How do spider pirates recruit flies? Webinaaaaaaarrrrs.
How do spider pirates recruit flies? Webinaaaaaaarrrrs.
➛Ftrain, by Paul Ford
April 2020
The sudden rise of at-home baking is, in social science...
The sudden rise of at-home baking is, in social science terms, known as a yeast inflection.
➛I ❤️ to visit the beach in Brooklyn for long walks and also...
I ❤️ to visit the beach in Brooklyn for long walks and also to pry open the safe I had in my suitcase.
I wrote a little note to a friend on the way that...
I wrote a little note to a friend on the way that circulation math works in the magazine industry, then decided to make the math interactive, so I made up a little template syntax, but it was hard to process with regexp, and now I know about combinatorial parsers but have no app.
➛A few months ago WIRED asked me to become a monthly...
A few months ago WIRED asked me to become a monthly columnist. I wrote one column, then they had a special issue on global warming so I stood back. Then I wrote an essay about domain names, but COVID hit which made that seem ridiculous, so I wrote this:
wired.com/...
➛wired.com/...
*Chanting*: And when did we take the children to school?...
*Chanting*:
And when did we take the children to school?
(7:55 every weekday)
And when did we pick them up?
(5:30 every Wednesday)
And where did we work?
(At 17th and 5th, above the Zara, on the 10th floor)
And how did we travel?
(B68 to F, or just Q, or BM1, 2, 3, or 4)
➛And when did we take the children to school?
(7:55 every weekday)
And when did we pick them up?
(5:30 every Wednesday)
And where did we work?
(At 17th and 5th, above the Zara, on the 10th floor)
And how did we travel?
(B68 to F, or just Q, or BM1, 2, 3, or 4)
I'm starting to forget the Old Ways.
I'm starting to forget the Old Ways.
➛I'm reading the book, “The Corner that Held Them,” which is...
I'm reading the book, “The Corner that Held Them,” which is about a bunch of nuns at an abby over decades during the plague in the 14th century, and it's just a lot of little episodes, so I've started to treat it like Twitter and think “time to check in on my nuns.”
➛This needs to be an open-sourced platform and the service...
Google Photos just reminded me of the time two years ago...
Google Photos just reminded me of the time two years ago when @maureenflaherty took a picture of me at the park (I'm using a pocket microscope to look at rocks) and Google suggested that it was either a raccoon or a porcupine.
Those Dune photos so far are Starship Troopers with a blue...
Those Dune photos so far are Starship Troopers with a blue filter.
➛This all does truly suck, but it's still better than...
This all does truly suck, but it's still better than incidentally killing thousands of people because you took the kids out for pancakes.
➛Prime content here, welcome further goose updates.
@bluechoochoo Prime content here, welcome further goose updates.
➛(
When you realize you're in the simulation that is itself...
It's so good
@internetrebecca It's so good
➛I always think of this Jess Stoner piece from maybe 6 or 7...
I always think of this Jess Stoner piece from maybe 6 or 7 years ago when I think about the USPS.
themorningnews.org/...
➛themorningnews.org/...
So @maureenflaherty just proposed that anyone stumbling...
So @maureenflaherty just proposed that anyone stumbling through this can add an extra year of marriage to their anniversary, i.e. next year is not our 13th but our 14th, which feels about right.
➛There's something kind of wonderful though about Vincent...
See this is EXACTLY what I need right now.
@phyllisstein See this is EXACTLY what I need right now.
➛Hatreon
@ryanvailbrown Hatreon
➛I'm sorry to hear it. My condolences.
It's awards season at our house.
Just no more algorithms.
Just no more algorithms.
➛I would like everyone to curate 30 minute playlists of...
I would like everyone to curate 30 minute playlists of their all time favorite non-meme online videos. So you'd end up with like, a collection of Angela Davis speeches from one person followed by favorite woodworking videos from another. I'd just watch those all day.
➛There's a 10k bounty for a virtual camera rn. In the...
@hondanhon There's a 10k bounty for a virtual camera rn. In the meantime Camtwist works okay to do some stuff!
➛The regional governor has asked Christ to please crucify...
By GOD that's an obscure Komar and Melamid reference.
@shabbychef @kjhealy By GOD that's an obscure Komar and Melamid reference.
➛I love our city very much.
I love our city very much.
➛hmmmm
@steph_colbourn hmmmm
➛Please! PLEASE. Pilllleeeeeeaaasee. (Suddenly singing)...
Just sit right down in your Wishing Chair and do it.
did you install AppManager
Just trying to prepare.
This whole thing has made Baby It's Cold Outside even more...
This whole thing has made Baby It's Cold Outside even more complicated.
➛You're going to miss all this the first time you see a drum...
You're going to miss all this the first time you see a drum circle.
➛It's not a true CMS unless it's bottled in the Content...
Q-tips and lollipops are based on the same technology.
Q-tips and lollipops are based on the same technology.
➛wow he's very good
@leahfinnegan wow he's very good
➛Leaders should be shaggy right now! It's important!
I just trimmed my sides with sewing scissors so that I look...
At least the NYPost photographer is having a good day.
At least the NYPost photographer is having a good day.
➛You asked for the best alternative!
@hondanhon @evanpro You asked for the best alternative!
➛We're all bloggingheads now.
We're all bloggingheads now.
➛I am voluntarily attending a webinar.
I am voluntarily attending a webinar.
➛I mean it's not out yet but when it's released it'll be...
@evanpro @hondanhon I mean it's not out yet but when it's released it'll be amazing.
➛Xanadar
@evanpro @hondanhon Xanadar
➛I keep thinking about how this cartoon came true ten years...
It's already built in, you just have to try it.
Right but everything before Achtung Baby is one long song...
@mikeindustries @sippey Right but everything before Achtung Baby is one long song run through a delay pedal that's about Bono being horny for god.
➛Thank you.
@SanhoTree @cwarzel Thank you.
➛stay faraway so close is one of their best songs, everyone...
@sippey @mikeindustries stay faraway so close is one of their best songs, everyone relax
➛If you have two or more toilets in your house then you are...
If you have two or more toilets in your house then you are gonna need an assword manager.
➛Wow talk about logging on
I'm reduced to these little tiny pandemic cans, one every...
@laura_june I'm reduced to these little tiny pandemic cans, one every two days, it's my nightmare.
➛You never forget that first robot.
A friend asks: “What robot-making kits would be good for an...
A friend asks: “What robot-making kits would be good for an eight-year-old?” The kid wants to build a ROBOT. And I thought, this is a perfect question for all of you, the nerds who are my friends on Twitter. Help a smart kid find his first robot.
➛I vow that I am coming out of this nightmare with an...
I vow that I am coming out of this nightmare with an excellent understanding of React Context and Hooks.
➛yes i'm goth
@xxbobbyzxx yes i'm goth
➛Ben I didn't hear you during the 7pm pan hitting.
This is true. It sucks. Communication about it is...
Postlight helped build it!
@theodoreross Postlight helped build it!
➛Audubon app!
@theodoreross Audubon app!
➛This made me extremely melancholy.
No reason not to sign up. This is just a way to get a few...
@jjesse @ginatrapani No reason not to sign up. This is just a way to get a few kids online while those iPads show up for everyone who needs one.
➛My kids couldn't get along well enough to record their...
My kids couldn't get along well enough to record their podcast.
➛It was like that for us except I was Raffi.
@EmilyGould It was like that for us except I was Raffi.
➛If you have suggestions to make this more TRANSLATABLE it...
If you have suggestions to make this more TRANSLATABLE it would be good because it'll possibly end up in several languages.
➛I updated it to include Microsoft Teams. There are maybe...
I updated it to include Microsoft Teams. There are maybe 5,000 intersecting ideologies of education, software, and government in this doc, but maybe for later. Only half my kids' classes are showing up for remote learning and we've been able to get kids back to school this way.
➛This is a draft Google doc about how to put Linux on old...
This is a draft Google doc about how to put Linux on old bad laptops for NYC school kids. It's not an organized thing, just a DIY project if kids in your PS need computers and you have old laptops. Comments are turned on and welcome. docs.google.com/...
➛great minds SMASH alike
@kmelve @Postlight great minds SMASH alike
➛Here it is, the stairway to my mentions.
My daughter in the middle of the grave circle.
Basically empty.
@theodoreross Basically empty.
➛Granted it is thematically a little awkward but Green-Wood...
Granted it is thematically a little awkward but Green-Wood is really extremely chill and spread out for a long walk if you can get to it. All the entrances are open.
This is an actual IT services trainwreck (even more than...
Pretty good right!
@acupoftea Pretty good right!
➛Boy I like those three minutes when I wake up before I...
Boy I like those three minutes when I wake up before I remember everything.
➛What is product management if not human-cyborg relations?
I'm trying to erase it.
Students + teachers, @chochinov still wants you to have a...
Students + teachers, @chochinov still wants you to have a graduation. It's important. @chochinov/dont-cancel-it-how-to-hold-a-virtual-graduation-ceremony-3a6cc4053b63" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://medium.com/@chochinov/dont-cancel-it-how-to-hold-a-virtual-graduation-ceremony-3a6cc4053b63
➛Leah Finnegan is an excellent editor, deep thinker, a clear...
That's awful, and I'm sorry for your loss. My condolences,...
@textfiles That's awful, and I'm sorry for your loss. My condolences, friend.
➛The Imbestigators on Netflix is about 5th grade Australian...
@ClaraJeffery The Imbestigators on Netflix is about 5th grade Australian detectives and very empathetic but also sharp. We've been mixing it in with Marvel movies and I look forward to each episode and we often laugh out loud.
➛Not opening it.
@CarolineMoss Not opening it.
➛Reagan said trees cause pollution.
That's just great. Good to get some good news.
I have erased: - Kids' morning drop-off + commute -...
@jenniferdaniel I have erased:
- Kids' morning drop-off + commute
- Wednesday morning "running club" dropoff
- Wednesday evening "Mo's night out" work departure
- Plus conferences and such like
I loved dropoff, I'd have 10 minutes of walking time to just chat, and then hugs before work.
➛- Kids' morning drop-off + commute
- Wednesday morning "running club" dropoff
- Wednesday evening "Mo's night out" work departure
- Plus conferences and such like
I loved dropoff, I'd have 10 minutes of walking time to just chat, and then hugs before work.
Not for years at a pro level. VIP, WPEngine, Kinsta, etc.
Now see this is some real good entertainment right here
Now see this is some real good entertainment right here ubu.com/...
➛When is NYC back at work?
When is NYC back at work?
➛Yes.
You also owe 25¢.
@richziade @jgee You also owe 25¢.
➛