In Minneapolis with my public work of art
#Minneapolis #Art #Photography
My photograph on a utility box on Lyndale Avenue in the Kingfield neighborhood
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In Minneapolis with my public work of art
#Minneapolis #Art #Photography
My photograph on a utility box on Lyndale Avenue in the Kingfield neighborhood
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Yesterday in #NYC, Peter Dinklage recited a poem Amanda Gorman wrote for #ReneeGood
Yesterday in #NYC, Peter Dinklage recited a poem Amanda Gorman wrote for #ReneeGood
Connecting the dots can be one helluva hard game when you have so many dots. The volume of dots and the plots might seem overwhelming, but, if you care to look, it’s easy to find the connective threads, thin though they may be. String them together and the picture becomes clearer. Take a look at the links shared in this Sunday Morning Reading column. If you can’t find the connections, I suggest you’re not even trying to look.
Dave Winer writes of Small Pieces Loosely Joined, what he considers the best description of the web. It fits for the web. It fits for most things.
JA Westenberg discusses Why Intelligence Is A Terrible Proxy For Wisdom. Smart.
Backseat Software. That’s how Mike Swanson sees the state of things with software that is constantly interrupting us. As he puts it, “the slow shift from software you operate as a tool to software as a channel that operates you.” Excellent read.
John Gruber thinks we should shift from calling the bad guys Nazis and facists, instead use The Names They Call Themselves. Come to think of it, not sure why it’s so hard to do so given the dictates of the brander-in-chief.
Good dots among the bad are easy to spot. Ava Berger tells the story of how A Red Hat, Inspired By A Symbol Of Resistance To Nazi Occupation, Gains Traction In Minnesota.
In the boiling battle that is Canada and the U.S., Cory Doctorow is elbows up with another of his speeches on enshittifcation. (I’m glad he publishes these.) Check out Disenshittification Nation.
If you’re looking for an antidote to all that’s flying around and at us, it’s tough. Gal Beckham says we can connect those dots through what we’re seeing in Minneapolis. She finds the right word to describe the activism, protests, political opposition, neighborism, and resistance. I won’t spoil it, but she threads them all together in There Is A Word For What Is Happening In Minneapolis.
David Todd McCarty suggests America is a dual state in Then They Came For Me.
Steven Levy says After Minneapolis, Tech CEOs Are Struggling To Stay Silent. Silence speaks volumes. So do actions. So too do “tepid free-floating empathy” memos that mean nothing. Nothing will come of nothing. Speak again.
Joshua Panduro Preston tells the story of John Carter Of Minnesota: The “Convict Poet” Who Won His Freedom.
Pro football fans, especially those in Chicago know Charles ‘Peanut’ Tillman and the “peanut punch” well. Most don’t know that after his gridiron career he became a FBI agent. Even more don’t know that he walked away from that second career after the immigration raids started. Dan Pompeo connects the dots in After Charles Tillman Transformed Football, He Joined The FBI. Then The Immigration Raids Started.
(image from RA2016 on Shutterstock)
If you’re interested in just what the heck Sunday Morning Reading is all about you can read more about the origins of Sunday Morning Reading here. If you’d like more click on the Sunday Morning Reading link in the category column to check out what’s been shared on Sunday’s past. You can also find more of my writings on Medium at this link, including in the publications Ellemeno and Rome.
#ArtificialIntelligence #CharlesTillman #CoryDoctorow #Culture #education #History #Minneapolis #philosophy #Poetry #Politics #religion #SundayMorningReading #Writing
Connecting the dots can be one helluva hard game when you have so many dots. The volume of dots and the plots might seem overwhelming, but, if you care to look, it’s easy to find the connective threads, thin though they may be. String them together and the picture becomes clearer. Take a look at the links shared in this Sunday Morning Reading column. If you can’t find the connections, I suggest you’re not even trying to look.
Dave Winer writes of Small Pieces Loosely Joined, what he considers the best description of the web. It fits for the web. It fits for most things.
JA Westenberg discusses Why Intelligence Is A Terrible Proxy For Wisdom. Smart.
Backseat Software. That’s how Mike Swanson sees the state of things with software that is constantly interrupting us. As he puts it, “the slow shift from software you operate as a tool to software as a channel that operates you.” Excellent read.
John Gruber thinks we should shift from calling the bad guys Nazis and facists, instead use The Names They Call Themselves. Come to think of it, not sure why it’s so hard to do so given the dictates of the brander-in-chief.
Good dots among the bad are easy to spot. Ava Berger tells the story of how A Red Hat, Inspired By A Symbol Of Resistance To Nazi Occupation, Gains Traction In Minnesota.
In the boiling battle that is Canada and the U.S., Cory Doctorow is elbows up with another of his speeches on enshittifcation. (I’m glad he publishes these.) Check out Disenshittification Nation.
If you’re looking for an antidote to all that’s flying around and at us, it’s tough. Gal Beckham says we can connect those dots through what we’re seeing in Minneapolis. She finds the right word to describe the activism, protests, political opposition, neighborism, and resistance. I won’t spoil it, but she threads them all together in There Is A Word For What Is Happening In Minneapolis.
David Todd McCarty suggests America is a dual state in Then They Came For Me.
Steven Levy says After Minneapolis, Tech CEOs Are Struggling To Stay Silent. Silence speaks volumes. So do actions. So too do “tepid free-floating empathy” memos that mean nothing. Nothing will come of nothing. Speak again.
Joshua Panduro Preston tells the story of John Carter Of Minnesota: The “Convict Poet” Who Won His Freedom.
Pro football fans, especially those in Chicago know Charles ‘Peanut’ Tillman and the “peanut punch” well. Most don’t know that after his gridiron career he became a FBI agent. Even more don’t know that he walked away from that second career after the immigration raids started. Dan Pompeo connects the dots in After Charles Tillman Transformed Football, He Joined The FBI. Then The Immigration Raids Started.
(image from RA2016 on Shutterstock)
If you’re interested in just what the heck Sunday Morning Reading is all about you can read more about the origins of Sunday Morning Reading here. If you’d like more click on the Sunday Morning Reading link in the category column to check out what’s been shared on Sunday’s past. You can also find more of my writings on Medium at this link, including in the publications Ellemeno and Rome.
#ArtificialIntelligence #CharlesTillman #CoryDoctorow #Culture #education #History #Minneapolis #philosophy #Poetry #Politics #religion #SundayMorningReading #Writing
Islet Isolation Assessment • 4th IPITA Amsterdam 1993 • @1MEMO 20260201 •
More - slideshow , photos, papers, anecdotes - details - at website URL
https://michelvanderburg.com/2026/02/01/islet-isolation-assessment-4th-ipita-amsterdam-1993-1memo-20260201/
#islet #IPITA #AIDPIT #Amsterdam #Igls #Innsbruck #UWS #density #purification #history #AIDSPIT #Leiden #Leicester #Netherlands #Austria #Langerhans #isolation #transplantation #pancreas #diabetes #insulin #donor #assessment #michelvanderburg #symposium #workshop #science #EPITAsymposium #EASD #ESOT #Edmonton #Giessen #Minneapolis
Citation info : Islet Isolation Assessment • 4th IPITA Amsterdam 1993 • Michel van der Burg • Miracles•Media • @1MEMO 20260201
Islet Isolation Assessment • 4th IPITA Amsterdam 1993 • @1MEMO 20260201 •
More - slideshow , photos, papers, anecdotes - details - at website URL
https://michelvanderburg.com/2026/02/01/islet-isolation-assessment-4th-ipita-amsterdam-1993-1memo-20260201/
#islet #IPITA #AIDPIT #Amsterdam #Igls #Innsbruck #UWS #density #purification #history #AIDSPIT #Leiden #Leicester #Netherlands #Austria #Langerhans #isolation #transplantation #pancreas #diabetes #insulin #donor #assessment #michelvanderburg #symposium #workshop #science #EPITAsymposium #EASD #ESOT #Edmonton #Giessen #Minneapolis
Citation info : Islet Isolation Assessment • 4th IPITA Amsterdam 1993 • Michel van der Burg • Miracles•Media • @1MEMO 20260201
by Kathleen Hughes on January 30, 2026
PLA is heartbroken by recent events and has been coordinating closely with city and venue partners to support them and to foster a safe and welcoming conference environment. We are committed to moving forward with PLA 2026 in Minneapolis, April 1–3, and look forward to gathering in strength and solidarity with Minnesota colleagues and with all of you around the country—in person or virtually.
We hear and understand the concerns that have been voiced, and we recognize each library, exhibitor, and attendee may evaluate circumstances differently. PLA’s highest priority is the safety and wellness of our attendees, partners, and staff.
The Minneapolis Convention and Visitors Bureau is maintaining a continuously updated FAQ page that outlines what is occurring in the area. The convention center, surrounding hotels, restaurants, cultural attractions, and transportation infrastructure have remained fully operational and supported by coordinated security, hospitality, and public safety resources over the past month.
Out of an abundance of caution, we offer these suggestions to support safety while traveling to and around the city:
The PLA 2026 Virtual Conference will coincide with the in-person event and is another option for real-time online learning, livestreams, and connection with peers.
We also have heard a loud and strong desire from library workers across the nation to support our colleagues and the city at this time. Local officials have told us that the best way that we can do this is to continue to visit, dine, shop, enjoy arts and culture, visit libraries, and engage with residents and local businesses in the Twin Cities.
PLA also is collaborating with local partners to add opportunities to connect, donate, and support our Twin Cities colleagues, residents, and organizations. Please stay tuned as we explore options to strengthen our connections and create the greatest impact.
In this moment, we hope you will join us in showing up for the city and residents of Minneapolis. Our Public Library Association biennial conference offers a tremendous opportunity to support healing and the resilience of this vibrant, inclusive American city and the mission-driven library workers in the Twin Cities.
Editor’s Note: These are the sites for reference: https://www.ilcm.org/immigration-resources/know-your-rights/immigrants-refugees/ and https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/immigrants-rights
Continue/Read Original Article Here: A Message from the Public Library Association Board Regarding Federal Immigration Enforcement in Minneapolis and the PLA 2026 Conference – Public Libraries Online
Tags: ACLU, Board, Federal Immigration Enforcement, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, Libraries, Minneapolis, Minnesota, PLA, PLA 2026 Conference, Public Libraries, Public Libraries Association, Safety, Streaming, Travel, Twin Cities, Urge Cautionby Kathleen Hughes on January 30, 2026
PLA is heartbroken by recent events and has been coordinating closely with city and venue partners to support them and to foster a safe and welcoming conference environment. We are committed to moving forward with PLA 2026 in Minneapolis, April 1–3, and look forward to gathering in strength and solidarity with Minnesota colleagues and with all of you around the country—in person or virtually.
We hear and understand the concerns that have been voiced, and we recognize each library, exhibitor, and attendee may evaluate circumstances differently. PLA’s highest priority is the safety and wellness of our attendees, partners, and staff.
The Minneapolis Convention and Visitors Bureau is maintaining a continuously updated FAQ page that outlines what is occurring in the area. The convention center, surrounding hotels, restaurants, cultural attractions, and transportation infrastructure have remained fully operational and supported by coordinated security, hospitality, and public safety resources over the past month.
Out of an abundance of caution, we offer these suggestions to support safety while traveling to and around the city:
The PLA 2026 Virtual Conference will coincide with the in-person event and is another option for real-time online learning, livestreams, and connection with peers.
We also have heard a loud and strong desire from library workers across the nation to support our colleagues and the city at this time. Local officials have told us that the best way that we can do this is to continue to visit, dine, shop, enjoy arts and culture, visit libraries, and engage with residents and local businesses in the Twin Cities.
PLA also is collaborating with local partners to add opportunities to connect, donate, and support our Twin Cities colleagues, residents, and organizations. Please stay tuned as we explore options to strengthen our connections and create the greatest impact.
In this moment, we hope you will join us in showing up for the city and residents of Minneapolis. Our Public Library Association biennial conference offers a tremendous opportunity to support healing and the resilience of this vibrant, inclusive American city and the mission-driven library workers in the Twin Cities.
Editor’s Note: These are the sites for reference: https://www.ilcm.org/immigration-resources/know-your-rights/immigrants-refugees/ and https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/immigrants-rights
Continue/Read Original Article Here: A Message from the Public Library Association Board Regarding Federal Immigration Enforcement in Minneapolis and the PLA 2026 Conference – Public Libraries Online
Tags: ACLU, Board, Federal Immigration Enforcement, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, Libraries, Minneapolis, Minnesota, PLA, PLA 2026 Conference, Public Libraries, Public Libraries Association, Safety, Streaming, Travel, Twin Cities, Urge CautionWarped Reality
Little more cityscape/street photography for you.
#photography #reflections #cityscape #streetphotography #architecture #minneapolis
Warped Reality
Little more cityscape/street photography for you.
#photography #reflections #cityscape #streetphotography #architecture #minneapolis
