@ironica.bsky.social
4th gen Angeleno. Descendant of immigrants from a refugee boat called the Mayflower. Hablo español.
I love this sentence just as poetry.
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I love this sentence just as poetry.
Good question. This is something I saw an article about on LinkedIn a while back and can't now find. It may be related to the PPP program. It's also something done to appear compliant with hiring practices required for government contracts.
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Good question. This is something I saw an article about on LinkedIn a while back and can't now find. It may be related to the PPP program. It's also something done to appear compliant with hiring practices required for government contracts.
Yes, but it matters that WE didn't disclose them. So we can eventually sue someone.
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Yes, but it matters that WE didn't disclose them. So we can eventually sue someone.
I have mixed feelings about my most-liked post ever being a statement of the obvious.
November 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I have mixed feelings about my most-liked post ever being a statement of the obvious.
Yes but also this is a direct quote.
November 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Yes but also this is a direct quote.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation was getting into this back in the 2000s. I don't know if it's bigger than inborn factors, but the social determinants of health play a far bigger role than individual decisions. eg To exercise regularly, you first have to have the time to, and then a safe place to.
November 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation was getting into this back in the 2000s. I don't know if it's bigger than inborn factors, but the social determinants of health play a far bigger role than individual decisions. eg To exercise regularly, you first have to have the time to, and then a safe place to.
And then do.... What exactly?
People are becoming homeless on $20/hour full-time in Los Angeles. And that's still above minimum wage here.
People are becoming homeless on $20/hour full-time in Los Angeles. And that's still above minimum wage here.
November 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
And then do.... What exactly?
People are becoming homeless on $20/hour full-time in Los Angeles. And that's still above minimum wage here.
People are becoming homeless on $20/hour full-time in Los Angeles. And that's still above minimum wage here.
But a 1,000 sq ft two bedroom with a couple and an single person is higher-density than your 500 sq ft studio for one person. What's more sustainable?
We learned during Covid that living alone has some serious disadvantages. Humans are social animals.
We learned during Covid that living alone has some serious disadvantages. Humans are social animals.
November 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
But a 1,000 sq ft two bedroom with a couple and an single person is higher-density than your 500 sq ft studio for one person. What's more sustainable?
We learned during Covid that living alone has some serious disadvantages. Humans are social animals.
We learned during Covid that living alone has some serious disadvantages. Humans are social animals.
Averages are useful, but also hide a lot of data. Who is more likely to have six people living in a multi-generational household? Non-white people. Grandma and her brother can keep the house and take care of the kids, working part-time maybe, while mom, dad, and dad's sister all work. Kids are safe.
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Averages are useful, but also hide a lot of data. Who is more likely to have six people living in a multi-generational household? Non-white people. Grandma and her brother can keep the house and take care of the kids, working part-time maybe, while mom, dad, and dad's sister all work. Kids are safe.
The FHA actually considered the model when structuring programs for returning soldiers, but went with the single-family home instead.
November 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The FHA actually considered the model when structuring programs for returning soldiers, but went with the single-family home instead.
During the Material Feminism movement of the early 20th c, burgeoning home automation spawned a vision of multi-family homes with shared kitchens, laundry, and play areas, but private family units. The idea was that out of 4 families, 1 or 2 stay-at-home parents could do everything for all of them.
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
During the Material Feminism movement of the early 20th c, burgeoning home automation spawned a vision of multi-family homes with shared kitchens, laundry, and play areas, but private family units. The idea was that out of 4 families, 1 or 2 stay-at-home parents could do everything for all of them.
And if you'd been Black, you'd have been a big, scary man by age 11.
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
And if you'd been Black, you'd have been a big, scary man by age 11.
They find a crucial piece of evidence while scuba diving.
The perpetrator thought it would be safer Under the Sea.
The perpetrator thought it would be safer Under the Sea.
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
They find a crucial piece of evidence while scuba diving.
The perpetrator thought it would be safer Under the Sea.
The perpetrator thought it would be safer Under the Sea.
Not to mention being out at night but not illuminated.
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Not to mention being out at night but not illuminated.
And public dollars. Because a lot of times those postings are faked because businesses that "are hiring" are eligible for various tax credits or incentives.
Then again, people on unemployment are required to prove they're applying for jobs, so these companies are costing each other money too.
Then again, people on unemployment are required to prove they're applying for jobs, so these companies are costing each other money too.
November 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
And public dollars. Because a lot of times those postings are faked because businesses that "are hiring" are eligible for various tax credits or incentives.
Then again, people on unemployment are required to prove they're applying for jobs, so these companies are costing each other money too.
Then again, people on unemployment are required to prove they're applying for jobs, so these companies are costing each other money too.
Gorgeous!
I wasn't familiar with this bird so I looked it up. Now I know that there's a "tyrant flycatcher family" and I am a little bit happier with the world. Thank you for sharing!
I wasn't familiar with this bird so I looked it up. Now I know that there's a "tyrant flycatcher family" and I am a little bit happier with the world. Thank you for sharing!
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Gorgeous!
I wasn't familiar with this bird so I looked it up. Now I know that there's a "tyrant flycatcher family" and I am a little bit happier with the world. Thank you for sharing!
I wasn't familiar with this bird so I looked it up. Now I know that there's a "tyrant flycatcher family" and I am a little bit happier with the world. Thank you for sharing!
And no one should EVER give their SSN to a public chatbot.
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
And no one should EVER give their SSN to a public chatbot.
I don't doubt it.
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I don't doubt it.
Of course, if you have global ranked choice voting, you no longer need primaries.
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Of course, if you have global ranked choice voting, you no longer need primaries.
I mean, there are two solutions to that: format painter, or the nuclear option of just turning off HTML so no font information is sent. I favor the latter.
November 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I mean, there are two solutions to that: format painter, or the nuclear option of just turning off HTML so no font information is sent. I favor the latter.
It might be a good idea for people to become less embarrassed about talking about these things. Everyone over 50 should be doing this. It's a little gross :-) but not shameful or anything.
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
It might be a good idea for people to become less embarrassed about talking about these things. Everyone over 50 should be doing this. It's a little gross :-) but not shameful or anything.
Keep in mind that Andrew is the King's brother. Charles probably grew up trying to clean up his messes.
OTOH, he disowned his f'ing BROTHER. Harvard can't possibly be more attached to this guy, who has wiped out allllll the cred they got from declining Trump's deal.
OTOH, he disowned his f'ing BROTHER. Harvard can't possibly be more attached to this guy, who has wiped out allllll the cred they got from declining Trump's deal.
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Keep in mind that Andrew is the King's brother. Charles probably grew up trying to clean up his messes.
OTOH, he disowned his f'ing BROTHER. Harvard can't possibly be more attached to this guy, who has wiped out allllll the cred they got from declining Trump's deal.
OTOH, he disowned his f'ing BROTHER. Harvard can't possibly be more attached to this guy, who has wiped out allllll the cred they got from declining Trump's deal.
Should have taken the Express Lanes. (Or Artesia Bl depending on how far west he was.)
<SNL voice>The Californians. </SNL voice>
<SNL voice>The Californians. </SNL voice>
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Should have taken the Express Lanes. (Or Artesia Bl depending on how far west he was.)
<SNL voice>The Californians. </SNL voice>
<SNL voice>The Californians. </SNL voice>
I was waiting for Japanese Americans. That's the last time we locked up a bunch of people for being immigrants so that we could steal their stuff, and bragged about how awesome we were for doing it. (Usually we try to keep it on the down-low.)
November 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I was waiting for Japanese Americans. That's the last time we locked up a bunch of people for being immigrants so that we could steal their stuff, and bragged about how awesome we were for doing it. (Usually we try to keep it on the down-low.)