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Ross: The Mariners basically built my deck for me

I felt like I’d won the deck painting Olympics. The thing basically painted itself. Thanks to the Mariners.

8 months ago

Ross: AI is reliant on exploitative outsourced labor too

I’m embarrassed to say I had assumed that today’s AI software was smart enough to categorize objects all on its own.

8 months ago

Ross: Exercising my Labor muscles this Labor Day

Labor Day was founded to celebrate the labor movement, I’ll leave you to look up the history.

8 months ago

Ross: Theater needs to change to adapt to a new audience

A lot of theater companies here and across the country are in trouble. The pre-pandemic audiences have not returned.

8 months ago

Ross: We need to go after people fueling youth crime wave

Because, like the Second Amendment folks keep telling us, the push for more gun control doesn’t seem to be working.

8 months ago

Ross: I’m actually impressed with Trump’s mug shot

I have to admit the Trump mug shot impressed me.

8 months ago

Ross: Is Vivek Ramaswamy Trumpier than Trump himself?

There was a lot of talk and ruthless takedowns at last night’s Republican debate, but there was a clear crowd favorite, political newcomer Vivek Ramaswamy.

8 months ago

Ross: One day we might need an app to remind us to breathe

At that point, Apple can charge whatever it wants because your iPhone is the only thing reminding you how to stay alive.

8 months ago

Ross: Woman bit by seal near San Juan Island ‘still loves seals’

She’s been on excellent terms with the harbor seal, and even played with one of them during a swim near Golden Gardens:

8 months ago

Ross: Robodrivers are being held accountable more than people

I’ve been a skeptic of self-driving cars because I can just imagine the Internet going down just as you’re approaching a Diverging Diamond intersection

8 months ago

Ross: A bullet train is great, but affordable housing is much better

I would like to see a study into why we all need to travel so far. The main reason seems to be that too many people can’t afford to live anywhere near where they work.

8 months ago

Ross: The best way to handle the heat was doing something 30 years ago

How to stay cool in our air-conditioning-deprived area? I checked sources from Canada to Arizona, and it turns out there’s nothing new.

8 months ago

Ross: Will WA Republicans turn a blind eye to Trump’s crimes?

So in the case of the State Republican Party, it’s State Representative Jim Walsh who will decide whether Donald Trump is eligible for the primary ballot

8 months ago

Ross: A quest to save a library could be solved with compromise

The quest to save a library in Columbia County, Washington will include a referendum on whether to keep the county's only library open.

8 months ago

Ross: You have a right to guns, but that comes at a price

About 24 hours ago in Provo, Utah, an FBI agent shot Craig Robertson, age 75, who had posted his plans to assassinate Joe Biden on social media.

8 months ago

Ross: Will prosecuting Trump endanger domestic peace and tranquility?

Is Trumps trial a disaster for American politics and a disaster which could ultimately degrade the rule of law?

8 months ago

Ross: Amazon needs to fight back against their phony AI books

The New York Times reports that Amazon has been selling sham travel guides written by AI.

9 months ago

Ross: You cannot cancel the Apple Cup, I have a song about it

You cannot cancel the Apple Cup! Dave Ross relives the song he wrote about it over 30 years ago following the epic 1992 Snow Bowl.

9 months ago

Ross: Mike Pence appears almost heroic in Trump’s indictment

If anyone comes off well in the Trump indictment, it’s Mike Pence. Democrats considered him weak, unable to stand up to Trump.

9 months ago

Ross: Trump’s Jan. 6 indictment gives Americans the ultimate choice

The indictment is here. It’s 45 pages, and it’ll save you having to buy all the books about the end of Donald Trump’s presidency.

9 months ago

Ross: Barbie movie is a story of acceptance for all ages, genders

Ross: I saw the Barbie movie over the weekend, and before I go any further, I want to make a few things clear upfront.

9 months ago

Ross: Guerilla crosswalkers fight traffic deaths in the streets of LA

This is a shadowy group of safety crusaders who noticed that it took a very long time for the city of LA to paint crosswalks at dangerous intersections

9 months ago

Ross: Being stuck in traffic can feel dehumanizing (Version 1)

Wednesday's commute nightmare again had me thinking, why? Why do we just accept being stuck in traffic all the time?

9 months ago

Ross: Being stuck in traffic can feel dehumanizing (Version 2)

Wednesday's commute nightmare again had me thinking, why? Why do we just accept being stuck in traffic all the time?