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AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Free speech – Zuckerberg’s version and minePalo Alto resident Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, decided to speak out for free speech last Thursday at a talk at Georgetown University. Unfortunately,...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Oct. 19, 2019Last comment by V Kleinow, on Oct 22, 2019 at 9:11 pm | 30 comments | 11995 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
How we talk to other peopleScene: A late afternoon cocktail party, following an all-day conference attended by 200 people. I walked in, looked around and realized I did not know...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 26, 2022Last comment by Erubial Chacon, on May 1, 2022 at 11:44 am | 30 comments | 11714 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Down with the dinosaurs!About 15 years ago, my oldest son, Bruce, took his three sons, 3, 5 and 6, to visit the American Museum of Natural History in NYC to see its fantastic dinosaur display. All...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 13, 2022Last comment by Bryce Young, on Nov 20, 2022 at 4:07 pm | 30 comments | 9117 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Misuse of Mixed-use DevelopmentMixed-use development is an enticing concept. The notion is that by combining different categories--housing, office, retail--you can make better use...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Apr. 23, 2016Last comment by Rashad, on Apr 27, 2016 at 6:55 pm | 29 comments | 16059 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Anonymous Sources: Facebook and YouTube suppressing important questions and discussionOn Friday night (11/8), Facebook and YouTube announced that they would suppress any postings that included the name of the person widely believed to be the ==I "whistleblower&q...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Nov. 12, 2019Last comment by Pensacola, on Nov 23, 2019 at 11:51 am | 29 comments | 9226 Views
COUPLE'S NET
He Doesn't Want to Talk. She Doesn't Want to Have Sex.. . ....
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 28, 2015Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Jun 3, 2015 at 8:02 pm | 29 comments | 36123 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
Why we just say no (to technology)When we meet folks from other places and they hear we live in Silicon Valley, they assume we are early adopters and our lives revolve around technology. In fact,...
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Oct. 13, 2013Last comment by Debbie, on Oct 18, 2013 at 9:51 pm | 29 comments | 11448 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
Driving instruction is our parenting challengeOur daughter turned 13 a few weeks ago. Of course we are thrilled to have another teenager in the house, especially one so sensible that she has not asked for a...
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Nov. 17, 2013Last comment by Sally Torbey, on May 28, 2017 at 12:34 pm | 29 comments | 17911 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The Weird Thing about Population GrowthThere are a lot of people on the planet, with more added every day. It took 200,000 years to get to one billion...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 17, 2020Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jun 19, 2020 at 12:05 am | 29 comments | 27863 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Is Offshore Wind a Reliable Renewable?One of the big knocks against renewable resources is their intermittency. The sun doesn’t always shine, the wind doesn’t always blow. One way to see...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jun. 21, 2020Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jun 28, 2020 at 11:31 am | 29 comments | 26721 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Palo Alto's climate goals threatened by inadequate power gridThe City of Palo Alto’s emissions goals are in jeopardy because of its outdated electrical grid. During a February 2 Utilities Advisory Commission (UAC)
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 6, 2022Last comment by Larry, on Feb 13, 2022 at 1:11 pm | 29 comments | 21429 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Done with GenderIn the news and the neighborhood, I keep hearing about kids changing their gender, and keep wondering why. Nature makes mistakes now and again to be sure, but...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Oct. 20, 2019Last comment by Laura Stec, on Dec 15, 2019 at 1:11 pm | 29 comments | 13929 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
A new challenge: What to do when everything is closed?
Who among us would have ever thought three weeks ago that a pretty flower-looking corona virus would spread worldwide so rapidly and would affect so...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Mar. 15, 2020Last comment by Ron, on Mar 21, 2020 at 6:57 pm | 29 comments | 36923 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
An almost impossible election?IF Gov. Gavin Newsom is recalled during the upcoming Sept. 14 special election, voters face a ridiculous situation: choosing one of 46 candidates running to become...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Aug. 11, 2021Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Aug 18, 2021 at 10:28 pm | 29 comments | 13168 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Will the Coronavirus Save Lives?I saw an eye-opening statistic the other day. Coronavirus to date has killed almost 15,000 people worldwide (as of March 22). It may be 2x or 3x that by the time...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 22, 2020Last comment by Jetman, on Mar 28, 2020 at 12:59 pm | 29 comments | 19868 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Palo Alto Utilities breeds mistrust with lack of transparency around outagesA week ago the electricity went out across a large section of Palo Alto. About...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 4, 2021Last comment by Bystander, on Apr 14, 2021 at 11:45 am | 29 comments | 16699 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
Why we go to churchWhen people learn that we are actively engaged in a faith community, we get a wide range of reactions. Some folks wonder why we bother to go to church, and how we...
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Nov. 10, 2013Last comment by Atheist, on Nov 15, 2013 at 7:36 pm | 28 comments | 9050 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
No on B, Faithlessness and FecklessnessMeasure B is the 30-year half-cent sales tax increase for VTA. The arguments for it focus on what is needed, what it could fund, and what has been ==B...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Oct. 8, 2016Last comment by Andrew Boone, on Oct 19, 2016 at 2:46 pm | 28 comments | 12989 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
California Democrats seek to revive the Republican Party; Republicans expected to resistNegative partisanship describes when your voting for a particular party arises from opposition to the other parties. That is, you don't positively support...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Jul. 16, 2017Last comment by resident, on Jul 21, 2017 at 11:17 am | 28 comments | 11979 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
This time we're not lying. HONEST! No, really!Non-clickbait headline: Highly partisan media, the Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect & examples from my history. Fake news has been big news for over...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Jan. 19, 2018Last comment by Nayeli, on Jan 26, 2018 at 11:35 am | 28 comments | 8667 Views
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