Evan Kirshenbaum
@evankirshenbaum.bsky.social
[he/him] Software researcher, inventor, erstwhile linguist, book lover, bad bassist, former youth soccer ref and baseball coach, Stanford grad, proud dad, and devoted husband.
AUE regular back when Usenet was a thing. (Yeah, ASCII/IPA was me.)
AUE regular back when Usenet was a thing. (Yeah, ASCII/IPA was me.)
It's apparently not actually a change.
Not according to the USPS:
“This new language in the DMM does not change any existing postal operations or postmarking practices, but is instead intended to improve public understanding of postmarks and their relationship to the date of
mailing.”
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20740.pdf
“This new language in the DMM does not change any existing postal operations or postmarking practices, but is instead intended to improve public understanding of postmarks and their relationship to the date of
mailing.”
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20740.pdf
December 30, 2025 at 6:14 AM
It's apparently not actually a change.
Not according to the USPS:
“This new language in the DMM does not change any existing postal operations or postmarking practices, but is instead intended to improve public understanding of postmarks and their relationship to the date of
mailing.”
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20740.pdf
“This new language in the DMM does not change any existing postal operations or postmarking practices, but is instead intended to improve public understanding of postmarks and their relationship to the date of
mailing.”
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20740.pdf
December 30, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Not according to the USPS:
“This new language in the DMM does not change any existing postal operations or postmarking practices, but is instead intended to improve public understanding of postmarks and their relationship to the date of
mailing.”
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20740.pdf
“This new language in the DMM does not change any existing postal operations or postmarking practices, but is instead intended to improve public understanding of postmarks and their relationship to the date of
mailing.”
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20740.pdf
So, does anybody keep statistics on no bills? We've gotta be coming close to a record.
December 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
So, does anybody keep statistics on no bills? We've gotta be coming close to a record.
That's the law in California.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_....
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_....
![ARTICLE 5. Single-User Restrooms [118600-
118600.] (Article 5 added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 818, Sec. 1.)
118600. (a) All single-user toilet facilities in any business establishment, place of public accommodation, or state or local government agency shall be identified as all-gender toilet facilities by signage that complies with Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, and designated for use by no more than one occupant at a time or for family or assisted
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December 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
That's the law in California.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_....
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_....
My Dutch boss was adamant that it was perfectly fine to call the whole country "Holland".
Of course, he was from Amsterdam.
Of course, he was from Amsterdam.
November 27, 2025 at 1:44 AM
My Dutch boss was adamant that it was perfectly fine to call the whole country "Holland".
Of course, he was from Amsterdam.
Of course, he was from Amsterdam.
Really? I'm pretty sure they used to, and the DRAE doesn't put a regional note on it.
I remember asking Mexican coworkers about "norteamericano" a decade or so ago, and they were both clear that not only did it refer to people from the US, but they wouldn't use it to refer to Canadians or Mexicans
I remember asking Mexican coworkers about "norteamericano" a decade or so ago, and they were both clear that not only did it refer to people from the US, but they wouldn't use it to refer to Canadians or Mexicans
November 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Really? I'm pretty sure they used to, and the DRAE doesn't put a regional note on it.
I remember asking Mexican coworkers about "norteamericano" a decade or so ago, and they were both clear that not only did it refer to people from the US, but they wouldn't use it to refer to Canadians or Mexicans
I remember asking Mexican coworkers about "norteamericano" a decade or so ago, and they were both clear that not only did it refer to people from the US, but they wouldn't use it to refer to Canadians or Mexicans
Hell, you can douse it with mayo and strawberry jam if you want. Sprinkle it with cinnamon. Add asparagus and Limburger. As she said, it's your mouth.
I wouldn't. But I wouldn't put ketchup on it, either. 😄
I wouldn't. But I wouldn't put ketchup on it, either. 😄
November 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Hell, you can douse it with mayo and strawberry jam if you want. Sprinkle it with cinnamon. Add asparagus and Limburger. As she said, it's your mouth.
I wouldn't. But I wouldn't put ketchup on it, either. 😄
I wouldn't. But I wouldn't put ketchup on it, either. 😄
Beat me to it.
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Beat me to it.
I was a computer science researcher for thirty years. I can probably count in one hand the number of times I had a "time limit" that was measured in less than (multiple) days. And on no hands the number of times it was closed book.
November 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I was a computer science researcher for thirty years. I can probably count in one hand the number of times I had a "time limit" that was measured in less than (multiple) days. And on no hands the number of times it was closed book.
When is this app going to add a “groan” button?
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
When is this app going to add a “groan” button?
He's about 80% of the way to "The government should just pay the healthcare providers directly for the care the people need."
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
He's about 80% of the way to "The government should just pay the healthcare providers directly for the care the people need."
Oh no argument from me here, and I apologize if I made it sound that way.
November 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Oh no argument from me here, and I apologize if I made it sound that way.
To be fair, in Franklin's case, at least, at the time, you had to be alive when nominated for the Nobel, and she died in 1958, four years before Watson, Crick, and Wilkins received it.
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
To be fair, in Franklin's case, at least, at the time, you had to be alive when nominated for the Nobel, and she died in 1958, four years before Watson, Crick, and Wilkins received it.
I don't know if they've tweaked their rules on this since then, but as of 2015, they said that for non-medical doctors, they use the title "only if it is germane to the holder's primary current occupation", only if it's earned, and only if requested to.
(archive.nytimes.com/afterdeadlin...).
(archive.nytimes.com/afterdeadlin...).
November 6, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I don't know if they've tweaked their rules on this since then, but as of 2015, they said that for non-medical doctors, they use the title "only if it is germane to the holder's primary current occupation", only if it's earned, and only if requested to.
(archive.nytimes.com/afterdeadlin...).
(archive.nytimes.com/afterdeadlin...).
As far as I know there's only one other Evan Kirshenbaum in the country (probably the world), a lawyer in Rhode Island.
And yes, I do occasionally get email and texts intended for him.
And yes, I do occasionally get email and texts intended for him.
October 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
As far as I know there's only one other Evan Kirshenbaum in the country (probably the world), a lawyer in Rhode Island.
And yes, I do occasionally get email and texts intended for him.
And yes, I do occasionally get email and texts intended for him.
In Japan, the games are called after 12 because, in Tokyo, at least, everybody takes the train.
October 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
In Japan, the games are called after 12 because, in Tokyo, at least, everybody takes the train.
Mountain View hasn't been 60K in over 40 years. We're close to 90K now.
October 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Mountain View hasn't been 60K in over 40 years. We're close to 90K now.
I missed the "LWV" on her super-shirt!
October 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I missed the "LWV" on her super-shirt!
I love the fact that, not only from the protestors but also from the honking cars driving by, an American flag is understood to be a show of *support* for the protest.
We've reclaimed the symbol.
#NoKings
We've reclaimed the symbol.
#NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I love the fact that, not only from the protestors but also from the honking cars driving by, an American flag is understood to be a show of *support* for the protest.
We've reclaimed the symbol.
#NoKings
We've reclaimed the symbol.
#NoKings
Yeah but everybody already knows that Silicon Valley is just a bunch of liberals.
October 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Yeah but everybody already knows that Silicon Valley is just a bunch of liberals.
October 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
We debated whether to stay local or join the mobs in San Jose. Ultimately, we choose local, but for the next big one I suspect it may be worth it to get truly massive numbers in fewer places.
October 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
We debated whether to stay local or join the mobs in San Jose. Ultimately, we choose local, but for the next big one I suspect it may be worth it to get truly massive numbers in fewer places.
October 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM