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Obligatory cat picture.

A grey and white American shorthair cat sitting on a bed looking straight at the camera.

David Ciani @davidciani.com · 13/09/2026

What in the AI bullshit is this, @latimes.com? Hallucinating a full on 59th county for California. Not sure why I expected better of you.

Sceeebshot of LA times story about fires in non-existent “Montecito County”

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 09/09/2026

There could be uglier places for my unemployed ass to be sitting doing job applications.

Grove of Monterey Cypress trees with ocean beyond.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 09/09/2026

It happened: California’s license plate format ran out of numbers. New layout is 000AAA1.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 04/09/2026

It clocked me pretty accurately.

A map of the United States showing contours of where my accent is from. “Most like you” in the west.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 29/08/2026

It’s Margarita Friday… drinking to “chinga la migra” tonight.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 28/08/2026

Zip Recruiter, this push notification is less than useless. It’s so poorly targeted that I am compelled to post about it.

Screenshot of iOS push notification:

Job Alert: $49.25-$67.25/hr
Fire & Explosion Consultant
FIRE RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
LLC in New Haven, CT
now

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 25/08/2026

Grocery haul. And IMHO, the total bill was quite reasonable and appropriate, thank you very much.

A red shopping cart full past the top with groceries.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 25/08/2026

Fairly well traveled… I could use some help in some of the states in the middle.

A map of the United States showing the states I have visited. California is highlighted in red, indicating I’ve lived there. The states I’ve visited are highlighted in green: Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska, Texas, Iowa, Illinois, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 25/08/2026

’Tis the star-spangled banner - O long may it wave.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 22/08/2026

Let’s go to a wedding!

Me in a nice shirt standing in front of a mirror taking a picture of myself.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 17/08/2026

Antique Infrastructure: Bell System edition.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 16/08/2026

Small hacker victories: getting my new air purifier's night light feature to act like a light in @home-assistant.io!

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 16/08/2026

Token Car Week expensive car pic:

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 11/08/2026

Sometime I put together a fantasy map of new county borders for California, mostly following watersheds. There's 65 of them, but are a bit more right sized and could serve as the primary level municipal government (c.f. Mexico's municipalities)

Map of California with hypothetical counties

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 24/07/2026

Just wait until you find out that the template actually supports up to six "sides" for a conflict, though I didn't find any that actually had all of them populated. Found one that legitimately has five: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Tur...

Screenshot of "Late Yuan rebellions" infobox from Wikipedia, showing a conflict with five "sides".

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 23/07/2026

Fuck this timeline. I’m embarrassed to be an American.

Screenshot of push notification from AP News:

From aid work to sex work
Aid workers in Nepal left jobless by USAID cuts have turned to sex work to survive, walking the streets along the people they once helped.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 13/07/2026

The #SundayDrive. So privileged to be able to just drive down Big Sur pretty much whenever I want.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 08/07/2026

I’m always shocked when I’m reminded how lightweight portable toilets are. They are routinely delivered and picked up by a single person.

Man moving portable toilet next to a truck, at the beach.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 06/07/2026

“I have parsed the historical data provided in the text snippets and consolidated everything into a single, professionally formatted Excel workbook.” Thanks Gemini. About that… not exactly sure that having all those “\n”s scattered about is “professionally formatted”.

$Spreadsheet with numbers interspersed with literal “\n”s.$

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 05/07/2026

The #SundayDrive: Santa Cruz Mountains edition.

Highway with sign on bridge: “North 1 Watsonville Santa Cruz” to the left and “Exit 424B East 156 Castroville San Jose to 101” on the right.

Main Street of a small town in the mountains.

Highway junction. Sign reads “San Francisco” with arrow pointing ahead, and “Big Basin Boulder Creek” to the left.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 27/06/2026

It’s the Gay Furride Parade!

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 27/06/2026

Monterey Gay Aquarium with a huge cephalopod! @montereybayaquarium.org

A group of people marching in a parade carrying a large stuffed octopus.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 27/06/2026

Yay. Pride parade day here in Monterey!

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 15/06/2026

As a periodic reminder, we don’t deserve cats.

Two cats sitting on top of each other on top of a cat tree.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 13/06/2026

In a selfie mood. 🤳🏻

A selfie. I’m wearing my glasses and a white flower print shirt.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 13/06/2026

Enjoying a margarita watching the livestream of them taking Trump’s name off the Kennedy Center.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 11/06/2026

CVS coming in hot with the this one.

A “Cat Wars” calendar with a cat with a lightsaber on a rack.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 04/06/2026

Two visitors in the garden this afternoon. #cats #catsky

View through an open window of an orange cat and a tabby cat exploring the grass.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 02/06/2026

So, I asked Google AI Search about how to avoid/minimize exposure to the SpaceX IPO. After asking about my large cap index fund, it remarked that $GOOGL is a large component and I'd have indirect exposure risk. It offered to help me completely hedge out my Alphabet exposure. Fun times.

Screenshot of google AI search results. Transcription:

The Hidden Catch: Indirect Exposure Risk

While FNDX will not buy direct SpaceX shares at IPO, it does have indirect exposure through its existing holdings. If you want absolutely zero connection to SpaceX, you need to watch out for its top 10 positions:

1. Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Makes up roughly 4.4% of FNDX (across Class A and C shares combined). Alphabet is a notable corporate backer that holds a direct financial stake in SpaceX.

2. Other Large Tech Caps: Tech holdings like Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon heavily drive FNDX. While they don't own SpaceX shares, macro tech sector swings driven by a massive SpaceX IPO could still impact FNDX's short-term price movement.

If you are looking to remain completely insulated, let me know:

• Do you want to check if you have exposure through other domestic accounts like a
401(k)?
• Are you looking for ways to completely hedge out Alphabet (GOOGL)
exposure?

Al responses may include mistakes. For financial advice, consult a professional. Learn more

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 02/06/2026

What do they call this? Ballot harvesting? /s

Three vote by mail envelopes fanned out.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 01/06/2026

Waited until almost the last minute to fill out my ballot. #IVoted #YoVoté

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 23/05/2026

He’s likely being given the MoCA (Montreal Cognitive Assessment), which is used for screening and tracking the progress of dementia patients, but he is misremembering the questions and filling in the missing details with stuff he made up (which is… common in dementia patients).

Montreal Cognitive Assessment test form.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 02/05/2026

To soon? It looks like Spirit Airlines' final flight has landed. Fare well.

AI generated image of a a yellow airplane adorned with Spirit Halloween branding, infromt of a airport terminal also with spirit halloween branding. Passengers in halloween costumes with spirit halloween bags are boarding the plane using air stairs. There are also bagage carts with Spirit Halloween branding.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 27/04/2026

Might be dry grass, but it’s beautiful.

A rural road surrounded by coastal chaparral. Beautiful blue sky with big puffy clouds.

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David Ciani @davidciani.com · 25/04/2026

Periodic reminder that we don’t deserve cats.

Closeup of a cat’s face with their tongue sticking out.

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