On his first day in office as 47th president, Donald Trump issued executive orders which rescinded many of the previous administration's executive actions (more)

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),[note 1] officially the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization, is a temporary organization under the United States DOGE Service, formerly known as the United States Digital Service (USDS).[1][2] Despite the name, DOGE is not a federal executive department, the creation of which would require the approval of the U.S. Congress.[3]... Elon Musk's official role is not clear. The organization was created by executive order on January 20, 2025 ((2025-02-05) Executive orders in the second presidency of Donald Trump), and is scheduled to end on July 4, 2026. DOGE has an office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building[5] and has about 20 employees there, with other teams embedded in federal agencies.[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Efficiency (more)

Donald Trump issued his executive order about gender on Jan20. (more)

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Today is my 20-Year WikiLog-iversary - going back to 2002-02-05-a. (more)

The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) (prev Wackenhut) is a publicly traded C corporation that invests in private prisons and mental health facilities in the United States, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, the company's facilities include immigration detention centers, minimum security detention centers, and mental-health and residential-treatment facilities. It also operates government-owned facilities pursuant to management contracts. As of December 31, 2021, the company managed and/or owned 86,000 beds at 106 facilities.[1] In 2019, agencies of the federal government of the United States generated 53% of the company's revenues.[1] Up until 2021 the company was designated as a real estate investment trust, at which time the board of directors elected to reclassify as a C corporation under the stated goal of reducing the company's debt.[1] The company has been the subject of civil suits in the United States by prisoners and families of prisoners for injuries due to riots and poor treatment at prisons and immigrant detention facilities which it has operated. In addition, due to settlement of a class-action suit in 2012 for its management of Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility in Mississippi, the GEO Group lost its contract for this and two other Mississippi prisons (which it had been operating since 2010). Related federal investigations of kickback and bribery schemes associated with nearly $1 billion in Mississippi state contracts for prisons and related services have resulted in the criminal prosecution of several public officials in the state. In February 2017, the state attorney general announced a civil suit for damages, to recover monies from contracts completed in the period of corruption. In August 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice announced its intention to phase out contracts with privately operated prisons. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it was reviewing its contracts with private firms, which operate several immigrant detention facilities. In the spring of 2017, officials of the Donald Trump administration said they would be reviewing this policy. In September 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he would terminate California's contract with GEO's Central Valley Modified Community Correctional Facility in McFarland.[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEO_Group (more)

Jason Cohen says (Selling to Carol): Why targeting an ICP brings 10x more customers than you expected) you should Focus your product messaging on your "perfect customer" (Ideal Customer, User Scenarios). You have to communicate in a picture and a few words. The good news is you have to please only Carol, and you know Carol. You even know she’ll honestly be thrilled to find you. If your ad can’t grab Carol’s attention — your perfect customer — why do you think it will grab anyone else’s attention? If you still say it’s impossible to communicate your message in 5-10 seconds, no one in the world will get your message. (more)

philosophy professor, NoteBook/zettelkasten junkie. abandoned blog

Computer Mandate, supposedly from a 1979 internal IBM presentation. (more)

Luigi Nicholas Mangione (/luˈiːdʒi ˌmændʒiˈoʊni/ ⓘ loo-EE-jee MAN-jee-OH-nee;[1][2] born May 6, 1998) is an American man who was identified as the suspect in the killing of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, which took place on December 4, 2024, in New York City... Since his arrest, Mangione has received support online, with some celebrating him as a folk hero.[10][11] Opinion polls found that a majority of American adult respondents held a negative view toward Mangione, with younger and left-leaning respondents more likely to support him.[12][13] The support Mangione has generated has been connected to negative views of the health insurance industry and harmful claim denial practices.[14][15] The case has spurred growing calls for health insurance reform. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Mangione

Manfred Kuehn: ConnectedText - The Personal Wiki System. I am a 60 years old academic teacher and I have been using ConnectedText exclusively since August 2005 (more)

the elite with actual power (over)

Anti-pattern: Oh, yes agile! We've been using that for months. Not really working too well for us though. Too heavy....Yes, though I'm sure all that discipline is good for Quality. You see the CI console over here and the FIT runner over there? Well, those drive this defect ticketing system over here. The tickets are hooked up to that PM management reporting interface over there, which tells us exactly how to vary our Gantt chart over on that wall up there." https://wiki.c2.com/?BigAgileUpFront (more)

At some point we'll want to move, and I want to think through a climate change future. (more)

protagonist/book-series from Cory Doctorow (more)

Cory Doctorow: Silicon Valley Noir. Red Team Blues and the Role of Bitterness in Technothrillers. (more)

A recreational vehicle park (RV park) or caravan park is a place where people with recreational vehicles can stay overnight, or longer, in allotted spaces known as "sites" or "campsites". They are also referred to as campgrounds, though a true campground also provides facilities for tent camping; many facilities calling themselves "RV parks" also offer tent camping or cabins with limited facilities... RV parks range from rustic facilities with no or limited utility hookups, as often found in state/provincial parks and national parks, to luxury resorts with amenities that rival fine hotels... Most RV parks are open to allcomers and rent spaces on a nightly or weekly basis, much like a motel or hotel.. Most RV parks are independent or operated by a government entity. In the United States, Kampgrounds of America (KOA), is the largest and best-known chain of RV parks... There is a subculture of "fulltiming" RV owners who live in their recreational vehicles on a permanent basis. They typically move from one RV park to another. The length of time that someone is allowed to stay in an RV park varies from park to park. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RV_park (more)

A trailer park is a semi-permanent or permanent area for Mobile Homes or travel trailers. Advantages include lower cost compared to other housing, and the ability to move to a new area more quickly and easily, for example when changing jobs to a distant place while keeping the same home. The Mobile Home industry led by Warren Buffett has resisted the application of Building Codes to mobile homes, an exemption that has allowed the industry to reap record windfall profits for decades. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trailer_park (more)

Digital nomads are people who travel freely while working remotely using technology and the internet.[1] Such people generally have minimal material possessions and work remotely in temporary housing, hotels, cafes, public libraries, co-working spaces, or recreational vehicles, using Wi-Fi, smartphones or mobile hotspots to access the Internet.[2][3][4][5] The majority of digital nomads describe themselves as programmers, content creators, designers, or developers.[4] Some digital nomads are perpetual travelers, while others only maintain the lifestyle for a short period of time. While some nomads travel through multiple countries, others remain in one area, and some may choose to travel while living in a vehicle, in a practice often known as van-dwelling.[6] In 2023, there were 17.3 million American digital nomads, which was a 131% increase since 2019, and the number increased to 18.1 million in 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_nomad

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