Would have never thought that SC would rank so low…
The 2026 edition of “Freedom in the 50 States” ranks US states on their support for and protection of both economic freedom and personal freedom across a wide range of issues. For the first time in the report’s history, this edition also grades governors on how well or poorly they have advanced both economic and personal liberty in their states.
Footpath is an excellent little tool for mapping you walking routes. I started a subscription a couple of years ago and find it an easy to use tool at a very affordable price. With their most recent upgrade provides some great tools, making a good product event better.
Create 3D flyover videos with personalized stats and animated waypoints, turn your routes into stickers for Instagram Stories, or share animated maps to show off your latest outings. We’ve also redesigned the share screen with a new QR code feature, making it easy for friends, run clubs, and hiking groups to scan and open your routes directly in Footpath.
The uploaded video is from a short neighborhood walk I took last year and recorded while walking. I created the 3D flyover using the new tool. This is really a GREAT product at a very reasonal cost for an annual subscription.
Watched: The Diplomat Season 4 🍿 Some interesting twists in the season but I kind of got tired of the constant relationship bickering between couples. Guess it’s something a single guy just can’t appreciate.
I have to think that if you are going to tell lies and make (or allow) disparaging comments during your campagin, what are you really going to do if you are elected to office?
Simple prompt borrowed from another user: pencil drawing and wet watercolor wash of family picking out a live christmas tree to cut down –profile rpyw3c8 –v 8.2
Watching: The Innocence Files Season 1 🍿
So I did a “thing” this morning that I’m quite proud of and pleased with. I used ChatGPT to create an extension for Chrome to help me search multiple sites for books. My initial prompt was very basic and general: “i want to build a chrome extension that searches selectable book store websites for books by book title, author, or a combination of both”. After a few questions and clarifications ChatGPT produced a downloadable zip file and instructions for installing the extension on my Chrome browser. I followed the instructions and it worled like a charm.
Features
This is probably elementry stuff for most people but I’m not very adept at all these new technology tools and coding. So I’m quite pleased with myself and the result.
Maybe the funniest line I’ve read all week from my daily Morning Brew email newsletter in regards to the White House press secretary situation:
Anthony Scaramucci, who lasted 10 days in the job during Trump’s first term, weighed in, saying, “Records are meant to be broken.”
Interesting infographic and perspective on voting in NYT article How Claims of Widespread Noncitizen Voting Fall Apart by Amy Schoenfeld Walker, Jeremy White and Seamus Hughes Oct. 15, 2026.
While President Trump has claimed that noncitizens voted en masse and even tipped the scales in recent elections, research from partisan and nonpartisan groups alike has shown that instances of noncitizen voting are so rare that they have never been significant enough to change the outcome of an election.
Inspired by the recent revolving door of the presidential press secretary, Bluesky’s Shortest Jobs feed celebrates careers that ended before the ink dried on the paperwork. From disastrous first days to bosses who make the White House look like a model of workplace stability, these stories prove that sometimes the shortest jobs leave the longest memories. It’s a hilarious collection of professional exits, awkward introductions, and employment records measured in minutes rather than months. Even Washington might be impressed.