Knox Bronson ~ Riding The Wild Bubble

Trump and the. Book of Daniel

I asked Google Gemini if this passage from the Old Testament prophesized Trump:
“In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a fierce-looking king, a master of intrigue, will arise. He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy those who are mighty, the holy people. He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power.”

On the Tenth Anniversary of His Passing—My Favorite David Bowie Story

A few thoughts and my favorite David Bowie story.

The Reason That I Am Alive

the reason that I am alive by Boris Vian
the reason that I am alive
the reason that I am alive
for the tanned leg
of a blonde woman
propped against the wall
beneath the round sun
for the billowing sails
of a sleek schooner
at the mouth of the harbor
the iced coffee sipped through a straw
for the caress of sand
gazing at the watery deeps
turning so blue
descending into the deeps
with the fish
the tranquil fish
they calm the bottom of the ocean
fly above the seaweed hair
like slow birds
like blue birds
the reason that I am alive
because it is beautiful

What do babies know?

I think a whole bunch. A couple short vignettes.

AI is just another Ponzi scheme we are already paying for

I asked Photoshop to create an image of Artificial Intelligence eating the Earth. It gave me R2-D2 with spindly legs holding a globe. Well-done.
This episode is about when I was researching New Year's Eve celebrations in San Francisco in the 1930s and 1940s. Google Gemini made up a store I spent hours researching trying to find a primary source, like a newspaper article. I pressed Gemini for attribution and it gave me fake links. It even gave me an actual picture and lied about what was going on in the picture.
AI is bullshit.

Snake Theater—Auto (1979)

One of the most amazing theatrical productions I've ever seen. Staged at an abandoned gas station in Sausalito in the summer of 1979.
Links to videos at knoxbronson.com.

35 yrs since my last drink

Little did I know … what a wonderful life was in store for me.

KitKat, the San Francisco kitty killed by a Waymo taxi, has a crypto meme coin

How much did Waymo pay off the California public utilities commission to allow Waymo taxi cabs into San Francisco to block traffic and kill cats? And then the crypto degens move in like ghouls to create a Kit Kat meme coin. Stop the world I want to get off.

Who wants to ride in a driverless taxi?

The Rich are just trying to figure out how to take even more and leave us less. And it’s all a scam. AI is bullshit as are their robots and Robo taxis. The image with this podcast is where somebody apparently accidentally set fire to a Waymo taxi cab. I do not advocate for such disregard for safety measures.

Groucho Marx, Birth, Death, & Copulation

Random thoughts of mine & two jokes from one of the greatest comedians of the 20th century.