The Verge: “Dune: Prophecy hits HBO in November. The series is a prequel to Denis Villeneuve’s films, and it just got a fresh trailer.” I didn’t love the movies but I loved the original books. Sure, I’ll give the series a try.
Ask a Manager: “let’s discuss napping at work.” We can talk about it as soon as I have my nap.
PoliticalWire: Trump says “God was with me” during the failed assassination attempt. I guess God must have hated Corey Competore.
Competore, 50, was a volunteer firefighter who was shot by the assassin who aimed at Trump. Competore died protecting his family.
I’ve been warming to the idea of Kamala Harris for President and I just now realized why: Kamala has powerful Chrisjen Avasarala energy.
CBS Austin: Texans are assaulting and threatening linemen working to restore electrical power after Hurricane Beryl.
HOUSTON – Drawn guns. Thrown rocks. Threatening messages. Houston’s prolonged outages following Hurricane Beryl has some fed-up and frustrated residents taking out their anger on repair workers who are trying to restore power across the city.”
Ryan Broderick at Garbage Day: You May Not Realize It Yet, But You’re Already Forgetting About The Trump Shooting.
Today I learned that “Dogs Playing Poker” refers collectively to 18 paintings by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, comprising one each in 1894 and 1910, and 16 commissioned in 1903 to advertise cigars. Individual paintings have been auctioned for up to $658,000.
Balloons to hoist tourists 100,000 feet into the stratosphere — With ticket prices starting at $50,000 for a six-hour ride, this is a shameful example of decadent conspicuous consumption and if we had that kind of spare money I would do it tomorrow.
GenAI sinks into the ‘trough of disillusionment’. GenAI faces growing skepticism as it struggles to deliver on high expectations. Terrific article by my colleague Julia King.
Cats are adorable little angels with fur
Lulu, one of our cats, likes to creep up on me when I’m sleeping soundly at night, put her sweet lips against my ear hole, and meow as loud as she can. She’s got a hell of a set of little lungs. Last night, I incorporated it into a dream and woke up abruptly, thinking I was hearing a human baby screaming in agony and terror.
Wait, does America really still employ a ton of news reporters? [Andrew Van Dam / The Washington Post]
I did not intend to write four posts about Overcast today
Overall, the latest version of the Overcast podcast player has been buggy for me. This seems like a beta 1 product, not production software.
That said, I credit Marco with quick action staying on top of bugs and customer service. He already has distributed a bug-fix beta.
As I recall, he’s a coffee connoisseur and I hope he has plenty of the good stuff.
I use Overcast for its audio quality rather than its user interface. The audio quality remains first-rate, and I remain a satisfied customer.
