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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 30/09/2026

the oddest thing... Trader Joe Tote Bags are wildly popular in China, Korea, Japan, and the Philippines. a bag is only $2.99 at TJ's, but up to $100 on online shopping sites. limit 5 per customer. hundreds in line. when? it's random. word of mouth. excellent quality.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 29/09/2026

The Indo-European verb "to be" combines identity, existence, and location in one concept. Chinese has three verbs: shi (是), you (有), zai (在). This has implications for Western philosophy and theology. By using one word with several meanings, thinking becomes muddled

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 27/09/2026

Moon Festival. my photo of Chang-e, the moon goddess, and Yu-tu, her pet jade rabbit. we had moon cakes for dessert.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 20/09/2026

the orchids blossomed again. every year for September.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 19/09/2026

is this a metaphor for AI? chimp with an AK-47... youtube.com/sharing/invi...

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 11/09/2026

a clear analysis of the current "AI gone wild" stories. there are the technical issues and then there are the messy anthropomorphical metaphors which create confusion.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 10/09/2026

9/11: why did it happen and what did it lead to? watch "Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror" (Netflix documentary). 25 years later, many decisions still affect us today.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 10/09/2026

that big clump in the middle is a drey, a large squirrel's nest. squirrel builds these like bird nests: branches & twigs for shape plus lots of grass, bark, & leaves. she may have two or three dreys. it's a sphere: she is safe, warm, & dry inside. this drey is 3 feet wide (1m) and 30 feet up (10m)

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 09/09/2026

i've noticed in the last few years the staff at govt offices, banks, insurance companies, etc. don't know their jobs. they do the easy stuff, but complex issues? "That can't be done." we have to explain their job to them and walk them through the steps.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 03/09/2026

when you get a reply from an AI, remember... - every AI reply is different for every user. - every AI reply is different at different times of the day, your location, and your device. - each AI (Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT...) has different replies.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 31/08/2026

when Trump has to do this, it must be really bad (hint: count the fingers.)

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 29/08/2026

"Look, Ma! Top of the world!"

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 27/08/2026

Ken Deleon (top realtor in Palo Alto): "Silicon Valley has two social classes. The Haves and the Have Yachts".

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Seapassionyachting Luxury Yacht Charter

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 26/08/2026

Hawaiian cardinal drops in on a friend's laptop. I've never seen one of these.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 26/08/2026

The web started (realistically) in 1995. - To experience it, one had to be 15 years old or more. - People born in 1980 only knows the digital world. - People under 50 never experienced the analog world. - Only those over 50 remember what it was like to live and work in a world without the web.

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Tom Hanks & Helena Zengel: Horse Carriage

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 26/08/2026

the midterm elections are in 71 days. ten weeks. the GOP's lack of preparation is remarkable. they don't even have a message. "Victory in Iran!" okay, not that one. "Affordable food and gas!" not that either. "Datacen..." scratch that too. "The ballroom!"

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 24/08/2026

Jay Cost finds corruption happens when, "... a government that wields more power than it is capable of exercising responsibly, is a government that will produce public policy that favors well-positioned factions over society." Unstructured power breeds corruption.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 24/08/2026

"Dead Talents Society" movie on Netflix. v funny Chinese movie with great ensemble acting and lots of off-camera jokes. the crew had great fun to make this. it also ridicules social media influencers 😜

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 20/08/2026

This is what happens to swindlers in China. in the US...

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 20/08/2026

we're watching Niu Lai, the hit home-made movie in China. made by a mom and son team. no AI. it made only $100 in the first ten days... and now millions.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 19/08/2026

music, a deeply human endeavor, surely it raises the spirit, yes? Charlie Parker, Bill Evans, & Stan Getz were gifted musicians & giants of jazz, but their personal lives were decades of broken affairs, abandoned children, heroin addiction... the same with many poets, writers, painters...

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 15/08/2026

on the deck, the 14-year old swing chair's roof has a lichen ecosystem.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 12/08/2026

first figs from our tree

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 12/08/2026

"Trump was snuck out of the plane and more than a hundred aides, officials, and reporters were kept onboard without being told there was a credible threat to their lives." they were expendable. wouldn't be surprised if many resign.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 11/08/2026

3-D ice cream? it actually tastes really good. at Costco.

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khaderbai.bsky.social @khaderbai.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Consciousness is the lamp—and also the room it reveals. Meaning begins when we stop mistaking the furniture for ourselves, and ask who arranged it.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 06/08/2026

Jason Arday, the Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism, offered his letter of resignation. It turns out the letter was generated by AI. If you're going to sin, then sin all the way, baby!

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Glee Mercedes Jones & Amber Riley Church Choir

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 02/08/2026

a snowy egret at Palo Alto lake, fishing in the duckweed.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 29/07/2026

lots of talk about how a rogue AI escapes and hacks other computer. people say agentic AI can take over the web, etc. here's a clear article about what happened, and what these things can do and can't do. pass this on to friends who ask about this. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/...

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 28/07/2026

US voters' attitudes on AI: 65% of Democrats want “significant regulation.” 54% of Republicans want “significant regulation.” 53% of independents want “significant regulation.” AI will be a key issue for elections in the US. Note: People are generally pro-AI in the "Global South".

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 28/07/2026

Evelyn Waugh, writing about England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in 1942, "The fog lifts, the world sees us as we are, and worse still, we see ourselves as we are."

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Man by Street Lamp in Foggy Evening

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 26/07/2026

huge fireworks at Stanford last night. we go every year.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 20/07/2026

the inaccuracy in Nolan's Odyssey isn't a black Helen or the helmets, it's how ideals of oikos, metis, xenia, and nostos were ignored to turn it into a sentimental story of a wounded hero's journey home. read the poem. learn about it.

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Turning And Facing You Agamemnon

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 11/07/2026

30 years ago, US cars used to be in many colors, but the trend has been to white/black/gray (74%) the same in clothes. my university students wear black or white. nobody wears solid colors.

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Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Good critical overview of the regulations — and lack of enforcement — in #influencermarketing. "The Creator Economy Is Above the Law: How iinfluencers get away with anything" by Dan Chiolan writing for @profgalloway.com Media www.profgmedia.com/p/the-creato...

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 08/07/2026

do you think AI is complicated? ha! it's simple compared to global politics. read about Wolfswelt (Wolf World) and the many competing factions. (yes, if you can't read German, Google does a good translation.) www.ipg-journal.de/rubriken/aus...

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Willkommen in der Wolfswelt

Der Rückzug der USA und globale Umbrüche erzeugen strategische Unsicherheit. Wir müssen die neue globale Ordnung besser verstehen.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 05/07/2026

raccoon sneaks into our house via the cat door to eat the cat's food. we chased him out. raccoon = trash panda.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 02/07/2026

When Jesus talked about AI: "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened." Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 7:7-8, King James Bible.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 01/07/2026

"Trump attorney general plots crackdown on ‘birth tourism’ after supreme court ruling" will US Customs test every woman for pregnancy?

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Interactive Journalism @interactives.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

New on The New York Times : “This Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It’s Manmade.”

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This Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It’s Manmade.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 30/06/2026

have you noticed the name for shark is different in many languages: shark, haifisch, tiburón, requin, squalus,and so on? different cultures encountered sharks relatively recently and in different seas, so there is no common name.

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Diver Petting a Shark Underwater

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 28/06/2026

Paul Taylor writes in the LRB (May 7, 2026) a v good description of what it's like to be in long intense concentration. he describes writing software code, but it's the same experience when writing books. I think musicians and artists experience the same.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 27/06/2026

Weawow: a much better weather app. more features than any other. great design. free and no ads. you can make a donation but he won't bug you for it. find it in app stores.

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 24/06/2026

French Fries. It's 104F in France. Après le pic de mercredi, les fortes chaleurs se poursuivront jusqu’à ce week-end sur une grande partie de la France, de 40 °C à 42 °C prévus

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 24/06/2026

cremation leaves just a small pile of ashes. when you burn a log in the fireplace, it leaves ashes. isn't that cremation of the wood? but we never think of it that way.

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Crackling Fireplace

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Andreas Ramos @andreas.com · 22/06/2026

"This isn't really about hunting, is it?" the political discussion about AI isn't about AI. PACs will spend $100M in Nov elections. 50% in one NYC district. some call it "AI Civil War". it's not. both sides want to regulate AI. the future of AI is politics. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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