Bill Bernstein
@billbbillb.bsky.social
Ohhh, nothing much.
You? 😀
You? 😀
Any recent The Coffin sketches? (Just ran back across that older fave on my shelf)
December 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Any recent The Coffin sketches? (Just ran back across that older fave on my shelf)
“… (3) suggestions to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, …
(4) suggestions to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, … e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.”
😐 Ethics concerns conspicuously missing
(4) suggestions to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, … e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.”
😐 Ethics concerns conspicuously missing
December 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
“… (3) suggestions to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, …
(4) suggestions to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, … e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.”
😐 Ethics concerns conspicuously missing
(4) suggestions to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, … e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.”
😐 Ethics concerns conspicuously missing
…and only in English, and “should address one or more of the following four points:
(1) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, …
(2) accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of info, …
(1) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, …
(2) accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of info, …
December 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
…and only in English, and “should address one or more of the following four points:
(1) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, …
(2) accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of info, …
(1) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, …
(2) accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of info, …
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Apparently you can submit public comments on these proposed rules here. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision; Arrival and Departure Record (Form I-94) and Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review an...
www.federalregister.gov
December 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Apparently you can submit public comments on these proposed rules here. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
And after looking over the page, I think comments are accepted ONLY by email (sent to CBP_PRA cbp.dhs.gov) with the correct OMB control # (1651-0111) and the agency (“U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security”) in the email’s subject line
December 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
And after looking over the page, I think comments are accepted ONLY by email (sent to CBP_PRA cbp.dhs.gov) with the correct OMB control # (1651-0111) and the agency (“U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security”) in the email’s subject line
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If you're not familiar with them, they're very cool!
W. E. B. Du Bois’ Hand-Drawn Infographics of African-American Life (1900)
Visually dazzling set of hand-drawn charts created by Du Bois, condensing an enormous amount of data on African-American life into aesthetically daring and easily digestible visualisations.
publicdomainreview.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
If you're not familiar with them, they're very cool!
It’s SO GOOD. The choreography and visuals are next-level
December 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It’s SO GOOD. The choreography and visuals are next-level
Yes, that’s the role out in the job market (It’s my role 👋)
I’m unsure how many “User Experience” programs include the technical training that the OP said is important. CMU’s MHCI does include that, so I suggest finding the programs seen as apples-to-apples with it, to see what those are called.
I’m unsure how many “User Experience” programs include the technical training that the OP said is important. CMU’s MHCI does include that, so I suggest finding the programs seen as apples-to-apples with it, to see what those are called.
December 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Yes, that’s the role out in the job market (It’s my role 👋)
I’m unsure how many “User Experience” programs include the technical training that the OP said is important. CMU’s MHCI does include that, so I suggest finding the programs seen as apples-to-apples with it, to see what those are called.
I’m unsure how many “User Experience” programs include the technical training that the OP said is important. CMU’s MHCI does include that, so I suggest finding the programs seen as apples-to-apples with it, to see what those are called.
Carnegie Mellon U. calls it a Masters in Human-Computer Interaction: hcii.cmu.edu/academics/mhci
You could search for that degree’s competitors to get a sampling of what other universities call it.
You could search for that degree’s competitors to get a sampling of what other universities call it.
December 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Carnegie Mellon U. calls it a Masters in Human-Computer Interaction: hcii.cmu.edu/academics/mhci
You could search for that degree’s competitors to get a sampling of what other universities call it.
You could search for that degree’s competitors to get a sampling of what other universities call it.
How were 1. changing the color of their coats/scarf/hat and 2. throwing away detail on Notre Dame via crummy portrait blur the priorities for making that photo better
November 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
How were 1. changing the color of their coats/scarf/hat and 2. throwing away detail on Notre Dame via crummy portrait blur the priorities for making that photo better
Definitely the main reason we know Batman is fiction
November 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Definitely the main reason we know Batman is fiction
This one could be improved with a pair of Clippy eyes
November 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This one could be improved with a pair of Clippy eyes
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“Now THAT’s a biocrust” - my wife
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“Now THAT’s a biocrust” - my wife