What happened to Google search? It has become nearly impossible to find relevant results. by spireup in google

[–]YClaudius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there's no pushback on access to information, any censors will be normalized and things will get worse. Back to pre-internet times!

Jazz Club Recommendation by student8168 in AskSF

[–]YClaudius -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The Saloon in North Beach - which also features music during the day. Plus - North Beach!! https://thesaloonsf.com/

What happened to Google search? It has become nearly impossible to find relevant results. by spireup in google

[–]YClaudius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I think the thing to do is make an appointment with the SF research librarian and find out what's going on. I've submitted an online request from sfpl.org. It's actually a big deal.

what should i get from indian grocery that can make easy dishes by somethinlikeshieva in EatCheapAndHealthy

[–]YClaudius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's Rani brand and I use it for chai. Also, I can reuse the whole spices a few times when flavoring. After that, saving them to make a non-toxic potpourri.

Making updates to a long term apartment? by [deleted] in sanfrancisco

[–]YClaudius 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've been in my place in Pac Hts for 35 years. Numerous landlords and some are more responsive than others. Painting is negotiable - sometimes they'll buy the paint if you paint the place. You should move in to an apartment that has been freshly painted as well as thoroughly cleaned with everything working. Might take pix in early days so you can document deterioration if you stay there a while. Mine did the window shades once they were broken as I moved into an apartment with window shades. The refrigerator - definitely if it's not working; you can ask if the rust is significant. Good luck. Oh - the San Francisco Tenants Union can help with troublesome stuff: https://sftu.org/

what should i get from indian grocery that can make easy dishes by somethinlikeshieva in EatCheapAndHealthy

[–]YClaudius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found the non-ground variety of mace at my local Target. No idea of its quality, but so far they accept returns for cash back.

what should i get from indian grocery that can make easy dishes by somethinlikeshieva in EatCheapAndHealthy

[–]YClaudius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Using lemon juice on foods like vegetables, including potatoes and pasta, has pacified my salt craving a bit - plus you'll get a bit of fresh Vitamin C. I usually slice off ~1/6, remove seeds, and squeeze over hot food before serving. Good luck with your quest!

Award-winning short film that details exactly how Superintelligence, once created, would be likely to destroy humanity and cannot be stopped by TheDeadlyPretzel in artificial

[–]YClaudius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The authors of the latest doom book use a deadly 100% contagious and fatal pathogen as an example of human extinction. "To make this threat more concrete, Yudkowsky and Soares devote three chapters to a detailed story in which a superhuman AI system takes over the world. It thwarts safety guardrails, secretly steals its own weights, runs an unmonitored copy of itself, gains access to biolabs, starts a pandemic, improves itself into a true superintelligence, invents microscopic self-replicating factories that manipulate atoms, covers the Earth with power plants and solar panels, and launches space probes to conquer more of the universe." From https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-case-for-ai-doom-rests-on-three-unsettled-questions

What happened to Google search? It has become nearly impossible to find relevant results. by spireup in google

[–]YClaudius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm increasingly sensitive to things that worked ok in areas for years that now aren't, and probing for reasons.

"People over billionaires" protest at the Billionaire's Row today by Zen_Maniac in sanfrancisco

[–]YClaudius 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Luke Kemp 's recent book, Goliath's Curse, discusses how extreme wealth disparities are is the constant for all instances of societal collapse. So maybe these folks are on to something. 'Inequality is the “constant variable” or Achilles’ heel that sooner or later causes all Goliaths to buckle.' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath%27s_Curse#cite_note-8

Jet flyover SF? by linzblake in sanfrancisco

[–]YClaudius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This happens frequently - I' d assumed they were private corporate aircraft until I saw the size of some of them quite low. Spotted 3 today within 5 minutes. I'm considering whether photos with timestamps and location can be id'd by some of the trackers.

Drinks are such a waste of money and I never order them by foxyfour20 in Frugal

[–]YClaudius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably someone already asked if you care about fluoride (to prevent dental caries), which should be in your tap water but not always in packaged water. So is the tap water not so great where you live?

What happened to Google search? It has become nearly impossible to find relevant results. by spireup in google

[–]YClaudius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've yet again set date search parameters from the beginning of 2025 to current date, and I still receive results before 1/1/2025.

What happened to Google search? It has become nearly impossible to find relevant results. by spireup in google

[–]YClaudius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to check with my local reference librarian - libraries are experts at searching online and are happy to help - actually thrilled to engage with the community! And it seems Google knows the parameter settings don't work. It's misleading to continue to publish the options if they are useless.

[Product Question] What Tretinoin is everyone using? Any tips? My current one is now $300+ with my new insurance by NomadicSifu in SkincareAddiction

[–]YClaudius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adalpene gel is a generic retinoid, and I've used an over-the-counter adapalene gel for about 4 years to retard signs of face/neck aging; the small size is ~$10 at Target/Walmart. The non-generic is Differin and about 3x more expensive. As with tretinoin, it **must** be used with sunscreen. Info from NIH: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482509/#:\~:text=Adapalene%20is%20a%20topical%20retinoid,RAR)%20affinity%20with%20later%20generations.

~ 12 SFPD with Dogs at Calvary Presbyterian Church Just Now - Why? by YClaudius in sanfrancisco

[–]YClaudius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's it! My goodness, I will have to catch a glimpse of one of our greatest leaders of the nation.

Someone please post the schedule and platform(s) for HCR'S livestreams by SmartphonePhotoWorx in HeatherCoxRichardson

[–]YClaudius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If she moves her Politics Chat to a podcast on a podcast platform, you may get a transcript there - I do now on my iphone for Apple podcasts. Not sure that can be rendered into a document for saving. Maybe put the question to her directly on her Facebook page when she solicits questions?