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Aaron Bady
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Mostly a place to get away to, from San Francisco.
What did Mark Twain think of Oakland?
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Aaron Bady
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Nov 17, 2025
But even if a university can be many things, and occasionally still might be, the one thing that a University like Berkeley’s mostly is, and will be, always and forever, is a pile of capital.
War is Over (Because UC Wants it)
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Aaron Bady
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Oct 22, 2025
Until recently, Huchiun Park was too new for street view to show you anything but the recently emptied space it was built on. Its young trees are still too small
Recently Cleared
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Aaron Bady
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Oct 16, 2025
How is Future Man—who looks like a pirate these days—STILL from the future? He’s still the only person in the world who plays the instrument he invented.
Left of Old
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Aaron Bady
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Sep 4, 2025
Little Free Libraries do not have card catalogs, so there is no way of knowing anything about their provenance.
Weeding out Nicholson Baker
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Aaron Bady
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Jun 2, 2025
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