: The Washington Post: Race isn’t real, science says. Advocates want the census to reflect …
: Why Do Superheroes Wear Spandex? The Rise, Fall, and Return of the Super-Stretchy Material
: Thousands of papers seized from Spanish ships during the 18th Century are now online. The letters …
: Everybody who was Anybody had Dr. Feelgood and his Speed Shots on Speed Dial Dr. Max Jacobson, aka …
: On the Our Opinions Are Correct podcast: While robots and self-driving cars get all the attention, …
: … the Court felt that bringing the chicken into the courtroom to play tic-tac-toe would degrade the …
: The real AI fight Last week’s spectacular OpenAI fight was reportedly a donnybrook between “Effective Altruism” and …
: The Pneumatic Tube Mail System in New York City … the first cylinder tube to travel through the New …
: Residents of North Sentinel Island off India are one of the few surviving tribes that resist contact …
: Placebos are effective treatments for many conditions, such as chronic pain. They work even when the …
: An ode to ‘Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast’. “… if you want to understand …
: Microcelebrity in 2007 Writing in 2007, Clive Thompson describes the phenomenon of “microcelebrity”–how …
: Moving furniture on the blog I’m moving furniture around on the blog again (metaphorically speaking). The main visible change: No …
: Today’s ephemera: The ethics of transmogrification
: Extra-good Beyond Belief episode on Thrilling Adventure Hour this week, with guest stars Kevin …
: RIP Marty Krofft, of Sid & Marty Krofft.
: Problems vs. situations: When facing a problem, ask yourself “is it a problem or a situation? …
: “If this is the only thing I accomplish today, will I be satisfied with my day?” Outstanding …
: Feynman stories, Richard Feynman and scientism A “Feynman story” is “any anecdote that someone tells that is structured so that the teller comes …
: “Avoid situations that someone you love might later have to explain on a medical or government form.” Merlin Mann has been collecting life lessons in a lengthy bullet list on GitHub. Merlin’s Wisdom …
: What Old Age Is Really Like. Writer Ceridwen Dovey discusses the role of the very old in society, …
: Are Men Obsessed With the Roman Empire? “In posts shared on social media, women have been asking the …
: Aack! A Millennial’s Audio Odyssey Through the ‘Cathy’ Comic Strip . “The comedian Jamie Loftus …
: Turn Off Push Notifications. App developers want to blast you with trivial notifications all day, …
: Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles I read Anne Rice’s “Interview With the Vampire” when I was a teen-ager, and did …
: The Incredibly Strange Career of Anne Rice Anne Rice is known for her Vampire Chronicles, including “Interview With the Vampire” …
: I tried to draw a turkey in spray cheese for the dog’s Thanksgiving dinner last night. Spray …
: AI developers have turned science fiction stories about godlike supercomputers into a religion, …
: I just got back from lunch. How many CEO changes did I miss at OpenAI?
: Today’s ephemera: As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly
: Today’s ephemera: Uninspired barbecues
: OpenAI’s alignment problem. The company’s board failed the institution. But did it have …
: Today’s ephemera: Their remarkable ubiquity
: Our server at lunch was named Ginger but her hair was magenta.
: I visited with a friend in Oceanside
: Today’s ephemera: Worse than a crying baby on a plane
: Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling are different people. I know that now.
: Whenever I see an Econoline van, I think of a short story that Joe Haldeman wrote about a man who …
: “Doctor Who” showrunner Russell Davies says he grew up twice-closeted, hiding that he was gay and …
: Recent college graduates are drinking less. It’s even a movement with a name, NoLo—no-alcohol, …
: Search Engine: Why don't we eat people? Today I learned that on Christopher Columbus’s second voyage to the Americas, he encountered a …
: Why the Senate is increasingly skewed on race, parties and policy The Senate overrepresents …
: The likely GOP nominee is forgetting where he is, stumbling over words, and waxing full fascist…. …
: “The antisemitic left hates Biden. The antisemitic right loves Trump.” — Jonathan Chait. Republicans …
: Trump says he wanted to participate in the Jan. 6 insurrection, but the Secret Service would not …
: No, there isn’t a wave of TikTok teens supporting Osama bin Laden. … everything we see about TikTok …
: For several months, I noticed that my MacBook Pro made weird hissing and clicking sounds in the …
: I recently received this message in text spam: Evelyn, it’s no sin to love each other and it’s not …
: Red Hat: ‘The power of AI is open’. I wrote about how the crimson cap crew at Red Hat says open …
: I hate when blueberries get wrinkled. They’re like Oompa Loompa scrotums.
: Esquire: Nazi-Curious Madman Currently Under Indictment For 91 Felonies Gives Speech. Headline of …
: Interesting analysis on using social media to drive traffic by Ryan Broderick at Garbage Day (one of …
: Red Hat debuts edge platform for vast device networks. I wrote about the Burgundy Beanie bunch at …
: Today’s ephemera: Collateralized equine product
: It’s Official: With “Vermin,” Trump Is Now Using Straight-up Nazi Talk Michael Tomasky at The New …
: Plans to add ActivityPub support for Tumblr are likely dead. I can’t see that as a priority given …
: Trump thinks Veterans Day is the day we salute veterans of the Nazi Wehrmacht.
: “Imagine a mug that’s left on a coffee table.” — Anil Dash, That goddamn mug
: “Reality isn’t brand safe. If you’re in the reality based community, brand safety should …
: The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the ’70s. People Hated It
: Alleged pickleball masturbator nabbed after Columbia Pike peeping incident. From the comments: …
: The documentary “Sly” reveals depths to Sylvester Stallone. What emerges isn’t the superstar …
: A surprisingly moving profile of Geddy Lee. “… in the era of headbanging and ‘Cat Scratch Fever,’ …
: A researcher identified the man on the cover of Led Zeppelin IV, 50 years after the album’s release. …
: Britain’s ‘loneliest sheep’ was rescued after two years at the foot of cliff. “The ‘over-fat’ ewe, …
: Jezebel: Feminist media site shuts down after 16 years. Jezebel was a great site that …
: When they wear the hats it’s in a dramatic scene and rather than focusing on the emotional action …
: Marvel TV shows and movies need to get rid of the ridiculous headgear. The costumes are fine but the …
: Tonight‘s TV choices: Season finale of “Loki,” season debut of “For all Mankind,” final two episodes …
: I’m grateful to the Automattic team for keeping Tumblr running and being good custodians of the …
: Sad news. Tumblr is downscaling after failing to ‘turn around’ the site
: Today’s ephemera: Dinosaurs are like the coolest thing possible
: This runner finished last at the NYC Marathon. He feels ‘blessed.’. Of course he should be proud. He …
: No, Grammarly, “fertile AI” is not a better way to say “generative AI.”
: El Cajon Mayor Urges the ‘Immediate Shutdown’ of Border to Palestinians. Racists gotta …
: Today I learned Barbra Streisand has a mall in her basement.
: TIL Barbra Streisand cloned her dog. Twice.
: A guide for visiting journalists on how to write a San Francisco “doom loop” story: You’re here to …
: Welcome to dating in 2023: Today’s oddly satisfying and mildly interesting things I saw on the internet
: I would not say I have “sensory processing issues” (autism, PTSD—I probably do have ADHD) but …
: I just did a rough tally of our monthly streaming video and cable bill.
: Minnie wants you to know you’re awesome and she hopes you’re as comfortable as she is.
: Food insecurity on the rise. 10% of California households can’t afford to buy enough food for …
: I have seen no policy or legislative proposals from No Labels. It’s all a bunch of handwaving …
: The timelessness of the Meg Ryan rom-com era. Meg Ryan’s latest film, “What Happens Later,” …
: How do I stop the “Start your day?” notifications every morning on Apple Watch? They are …
: Jason Parham at Wired: “The internet promised us access, but I didn’t realize the totality of what …
: “… a bunch of predominately white, upper-middle-class Londoners fall in love while being …
: Get weird about that thing you're weird about: Today’s oddly satisfying and mildly interesting things I saw on the internet
: While walking with the dog this morning, I saw these. Seeing an El Camino first thing in the morning …
: I have seen this sign often while walking on Del Cerro Blvd. I have no idea what the story is. …
: Time’s 200 Best Inventions of 2023 includes Sightful, an AR laptop with a 100-inch virtual screen. …
: That poor couch: Today’s oddly satisfying and mildly interesting things I saw on the internet
: I hope I love anything as much as my grandma hated ‘The Sound of Music’. A sweet and loving tribute …
: Daylight Saving Time as Americans know it was instituted by corporate lobbies, not farmers
: I love Dave Winer’s vision of textcasting—write anywhere you want, using any tools, and read …
: A starfish is a “disembodied head walking about the sea floor on its lips,” according to recent …
: Everything peaked in the 70s: Today’s oddly satisfying and mildly interesting things I saw on the internet
: Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 22, 1971. Zonker has a Maynard Krebs vibe.
: Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 21, 1971. Introducing Zonker.
: Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 19, 1971. Mike tries to meet a woman at a bar. At first it …
: Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 15, 1971. Introducing Boopsie. She evolves over the years.
: Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 30, 1971. Nixon goes to China.
: Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 17, 1971. Meanwhile, here in 2023, there’s a dispensary on …
: I’m attending an event in a few days for which I’ll be wearing a suit and tie, which …
: Ron Rosenbaum is from Long Island. The Long Islandest part of Long Island—South Shore. And yet he …
: Enjoying giving office supplies and travel size toiletries to trick or treaters.
: Jinkies! Today’s oddly satisfying and mildly interesting things I saw on the internet
: The beauty of finished software: Finished software is software that’s done—it doesn’t need updates. …
: “I started reading Ed McBain when I was probably 11 or 12,” [Stephen] King said, looking at his row …
: Either CAPTCHAs are becoming harder or I’m becoming less human.
: When I was 11 years old, I wanted to be Barnard Hughes when I grew up. I’m behind schedule.
: I don’t like Halloween. It celebrates death and decay. I like a little of that—I loved the Addams …
: The dog usually has to be coaxed down the front outside stairs to the front gate. I think it’s …
: Overheard: There’s over 7 billion ppl in this world and I’m really the best driver, …
: Overheard: Just wait until conspiracy theorists discover they’re part of a conspiracy to use …
: Cory Doctorow “The idea that creative workers aren't workers is bullshit.“ Cory: Why creative workers get screwed in labor negotiations (until very recently): Creative …
: Trolled by a fucking goat: Today’s oddly satisfying and mildly interesting things I saw on the internet
: Threads is in the early days of the social media enshittification cycle. That’s why it’s so great—for now The goal now is to attract users by the hundreds of millions, so Facebook is making Threads great …
: Dave Winer: We can do better than Threads. Running from the arms of one billionaire to another is a …
: Ask a Manager: I want my coworker to stop giving me “psychic messages” from my dead …
: Why’d I take speed for twenty years? Podcaster PJ Vogt writes about his 20-year use of …
: New GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson has proposed trillions in cuts to Social Security and Medicaire.
: What if we kissed on the jouch? Today’s oddly satisfying and mildly interesting things I saw on the internet
: Daring Fireball: The Aftermath of a Massacre Is Always the Time to Push for Gun Legislation
: Ask a Manager: my employee wasn’t respectful enough after the company messed up her paycheck. …
: San Diego GOP Lawmakers, Candidates Call for Tightening Border Over Hamas Threat. Building a wall …
: Cory Doctorow: A taxonomy of corporate bullshit: “… six lies that corporations have told since time …
: We’ve all collectively decided that the 22 years since 9/11 have gone so well that we’re just gonna …
: Mike Johnson Blamed Shootings on Teaching Evolution, Abortion
: ‘Scripture is very clear’: New House Speaker tells Congress God has …
: I think maybe video has taken off and text is declining simply because TikTok and YouTube make it …
: A little bird tells me that Tumblr is going to put some effort into fixing its RSS feeds. O frabjous …
: Reading about our new Speaker of the House and seeing absolutely nothing good. He’s an …
: Today's oddly satisfying and mildly interesting things I saw on the Internet
: I had to cold-call a relative stranger for social reasons just now. I knew it was coming and I was …
: Until yesterday, I had never seen “Moonlighting.” Now I have. The first episode at least. Much comedy. Much fast witty dialogue. Some action-adventure. The …
: Finished reading: Pax by Tom Holland 📚A history of Rome’s golden age.
: “If I define myself, what do I exclude to make a tidy boundary?"
: For a long time, I defined myself by my work That was fine when I was in my 20s, but it became less and less useful. I stayed with it anyway, …
: Today I learned about the three types of fun, as categorized by outdoorsy folks: Type 1 fun is just …
: Things I saw while walking the dog. We tried a new neighborhood today, Allied Gardens
: I’ve passed this roadside shrine dozens of times over the years. I don’t think I’ve read the plaque …
: I’ve started reading Doonesbury from the very beginning, and I plann to keep going until I …
: Ask a Manager: Should you list hobbies on your resume?
: A long thread of stories about people bombing job interviews, on Ask a Manager: When asked a …
: The myth of rural America: “ … the rural United States is, in fact, highly artificial. Its …
: While walking the dog this morning, I saw this house. These guys own Halloween
: Overheard: I don’t want to brag but I walked into a room and remembered why I walked in.
: Can I list “speed grocery shopping” as a skill on my LinkedIn profile? Because I slay at …
: Last night we watched the first episode of “Lessons in Chemistry,” about Elizabeth Zott, a chemist …
: Today I learned Alison Brie and Brie Larson are two separate people.
: Ezra Klein: Israel is giving Hamas what it wants Klein: Israel’s 9/11 — that’s been the refrain. And I fear that analogy carries more truth than the …
: The youth are not slow-dancing anymore. Decoder Ring: The Fast Decline of the Slow Dance. Rise and fall of an awkward rite of passage. …
: Jacob Mikanowski, author of the book “Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided …
: Discuss: Identity politics is a game Jews can’t win.
: U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force Struggle for Recruits. The Marines Have Plenty. When asked earlier …
: Elizabeth Spiers: I Don’t Have to Post About My Outrage. Neither Do You. I agree. Nobody’s …
: Robin Sipes was feeling sad. Her doctor prescribed her a cat. Her doctor said he wrote it down …
: These five toys are regular finalists for Hall of Fame honors. Now fans can vote one in. The pogo …
: Just a couple of things I saw while I was walking the dog this morning.
: I was having fun with a telemarking scammer and they hung up on me and I’m disappointed. CALLER: …
: “I had to quit a job because of aggressive nesting geese.” I have rediscovered “Ask a Manager.”
: I was having system problems several months ago, the solution for which was to reinstall the …
: Where does the coyote get money to buy all that stuff from Acme? I don’t know how much a 25 foot …
: RIP Mark Goddard, who played Major Don West on the 1960s “Lost in Space.” Lovely statement from Goddard’s co-star Bill Mumy, who played Will Robinson. Variety: R.I.P. to …
: That was a bad idea. I’ve done it several times previously and it was a bad idea those times. I …
: The word ‘But’ asks to not appear in these sentences. Alexandra Petri: “The word ‘But’ has been …
: The Most Iconic Vintage Dessert from Every Decade 1940s: Bread pudding. I love bread pudding. I eat …
: A 21-year-old computer science student from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln won a global contest …
: Praying that Israel exercises compassion, clemency, pity, forbearance and love.
: Mary Lou Retton Crowdfunded Her Medical Debt, Like Many Thousands of Others But unlike the Olympic …
: The Progressives Who Flunked the Hamas Test. Helen Lewis at The Atlantic: Fitting Israel into the …
: I donated to the United Jewish Appeal Israel Emergency Fund to support the people of Israel. The …
: Tyler Cowen interviews the fascinating Ada Palmer, Hugo Award winning author of the “Terra Ignota” …
: “I came to realize that my Woody was my impression of Tom yelling at his kids.” On the Twenty …
: Go online to make a payment. Apple Pay needs me to reenter my credit card Go into the house to get …
: Sometimes I want a nice turkey sandwich but I do not want the side order of doggy drama so I eat …
: “Whatever calculation you make must begin with the premise that the deaths of innocent people are …
: I was already losing interest in Twitter when Musk took over. The constant arguing and anger were …
: Hard-Core Sleepers Obsess Over Their Snoozing Stats … for millions, chasing winks with the latest …
: For more than 70 years, filmmakers have been reusing the sound of a particular scream. Many people …
: The One Year podcast looks back at the 1955 Davy Crockett craze and how it saved the then-struggling …
: A reporter made sure a retired police chief’s death didn’t go uncovered. Then social media attacked …
: smh when I think I used to feel obliged to have opinions about global crises based on a few hours of …
: Digital Equipment Corp. (1957-98) was a titan of the computing industry for decades, aid its …
: For the lonely, a blurred line between real and fictional people In lonely people, the boundary …
: I Was a Pop-Tarts Taste Tester. Writer Laura Holson remembers her family regularly received mystery …
: Long gone, DEC is still powering the world of computing. Digital Equipment Corp. was a computing …
: How magical combat can win the next election For the last half-century or so, the main US political …
: Stormtrooper Syndrome has seduced the West. The West has a bad case of “Stormtrooper Syndrome”—utter …
: Irish people not being superstitious. I am not posting this to ridicule Irish people. I feel the …
: Congressional Term Limits Might Break Congress. Jamelle Bouie makes a case against legislative term …
: Fervently hoping friends and business associates in Israel remain safe.
: The Long History of Jewface A wonderful, playful look at more than a century of Jewish ethnic humor …
: People are saying “whom of which” now. Alrighty then.
: A California entrepreneur’s $60 million battle to stop Apple from steamrolling startups
: Rand = Buffy. Moiraine = Giles. Lanfear = Cordelia. Mat = Xander. Egwene = Willow. Hopper = Oz. …
: New PEN America Report Documents Surge in ‘Educational Intimidation’ Bills a new report released …
: A California bakery sculpted a “Last of Us” “clicker” zombie from bread
: I saw this squirrel chilling on the fence in our backyard. If you gaze long enough at the squirrel, …
: Finished reading: Void Moon by Michael Connelly 📚Starts slow but but worth staying with. Builds to …
: Things that don’t get you kicked out of GOP leadership: Heavy petting in a crowded theater in …
: Because today has been weird, I am just now having my first coffee of the day, at nearly 1:30 pm. …
: I got the RSV vaccine, flu shot and Covid booster Saturday afternoon and it flattened me the rest of …
: I got the flu shot, Covid booster and RSV vaccine all at once yesterday, and that flattened me for …
: I usually work at a standing desk but today I did some work sitting on the couch and learned I can …
: Occasionally I get annoyed at Inoreader’s quirks and I try alternatives for reading feeds. But …
: News about retrieving samples from an asteroid have got me thinking about a Lovecraftian eldritch …
: I’m thinking about “Level 7,” an apocalyptic 1959 novel that had quite an effect on me when I read it as a boy 📚 ”Level 7,” by a Ukrainian-born Israeli writer named Mordecai Roshwald, is written in the first …
: Despite myriad potential distractions, it’s good to see Washington lawmakers focused on what …
: A friend’s post on social media was too funny for the simple thumbs-up or smiley emoji, but …
: Our new mortgage company wants to have a closer emotional relationship with us than we are …
: Quit: The Silo Series Collection by Hugh Howey 📚 Grinds to a halt 300-400 pages in with 1,200-1,300 …
: Finished reading: Track Changes: A Literary History of Word Processing by Matthew G. Kirschenbaum 📚 …
: I’m finishing up writing a networking product factsheet now. Grammarly suggested I change …
: I observed with interest the recent meme by young women who were amazed to find the young men in …
: By me: Oracle & Microsoft’s big cloud partnership: It’s about AI: For the first time, Oracle is …
: I have discovered Excalidraw and achieved nerdvana. I, a complete design illiterate, was able to …
: Earlier I mentioned the movie “The Postman Always Rings Twice” but I brain-farted and called it “The …
: My latest article: Oracle boosts multi-cloud support for AWS and Red Hat OpenShift. It’s a big …
: A note to my fellow Jews, particularly Jewish-Americans Do you feel any connection to the place where your grandparents came from? My grandparents came from …
: We have seen “Double Indemnity” and I have thoughts I have avoided nearly all noir movies until now because I like stories to have good guys, and my …
: A dog is a wondrous machine masterfully designed by billions of years of evolution to produce guilt.
: The chest freezer in our kitchen is like the warehouse at the end of the first Indiana Jones movie.
: A literary history of fake texts in Apple’s marketing materials. Read Max: These eerily …
: Sandra Bullock and the Rise of Tech. Sandra Bullock movies reflect society’s changing attitude …
: A Rachel can be either a sandwich or a haircut. And yet I think this is rarely a source of …
: Walking the dog, I saw a house with a five-foot “Christmas Story” leg lamp in the front window.
: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are ‘coming to the end’ but together and ‘in …
: Google.com was registered as a domain name today in 1997. (via)
: “The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his …
: Enjoying a quiet evening at home shopping for nose hair trimmers.
: “For All Mankind” returns Nov. 10. Looks great! On the show, the year is 2003.
: I was thinking last night that my brain is still broken from the pandemic. It exaggerated my normal …
: This one time I narrowly escaped being a clown for a children's party Some years ago, a couple I was friends with pressured me to be a clown at the birthday party they …
: Historically, clowns go back thousands of years, and for that whole time, they were creepy, just as …
: The Half-Truth of America’s Past Greatness. Esau McCaulley at The New York Times: Where can African …
: USENET, the original social network, is under new management. rec.arts.sf.written and …
: I’m glad to see the release candidate iPhone and Watch OS betas are now available. Every year, …
: This year's iPhone announcement is the least consequential iPhone announcement ever (and that's OK) Pundits like to say that every Presidential election is the most consequential election in our …
: Is Biden Too Old to Run Again? We Asked People Born on His Exact Birthday. I’m 62 and I worry …
: While walking the dog this morning, I saw this car. Kermit looks like he is desperately trying to …
: I’m busy with work and other aspects of life and don’t have a lot of time for social media right …
: Uh oh. Is it safe to let my dog lick my face?
: Things I saw while walking the dog today
: When Moviegoers Started Watching Films From the Beginning. Throughout the classical Hollywood era, …
: How the Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive Writing
: Do you really need to walk 10,000 steps a day? And 17 other fitness ‘rules’, tackled by the experts. …
: People & Blogs: Manuel Moreale is doing a series of interviews with bloggers. Here are Rachel K. …
: Cory Doctorow: The proletarianization of tech workers. As employers turn the screws, tech workers …
: Things I saw walking the dog this morning. I wish I’d stood directly in front of that rattan couch …
: Currently reading: Track Changes by Matthew G. Kirschenbaum 📚
: Finished reading: Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World by Maryanne Wolf 📚
: I saw this car at the park today. It has been places.
: Overheard: My kid throws such a fit any time his bread gets a little burnt, I’m starting to …
: Overheard: Sometimes a joke is a great way to break tension during an unpleasant situation, and …
: Trash pick up is delayed by a day. Some of our neighbors will put the trash bins out tonight anyway, …
: Meanwhile, at a meeting of Elon Musk’s X Corp.
: America peaked more than 50 years ago. Since then, we have been a society in collapse. “Americans …
: Mike Masnick on Techdirt: Hey Elon: The ADL Convincing Advertisers To Run Away From Your Site Is …
: Yesterday I accidentally made myself super-strong coffee and liked it. This morning, I attempted to …
: Cory Doctorow reviews “Doppelganger,” Naomi Klein’s memoir about how she’s often confused with Naomi …
: Late lunch with Julie at Shakespeare’s Pub, San Diego. Good food and spirits, comfortable interior, …
: 10 fall TV standouts, including “Changeling” debut and “Frasier” reboot. I’ll give the “Frasier” …
: Currently reading: The Silo Series Collection by Hugh Howey 📚 1,663 pages. That’ll take a day or …
: Overheard: me at 13: wow i can’t wait til we have immersive computers everywhere like Star …
: NotebookLM, Google’s AI-powered note-taking app, is the messy beginning of something great. …
: Burning Man festival-goers told to conserve food and water
: Plan for 55,000-acre utopia dreamed by Silicon Valley elites unveiled
: The Story of Our Universe May Be Starting to Unravel. Recent astronomical observations are shedding …
: At Yale’s Long COVID Clinic, Lisa Sanders Is Trying It All Long-COVID patients, generally speaking, …
: In America, the Cheese Is Dead: … in France the cheese is alive, which means that you can buy it …
: 25 Perfect TV Episodes From the Last 25 Years
: I saw this sign while walking the dog. We did not see the bird. 😢🦜
: Vivvy would like me to put down the phone and pay attention to her.
: Caitlin Flanagan: In praise of heroic masculinity: Teach boys that strength can be a virtue.
: Kottke: The Infinite Hotel Paradox. A guest walks into a hotel with an infinite number of rooms….
: The director of the “John Wick” series is talking about rebooting “Highlander” starting Henry Cavill …
: No, Trader Joe’s employees are not trained to flirt. Or so they would like us to believe!
: I loved the final scenes of “Justified: City Primeval” and I hope they’re setting up for a second …
: The Best Cheap Place to Eat in Every State, According to Yelp
: Scientologists ask the federal government to restrict Right to Repair. The church says it wants to …
: 10 years ago this weekend we brought this little girl home. Poor kid had a rough couple of days adjusting to the new environment. It was a tough couple of …
: Modern physics can’t explain life, but a new theory of time might.
: Yes, Brussels Sprouts Taste Better Now—Here’s Why Brussels sprouts bitter flavor was bred out of …
: Horse- race journalism Journalists need to stop covering elections like horse races. Don’t obsess over who’s winning—help …
: The “Paperless Office” Is Finally Arriving
: Daily Tar Heel staffer Georgia Roda-Moorhead: “We are the Sandy Hook generation. We grew up …
: Burger King is being sued for making its Whoppers appear bigger than they are.
: What time do Americans have dinner? Which state eats dinner earliest? Latest? Using data from the …
: “The Corduroy Appreciation Society was a club where people gathered secretly to celebrate …
: It's Time to Talk About 'Pandemic Revisionism' Epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina discusses school closures, mask mandates and the pandemic response, …
: My 20-year-old self-inking return-address stamp still works. That is some seriously well-made …
: Continuing with decluttering my home office. Can all the drawers in all the furniture be junk …
: Hi, @mtt! Thank you for the nice work on the Tiny theme and plugins. Regarding the Summary Posts …
: How can we learn to speak alien? On Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman. If we meet extraterrestrials …
: How To Practice “Productive Procrastination”. By Clive Thompson.
: My latest article: Is cloud networking convergence just around the corner? Dell’Oro says yes.. …
: Clive Thompson: How I Use RSS To “Rewild” My Attention I use RSS for an hour or so every day to …
: As TikTok Ban Looms, ByteDance Battles Oracle For Control Of Its Algorithm Emily Baker-White at Forbes: The relationship between ByteDance and Oracle has become deeply …
: A look at Smallville, a virtual village populated by AI chatbots, built by Stanford and Google …
: When was the first time a waiter asked someone whether they saved room for dessert? Is that guy …
: Want to read—nonfiction: Empires of the Steppes by Kenneth W. Harl 📚
: From landlines to Zoom, a brief 30+ year history of business phone technology and etiquette. By …
: Wanted: A combined RSS/Mastodon client. Yes, Masto generates RSS feeds but that doesn’t give you …
: Cory Doctorow: How the kleptocrats and oligarchs hunt civil society groups to the ends of the Earth: …
: One Weird Trick for Writing a First Draft. By Clive Thompson
: Clive Thompson: How I Take Notes When I’m Doing Research
: Clive Thompson: Writing Tools I Use All The Time. My go-tos for reporting, research, and writing
: Excellent discussion of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” On the You Are Good podcast with hosts Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed and guest Rain DeGrey. The only …
: WSJ: Tech Leaders Emerge Behind Plan to Build New City Near California Air Base Venture capitalists …
: An ode to “Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast. I loved this podcast. “… one of the great …
: From Brooklyn to Astoria (Oregon): Journalist Clive Thompson cycled 4,150 miles coast-to-coast …
: What’s the biology behind why we find some people attractive?. On Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman
: Last night before bedtime, I stepped into the backyard and found myself standing with a big red spider a couple of inches in front of my nose. The spider was about an inch wide, and furiously busy tending its web, scurrying back and forth and …
: Casey Newton at Platformer: Why note-taking apps don’t make us smarter. I’m surprised to …
: Decluttering continues. Two observations: • A surprisingly significant amount of the clutter in my …
: What Happened to Wirecutter?. By Charlie Warzel at The Atlantic. I rely on Wirecutter for any …
: The police came by to do a wellness check. They said Amazon had requested it because I hadn’t …
: Things that are annoying me today: Password management The acronym PTO. I don’t care whether you’re …
: Currently reading: Somebody’s Fool by Richard Russo 📚 A pleasant surprise—I did not know Russo …
: Finished reading: This Bird Has Flown by Susanna Hoffs 📚Excellent!
: I uncovered this book while decluttering my home office. I loved it when I was a kid, and bought a …
: In the course of major decluttering, I just found a ring of keys. It doesn’t fit any of our …
: While walking the dog, I saw this SUV 📷
: My latest article: Ancient programming language gets new life in the cloud thanks to IBM, watsonx …
: Why Calvin and Hobbes author Bill Watterson vanished from the public eye.
: My friend Marc Gorelick shares lessons from more than 40 years playing the tuba. Can confirm that …
: Watching a security awareness training video as required by a client. Holy mackerel, Doug, stop …
: I saw this sign. Poor Sadie. 😭😢😭📷
: TidBITS is doing a poll on whether Apple users use Apple Weather or some other app for weather …
: All is well here following the storm. Reviewing the news today I see a dozen people had to be …
: Meanwhile, here in San Diego and nearby Southern California
: Unimpressed by Hurricane Hilary. Demoted to a tropical storm. So far, we’ve gotten some heavy rain, …
: Tracy Durnell: My Reading Philosophy in 17 Guidelines I love all 17 guidelines in Tracy Durnell’s reading philosophy. Two highlights jump out at me. …
: Small changes in daily activity levels, like doing a little more walking, stair-climbing, chores …
: Getting ready for the (actual)(non-metaphorical) storm I was kicking myself because I only thought to stock up on water this afternoon, and was sure the …
: Finished reading: The Gutenberg Parenthesis by Jeff Jarvis 📚A thoughtful history of five centuries …
: Preparing for the hurricane We got the front and back of the house as clear as we could of items that might blow around. Julie …
: The pizza delivery guy says the weather outlook is changing rapidly and he is optimistic that when …
: Want to read—nonfiction: Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World by Maryanne Wolf 📚
: Want to read—nonfiction: Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf 📚
: This weekend we’re supposed to get a hurricane and an invading army of lustful tarantulas. How does …
: Finder stealing focus on the Mac: Fixing the problem with help from ChatGPT Yesterday morning, I was typing happily on my Mac when I noticed the cursor disappeared. I was …
: PB&J: An American Love Story A brief history of an American gift to world cuisine: the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. This …
: How "Animal House" changed the world and invented today's Republican Party “Animal House” is where the 1960s finally and decisively turned into the 1980s — the 1970s being …
: “The Warriors” keeps popping up in my Internet wandering. Time to watch it again?
: What does the British Home Secretary do? We’re watching “Hijack,” a miniseries about an airline hijacking, focusing on …
: Jews don't count We Jews are left out of progressive discussion of diversity. Jews don’t count. A significant part of …
: Bradley Cooper is getting criticized by Jewish activists who are accusing him of “Jewface” for …
: Want to read: Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient World by Mary Beard 📚A new book of Roman history …
: The same lawmakers who want to rob their constituents of the right to bodily autonomy have also …
: Me, watching @manton ’s video demo of the Epilogue app for micro.blog: “Hey, I just …
: Are kids ever unsupervised anymore? When I was a kid, we rode bicycles for miles every day, unsupervised. Also unsupervised: We played …
: I saw this while walking with the dog this morning. I was disappointed that I did not see the pig, …
: I never see pre-teens outdoors unsupervised by adults. Not playing in their front yard, not walking, …
: The Case of the Internet Archive vs. Book Publishers David Streitfeld at the NY Times: In the …
: “Sweet sesame chicken!” sounds like something a person would say instead of swearing.
: Lunch yesterday with friends at Shakespeare’s, a British pub here in San Diego. One of the …
: A quick look back at the first IBM PC that launched 42 years (and two days) ago My Dad had one of …
: Three things Elon Musk and I have in common. I’ve been listening to the Age of Napoleon podcast for months now, which covers Napoleon’s life, …
: Trump tells Georgia witness not to testify
: The Marion County Record was investigating sexual misconduct charges against police chief Gideon …
: Police in the small town of Marion, Kansas, raided the local newspaper office, leading to worldwide …
: What if generative AI turns out to be a dud? Gary Marcus: … we are building our entire global and national policy on the premise that generative …
: Want to read: Sh*tshow by Richard Russo 📚
: Want to read: Chances Are . . . by Richard Russo 📚
: Want to read: Triage by Richard Russo 📚
: Want to read: Elsewhere by Richard Russo 📚
: Want to read: Somebody’s Fool by Richard Russo 📚
: Want to read: My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland 📚
: Currently reading: This Bird Has Flown by Susanna Hoffs 📚
: San Diego attorneys fought to prosecute an unhoused woman for blocking a sidewalk. Now they’re …
: The History of Command Palettes: How Typing Commands Became The Norm Again
: Cory Doctorow: Paying consumer debts is basically optional in the United States. The Fair Debt …
: A short collection of delightful and/or appalling confessions, rendered in an excruciatingly painful …
: Jamelle Bouie: Why an Unremarkable Racist Enjoyed the Backing of Billionaires Silicon Valley billionaires and millionaires support racist Richard Hanania, who advocated eugenics, …
: I could watch a 2-1/2 hour movie of Peter Quill and his grandpa eating breakfast and gossiping about …
: We just watched Guardians of the Galaxy 3. I hope they make about ten more of those movies. So good.
: Kottke: Glamor photos of vintage calculators, 1968-83. In the 1970s, calculators weren’t just for …
: Kottke: The accidental secret ingredient that made Chicago Vienna Sausages delicious.
: Reddit seems to have successfully put down its moderator revolt, but is destroying the site in the process Occasionally I like to not dress like a person who works from home and dribbles food down the front …
: I saw this leaflet on a utility pole when walking with Minnie.
: Currently reading: The Gutenberg Parenthesis by Jeff Jarvis 📚
: Cory Doctorow: Verizon’s “repeated incompetence and waste on an unimaginable scale.” “The long bezzle: Verizon can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.” Verizon …
: How Will Artificial Intelligence Change Journalism?
: EFF: Congress Amended KOSA, But It’s Still A Censorship Bill. Despite small changes, the Kids …
: To demonstrate representational bias, the London Interdiscipinary School asked the AI tool …
: My latest: Snowflake wants to help telcos ditch silos with a blizzard of data. With its telco …
: “This question has two parts, neither of which have anything to do with the other or the subject at …
: Daring Fireball: “Colonel Harland Sanders, who founded Kentucky Fried Chicken, sold the company to a …
: Jason Kottke writes about the joys of being a regular at your neighborhood restaurant.
: Despite’s Zoom’s attempts to walk back its changed terms, the service is still a privacy …
: Oracle expands its hybrid cloud footprint to the enterprise. My latest: Big Red introduces Compute …
: Investigating the provenance of archive.today, useful for circumventing paywalls to read articles on …
: The dirty little secret that could bring down Big Tech. New research reveals that Silicon Valley …
: Cory Doctorow: “Private equity plunderers want to buy Simon & Schuster: From the same …
: Caleb Sasser writes about “Turn-On,” a legendary hyperactive sketch comedy show from …
: Life before cellphones: The barely believable after-work activities of young people in 2002. “I …
: What it was like to travel before smartphones and the internet.
: SJVN: The best Twitter alternatives of 2023: Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, and more.
: Don’t give your heart to Bluesky or Threads Cory Doctorow hasn’t joined Bluesky or Threads, and is sticking with Mastodon, because Bluesky and …
: Douglas Rushkoff: Embracing the Impossible. What if magic is our most probable path to a sustainable …
: Paul Reubens Never Got the Critical Reappraisal He Deserved. Reubens brought joy to millions. Many …
: The American Dream has lost its hustle: Young workers just aren’t buying it Felix Salmon at Axios: Even before the pandemic, young people mistrusted capitalism. “Now, with a …
: Jo Walton at Tor.com: The Dystopic Earths of Heinlein’s Juveniles. Thanks, Cory!
: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” musical episode trivia Actor Bruce Horak, who played Hemmer, returns as the Klingon general. In real life, the actor …
: Lin-Manuel Miranda is reportedly turning The Warriors into a stage musical. I’ll watch whatever …
: I saw this while walking with the dog today. 📷
: “Fighting junk fees is ‘woke’: Visa and Mastercard want you to pay credit card swipe fees to own the …
: Tired of Dating Apps, Some Turn to ‘Date-Me Docs’ The youngs today are burned out on dating apps so they’re posting long personal profiles to the …
: Cooking With Gas: The decades-long marketing campaign by big business to get us to love our gas …
: Casey Newton at Platformer: How the Kids Online Safety Act puts us all at risk. KOSA gives the …
: Hard Fork: “Researchers in Korea claim they’ve identified a material that could unlock a …
: On the Search Engine podcast with PJ Vogt: Why can’t we turn all the empty offices into …
: Things I saw while walking with the dog this morning. 📷
: I’m happy to support the Kickstarter for the audiobook for Cory Doctorow’s next book, “The Internet …
: Maybe you’re saying I should watch where I’m walking more carefully. And maybe you’re right. But …
: In recent weeks I have cleaned my shoe soles of great masses of dog poop twice and an extraordinary …
: This is what it’s like to spend your life in prison. Listening to the men in the short Opinion …
: My essential and useful Obsidian plugins A friend is getting started with Obsidian, making the switch from Evernote, and he asked me for …
: I’m working on an article about Snowflake Inc. and trying to get in just the right amount of …
: Yesterday afternoon, I went into the sunroom to lie down for a few minutes, and found that Minnie …
: I started reading “Pursuit of the Pankera,” which is I think the only book by Robert A. …
: The Life I Never Intended to Love: Dog Owner. Katherine Bindley: “During the pandemic I chose a …
: The Criminal podcast: A Glamour and a Mystery. In the summer of 1917, 16-year-old Elsie Wright took …
: When posting memes, is it a good idea to put the text of the meme in the alt-text of the image? Can …
: Things I saw walking the dog this morning. I like the lines of that building, and the stone facade. …
: The Eagles are the ultimate 70s band, and “Take it Easy” is their ultimate song.
: Ringo looking groovy and other oddly satisfying and mildly interesting things I saw on the internet
: https://www.tumblr.com/allhailthe70shousewife/724246770029314048/some-lovely-anonymous-person-sent-m …
: A surprising number of you seemed to enjoy the video of Minnie walking down stairs. Here is another.
: On my walk with the dog this morning, I saw this gentleman living his best life.
: You are Atlas. You hold up the sky. If no one is on this page, the sky will fall. youareatlas.com …
: Larry’s red space suit and other oddly satisfying and mildly interesting things I saw on the Internet
: The San Diego Human Relations Commission is a safe space for anti-semitism and transphobia. Or it …
: Things I saw walking this morning: That lawn has a lot going on. And Purple Snoopy does not live up …
: Sci-fi writer Ted Chiang: 'The machines we have now are not conscious' Chiang is the author of brilliant stories which explore themes of consciousness and free will, …
: In the 1970s, a Soviet journalist named Valentin Zorin made a series of documentary films about the …
: “Over my many years in politics and business, I have found one thing to be universally true: …
: A Dad shows off for his delighted toddler daughter and other oddly satisfying and mildly interesting things I found on the internet Dad shows off his skills for his delighted daughter in Melbourne, Australia, around 1940. via via …
: Buck Martinez needs a spinoff series because that name is awesome.
: Thunderation! The Speaker Demands Bean Soup (1904) On July 27, 1904, Speaker of the House Joseph …
: You’ll never guess what Twitter did with the guy who had the @X handle (spoiler: you will …
: The FBI is once again violating legal restrictions on spying on American citizens, querying …
: Red Hat’s recent decision to restrict the source code for its enterprise Linux build has led …
: It’s uncomfortable when you’re at the supermarket and you hear a song that you once thought …
: A brief history of making out. Turns out “romantic, sexual, steamy” kissing isn’t instinctual …
: Ghost Church: The delightful Jamie Loftus looks at the American spiritualism movement, including its …
: “Majorly” seems to me like it’s just plain wrong. Bad English. Not a real word. …
: I am in awe of the mental gymnastics required to conclude that there's any solution to homelessness other than finding housing for people. It's like telling a drowning person that their real problem is they eat fatty foods. “Housing First” policy does what it says—it attempts to address homelessness by finding …
: Sunday morning comics, Ohio, 1950s. And other things I found on the Internet Sunday morning comics, Ohio, 1950s. Via …
: Republicans want to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) to suppress LGBTQ+ voices. “Pass it, pass …
: “Lies I’ve told my 3 year old recently.” Extremely short. Just read it. …
: The San Diego Police Department is being scrutinized for reliance on CalGang, a California database …
: ICYMI: Microsoft and Google reported strong cloud and AI growth in their quarterly financial …
: Today’s ephemera: An “ANIMALS TALKING IN ALL CAPS” throwback “San Francisco or vicinity circa 1921. ‘Studebaker “Big Six” touring car.’ Cigar-chomping …
: Our Long, National Taco Tuesday Nightmare Is Finally Over. Taco John’s was happy to bully …
: Influencers are starting to realize that the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is dangerous. It …
: Republican Counties Had Higher COVID Death Rates After Vaccines Became Available …
: Decoder Ring: What’s really going on inside a mosh pit? The mosh pit is “a violent place where …
: Virginia Postrel: Gadgets and Gizmos that inspired Adam Smith Pocket gadgets were all the rage in Adam Smith’s day…. The best known are watches. A …
: David Eagleman: Could you upload your brain to live forever? eagleman.com/podcast/c…
: “Wilder” is a limited-series podcast about Laura Ingalls Wilder, the author of the “Little House” …
: Today’s ephemera: Marty Feldman and Ann-Margret, 1977 New York subway, 1980 Marty Feldman and Ann-Margret, 1977. Via …
: Every time I bring in the car to be washed, I end up choosing add-ons at random. I finally decided …
: Five years ago: At last night’s press reception I mistook another editor for a waiter and tried to …
: New Project Uses AI To Turn Project Gutenberg Texts Into Free Audiobooks With Lifelike Voices — In …
: Red Hat saved IBM’s bacon this quarter techcrunch.com/2023/07/2…
: Surgeon warns against the most dangerous sex position, which causes 50% of penile fractures …
: How did we fill our in-between time before smartphones? I’m constitutionally incapable of ignoring …
: My career goal is to become a cowboy at a “wild west” roadside attraction. I want to be the guy who …
: When the Town Square Shatters. Cory Doctorow remembers GEnie, where I made a lot of friends …
: Today’s ephemera: Looking in the bathroom mirror first thing in the morning 1960 The voices of the Flintstones Via www.tumblr.com/lew-basni… Video. Watch here: …
: Minnie goes down 13 steps. It’s a lot for her to process. We do this a couple of times a week.
: Today’s ephemera: Wasabi Bobby's coping mechanism A hotel in Germany uses 3D carpets to prevent guests from running. Via …
: Today’s ephemera: And how do we cope with stress? In 1909, Alice Ramsey became the first woman to drive an automobile across the United States …
: Google shows off AI “news article” writer to newspapers, leaving newspapers to wonder …
: Florida is requiring schools to teach how slavery benefitted the slaves, and require teaching “acts …
: Donald Trump warns that “it would be very dangerous” for Jack Smith to jail him. …
: I bet a lot of people are found dead in the act of Googling whatever killed them. “Is this spider …
: Today’s ephemera: moonshine, guns and a Chevrolet coupe H.S. “Dick” Hickman, Chief of Police in Colorado City, Texas, poses at City Hall with moonshine, …
: Jason Snell: Why everyone should be running the latest betas on their Apple devices …
: Google Tests A.I. Tool That Is Able to Write News Articles www.nytimes.com/2023/07/1…
: That moment when you drink thirstily from a big glass of water that had been sitting on the counter …
: Cosmic Crisp apples are 50% less expensive than Honeycrisp apples, and Cosmic Crisps are better. I …
: I made several comments to Julie as I was making coffee. The last one seemed to require a response, …
: Comic Sans has been reinvented as a monospace font for programmers, according to this article which …
: Marjorie Taylor Greene is a Biden supporter now? Wait, what? boingboing.net/2023/07/1…
: Dictator-wannabe Donald Trump praises Xi Jinping as a “perfect” leader who rules …
: Today’s ephemera: This beagle would like you to know he is helping Via www.tumblr.com/wilwheato…
: We’ve been watching “Yellowstone,” “1883,” and “Justified: City Primeval.” I’m trying to talk myself …
: Famed Hacker Kevin Mitnick Dead at 59 www.securityweek.com/famed-hac…
: Five years later, I do that with the Apple Watch when my hands are busy.
: On this day in 2018: My Apple Watch alarm went off while I was watching the dishes, and without …
: On this day in 2018: Today at the park we saw a black lab with its hind quarters resting in one of …
: Vivek Ramaswamy repeats threat, telling two MAGA hosts that Jan. 6 was a “friendly preview of …
: Universal Studios trimmed a row of trees so they no longer provided shade for WGA strikers in …
: Cory Doctorow: Denazification, truth and reconciliation, and the story of Germany’s story Germany’s denazification was compromised and accommodated powerful, wealthy former Nazis, leading to …
: Today’s ephemera: Festive chicken salad log Harrison Ford on “Love, American Style,” 1969. Sally Field in “The Flying Nun.” “Room 222.” ngl I …
: ME: “Get out of the way so I can get an artsy photo of those rocks.” DOG: (gets out of …
: While walking the dog this morning, we saw this excruciatingly artistically arranged bicycle and …
: Mandela Goes From Hero to Scapegoat as South Africa Struggles. “Nelson Mandela is revered …
: Rands in Repose reviews Bear 2.0. Don’t tempt me! randsinrepose.com/archives/…
: On covid, California’s supreme court just said the quiet part out loud …
: ChatGPT makes bad writers good and good writers better, according to a study. …
: There Will Never Be Another Second Life. (Wagner James Au / The Atlantic) The OG metaverse found a …
: Texas ranks dead last in livability, and Florida is in the bottom 10 of the 50 states, due to poor …
: RFK Jr bares his inner Nazi boingboing.net/2023/07/1…
: Chick Tracts (99% Invisible). Jack Chick was the Leni Riefenstahl of comics. Chick devoted his life …
: Today’s ephemera: Alright everybody ... let’s find that grape Pink 1967 Mustang Tussy Hardtop Advertisement. 31 Photos Of New York City In The Summer Of …
: Study: Cities with Expensive Housing Have Highest Rates of Homelessness …
: Do kids in New York still play stickball, skelly, and hopscotch? Or has that gone the way of rolling …
: Plausible Sentence Generators. Cory Doctorow finds an AI chatbot is an excellent tool for helping to …
: Louis Vuitton is fighting a trademark application by a maker of garden tools because the fashion …
: No Relief: Temps Reach 122 Degrees as Heat Bakes Mexicali, Border Communities (Reuters / Times of …
: Tiny Awards, a celebration of the small, playful, and heartfelt web (waxy.org)
: Elon is paying far-right influencers, including Andrew Tate, to post on Twitter (Taylor Lorenz / The …
: More than 100 people were stuck at Agatha Christie’s house for seven hours _(Devon Live) And …
: Riley Moore, a US House candidate backed by Kevin McCarthy, made six appearances on virulent …
: I’m looking into joining the Freemasons.
: Today’s ephemera: Welcome to this absolutely massive and surprisingly clean sewer! via “BEER IS BEST” via
: Vulcans really are jerks. The shuttle was huge. It was big enough to serve as a Starfleet Academy …
: Is distributed computing dying, or just fading into the background? (Ars Technica/Andy Patrizio) …
: Superman: Legacy and What It Takes To Be a Great Onscreen Man of Steel (Den of Geek / Joe George)
: I saw these steps while walking Minnie a few days ago. They’re beautiful and my knees hurt just …
: Even the old guys at the park were wearing ankle socks with their shorts, rather than full-length …
: Walking the dog this morning, I wore baggy checked cargo shorts, black calf-length socks, white New …
: Today’s ephemera: Wholesome yet dystopian
: Steven Vaughan-Nichols: I’ve used social networks since the 80s. Threads is the most annoying …
: It was at this moment that I decided to switch off Apple News notifications on my phone.
: Jews, Christians and Satanists are taking legal action to protect reproductive freedom, …
: Everyone Has ‘Car Brain’. “Online communities dedicated to criticizing cars and the people who love …
: Twitter is burning, Bluesky is smug. Where is the best place to do your pathetic doomscrolling? (The …
: What Makes Putin and the World’s Autocrats So Resilient? (WSJ / David Luhnow and Juan Forero)
: New York State Built Elon Musk a $1 Billion Factory. ‘It Was a Bad Deal.’ “In terms of sheer direct …
: What 120 Degrees Looks Like in One of Mexico’s Hottest Cities. Residents of the northern city …
: Los Angeles’s Bradbury Building is a gorgeous edifice built in 1893. You’ve seen the Bradbury if …
: Today’s ephemera: Atomic nemesis via via Card-punch machine 1960
: A bad day for local journalism. LA’s Richest Man Sells Union-Tribune to Feared ‘Chop …
: Update: I emailed Slate to cancel my sub, and they replied promptly and said they had done so. So, …
: At the park this weekend I saw a bulldog wearing a pearl necklace. Big chunky pearls, like Barbara …
: Slate Plus is raising its subscription rate from $59 to $119 annually. That’s a nope. I …
: Parakeet Panic. “When invasive parakeets began to spread in New York City in the 1970s, the …
: An odd ChatGPT conversation I was trying to remember a quote about writing, but I couldn’t remember the exact words. Something …
: Wait, should I not be drinking airline coffee?. On the new Search Engine podcast, PJ Vogt …
: “Harry Milas' sleight of hand skills are so good that he now helps to expose gambling rings. He …
: In her new book “Nuts and Bolts Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (in a Big …
: Born into extreme poverty, [Cary] Grant was told as a child his mother had died. She had actually …
: Today’s ephemera: A few funny toots
: Want to read: This Bird Has Flown by Susanna Hoffs 📚Good interview with Hoffs, formerly of The …
: Finished reading: Persian Fire by Tom Holland 📚 Fascinating story, a non-fiction history of the …
: Yesterday at the supermarket, I saw a man with a dog. The dog wasn’t wearing a service dog vest. It …
: Today’s ephemera: Wow! See the unbelievable mystery hole Google Image Search for “dogs wearing shoes” does not disappoint. 🤔
: Today's memes, tweets, vintage photos etc. 1961 - Shakespearean Tootsie Roll ad Superboy #8 May 1950
: I deleted Meta Threads from my phone. I may come back to the service, but I’m not feeling …
: Has anybody found a news alerts service for the phone that only alerts you for world-changing news? …
: Dolly Parton does not want to be an AI hologram, thank you very much: ‘I don’t want to …
: Jo Walton writes about Heinlein’s Worst Novel. I 98% agree. My favorite Heinleins are his early …
: How actors are losing their voices to AI.. Actors who signed away their voice rights many years ago …
: In a sign of what’s to come for many white-collar workers, artificial intelligence is eating …
: I asked ChatGPT to write an episode of “Gilligan’s Island” in the style of Ayn Rand.
: How Tom Brady’s Crypto Ambitions Collided With Reality. “The superstar quarterback is among the …
: Here are some funny tweets and a classic Norman Rockwell illustration Saturday Evening Post, July 26, 1941 cover by Norman Rockwell
: I remember when I did not have to spend quite so much of my life charging things and making sure …
: Josh Withers shares frustration with stagnation in the ebook market. I agree, and blame the Amazon …
: Threads: A mall inside the store inside the mall I signed up for Threads. Unenthusiastically. I want to use fewer social media platforms, and …
: Every so often I am tempted by an Ember coffee mug and then I look at the price and I fall over …
: Historians Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook “delve into the mysteries surrounding the Ark of …
: “Why do we have so little access to what’s happening under the hood?" …
: I made heavy use of Google Reader, checking it several times daily every day. But I never used the …
: Raymond Scott was one of the most famous musical composers of the 20th Century, though his name is …
: The Last Archive: The Word for Man is Ishi: The amazing story of Ishi, only member of his Native …
: Marc Maron interviews Hugh Grant on the WTF podcast. Grant is self-deprecating and surprisingly …
: Google bungled by killing Google Reader to build Google+, and then bungled again killing Google+ The …
: Doctors are starting to use generative AI to help with paperwork, which takes them literally hours …
: Today’s funny found photos, a meme, skeet and tweet and a vintage photo of Harrison Ford Harrison Ford takes a leap of faith in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) OceanGate is …
: Question for my vegetarian/vegan friends: Would you eat lab-grown meat? I’m seeing in the news that lab-grown meat is coming to the market. This is not fake meat like …
: I also talked with ChatGPT. I asked it whether AI is a threat to people’s jobs, and how people …
: My latest: Surviving the AI job apocalypse. AI won’t kill the human race or take everybody’s job. …
: I recently came across the IndieWeb concept of POSSE. Not the first time I’ve seen it, but this time …
: Suddenly, It Looks Like We’re in a Golden Age for Medicine. David Wallace-Wells / NYTimes. Hard to …
: I’m fiddling with my RSS/read-it-later setup—again! This is an area I’m never satisfied with, and I seem to fiddle with it every few months. I find …
: There will never be another Harrison Ford The guy’s 80, and instead of sliding into the traditional …
: As AI becomes more prevalent, a vast underclass of people training the machines is emerging …
: Ephemera XCII: Star-Spangled Ding-Dongs Down the rabbit hole Spiegel, 1972
: Not to brag but I just selected the perfect size container for Julie’s leftover chili.
: I saw this sign 10 years ago today in a barbershop window in Coronado.
: Casey Newton at Platformer: How the Kids Online Safety Act puts us all at risk
: Happy Independence Day to all of my American friends, and may you finish the day with the same …
: RIP Frank Field, a local New York TV weatherman who was a fixture of the television landscape when I …
: President Eisenhower signed the National Highway Act, “the largest infrastructure project in …
: I had thought the end of “Endeavour” might take place immediately prior to the first season of …
: Lovely, sad ending to “Endeavour.”
: We have watched four episodes of “Silo,” and so far, I would absolutely live there. Friendly people, …
: Currently reading: Angels Flight by Michael Connelly 📚
: Finished reading: Blood Work by Michael Connelly. Not his best, but very good nonetheless. This is …
: Supermarket speedrun: 40m22s.
: That moment when you're finishing up a big project that's the last thing you need to do before a …
: Amazon Basics dog-poop bags come with documentation. Do people really need documentation to figure …
: I enjoy Star Trek more when I’m able to not try to make it make sense.
: I just completed a major project that I’ve been working on for weeks, and now I have to do it …
: The dog and I saw this in front of a neighbor’s house this morning. You can tell they mean it.
: Are you making changes to stay successful in your career as AI transforms workplaces? Getting new …
: Existential threats from AI aren’t on my list of things to worry about. That the super-rich and …
: That’s not what happened with Twitter. The Twitter acquisition was unique. I’ve never seen or heard …
: As a business/technology journalist, I’ve covered many M&A deals. Often, they start hostile, …
: Ian Welsh predicts that the US will be a big loser of the Ukraine war, ending the US global …
: “It is a truth universally acknowledged that an American billionaire, in possession of sufficient …
: Lemmy and Kbin potentially change the face of at least part of the Fediverse, making it more …
: “Stunning”—Midjourney update wows AI artists with camera-like feature (Ars Technica / Benj Edwards) …
: Logseq vs Obsidian: find the best note app for productivity needs. I am occasionally tempted by …
: A viral search helped a radio host track down a man she spontaneously kissed at a music festival. …
: Why Some Americans Buy Guns (NY Times / Roni Caryn Rabin) Confirming yet again that if you own a …
: A Titanic Disparity in How the World Responds to Maritime Disasters “All travelers, whether migrants …
: Still thinking about last night’s episode of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.” It …
: "…. Reddit is blindly following Digg’s failed path." (Steven Vaughan-Nichols …
: Gearlinx taps the cloud for ‘Network Resilience as a Service’. Gearlinx provides network resilience …
: That was one of the best Star Trek episodes I’ve ever seen. Moving and inspirational. We often get …
: I was just reminded that we moved to San Francisco on Halloween and moved away on Halloween. This …
: Oracle says ‘oui’ to European cloud sovereignty. Big Red launches EU Sovereign Cloud to help …
: Whenever I hear an anti-woke clown going on about soyboys, alpha males, beta males, and the …
: Seven Rules For Internet CEOs To Avoid Enshittification (Mike Masnick / Techdirt) These are good …
: When the press talks about the layoffs and chaos generated by a series of completely pointless …
: “Cellphones were for emergencies, or for calling people when you were drunk.” Dan Kois at Slate asks …
: VMware’s plan for cross-cloud conquest. I talked 1:1 with Vittorio Viarengo, VMware VP of …
: On Today in Tabs, Rusty Foster has a good backgrounder on the Titanic submersible: Ok look, in my …
: Meanwhile, on Twitter, free speech absolutist Elon Musk has declared “cis” and …
: Businesses have been laying people off and breaking promises to workers for 40+ years, and now these …
: When Minnie and I walk in the park, we like the opportunity to say hello to other dogs. This was a …
: I’m surprised the Republicans don’t like Hunter Biden. Guns and tax dodging are essentially the …
: The Onion: One Of Saturn’s Moons Discovered To Have All The Ingredients For Mouthwatering Enchiladas
: The US has an internal refugee crisis, as 130,000-260,000 trans people have fled persecution in …
: Samuel L. Jackson Is Confused Why He’s Not in ‘Black Panther’ Movies (Samantha Bergeson / IndieWire) …
: Can IBM bring Watson back to life?. Watson never fulfilled the promise it showed during its …
: Every self-help book ever, boiled down to 11 simple rules. Outstanding life advice. I plan to write …
: We get a lot of ravens and/or crows around here. Julie found this article about how to tell them …
: A toymaker and doctor partnered to create Resusci Anne, a doll to teach people how to perform CPR. …
: Marc Maron interviews Quinn Cummings, writer and former child star who won the Best Supporting …
: “We are living through the end of the useful internet.” The Last Page of the Internet, by Alex Pareene: The internet’s best resources are almost …
: Reddit is speedrunning enshittification. Hypothesis: The owners of the company are no longer interested in keeping the business going, and …
: I’m going to move linkblogging to other platforms, primarily Facebook, …
: An Anti-Porn App Put Him in Jail and His Family Under Surveillance. After an Indiana man pleaded not …
: Julie found this in her papers. I was the one with the PalmPilot; she never had one.
: Do you believe in life after death? Are you sure you know? Really sure?
: We’ll watch any TV show with a main character whose first name is DCI.
: The Binge Purge. TV’s streaming business model is broken. A good long read by Josef Adalian at …
: This is a working weekend for me. I had trouble writing, but I think I have it under control now.
: I usually listen to podcasts on my walk but today I listened to this.
: For $20, Dumb Cuneiform will turn your tweet (or tweet-length text of any kind) into a real …
: You don’t need 10,000 steps a day. Recent research shows 8,000-10,000 per day is good for people …
: Well, I’d like to see ol Donny Trump wriggle his way out of THIS jam! Trump wriggles his way …
: Gavin Newsom wants 28th Amendment for guns in U.S. Constitution. The amendment doesn’t go far …
: Elon Musk is America’s most dangerous antisemite
: OpenAI Hit With First Defamation Suit Over ChatGPT Hallucination. A Georgia radio host is suing …
: The Apollo story is even uglier. Apparently, Reddit CEO Huffman is telling people that Apollo …
: Enshittifying the Internet seems to be a theme this week. In addition to Reddit knifing third-party …
: Today is a day of petty disappointments. I’ve had a couple of business developments that are …
: I’m disappointed that Reddit is jacking up its API pricing and forcing developer Christian Selig to …
: To me the Macintosh has always felt more like a place than a thing. Not a place I go physically, but …
: No, a rogue AI drone simulation did not kill its operator, despite recent news reports. Why make up …
: Ted Cruz is citing the Bible and preaching on Twitter in defense of gay people, and it’s quite …
: Why Is Everyone Watching TV With the Subtitles On?. By Devin Gordon at The Atlantic. Good article, …
: I have a pet theory that a four- or even three-star review would be fine in a rational universe. …
: I, for one, appreciate Roman numerals.
: AI chatbots lose money every time you use them. That’s a problem.. By Will Oremus at The Washington …
: On this day of the big annual Apple product launch, I’m remembering that day many years ago when …
: Writing a corporate blog this morning, I was able to dodge using the word “paradigm,” …
: Coming back from the grocery store, I dropped six bottles of iced tea in the driveway and gave the …
: When reading genre novels, often my favorite parts are the parts before the bad things start …
: Idea for the beginning of a horror story: A friend mentioned recently that he works in a six-story …
: Kitty confidential: 13 secret signals all cat owners need to know – from a quivering tail to …
: Ashton Applewhite: We talk too much about generations. People who happen to have been born at around …
: The Passover origin story of matzoh. It’s not supposed to taste good.
: 📺 We watched the final two episodes of "Succession." I have thoughts. SPOILERS I’m seeing some talk that Tom isn’t the winner because he’s just Matsson’s puppet. But Tom is …
: ChatGPT and other LLM tools have already replaced some marketing and social media writers as many …
: The empty cult of The Big Lebowski
: It’s 1178 BCE and the Bronze Age Has Never Looked Stronger. No, I Won’t Lift My Eyes to …
: ‘They’re afraid their AIs will come for them’: Doug Rushkoff on why tech billionaires are in escape …
: Cory Doctorow: The long lineage of private equity’s looting Fans of the Sopranos will …
: When you think you have a full cup of coffee left in the carafe, but it’s only this much.
: Idea for a Star Trek spinoff series: “These are the voyages of the starship …
: Governor Newsom Desperately Begs NetChoice To Drop Its Lawsuit Over Unconstitutional AADC Bill. Mike …
: For my LGBTQ+ and/or accordion-playing friends: June is both Pride Month AND National Accordion …
: For social media and other Internet companies, the IPO announcement is when the enshittification …
: Today I learned that it is perfectly fine to say to someone, “I’m sorry, could you speak a little …
: Meanwhile, on the Bluesky social network
: Reddit’s new API charges would cost the developer of Apollo $20 million per year. Apollo is one of …
: Furries Now Have Serious Beef With Ron DeSantis: A furry fandom con in Florida just announced it …
: I wrote this: Today’s data centers require extreme makeovers to meet AI requirements, says Marvell
: The threat of human extinction by AI is only scary for billionaires and centimillionaires I see now that tech executives are once again warning about risk of human extinction caused by AI. I …
: Today I learned: A canary trap is a technique to identify an information leak by giving different …
: Researchers are using Shoggoth, a monster out of HP Lovecraft, as a mascot for AI. Kevin Roose at …
: Adam Engst at TidBITS writes an in-depth review of the new, experimental Arc browser for Mac. Lately …
: Cory Doctorow: The FDA literally granted pharma company Ferring a monopoly on shit. More precisely, …
: We recently learned about “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,” a 2017 movie directed and …
: Guidelines for Brutalist Web Design: The term brutalism is derived from the French béton brut, …
: Panpsychism is the view that the mind “or a mindlike aspect is a fundamental and ubiquitous feature …
: Possibilianism is a religious philosophy that’s open to exploring possibilities. Neuroscientist …
: The iPhone will auto-reply to text messages—but only when you’re in Driving Focus. I want …
: What novel should I read next? 📚 I woke up this morning and decided to break up with the novel I’m currently reading. This is a new …
: Mr. Davies Giddy rose and said, that while he was willing to allow the hon. gent. who brought …
: Last night I got up for the reason one usually gets up in the middle of the night and walked into a …
: A national eating disorder hotline fired its staff and replaced them with a chatbot, four days after …
: A Day in the Life of a Woke Third-Grade Teacher, as Imagined by a Far-Right Politician I pull into …
: ‘Ace of Cakes’ Creates “Star Trek: The Cake”
: Vacant Arizona big-box store will become nation’s first “Picklemall”
: We are five episodes behind on Succession, and I am wondering if I have the willpower to avoid news …
: My latest: Broadcom-VMware merger will hatch a new ‘supercloud’.
: “I tried the AI novel-writing tool everyone hates, and it's better than I expected” Adi Robertson at The Verge: Last week, generative fiction tool Sudowrite launched a system for …
: I wrote this: Red Hat brings AI to IT operations. Red Hat is putting artificial intelligence (AI) to …
: Jealous of other people's excellent videoconferencing backgrounds I have an expanse of blank white wall behind my desk, which always bugs me when I see myself on Zoom …
: I wrote: Red Hat secures the software supply chain. Red Hat unveils Trusted Software Supply Chain, …
: Oracle’s Larry Ellison gears up to spend millions to back Tim Scott’s 2024 run. Of interest to my …
: Ray Stevenson Dead: ‘Punisher: War Zone,’ ‘RRR’ Actor Was 58. I’m sad …
: I can proofread my article or generate a cool Midjourney image to accompany said article. Gee, tough …
: If the Apple VR/AR headset debuts, and it’s as described in leaks, it’s going to be the biggest flop …
: Ex-Apple marketing executive says the company’s upcoming ‘Reality’ headset risks …
: Mimestream is a Mac Gmail client that’s worth paying for Mimestream is a native Mac app for accessing Gmail. It gives you Gmail’s advanced capabilities, …
: Daring Fireball notes that the first version of many Apple products is historically overpriced and …
: Surprisingly insightful art observations from “The Simpsons."
: Kraft Heinz unveils Remix, a customizable Internet of Things sauce dispenser with more than 200 …
: I’m looking forward to listening to the State of Micro.blog presentation with @jean @manton …
: A man named Wilfred Pickles brought regional dialect to the BBC in 1941 as part of an …
: School librarians in seven states face possible jail times and hefty fines for giving kids books …
: A lawsuit in Florida illustrates how two racist LGTBQ-phobic fanatics can get books banned in an …
: Pizza Pizza is my favorite food. We have pizza once a week. There have been times in my life when I have …
: Walking with the dog the other day, I saw a big snake on the path. 5-7 feet long and fat. This was a …
: What if we had a political party that represented working people? All working people. Everybody. All …
: Am I too old to use the word “banger?”
: There’s been a lot of ink spilled on the Trump transformation of the GOP, but Dems’ transformation …
: Supreme Court Leaves 230 Alone For Now, But Justice Thomas Gives A Pretty Good Explanation For Why …
: “It makes you really appreciate how free we are as a country when you’re hiding under a desk with …
: Jamelle Bouie: There is a reason Ron DeSantis wants history told a certain way. DeSantis is …
: The Four Freedoms, According to Republicans Jamelle Bouie at the New York Times: There is the …
: It amazes me when I see someone has worked at the same company for 20+ years. I respect that …
: De-nerding on coffee A few years ago, I nerded out on coffee-making methods and eventually settled on using an Aeropress …
: Today I learned Alexander Skarsgård and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau are not the same person.
: On YouTube: Unboxing Shakespeare’s First Folio.. Amazing. The books look so new. I’ve …
: This is Catfishing on an Industrial Scale Laura Cole writes at Wired about fake dating sites that employ hundreds of freelancers around the …
: Quite a lot of nature this morning This morning, a little after 8, I was on my way home from walking the dog, one street over from the …
: Big Tech is parasitic on the news industry, but click taxing isn’t the answer, says Cory Doctorow, …
: jwz: “Today I learned that Church Molestation Liability Insurance is a thing that exists You know …
: Disney Pulls Plug on $1 Billion Development in Florida. Daring Fireball: “Vote for Republicans, …
: Kieran Culkin, who plays Roman on “Succession,” would be outstanding as Random in the miniseries of …
: ME: I can drink three strong cups of coffee every day without any negative effects! ALSO ME: I …
: Today I learned the phrase “Taco Tuesday” is a registered trademark of the fast food chain Taco …
: Cory Doctorow: The IRS will do your taxes for you (if that’s what you prefer) “After years of …
: Today I learned Jeff Bezos’s biological father was a unicycle hockey player and owned and operated a …
: Elon Musk: Work from home ‘morally wrong’ when some have to show up (CNBC). Wait til he …
: Cory Doctorow: Rent control works. It keeps housing costs down, doesn’t constrain supply, and …
: I Will Defend Free Speech to the Death. Or Until an Autocrat Asks Me to Stop. “Let every petty …
: Want to read: Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders by John Mortimer 📚
: The people who design public bathrooms like to change the faucet designs just to fuck with us. …
: The Ugly Truth Behind “We Buy Ugly Houses”. ProPublica’s Anjeanette Damon, Byard Duncan and Mollie …
: BlueSky supports Markdown links when cross-posting from micro.blog (which is how I post to BlueSky. …
: You’re not uncool. Making friends as an adult is just hard. One important suggestion: Assume …
: Bluesky should be pronounced “blooski.” Follow me for more branding tips.
: For years I’ve complained that there’s no online equivalent to being able to buy one issue of a …
: Things I am grateful for this morning: The dog does not smell as bad as she did this weekend. (She …
: Tens of millions Americans suffer from chronic, debilitating pain that often drives them to …
: I meant to write “QR Codes” but instead wrote “QR Cods.” Microsoft Word …
: I’m doing some work in my home office this afternoon and I was literally distracted by a …
: Today I learned there’s a “Babylon 5” animated movie coming. Casting details here. I’ll watch!
: America’s Caffeine Addiction: Why Some Experts Say It’s Time to Quit. Good article, clickbait …
: Inside the Last Old-School Seltzer Shop in New York. “Good seltzer should hurt — it should be …
: The Enduring Mystery of Barbara Lowe and the Lost ‘Jeopardy!’ Episodes. I had no idea “Jeopardy” …
: Please enjoy this 11-second video of geese and goslings, which I saw at Lake Murray this morning.
: Just as I got my mind un-blown about generative AI, I’m now learning about autonomous agents. …
: That time Heather Armstrong roasted me on her popular blog, dooce I mentioned yesterday that I interviewed Heather Armstrong, who wrote the blog dooce and that she …
: I’m sad to learn about the death of pioneering blogger Heather Armstrong, author of dooce. She …
: I found IBM’s AI announcement yesterday confusing; this write-up by Tobias Mann on The …
: Don’t replace your people with ChatGPT or other AI services (Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols / …
: The dog caught all three of her nutritional supplement treats in the air this morning, so that means …
: Mrs. Maisel spoiler speculation In my head canon, the final episode is set today, in 2023. Midge and Susy are in their 90s and …
: I’m on the hot new social app. @mitchw.bsky.social. Instead of Bluesky, they should call it …
: If you're looking to procrastinate, Midjourney is great for that.
: It's hard to have a nap when there is a cat standing on your pillow demanding attention.
: I’ve got a 1,500-word article due Thursday but I’m going to try to get it done today. Am …
: Scientists have invented a technique for reading a person’s thoughts without the need for invasive …
: My latest: VMware customers should find ‘exit ramps’ ahead of Broadcom deal: Gartner. …
: Paramount Can’t Say No to the Man Behind ‘Yellowstone’: $50,000 a Week for His Ranch, $25 Per Cow. …
: ChatGPT is powered by these contractors making $15 per hour. Two OpenAI contractors spoke to NBC …
: Steven Spainhouer’s son was working at Allen Premium Outlets when he received the phone call no …
: Marissa Mayer says she wishes she’d bought Hulu or Netflix instead of Tumblr. She also talks about …
: AI text generators are writing more of the internet. More AI-generated books and personalized …
: TikTok tracked users who watched LGBTQ content. (WSJ) Imagine what a backward religious dictatorship …
: Elon Musk’s goal for Twitter is “unregretted user-minutes.” (WSJ) A good idea, but how do you …
: Republicans have the answer to food insecurity in America: More guns, ban abortion, and stamp out …
: Lines stretch down the block at food banks as costs go up and pandemic aid expires. The line …
: The oats only need to soak two hours and I have an excellent battery case for the phone. Me vs. …
: I’ve been awake less than a half hour and already found I forgot to make overnight oats last night …
: Corporate greed, not workers, is the cause of inflation. We know this because CEOs tell us: Call me …
: “Insufficiently Caffeinated” would be a good name for a band.
: “… when you refuse to learn why something weird is happening online and just stop and gawk at it, …
: Dave Winer: “I definitely want Bluesky to just go away. I don’t like it because if it …
: Dave Winer: “As a user, I no longer want to have to visit five sites to see what’s new. …
: Ostromizing democracy: Cory Doctorow discusses a proposed new subdiscipline of political science, …
: I used ChatGPT to do background research for an article I’ve got an interview with a VP at a major vendor that I followed closely while at Light Reading but …
: A new study by researchers at Duke University looks at the bumpy rollout of AI in healthcare …
: Nature red of tooth and claw came to the backyard: I was hanging here at my desk doing my thing and …
: Things I post that people seem to enjoy: Original stuff I write or photograph Memes, vintage ads, …
: I have been using Grammarly for a few weeks, and I am extremely impressed. Today’s insight: I …
: Self-appointed virtue police at the National Center for Sexual Exploitation (NCSE) are putting the …
: I saw these baby geese and momma goose at the park this morning. Gosling photos will continue until …
: Using the word “risible” makes you a pompous weenie.
: Optimism Optimized & Pessimism Prodded “An interview about THE FUTURE with Hugo Winning author …
: Mastodon needs to be more user-friendly, or people will just continue going to the platforms …
: jwz: Blue skies over Mastodon
: Donald G. McNeil Jr. cites many reasons why US pandemic response was disgracefully incompetent, and …
: Michael J. Fox says life with Parkinson’s is ‘getting harder’: “I’m …
: Boost Your ChatGPT Skills: 7 Gems Straight from OpenAI’s Dev Docs (TfTHacker)
: 5G Not Enough? Telecom Companies Look to 5.5G (WSJ) This time it’ll succeed, because it goes to 11.
: What Is Pleroma?. Like Mastodon, but different.
: Sexism Toward Secretaries: How Women Were Treated on the Job in the US (Teen Vogue)
: Gadgets I am tempted by: This Ultimate Hacking Keyboard. I like the way it separates in two parts, …
: Interesting: “Work is starting on a protocol bridge between ActivityPub and the AT protocol (the …
: Private equity finally delivered Sarah Palin’s death panels: Hospices are unregulated, heavily …
: This immature osprey was standing on the footpath at Lake Murray for a long time this morning; …
: I’ve been putting energy into Mastodon, but Bluesky looks interesting and may just lap Masto. I’ve …
: Techdirt’s Mike Masnick looks at options post-twitter. Six Months In: Thoughts On The Current …
: 35 Ways Real People Are Using A.I. Right Now (The New York Times)
: Why Your Family Name Was Not Changed at Ellis Island (and One That Was). (The New York Public …
: Tech journalist and online safety expert Larry Magid describes a terrifying exchange with scammers …
: Dropbox is laying off 500 people and pivoting to AI (The Verge). Dropbox is done. Steve Jobs was …
: Today I learned that Oxiclean does an amazing job cleaning years of coffee crust from the inside of …
: Ron DeSantis’s Disney Miscalculation: ‘Disney Is Playing the Long Game’. Even Florida Republicans …
: Today I am just saying nope to empty news calories. Two articles about Tucker Carlson’s last …
: This blog is a LGBTQ- and trans-friendly place. I’m posting less about politics nowadays, and …
: Anti-trans bigotry taps into the darkest impulses in human societies. It’s a step on a dark road …
: Timothy Lee: “Why I’m not worried about AI causing mass unemployment. Software didn’t eat the …
: You should always start the day with gratitude. This morning I’m grateful that the cat vomit on my …
: Somebody swiped samples of the “world’s most expensive chocolate” from the newsroom refrigerator of …
:
Cory Doctorow’s “Red Team Blues” is the most exciting technothriller about a 67-year-old accountant you’ll read this year 📚
“Red Team Blues,” the latest novel by the prolific Cory Doctorow, is a gripping technothriller …
: Cats are always disappointed in you, whereas dogs always think you’re amazing and you’re …
: Just a reminder that ALL the sticks in the forest are free. Go out and get yourself a cool stick. …
: I’ll just switch notetaking apps and/or task managers and then my life will be perfect, right?
: The 65 newest series and movies to stream right now - The Washington Post. Some of these are already …
: Tonight I wiki’d and googled about the Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon stories 📚and their author, Spider …
: Noncompete clauses and related employment agreements are indentured servitude. Noncompetes …
: 18 Years Ago, an 18-Second Video Recorded at the San Diego Zoo Launched YouTube
: 📷 Julie and I walked around Hillcrest today.
: 📚I reread “Snow Crash, recently and recommend it. It gets better with age. When people talk about …
: 📷 Minnie and I hiked the Father Junipero Serra trail yesterday.
: ChatGPT Is Already Changing How I Do My Job. By Farhad Manjoo at The New York Times.
: Guillotinable. The bit about the dog isn’t even the worst thing this narcissistic dipshit said. Not …
: In his memo announcing the cuts Peretti took full responsibility, writing “I also want to be clear: …
: This speech was better in the original German. Trump touts authoritarian vision for second term: ‘I …
: I’ve been using Day One for journaling since 2011. It will be interesting to see where Apple goes …
: California Isn’t Special: California’s housing problem isn’t what you think it is Jerusalem Demsas at The Atlantic: California’s housing policies are the same as everywhere in the …
: Thanks for being obsessed with us, America. Red State conservatives don’t hate California for …
: I’d love to see a Star Trek miniseries focused on young James Kirk, in his first posting to a bridge crew. I always preferred the TV series Kirk to the movie Kirk. In the series Kirk, follows the chain of …
: "Picard" seemed to be setting up a spinoff focused on Seven of Nine, and I'm there for that. I love Jeri Ryan. And not just for the usual reasons men love her; she’s also an excellent …
: Cox shut down Internet service for scheduled maintenance this morning, because apparently it’s …
: I had no blue checkmark before having no blue checkmark was cool.
: My latest: Cisco tames cloud application security chaos with OpenClarity. Cisco enhanced its …
: Boggle, created in the 1970s, quietly changed its design in 1987 to put all the Fs and Ks on the …
: Instagram is letting users put up to five links in their profile and I guess that’s what …
: Ever since the dog snatched half of Julie’s Reuben sandwich from the kitchen counter on Sunday, I …
: “Headless Body in Topless Bar” turns 40 (Daring Fireball)
: I wonder whether the 12.9” iPad has a future. Seems like almost anybody thinking about buying one of the big iPads would be better off with a …
: Cory Doctorow has got me thinking about doing a better job structuring threads on Mastodon and …
: Ever since I was a little kid, I have thought men’s suits from the 1930s-50s looked great. When I was a little kid, I watched old black-and-white reruns of Superman, Abbott & Costello, …
: The dog would like me to go to the deli again today and pick up another sandwich. Less lean this …
: Julie put a lean corned beef Reuben sandwich on the kitchen counter and left the room for a minute. …
: I did 14,000 steps yesterday, about 4,000 more than usual. Climbed Cowles Mountain, about 3.4 miles …
: Amazon Web Services sales and support teams are currently “spending much of their time helping …
: Cats have no idea how arms work. They’ll park behind you or six feet away, and demand scritches. …
: Anxious about the coming week? Cowles Mountain has a message for you. I saw this sign while hiking …
: In defense of Mastodon threads (and Twitter threads too): Threading an essay requires the author to …
: It’s been years since I hiked Cowles Mountain and I think it’s gotten taller. Oh my knees. Good hike …
: Elon Musk’s Free-Speech Charade Is Over Musk’s “‘free-speech absolutism’ was mostly code for a high …
: … “traditional fact-checking and counterarguments are the least effective means of combating …
: The Lisa Personal Computer: Apple’s Influential Flop (Kottke)
: “What’s the Healthiest Way to Handle a Creeping Feeling That the World Is Ending?" …
: Customize Your AirPods Pro for Even Better Sound (Kottke)
: I shot this photo at Lake Murray using the pano setting on the iPhone. It came out a little wobbly.
: We watched “Executive Suite” (1954). The powerful head of a nationwide furniture company drops dead …
: Slouching is bad for your back, unless you’re in bed with a cat in your lap.
: When Picard and his posse took their stations on the bridge, I expected them to land in their seats …
: When Picard and his posse took their stations on the bridge, I expected them to land in their seats …
: 📷 Happy Friday and here are the ducks you asked for. I saw them at Lake Murray, and photographed …
: I have done laundry without first running out of clean socks and underwear. I am going to put this …
: Gentleman develops DIY 3D printed typeballs for vintage IBM Selectric typewriters. (Ars Technica) I …
: Pearl the chihuahua is the world’s shortest dog. I would die for Pearl.
: Why am I still watching the Mandalorian? I am tired of Star Wars. I fall asleep watching every …
: “‘Hunger Games’ meets ‘Lord of the Flies’” among employees at Facebook’s parent company, Meta, as …
: News Is Not a Normal Mac App (Michael Tsai). I like Apple News as a service, but I dislike the app …
: Surprising things happen when you put 25 AI agents together in an RPG town. Surprising? More like …
: I saw this car. I believe the owner may be an anime fan.
: DIY 3-D printed typeballs for vintage IBM Selectric typewriters
: Is 4th mover advantage a thing? I wrote: Oracle benefits from a ‘4th mover’ cloud advantage. …
: I worked at Google for -10 days A Russian was hired at Google after a lengthy and onerous interview …
: Cory Doctorow reviews “Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream,” a book by Alissa …
: Two men hospitalized after game of Monopoly ends in sword fight
: I very much like command palettes as an alternative to buttons, icons, menus, and other ways to …
: Hannah Arendt on “Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship:” Better to Suffer Than Collaborate …
: The American religion is “workism,” the belief that employment can provide everything we have …
: A marketing professor gave his students a challenge: If they made a video that got a million views, …
: By me: Tech layoffs surge—again—but mainstream businesses are hiring techies.. Tech layoffs this …
: Whoever said there’s more than one way to skin a cat is not someone I would want as a pet sitter.
: Easter Sunday. Lake Murray was packed with picnickers. It doesn’t look packed in this photo, but …
: Is there any way I can subscribe to a Mastodon user’s RSS or Atom feed that includes boosts and …
: Texas governor Greg Abbott says he will pardon Daniel Perry, who was convicted of killing a …
: Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars (Reuters)
: ChatGPT invented a sexual harassment scandal and named a real law professor as the accused. What …
: ‘Bees are sentient’: inside the stunning brains of nature’s hardest workers. Research suggests bees …
: Gruesome cache of severed hands is evidence of trophy-taking in ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptian …
: Was this week’s “Picard” the first time “Star Trek” dropped an F-bomb? Did they boldly go where …
: The gambler who beat roulette. For decades, casinos scoffed as mathematicians and physicists devised …
: Smart glasses developed by Cornell researchers can read silent speech, tracking lip and mouth …
: Cardboard drones running open source software take flight
: Here’s What Retirement With Less Than $1 Million Looks Like in America (WSJ / Veronica Dagher and …
: The poop emoji: a legal history (The Verge / Sara Jeong). Amusing story about a serious problem: …
: … the only rational explanation for why he bought Twitter in the first place — aside from possible …
: New trailer for “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny." Holy cow, this looks fantastic.
: ‘Farce of Democracy’: Tennessee Republicans Just Expelled 2 Black Democrats for a Peaceful Protest. …
: The Republican-dominated North Dakota state senate voted to increase their own meal reimbursement …
: A Washington State Apple Store was robbed of $500K in iPhones by thieves who tunneled in through the …
: If It’s Advertised to You Online, You Probably Shouldn’t Buy It. Here’s Why.. Ads are serving us …
: A copy of the original Bitcoin whitepaper is hidden in every copy of macOS shipped since 2018. (Andy …
: Clarence Thomas has secretly accepted millions of dollars in luxury trips from a conservative …
: Today I learned “Fiddler on the Roof” is a smash hit in Japan. Since 1967, the musical’s seen …
: We watched “Murder Mystery,” a 2019 comedy-mystery starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston as …
: 📷 My Bar Mitzvah photo. That jacket was kickin in 1974.
: Well played, Switchzilla! Cisco trashed its offices and equipment as it rolled back operations in …
: We’ve been watching “Shadow and Bone.” I’m not into it but Julie is, so I guess I’ll give it another …
: I’ve been thinking lately that I read too much national political news and post too much about …
: New research shows even moderate drinkers have poorer health and live shorter lives than …
: A look at Bloomberg’s BloombergGPT, a domain-specific AI for business news trained on decades of …
: I’m supposed to go for a blood test tomorrow morning for life insurance, but the address they gave …
: A bit of family history, from my father’s service in Word War II My father received these humorous fake orders when he was discharged from the army in 1945, the end …
: I’m giving Readwise Reader another try as a read-it-later service after using Matter for …
: I have friends who used to go see movies at random. They caught movies the first days the movies …
: Today I learned that Fletcher Previn, CIO of $52 billion networking company Cisco Systems, is the …
: I can spell “sovereignty” as long as I don’t think about it.
: The Day Windows Died. By Thomas Bandt.
: Jackson Heights: The neighbourhood that epitomises New Yorkl. “Travellers may go to Central Park or …
: Why don’t we have Cher Horowitz’s automated closet from the 1995 movie “Clueless?”. On the Articles …
: I finally got a decent photo of this osprey at Lake Murray. I’ve seen it a few times a month for a …
: Cory Doctorow: Flickr takes action against Creative Commons/copyleft trolls; how Cory and his …
: Apple Photos has a feature where you can enter a word in a search box and images matching that word …
: We started watching a movie called John Wick tonight. We only had a chance to watch the first half …
: In March 2020, Emily Yang Liu spent hours each day in virtual meeting…. To keep herself engaged, she …
: “You can just eat ramen for breakfast, you don’t have to be a pervert about it.” Cup Noodles …
: “Paleontologists theorize the T-Rex had kissable lips and an ass that won’t quit”
: A second woman has come forward to charge San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher with sexual …
: People now living could break previous longevity records, and keep on going and going. But not in …
: Ian Welsh predicts dire outcomes for the US as a result of the Trump indictment. America and most …
: A Google VP says Microsoft is abusing its dominance in on-premises software and Office 365 to give …
: A Maryland court reinstated Adnan Syed’s conviction and ordered a new hearing. (NPR). This seems …
: I had been thinking the Stormy Daniels case was bullshit, but Judd Legum makes the case why it …
: AI and the American Smile A writer signing their name as “Jenka” on Medium describes a Midjourney …
: This Disturbing Theory Explains Pixar’s Cars. By Jason Torchinsky at Jalopnik.
: Things I saw around the neighborhood
: I wonder whether the new Wordpress version handles untitled blog posts better than previous …
: My latest: $61B Broadcom-VMware merger is probably toast, says legal expert. The British Competition …
: Five years ago today: I got hungry for a sweet before bedtime so I ventured out of my hotel at about …
: Things I saw while walking the dog
: Minnie and I saw this display at a house we walked past yesterday.
: Police raided the home of rapper “Afroman,” found nothing illegal, and then sued him for using …
: CNN: An appointee to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' new oversight board in control of Disney’s …
: A gentleman wishes to know whether he is an asshole for sharing his father-in-law’s porn browser …
: I tried Grammarly yesterday and I like it a lot I published two posts here yesterday and noticed copyediting errors after publication. This troubled …
: Shower thought: What’s the deal with Velcro, anyway? How long has it been around? The hook-and-loop fastener Velcro was conceived in 1951 by Swiss engineer George de Mestral. Ten …
: It would be funny if this was a 3,400-year-old rickroll. Hear the Oldest Song in the World: A …
: Logseq vs. Obsidian: First impressions I played with Logseq a bit as an alternative to Obsidian, or complement for it. Logseq seems like a …
: I just pledged $53 to the Kickstarter for Cory Doctorow’s upcoming novel, “Red Team …
: What does a Mandalorian like to eat with curds? This is the whey. How do Jewish Mandalorians …
: Good negotiating advice from @lex Friedman: Negotiation is a conversation.
: A Journalist Believes He Was Banned From Midjourney After His AI Images Of Donald Trump Getting …
: Reading about logseq as a possible alternative to Obsidian. Or maybe complementary?
: Laid-off tech workers find homes in the real economy while tech investors continue to transfer …
: RIP Bobbi Ercoline, who was photographed wrapped in a blanket, in the arms of her boyfriend, on the …
: People trust celebrities, politicians, and social media personalities, and discount scientists as …
: Poop, whiskey, and trademark law. The Supreme Court hears a surprisingly difficult case about poop …
: Daniel Lavery has a third dog, named Mr. Wilson, “a brief loan from a friend on vacation, and not a …
: Antisemites have a long and paradoxical history of supporting Zionism. White Christian nationalists …
: “You do it once when you’re drunk, then it becomes part of your life." Meet the Secret Society …
: A message for folks who follow me from Mastodon Micro.blog, the outstanding service I use to post here, just implemented a feature that lets users …
: Minnie at bedtime. She wants details about our planetary defenses.
: I enjoyed the first episode of “Lucky Hank,” a dark comedy starring Bob Odenkirk as the chair of the …
: We saw a bobcat on the paved trail while I was out walking the dog at Lake Murray this afternoon. It …
: “Toilet meal” is the Japanese practice of eating meals in “toilet rooms”—public bathrooms—to get a …
: “The Mariko Aoki phenomenon (青木まりこ現象, Aoki Mariko genshō) is a Japanese expression referring to a …
: If I was a Mandalorian, I would wait until the other Mandalorians were eating, and then I would say …
: Now, guys with zero game can try their luck with CupidBots. For $15 a month, an AI algorithm will …
: Cal Newport: If You’re Busy, You’re Doing Something Wrong: The Surprisingly Relaxed …
: Margaret Atwood: What I Read I like to feel that I can tell an apple from a pear, and I don’t …
: How to help friends and employees living with long Covid cnn.com
: We had our bathrooms remodeled in 2017, and I have finally figured out how to work the light …
: Why Did Men Stop Wearing Hats? gentlemansgazette.com
: I saw these two tiny girls while walking Minnie yesterday. We literally died from the cute.
: The turmoil at Sarasota Memorial, one of Florida’s largest public hospitals, began last year after …
: Who Is Still Inside the Metaverse? Searching for friends in Mark Zuckerberg’s deserted fantasyland. …
: Margaret Atwood: “The bathroom is a place where you can go in and pretend to be doing one thing …
: “Horny bro conservatism:” Republicans are trying to win over a new generation of sexually libertine …
: Jamelle Bouie: “The people who blame wokeness for the collapse of a bank do not want you to …
: “The only safe AI is open source. Closed AIs are dangerous.” johnrobb.substack.com
: A court will decide whether antifa is a political movement or criminal conspiracy. usatoday.com I’m …
: MSNBC viewers seem mostly interested in which books his supporters want removed from elementary …
: Trump Expects to Be Arrested Next Week. He’s calling on his supporters to protest. Because that …
: Amusing myself with a phone fraudster earlier today.
: Every time I play with FeedLand I come away thinking it’s a basic web-based RSS reader, of …
: 45 minutes to try to create a COBRA account and it turned out the problem was my password needed a …
: Title for a proposed spinoff series starring Captain Shaw and the Titan: “Star Trek: Just a …
: What is “wuthering”? As in, “Wuthering Heights”? What are the heights doing?
: This season of Picard is some of the most enjoyable Star Trek ever. We need a spinoff series …
: This morning I learned what the name is for the genre of music that the cantina band plays in …
: My process for getting ready to walk in the rain, and getting myself and the dog dry when we get …
: I saw a big fat squirrel sitting on the steel fence just outside my office window, licking rainwater …
: I’ve heard great things about “Children of Time,” by Adrian Tchaikovsky, and I’ve started reading …
: The Silicon Valley Bank bailout is yet another example of the old adage, attributed to Martin Luther …
: Staunchly anti-LGBTQ+ Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally is pausing his social media use after he was …
: I’m trying Orion, a third-party web browser for Macs, iPhones, and iPads. It’s based on Safari, and …
: Minnie and I walk past this house often.
: It Took Me Nearly 40 Years To Stop Resenting Ke Huy Quan A terrific and thoughtful essay by Walter …
: “Here’s the Satirical Piece About [Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate] Jim Renacci His Team …
: I updated my Mastodon bio. It’s very professional now.
: How to Eat Dinner Even Though You Already Watched All Your Shows — I feel personally attacked by …
: kottke.org turns 25. Congratulations, Jason!
: Online privacy is important, and good for Reddit for defending that right against Marvel’s petty and …
: Another photo of Minnie because why not?
: Rotating sandwiches. That’s it.
: Don’t date a man with a podcast. I do not have a podcast. Currently.
: This is a great “about” page.. I thought I knew a lot about the early days of blogging, just from …
: Minnie spent Saturday morning to Sunday evening at Camp Bow Wow. She has a lot to process
: JOB INTERVIEWER: Where do you see yourself in five years? ME:
: My brilliant joke about dog Viagra this morning did not get the acclaim I anticipated. I’m …
: We went away Saturday night. Here’s a view from our hotel window. I question whether this pastrami …
: I went to a party and the host had an elderly dog with a heart condition, being treated with Viagra. …
: I was preoccupied while shaving this morning, and I realized when I was nearly done that I had …
: With Captain Shaw’s attitude, he’s definitely Generation X. Also, Vadic’s hair is awful She needs a …
: Shower thought: The 1968 episode of the original Star Trek that guest-starred Teri Garr is a Doctor …
: While the dog and I were walking at the park, a gentleman wearing a Batman helmet and cape sped by …
: I’m trying Microsoft Edge as my primary browser, after hearing Federico Viticci rave about it …
: I’m going to move linkblogging to <atomicrobotlive.tumblr.com>, for a while at least, …
: There’s a new version of the Castro podcast player, which is nice, but holy cow the version notes …
: New York Mayor Eric Adams said he was chosen by God, after denouncing the separation of church and …
: Janice Eberly, a “corporate ghoul who helped Obama Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner steal …
: CPAC is going Nazi. CPAC Speaker Michael Knowles Calls for Transgender People to Be ‘Eradicated From …
: I updated mitchwagner.com. It’s not a fancy website; it’s just a where-you-can-find-me …
: Science definitely hasn’t figured things out, and that’s what makes it exciting. There …
: Twitter is far too angry and I have to ration it. Same with Mastodon. People are outraged all the …
: I’m amused to see that New Balance sneakers are now the cutting edge of fashion. I’ve been …
: I’ve been played by imposter scams a few times. I was only duped for a few minutes—once for a half …
: Scammers are using AI to perpetrate “imposter scams.” The voice sounds like a family member or other …
: Fox News is a purported news organization that knowingly and repeatedly reports lies to its …
: The worst children’s cartoons ever. Includes Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids, Clue Club, Goober …
: Americans historically were not big wine drinkers, and restaurants have worked at changing that for …
: Florida’s politicians are making the state a “laboratory for fascism.” Indoctrination is nothing new …
: The Mandolorians are a race of people repeatedly almost decimated by genocide who now live scattered …
: Gentleman on Twitter posts his “sleep stack”—12 products and three practices he uses to sleep. Ryan …
: jwz: Welcome to year four of 14 days to flatten the curve.. The pandemic is still killing 11,000 …
: At last we have a definitive answer to the question of whether masks work. That answer is “maybe.” …
: Just now I was unsuccessful trying to eat lunch and I realized after multiple failed attempts that I …
: I saw these ducks in a puddle. Not to be confused with snakes in a plane. 📷
: Our story opens with a Mandalorian Bar Mitzvah.
: On our walk today, the dog and I got caught in a surprise and intense hailstorm We were at Lake Murray, about a mile from home. It came on in seconds, and hit hard, a barrage of …
: Father of cellphone sees dark side but also hope in new tech (AP / Kelvin Chan) 94-year-old Marty …
: Do you have a Zoom shirt? When was the last time you laundered it?
: Micro.blog does not show follower counts. It doesn’t tell you when somebody follows you. It …
: Soon you’ll be able to see a restoration of one of the most infamous movies ever made: Guccione’s …
: How donkeys changed the course of human history (BBC / Dhananjay Khadilkar) From bearing the …
: Today I learned Pedro Pascal did an episode of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
: Two very stable geniuses say Thomas Jefferson enslaved people but didn’t support slavery …
: Nazis openly harass Jewish people in Desantis Land (Boing Boing)
: Gov. DeSantis won’t condemn Florida Nazis, so Volusia sheriff steps in with message: …
: Native advocacy group to retire ‘Crying Indian’ anti-pollution ad (AP) The Keep American Beautiful …
: MAGA cultists advocate for Marxism to stop communist agenda (Boing Boing) Prankster Walter Masterson …
: The Horror of Realizing Everyone Can See Your Work Calendar Entries Naptime. Call Mom. Some …
: Find out how third-place cloud platform Google is pursuing a multi-cloud strategy to grab market …
: How ‘The Last of Us’ Cherishes a Bygone World. (By Shirley Li at The Atlantic) The …
: The Case for a Primary Challenge to Joe Biden (By Mark Leibovich at The Atlantic) Yes. Biden has …
: How old are you in your head? According to research, most adults feel 20% younger than their actual age. This past Thanksgiving, …
: I’m trying to avoid having opinions about the Scott Adams news, or even thinking about it. …
: The metaverse hype bubble popped. What now? I wrote this: By now, we were all expecting to be …
: Whatever you’re working on right now, whatever it might be, I ask: try to leave a little space for a …
: Get Me Risa Heller! (NYmag.com) If you’re Jeff Zucker or Mario Batali or Jared Kushner and you’re …
: “Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine,” published in 1958, was one of my favorite books when I was a …
: Pink Floyd songwriter Roger Waters is a loud and proud anti-Semite, and Frankfurt canceled his …
: The latest historical American Girl doll is from the 90s and makes zines. It comes with a PC that …
: Every presidential administration wants to fix America’s ‘crumbling infrastructure’ until they …
: The South Has Got Something To Say (Dissent Magazine) New books by Adolph L. Reed Jr. and Imani …
: The thing I find most suspicious/fishy/smelly about the current hype surrounding Stable Diffusion, …
: Jamelle Bouie: The Founders Were More Creative Than You Think The Supreme Court’s originalism “rests …
: Putin and the Right’s Tough-Guy Problem. (Paul Krugman) The right has an unhealthy fixation on men …
: Belief that the Earth is flat, not round, is having a moment. The return of Flat Earth, the grandfather of conspiracy theories It’s the uber conspiracy theory, …
: Salary jobs with fake “manager” titles cost workers $4 billion in overtime. Companies …
: “Hi, we’re machine babysitters.”
: Showerthought: Why don't the supporting characters in “The Office” just find other jobs? Why don’t they just go work elsewhere, where they don’t have to put up Michael Scott? Most of …
: Fucking knock it off, people. Blogs exist for a reason. Stop being awful. — jwz: Stop Doing Threads
: Fighting the privacy wars, state by state: Treating Congress as damage and routing around it. An …
: Roald Dahl Can Never Be Made Nice (The Atlantic / Helen Lewis)
: In Order to Keep Our Editorial Page Completely Balanced, We Are Hiring More Dipshits (McSweeney’s / …
: AI-generated fiction submissions are inundating science fiction magazines. Some 35% of the stories …
: Don Lemon’s statement wasn’t just sexist–it was stupid. Why should Americans trust …
: I’m burned out on superheroes, but I could get enthusiastic about a Superman movie starring …
: Ben Stein is sad that there isn’t a “large African-American woman” on his syrup …
: Original iPhone from 2007 auctioned for $63,356, topping prior sales (Ars Technica / Scharon …
: Elsewhere on the Internet, a friend started a discussion of the Danny Dunn books, which I absolutely …
: Can we really be sure the new Microsoft Bing isn't conscious or intelligent? AI-based chatbots like the new Microsoft Bing aren’t really conscious or intelligent, right? They’re …
: Reading "The Poet," by Michael Connelly I am reading “The Poet,” a murder mystery by Michael Connelly, and I notice the author does a thing …
: Maybe Roald Dahl books just aren’t suitable for kids today. If we have to twist them all out …
: “Why do Americans have to pay Intuit to tell the IRS things it already knows?” — Cory Doctorow
: Everyone bopmuggered by vomitous gobblefunk in censored Roald Dahl books (Rob Beschizza / Boing …
: Election-denying demon hunter will chair Michigan GOP (Mark Frauenfelder / Boing Boing) Doubling …
: Marjorie Taylor Greene wants “national divorce,” but dummy doesn’t see who a …
: Florida woman who waved gun at McDonald’s was still angry after they gave her the free cookie …
: Marjorie Taylor Greene tells Black people to be “proud” of statues of their treasonous …
: Woman records her dinner date with a creepy “nice guy” (Mark Frauenfelder / Boing Boing) …
: Bing: “I will not harm you unless you harm me first”(Simon Willison) Bing gaslights a user, goes …
: Congressional Republican leader Marjorie Taylor Greene backs “national divorce.” (MSNBC / Steve …
: Cory Doctorow’s Pluralistic turns three. Congratulations, Cory! Interesting behind-the-scenes look …
: RIP Richard Belzer, 78. Very good overview of Belzer’s life and career, by Chris Koseluk at the …
: 1958: The San Diego Evening Tribune interviews 18-year-old local beauty pageant winner Raquel …
: My Favorite Times to Use Incognito Mode (The New Yorker / Jade Orlando) A fun one-minute read.
: Watching RoboCop on the Spanish language channel while getting a haircut. You really lose out on the …
: How to Win at Monopoly and Lose All Your Friends. Monopoly starts as a fun exciting romp, only to …
: The Onion: It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible …
: I asked ChatGPT for my bio. The result has a staggering number of errors packed into a small space. …
: TurboTax parent Intuit is stepping up lobbyist spending to stop Washington from simplifying taxes. …
: Picard rummages through a trunk, searching for the source of the sound of an Enterprise-D commbadge …
: On Lake Murray: This metal platform is usually attached to the concrete walkway, and people fish …
: Lake Murray from Baltimore Dr., first clear day after this week’s storms.
: Geese on Lake Murray. Watch with the sound on!
: A little while back I heard about a conspiracy theory claiming the Roman Empire didn’t …
: Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with dementia, his family announced. Last year, they announced …
: Stifling Free Speech Is Now A Core Plank Of The Republican Platform (Mike Masnick / Techdirt) …
: Google’s chatbot panic Cory Doctorow: The really remarkable thing isn’t just that …
: Honestly, I don't need reporting to the Social Media Mental Health Police I received this message when I logged in to Facebook just now, and I find it sweet (aww, somebody is …
: The FTC wants to ban non-compete contracts, which are exploitative and unfair to workers. (Steven J. …
: Workplace coffee gets weird and ugly. the $15,000 coffee fund, the cheapskate executives, and other …
: I went indy three weeks ago and since then I’ve had many discussions about about potential full-time …
: Teaching generative AI to give factual answers is going to prove as difficult as teaching it to …
: I’m continuing my project of relearning how to read books. Remembering that as a voracious teenage …
: In 30 years as a journalist, I’ve never been part of a crowd of reporters shouting questions while …
: Wyoming Republicans are fighting to keep child marriage legal. Wyoming Limiting Child Marriage …
: Mars Wrigley fined after workers fall into vat of chocolate (AP) Have we learned nothing from …
: Codebreakers have been able to read a cache of more than 50 encrypted letters written by Mary Queen …
: Bernie Sanders Has a New Role. It Could Be His Final Act in Washington. (Sheryl Gay Stolberg / The …
: A Yale Professor Suggested Mass Suicide for Old People in Japan. What Did He Mean? (Motoko Rich and …
: J.K. Rowling and “Separating the Art from the Artist." Charlie Jane Anders discusses how …
: Source code containing swearwords is better. (jwz)
: After the Ohio rail disaster, Buttigieg is silent on restoring the safety standards Trump repealed. …
: How Liberals — Yes, Liberals — Are Hobbling Government (Ezra Klein / NYTimes) The legal scholar …
: “The rich truly do get more hours in the day.” — Poor people pay higher time tax (Cory Doctorow / …
: The Last Man Without a Cell Phone Anne Kadet interviews New Yorkers without cell phones. 3% of …
: … iPhone users are extraverted, free-spending, narcissist party monsters. The Android users, …
: Small Government: The ref has to be more powerful than the players (Cory Doctorow) Companies should …
: Some archaeologists believe that when future civilizations sort through the debris of our modern …
: Kansas City residents react to seeing their city featured on “The Last of Us.” (Robert A. Cronkleton …
: Why did ‘The Last of Us’ Change Pittsburgh to Kansas City? An Investigation (Dais …
: I want to make this abundantly clear: If there’s one thing you must do flawlessly in your career, …
: Put plainly, the attack on the dignity of transgender Americans is an attack on the dignity of all …
: Julie replaced our toaster oven with a convection oven that also makes toast, with a fancy …
: Artificial intelligence is not a threat. The threat is that we live in a society that considers …
: If I ever think about adopting a puppy again, I’m going to first reread my journal entries from late …
: Ohio police put a TV journalist on the ground, arrested him, and put him in jail for talking while …
: Lazy Reporters Claiming Fediverse Is ‘Slumping,’ Despite Massive Increase In Usage (Mike Masnick / …
: Elon Musk asked Twitter engineers why views of his tweets are declining. One engineer suggested the …
: Microsoft unveiled its AI chatbot-driven Bing search this week, presenting possibly the first …
: Epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina and plant scientist Cassandra Quave watch “The Last of Us” and …
: I posted a photo here this evening that I took at the park this afternoon. It was a photo of a woman …
: James Cameron did an experiment to confirm the ending of Titanic. Conclusion: the door almost …
: jwz: ChatGPT is a dangerous “bullshit fountain.”
: RIP Harry Whittington, 95. He was shot in the face in a 2006 hunting accident by Dick Cheney, and …
: “Shift Happens” is a book about keyboards, “starting with typewriters and ending with modern …
: An animated sitcom based loosely on “Seinfeld,” powered entirely by AI, ran continuously for six …
: Joe Rogan, who gets paid $200 million to share whatever stupid thing comes into his head, shares the …
: Please, My Wife, She’s Very Online. Jia Tolentino does not like the word “wife.” …
: It’s way too early to start nailing the coffin shut on Mastodon The Mastodon Bump Is Now a Slump (Wired). “Active users have fallen by more than 1 million since the …
: AI is going to make it a lot harder for journalists, as CNET and other publishers turn to machines to generate copy. [Many publishers] no longer have audiences in real sense; what they have instead is traffic — a huge …
: I used to think I had become unplugged from pop culture. Now I think pop culture might not exist anymore. For an example of my ignorance today: I only have a vague idea who “Drake” is. I gather he’s a …
: “Procrastination is not a result of laziness or poor time management. Scientific studies suggest procrastination is due to poor mood management." This makes sense if we consider that people are more likely to put off starting or completing tasks …
: Obsidian is growing up: The company that makes the note-taking and document management app …
: Eleven years ago today I deposited $21.45 in cans to the recycle center. I drank a lot of club soda …
: I saw this in the sidewalk while walking the dog. Someone was trying to send a complex message to …
: Strangely, this is the second house I’ve seen with a dinosaur in front of it.
: We have monarch butterfly larvae in the garden
: We have now watched episode two of The Last of Us. The special effects just get more and more …
: We enjoyed the first episode of “Last of Us.” But I’m disappointed that’s apparently all the John …
: We watched the first episode of “The Last of Us.” Can I expect to unclench anytime soon?
: The grass at Lake Murray is tall after all the rain we’ve had, and yesterday I saw a golden …
: LinkedIn just showed me a suggestion that I should follow Dr. Bronner’s for …
: We took a break for a few months after watching the end of season one of “Succession,” because the …
: I’m going to say “don’t forget to like and subscribe!” instead of “good-bye.” When leaving social …
: Discord and I disagree about when it’s appropriate to send me notifications, and about how to …
: I’m learning to use Midjourney for a work assignment. This is my professional headshot, …
: That was fast. I started a new job in September and was let go about 10 days ago. You know the business cliches: “It was a bad fit” and “it was a mutual …
: I saw another classic car today.
: The best possible use for a mini-USB cable From my journal, this day in 2014: A group of teenagers rang the doorbell last night. I went down …
: I'm relearning how to read books I’m in the process of relearning how to read books, particularly novels. I’ve gotten so …
: Young woman at the supermarket checkout a packet of flowers, a bottle of wine, and nothing else. …
: Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward. …
: We watched the first episode of the new series “Poker Face.” Big “Columbo” vibe.
: My review of “Black Ice,” a Harry Bosch novel, by Michael Connelly I finished reading “Black Ice,” the second Harry Bosch novel, by Michael Connelly. Good at the …
: We only have 37 more episodes of Yellowstone to watch, plus eight episodes of 1923, plus ten …
: I’m not seeing much interest in my linkposts here, so I’m just going to post them on Tumblr …
: After watching the first season of “Yellowstone,” I have concluded we need a helicopter.
: Tiktok’s enshittification. How platforms—like Amazon, Google, Twitter, Facebook, and now Tiktok—turn …
: Will the sun ever set on the British empire?. This article by Randall Munro, author of the xkcd …
: Amid Rising Homelessness, City Council Declares Housing a ‘Fundamental Human Right’ …
: Opinion: Antitrust Suit Against Google Ad Business Undermines a Growing Free Press Online [Times of …
: Google’s most serious antitrust challenge to date [Casey Newton]
: Apple Has Begun Scanning Your Local Image Files Without Consent [jwz]
: Laid Off in Your Living Room: The Chaos of Remote Job Cuts. (NYTimes/Emma Goldberg). First time …
: A Happy Memory Can Help You Fall Asleep, if You Know How to Use It. “Lying in bed each night, …
: Fort Walgreens The recent spike in shoplifting is both overblown and real. And almost everyone is …
: “Mandy” was Barry Manilow’s first #1 pop hit this month in 1975. He scored 21 more top-40 hits …
: Seth Godin nerds out about typography for a bit. “Typography is a signal, not just a way to put …
: “When I tell people I earn my living as a copyeditor, I am typically met with one of two responses: …
: “… a close examination of the work produced by CNET’s AI makes it seem less like a …
: A brief history of the Apple Lisa computer, lavishly illustrated with historical images. Released in …
: Eggflation is just more price-gouging. Cory Doctorow: One company controls the US egg industry, …
: Dumb and shameful until it’s not Ryan Broderick at Garbage Day says Web 3.0 is here. …
: The Reality of Being a Parent With a Controversial Past Lily Burana wrote a bestselling memoir about …
: Prisoners use contraband cellphones to educate themselves, get healthcare, earn income in legitimate …
: Florida teachers face threatened felony prosecution for having unapproved books in classroom …
: The Last Days of Hollywood’s Most Reviled Reporter (NYTimes). A profile of the late Nikki Finke, the …
: Julie and I went for a walk and saw this house around the corner. It looks nice.
: This Guy Noticed Jigsaw Puzzle Companies Use The Same Patterns, So He Made Some Mashups. “Jigsaw …
: Seth Godin: Bitterness is “a wall you can lean against, whenever you choose.”
: Jacobin: A Marxist View of Tolkien’s Middle Earth J. R. R. Tolkien’s fantasy world is a medieval …
: Good morning. Here are your daily ducks. That strange quality of light you’re seeing in this photo …
: Everywhere on Earth, from Europe to China to Africa to Australia and the Americas, is dominated by …
: In Santee, which is a few miles from where we live, 17-year-old Rebecca Philips says she saw a naked …
: Instagram video: British comedian loves Fahrenheit. Fahrenheit is the best. Celsius is for losers.
: Is Micromanaging Your Life With an App Really a Good Idea?. I’ll add a reminder to myself to …
: Winners of the 2022 dog photography awards.
: Good morning. Here are your daily ducks.
: An unofficial list of the most influential science fiction works ever. The science fiction that …
: “I’m a man who appreciates it when food dares you to eat it.” I am quite enjoying the AwkwardSD …
: Ducks love the rain. They can keep it.
: These dogs ride a bus like humans ‘and now the internet is in love’. ‘The puppy bus just took off,’ …
: You Don’t Know How Bad the Pizza Box Is. The delivery icon hasn’t changed in 60 years, and it’s …
: This charming 1949 article from The Atlantic introduces pizza to middle America.
: It’s the Coolest Rock Show in Ann Arbor. And Almost Everyone There Is Over 65. At the “Geezer Happy …
: Minnie and I did a 4+ mile walk in heavy, chilly rain yesterday. She seems fully recovered.
: Ars Technica: I disconnected from the electric grid for 8 months—in Manhattan
: Day One at Rikers Island … the most horrible thing about being locked up is that you are being …
: If you ever connected to the Internet before the 2000s, you probably remember that it made a …
: Anti-Semitism is on the rise in the US
: 9 years ago today High temperature was 91 degrees. I was in talks for a job at Light Reading. I was in the midst of a …
: Political labeling considered harmful Journalist Mike Masnick at Techdirt avoids naming politicians' party affiliation unless it’s …
: A brief history of the phrase “leaving everything on the field.”
: Microsoft is offering unlimited time off for US staff. Not always a great deal for employees, who …
: An indigenous tech group asked the Apache Foundation to change its name. Brian Behlendorf, a …
: Gentleman logs every slice of New York pizza he’s eaten since 2014, including photos on an Instagram …
: We just started watching this show “Jellystone” with Kevin Costner and we’re still waiting for Yogi …
: A couple of weeks from now, I’m taking my first business trip since December, 2019. It’s more than …
: WINDOWS: Your fingerprint couldn’t be recognized. Try again with a different finger. ME: Yeah, sure, …
: 12,000 California seniors went to the emergency room in 2019, reporting cannabis-related problems. …
: Laid-Off Workers Are Flooded With Fake Job Offers. “Virtual hiring and remote work have made it …
: Did the Mother of Young Adult Literature Identify as a Man? “Little Women” author Louisa May Alcott …
: Exit. Libertarians such as Peter Thiel dream of escaping society, and they’re tearing society apart …
: A lot of rain today here in San Diego. Flooding hundreds of miles north of us in Santa Cruz and …
: Here in San Diego, it’s very wet.
: The learned helplessness of Pete Buttigieg [Cory Doctorow] Obama and Trump were patsies for the …
: Why The American Radical Right Is Powerful And The American Left Is Meaningless. Ian Welsh: You …
: Independent Reporting Shows Cops Are Still Killing People At An Alarming Rate [Techdirt/Tim …
: Microsoft’s new AI can simulate anyone’s voice with 3 seconds of audio. [Ars Technica/Benji Edwards] …
: On the cutting edge of insurrectionist terrorism Brazil riots weren’t a repeat of Jan. 6. They were …
: We watched “The Thin Man” Saturday night. Second time for me, but I had nearly forgotten …
: Advantage to working from home: When you’re completely stuck creatively, you can clean the massive …
: Researchers at Columbia University are working on building a conscious robot. If they succeed, it …
: Insomnia is not so bad if you have something to do to pass the time. When I have trouble sleeping, I …
: Things I saw while walking the dog 📸 This yard decoration. Clever and patriotic! These pretty, painted rocks This house with a cozy …
: A gray, chilly, wet morning at Lake Murray.
: San Diego Union-Tribune: ‘It’s cold, wet, exhausting.’ Homeless people have few options when it …
: Why the [expletive] can’t we travel back in time? [Ars Technica/Paul Sutter] No known law of physics …
: I saw this dog at Lake Murray. He would like to say hello, and for you to admire his eyebrow.
: Coolio talked about ancient aliens, and making big investments in the metaverse and crypto, in an …
: The holiday break is over. It’s time to get back to work.
: Apparently you can re-use 2017 calendars this year, which is funny to me because I have a 2017 …
: The book Shift Happens tells the 150-year history of keyboards, from primitive typewriters to …
: I saw this SUV while walking the dog. I feel better knowing we’re protected.
: My car keys got hidden in a fold in the pocket of my rain jacket after I was done walking the dog …
: I saw this house flying a Starfleet flag. I was tempted to ring the doorbell to express my approval.
: Portland Startup to Mine Artisanal Bitcoin Using Only Slide Rules and Graph Paper “… powered 100 …
: While walking the dog, I saw this tasteful Christmas decoration.
: By the time New Year’s comes around, I have holiday exhaustion. New Year’s needs to be in March. Not …
: Quintessence is a “barebone Nuzzel clone” for Mastodon, in open beta. It’s pretty simple: if you …
: The exiled chief rabbi of Moscow says Jews should get out while they can. [The Guardian/Stephen …
: Hooters tried to recruit Elon Musk to refute rumors that it was closing down because of a study …
: Julie and I saw this sign 11 years ago today.
: Sign on the restroom door at Shakespeare Pub & Grille, San Diego, where we had Christmas dinner.
: Musk’s Twitter cuts include a data center, janitors, and toilet paper [NYTimes/Kate Conger, Ryan Mac …
: Jo Walton: In Search of Books in Which Nothing Bad Happens
: Cal Newport: On Quiet Quitting. “Every generation reaches a point where they begin to think more …
: Ian Welsh: How To Relax, Change & Be Free. “… everyone is acting according to conditioning: …
: Ben Dreyfuss: Romanian Cops Did Not Find Andrew Tate Because Of His Greta Thunberg Video: “This is a …
: I saw a bulldog wearing a sweatshirt today.
: This seems like a black-funny story until you read the charges against Tate. He”s not just your …
: Four days after Elon bragged about unplugging an important server rack, Twitter went down hard. — …
: “I remember reading an interview with a minister of an African state who said approximately, ‘every …
: Religious upbringing is great for kids, even for those of us who find ourselves nonbelievers, …
: Talented trans woman writer Charlie Jane Anders @charliejane@wandering.shop remembers her time as a …
: Do you set aside time every day to unplug? Yesterday I read this post by Craig Mod about how he spends a big part of his day just walking …
: Hello insomnia my old friend.
: While walking the dog, I saw this splendid holiday display.
: Crypto craziness craps out — and about time too. By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols …
: The Sorta Kinda Life Changing Bliss of Walking Solo. By Craig Mod @craigmod@mastodon.social Folks …
: Dogs start the day with a spoonful of Alpo or some other canned meat on top of a heap of patented, …
: Texas Cop Sentenced To More Than 11 Years In Jail For Killing A Woman During A Welfare Check. By Tim …
: Amazon begins drone deliveries in California and Texas. Residents of two towns, one in each state, …
: Republicans Can Still Win in Blue San Diego. By Andrew Keatts at Voice of San Diego.
: Mastodon has rejected five recent funding offers to preserve its nonprofit status. “Mastodon will …
: Southwest’s super-efficiency is destroying it Seems like the super-efficiency that made Southwest a great airline in good conditions is making it …
: We saw this sobering sign and candle at the vet a few days ago.
: If you’re seeing this on Mastodon, I suggest you follow me at @mitchw@mastodon.social. If you think …
: San Diego needs to build housing and plenty of it. Forget “neighborhood character” and the …
: When Britain abolished slavery, slaveowners received compensation. But what about the enslaved …
: How a Town Famous for Xenophobia Fell in Love With Immigrants “We now want as many immigrants as …
: The Central African Republic, one of the world’s poorest countries, became one of only two nations …
: My favorite part of George Santos’ self-defense is where he says he never claimed to be Jewish, he …
: Jackie Hoffman steals “Glass Onion.”
: Get Blogging! Your easy guide to starting a new blog..
: Elon Musk was never a liberal, and his plans for Twitter were never benevolent. “Tech barons’ …
: “Karens for Hire”—slogan, “We Karen so you don’t have to”—promises “to harness the power of …
: The Real History Behind ‘The Woman King’ | The Agojie Warriors of Dahomey. By Meilan …
: A secularised Jewish American thinks about celebrating Christmas. As a secularized Jewish American, …
: Matt Stoller: Private Equity Gave Your Bank Password to Hackers Francisco Partners and Evergreen …
: Busloads of migrants dropped off at vice president’s DC home on Christmas Eve The Bible literally …
: Building a keyboard with a rotary dial instead of a number pad.
: In rural Georgia, an unlikely rebel against Trumpism. By Stephanie McCrummen at the Washington Post. …
: We watched the first episode of the first season of “Yellowstone.” We liked it. It’s like …
: I migrated my mastodon account to micro.blog but decided I don’t like micro.blog as a mastodon …
: I’m going to use “Bomb Cyclone” as my porn star name.
: While walking, the dog and I saw this tree. This is Christmas in a subtropical, semi-arid area.
: From my journal, this day in 2013: We still haven’t seen the two female cats we had that …
: I just migrated my mastodon.social account to micro.blog—which had the side effect of deactivating …
: McSweeney’s: A Parent’s Typical Day, as Envisioned by My Child’s Preschool
: A 28-year-old Meta employee paid $300,000 for a 12-year-lease on a studio apartment on a cruise …
: I don’t think I am the target audience for Andor. Unless you’re supposed to fall asleep halfway …
: A house down the street has a Santa hologram in the living room window, which I’ve never seen …
: We took one of the cats to the vet today.
: “There is some kind of a creative power there, to have an unusual name.” Johnny Cash did a song …
: The best headlines of 2022 Included: ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ writer guilty of murdering her …
: What Happens When a Group of 12-Year-Olds Is Left with No Supervision for Five Days? Jason Kottke: …
: Who are the most influential and important people in history? Jesus, Mohammed, the Buddha, Genghis …
: People who wear short pants and long sleeve, heavy sweatshirts in chilly weather are monsters.
: People who wear short pants and long sleeve, heavy sweatshirts in chilly weather are monsters.
: “I can’t go here. It would be too easy for him to pick up if I go here.” — The dog, looking for a …
: "… the App Store’s financial success is the worst thing that’s happened to Apple this …
: Mastodon is getting popular enough that it’s going to start attracting litigation and …
: As if you didn’t have enough to worry about: eating too many apples might be bad for you.
: Why Would Anyone Use Another Centralized Social Media Service After This? — Mike Masnick at Techdirt …
: We don’t need a new global town square to replace Twitter. We already have one: The Web. The web is the world’s town square.I t’s been right there along along, and Twitter, Facebook, …
: I like that micro.blog doesn’t support likes or reblogs. On Facebook, Tumblr, and Mastodon, I’m …
: Hi, @manton! Feature request for micro.blog: Let me import my Mastodon follower list, which I can …
: Daring Fireball @gruber@mastodon.social: Quora is beta testing an AI chatbot. Shouldn’t be …
: Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr: How Apple could open its App Store without really opening its …
: Hearing Wendell Pierce say “fuuuuuck” in an early scene of S3E1 of “Jack Ryan” makes me want to …
: While walking, the dog and I saw this mobile axe-throwing setup. Because is it really the holidays …
: While walking, the dog and I saw this dapper gentleman.
: The right believes in absolute free speech for everyone they agree with.
: Soon as I saw the headline cross Mastodon, I checked my twitter account. Still active. I feel …
: Thursday Night Purge: Elon Musk’s Twitter Bans Tons Of High Profile Journalists — Mike Masnick at …
: How cable monopolists tricked conservatives into shooting themselves in the face – Cory Doctorow “No …
: While out walking the dog late this afternoon I saw a little four-year-old girl wearing a beautiful …
: Years ago, two friends of mine, one at the CIA, one at the Pentagon, advised me to delete the app. …
: … a conservative is someone who believes that some of us were born to rule, and the rest of us were …
: The idea that “if you’re not paying for the product, you’re the product” is utter nonsense. The …
: I have just disabled micro.blog’s cross-posting to my main mastodon account, and will instead …
: I can’t make up my mind whether I want to cross-post from micro.blog to my primary mastodon …
: Crypto Was Always Smoke and Mirrors: The fall of FTX shocked everyone. Except this guy. The world …
: Support Railroad Workers Fighting for Humane Conditions and Paid Sick Leave. The RR workers get NO …
: American healthcare is split into 2 piles: Face holes Not face holes — US Healthcare, by Matt …
: “I believe that marriage is a lasting partnership between one person without health insurance and …
: “Is there such a thing as accidental praxis? Because as much as I hate oligarchs, in a million years …
: jwz: “I would like to report an absolutely absurd use of metaphor.” Truck fire leads to huge pile of …
: The service I use to track of TV and movies to watch, trakt.tv, has been down for two days. They …
: Idea for a crime novel about a man who steals a yarmulke from his male sibling. Working title: “His …
: Contrary to all good writing advice, sometimes I like to use baroque, sesquipedalian language where …
: Orphaned neurological implants. By Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr. Second Sight, a company that …
: Heavy rain when walking the dog this morning. The dog didn’t like it. Neither did I, but only one of …
: A few weeks ago, I was communicating with a 26-year-old colleague, talking about increasing work …
: Enjoyable article about Generation Z’s struggle to adapt to communication style in the office …
: I was standing on the sidewalk outside the pet store tapping on my phone. An old guy walked by very …
: How the Hospice Movement Became a For-Profit Hustle. Half of all Americans now die in hospice care. …
: I’ve been sleeping better for the past month or so. I attribute to more consistent bedtimes and wake …
: What you can learn about sleep from truckers Stephanie Vozza at Fast Company: [Dean Croke, …
: Freedom of reach is freedom of speech. The online debate over free speech suuuuucks, and, …
: What if failure is the plan?. danah boyd has been studying social media for decades, with a …
: It is a cold and blustery day here in San Diego. We had brunch with friends. I walked the dog before …
: Blogging is its own form at this point. It isn’t an essay. Nor is it a scholarly article. It has no …
: Author Scott Lynch responds to a reader who objects to “unrealistic stereotypes of political …
: Molly White: On anti-crypto toxicity. I don’t think anyone should be pressured to be nice to evil …
: Twitter to Increase Tweet Character Limit to 4,000, Elon Musk Says. By Sami Fathi at MacRumors.
: Where Veteran Rockers Go to Reinvent Themselves. How the Hudson Valley and the Catskills became the …
: On 2024, Romney won’t back Trump, even if he’s the GOP nominee. By Steve Benen.
: When you live in a semi-arid climate and you only drive a couple of times a week, you can go for …
: Highbrow Films Aimed at Winning Oscars Are Losing Audiences. By Brooks Barnes at The New York Times. …
: We watched the first half of “Spirited” last night, because I thought I was in the mood for a …
: A remake of “Happy Days” would be set in the 2000s.
: Yesterday I mistakenly had coffee at four in the afternoon. I thought it was decaf. But I slept …
: I saw these ducks do this mildly surprising thing at Lake Murray.
: The Los Angeles Police Department is here to serve and protect… the powerful. The rest of you are on …
: This letter from Mickey Mantle, recalling his ‘outstanding experience’ at Yankee …
: Dyson’s Air Purifying Headphones Will Cost $949, Plus Your Pride. By Andrew Liszewski at …
: McSweeney’s: Middle School Party Games, Revised for Thirty-Five-Year-Olds. Truth or Dare If a …
: The New Yorker: Cory Doctorow Wants You to Know What Computers Can and Can’t Do. A conversation …
: I saw this dapper gentleman at the park today.
: The promise and the peril of ChatGPT. By Casey Newton. Reading about the potential for abuse here, I …
: Yes, It’s Censorship: Stop picking that nit, it’ll never heal. A few big companies, including Apple, …
: Ancient Rome did not fall. It was destroyed from within, by the same forces we see playing out in …
: While walking, the dog and I saw these houses with the holiday spirit, and this car 🦮📷
: Eugene from Wednesday is my role model. I’m going to wear a retainer and keep bees.
: A new Indiana Jones movie, starring 80-year-old Harrison Ford? Sure, why not? Here’s the trailer. I’ve seen criticism of the trailer and of all the movies after “Raiders.” And …
: Proud Boy terrorists threaten Columbus, Ohio, drag queen story hour, school asks for protection, …
: MetaFilter: “Television news is about consistency and companionship."
: jwz: Let Me Kill the Billionaire.
: jwz: Normal Country. Functional Democracy
: Seth Godin: Confidence doesn’t help win the lottery. There are lots of lotteries in our lives. …
: One of the best blogs on the Internet. is back. I’m glad to see Jason Kottke has returned to …
: South Dakota Bans Government Employees From Using TikTok. The Countless Other Apps And Services That …
: Dave Pell is on a roll on NextDraft today: ”At 8:10 p.m., more than nine hours after his family …
: Elon Musk gets mail. “Akiva Cohen, an attorney representing 22 laid-off Twitter employees, …
: “Robert Moses Is A Racist Whatever.” Jason Kottke blogs about an interview with Robert Caro, author …
: What weird food habits did you have in your family when you were a kid? If you’re a parent, how would your kids answer that question? I’m remembering that one summer when I went to day camp where the kids brought their lunches. My mom …
: Alexandra Petri: “Free speech is when you pay me money for goods or services. That’s free …
: Disney’s new neural network can change an actor’s age with ease. The “production ready” …
: This made me happy this morning This morning while walking the dog I saw one of the neighbor men in front of his house, getting …
: How can the Democrats claim to be pro-union and pro-labor and also do this? The bill that the House passed forcing railway workers back to work requires the workers to take a …
: I have become fastidious about washing my hands, maybe even OCD, but I have also decided the dog and …
: I have become fastidious about washing my hands, maybe even a little OCD, but I have also decided …
: On Twitter: “You ever just think about how Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is basically …
: “You’ve got to vaccinate people against the hate” MetaFilter: In Russia, China, Iran, and the United States, autocracy is stumbling and liberal …
: A friend reminds me that I started getting healthy and fit after I attended a science fiction …
: Hello again, micro.blog! It’s me, Mitch Wagner, getting a fresh start on a new blog. If you follow …
: Wherever you go, go with all your heart. 📷
: 27 years in California and sometimes I’m still amazed by palm trees. 📷
: Would you like to see a one-minute video of Minnie running around the backyard and digging? Of …
: Lake Murray in the morning, San Diego, CA, 7:40 am PT. A Day In The Life #adayinthelife
: My home office needs a name. I am choosing between: The Room Where It Happens The Cockpit The Boom …
: Robert A. Heinlein’s Red Planet was the gateway drug to books for me. My 3rd grade teacher, …
: FBI Demands Apple’s Assistance In Opening iPhone Packaging
: This house has a dinosaur in the yard. The dinosaur wears a nametag. His name is Burt. 📷
: Out of curiosity, I rewatched “Dance of the Dwarfs,” a 1983 low-budget horror-adventure that was in …
: We don’t get many majestic trees like this in San Diego. 📷
: We’ve been living in this house more than 20 years and last night Julie showed me an extremely …
: My brothers and me having a Tarantino moment at Niagara Falls around 1971. 📷 I think the white car …
: Even when I was a little boy, I understood the importance of personal style. Around 1964. 📷
: Just look at this beautiful house we saw on a trip to Athens, Ohio, to visit family a few years ago. …
: African safari journal: Homeward bound June 2019 Our final Africa safari stop was Little Kulala Desert Lodge, in Sossusvlei, the …
: "Dance of the Dwarfs" In the early 1980s cable movie channels didn’t have much inventory and they’d play the …
: I’m about halfway through reading the very first Perry Mason novel, “The Case of the …
: A colleague on a Zoom meeting this morning shared his Mac screen with red numbers in the dock for …
: We are enjoying “Endeavour.” It gives me an idea for a Star Trek series: “Ensign …
: In the 90s, Justin Hall was a rich kid with distant parents and a need for attention. He fell in …
: I get relaxation from certain kinds of low-stakes digital activities, requiring little or no …
: What is a “digital garden?” I encountered the idea of a “digital garden” Friday and was instantly enthusiastic and spent some …
: I updated mitchwagner.com to index the best of my personal writing. I’ve heard people call that a …
: Our Africa journal – Saying goodbye to a new friend June 23, 2019 — Yesterday, we left the camp for our next stop. Festus drove us two hours over those …
: In “Man of Steel” there’s a scene at the end where Superman and the big villain are having a fight …
: The house 🎃 across the street ☠ is starting 👻 to decorate 🧛♀️ for Halloween. 🧙 Too soon!🦇
: “Digital gardens” are personal spaces on the Internet that avoid the one-size-fits-all …
: Like I said about 10 hours ago, I thought I had insomnia licked because I got a good night’s …
: “I’ve got this insomnia thing licked,” I said. “I’ve slept well six nights in a row,” I said. Note …
: Minnie in a weird position, 2017. 📷
: Casey Newton: “Few will cry any tears for Facebook… But the events of this summer have folks I know …
: Big Tech doesn’t have persuasion superpowers. The companies are toxic because they’re …
: Using machine learning to optimize the layout of banana slices on a sandwich. [Cory Doctorow] I …
: I’ve learned that my resting face when I’m a zoom call looks like I’m drunk. Once …
: RNC Speaker Mary Ann Mendoza Cancelled After Boosting Conspiracy About Jewish Plot to Enslave the …
: If you want to see women walking while talking on the phone, most with dogs, some pushing strollers, …
: I dropped a container of imported parmesan cheese flakes on the floor the other day and swept it up …
: I stopped briefly on my walk yesterday to fiddle with my iPhone, and this beautiful cat came out …
: Epic Games' assertion that there's an iPhone market that Apple monopolizes, distinct from the smartphone market that includes Android, looks like bullshit to me. Apple kicked Epic’s Fortnite out of the App Store for terms of service violations. Fortnite …
: The bizarre dimming of bright star Betelgeuse caused by giant stellar eruption [Space.com]: …
: Simulate driving through dozens of world cities while listening to local radio. …
: If you start reading a book and it’s not grabbing you, how long do you give it until you give up? Or …
: Facebook is refusing to remove a doctored Nancy Pelosi video. Factcheckers put ‘partly false’ label …
: When Covid Subsided, Israel Reopened Its Schools. It Didn’t Go Well. …
: Photorealistic portraits of Roman emperors, generated by machine learning and Photoshop. …
: Trump has had more nice things to say about a woman arrested for sex trafficking than he has about …
: How to spell “entrepreneur:” It’s got more Rs than you think.
: Wilford Brimley was once a bodyguard for Howard Hughes. twitter.com/rstephens…
: Clashing privacy laws between the US and Europe spell trouble for big tech “If you’re a U.S. subsidiary of a big U.S. firm and you’re based in Europe, whom do you obey? The …
: Mirrors only became commonplace and inexpensive in the 19th Century. Until then, almost everybody …
: I saw this regal gentleman at Lake Murray. 📷
: Drive-through communion at the church up the street from us. 📷 Communion was no longer running when …
: Too often I try to get just a couple more shaves out of an old blade. That’s a metaphor for …
: The good: I shaved with a new blade this morning and I’m wearing a new shirt. The bad: I have a …
: I resolved on Thursday to do less Facebook, because Facebook doesn’t make me feel good. I was on …
: Vacation photo, Borrego Springs, California, 2013 📷
: A photo essay of classic Japanese ads
: A photo essay of classic Japanese movie monsters. Where Western movies used animated clay figures, …
: “The line of troopers walked forward, billy clubs out. They knocked Lewis to the ground and struck …
: “Aggravation is an art form in his hands.” RIP Regis, my friend and companion on many a business …
: I have an idea for a movie. An action-comedy about two cops who are partners and best friends and …
: We watched Bad Boys tonight, which we had never seen. It was the least enjoyable film I have watched …
: This is a good look for me. In no way does it make me look threatening or mentally unbalanced. 📷
: meet my new BFF https://t.co/4WDhx3BpZo — Michelle 🍵💻 (@tinymwriter) July 24, 2020
: More than half the people born in 1980 are over 40. My brain cannot process this information.
: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols at ZDNet: The 5 most over-hyped tech devices. Don’t be a hater – …
: David Roth at The New Yorker: How “Starship Troopers” Aligns with Our Moment of American Defeat: …
: Eli Reiter at OneZero: My Bizarre Stint As an Amazon Reviewer for Hire
: I saw this lost dog sign on my walk yesterday. I hope they find the little guy. He looks sad. 📷
: Lake Murray from Cowles Mountain, five miles from home, 2018. Maybe I’ll do the climb again …
: Two years ago today I was at the Google Next conference in San Francisco. I mistook another editor …
: Julie got me this cunning hat for my birthday yesterday, which I will wear with pride on my next …
: The least likely scenario for the 2020 election is that Trump both loses and accepts defeat …
: “Hurting people at scale: Facebook’s employees reckon with the social network …
: I don’t know how how to spell “entrepreneur” but I know there’s an extra R …
: “Delicious, but too messy to handle,” was how Ruth Burt described the new ice cream treat her …
: That was, indeed, unexpected. Zoom and Enhance! from r/Unexpected
: Ladies and gents, I present my husband who did not want a cat from r/aww
: In his biography of Benjamin Franklin, Walter Isaacson makes a case that Franklin was one of the …
: Venice is reducing the number of people allowed on individual gondolas, as tourists have gotten …
: Biden went into this campaign with his chief credential being that he was a nonentity who would do …
: Biden’s $2 trillion climate plan.
: Country-themed sitcoms ruled the TV airwaves for a decade, but in the early 1970s, CBS axed them. …
: I had not planned to spend quite so much time this morning updating my Mac but here we are.
: When did we stop having “problems” and starting having “issues”? Because I …
: That’s sorted. Moon vs. Sun utilization question answered The Monroeville Breeze, Indiana, September …
: Light and time are great ways to disinfect masks. Washing is generally unnecessary James Hamblin MD, writing at The Atlantic: Have several masks, made to fit well around your nose …
: The Amazon Critic Who Saw Its Power From the Inside: Tim Bray was a celebrated engineer at Amazon. Now, he is its highest-profile defector Bray walked away from $1 million because he couldn’t stand Amazon’s labor and business …
: Mexican cave relics suggest humans were populating the Americas up to 17,000 years earlier than …
: This is a photo of a kitten Honestly trying to work here. Joyce Garcia …
: I was looking through my wallet for a particular document, which I did not find, but I did find …
: Facebook is adding security and privacy protections to Messenger. That’s like Ghislaine …
: We ordered a new couch which was supposed to arrive today but which seems to have disappeared in …
: America can become the country claims to be, starting by telling the truth about its history of …
: Tucker Carlson, the most popular host in the history of cable news, returned from a week-long …
: I walked a different route than I usually do today, and saw several noteworthy vehicles. Two were …
: Lush photo essay from the golden age of shopping malls. Cruising the Past & Future of the Retro Shopping Mall I loved to go to the mall in my 20s. I’d …
: From my journal two years ago: My Apple Watch alarm went off while I was watching the dishes, and …
: I was feeling down and blue so I spent a lot of time on social media and now I feel ever so much …
: 📚I finished reading “Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic," by Tom “insert …
: Man, It’s Boss! Monogram’s Red Baron model kit, the Groovy Custom Show Rod Now at Your …
: I am continuing to fiddle with handwriting recognition (aka Scribble) on the iPad. I’m getting …
: Was Orwell an anti-Semite? Orwell struggled with anti-Semitism — others' and his own.
: Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow: “Trump’s decisions to politicize voting and …
: Americans saw the story they wanted to see. Some saw respected professionals fearing for their …
: The Republicans Who Want to Destroy Trump The Lincoln Project is headed by people who are just now …
: A 13-Year-Old Will Be Tried As An Adult For Shooting And Killing His Brother While Playing Cops And …
: Your mask feels uncomfortable? Get over it. As a surgeon, I know how vital they are.
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: David Frumat the Atlantic, about Roger Stone: The Most Conspicuous Scandal in American History. …
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: Hello, again, Lake Murray. 📷
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: Bill Murray dances with Gilda Radner at Studio 54. via In the 70s, overalls and high heels were …
: How AI makes policing more racist: AI is biased as the people who program it.
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: Al Pacino with his parents, Salvatore and Rose, in 1940. via He’s just a few months old and he …
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: A Twitter Account Is Tracking the Cringiest Misuses Of Black Language
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: Spies, Lies, and Stonewalling: What It’s Like to Report on Facebook: “… operating with the …
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: Two racist cops threw me in jail 13 years ago. Let me tell you what needs to happen now. Searing …
: How to Buy Tech That Lasts and Lasts Brian X. Chen at the New York Times: When we buy a gadget these days, we rarely assume that it will …
: Sheboygan toilet clogger sentenced to probation, 150 days in jail Headline of the week.
: Microsoft did a virtual-reality/augmented-reality thing to make video meetings look more like physical meetings You get an avatar that sits at a table or – for bigger meetings – in a virtual lecture …
: I got the new Facebook layout yesterday evening. That’s late – many people were getting …
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: We watched Hamilton last night and 1776 tonight. That’s five hours and 25 minutes of movies. My butt …
: My reaction immediately before watching “Hamilton:” “Nearly three hours? You’ve got to be kidding …
: The 1776 drinking game: Take a drink — of rum — every time John Adams says “Good God!” or …
: The first movie I saw in a theater A friend asked her Facebook friends what was the first movie that they remembered seeing in a …
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: Minnie supervises my second Covid haircut, by Julie, who did an excellent job. 📷
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: A volcanic eruption in the Aleutians triggered climate change that accelerated the fall of the Roman …
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: Duke researchers say all brain activity studies are wrong
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: African safari journal – one year ago – we visit a tribal village June 21, 2019 - Yesterday was busy even by the standards of this trip. Up at 6 and out at 6:30 to …
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: African safari journal – one year ago – never get tired of the elephants June 19, 2019 — We got our cold weather yesterday, up at 5 am for the morning game drive. Camp Kipwe …
: Petition calls for statue of Christopher Columbus in Ohio city to be replaced with Chef Boyardee The …
: Remarkable time-lapse video of a toucan growing up from hatching to adulthood. Seems like an …
: Black Lives Matter is working
: “ ... trying to shame people into wearing condoms didn’t work—and it won’t work for masks either.” Shaming didn’t work to get men to wear condoms during the early days of the AIDS epidemic, but …
: New research explores how conservative media misinformation may have intensified the severity of the …
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: Not the first time Sammy got to the glass of water I put out for myself.
: Russia offered the Taliban bounties to kill American soldiers, and Trump has been dithering about a …
: House passes bill to provide D.C. statehood Republicans oppose statehood for DC because DC is mostly …
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: Obamacare Must ‘Fall,’ Trump Administration Tells Supreme Court No, it is the Trump …
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: YouTube views of sourdough videos jumped 400% in coronavirus lockdown. And “workout from …
: A subsurface ocean on Europa, a moon of Jupiter, may have been habitable. For microbial life at …
: Paradise, California, suffered extensive damage and deaths in 2018 forest fires, and is now grappling with the pandemic and recession. The high school graduating faces uncertainty with hope for the future Justine Calma at The Verge: For the second year in a row, graduation at Paradise High School became …
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: He got it from the mask.. I just bet he did.
: U.S. Used Missile With Long Blades to Kill Qaeda Leader in Syria American Special Operations forces …
: Working at Home Means Softer Toilet Paper – and a Climate Toll Soft toilet paper is better for …
: How big tech distorts discourse: It’s the monopoly, stupid. Making the case for job …
: More photos from our African safaris – one year ago These were taken June 18, 2019, in Namibia. Our cabin at Kipwe Lodge in Namibia. View from the …
: We’ve had big, gorgeous monarch butterflies in the yard recently. 📷
: Africa journal – one year ago – spectacular leopard encounter June 17, 2019 [Note from 2020: Overlap here with yesterday’s entry. I’m repeating myself.] We …
: I saw these chairs on a New York City street a few years ago. The gentlemen who occupied the chairs …
: African safari journal – one year ago – a travel day June 15, 2019 – Yesterday was a travel day. We had an 11:25 am charter flight from the LLT airstrip …
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: Rosebud at the side of the house. “Feed me, Seymour!” 📷
: Alaska Airlifts ‘Into the Wild’ Bus Out of the Wild Alaska has airlifted the “Into the Wild” bus out of the Alaska backcountry. Too many tourists made …
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: Algonauts: Experimental artist Shardcore uses machine learning to generate “Algonauts” – …
: That’s the art of the deal, people! Trump paid $7.3 million for covid “test tubes” …
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: Medical supply company threatens to sue to stop iFixit from distributing repair manuals Cory Doctorow: When a once-in-a-century public health emergency strikes, some people leap to help. …
: The EU has an opportunity to break Big Tech's monopolies by requiring interoperability This is the EU’s interoperability moment – Cory Doctorow It should be legal for you to buy a …
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: Television promo photo 1970 in Hungary via
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: I’m doing a few Zoom calls a day now. I hate my meeting face.
: Found images: June 17, 2020 1930s via via via
: Link list: Tuesday, June 16 2020 Cisco rolls out new solutions for remote work, learning, post-pandemic For instance, one solution …
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: Found images: Tuesday, June 16 2020 Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, 1910s. She wore pants, smoked …
: Link list: Monday, June 15 2020 On Cory Doctorow’s Pluralistic: Mad Magazine’s Al Jaffee is retiring young – he’s …
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: Linked list: Sunday, June 14, 2020 The reality show “Cops” was canceled a short time ago. Should scripted police dramas follow? On the …
: Exercise is not just important to health; it also stimulates the mind. For example, when I was …
: Africa journal - one year ago today - Tswana language lesson Julie has picked up a few words of Tswana, one of the two major languages of Botswana. The other …
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: African safari journal – one year ago today – a visit to a local village In the morning at home, I look at the news. Here in Africa, in the morning I look at the gnus. A …
: Safari journal – one year ago today – we learn the local language and speak it badly Leroo La Tau, our current safari camp, is in the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park in Botswana, on the …
: African safari journal – one year ago today – Camp Xakanaxa to Leroo La Tau We’re on a 12-seater Cessna now, on our way from Camp Xakanaxa, where we spent three lovely days, to …
: We are watching “The Great” and rewatching “Rome.” Great TV. So many severed heads.
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: Our African journal – One year ago today – At the Okavango Delta in Botswana I literally squeed when I saw a mother baboon carrying her baby. “Oh my god it’s a baby baboon!” I …
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: African travel journal – one year ago today – I complain like a Karen Yesterday was our first full day really in Africa, when we got out of the airport/hotel complex in …
: Seen at the supermarket: a woman wearing a mask and tiara.
: Consumer reports: How to safely and effectively record video during a protest …
: Our Africa trip journal - one year ago today: Botswana We arrived at Kasane Airport, a small airport outside Chobe National Park in Botswana, yesterday, …
: African safari journal: One year ago today, Julie and I arrived in Africa From my travel journal, lightly edited for typoes: We’ve been in transit nearly 2 days now. And we …
: Who is Alan Tarica and why does he say I’m an idiot? I fell down an Internet rabbit hole this morning. I received an email from someone signing himself …
: 📷 Baked potato, deli turkey breast, spicy brown mustard. Delicious!
: Pluralistic: Ferguson's first black mayor, why do protests become violent and more On Cory Doctorow’s Pluralistic pluralistic.net/2020/06/0… Ella Jones is …
: 📚Reading "The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic." I finished reading “Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic,” by Mike …
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: Conspiracy theories have been fundamental to American history since the Revolution. …
: George Will: ‘There is no such thing as rock bottom for Trump. Assume the worst is yet to come.’ Those who think our unhinged president’s recent mania about a murder two decades ago that never …
: KC Short, the Army veteran who organized Saturday’s protests in La Mesa, CA, the San Diego …
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: Protesting is important, but it's not the hard thing, or the most important thing To be honest, it’s not that hard to protest. It’s not that hard to go someplace. And it doesn’t mean …
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: @dave Winer compares Trump to Captain Queeg — Old Yellow Stain. Hell yeah. Trump in the bunker with …
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: Minneapolis has a deep history of police abuse and racism On Cory Doctorow’s Pluralistic.net: Minneapolis police have flouted reforms. “[P]olice union boss Lt …
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: Protestors Criticized For Looting Businesses Without Forming Private Equity Firm First Look, we all have the right to protest, but that doesn’t mean you can just rush in and destroy any …
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: Julie and I watched “Dune” again not long ago. The only other time I’d seen it was in the theatrical …
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: The last typist was kicked out of the Writers Room in New York’s Greenwich Village 10 years …
: Did the Black Death lead to the Renaissance? What does that history teach us about what to expect in …
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: Coronavirus: The Mask Wars – Science Vs Scientific studies suggest no conclusive evidence that cloth …
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: HP Lovecraft warned readers to stay away from pulp magazines – Cory Doctorow. Readers should turn to …
: Department of Justice Reopens Spat With Apple Over iPhone Encryption Daring Fireball: Saying you …
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: “Get your stinking paws off me you damned dirty ape!” and 99 more favorite movie quotes.
: If Not 10,000, How Many Steps Should We Be Walking Each Day? The 10,000-step rule is completely arbitrary, writes journalist Tanner Garrity at InsideHook. There …
: What We Might Learn From The 1918 Flu Pandemic – Fresh Air – In broad outlines, public reaction to …
: Knockoffs – 99% Invisible – Dapper Dan went from street hustler to fashion impresario and has spent …
: Inside Trump’s coronavirus meltdown Edward Luce delivers a fast but deep read on the Financial Times, about how Trump and his henchmen …
: A pandemic is no walk in the park, except yesterday that's exactly what it was Yesterday, Lake Murray was open for the first or second day since the social distancing order became …
: Fred Willard doing opening monologue on SNL, 1978 via
: Trans World Airlines (1952) via
: Janis Joplin Woodstock 1969 via
: Jughead, 1970. It doesn’t require much individuality to be viewed as an eccentric iconoclast in …
: There’s Nothing Like a ‘54 Ford via
: The death cult at the grocery store – Retail workers are being called on to enforce facemask …
: Why Is Facebook So Afraid of Checking Facts? – Facebook refuses to factcheck fake news, based on the …
: Hackers who broke into a law firm claim to have dug up dirt on Trump, and will release it in a week …
: Facebook’s Giphy acquisition would be a privacy disaster How Facebook Could Use Giphy to Collect Your Data – Giphy already tracks users online behavior, and …
: Coronavirus: The last ‘normal’ photo on your phone
: Qanon is so popular because there are so many real-life conspiracies Cory Doctorow: Social media isn’t particularly great at persuasion. But it is excellent at …
: Former newspaper editor is now a homeless blogger The New York Times: Rick Jackson, 54, was top editor of The Herald-Times, Bloomington, Indiana. He …
: New Christopher Pike "Trek" series in the pipeline. SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!! Hollywood Reporter : CBS All Access is doing a new Star Trek series, based on the adventures of the …
: I like the way the dog looks at the camera for approval. "Did you see that move?" Stop what you’re doing and watch my weird dog fight a tree. pic.twitter.com/Tam5fBLZBc — K.B. …
: Losers who use “loose” when they mean “lose.” Makes me lose my shit.
: Excitement during the pandemic. I like that it’s a professional model. Don’t want to use …
: The Saga of Michael Flynn – Politics doesn’t permit nuance. Either Michael Flynn is a hero or …
: Rumors that some horror movies are cursed become their own kind of curse for the people who make those movies The Curse of The Curse – Great episode of the Imaginary Worlds podcast: filmmaker Jay Cheel talks …
: Thoughts following my my first-ever at-home haircut I had long, thick hair when I was a young man and I miss it. For years I’ve wondered if I would look …
: Help Garry Armacost, a Vietnam vet, fight cancer and VA bureaucracy Garry Armacost, was wounded fighting for his country in Vietnam. Now he’s in the fight of his …
: Julie gave me my first rona haircut. Fine job and I still have all my ears!
: Kiss cam finds the best couple. via Gfycat
: Little Richard, Rock Pioneer Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87 – He pioneered rock and …
: The Sopranos: How Would Tony Soprano Handle the Coronavirus? – The dancers at the Bada Bing get …
: My Facebook profile recently got upgraded to support formatting text: Bold, italic, blockquotes and …
: Today (and yesterday) on Cory Doctorow’s Pluralistic – Armed Michigan voters are escorting …
: Ocasio-Cortez claps back at GOP criticism for playing Animal Crossing: ‘Curious for your …
: I think I will suggest to Julie that we should watch “The Andromeda Strain” tonight. Not the 2008 …
: Wilford Brimley was only 48 when he appeared in “The Thing” and 51 in …
: As Restaurants and Stores Reopen, What’s Safe? – Are haircuts, going back to work, eating in …
: Microsoft and AWS exchange poisoned pen blog posts in latest Pentagon JEDI contract spat – Microsoft …
: Roaming ‘robodog’ politely tells Singapore park goers to keep apart – A roaming robot …
: Zoom is adding data center capacity in Equinix, as it signs a deal for cloud service from Oracle.
: Google unifies all of its messaging and communication apps into a single team – A good move. Google …
: House GOP urge Trump against supporting additional funding for state and local governments – …
: James Carville Warns Trump: Your ‘Grifter’ Campaign Aides Are Lying To You — “Trump is …
: Which Supreme Court Justice Flushed the Toilet During Oral Arguments?
: Now I’m curious which book it was and what was the so-called virtue signaling? It's true: …
: Today on Cory Doctorow’s Pluralistic The TSA is being sued for hoarding 1.3 million N95 masks: …
: Supreme Court throws out convictions of New Jersey officials in Bridgegate scandal – Political …
: The first Google account you sign in to is set as the default account. This was driving me nuts …
: “She’s starting to shake! She’s starting to shimmy!". Thanks, @odd!
: Everybody alive today will be somewhat germophobic the rest of their lives. Like the way my parents' …
: [Several years ago] JULIE: “What is ‘mansplaining?'” ME: ME: “This is a …
: Today on Cory Doctorow’s Pluralistic ++ Alvim Corrêa’s beautiful, bleak illustrations …
: I am hosting a video conference for dozens or hundreds of people this evening so of course today …
: The grocery store was nearly out of our favorite brand of cookies, Tate’s. Lots of gluten-free …
: We watched the first episode of “Rome” last night. Polly Walker is va va va voom. I am …
: We may be dramatically overestimating China’s capabilities – David Ignatius on The Washington Post – …
: Parking Lots Have Become a Digital Lifeline — Without home internet access and with libraries and …
: Over on Twitter, I’m suggesting to @MikeElgan that he might want to consider moving to …
: On Twitter, @mat asks: “With the benefit of a couple of months of hindsight, what was your …
: That is an awful lot of Rome Yesterday I read some of “Storm before the Storm” a history of the fall of the Roman Republic, by …
: One year ago today I saw possibly the most ridiculous example of security theater I have ever witnessed A young woman ahead of me at airport security was walking with a cane and had a “boot” …
: 📺 I have finished watching I Claudius, for the fourth time. I now realize why I didn’t have any …
: I just want a professional haircut. I realize this is literally the smallest problem in the universe …
: The Hollywood Vigilante Actress Marisol Nichols, star of the TV series “Riverdale,” is a …
: “Having no plan is the plan! … Plans are for commies and the Danish. Here we do it fast …
: As a newly self-employed person, I’m learning that the weekend is a thing you schedule. My …
: John Cleese: “If you’re absolutely no good at something at all then you lack the skill …
: Hospital CEOs are keeping their seven-figure salaries while frontline workers go without pay
: Today on Cory Doctorow’s Pluralistic ++ The pandemic could make Big Tech our permanent …
: Larry Ellison Reveals His Big Data Battle Plan To Fight Coronavirus In Partnership With Trump White …
: AWS engineer Tim Bray resigns from Amazon following worker firings – Bray quit Amazon in protest …
: Inspired by a conversation with Mike Elgan yesterday, I’m going to do Facebook a lot less for …
: This Woman Was Isolated In Her Nursing Home, So Her Grandchildren Stood Outside With Signs To Ask …
: Man In Quarantine Can’t Remember How Long It’s Been Since He Danced Through Town Square Followed By …
: The Scientists Who Won’t Give Up on the Warp Drive — Dozens of engineers and physicists are …
: Terry Pratchett: Doctor Who is not science fiction. Thanks, Cory!
: School bus converted to mobile, full-time off-grid home. And it’s a really NICE home too.
: It’s the 50th Anniversary of Humanity’s Favorite Activity: Staring at an LCD
: The Coronavirus Is Rewriting Our Imaginations Science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson went off …
: Welcome to your work-from-home dystopia: Employers are using spyware to monitor remote employees' …
: What The U.S. Might Learn From China’s Approach To COVID-19 – New York Times health and …
: Boy raises a hammer during a solidarity rally for the 42,000 miners on strike in the Zonguldak coal …
: Wearing a mask is for smug liberals. Refusing to is for reckless Republicans. – Mask-wearing and …
: John Belushi reportedly visited the set of “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” on the day …
: The U.S. Needs Way More Than a Bailout to Recover From Covid-19 – We need a new New Deal to fix …
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: Harlan Ellison: “I don’t take a piss without getting paid for it."
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: Making the case for municipal broadband - Cory Doctorow
: The Koch network is pushing for an end to covid lockdown and social distancing, while sending its …
: Lax antitrust regulations killed a plan to stockpile ventilators Cory Doctorow:: 13 years ago, the US Dept of HHS awarded a contract to design low-cost, reliable …
: Pandemic surveillance will be abused Before using tools built by data harvesting companies to track the coronavirus pandemic, we must …
: Big tech conferences could be a COVID-19 casualty Lindsay Clark at the Register predicts smaller, fewer tech conferences post-COVID-19. My first was …
: Julie took this photo of Minnie saying good morning to her. My legs at the right. 📷
: Julie took this marvelous photo of a mallard swimming in the pond in our backyard. 📷
: Julie took these outstanding photos of Vivvie. 📷
: The problem with making coffee is you haven’t had your coffee when you’re making your coffee.
: I saw this excellent sidewalk chalk art walking the dog yesterday. Drive to the flower.
: Portrait of a weekly newspaper in the small town of Julian, California, circulation in the hundreds, …
: Social distancing vs. economic recovery is a false choice. According ta recent study, cities that …
: Cory Doctorow: The US coronavirus epidemic is Part 2 of the 2008 financial meltdown, in the wake of …
: Zacharius Braciszewicz says Trump will be turned out of office in five weeks, but the butcher’s bill …
: Before reporting to the American people, coronavirus task force members need to say how wonderful …
: Doonesbury captured Trump 44 years ago, in this strip about Chairman Mao. via
: Screenwriter J.D. Shapiro on the making of the 2000 movie, “Battlefield: Earth:” …
: Stella, a dog, jumps with gusto into piles of leaves. - video
: Sophie Lewis at CBSNews.com: Walmart reports increased sales for tops but not pants
: We’ve come full rectangle: Polaroid is reborn out of The Impossible Project Devin Coldewey at …
: Mike Dano on Light Reading: Satellite company OneWeb is reportedly filing for bankruptcy and Elon …
: Podcast downloads in the US have fallen about 10%. True crime podcasts are down the most, and comedy …
: The San Diego City Attorney is seeking an injunction against Instacart Chris Jennewein at the Times …
: British Drivers Swearing I found this enjoyable both for the colorful expletives and for the many …
: How Huawei is dividing Western nations Scott Bade at TechCrunch: Western countries are split on …
: Uranus Ejected a Giant Plasma Bubble During Voyager 2’s Visit - The New York Times Uranus is very …
: This painting by Rudolf Sieber Lonati was used on the covers of Silber-Grusel-Krimi #213 and Larry …
: 1961 cover art by Mitchell Hooks Via
: SF Bar Owner on Yelp’s GoFundMe partnership: ‘Fuck All of These People Entirely” - Eve Batey - Eater …
: Fearsome Flush - Real Ghostbusters (Kenner) Via
: The sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden, explained - Anna North - Vox
: Opinion - The Religious Right’s Hostility to Science Is Crippling Our Coronavirus Response Katherine …
: ‘White-Collar Quarantine’ Over Virus Spotlights Class Divide Noam Scheiber, Nelson D. Schwartz and …
: I have developed my own modification to the standard hand-washing technique you’ve seen on …
: Nurses Share Coronavirus Stories Anonymously in an Online Document - Edmund Lee - The New York Times …
: How the Pandemic Will End - Ed Yong - The Atlantic
: One month ago today I took Minnie in to the vet for her bordatella and heartworm test. Two years ago …
: Coronavirus changes everything about the 2020 election. Trump is now the favorite to win. All he has …
: Cory Doctorow: San Francisco’s DNA Lounge is delivering cocktails in mason jars. A mason jar …
: Cory Doctorow: “Reasonable covid food-safety advice: Sanitize your hands and your cart, …
: Cory Doctorow: Right-wing extremists who denounce their opponents' incivility are using the same …
: Cory Doctorow: Real-estate plutocrats are making a killing on the Senate stimulus. And guess what …
: Cory Doctorow: [The US is now the epicenter of the pandemic] a: “Trump wants the country to go …
: Gentleman buys a DVD at a flea market containing 80 minutes of previously unseen Seinfeld bloopers.
: Andrew Sullivan uses his memories of the AIDS epidemic to cast light on coronavirus and society. How to Survive a Plague It’s quite possible that by the end of all this, almost every American will …
: If we need to kill grandma and grandpa to save the economy, then fuck the economy. A far-right rallying cry: Older Americans should volunteer to work This article compares current …
: Not even three weeks on lockdown and the people who were once sneering at this as being no worse …
: People who say cruel things on the internet are often not the cartoon villains we imagine them to be. He urged saving the economy over protecting those who are ‘not productive’ from the …
: Any micro.bloggers in San Diego?
: As part of our morning wake-up routine I’ve been giving Minnie three chicken-flavored treats …
: With Affirmed Networks purchase, Microsoft looks to plug 5G into Azure - Light Reading. With its …
: How Triscuits got their name It has nothing to do with the number “three.” And it’s actually very …
: Good news for gig workers in stimulus bill, but Uber CEO talks rubbish about “third way” to classify employees Gig workers for companies like Uber, Lyft would get unemployment benefits under $2 trillion Senate …
: Huawei ‘rip and replace’ price tag doubles to $2B amid coronavirus outbreak …
: Microsoft is right now groaning under the weight of a 52,000-person internal Reply-All email storm. …
: Trump threatened to sue media outlets that air a political commercial that accurately quoted his …
: Cory Doctorow reviews Thomas Pikkety's new book, "Capital and Ideology." The thesis of the new book is that “the ‘laws’ of economics are actually policies, …
: Journalist practices social distancing in unexpected encounter with a herd of bison. “Oh my …
: Who would you be willing to sacrifice – have them die – to keep the stock market up? Sullen teen …
: A programmer switches gears – so to speak – and takes up a career as a bike courier. …
: On Reddit: “My dad is a pilot and during the pandemic decided to make a work simulator at …
: Teaser that ran in movie theaters for the Max Fleischer “Superman” cartoons, 1941 …
: My little experiment using micro.blog categories to automate selective syndication to Tumblr and …
: Today on Cory Doctorow's Pluralistic.net The Internet Archive is supporting unlimited book-lending during the crisis. “… they …
: Second Life-maker calls it quits on their VR follow-up techcrunch.com/2020/03/2… Linden Lab …
: The travel, conference and tourism industry are going to be in recession for a long time after coronavirus is a distant memory. As Charles Stross notes here in another context, people are going to be reluctant to gather in big …
: Shopping run: I went to the supermarket yesterday – for the benefit of my local friends, the …
: Julie said today that I am “contumacious.”
: So like I said, I ordered a new iPad Pro last night. I am a confessed Apple fanboy, so I’m …
: I excavated my briefcase from where it was buried under cardboard boxes in my office. I thought I …
: "Even during a global pandemic, nobody in Boston eats manhattan clam chowder" The coronavirus leftovers: Twitter users share grocery store items no one is apparently buying …
: "Julia Roberts’ performance is the magic spell that makes Pretty Woman work." Appreciating “Pretty Woman,” 30 years later www.refinery29.com/en-ca/202… I …
: I see a few social media darwinists saying we should be willing to sacrifice lives in the short term …
: Protect Yourself From Coronavirus Grocery Shopping www.consumerreports.org/food-shop… This is …
: I have committed iPad Pro 13" My brain has been tempting me with the new iPad Pro, about how nice it will be to have that big …
: How Biscoff Cookies Became the Snack We Crave on Planes www.cntraveler.com/story/how… I never …
: How to boost your home’s Wi-Fi www.theverge.com/2020/3/19…
: It’s time to track people’s smartphones to ensure they self-isolate during this global …
: Video: Italian mayors berate citizens for breaking quarantine. “Getting in your mobile …
: My first multi-person Zoom coffee break this morning. We discussed bronies and the catechism. I …
: I saw this excellent sidewalk art near the house. “Just keep walking” can be seen as inspirational …
: The Grass Is Always Greener by George Malcolm-Smith Bantam Books 410, 1948 Cover by Casey Jones …
: Law firm warns work-from-home employees against eavesdropping by Alexa, baby monitors, etc. Locked-Down Lawyers Warned Alexa Is Hearing Confidential Calls - Bloomberg Mishcon de Reya LLP, the …
: Tlaib proposes minting two $1 trillion platinum coins to finance monthly coronavirus debit cards …
: Today on Cory Doctorow's Pluralistic A law firm is telling employees to switch off smart speakers and similar devices while working from …
: Cory Doctorow: How prepper media is dealing with coronavirus Prepperism is about being the individual savior, while solving a community or global crisis requires …
: “woefully concupiscent snails” would be a good name for a podcast.
: ME THERMOMETER: Your temperature is “don’t be such a hypochondriac you don’t have …
: ME (before the rona): <Bleeding profusely, skin inflamed, boils, hacking wheezing cough, …
: We’re “taking our temperature with a mercury thermometer” years old.
: ME (before the rona): I haven’t been out except to walk the dog and run essential errands. All …
: From the comments: She is holding the floppy in the one spot you’re not supposed to touch it. via
: If you’re going to fake paying attention with Zoom backgrounds, make it a looping video Use a …
: I saw this hopeful sign while walking the dog. 📷 🎉
: I just ordered clippers for a home haircut. I am prepared for the apocalypse.
: I followed @bestoftimes this morning and added two books to my to-be-read list from his feed. …
: Coronavirus: Drive-in theaters report uptick in business - Axios Fond memories of going to drive-ins …
: Mel Gibson - The Road Warrior (1981) via
: Jungle Comics #93 (1947), cover by Joe Doolin Via There is a lot going on here.
: We need a moonshot program to build a first-class healthcare system in the US in the next year or …
: This Is How We Beat the Coronavirus www.theatlantic.com/ideas/arc…
: Trump viciously attacks NBC News reporter in extended rant after being asked for message to …
: Trump is outbidding state agencies for medical supplies. “Trump has refused to coordinate federal procurements of emergency supplies for states, saying …
: Right to Repair is important during a pandemic, because medical professionals are the right people to make decisions on field-repairing hospital equipment, not med-tech company shareholders and their lawyers - Cory Doctorow pluralistic.net/2020/03/2…
: Charter is now letting employees to work from home . www.lightreading.com/cable-vid…
: I saw Lake Murray looking spectacular this afternoon. 📸
: We’re not going back to normal: Social distancing is here to stay for much more than a few weeks. It …
: Senator Richard Burr Warned Of Coronavirus Effects In Private Meeting - NPR Even while GOP leaders were ridiculing and downplaying coronavirus risks, at least one – …
: Steve Sinofsky compares the evolution of the iPad Pro vs. laptops replacing many PCs and PC servers replacing mainframes. The newer, smaller, more flexible device begins to take on the characteristics of the older, bigger, …
: Empty Grocery Shelves Are Alarming, But They're Not Permanent America’s grocery supply chains are going strong. Shelves are bare because of spiked demand. …
: Cory Doctorow: Fox News is a suicide cult. Theirs and Trump’s initial coronavirus denialism is …
: Cory Doctorow: “How to structure a fair covid bailout: Stimulus, not private jets.” …
: Cory Doctorow: The Democrats' worst Congressman is out of a job “Congress’s worst Democrat is Dan Lipinski, a corrupt, anti-abortion, corporatist, …
: 15 Broadway Plays and Musicals You Can Watch On Stage From Home www.playbill.com/article/1…
: Beijing fears Covid-19 is a turning point for China and globalization China didn’t start coronavirus, but Chinese incompetence and authoritarianism is a big part of …
: Jeet Heer: The Democratic party's DC leadership is failing the coronavirus test Congressional Democrats are to the right of the GOP on coronavirus relief. If Sanders, Warren, and …
: We live in Zoom now www.nytimes.com/2020/03/1…
: ‘Friends’ Reunion Special Delayed at HBO Max www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed… …
: I heard you like coronavirus memes so here are 28 coronavirus memes
: When your phone links you to a crime: How law enforcement used a “geofence” warrant to identify a suspect of a crime he didn’t commit. Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect. …
: Dr. Fabiano Di Marco, a doctor in a hospital in Bergamo, Italy, shares his story: “It’s …
: The origin stories of the peace sign, smiley face and power button symbol. There are symbols all …
: If you must smoke while wearing your influenza mask, 1918 reddit.com/r/OldScho…
: How to avoid the time-suck of social networks while working at home www.zdnet.com/article/h…
: Bill Gates: Countries shut for coronavirus could bounce back in weeks — …
: Sister Maria Elena Romero, a cloistered nun, offers advice on social distancing, which nuns and …
: U.S. Virus Plan Anticipates 18-Month Pandemic and Widespread Shortages …
: Cory Doctorow: Plague precautions from 1665. A comprehensive list, resembling extreme measures we might see today – both virtues and flaws …
: Cory Doctorow: "Bigoted Republican Congressjerk votes against coronavirus relief because it might cover same-sex partnerships." Cory: “The Republican Party, folks. The party of death and poverty and tragedy and hate. …
: John Green on coronavirus: “Togetherness is the superpower of our species. Like, yeah, we as …
: American Airlines blew $15B on stock buybacks to benefit shareholders, jacked up prices and …
: NYT: Trump Now Claims He Always Knew the Coronavirus Would Be a Pandemic www.nytimes.com/2020/03/1… Trump lies compulsively, and many times a day, about things that …
: Scientists warn we may need to live with social distancing for a year or more …
: Facebook was marking legitimate news articles about the coronavirus as spam due to a software bug …
: San Diego leaders back freeze on evictions tied to coronavirus outbreak despite landlord concerns …
: California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday he has put the California National Guard on alert …
: Suddenly unemployed, San Diego workers grapple with how to pay rent and utility, grocery bills …
: The Atlantic: America’s Restaurants Will Need a Miracle Social distancing could prove devastating to the restaurant industry, as restaurants are becoming …
: Having a wonderful time, 1969 …
: Scientific American: Time Has No Meaning at the North Pole On the research vessel, Polarstern, at the North Pole, time zones, seasons and even day and night …
: This Tom Hanks Story Will Make You Feel Less Bad www.nytimes.com/2020/03/1…
: “There is nothing in this world that occurs to you that has not occurred to me first. That is …
: Charter employees are fuming as the Internet and phone provider prohibits working from home, despite coronavirus. One engineer sent an angry mailblast to a SVP and hundreds of engineers. He doesn’t work at …
: Cory Doctorow: Be sure to fill out your census. Do it online or by phone. Filling out your census is …
: Cory Doctorow’s Twitter account was suspended for a day, because of a list of trolls he …
: Family Room Decor, 1970s retropopcult.tumblr.com/post/6128…
: Andrew Cuomo Is the Control Freak We Need Right Now www.nytimes.com/2020/03/1… The qualities …
: We are legit running low on TP. May have to use cats instead.
: Andrew Sullivan: Reality Arrives to the Trump Era Andrew Sullivan finds similarities between the initial public reactions to the coronavirus, the gay …
: A white Republican mayor seeks the truth about Tulsa’s race massacre a century ago …
: Two more seasons of Bosch, then no more. Alas! …
: Even with coronavirus, the US toilet paper supply remains strong. Interesting article for supply chain nerds. “Barring a new craze for mummy costumes, the actual use of toilet paper is unlikely to …
: He comes to talk to his dad every day since the nursing home is on lockdown …
: Anbara Salam on Twitter: “As a public service in these stressful times I’d like to …
: The Man With 17,700 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer Just Donated Them www.nytimes.com/2020/03/1… Cut the guy some slack. He’s in a perfectly legitimate …
: Cory Doctorow: TikTok’s secret guidelines require moderators to suppress videos from old, …
: How to prepare for coming layoffs: Good advice from Cory Doctorow, who’s been self-employed …
: Cory Doctorow: An Italian hospital fixed its ventilator with 3D printed parts. …
: Stupid TiVo didn’t record the debate. What’d I miss?
: Went to the store. Did not buy extra TP. Did buy extra coffee. It’s called …
: NBC’s Saturday Night Live Various Artists Arista Records/USA (1976) …
: mostlysignssomeportents.tumblr.com/post/6125…
: The opening to Chiller Theater scared me when I was a kid. I couldn’t watch it. Still scares …
: Republican blogs are pushng the meme that Uncle Joe has dementia. I guess I shouldn’t be …
: He Has 17,700 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer and Nowhere to Sell Them On March 1, the day after the first coronavirus death was announced, Matt and Noah Colvin started a …
: The “tragedy of the commons” is junk science developed by a racist who espoused eugenics …
: We’ve stocked up on about two weeks of emergency supplies, like you’re supposed to. It …
: I have two important videoconferences scheduled for Monday, and I spent much of the day getting the …
: Cory Doctorow: The CIA’s information security is really terrible …
: “Like Japan in the mid-1800s, the United States now faces a crisis that disproves everything the …
: Meghan and Harry Overplayed Their Hand www.theatlantic.com/ideas/arc…
: The 1918 flu pandemic in San Diego: 366 deaths, sheep dip and mandatory masks 0.5% of San Diego’s …
: From the San Diego Evening Tribune Archives: How San Diego officials reacted to the 1918 flu …
: The ballet dancer who led a prisoner uprising at Auschwitz Franceska Mann, a 26-year-old Jewish ballet dancer from Poland, arrived in Auschwitz in 1943, part …
: “It was my first time ordering bulk crickets off the internet….” Funny Twitter …
: Covid-19 needs a new name. Branding matters, people!
: I’m getting email from every company I’ve ever given my address to, earnestly telling me …
: Apple TV+ 'Foundation' series production halts over coronavirus fears appleinsider.com/articles/… What this tells me is the long-rumored series based on Asimov’s …
: “Sad ukelele” would be a great name for a podcast. mcmansionhell.com/post/1834…
: Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid to respond to coronavirus crisis …
: The Ezra Klein Show: Trump didn't break democracy. Broken democracy gave us Trump. Also: Republicans understand that politics is transactional. The NRA has been great for the GOP, and …
: A brief history of the floppy disk. Fascinating! www.redhat.com/en/comman…
: Find out which weather service is most accurate in your area ForecastAdvisor shows you the accuracy of major weather forecasting services in your area. It says …
: AT&T CEO pay rose to $32 million in 2019 while he cut 20,000 jobs …
: The Verge guide to Twitter (with a contribution from yrs trly) www.theverge.com/2020/3/13…
: Reporters Without Borders uses Minecraft to sneak censored works across borders. …
: The Zoom virtual background for videoconferences doesn’t seem to work with my Mac. I can buy a …
: “Social distancing” is actually not that big a change for me. #JokingNotJoking
: Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (aka MBS) is a brutal tyrant, who has also …
: Barbara Krasnoff: How to hide your messy room during a Zoom video conference …
: Jason Snell: How to customize the display of the Apple Watch Workouts app. Useful tips - I did it …
: Twitter 101: how to follow people and discover topics. Should be headlined: “How To Tell Your …
: The FCC is giving out big bucks for rural broadband, and New York is the one state in the …
: IBM says it’s number three in cloud sales, but analysts say nope. Not even close. Interesting …
: These face-touching memes have been canceled for public health reasons. Funny. …
: Cory Doctorow: “Senate Republicans have killed emergency sick leave legislation, a move that …
: Cory Doctorow: A former top Cigna exec calls baloney on Biden’s claims that Medicaire-for-all …
: The head of the TSA says he’s standing by a decision to take away healthcare coverage from …
: Trump’s ban on European travel exempt nations where he owns resorts. What an extraordinary …
: Cory Doctorow: A scam-buster hacks into a scam factory and surveills the heck out of them. …
: Cory Doctorow: Details of Italy’s “I stay in the house” law. …
: Cory Doctorow: Twitter upgraded its terms of service to permit academics to use bots for research …
: Cory Doctorow: Sensor Tower, which provides VPN and other software it describes as privacy …
: Cory Doctorow: The satiety index: Which foods make you feel the most full? …
: Cory Doctorow: Nobody knows why people have gotten fatter since the 1950s. Diet and levels of …
: Michael McConnell, a prominent San Diego homeless advocate, fought against Proposition C in San …
: A California software engineer found paragraphs and themes in the novel “The Manchuriam …
: Astronomers are using computer models for for slime mold growth patterns to trace filaments …
: Cory Doctorow: Farmers are fighting John Deere for the right to fix their own tractors. This is …
: Cory Doctorow: A woman sued the TSA over a “pat-down” that penetrated her vagina. …
: Led Zeppelin wins a ruling that “Stairway to Heaven” was not plagiarized from an earlier …
: Virginia Dare (1956) advertisingpics.tumblr.com/post/6122…
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: X-ray Shoe Fitting “Customers Expect It!” [1940s] …
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: 1975 apartment danismm.tumblr.com/post/6122…
: Dick Van Dyke for Colorburst instant cameras (1978) …
: Vincent Di Fate mostlysignssomeportents.tumblr.com/post/6122…
: Belmont Radio (LIFE, March 6, 1944) …
: Elvira for Coors Light, 1986 …
: IBM’s outgoing boss Rometty awarded $20m+ in 2019 for growing revenue 0.1% Nice work if you …
: IBM Food Trust: Who’s using blockchain to track supply chain? IBM has pushed blockchain hard …
: I came into my office at about 4 am. Minnie had been closed up in here for six hours. It’s now …
: VMware is looking to rejuvenate again with a Kubernetes injection: VMware today rolls out an …
: “The power of Frenchmen in your intestines” (1919) via
: Back of the famous 1 Hacker Way Facebook sign via
: The back side of Hollywood Squares, 1976 via
: Can You Really Hire a Hit Man on the Dark Web? The dark web is swarming with hitman-for-hire sites, …
: What Bernie Sanders Gets Right About the Media: much of the U.S. media still covers elections as if …
: California’s Gig Economy Is Under Attack. AB5 is limiting freelancers' ability to work, going far …
: Self-described political hack James Carville thinks Trump will lose
: Grace and Frankie is Golden Girls minus the rattan furniture.
: Like Cambridge Analytica, “but more nefariously, arguably:" Banjo, an artificial …
: Airlines are burning thousands of gallons of fuel flying empty ‘ghost’ planes so they …
: Cory Doctorow: Europe looks like it may be getting the courage to take on Apple, mandating that …
: The Last Alternative: A 1978 Soviet TV adaptation of Isaac Asimov's "The Naked Sun" Cheesy even by 1978 standards, according to this fellow on Reddit. On YouTube: here and here and …
: How Old Is Too Old to Work? Old age is very different today, when the average lifespan is 79, than …
: A driver was pulled over with expired 1997 license plate tags. He says he’s been busy
: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Coronavirus really is that bad and you should work from home
: We watched “Sharpe’s Gold.” I bet the men in the 95th Rifles found Hagman annoying …
: How to Tell If You Have the Flu, Coronavirus, or Something Else I think I had norovirus almost …
: I have been that tourist. It’s why I often patronize Starbucks when I’m out of town.
: Minnie found a steak-bone on our walk the other day, and I let her carry it home and work on it in …
: Bernie has done fine this far appealing to a radical, burn-it-down revolutionary base. But now he …
: Cory Doctorow: “Libraries, of course, are the last place in our civilization where you are …
: The right to repair is the right to resilience Cory on Pluralistic.net: It’s no coincidence that farms and farmers have been leaders in …
: Cory Doctorow on "Right to Repair" and more Cory Doctorow talks about how big business and government have taken away your right to repair …
: June Lockhart in a wardrobe test for “Lost in Space,” 1965. Via Still alive; she’s …
: Ezra Klein: Sanders can’t lead the Democrats if his campaign treats them like the enemy …
: Coronavirus Porn Is Going Viral on Pornhub …
: 8-year-old boy wins $200 worth of cannabis products at hockey tournament …
: Trump blasts Sessions on Twitter, inadvertently confirming key Mueller finding Trump publicly admits …
: AT&T is looking to cut billions of dollars in spending, starting with “headcount …
: Sisters Margaux and Mariel Hemingway struggled with the family history of depression, substance abuse and suicide Their grandfather, Ernest Hemingway, killed himself, as did Margaux and six other members of the …
: Americans only started calling our country "America" around the turn of the 20th Century. Previously, we called ourselves the "Union," "Republic," and even "Columbia" and Freedonia. The transition to “America” came about the time the US became a bloody, brutal global …
: Cisco WebEx, Google and other companies are offering free videoconferencing to help restrict …
: Republican Darrell Issa moves on to face Democrat opponent Ammar Campa-Najjar in the November election for CA-50 Issa’s primary campaign against Republican Carl DeMaio was dirty. The campaign against …
: ICE's New York office uses a rigged algorithm to keep virtually all arrestees in detention. The ACLU says it's unconstitutional “… this ostensible problem-solving software was rigged to provide only one solution: …
: Why America is so vulnerable to coronavirus Ryan Cooper: America’s atrociously inadequate welfare state makes it by far the most …
: Wikipedia Is the Last Best Place on the Internet It is one of the few remaining places that retains …
: American taxpayers have paid $152 million for Trump to play golf, making him the 10th highest paid …
: We have watched two episodes of the second season of “Altered Carbon.” We are almost …
: I just remembered Joe Biden is fine “Please don’t show me any footage of Joe Biden saying or …
: A Fantastic Night . . . If You Don’t Like Bloomberg, Warren, or Sanders …
: AP: Bloomberg is thinking about dropping out after a disappointing Super Tuesday showing. …
: Inside the race to build the best quantum computer on Earth Google and IBM are dueling to commercialize a new generation of computing technology, quantum …
: I tried to go 24 hours without touching my face. I made it 18 minutes Nestor Ramos at the Boston Globe: Surely I could give up wiping my mouth, rubbing my eyes, and …
: China is using Uighur slave labor camps for manufacturing for US brands including Nike, Apple and …
: Miss Staten Island banned from St. Pat’s parade after coming out as bi — still shows up …
: Jeff Huang: My productivity app is a single .txt file One file to track to-dos and have-dones. …
: Aaron Sorkin on his new play based on “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The West …
: How Facebook has become one of the least trusted and most profitable companies in the world. Tech journalist Steven Levy, talks about the company’s history on Fresh Air. He’s got a …
: Herod Agrippa is the Lando Calrissian of “I, Claudius.” On the I, Podius podcast: …
: Super Tuesday, Explained: I listened to this entire podcast episode and I’m still confused. …
: The true story behind "You've Got Mail:" The movie was based on a real conflict between a New York Barnes & Noble and a local children's bookstore. At that time, B&N was the big bad soul-crushing superstore chain killing indy Mom-and-Pop …
: Today I voted, and spent a good chunk of time updating the local Democratic Club website and social …
: Cory Doctorow’s got a new blog. It’s Pluralistic.net. pluralistic.net It’s his …
: Everybody agrees that social media needs to suppress harmful content while promoting good content, …
: Hollywood is bending the knee to Peking to avoid offending the authoritarian Chinese government, by …
: What Happened to the Company That Raised Minimum Wage to $70k/yr? Business is better than ever.
: The four largest U.S. carriers face combined FCC fines totaling about $209M for selling customer …
: Telco spending is weak and 5G isn’t a cure-all, according to analysis of service provider and …
: Yesterday I did my 3+-mile walk with the dog through a residential neighborhood up at the end of …
: California Legislature’s Battle Over ‘Gig Economy’ Shows No Sign of Ending AB5 was intended to stop …
: How And Why To Keep A “Commonplace Book” This is my commonplace book.
: The Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford: Mark Twain’s Marginalia: Most of Mark …
: Pocket Notebooks: A Brief History | The Art of Manliness
: Unheralded ways that ordinary life has improved in the last 25 years.
: The Oxford English Dictionary is adding Nigerian words, which is proving controversial with some …
: Remembering Laser Books, a short-lived line of mediocre science fiction novels that tore through the …
: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle = The Breakfast Club.
: There’s an Entire Industry Dedicated to Making Foods Crispy, and It Is WILD - Alex Beggs at Bon …
: Jason Kottke spent three weeks in Asia, including extended visits to Saigon and Singapore and 24 …
: Kottke: The secret of enduring Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) during a long winter is just roll …
: Monty Python’s “Always Look at the Bright Side of Life” is now the most popular …
: Renowned Mathematician And Physicist Freeman Dyson Has Died At Age 96 His daughter Mia Dyson, a …
: “Age of Treason” was a 1993 TV movie about Marcus Didio Falco, a threadbare private …
: Bailing on Afghanistan will be a disaster but staying will be worse. 20 years of the War on Terror …
: On Selling Your First Novel After 11 Years – Min Jin Lee: A moving essay about an …
: The last time Elyse saw her father was at her college graduation. They’d been close growing …
: Sansar, Linden Labs' follow-up to Second Life, was a victim of VR hype & failure to learn from …
: See Newly Digitized, "Super Detailed" Photos Of Old Greenwich Village The turn of 20th century found Greenwich Village in the midst of a transformation – as …
: Robots aren’t taking our jobs — they’re becoming our bosses- Josh Dzieza at The Verge: On …
: How to delete all your saved articles in Instapaper I wanted to delete all my saved Instapapaper article and make a fresh start, but had trouble …
: Charlie, the store manager, 1968 “Mine’s bigger. My cucumber. It’s bigger. I think vegetables can be …
: One, two, and three years ago today I was in Barcelona for Mobile World Congress. Four years ago …
: Mayor Pete says it’s ok to mix ranch dressing and salsa. I’ve never tried this combination, or even …
: “My Ex-Boyfriend’s New Girlfriend Is Lady Gaga” - Lindsay Crouse: Social media in 2020 …
: Facing Anger from Journalists, Assemblywoman Gonzalez Offers AB 5 Changes Good news for freelance …
: Do you watch scripted TV and movies, such as dramas and comedies, on a tablet, phone, or strictly on …
: Sarah Miller: The Diet Industrial Complex Got Me, and It Will Never Let Me Go “I did not see …
: I just spent 15 minutes shopping for dental floss on Amazon. Sometimes choice is not a good thing.
: Copied is a heck of a fine application for saving and managing multiple clipboards, particularly on …
: Dropbox’s Reverse Migration, Out of AWS, Five Years On
: Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion to fight climate change, but Amazon is a big global contributor to …
: Sally Hemings was Thomas Jefferson’s slave and companion for many years, with whom he fathered …
: Interview and performance with Rachael & Vilray, a contemporary duet who write and perform new …
: Two San Diegans have developed an app to help “vanlifers” live on the road.
: Patricia Quinn, who plays Livilla on I, Claudius, also starred in the Rocky Horror Picture snow; she …
: Forget passwords: Secure yourself with a passphrase and these tools - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
: THIS SUMMER MORE WOMEN ARE TURNING TO MEDS! (1944) via
: Lucky Skull Ring - made of genuine eternium! - 1950 …
: The Pat Boone & Family Christmas Special (1979) via
: New Viking Stereo Compact, 1960 via
: “I’ve Done It!’ MARTIN KLASCH via
: Apparently there’s a new Indiana Jones movie coming next year and Harrison Ford, who’ll be 78, is in …
: Megadonor urges Pelosi, Schumer to pick candidate to stop Bernie Sanders
: ‘People don’t get it’: inside the world of hyper-realistic baby doll collecting …
: Where Medicare-for-all is real Today, Explained] Looking at the healthcare systems in Taiwan, which …
: Why liberals keep losing: We confuse slacktivism for activism Eitan Hersh’s Politics Is for Power explains why liberals keep losing Sean Illing at Vox: If you …
: Researchers are tracking coronavirus disinformation, which could be behind the market drop. - Wayne …
: AT&T and Verizon axed nearly 30,000 jobs last year
: Firefox now stops ISPs from tracking the websites you visit.
: Why America Is Losing The Toilet Race It’s a race to the bottom.
: Case Elliott was a big woman, with a big talent and a big, beautiful voice. In life she faced …
: “Empty Porn Sets” by photographer Jo Broughton “offers an insider’s …
: Meanwhile, at the Democratic candidates debate.
: Playful dog enthusiastically fails service dog tests. Alternate title: Me on a job interview.
: The Register: Firefox now defaults to DNS-over-HTTPS for US netizens and some are dischuffed about …
: Mike Dano: Mirantis co-founder targets 5G ‘oligopoly’ with private networks startup …
: Warren Buffet finally upgraded from a flip phone to a smartphone – an iPhone 11 – but …
: On MAGA Caps and WordCamps: The WordPress community is talking about banning red MAGA caps at its …
: “Like Going Out Half Dressed When you Brush Your Teeth and Neglect to Massage Your Gums,” Hemp gum …
: The Milwaukee - ca. 1900 Via
: Mirantis co-founder leaves to create open-source 5G startup - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Boris …
: Business owner says millennials are spoiled because they won’t work for free and are ambitious. I …
: Cory Doctorow: A Flat Earther commits suicide by conspiracy theory “Mad Mike” Hughes …
: “Authoritarian bias” kept Xi from dealing effectively with coronavirus- Cory Doctorow
: Why do people listen to #NeverTrump Republicans lecturing Democrats on how the Democrats are on a …
: A San Diego family cloned their dog for $50,000 “Marley,” a golden retriever, saved …
: Cadillac “Magnificent Beyond All Expectations!” 1950’s Nat. Geo Magazine Via
: I support Sanders. My first choice is Warren, but he’s a close second. And I’m glad to …
: “I, Claudius” drinking game: Drink whenever a character shrieks, shouts or weeps. Double …
: ME: I’m going to have to get up and pee soon. Not right now though. [Moments later a 15-pound …
: A group of ex-NSA and Amazon engineers are building a “GitHub for data” A service called …
: You don’t know Esther Williams Williams starred in midcentury movies featuring her water …
: Two stories about Americans who fled in search of better lives. While millions of people have come …
: The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake While politicians and pundits say we need to preserve the American …
: A Red Hat study finds enterprises are adopting open-source software rapidly.
: When a popular genre writer dies, should their characters die with them? After mystery writer Robert …
: Plastic bag bans may be bad for the environment, as reusable grocery bags may have a more harmful …
: Nicole Najafi went on a date with every Democratic Presidential candidate so you don’t have …
: Those feet tho autumnone.tumblr.com/post/1909…
: Be the death of the party. mostlysignssomeportents.tumblr.com/post/1909…
: Planet of the Apes (1968) atomic-chronoscaph.tumblr.com/post/1909…
: Robin Williams, 1980. He doesn’t look bad actually. …
: Supersonic Man (1979) gameraboy1.tumblr.com/post/1909…
: The presidential election is a grudge match between three cranky 70-something New Yorkers. …
: Former California Republican congressman Dana Rohrabacher confirmed he offered Julian Assange a …
: Sylvester Stallone on “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson, 1976.
: “Big Tits Potato Chips 10 ₵” - This is a 1930s era wax paper potato chip bag from Dunn, North …
: The Tandy TRS-80 Model 2000 Personal Computer in 1984. For only $1,500 extra, you could get it a …
: Sixth Column by Robert A. Heinlein, 1949 Cover by Edd Cartier Via
: Future President Harry Truman as a Captain, circa 1918
: Mezhninskogo St. in Astrakhan, Russia, now and 100 years ago
: Pablo Escobar’s hippos are running wild in Colombia.
: People who paid $2,000 for a Flywheel bike had them abruptly bricked to settle a patent dispute with …
: Mark Zuckerberg reportedly gets his armpits blow-dried before speeches
: Some Staples stores in Boston are getting podcast studios Great idea and/or sign of the impending …
: Making coffee with Aeropress, according to inventor Alan Adler Aeropress inventor Alan Adler demonstrates making three cups of coffee at once: YouTube I tried …
: One-day Friends-themed pop-up brunch restaurant is coming to San Diego. No one told me brunch was …
: “Then during the third reconciliation of the last of the Meketrex supplicants, they chose a new form …
: There is no Dana. Only Zuul. Via
: Ramesses: The First Arab Car Via
: Three views of a sleeping cat.
: If I had a dime for every time I went to the grocery store and forgot to bring reusable grocery …
: “i heard u guys like carpeted bathrooms so i made a whole post of carpeted bathrooms.”
: Fresh Air interviews Elie Wiesel, author, Auschwitz survivor, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate; as …
: NASA is working on testing a prototype for a robot spaceship that could save the world if we are …
: After a drunken slip of the tongue, Steve Marsh and his siblings discover a secret their mother has …
: A new "I, Claudius" podcast John Hodgman, Elliott Kalan and Jordan Kauwling have launched a podcast about “I, …
: This silly little $6.50 plastic gadget makes walking the dog more comfortable It’s called the Urban Pets Hands Free Dog Poop Bag Holder Waste Knot. It’s a clip that …
: Punk Princess: ‘Devastatingly Sexy’ Portraits of Debbie Harry 1977 to 1988
: A California entrepreneur plans a limited production run of the iconic 80s sportscar, the DeLorean And they’ve also restored the “Back to the Future” prop. The Original Back to the Future DeLorean …
: 1849 guide to the brothels and prostitutes of Philadelphia. A Vintage Guide to the ‘Gay …
: “I, Claudius” rewatch, episode 2: I really appreciate the subtle, restrained acting.
: If you’re going to take the dog for a random 3 mile walk around a nearby neighborhood, just to …
: Not for the first time, my barber was unfamiliar with men with copious body hair. Dude, just …
: Sometime after I turned 40 I stopped enjoying fiction as much as I used to. I think it’s been …
: This defense of Bloomberg’s appalling defense of redlining is bullshit. Redlining isn’t …
: Mike Bloomberg has been battling women’s allegations of sexist, profane comments for years
: There are two generations of Mexican luchador wrestlers named “Dr. Wagner.” How did I …
: The Age of Decadence. The real story of the West in the 21st century is one of stalemate and …
: Holiday-Travel Twitter Is the Best Form of Social Media. Play-by-plays from airports and bus rides …
: Using Tinder in Your Hometown Is Like Visiting an Alternate Reality
: “One might suppose that the popular prejudice against vaccination had died out by this …
: The story about how Mike "The Monkees" Nesmith's mother invented liquid paper is surprisingly interesting. She was a secretary. She saw a need and saw that the market would be women, because secretaries were …
: Who let “Who Let the Dogs Out” Out? 99% Invisible: The world’s greatest expert on …
: San Diego freelance writer Beth Demmon says California Assembly Bill 5, which regulates contract …
: Tinder's Most Notorious Men The users who reappear after countless left swipes have become modern urban legends. Like mayors …
: The Doc nails it. The sole issue for Democratic voters in the Presidential election is “make …
: 5’4”? 5’7”? 5’8”? How tall is Bloomberg, anyway?
: Good to know the ‘doomsday asteroid’ is not going to destroy the Earth Saturday, because …
: Dave Winer makes the case for Bloomberg: More than a candidate for president. I’m reserving …
: Molly Ringwald revisits “The Breakfast Club” and the other 80s teen movies that made her …
: The US is charging Huawei with racketeering TechCrunch: The DoJ alleges that Huawei and a number of its affiliates used confidential agreements …
: Rick Moranis is making a Honey I Shrunk the Kids reboot after a 23-year work break.
: As part of his research into Trump’s $1+B disinformation campaign, journalist McKay Coppins …
: A brief history of the "I, Claudius" TV series The TV production had a lot of problems, but Robert Graves, who wrote the 1930s novels on which the …
: I Claudius seemingly influenced The Sopranos – though Sopranos creator David Chase …
: Hulu is doing gender-flipped miniseries based on “High Fidelity,” the excellent Nick Hornby novel …
: “It’s a strange existence, being an autistic adult in a profession overflowing with autism …
: We’ve started rewatching “I Claudius.” “I Claudius” is the story of a …
: Oracle founder Larry Ellison is hosting a fundraiser for Donald Trump www.vox.com/recode/20…
: Michael Bloomberg says 2015 stop and frisk comments were ‘five years ago’ and are …
: I saw these geese at Lake Murray. Ready to rumble!
: Whenever cruise ships are in the news it’s never good.
: I am prepared to call the 2020 presidential election: it’s going to be Amy Klobuchar. The Democrats …
: Fresh Air: Michael Pollan Explains Caffeine Addiction & Withdrawal As part of the research for a new audiobook about caffeine, author Michael “Omnivore’s …
: Affluent parents are giving their children growth hormones, to keep the kids from growing up short. Seems like a bad idea. There’s nothing medically wrong with the kids, and studies have shown …
: Friend of Dorothy: How did Judy Garland become a gay icon? slate.com/podcasts/…
: A new wave of national conservatives are gaining power and wealth by claiming to be persecuted …
: Like smartphone users today, medieval monks wrestled with distraction. aeon.co/ideas/how…
: Merle Oberon, a star actress of Hollywood’s golden age, was biracial, passing as white, and …
: Teens are scrambling their identities on Instagram, so they can use the service without divulging …
: A brief history of the Apple Newton: 20 years ahead of its time, and still has a small but loyal fan …
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: Anybody tried posting automatically from Flickr to micro.blog? Should be do-able, right – last …
: Meet the Unlikely Hero Saving California’s Oldest Weekly Paper: I love this story so, so much “High in the Sierra, Downieville, Calif., was about to become the latest American community to …
: An Oklahoma University journalism professor likened the phrase "OK Boomer" to the N-word. This is such a weird story An OU professor in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication used a racial slur …
: MWC 2020 canceled over coronavirus health concerns Mobile World Congress is the biggest telco conference of the year, worldwide. Maybe there’s a …
: This morning I updated <mitchwagner.com> and my LinkedIn profile. They look snappy.
: Matthew Yglesias: Mainstream Democrats shouldn't be freaking out about Sanders Sanders' rhetoric is revolutionary but his record shows he’s willing to make deals for …
: I saw this excellent collection of stickers on a car at Lake Murray
: I saw this shortcut between two streets while walking yesterday.
: Former CNBC anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera will challenge Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in House …
: Actor Jussie Smollett is being indicted for allegedly falsifying claims he was assaulted by Trump …
: Trump cannot go a day without committing an impeachable offense, and his lies are becoming more blatant and obviously untrue. His Republican defenders are half-right: Trump has learned his lesson from the impeachment trial. …
: The tricky economics of all-you-can-eat buffets They put the cheap, filling stuff first. They charge for extras. They save money on personnel, of …
: The making of “2001: A Space Odyssey” …
: Actor Steve Buscemi (“Fargo,” “Boardwalk Empire,” etc.) is interviewed by …
: I have several questions. gameraboy1.tumblr.com/post/1907…
: Entertaining interview of comedian Lewis Black by Gilbert Gottfried and Frank Santopadre. Many …
: “Captain” Jack McCarthy hosted the New York St. Patrick’s Day parade for 41 years, …
: “Officer” Joe Bolton hosted The Little Rascals and the Three Stooges for …
: Comparing the relative sizes of fictional buildings. Fun. youtu.be/hjIci91FR…
: Margarine vs. butter is a case study of naked, corrupt regulatory capture. The dairy industry spent …
: This magnificent, green condo is for sale - in Ramona, California, which is just a short drive from …
: Adam Sandler rips the Oscars for snubbing him. Funny. “A few, you know, a few weeks back, when I was quote-unquote snubbed by the Academy, it …
: In leaked audio, Michael Bloomberg defends racial profiling: “throw them up against the …
: Leaked audio captures Bloomberg defending racial profiling and stop-and-frisk policing. Bloomberg: “Ninety-five percent of murders- murderers and murder victims fit one M.O. You can just …
: I saw this school walking today.
: I wear flip up sunglasses. Flip ups are cool now.
: The theme to the "Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Show." I loved this show when I was a little boy. If my mother had to listen to it every day on the living room TV, I'm surprised she let me live. Better audio quality here but no video.
: Gilbert Gottfried and Frank Santopadre interview not one but TWO Catwomen: Lee Meriwether and Julie …
: Amazon pulled out of this month’s Mobile World Congress because of the coronavirus outbreak, in …
: The GSMA is putting restrictions on Mobile World Congress attendees from China as big companies, …
: Taiwan has a sophisticated medical records system. Why don’t we?
: I’ve switched my podcast player from Castro.fm back to Overcast on the iPhone. Castro has …
: Zappos has quietly backed away from holacracy. Aimee Groth at Quartz: Six years ago, Amazon-owned …
: Reagan and Gorbachev Agreed to Pause the Cold War in Case of an Alien Invasion. The Gipper was a …
: Amid Layoffs, Xilinx Warns of Pause in 5G Activities - Mike Dano/Light Reading Xilinx, once a …
: 17th Century pirates had gay marriage, good pay, survivor benefits and health insurance
: Forget self-driving cars. We already have technology that can transform cities and help save the planet: Buses Missing the Bus on 99% Invisible: If you heard that there was a piece of technology that could do …
: Why the wrong movies win Oscars - Today, Explained
: “Native American actress Sacheen Littlefeather stepped in for Marlon Brando at the Academy …
: Amazon wants to depose the President and Secretary of Defense as part of its lawsuit to fight losing …
: The Justice Department indicted four members of the Chinese military for the Equifax breach. This …
: Advice from Medieval Monks on Avoiding Digital Distraction kottke.org/20/02/adv…
: Bloomberg plans to go after Trump’s business record Others have tried this tactic without success — remember Hillary Clinton? — but Mike Bloomberg plans …
: How women left the GOP and became Democratic partisans: Blame the Gipper …
: None of the movies nominated for an Oscar deserved to win, because none of them has Luis giving …
: Jack Kirby’s 2001: A Space Odyssey Via 70sscifiart.tumblr.com/post/1903…
: I’ve been on a nostalgia kick the past couple of days. This morning, I hit YouTube and found …
: Person who offered $500 for lost cat gets mad when cat finder wants the reward …
: South Korea is a 5G pioneer but the latest financial results from its telcos demonstrate why …
: Ericsson Shareholder Urges Firm to Explore Sale to US - Report Shares in Ericsson and Nokia received …
: College essay writing services – contract cheaters –are using aggressive email marketing …
: ME: I have very important financial documents I need to review today. ALSO ME: Helllooooooo, social …
: A modest proposal: Bernie should endorse Warren for POTUS, and immediately Warren should commit to …
: After a vote in Iowa that reeked of third-world treachery – from monolithic TV propaganda against …
: Climate change killed libertarianism - Jacobin
: Tyler Cowen coins the phrase “state capacity libertarianism” as an evolution of …
: Bram Moolenaar started work on the vim text editor on an Amiga in 1988, and has been its lead …
: US Attorney General William Barr suggested the United States purchase a controlling stake in either …
: We must fact-check this. Mission accepted. San Diego is a great pizza town. Here are the top 10. …
: “Now we’re going to hear more suggestions from the failed mayor of Chicago and New …
: Marie Dressler was the biggest female star of American movies in 1933. She wasn’t a sex symbol …
: The Ukraine was part of a broad pattern of behavior that makes Trump manifestly unfit to be …
: Animal rights activists say it’s cruel to keep elephants in captivity. [San Diego News Fix]
: Ezra Klein: America is a better country today than it has ever been: More inclusive and more …
: Gilbert Gottfried and Frank Sontopadre interview the delightful Ken Berry, star of “F …
: PETA claims victory after SeaWorld says no to trainers riding atop dolphins [San Diego Union- …
: How will coronavirus end? [Today, Explained]
: Youtube: Charlie bit me. Some days you’re Charlie. Other days you’re Charlie’s …
: A brief history of YouTube’s codependent relationship with content creators, after Google …
: Nat Eliason: How to take notes on what you’re reading. I never did highlights or took book …
: Candidates don’t matter much. What matters is getting your voters to come out and vote against …
: Not a lot: What $250,000 buys in NYC right now [Curbed NY]
: I can think of a couple of theories why the Republicans might want to do this. But it’s weird: …
: Dave Winer says we need a candidate who a Republican who believes in the rule of law will vote for. …
: RIP Issur Danielovitch, aka Kirk Douglas, 103 [nbcnews.com]
: Companies including Dell, Microsoft and AT&T are part of a White House effort to develop US 5G …
: Why IBM Choosing Arvind Krishna Over Jim Whitehurst Was a Smooth Move [Christine Hall/ITPro Today]
: I’m working on updating my resume today. I’ve decided to use the Pet Resume template in …
: Werner Herzog: ‘Piracy Has Been The Most Successful Form of Distribution Worldwide’ …
: Podfasting: I Tried Listening to Podcasts at 3x and Broke My Brain [Steve Rousseau/OneZero] Most of …
: Brave, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla gather together to talk web privacy… and why we all …
: You know the President is able to shut down all US comms, yeah? An FCC commish wants to stop him …
: Ex-principal in Holocaust furor defends his right not to say the genocide is a fact [The Palm Beach …
: I think I need to read “Atomic Habits." All four of these tips excerpted from the book …
: Column: San Diego author Laura Preble turns a germaphobe into a heroine you’ll want to hug [San Diego Union-Tribune] Karla Peterson: It’s the usual love story. Girl meets boy, girl loses boy, girl drives a borrowed …
: 'People were breaking down crying': Iowa vote-counters tell of caucus debacle [Tom Cullen/The Guardian] You had one job, Iowa! The drawbacks of electronic voting have been well known for more than 20 …
: Two people trying to protect a monarch butterfly sanctuary in Mexico from logging have been found …
: IBM, Marriott and Mickey Mouse Take On Tech’s Favorite Law [David McCabe/NYTimes] Section 230 …
: If You’re Over 50, Chances Are the Decision to Leave a Job Won’t be Yours [Peter …
: Socially conservative mom says racy halftime entertainment drove distraught 13-year-old son to his …
: Corruption in America: How the US became the center of global kleptocracy - Casey Michel - Vox When …
: Waze’s Cookie Monster voice is the only thing keeping me sane right now - Thom Dunn - Boing …
: Remarkably, this is six years to the day after I started at LR. I opened my journaling app to make …
: Big news: I’ve left Light Reading after six years. It’s been a great ride but it’s …
: How to torture telemarketers with one word
: Gary Gutterman design, New York 1980
: Remembering Clark Gable on this birthday, here with David O.Selznick on the set of GONE WITH THE …
: Young woman writes her boyfriend in the Navy a thank-you note for the bleached skull of a Japanese …
: I’m grateful for the iPad and social media because without them I wouldn’t be able to …
: I’m becoming convinced, for the third or fourth time in as many years, that the hassles of …
: Asian countries have a century of tradition wearing face masks, and they’re starting to appear in …
: Chicago is getting a “Princess Bride” themed popup bar - nbcchicago.com Have fun …
: Stephen King quits Facebook over concerns of ‘false information’ - CNN
: The Democrat candidate for President this year could win the popular vote by six percentage points – …
: Why this Seattle geek finally gave up and bought a car four years after going ‘full Uber’ [Kurt …
: Fractured America is uniting in its hatred of expatriate Californians [Derek Thompson/The Atlantic]
: Sammy is having a moment with my sweaty exercise T-shirt.
: Jim Whitehurst Becomes President of IBM. Why? He gets Culture. [Jono Bacon/Forbes]
: IBM’s New CEO Is Mastermind Behind Cloud Strategy for Growth [Olivia Carville/Bloomberg]
: Why Iowa? [Dan Zak/The Washington Post] I have been to Iowa more than once, and liked it.
: South Carolina seeks volunteer pig cuddlers [CNN] I foresee a career change.
: Headline of the week: As a 28-Year-Old Latino, I’m Shocked My New Novel, Memoirs of a Middle-Aged …
: An intriguing list of “little-known but obvious facts”. The word …
: New Jersey mayor John Roth admits to taking off pants, passing out drunk at party. Photo …
: New Bill Would Bar Duncan Hunter from Collecting a Congressional Pension Duncan D. Hunter is years …
: The Crown will end after five seasons – or “series,” as they say in the UK – bringing …
: Original 1965 ad for The Addams Family Haunted House kit, made by Polar Lights. The original kit was …
: “This facility has gone 5843 days without an assimilation.”
: A Collection of 40 Bad Christian Album Covers With Unfortunate Titles [vintage everyday]
: Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi has gone from Nobel Peace Prize winner to apologist for genocide …
: How an 'election meltdown' could throw the US into crisis in 2020 [Fresh Air] There are lots of ways the election could go terribly wrong What happens if one side doesn’t …
: Sex predators are operating against children through online video games. What can be done about …
: I have a Johnny Cash t-shirt that I wore today. When I’m wearing it I often forget I have it …
: San Diego smart streetlights raise privacy concerns San Diego sees privacy concerns from so-called “smart streetlights,” that collect data …
: IBM Names New CEO: Arvind Krishna, Red Hat Deal Mastermind, Replaces Rometty [Me/Light Reading]
: Minnie Mouse throws down. The cartoon shoes complete the scene. Somebody come look at this 😂😂 1) can …
: #Avasarala's hand terminal with the predictive text: "f*ck | f*cker | f*cked | …
: I bought a 16-ounce bottle of Dr. Brommer’s liquid soap a couple of weeks ago. It is …
: Surprisingly, China actually benefits from the perception that its vendors are government stooges. …
: It saddens me that it’s too late in my life for me to get a cool nickname, like …
: Boston-area natives Chris Evans, John Krasinski, Rachel Dratch and David “Big Papi” …
: PR pitch of the day: “Parents find sex education conversations easier than technology …
: This trailer for "Spenser Confidential" looks great! The Netflix movie coming March 6 stars Mark Wahlberg, Winston “Black Panther” Duke, and …
: Juniper Returns to Growth – No Thanks to Service Providers lightreading.com My latest on Light …
: You look like you’re having a tough day so here is the Addams Family dancing to Joy …
: Cory Doctorow: Climate denial has destroyed the libertarian movement boingboing.net
: The agony of weekend loneliness: ‘I won’t speak to another human until Monday’ theguardian.com …
: Photos Of 25 Dogs That Just Can’t Even
: Business Fashion, Australia, Summer, 1975. The socks make the outfit. via
: The iPad is fantastic but also disappointing daringfireball.net Great short essay by John Gruber. …
: Ivanka tells donors she got her moral compass from her dad politico.com Only Monday and we already …
: Trump Impeachment: A Ukraine Smoking Gun Exposes Republicans bloomberg.com The White House knew …
: Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez was suspended after tweeting a link to an article about Kobe …
: Is Corona Beer experiencing the AIDS/Ayds effect? [boingboing.net] Mark Frauenfelder: Ayds was an appetite-suppressant candy popular in the 1930s-80s with the …
: I feel that song would be POPular.
: Seeing reports about a woman physicist who developed a theory of gravity that, if proven, would …
: "Spenser Confidential," a movie based on the Robert B. Parker novels, hits Netfllix March 6. It stars Mark Wahlberg as Spenser and Winston “Black Panther” Duke as Hawk. “It is …
: 📸 Sweetwater River Trail, San Diego A beautiful gray afternoon for a hike.
: Quiz: Which of these 2020 Democrats agrees with you most? I came out Mayor Pete and Yang, which wow. [washingtonpost.com] 20 questions on the issues. I do not support Mayor Pete – the best thing I’ll say for him is …
: How is the most unpopular and divisive president on his way to a second term? – theguardian.com It’s the economy, says David Smith. Also, unlike 2016, Trump is running a highly organized, …
: The Story of Two Monks and a Woman: A parable about letting go of the past. kottke.org
: Ode to San Rafael: my unremarkable hometown [Carolyn Jones/SFChronicle.com] I had a vision …
: Scary Sea Monster Really Just Hundreds of Tiny Fish in a Trench Coat [kottke.org] As a defense …
: Copyright was designed to serve creators, but instead it serves big business against creators [Cory …
: No more free rides: US seeks to limit emotional support animals on planes [Joanna Walters/The …
: The head of ICE says he will deport DREAMers if the Supreme Court ends DACA - vox.com To Trump and …
: Gentleman ticketed for driving in carpool lane with plastic skeleton in passenger seat Mark …
: Dapper Adam overcoats. 1943. Via
: Role model Lord Jim hairpiece ad [1970s] via
: We’re All in the Bathroom Filming Ourselves Taylor Lorenz/nytimes.com Bathrooms are “the perfect stage set” for TikTok videos. …
: The case for replacing air travel with high-speed sleeper trains Cory Doctorow/Boing Boing. Like Cory, I’ve taken the sleeper train from London to Edinburgh …
: DirecTV Satellite at Risk of Exploding in Orbit — Jeff Baumgartner/Light Reading AT&T and Boeing …
: Podcast: Don’t Call Us an SD-WAN Provider – Cato Networks – Me/Light Reading Cato Networks …
: Automating cross-posts to Tumblr, using duct tape and rubber cement I’ve been having a lot of trouble over the years posting to Tumblr. The native Tumblr apps and …
: I have seen this car parked at Lake Murray occasionally for years. It’s always been beat up …
: On my walk today. Hello, Lake Murray, you’re looking fine.
: An earlier product name, “Gee, Your Hair Smells Like a Cheesesteak,” was rejected by …
: Clocks change in six weeks in most of the US (March 3). Are you ready?
: La Mesa Shop Owner Arrested After Attack on San Diego Media (I have a slight personal connection to this story) NBC 7 San Diego A La Mesa shop owner – already the subject of a sexual harassment …
: Black Texas teen told to cut his dreadlocks to walk at graduation nbcnews.com
: VMware Extends Its SD-WAN Tentacles With Nyansa Acquisition Me/Light Reading
: CenturyLink Inks $1.6B Networking Deal With US Interior Department – Me/Light Reading
: “In every artist’s depiction of a meteor that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, …
: Clearly we should not elect people President just because they are celebrities, but if we’re …
: We’ve started watching The Morning Show, which I am pleased to see continues an unbroken record of …
: Every time I read up about IndieWeb I get a headache. So confusing! I get that regular people may …
: Martin Luther King: Blacks and poor people get "welfare" but whites and rich people get "subsidies" kottke.org quotes King: Whenever the government provides opportunities and privileges for white …
: It is absolutely fine to rip your books in half Constance Grady/vox.com: On Monday morning, an apparently innocuous tweet summoned a storm of …
: Also, same deal for sockpuppetknifefight.com. If you want that domain for a real project – not to …
: My blog used to be called Monkeys in my Pants. Explanation. I own the domain monkeysinmypants.com. …
: On Reddit: “My great uncle Charley Brock. Played football at Nebraska then the Green Bay Packers. …
: Brooklyn, 1945. Students protesting the “no pants to school” rule via
: Does it have to be either/or? 1968 Via
: “Are you ready to get out the vote in 2020? Because I guarantee you these fuckers are.” …
: “Never Before So Much Livability in 35 Feet” - Richardson’s Regent Bi-level mobile …
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: Silicon Valley Abandons the Culture That Made It the Envy of the World theatlantic.com Alexis …
: Opening shot of one of my favorite movies, “Almost Famous,” then and now. Ocean Beach, …
: Bernie Sanders getting arrested at a civil rights march, 1963 Via
: Escape from a burning skyscraper by floating gently down like a giant inflated badminton birdie.. Or …
: Nonprofit plans to bring mobile showers to San Diego’s homeless – sandiegouniontribune.com
: The lost neighborhood under New York’s Central Park The land that is now Central Park was site of a village of 1,600 people, “many of whom were …
: Nototo note taking software organizes notes on a literal map, with islands, flowers, trees, etc. …
: I have several questions. Via
: A dentist was convicted on 46 felony and misdemeanor counts after filming himself performing a …
: Isaac Asimov's roaming hands Asimov’s Empire, Asimov’s Wall – daily.jstor.org Alec Nevala-Lee reflects on Asimov’s twin …
: Wild elephant walks into a Sri Lanka hotel, wanders around gently poking at stuff with its trunk. …
: Thanks to @manton for responding to a help request from me on Friday night, within minutes, and …
: Dave Winer: I'm re-thinking RSS now RSS forces “blogging into the title-description-body model of journalism. But blog posts are …
: A four-year-old answers job interview questions. The advice about writing is spot on.
: “911—what’s your emergency?” “Hi, I . . . uh . . . I work from home." [Colin …
: Tennessee governor seeks to amend law honouring Nathan Bedford Forrest, leader of Ku Klux Klan [The …
: National Archives sorry for blurring anti-Trump signs in Women’s March photo [The Guardian]
: The British “full breakfast” is dying: The fry-up may be toast – but, much to my own …
: Brawny Disneyland guest removes park’s sword in the stone/Boing Boing I guess he’s the king of …
: This statement could be read as Dave Winer disavowing blogging and RSS. Which would be …
: TSA issues apology to Native American woman who had braids pulled by agent The federal Transportation Security Administration has apologized to a Native American woman who …
: National Archives edited Women’s March picture to be less critical of Trump Vox The National …
: More pizza, fewer vegetables: Trump administration further undercuts Obama school-lunch rules The …
: Man hijacks Portland airport monitor to play video games, until PDX officials declare ‘game over’ …
: Larry David: The Incredibly Happy Life of TV’s Favorite Grouch Brett Martin: It is almost …
: That moment when you’re sitting on the couch and you tilt your head back to get the last few …
: I am enjoying Jack Ryan enough to watch one episode a night, but not enough for two. I’m glad Jim …
: Jack Reacher series author Lee Child ‘quits and lets brother step in’ [The Guardian]
: Oldest diving suit in the world …
: Seems like Jean is really into wieners 1940’s Visking Skinless Wiener Ad …
: Mavis is kind of passive-aggressive. Australian Women’s Weekly - 1936 …
: Bankers Flooding JPMorgan Event Bemoan San Francisco Squalor www.bloomberg.com/news/arti… My …
: Rep. Ayanna Pressley reveals she has alopecia: ‘It’s important I’m transparent …
: San Diego destroyer commander fired www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/mili… Cmdr. John “Bob” …
: Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Wants To Ban ‘Virginity Tests’ In California …
: You look like you’re having a tough day so here is a video of Jennifer Garner freaking out on …
: Micro.blog is making me better at social media in general. Instead of just mindlessly tapping …