Christmas lights at the civic gardens.

First time getting a Chinese robocall.

Crazy reporting in the Journal over the past few days about review scams on Amazon. Now I don’t know what to believe.

Airpower.

What is the design process for a minivan that results in 3 LATCH positions instead of a more reasonable 4?

NYT:

Facebook allowed Microsoft’s Bing search engine to see the names of virtually all Facebook users’ friends without consent, the records show, and gave Netflix and Spotify the ability to read Facebook users’ private messages.

Another day, another scandal!

Just found the website of Freedom from Facebook, which wants the FTC to break up the company. I don’t think we need government intervention, we need user intervention. Delete your account, and if you hold the company’s stock, sell.

WSJ:

The free service, called Experian Boost, will be used by consumers who opt in and link the bank accounts they use to pay their phone and utility providers to Experian, allowing the company to track their monthly payments.

Never.

America: after dark, Sonic etiquette requires that you turn off your headlights while parked in the stall.

The Verge on Facebook’s data download strategy:

In the meantime, Facebook’s data protection tools mostly serve to distract users from the more aggressive data collection happening behind the scenes.

It’s so refreshing to encounter the work of quality journalists.

It’s a bit foggy out there.

How slammed is UPS? I just saw a driver in a golf cart with a trailer making deliveries.

Fresh dill smells amazing. One of my favorite kitchen aromas.

Stunning sunrise. Happy Sunday!

Benedict’s cookie game is strong.