November 2020

Nov 29, 2020

You're very kind, Spicy Burgers. Increasingly I feel that I...

@spicyburgers You're very kind, Spicy Burgers. Increasingly I feel that I can do the work at Postlight and write more too. We will see.
Nov 29, 2020

I include WebMD here

@goldman I include WebMD here
Nov 29, 2020

Personally, I love making life-or-death decisions involving...

@skamille Personally, I love making life-or-death decisions involving my children, using incomplete information, set against a constantly shifting collage of political infighting.
Nov 29, 2020

Ultimately rolls up under horny.

@y3rt Ultimately rolls up under horny.
Nov 29, 2020

I mean...it is.

@livlab I mean...it is.
Nov 29, 2020

daniel you are in a position to do something about this

@hallac daniel you are in a position to do something about this
Nov 29, 2020

NYT buy again it won't be $400 million this time and farm...

NYT buy about.com again it won't be $400 million this time and farm out NYT content to per-ingredient microsites.
Nov 29, 2020

Ah to be young and carefree and have a full year to SEO...

Ah to be young and carefree and have a full year to SEO optimize gravy.
Nov 29, 2020

Collect about 20 recipes, do gravy calculators, gravy...

Collect about 20 recipes, do gravy calculators, gravy recipe generators, etc, etc. Vegan gravy. Gravy history. Offer some special gravy prayers. Just freaking own gravy. This is what WordPress is for.
Nov 29, 2020

You know what's wild is if you search for "gravy" there is...

You know what's wild is if you search for "gravy" there is no canonical gravy site. You don't get to Wikipedia until the 4th SERP. It feels like you could, between now and next Thanksgiving, assemble a truly great SEO-optimized gravy site and retire.
Nov 29, 2020

Here are the five kinds of content in order: 1. Horny 2....

Here are the five kinds of content in order:
1. Horny
2. Hungry
3. Dying
4. Angry
5. Sad
Nov 29, 2020

"I've built a pretty good platform online." NOT COMPARED TO...

"I've built a pretty good platform online." NOT COMPARED TO GRAVY.
Nov 29, 2020

The thing I love about writing on the web for real though...

The thing I love about writing on the web for real though is that no matter how things are going, no matter how hard you work and how carefully you tune your language for maximum appeal, you are never, ever, ever going to beat a recipe for cranberry sauce.
Nov 29, 2020

BACK IN THE SADDLE BABY

BACK IN THE SADDLE BABY
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Nov 29, 2020

...even though shit has many uses as fertilizer and even...

...even though shit has many uses as fertilizer and even though at many sewage treatment plants being "treated like shit" would be a high honor indeed.
Nov 29, 2020

🙄

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Nov 28, 2020

If it was in Minecraft they'd think it was cool.

@goldman If it was in Minecraft they'd think it was cool.
Nov 28, 2020

According to a child, because it's always there and...

@goldman According to a child, because it's always there and pointless to look at it.
Nov 28, 2020

A child just told me that this moon sucks.

A child just told me that this moon sucks.
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Nov 28, 2020

I turned yesterday's thread into a POST.

I turned yesterday's thread into a POST. ftrain.medium.com/...
Nov 28, 2020

1963 Bell Labs speech synthesis album: "Hee Saw Dhuh Kaet"...

1963 Bell Labs speech synthesis album: "Hee Saw Dhuh Kaet" (he saw the cat). The computer sings “a bicycle built for two.”
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Nov 27, 2020

A clicker game where you are playing a video game and it...

A clicker game where you are playing a video game and it just keeps asking you to download updates and infinite expansion packs and you can only win if you never try to play.
Nov 27, 2020

With no easy ways to publish like Newgrounds. Scratch is...

@osulop With no easy ways to publish like Newgrounds. Scratch is filling that space in though and it really is cool.
Nov 27, 2020

I think Flash was a great mediatype for self-contained apps...

@osulop I think Flash was a great mediatype for self-contained apps and a really insecure, opaque SDK for rich Internet applications that interacted with external APIs.
Nov 27, 2020

2000 me: Okay that sounds complicated but at least the...

2000 me: Okay that sounds complicated but at least the tools for building sites—

2020: Apps.

'00: Right, are way better than using emacs and Makefiles on some random Linux machine.

'20: [closing my eyes really hard]

'00: I can't even imagine how powerful Netbeans is now.
Nov 27, 2020

2000 me: How does HTML work now? 2020 me: Pretty easy, you...

2000 me: How does HTML work now?

2020 me: Pretty easy, you define app logic as unidirectional dataflow, then fake up pseudo-HTML components that mirror state, and a controller mounts fake-page deltas onto the browser surface.

'00: How do you change the <title>?

'20: You can't.
Nov 27, 2020

I mean it's not exclusively them, although they took the...

@overlayered I mean it's not exclusively them, although they took the commons for granted and then did little (not nothing, though) to incentivize thoughtful growth and tons to incentivize pure, high-velocity signal, and now there's a ton to clean up.
Nov 27, 2020

2000 me: Are there like a million new HTML tags? 2020 me:...

2000 me: Are there like a million new HTML tags?

2020 me: Well, it's complicated.

'00: I bet! Are we up to like XHTML 7 with two-way links? God I bet blogs are amazing now. How do people even know what to read?

'20: Less of a problem than you'd expect.
Nov 27, 2020

2020 me: On the upside you can pay a low fee and listen to...

2020 me: On the upside you can pay a low fee and listen to any album by anyone ever made.

2000 me: That must create some amazing opportunities for musicians!

'20: Well.

'00: There also must be some really good music discussion forums.

'20: Okay so.
Nov 26, 2020

2000 me: Wow you still work on the web, that's amazing. It...

2000 me: Wow you still work on the web, that's amazing. It must be so easy to publish really interesting web pages.

2020 me: Uhhhhh.
Nov 26, 2020

We held hands and at the end I said what I was most...

We held hands and at the end I said what I was most thankful for about each family member, except my son licked my thumb to be funny and I knocked over a dish pushing away and yelled at him.
Nov 26, 2020

“@tressiemcphd made a guide. There's one where they leave...

@tressiemcphd made a guide. There's one where they leave notes in books.” Tomorrow morning will be great.
Nov 26, 2020

My spouse @maureenflaherty waited until the stroke of...

My spouse @maureenflaherty waited until the stroke of Thanksgiving midnight so that she could ethically start watching a Christmas movie.
Nov 25, 2020

past paul and tim meant well but hmmmm

@tcarmody past paul and tim meant well but hmmmm
Nov 25, 2020

Fun fact: The author of SPIROCHETE also wrote The Lamb and...

Fun fact: The author of SPIROCHETE also wrote The Lamb and the Butterfly with Eric Carle. amazon.com/...
Nov 25, 2020

It's very depressing to think that we once shared a country...

It's very depressing to think that we once shared a country that responded to a public health crisis by funding the development, rehearsal, marketing, and performance of creative works.
Nov 25, 2020

VIRIONS! A LIVING BLOG POST PRODUCTION ON HUMANKIND'S...

VIRIONS! A LIVING BLOG POST PRODUCTION ON HUMANKIND'S CONQUEST of COVID-19! Brought to you by the Federal Streaming Video Project, a division of the Federal Internet Progress Administration. [Silhouette of someone smashing a coronavirus with a bat.]
Nov 25, 2020

I think my idea here was like, we had those great public...

I think my idea here was like, we had those great public health posters in the 1930s with the WPA, and why can't we fund great public UX the same way?
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Nov 25, 2020

acquired for tens of millions of dollars

@filth_filler acquired for tens of millions of dollars
Nov 25, 2020

you ever go back across your IDEAS file and just shake your...

you ever go back across your IDEAS file and just shake your head
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Nov 25, 2020

that would be amazing, they could buzz the toothbrush when...

@juliehubs that would be amazing, they could buzz the toothbrush when a new lead comes in
Nov 25, 2020

do you think they ever just look in the mirror and see...

@elizabethminkel do you think they ever just look in the mirror and see nothing
Nov 25, 2020

lol perfect, also irrational housewives

@modernserf lol perfect, also irrational housewives
Nov 25, 2020

we just accept that word in there even though it clearly...

we just accept that word in there even though it clearly implies a world of unreal, eldritch, and simulated housewives
Nov 25, 2020

why are the housewives real

why are the housewives real
Nov 25, 2020

the new SPAC LUMAscape dropped

the new SPAC LUMAscape dropped x.com/...
Nov 25, 2020

it's my go-to replacement for "crazy"; "insane"; etc.

@emmacarlson it's my go-to replacement for "crazy"; "insane"; etc.
Nov 25, 2020

By discussing Oracle Slack on Twitter you are violating...

@harrisj By discussing Oracle Slack on Twitter you are violating Oracle Slack terms of service.
Nov 25, 2020

IF YOU'RE NOT THE RIGHT PERSON IS THERE SOMEONE AT WITH...

@phillydesign IF YOU'RE NOT THE RIGHT PERSON IS THERE SOMEONE AT danya.org WITH WHOM I CAN SPEAK ABOUT ENTERPRISE MULESOFT INTEGRATION?
Nov 25, 2020

Shows what I know, people are out here spending $15 billion...

@michelet Shows what I know, people are out here spending $15 billion and I'm making my charts in vega-lite.
Nov 25, 2020

oh i'm sure everything will work out great for the consumer

@phillydesign oh i'm sure everything will work out great for the consumer
Nov 25, 2020

KID: Dad what was it like to work on the Internet in the...

KID: Dad what was it like to work on the Internet in the 2000s?

DAD: "Kenlet (January 2007) – original product CrispyNews used at Salesforce IdeaExchange and Dell IdeaStorm – now relaunched as Salesforce Ideas"
Nov 25, 2020

In the pandemic I missed that they'd picked up Tableau,...

In the pandemic I missed that they'd picked up Tableau, sure, why not.
Nov 25, 2020

Apparently Salesforce may buy Slack. The amount of...

Apparently Salesforce may buy Slack. The amount of brand-name tech infrastructure stuff Salesforce already owns is bananacakes.
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Nov 25, 2020

I wrote something just for you.

I wrote something just for you.
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Nov 25, 2020

Trying to get back in the habit of writing

Trying to get back in the habit of writing link.medium.com/...
Nov 24, 2020

Stove Top is a wild product in that you probably want it...

@michelet @fka_tabs @kosamari Stove Top is a wild product in that you probably want it only a few times a year max but when you have it it's just tremendous. It's just a perfect commodity.
Nov 24, 2020

I didn't LOL as much as HAR2-D2

@AlexJamesFitz I didn't LOL as much as HAR2-D2
Nov 24, 2020

Wow this rabbit hole

Wow this rabbit hole x.com/...
Nov 23, 2020

Getdafuqouddahere and don't come back with nothin less than...

@calebhannan Getdafuqouddahere and don't come back with nothin less than retina
Nov 23, 2020

It is wild that they haven't rebranded as like Global...

@JamesFDennin It is wild that they haven't rebranded as like Global Securtech Consulting or just called themselves SafePink or what have you.
Nov 23, 2020

Amazon would have bribed the cops too but they didn't want...

Amazon would have bribed the cops too but they didn't want Kindle Fires.
Nov 23, 2020

Amazon is hiring Pinkertons and Apple's head of ethics is...

Amazon is hiring Pinkertons and Apple's head of ethics is accused of bribing cops with iPads in order to get a concealed carry permit. Anyway that's Monday. morganhilltimes.com/...
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Nov 23, 2020

I was broke but bright so I got a lot of potential speeches...

@tressiemcphd I was broke but bright so I got a lot of potential speeches as a kid. I just kind of kept hitting reload on the same mental web page for 20 years. Constant planning. Expect no support or even comprehension: My job is to explain what I'm doing and why it matters. Repeat forever.
Nov 23, 2020

Also I will never get over the turkey pardon in a country...

Also I will never get over the turkey pardon in a country with the death penalty.
Nov 23, 2020

Gonna be wild when he rambles for an hour and then forgets...

Gonna be wild when he rambles for an hour and then forgets to pardon the turkey.
Nov 23, 2020

"transition"

@jimray "transition"
Nov 22, 2020

emacs for me but nethack is almost platonic in how they've...

@MoisheLettvin emacs for me but nethack is almost platonic in how they've kept to their mission. mutt is nearly 25, too.
Nov 22, 2020

Deep down I feel that a lot of the bigger voices on here...

Deep down I feel that a lot of the bigger voices on here would just love to post their SAT scores.
Nov 22, 2020

Oh yeah. The schadenfreude is definitely muted by the...

@SeanWoods12 Oh yeah. The schadenfreude is definitely muted by the weltschmerz.
Nov 22, 2020

Look, who knows what's gonna happen, but the level of...

Look, who knows what's gonna happen, but the level of reaping what you sow in here is something else. x.com/...
Nov 22, 2020

This is great. His autobiography is truly fantastic....

@jackrusher This is great. His autobiography is truly fantastic. He...should not have survived what he put himself through.
Nov 21, 2020

Seger sorry

@buzz Seger sorry
Nov 21, 2020

Gerry Rafferty Steve Winwood Traffic Al Stewart Peter...

@buzz Gerry Rafferty
Steve Winwood
Traffic
Al Stewart
Peter Frampton
Joe Walsh
Don Henley
The Eagles
Boz Skaggs
Steely Dan
Thin Lizzy
Roxy Music
Creedence
Supertramp
The Who
10cc
Bob Seeger
Genesis
Carole King
James Taylor
Paul Simon
Carly Simon
CSNY
Neil Young
Gordon Lightfoot
Poco
Nov 20, 2020

Good to see @tcarmody at his posting station.

Good to see @tcarmody at his posting station. x.com/...
Nov 20, 2020

I've watched it dozens of times and it never gets better.

@JessicaFKane I've watched it dozens of times and it never gets better.
Nov 19, 2020

I've definitely written some -1 articles.

@felixsalmon I've definitely written some -1 articles.
Nov 19, 2020

Imagine getting through all the slides and driving your...

Imagine getting through all the slides and driving your point home and then saying “Thank you for coming to my Tad Tilk.” And that's it. You remember you're the Tad Tilk person every night before you go to bed for the rest of your life.
Nov 19, 2020

It's really somethin

@mikeswimm It's really somethin
Nov 19, 2020

thank god for but it's never going to be the same

thank god for web.archive.org/... but it's never going to be the same
Nov 19, 2020

Such a shame they killed all the old Kinjas.

Such a shame they killed all the old Kinjas. x.com/...
Nov 19, 2020

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Nov 19, 2020

badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger...

badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger x.com/...
Nov 19, 2020

Fun fact: I met @maureenflaherty at a cleanup event...

Fun fact: I met @maureenflaherty at a cleanup event canoeing and pulling trash out of the Gowanus Canal, and now we've been married over 600 years. Sure, it might look like a toxic, death-spewing superfund site to YOU but...well, I mean, it is, but nearby rents were cheap. x.com/...
Nov 19, 2020

Right but nothing is more vertically integrated than...

@ShortFormErnie @harrymccracken Right but nothing is more vertically integrated than selling 20-packs of C batteries AND shitty remote-controlled dune buggies that require about 20 C batteries per hour.
Nov 19, 2020

MY constitution guarantees that I can drive my tank 90 mph...

@GordonAChaffin @Greg_Lindsay @tressiemcphd MY constitution guarantees that I can drive my tank 90 mph to the store for six pounds of beef and if some cyclist gets in my way I can murder them.
Nov 19, 2020

Listen, Gordon, when you talk like that you sound like...

@GordonAChaffin @Greg_Lindsay @tressiemcphd Listen, Gordon, when you talk like that you sound like you're questioning our sacred American right to convenience.
Nov 19, 2020

Idk I've been spending time with climate people and coffee...

@tressiemcphd @GordonAChaffin Idk I've been spending time with climate people and coffee tastes so much better when you know it will probably go away.
Nov 18, 2020

The PDF export is a mess too. But the collaboration is...

@ChappellTracker The PDF export is a mess too. But the collaboration is great. Maybe the new aesthetic is that the end document doesn't matter if the social experience of creating it is good.
Nov 18, 2020

God it was good to see this again.

@ChappellTracker God it was good to see this again.
Nov 18, 2020

hahahahah oh god that's spectactular

@joeld hahahahah oh god that's spectactular
Nov 18, 2020

oh I'm just yelling into the void

@waldojaquith oh I'm just yelling into the void
Nov 18, 2020

TBH when you read this thing it explains an enormous amount...

TBH when you read this thing it explains an enormous amount about the last four years.
Nov 18, 2020

There's also one moment where he attacks the USPS as a...

There's also one moment where he attacks the USPS as a lazy, simple, socialist enterprise where blood shot out of my ears.
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Nov 18, 2020

Today someone for the first time shared the classic parable...

Today someone for the first time shared the classic parable of free market economics "I, Pencil" with me for the first time and literally every paragraph made my eyeballs pulse. So I share it with you. Don't let them move your cheese, my friends. fee.org/...
Nov 18, 2020

Waldo I swear to God if you read it your brains will fall...

@waldojaquith Waldo I swear to God if you read it your brains will fall right out of your ears. Someone trolled me with it today and I am just about burst into flames. It has an afterword by Milton Friedman.
Nov 18, 2020

That's less of a safari and more full-blown colonialism.

@hondanhon That's less of a safari and more full-blown colonialism.
Nov 18, 2020

Poll: I have you ever heard of "I, Pencil"?

Poll: I have you ever heard of "I, Pencil"?
Nov 18, 2020

I was thinking of you/Ignota while writing up New...

@phyllisstein I was thinking of you/Ignota while writing up New Distribution Strategies!
Nov 18, 2020

One day this we will be moving on from all this chaos. It's...

One day this we will be moving on from all this chaos. It's my job to plan and think about how that will go, so I wrote a little about Tech After Trump. postlight.com/...
Nov 18, 2020

I've been on hold for hours and I still can't get Bon...

@billwasik I've been on hold for hours and I still can't get Bon Appetit to release me from my blood vow.
Nov 17, 2020

That's the good stuff right there.

@tjowens That's the good stuff right there.
Nov 17, 2020

The obvious thing with a mineral collection is to start a...

@kzwa The obvious thing with a mineral collection is to start a tumblr.
Nov 17, 2020

Look it happens.

@Hoffm Look it happens.
Nov 17, 2020

I filed this weeks before the election, so 10,000 years...

I filed this weeks before the election, so 10,000 years ago, but it's about how I enjoy infrastructure casually, as a hobby. wired.com/...
Nov 17, 2020

HUH! This is unexpected but makes perfect sense.

@patrickdoupe HUH! This is unexpected but makes perfect sense.
Nov 16, 2020

It's amazing right? I want it to just keep going.

@xxbobbyzxx It's amazing right? I want it to just keep going.
Nov 16, 2020

Their cutting board budget alone is astronomical.

@lmatsakis Their cutting board budget alone is astronomical.
Nov 16, 2020

I need a place for all my horses.

@jimmy0x52 I need a place for all my horses.
Nov 16, 2020

Context clues definitely indicate yes.

@steveluvender Context clues definitely indicate yes.
Nov 16, 2020

I like the way the kitchen looks like they just...

I like the way the kitchen looks like they just cut-and-pasted one kitchen several times in photoshop. Come on ultra-high-net-worth individuals it's a kitchen island not a kitchen archipelago.
Nov 16, 2020

“Well...if it really has to be in there...I guess we're...

“Well...if it really has to be in there...I guess we're adding a third wing.”
Nov 16, 2020

This 2003 house is a great example of what happens when no...

This 2003 house is a great example of what happens when no one is in a position to say no to new requirements. zillow.com/...
Nov 16, 2020

Hey! This is fantastic. Congratulations!

@hallac Hey! This is fantastic. Congratulations!
Nov 15, 2020

There's a vape shop way out on Flatbush called Cloud Distro...

There's a vape shop way out on Flatbush called Cloud Distro and it really broke my mental parser.
Nov 15, 2020

Heaven ultimately is a vast HR department, and Hell even...

@tjl Heaven ultimately is a vast HR department, and Hell even moreso.
Nov 15, 2020

If you go to your office after midnight and it's haunted by...

If you go to your office after midnight and it's haunted by ghost executives—that's because they have trouble with afterlife/work balance.
Nov 15, 2020

But is there an afterwork?

@BenMullin But is there an afterwork?
Nov 15, 2020

9yo son looked at me and said, “I'd hate to work behind a...

9yo son looked at me and said, “I'd hate to work behind a desk in heaven.” So I'm unpacking that this morning.
Nov 14, 2020

algorithms giving me the good stuff tonight

@phyllisstein algorithms giving me the good stuff tonight
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Nov 14, 2020

Hang in there, friend! Glad you told us. Keep us informed...

@textfiles Hang in there, friend! Glad you told us. Keep us informed and let us know if you need anything.
Nov 14, 2020

Now it's EVEN MORE cyberpunk.

@dphiffer Now it's EVEN MORE cyberpunk.
Nov 14, 2020

I've read a lot of cyberpunk fiction and there is no way...

I've read a lot of cyberpunk fiction and there is no way they had an Umm Kulthum hologram concert in Dubai without at least seven warring Eurasian hacker combines attending and exchanging illegal black ice neural uplink microsofts.
Nov 14, 2020

You, staring at your Palm Treo in an anorak: Cyberpunk is...

You, staring at your Palm Treo in an anorak: Cyberpunk is when you surf the matrix while avoiding zaibatsu ninjas!

Me, smoking Gitanes behind Bulgari mirrorshades: Check out this Umm Kulthum hologram concert at the Dubai Opera.

facebook.com/...
Nov 14, 2020

What's a duck but feels like a rabbit?

@hondanhon What's a duck but feels like a rabbit?
Nov 13, 2020

oh lord i probably said it on some podcast?

@tophtucker oh lord i probably said it on some podcast?
Nov 13, 2020

What if all those little unwanted thoughts about yourself...

What if all those little unwanted thoughts about yourself as you go to bed are actually simulation watchers yelling at you through their screens?
Nov 13, 2020

Maybe we should just be able to Venmo elementary school...

@fluxistrad Maybe we should just be able to Venmo elementary school teachers $100 for inspo. They need the money and we need the advice. From the same document: "Try once. Try again. Take a break."
Nov 13, 2020

[Doffing deerstalker] Oh, I assure you, good sir, my...

[Doffing deerstalker] Oh, I assure you, good sir, my computer is very much mine.
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Nov 13, 2020

I know! I wish. We are all seedlings, at least a little.

@rmless I know! I wish. We are all seedlings, at least a little.
Nov 13, 2020

If you need to unwind, here's a 1979 interview with...

If you need to unwind, here's a 1979 interview with composer Laurie Spiegel about algorithmic and digital composition, with lots of her music.
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Nov 12, 2020

“def findfraud():”

“def findfraud():” t.co/...
Nov 12, 2020

Hahahahahahababaabeheufgwuwgdu2jrbeish3jrjfi2mwjrirk3nfbudiw...

@harrisj Hahahahahahababaabeheufgwuwgdu2jrbeish3jrjfi2mwjrirk3nfbudiwvdveudhdjdne r
Nov 12, 2020

Makes you realize how narrow and unfun the algos are,...

@chochinov @DocDre Makes you realize how narrow and unfun the algos are, right? Makes me miss Virgin Megastore.
Nov 12, 2020

They still all have second jobs. They tutor on zoom. It's...

@fka_tabs They still all have second jobs. They tutor on zoom. It's unbearable.
Nov 12, 2020

We are lucky, there is good practical stuff and she's...

@fka_tabs We are lucky, there is good practical stuff and she's encouraging him to be a helper in the class because he loves to cheerlead and that helps him focus etc. It was just very sweet.
Nov 12, 2020

She's very patient and effective and has broad parameters...

@DearDara She's very patient and effective and has broad parameters around remote learning, which has ended up with him being a "helper" who boosts other kids and helps rally them to do math and stuff. It's good practice and we are lucky.
Nov 12, 2020

Oh man .... Yeah. we have gotten adept at router-level...

@jeffehobbs Oh man .... Yeah. we have gotten adept at router-level switching between blacklist and whitelist settings. It really sucks.
Nov 12, 2020

IMO everyone deserves to be told they're a seedling and...

IMO everyone deserves to be told they're a seedling and encouraged to let their roots grow strong.
Nov 12, 2020

My son's having a hard time with remote learning so his 4th...

My son's having a hard time with remote learning so his 4th grade teacher emailed him some “rules” to follow. Including this one. Which, my god.

“Be patient. You are a seedling, not a tree. Let your roots grow strong.”
Nov 12, 2020

Well 92 people I guess I added 8 extra for marketing...

Well 92 people I guess I added 8 extra for marketing purposes.
Nov 12, 2020

This event was truly fun today and the questions were...

This event was truly fun today and the questions were great. We were expecting 20 people and 100 came. We'll do another one soon. Thanks for coming! x.com/...
Nov 12, 2020

Want to add one more Zoom call to your day? In JUST A FEW...

Want to add one more Zoom call to your day? In JUST A FEW minutes @richziade and I are going to be doing our first ever @Postlight WEBINAR (I'm sorry) about how to keep your software project from being killed before it even starts. Come on over! us02web.zoom.us/...
Nov 12, 2020

I like magazines stories without conclusions. They're...

I like magazines stories without conclusions. They're really hard to do. wired.com/...
Nov 11, 2020

This was in 1982 at Hillsdale Elementary and I'm still...

This was in 1982 at Hillsdale Elementary and I'm still pretty annoyed.
Nov 11, 2020

I'm a grandson/son/brother to vets. I've been advising and...

I'm a grandson/son/brother to vets. I've been advising and working with Vets Who Code for years. It's a tightly-run coop org focused on building skills, deeply intersectional, free, and it gets vets into good tech jobs. Support it for Veteran's Day! x.com/...
Nov 10, 2020

(It's like 50k repos.)

@dancow (It's like 50k repos.)
Nov 10, 2020

I once downloaded all the books in Gitenberg spreading the...

@dancow I once downloaded all the books in Gitenberg spreading the load across 12 simultaneous cores and then screwed something up and had to git pull all of them again and git did not care at all. Never peeped. APIwise it truly dgaf. Twitter would have come to my house with cops.
Nov 10, 2020

We just did a rehearsal on this and it's slowly getting...

We just did a rehearsal on this and it's slowly getting more and more ridiculous. Come if you want a brief distraction from democracy. Thursday at 1PMET! x.com/...
Nov 10, 2020

The key takeaway for me is that he liked to type outside,...

The key takeaway for me is that he liked to type outside, and that's basically why he moved to California to do a lot of socialism.
Nov 10, 2020

If you're looking for some chill audio to listen to, this...

If you're looking for some chill audio to listen to, this oral history with a much older Upton Sinclair about how he created EPIC (End Poverty in California) in the 30s, lost his race for Governor, and avoided getting beat up is good stuff. archive.org/...
Nov 9, 2020

A fun novelty notebook for that special someone in your...

A fun novelty notebook for that special someone in your life.
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Nov 9, 2020

Yeah but it would have had to be about IRC.

@alanmclean Yeah but it would have had to be about IRC.
Nov 9, 2020

“Baquet, along with more than a dozen others, appended a...

“Baquet, along with more than a dozen others, appended a thumbs-up Slackmoji to the comment.” nymag.com/...
Nov 9, 2020

“How can a nation capable of turning the simple act of...

“How can a nation capable of turning the simple act of revealing the gender of your child into a wildfire that burns down an entire state be so insistent on screwing things up?” mcsweeneys.net/...
Nov 8, 2020

I may need a better URL.

@ldodds I may need a better URL.
Nov 8, 2020

I'll still read them though which goes to show you that I'm...

@harrisj @kjhealy I'll still read them though which goes to show you that I'm just trash.
Nov 8, 2020

Needs more cartoons!

@mkramer Needs more cartoons!
Nov 8, 2020

I agree that this is the way things should go. (And lament...

@mkramer I agree that this is the way things should go. (And lament the loss of American Demographics magazine.)
Nov 7, 2020

Sorry to those people in the other timeline.

Sorry to those people in the other timeline.
Nov 7, 2020

Before you yell at me, I know I can never log off.

Before you yell at me, I know I can never log off.
Nov 7, 2020

I feel like I can finally log off.

I feel like I can finally log off.
Nov 7, 2020

These ARE some nice gradients.

These ARE some nice gradients.
Nov 7, 2020

It's a book about global warming.

@a1phab3t It's a book about global warming.
Nov 7, 2020

Imagine starting a whole book and getting to chapter five,...

Imagine starting a whole book and getting to chapter five, and there hasn't been a huge new national crisis in America.
Nov 7, 2020

We'll need that too for the strategic breadstick reserve.

@andrew__aaaaahh We'll need that too for the strategic breadstick reserve.
Nov 7, 2020

GOD that sucked.

GOD that sucked.
Nov 7, 2020

Nice to hear and add to the yells of relief on Coney Island...

Nice to hear and add to the yells of relief on Coney Island Avenue.
Nov 7, 2020

Everyone is just following the rules for the first time in...

Everyone is just following the rules for the first time in four years and it's got you all extremely upset.
Nov 7, 2020

Now that you mention it we're gonna need that oil.

@andrew__aaaaahh Now that you mention it we're gonna need that oil.
Nov 6, 2020

Just gently rustling a flag.

Just gently rustling a flag.
Nov 6, 2020

Welcome to the ASMR presidency.

Welcome to the ASMR presidency.
Nov 6, 2020

No kidding! I'm originally from West Chester. My dad lived...

@judell No kidding! I'm originally from West Chester. My dad lived in Germantown.
Nov 6, 2020

Just like in the famous dystopian novel The Handyman's Tale.

@Jo_Livingstone Just like in the famous dystopian novel The Handyman's Tale.
Nov 6, 2020

In total seriousness in at the 11 minute mark he stops...

In total seriousness in youtu.be/... at the 11 minute mark he stops talking about the great election robbery and starts selling cigars. @richziade found it first. One of all-time great videos in American history.
Nov 6, 2020

Oh no it's real and it is important.

@_loveallthis Oh no it's real and it is important.
Nov 6, 2020

Meanwhile, on YouTube...

Meanwhile, on YouTube...
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Nov 6, 2020

But not for a long long time.

@ashwindeshmukh But not for a long long time.
Nov 6, 2020

Even though I love and can't imagine leaving NYC, I still...

Even though I love and can't imagine leaving NYC, I still sometimes feel in my heart that PA/Philly is a more authentic state/city pairing than NY/NYC. x.com/...
Nov 6, 2020

Whoa been following @JohnFetterman since all the Brooklyn...

Whoa been following @JohnFetterman since all the Brooklyn wheatpaste artists moved off the Gowanus Canal to Braddock, PA, and it's really great to see him thriving.
Nov 6, 2020

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Nov 6, 2020

I've done the Big Unfollow 2x and it absolutely drives...

@maura @hhavrilesky I've done the Big Unfollow 2x and it absolutely drives people bananas. But you know what works great is take a couple hours to unfollow everyone who doesn't follow back or who posts > 5x daily. You end up in a much chattier, smaller place.
Nov 6, 2020

Back to worrying about sea ice!

@ezramechaber @RGA Back to worrying about sea ice!
Nov 6, 2020

Give it time it'll even out.

@RGA Give it time it'll even out.
Nov 6, 2020

I am from Pennsylvania, it's a great state, and no one is...

@michaelroston I am from Pennsylvania, it's a great state, and no one is driving to “Ohio.”
Nov 6, 2020

Man don't piss off Stacey Abrams.

Man don't piss off Stacey Abrams.
Nov 5, 2020

Weed would be cool but it makes it hard to focus on oral...

@josiahq Weed would be cool but it makes it hard to focus on oral history interviews with labor historians.
Nov 5, 2020

Just about every night I hit up the Internet Archive to...

Just about every night I hit up the Internet Archive to find the audio that will put me to sleep. Tonight I found something exceptionally sleepy. archive.org/...
Nov 5, 2020

Well the likelihood definitely increases with time. Then...

@_cynar Well the likelihood definitely increases with time. Then again I thought the pandemic would be over in a couple of weeks.
Nov 5, 2020

I'm down near Cortelyou I was just biking up to loop the...

@benfinoradin I'm down near Cortelyou I was just biking up to loop the park.
Nov 5, 2020

Wait you really live that close to me?

@benfinoradin Wait you really live that close to me?
Nov 5, 2020

I actually did see a bunch of dudes on big motorcycles...

I actually did see a bunch of dudes on big motorcycles riding around Brooklyn with Biden flags. Like a month ago. Revving engines and everything. On Church and Coney Island Ave. x.com/...
Nov 5, 2020

There was a moment in the 90s as people started using...

@robynkanner There was a moment in the 90s as people started using Illustrator where everyone went gradient wild. That was tough. But I really like a nice gradient and you can pull in some surprising colors without blowing up your brand system.
Nov 5, 2020

Or maybe just page design, it says A24.

Or maybe just page design, it says A24.
Nov 5, 2020

...that is a great front page design.

...that is a great front page design. x.com/...
Nov 5, 2020

Just call it “Capitalism with Unlimited Breadsticks.”

@seldo Just call it “Capitalism with Unlimited Breadsticks.”
Nov 5, 2020

This is just great.

@vtitunik This is just great.
Nov 4, 2020

Just the order ballots are counted. Many of the votes...

@xxbobbyzxx @realDonaldTrump Just the order ballots are counted. Many of the votes getting counted in PA are mail in ballots and going Democratic 7 to 3, or from Dem strongholds. They expect him to win NC but the rest are leaning pretty Dem.
Nov 4, 2020

BRB watching the webinar.

@Tyrangiel BRB watching the webinar.
Nov 4, 2020

You're a good and supportive friend, Spicy Burgers.

@spicyburgers You're a good and supportive friend, Spicy Burgers.
Nov 4, 2020

i can't even open this for fear what's inside

@vr00n i can't even open this for fear what's inside
Nov 4, 2020

I know this is not the day to announce this but...

I know this is not the day to announce this but s̵̳͛w̴̯͗ĕ̶͍ĕ̷̞ë̷̯e̵̲̕é̵͉e̶̯̓è̵̩t̷̫́ ̵̹́b̵̖̚a̸͇̽b̸̜̉y̷̖̔ ̷̗͛J̴̼͑e̸͕̓ĕ̴̠e̵̜̕e̶̱̒s̸͉̾ų̴̈́s̶͓̊.̵̧̏
Nov 3, 2020

Look, it was great.

@kzwa Look, it was great.
Nov 3, 2020

This will be good TV.

This will be good TV. x.com/...
Nov 3, 2020

America will exit the Paris Agreement within the United...

America will exit the Paris Agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at midnight tonight. en.wikipedia.org/...
Nov 3, 2020

Have you ever wanted U2's guitar sound, but with...

Have you ever wanted U2's guitar sound, but with late-career Roger Waters vocals? Can I interest you in the Blue Aeroplanes?
Nov 3, 2020

Thanks to everyone on here working at the polls. It's great...

Thanks to everyone on here working at the polls. It's great to see. Everyone go vote!
Nov 3, 2020

Thank you, Dan!

@danilic Thank you, Dan!
Nov 3, 2020

Get ready to be alternately fascinated and disappointed!

@sogrady Get ready to be alternately fascinated and disappointed!
Nov 3, 2020

Also Chandler is drunk.

Also Chandler is drunk.
Nov 3, 2020

Weegee, big fan of photographing murders because the corpse...

Weegee, big fan of photographing murders because the corpse didn't go anywhere.
Nov 3, 2020

If you can't handle the way Weegee says murder (moydah) you...

If you can't handle the way Weegee says murder (moydah) you can listen to Ian Fleming interview Raymond Chandler. archive.org/...
Nov 3, 2020

Little trouble sleeping but I'll tell you what, this...

Little trouble sleeping but I'll tell you what, this interview with Weegee is solid gold. archive.org/...
Nov 2, 2020

Ebola Holmes is the heroine we need right now.

@kzwa Ebola Holmes is the heroine we need right now.
Nov 2, 2020

It's either that or the time Tony Danza took our table at...

@tcarmody It's either that or the time Tony Danza took our table at the steakhouse.
Nov 2, 2020

Sigh. Stay safe!

@karolle Sigh. Stay safe!
Nov 2, 2020

It just feels like a storm is about to hit, down to the...

It just feels like a storm is about to hit, down to the boarded windows.
Nov 2, 2020

Welp lost this one.

Welp lost this one. x.com/...
Nov 2, 2020

Loathe the needle.

Loathe the needle. x.com/...
Nov 2, 2020

At least the pay's good.

@emilybell At least the pay's good.
Nov 2, 2020

When I was briefly planted at Bloomberg I joked about there...

@emilybell When I was briefly planted at Bloomberg I joked about there being no place to cry and...someone did and sincerely so tell me about the crying stairwell.
Nov 2, 2020

It means a lot Spicy Burgers.

@spicyburgers It means a lot Spicy Burgers.
Nov 2, 2020

it's extremely difficult to, right now, with things

it's extremely difficult to, right now, with things
Nov 2, 2020

it's too late jordan we just have to bear it

@jtth it's too late jordan we just have to bear it
Nov 1, 2020

I have a lot of respect for what this tree has been through.

I have a lot of respect for what this tree has been through.
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Oct 31, 2020

Oh I mean whom amongst us etc etc.

@hallac @NYMag Oh I mean whom amongst us etc etc.
Oct 31, 2020

Just shouting this out again if you're in Ditmas. They're...

Just shouting this out again if you're in Ditmas. They're feeding so many people with max efficiency and tons of community involvement. People In Need - COVID19 Food Insecurity Campaign gofundme.com/...
Oct 31, 2020

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Oct 31, 2020

Wild media coincidence that both Locksmith of Hearts and...

Wild media coincidence that both Locksmith of Hearts and Daily Finance Stories came up with such similar headlines.
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Oct 31, 2020

Mirror, mirror, archive crawl, What's the fairest use of...

Mirror, mirror, archive crawl,
What's the fairest use of all? x.com/...
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