, you can watch them all, next.)Now, I want a radio station that does double- and triple-shots of songs and their covers. And the personalities, even if they are AI, bring forth lucid and educational discussions about how we got from Otis Redding to Black Crows, and from Peter Frampton to Dinosaur Jr. (Branding still to come.)
(DIR) Post #AXzoV95zjPgN6ORROS by kennysmith@mstdn.social
2023-07-23T17:23:42Z
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Just under a decade ago @ike spoke to a class of mine and made the point that, in the future, the key will be knowing where to find information. This isn’t what he was warning of, I don’t think, but I’ve been mulling over that point a lot in the last few months. From: @adamgreenfieldhttps://social.coop/@adamgreenfield/110760170854996764
(DIR) Post #AXzsT98qzMROTz55MG by kennysmith@mstdn.social
2023-07-23T20:29:46Z
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@ike @adamgreenfield Id just assumed, thinking machine that you are, that it was a nonstop feature.
(DIR) Post #AY06hU2dTnDkiLu47k by kennysmith@mstdn.social
2023-07-23T23:09:11Z
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@ike @adamgreenfield I don’t know. Prognostication comes with the benefit of being able to point out when you’re proven correct, but without requirement to show those times you whiff.
(DIR) Post #AY4FJqJEqks60nyvxY by kennysmith@mstdn.social
2023-07-25T22:17:50Z
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“… as inmates struggle to endure an entrenched and deadly heatwave in facilities without air conditioning.“The state raised the price from $4.80 per case (24 bottles) to $7.20 per case on June 27.[…]“‘Wow, well that certainly sounds like price gouging doesn’t it?’ said Michele Deitch, director of the Prison and Jail Innovation Lab at the University of Texas at Austin.”https://www.tpr.org/criminal-justice/2023-07-20/texas-charges-prisoners-50-more-for-water-for-as-heat-wave-continues
(DIR) Post #AY4Jrk6SpVm6QWQWbQ by kennysmith@mstdn.social
2023-07-25T23:55:36Z
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@ike That’s about right.
(DIR) Post #AYV96L2icCY93iv904 by kennysmith@mstdn.social
2023-08-07T22:32:11Z
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@ike I read this three hours later — as I am 180 minutes behind. My bet, though is that you would be much, much happier.I’m right, right?
(DIR) Post #AZwFMRAhedSKJLCBgO by kennysmith@mstdn.social
2023-09-19T22:10:56Z
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@brewsterkahle I wonder how many other industries have a similarly relatable anecdote.
(DIR) Post #AaS8cfsWcjMauZ84fI by kennysmith@mstdn.social
2023-10-05T07:26:53Z
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@lowqualityfacts Angela Lansbury, in a universe-fusing crossover from “Murder, She Wrote” was one of the more inspired endings. But it did seem odd that the lady that solves murders wound up so bloodthirsty …