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Latest — 29 Oct 2026

Dolores Huerta, Rest In Power

First Dolly, and now Dolores – what a double D of a depressing year it has been. Is there an emoji for the wind being knocked out of your lungs? By Dolores, I mean Dolores Huerta, who passed away yesterday at 96 years of age. While most everybody knows Dolly, not

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Is Seeing Actually Believing?

I came across a news article recently that mentioned a partnership between Google and Range Media Partners to jointly produce content/movies. The partnership, 100 Zeroes, will focus on making microdrama content. Range Media Partners – founded by a group of big-time talent management agents – brings artists and connections to

Wave And Say Hello

My mom said that from the moment I could walk, I was waving at anyone who passed by, and as I began to talk, I’d add “hello” to that wave. As family and friends will attest, I continue this habit to this day. (Indeed, once when visiting my son

Anthropic's New Public Benefit Fund

Quick note before we jump into things here. I'll be going into the body shop for a total shoulder replacement on November 6th, which will take me out of commission for a while. So, Godspeed will be missing from your inbox for a few weeks, at which point

Math, AI, and the Meaning of Being Human

I had another post in the can for today – head's up: it’s about Google – and then I listened to The Daily podcast from the New York Times this morning and feel compelled to share it. Nominally, it’s about mathematics and AI. Fundamentally, it’s about the

My Extraordinary Evening with Amanda Knox

I had an extraordinary experience the other night. That – "extraordinary" – a word I don’t use often. My coworking space sponsored a fundraiser for The Innocence Center, a small but mighty organization that works to free innocent people who have been wrongfully convicted. The evening’s headliner was

Aiding and Abetting

Godspeed: good fortune; success (used as a wish to a person starting on a journey, a new venture, etc.) We in the advertising industry talk a good climate game, but often don’t go beyond the claims, sometimes even using our “feel good clients” to obscure the underbelly of the

More Trees, Please

Godspeed: good fortune; success (used as a wish to a person starting on a journey, a new venture, etc.) Why yes, I did play hooky from writing Godspeed the last couple of weeks to go vagabond in the wilderness on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. This time of

Where to now, St. Dolly?

Godspeed: good fortune; success (used as a wish to a person starting on a journey, a new venture, etc.) Packing and preparing to leave for a river trip, but I couldn’t NOT write this before I depart for the wilderness. I have a unique perspective on Dolly from my

Scotland Community Wealth Building Act

Godspeed: good fortune; success (used as a wish to a person starting on a journey, a new venture, etc.) I’ve been working, in one facet or another, for the better part of four decades to build community here in Boise and beyond. (Shaking head as to how four decades