i got invited to some small roundtable dinner-discussion in NYC last night. the idea was to have some dean (Steve Khan - Physical Sciences) hear from people in NYC who are involved in and interested in quantum computing.
quick takeaways
- Cal is involved in some Statewide quantum initiative that will eventually create jobs. they dont want to fall behind others that have also publicly made investments (IL, MD, CO, SC, and others)
- physics dept is changing Physics 10 to be about quantum information
- physics dept is going to offer a minor in quantum computing for those interested
- they are considering more non-major classes because there is an awareness that you probably dont need to know mathematics of quantum mechanics to effectively use QCs.
- there were some people in the room that were there in the classic NYC investor and finance mindset that are waiting until QCs are actually useful before investing.
JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. -- Tiger Woods showed signs of impairment at the scene of a car crash Friday in which he struck another vehicle and rolled over, authorities said.
Woods was arrested on suspicion of DUI. The Martin County Sheriff's Office said Woods was not injured.
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers offense proved too much to handle, putting up a pair of four-run innings to overwhelm the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2 on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium.
The Dodgers have won 16 times in their last 19 opening days, including the last five in a row.
Mets win home opener. lots of runs. some touted Mets rookie hit an opening day homer.
despite threatening to do so, i did not go to the game. the thought of the 1 hr subway ride back and forth when i was already very tired made it so that i never made it.
got some key info on guess 2 that narrowed it down quickly. i sort of messed up by guessing the same letter twice that wasnt in the word, but it worked out nicely.
California rugby will face off against Saint Mary's in its regular season finale Saturday. The Golden Bears and Gaels are set to kick off at 1 p.m. PT with a reserve-grade match to follow.
The Bears are coming off a bye week. Prior to that, they defeated Army 70-18 on March 14 as six different players scored 10 tries. Max Threlkeld led Cal with a hat trick while Oliver Newall and Oliver Teague scored two tries each.
BERKELEY – The California women's basketball team (21-15, 9-9 ACC) came back from a 12-point deficit late in the third quarter and took back the lead with just under two minutes left in the game but was unable to hold on and fell 74-68 to visiting Columbia (23-8, 11-3 Ivy) in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament at Haas Pavilion on Thursday night.
STANFORD - California freshman Trevor Cox and redshirt sophomore Sihao Cong led the way for the Bears on day one of the Goodwin. Both Bears shot a 2-under par 68 in round one ending the day in a tie for 18th place.
In its third-straight match on the road, the California Golden Bears (12-10, 4-5) dropped its match to No. 38 Clemson (9-11, 4-5), 3-4, in Clemson on Thursday evening.
In doubles play, the Bears forced a winner-take-all scenario after Paris Pouatcha and Bernardo Munk Mesa recorded a 6-2 victory on court three. Despite winning on court three, Cal dropped the doubles point after losing on courts one and two.
The California track & field team will return to action this weekend for its first outdoor road competitions of the year at UCLA's Drake Stadium in Los Angeles. Cal's hammer throwers will compete starting at 2 p.m. PT at Friday's Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, while the rest of the Golden Bears' entries are scheduled to appear Saturday at the Jim Bush Legends Meet beginning with the men's high jump at 9:30 a.m. Live results for both days will be available on Finished Results.
California women's water polo stands tall with three Golden Bears highlighting the 2026 Cutino Award Watch List. Freshman Despoina Drakotou and juniors Julia Bonaguidi and Feline Voordouw have been recognized as potential candidates for collegiate water polo's top honor, the Peter J. Cutino Award. This is the first selection to the Watch List for all three Bears.
SFO had no issues, either going out for a redeye in Terminal 3 or entering through Customs at 6:45 AM. I thought CA had some sort of other TSA employees, either state employees or something like that. Which is why they didn't have issues. But maybe that was a while ago.
No 2 is flying out of ATL at the end of April. I don't think his GF has precheck so hopefully things calm down by then. Otherwise they may have to get there like 3 hours early. Even with Precheck I think ATL is brutal.
Quantum Computing @ Berkeley
i got invited to some small roundtable dinner-discussion in NYC last night. the idea was to have some dean (Steve Khan - Physical Sciences) hear from people in NYC who are involved in and interested in quantum computing.
quick takeaways
- Cal is involved in some Statewide quantum initiative that will eventually create jobs. they dont want to fall behind others that have also publicly made investments (IL, MD, CO, SC, and others)
- physics dept is changing Physics 10 to be about quantum information
- physics dept is going to offer a minor in quantum computing for those interested
- they are considering more non-major classes because there is an awareness that you probably dont need to know mathematics of quantum mechanics to effectively use QCs.
- there were some people in the room that were there in the classic NYC investor and finance mindset that are waiting until QCs are actually useful before investing.
PRO
It's been 5 years so it must be time for another one.
https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/48323862/tiger-woods-arrested-crash-scene-suspicion-dui-sheriff-says
JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. -- Tiger Woods showed signs of impairment at the scene of a car crash Friday in which he struck another vehicle and rolled over, authorities said.
Woods was arrested on suspicion of DUI. The Martin County Sheriff's Office said Woods was not injured.
McGonigle awards four points to Griffindor
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48315823/tigers-kevin-mcgonigle-lives-hype-4-hits-debut
BASEBALL
Giants get the off-day after their opening day game vs the rivals the Yankees.
Dodgers offense too much to contain in opening win over Diamondbacks (win 8-2)
https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/112141/andy-pages-will-smith-offense-yoshinobu-yamamoto
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers offense proved too much to handle, putting up a pair of four-run innings to overwhelm the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2 on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium.
The Dodgers have won 16 times in their last 19 opening days, including the last five in a row.
Ron Burgendy getting in on the fun.
https://x.com/Dodgers/status/2037322301423915222
Ring ceremony today at 6:20 pm!
Ball 2
https://bsky.app/profile/sammillerbb.bsky.social/post/3mhynsm24u22h
The Pope's chosen team got demolished by the liquid vice makers
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2026/03/26/brewers-14-white-sox-2-jacob-misiorowski-dazzles-offense-dominates/89316567007/
Mets win home opener. lots of runs. some touted Mets rookie hit an opening day homer.
despite threatening to do so, i did not go to the game. the thought of the 1 hr subway ride back and forth when i was already very tired made it so that i never made it.
IS
Centerfield ___ a good baseball song. listened to it on my drive today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq3hEMUeBGQ
BACK
welcome back HAG. tell us about Bangkok and Angkor Wat
I'll send updates on Mon and Tues. Working on the DBD schedule so those will be Mon and Tues. No spoilers!
WORD GAMES
Wordle 1,742 3/6*
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Wordle 1,742 3/6*
got some key info on guess 2 that narrowed it down quickly. i sort of messed up by guessing the same letter twice that wasnt in the word, but it worked out nicely.
a fun looking pattern too
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,742 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨
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CAL
Go Bears
[RUGBY] Cal Travels To Saint Mary’s For Regular-Season Finale
https://calbears.com/news/2026/3/27/rugby-cal-travels-to-saint-marys-for-regular-season-finale.aspx
California rugby will face off against Saint Mary's in its regular season finale Saturday. The Golden Bears and Gaels are set to kick off at 1 p.m. PT with a reserve-grade match to follow.
The Bears are coming off a bye week. Prior to that, they defeated Army 70-18 on March 14 as six different players scored 10 tries. Max Threlkeld led Cal with a hat trick while Oliver Newall and Oliver Teague scored two tries each.
[WBB] Cal Loses Nailbiter To Columbia
https://calbears.com/news/2026/3/26/womens-basketball-cal-loses-nailbiter-to-columbia.aspx
BERKELEY – The California women's basketball team (21-15, 9-9 ACC) came back from a 12-point deficit late in the third quarter and took back the lead with just under two minutes left in the game but was unable to hold on and fell 74-68 to visiting Columbia (23-8, 11-3 Ivy) in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament at Haas Pavilion on Thursday night.
[MGOLF] Bears Tied For Fourth After First Day Of The Goodwin
https://calbears.com/news/2026/3/26/mens-golf-bears-tied-for-fourth-after-first-day-of-the-goodwin.aspx
STANFORD - California freshman Trevor Cox and redshirt sophomore Sihao Cong led the way for the Bears on day one of the Goodwin. Both Bears shot a 2-under par 68 in round one ending the day in a tie for 18th place.
[MSWIM] Cal Jumps Into Top Five After Day Two
https://calbears.com/news/2026/3/26/mens-swimming-diving-cal-jumps-into-top-five-after-day-two.aspx
ATLANTA – The California men's swimming and diving team wrapped up day two of the NCAA Championships in fifth place overall.
Yamato Okadome captured the national title in the 100-yard breaststroke, touching first in 49.90 – the second-fastest time in program history.
[MTEN] Cal Comes Up Short At Clemson
https://calbears.com/news/2026/3/26/mens-tennis-cal-comes-up-short-at-clemson.aspx
In its third-straight match on the road, the California Golden Bears (12-10, 4-5) dropped its match to No. 38 Clemson (9-11, 4-5), 3-4, in Clemson on Thursday evening.
In doubles play, the Bears forced a winner-take-all scenario after Paris Pouatcha and Bernardo Munk Mesa recorded a 6-2 victory on court three. Despite winning on court three, Cal dropped the doubles point after losing on courts one and two.
[T&F] Bears Head To Westwood For Pair Of Meets
https://calbears.com/news/2026/3/26/track-field-bears-head-to-westwood-for-pair-of-meets.aspx
The California track & field team will return to action this weekend for its first outdoor road competitions of the year at UCLA's Drake Stadium in Los Angeles. Cal's hammer throwers will compete starting at 2 p.m. PT at Friday's Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, while the rest of the Golden Bears' entries are scheduled to appear Saturday at the Jim Bush Legends Meet beginning with the men's high jump at 9:30 a.m. Live results for both days will be available on Finished Results.
[WPOLO] Cal Lands 3 Bears On Cutino Award Watch List
https://calbears.com/news/2026/3/26/womens-water-polo-cal-lands-3-bears-on-cutino-award-watch-list.aspx
California women's water polo stands tall with three Golden Bears highlighting the 2026 Cutino Award Watch List. Freshman Despoina Drakotou and juniors Julia Bonaguidi and Feline Voordouw have been recognized as potential candidates for collegiate water polo's top honor, the Peter J. Cutino Award. This is the first selection to the Watch List for all three Bears.
POLITICS
I too have a Sharpie
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0425
Didn’t someone claim that machine-made signatures are not legal?
I HEREBY DECLARE THAT TSA WILL GET PAID BECAUSE ITS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-says-will-order-dhs-immediately-pay-tsa-officers-partial-shutdow-rcna265393
i have had a long lull in airport travel so i havent had to experience any of the TSA chaos. next trip is Apr to Miami for a wedding.
mostly a lot of driving to Boston and Burlington
SFO had no issues, either going out for a redeye in Terminal 3 or entering through Customs at 6:45 AM. I thought CA had some sort of other TSA employees, either state employees or something like that. Which is why they didn't have issues. But maybe that was a while ago.
Yes, I read somewhere that SFO has contractors rather than TSA government employees, so their employees were still getting paid.
This is correct. Apparently there are about 20 airports in the country using TSA contractors.
I’ve gone out of SFO three times this year and it was smooth sailing through security.
No 2 is flying out of ATL at the end of April. I don't think his GF has precheck so hopefully things calm down by then. Otherwise they may have to get there like 3 hours early. Even with Precheck I think ATL is brutal.
DBD AV CLUB
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
BTW, the date is wrong in the title. DBD has two entries called 03-26-2026