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UC Davis Rocks – Because Their Work Actually IS Changing The World
… it’s just that they don’t actually say that.
But first, what prompted me to write this post was this New York Times article highlighting something which I consider to be a real problem.
- An app that lets us brew our coffee from anywhere.
- An app to locate rentable driveways for parking.
- A “smart” button and zipper that alerts you if your fly is down.
Excuses. Seals. Ubered. Commuting. Random.
‘Uber’ is just one of the five topics that caught my eyes and ears this past week that I wanted to share with you. Enjoy.
Excuses
Steinbeck uses the old ‘Dog ate my homework’ line …
I don’t know whether I told you. My setter pup, left alone one night, made confetti of about half of my [manuscript] book. Two months work to do over again. It sets me back. There was no other draft. I was pretty mad but the poor little fellow may have been acting critically. I didn’t want to ruin a good dog for a ms. I’m not sure is good at all. He only got an ordinary spanking with his punishment flyswatter. But there’s the work to do over from the start.