A web search turned up incidents of dildo protests at UTexas and in Oregon. Not Minnesota. [0] Could this actually be fiction?

One report I found was quite the opposite:

ICE Goons Tear Down Pro-Immigration Banner and Leave Sex Toy on Display [1]

I remain, a seeker of truth.

[0] (2021) https://hornet.com/stories/dildo-protest-dildos/

[1] https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-goons-tear-down-pro-immigr...

Maybe try not to amplify misinformation?

More than one ever wanted to know.

Wikipedia reviews a book. "IBM and the Holocaust" [0]

It's just a book review, but it explains what went down for those who don't know.

In a word: reprehensible. Those Hollerith cards were death sentences.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust

My point is, you might not even need the book, you just look at the present and see all the coward CEOs and you can intuit how it happened with IBM.

Grossly oversimplifying it, obviously.

Wouldn't a CEO be the easiest person to replace with AI?

And think of the immense savings! No need to reward failure. Reprogram.

When I was a techie who shifted over to sales engineer, I read a ton of "MBA" books. There's a vast business knowledge base out there.

And as for innovation, engineers innovate. Who has a new top-level business model? So, you say: "It's not in the business model; it's in the execution"

Long story short: People are distrustful of management, especially when it trickles down, with agendas at each level, but they DO eagerly engage with chatbots.

I eagerly await the "Chatbot CEO"

A also learned MBA-speak, and here's a triple dose, all in one short sentence:

"At the end of the day, bottom line, it is what it is."

Not that I know the details, but wasn't it easier to join the Mafia? Just the names and addresses of your folks in the old country (as "collateral")

The analogy is kind of striking, when you think about it.

Gotta be born into it.

What about Henry Hill? (Goodfellas)

Probably applies to “made men”

And that’s no guarantee. Look at Billy Batts.

> The analogy is kind of striking, when you think about it.

It's an old one:

"Damn it feels good to be a gangsta Gettin' voted into the White House Everything lookin' good to the people of the world But the Mafia family is my boss "

Getto Boys, Office Space soundtrack

Henry Hill:

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being President of the United States.

We ran everything. We paid off cops. We paid off lawyers. We paid off judges. Everybody had their hands out. Everything was for the taking.

If we wanted something, we just took it. If anyone complained twice they got hit so bad, believe me, they never complained again.

They even shot Tommy in the face so his mother couldn't give him an open coffin at the funeral.

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Goodfellas

Same story at rsn.

https://www.rsn.org/001/how-iran-crushed-a-citizen-uprising-...

See also. Iran's uprising has been crushed. What comes next?

https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/01/19/why-irans-regime-surv...

FAQ page is 404. https://kloak.app/faq

Also, the pricing is hidden better than any other site or app I've looked at. [0]

> Why do you charge money instead of showing ads?

I always check for a number before going further.

Just doing detective work. Not being a PITA.

[0] https://kloak.app/philosophy

Not snowy on the western front, but worth sharing.

Gorgeous webcams at Yosemite. No snow right now, but beautiful when there are snow or clouds. Webcams are courtesy of Yosemite Conservancy [0]

Half Dome from Ahwahnee Meadow.

https://cdn.pixelcaster.com/public.pixelcaster.com/snapshots...

Half Dome from Sentinel Dome.

https://cdn.pixelcaster.com/public.pixelcaster.com/snapshots...

Yosemite Falls.

https://cdn.pixelcaster.com/public.pixelcaster.com/snapshots...

El Capitan and Half Dome from Tunnel View.

https://cdn.pixelcaster.com/public.pixelcaster.com/snapshots...

[0] https://yosemite.org

Waste of time except that it forced me to download an app that kills the YT ads.

Any one block in the bay area has more soul than any three rural counties put together.

From experience.

Which print on demand? I have considered printing cards in my musings.

I was conversing with a friend (recently departed) who was into all kinds of cards, Tarot especially, and lots more. What a loss!

It uses a service called the game crafter.