Carl Setzer

living in this world
of malice and cruelty
let's magnify grace

#haiku #kindness

before hints of dawn
my mind's manic energy
longing for calmness

#haiku #haikuofseattle #goodmorning

night's delayed
morose and grey sky
as the wind fades

#haiku #poetry #night

rainfall in the dark
waiting for inspiration
within the silence

#haiku #haikuofseattle #poetry

A quick note and a blog post recommendation

driving in the rain
the darkness feels murkier
this biting, cold rain

#haiku

For years I've wanted to go to @emeraldcitycon.bsky.social, and made it happen today. Man, it was a lot of fun! I love con culture so much!

Ah, Dunning-Kruger

Temuera Morrison Breaks His Silence About the Future Of Boba Fett 'Boba Fett' star Temuera Morrison has been "shelved," but might get to return to the Star Wars galaxy eventually.

Rather ironic to read this while sitting at @emeraldcitycon.bsky.social. Bummer, though. I love his character. #starwars

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Beneath the shadow of the Space Needle, something stirs 🍃🌫️ Mermaids swim beneath Puget Sound. Fog rolls into the Market at dawn...

ECCC is a fable come to life, & next March, you're the main character 🧜📖 ECCC26.com/TicketInfo

Focus is important, but focus without flexibility is impotent.

Focus is important, but focus without flexibility is impotent.

Some thoughts on WordPress My friend, Pooj, over at Life's Fine Whine, brought up some issues with WordPress in a recent post. There are many challenges with WordPress, but there are some seriously powerful elements, too. As Pooj points out, the community is perhaps the most powerful element, but it's not the only one. Now, I've been using WordPress for ages, but it's not the only platform I've used.

Some thoughts on WordPress

My friend, Pooj, over at Life's Fine Whine, brought up some issues with WordPress in a recent post. There are many challenges with WordPress, but there are some seriously powerful elements, too. As Pooj points out, the community is perhaps the most powerful element, but…

the sun's unrisen
I resist the coming dawn
my body seeks rest

#dawn #haiku #IAmSick

as dawn slowly climbs
this new day's grace beginning
an amazing gift

#haiku #goodmorning

The Internet Didn't Fail. It Was Taken. YouTube video by Johnny Harris

I've been concerned by the current direction of #media and #journalism. What Johnny Harris is building inspires and excites me. This looks so cool!

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always love yourself
you are wonderfully made
may that bring you peace

#senryu

Fun With AI: “Smart Ass” I'm exploring AI, and crafted this on a lark.

I created a silly #AI post for this Friday #blogpost. Having fun with tools is a great way to explore, no?

I had an echocardiogram this morning. The tech ran out of the room screaming, and this image was on the screen.

Considering “Amazon Dethrones Walmart as World’s Biggest Company by Sales” Bloomberg reported that Amazon surpassed Walmart as the world's largest company by sales. However, when excluding AWS revenue, Walmart still leads by $125.2 billion in retail sales. The crucial point is Amazon's broader business model, which provides greater resilience against economic challenges, marking it as a strong competitor.

Considering “Amazon Dethrones Walmart as World’s Biggest Company by Sales”

Bloomberg reported that Amazon surpassed Walmart as the world's largest company by sales. However, when excluding AWS revenue, Walmart still leads by $125.2 billion in retail sales. The crucial point is Amazon's broader…

raindrops highlighted
as they pass through the streetlights
on this winter’s night

#haiku #winter

a soul, drifting
brushing against windchimes
the leaf remembers

#haiku #winter

with the crows resting
silence becomes rainfall
and the windchimes sing

#haiku

I went and checked out the work of the guy who only made German sausages. It was just the wurst.

#dadjoke

We Quibble And Quarrel, Ignoring The Fire Around Us - Carl Setzer I’m surrounded by dissention, anger and invective. It makes me want to scream.  There are so many critical discussions, history making decisions that we need to make as a society and as a species.  Wh...

I wrote this post back in 2018, but it seems as relevant as ever: We Quibble And Quarrel, Ignoring The Fire Around Us www.carlsetzer.com/2018/11/02/w...

#blog #blogpost #arguing

Reflections on Paul Waldman’s “The death of the CIA Factbook and Trump’s war on usefulness​” As someone deeply interested in data and data systems, I’ve been thinking about how the Trump administration’s attacks on data, these collections of information that are critical to researchers and scientists. And how they’ve also been attacking science, research, and innovation. This administration has been fighting a sweeping information war meant to distort and suppress facts, ideas, and history that doesn’t “align with the president’s agenda,”

As someone who deeply values #science, #data, and #information, I find these efforts by the administration deeply concerning.

upon the night's edge
dreams descend into the mind
flowing through the soul

#haiku #dreams #goodnight

a song drifting
gently upon this breeze
fading into dusk

#haiku

awaiting sunlight
car engines join their choir
the motion of life

#haiku #goodmorning

laying in the darkness
poetry drifts through my mind
gifting memories

#haiku