Paul Saffo

A wonderful remembrance here in the Bay Area: cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/n…

Under Protocol I to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, attacking civilian infrastructure - in particular a nuclear power plant - constitutes a war crime.

Hours-old new crescent Moon in Pisces:

This is pure wonderfulness about one of the most brilliant and delightful mathematicians on the planet. (Be sure to note the Mazur Swindle...) youtube.com/watch?v=bEf26N…

Coming soon to a gas station near you...

This seems an appropriate moment to re-read the 1937 book by two-time Medal of Honor recipient, Marine Major General, Smedley Butler, "War Is A Racket" archive.org/details/WarIsA…

Noting that we are just moments away from committing troops to a land war in Iran, here's a reminder from The Princess Bride of the classic blunder we are about to make... youtube.com/watch?v=7LUUk6…

A reminder that old-fashioned HF radio is far, far from dead! 🤣😎

So... I can’t decide which movie this is…is it "30 Seconds over Tokyo" - or John Belushi in "1941"… (please vote below!) sfgate.com/bayarea/articl…

@Mikeachim You might want to read Kenneth Hsu's book from 1983: "The Mediterranean was a Desert: A Voyage of the Glomar Challenger"

A while back, I learned something mindblowing about the geological history of the Mediterranean Sea, and I just can't get it out of my head. Now I'm going to make it *your* problem too. Sorry. Hang onto your hat. This gets wild. 1/

This is long overdue. But it still needs to be installed where Congress originally specified - on the west front of the Capitol where the January 6th mob and their traitorous sympathizers can see it in full sunlight. washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

When you are outside all alone, and then you get that feeling that you are being watched...

A delightful story about Stewart - and Ivory clearly has a whole lot to say! theguardian.com/technology/202…

San Francisco's Eye of Sauron, shining ever so brightly early this morning: 😎

El Mencho started his career here in San Francisco - who knew! sfgate.com/news/article/e…

Coming soon to an administration near you, *very* near you... youtube.com/shorts/mLwxs8j…

Trump's America: wreg.com/news/video-u-s…

Someone seems to have slipped ketamine into the water cooler over at Amtrak...

Zen menu at our local dumpling shop!