
Zinmaker
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Zinmaker
@zinmaker
Winemaker at Homefire Sonoma








There used to be a fountain at the center of the Civic Center Plaza in SF. It was removed in 2003 because: > It's become an intolerable situation, and we don't have additional resources to continually clean it," said Alex Mamak, a spokesman for the Department of Public Works. Department crews clean out human filth and hypodermic needles every morning, only to find a new mess the next morning, Mamak said. This makes me want a new ranking of cities: ornamental fountains per capita. That is, those with the affinity for beauty to construct them, and with the social trust and dignity to sustain them.


















98.5% of American households have access to NPR. It is broadcast across 1,000+ stations and receives ~$45M/year in government funding (mostly indirectly via local stations). It has 87 executives, 0 of whom identify as Conservative. This does not seem right.















