When not worrying about the state of the global environment, the rise of authoritarianism, and the existential threat posed by AI, my focus these days is often on gardening, observing my grandchildren grow up, and sorting old family photographs.
As cherry tomatoes, carrots and peppers ripen in my sun-soaked planter box, strawberries and lemons fatten in another spot nearby. These are the hottest weeks in Northern California’s harvest season. Our most plentiful crop — plums — are already done.
My three youngest grandchildren recently showed off their the-dyed T-shirts made at camp under the redwood trees. Sometimes it seems like they are growing taller while I look at them.. Their voices are like music and I can see their parents in their gestures.
And while going through some old boxes, I found a photo (below) from about 18 years ago. It’s of my six kids all together. In it, they are gathered in my kitchen in my old apartment on Hampshire Street in San Francisco.
I miss those times.Three of them are parents themselves now and it’s rare they’re all under one roof even for a moment.
LINKS:
NY Times puts pressure on OpenAI by threatening to sue over copyright (NYT)
Why we should all be rooting for boring AI (MIT TR)
The human costs of the AI boom (TC)
Why AI Is On The ‘Edge’ (Forbes)
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Prosecutors: Trump Mar-a-Lago security aide flipped after changing lawyers (Politico)
Trump co-defendants in Fulton County case begin surrendering ahead of Friday deadline (CBS)
Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges (MSNBC)
Trump vows massive new tariffs if elected, risking global economic war (WP)
'Sung Like A Canary': Ex-GOP Lawmaker Names Trump Insider Who Flipped (HuffPost)
In Trump cases, experts say defendant’s rhetoric will be hard to police (WP)
We Are Witnessing the First Stages of Civilization’s Collapse (Nation)
So How Did That Flagrantly Illegal Raid on a Kansas Newspaper Happen? (Slate)
‘Get out of my house!’: Kansas paper co-owner confronted police during raid, video shows (Guardian)
America’s corporate giants are getting harder to topple (Economist)
California Evades Catastrophic Damage From Rare Tropical Storm (NYT)
San Francisco archdiocese files for bankruptcy amid child abuse lawsuits (WP)
It's Time to Confront Afghanistan's Taliban, Not Butter It Up (Newsweek)
China’s economy is in trouble. Here’s what’s gone wrong (CNN)
Radioactive Water Is Complicating Japan and Korea’s New Friendship (NYT)
Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said to be recruiting Wagner ‘strongmen’ for Africa (AP)
CEO Has Big Ideas To Grow Company’s Problems (The Onion)
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