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Category: Brief thoughts

February 24, 2025Brief thoughts

Why No Links?

A huge pet-peeve of mine when reading news online is the near complete absence of links. Legacy media doesn’t write for the […]

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February 15, 2025Brief thoughts

Personal Health Data and Consent

The Times Union published an article on Thursday about a bill passed by the New York State Legislature intended to increase protection […]

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February 12, 2025February 12, 2025Brief thoughts, Colonie

9 & 155: What a Mess

The Albany Business Review published an article yesterday about the sale of the Freshmarket Commons, a crowded strip mall squeezed into a […]

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February 8, 2025Brief thoughts

One way to hide the evidence?

Don’t collect it in the first place. The Times Union reported Thursday that the Census Bureau is now no longer permitted to […]

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February 5, 2025Brief thoughts

Looking forward to this…

There’s an article in today’s Times Union about an up and coming Tapas and Wine bar opening this spring in downtown Troy. […]

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February 5, 2025Brief thoughts

Moving County Offices

The Times Union published an article this morning outlining Albany County’s potential plans to move some of their offices from their downtown […]

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February 3, 2025Brief thoughts

Government “Efficiency”

I’m rather troubled to read about Governor Hochul’s interest in government efficiency. While the article in today’s Times Union notes that the […]

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January 22, 2025Brief thoughts, In the news

Opening the State Office Campus

This would be good for state employees working on the office campus as well. Additional businesses within walking distance would improve their […]

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January 18, 2025Brief thoughts, Jotting things down, Reflection

So much noise

I’m sitting in the breakfast area of a middle quality hotel, and the amount of noise is remarkable. I don’t mean the […]

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January 7, 2025Brief thoughts

What reading/writing/sharing mix?

Something I’m grappling with right now is what’s the right mix of reading, writing, and creating or sharing one’s own thoughts. And […]

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