April 2022

Apr 30, 2022

God I have tried to find that again.

@maureenflaherty God I have tried to find that again.
Apr 30, 2022

Everyone who gets married marries a fictional character...

Everyone who gets married marries a fictional character when you really think about it. x.com/...
Apr 30, 2022

Is this related to the smoking doctor? Yes, Paul, we can...

Is this related to the smoking doctor?

Yes, Paul, we can never say for sure but smoking 36 packs a day often has negative health consequences.

Well can I switch to nuclear cigarettes?

It would be better if you stopped.

So low-tarbon.

Actually you fucking need to quit.
Apr 30, 2022

You know how you might get news from the doctor, they call...

You know how you might get news from the doctor, they call at work, and you know your life is gonna be different, a lot of medicine, regular hospital visits, then you go to a meeting and everyone is talking animatedly about basketball? The heat wave story in the age of Elon Musk.
Apr 30, 2022

(You have to scroll a little to get below the western...

(You have to scroll a little to get below the western journalists to the Indian climate people talking about their moms.)
Apr 30, 2022

If you search “India heat” you learn about: human risk,...

If you search “India heat” you learn about: human risk, cooling methods, risk to livestock, failure of wheat crops, and how folks are doing—angry, coping, hot. It's different to see warming experienced on here, instead of in an article or data set. mobile.twitter.com/...
Apr 29, 2022

He can climb a hill now She takes off her gills now

@j_zimms He can climb a hill now
She takes off her gills now
Apr 29, 2022

We emerged from the brine

@j_zimms We emerged from the brine
Apr 29, 2022

I know someone on here used "calling a crab" before related...

I know someone on here used "calling a crab" before related to the conch shell on Wonderful, Wonderful, I can't remember who, I stole it, I'm sorry.
Apr 29, 2022

Now he's starting to creep And she's calling a crab

Now he's starting to creep
And she's calling a crab
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Apr 29, 2022

Agreed! But also so great to see that funding goal exceeded.

@tomcoates Agreed! But also so great to see that funding goal exceeded.
Apr 29, 2022

Noah Grey needs some help.

Noah Grey needs some help. gofund.me/...
Apr 28, 2022

They own so many of each.

@joshsternberg They own so many of each.
Apr 28, 2022

Absolutely wearing a cardigan right now too.

@cshirky Absolutely wearing a cardigan right now too.
Apr 28, 2022

So many perks it's content!

So many perks it's content! x.com/...
Apr 27, 2022

We deserve no late July.

We deserve no late July.
Apr 27, 2022

I wish it so much.

@sarapekow I wish it so much.
Apr 27, 2022

Maybe we skipped summer this year. Not happening. No...

Maybe we skipped summer this year. Not happening. No August. Eternal NYC fall. Bars quiet. Watching tugboats. Sitting on a bench in the park with friends. Never sweating, only sweaters.
Apr 27, 2022

At least you remember!

@anildash At least you remember!
Apr 26, 2022

Personally I do all my metadata using Miami Core. But it's...

Personally I do all my metadata using Miami Core. But it's Miami, Ohio.
Apr 26, 2022

You might think that Dublin Core is the genre of music the...

You might think that Dublin Core is the genre of music the Pogues play or something. Well I have some terrible news.
Apr 26, 2022

Peach margarita I mean

@dschatsky Peach margarita I mean
Apr 26, 2022

Heh it's just a peach martini off the internet

@dschatsky Heh it's just a peach martini off the internet
Apr 26, 2022

Just a couple of geniuses out here.

@dschatsky Just a couple of geniuses out here.
Apr 26, 2022

cointreau, tequila, ice, a blender and some sliced...

cointreau, tequila, ice, a blender and some sliced peaches...that's the “freeze peach” we should be worried about
Apr 26, 2022

Congrats! That's amazing.

@cydharrell Congrats! That's amazing.
Apr 26, 2022

more like *un*controlled digital lending

@textfiles more like *un*controlled digital lending
Apr 26, 2022

Still grateful they let me use squiggles.

Still grateful they let me use squiggles. x.com/...
Apr 26, 2022

Much of the world has a huge Internet OFF button, and...

Much of the world has a huge Internet OFF button, and they've used it nearly a thousand times.
restofworld.org/...
Apr 25, 2022

It's only a problem if you have something to hide

@vboykis It's only a problem if you have something to hide
Apr 25, 2022

I'm hearing they're going make all dms public

I'm hearing they're going make all dms public
Apr 25, 2022

the <form> element was a mistake

the <form> element was a mistake
Apr 24, 2022

Horror movie children singing tunelessly: 🎶Join us now and...

@kjhealy Horror movie children singing tunelessly: 🎶Join us now and share the software🎶
Apr 24, 2022

Careful analysis of micro-stress fractures shows that it...

@kjhealy Careful analysis of micro-stress fractures shows that it spent the majority of its waking time crouched (seated?), shoulders down but eyes forward, and hands extended as well. Perhaps hunting prey? Or some sort of tool-making! The finger/wrists seem extended and overused.
Apr 22, 2022

Everyone you've ever loved. Everyone who has ever loved...

Everyone you've ever loved. Everyone who has ever loved you. Your grandmother. Your children. Your chosen family. Your crush. This is what they looked like inside. x.com/...
Apr 21, 2022

Oh my God I don't know if I could handle their faces if I...

@Cekent @richziade Oh my God I don't know if I could handle their faces if I bought them that device.
Apr 20, 2022

some things have been brought to my attention and first of...

some things have been brought to my attention and first of all the duolingo owl is not a mammal
Apr 20, 2022

Good luck Elon.

Good luck Elon.
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Apr 20, 2022

I also think a big part of it which is of course now...

@WilliamHogeland I also think a big part of it which is of course now impossible to communicate to 99% of society is "column-inches thinking" where every pica comes at a high cost. But...give us footnotes! Or a sourcing section!
Apr 20, 2022

Editors hate citing but as an extremely online writer one...

@WilliamHogeland Editors hate citing but as an extremely online writer one NEEDS to cite or one will be obliterated On Here. It's constant negotiation.

(There's also the one newspaper that is EGREGIOUS about sourcing other journos + scholars, and this fight usually comes back to its behavior.)
Apr 19, 2022

The absolute purity of "I can beat that I'll do 450"

@tammieetc The absolute purity of

"I can beat that
I'll do 450"
Apr 18, 2022

we can just mail it to each other when we get bored

@mep we can just mail it to each other when we get bored
Apr 18, 2022

i mean sure why not

@mep i mean sure why not
Apr 18, 2022

denver isn't THAT far from you is it

@mep denver isn't THAT far from you is it

x.com/...
Apr 18, 2022

I had to hide it from my graphic-novel loving little...

@abrahamjoseph I had to hide it from my graphic-novel loving little children and now forget where it is. But it's a work of true genius.
Apr 17, 2022

There was an account on here long ago, it was like...

There was an account on here long ago, it was like coolsitch or goodvibes, and it was like, The boat won't be fixed until Thursday but there's plenty of rum...cool sitch. What was it? Can't remember.
Apr 16, 2022

here you go

here you go
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Apr 16, 2022

Most aspects of human experience are universal but Walter...

Most aspects of human experience are universal but Walter Ong textuality crosstalking with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band in an increasingly post-codex reading environment is very...Venny.
Apr 16, 2022

One experience I can't imagine people not in my cohort...

One experience I can't imagine people not in my cohort having is when you're reading a book on paper and you turn the page and are suddenly aware it's not an ebook, at which point your brain goes, ...TURN THE PAGE... and you hear the sound of a lonesome saxophone.
Apr 15, 2022

Blogging isn't dead it's just getting started.

Blogging isn't dead it's just getting started. x.com/...
Apr 14, 2022

It's like if Hieronymous Bosch was Susan Kare.

It's like if Hieronymous Bosch was Susan Kare.
Apr 14, 2022

I fully admire @miss_eleneous's ability to make something...

I fully admire @miss_eleneous's ability to make something really bright and cheerful that when you look at it twice is actually a vision of hell.
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Apr 14, 2022

In some ways that piece is a sequel to except I wrote that...

In some ways that piece is a sequel to contentsmagazine.com/... except I wrote that one 10 years ago with baby twins, feeling that the tech industry had its best years ahead of it.
Apr 14, 2022

Just one more little bit.

Just one more little bit. wired.com/...
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Apr 14, 2022

Long long before that very challenging day, I was a little...

@arctictony Long long before that very challenging day, I was a little boy with a (Sinclair? Acorn?) home computer and a fondness for (British food product).
Apr 14, 2022

I mean...you need to open here and then continually weave...

@arctictony I mean...you need to open here and then continually weave it into the rest of the narrative to hold the reader.
Apr 14, 2022

We did this to ourselves.

We did this to ourselves.
Apr 14, 2022

It doesn't work. I tried years ago and it's in so many news...

@_cynar It doesn't work. I tried years ago and it's in so many news stories and headlines and so forth that it just bleeds through. We're trapped and there is no escape.
Apr 13, 2022

What if he gets cold. He only has a sweater.

@jaykaydee What if he gets cold. He only has a sweater.
Apr 13, 2022

Guillermo is still in that coffin. It bothers me.

Guillermo is still in that coffin. It bothers me.
Apr 13, 2022

happy for you

@goldman happy for you
Apr 13, 2022

It's like my newspaper. “Oh that's interesting that...

@sophaskins It's like my newspaper. “Oh that's interesting that updated.” I'd miss it!
Apr 11, 2022

As a MIRIAM POSNER, I need PEOPLE TO STOP EMAILING ME, so...

@miriamkp As a MIRIAM POSNER, I need PEOPLE TO STOP EMAILING ME, so that I can OH MY GOD STOP EMAILING ME.
Apr 8, 2022

I'm just glad you all are talking.

@JeromeHardaway I'm just glad you all are talking.
Apr 7, 2022

Said so quietly that I couldn't hear anything else.

Said so quietly that I couldn't hear anything else.
Apr 7, 2022

“I would not mind being on the earlier side this time.”—...

“I would not mind being on the earlier side this time.”— editor @anthonylydgate suggesting a deadline
Apr 6, 2022

this is a long-term punishment because we didn't want...

@patbits this is a long-term punishment because we didn't want Google Wave
Apr 6, 2022

it's phenomenal that the things I need to do (list and find...

@patbits it's phenomenal that the things I need to do (list and find files, move files) have been working fine for 30 years everywhere else and they just steadfastly refuse to let me have them
Apr 6, 2022

Another example of “show don't tell” culture run amok.

Another example of “show don't tell” culture run amok. vulture.com/...
Apr 6, 2022

Everyone talking about train poop, do you think I did not...

Everyone talking about train poop, do you think I did not run up and down the train car 2-3x whooping and checking before I made the video? It was a W at Prince. Calm down and let someone live.
Apr 6, 2022

Momentary empty train joy.

Momentary empty train joy.
Apr 5, 2022

and I both love them! All the grayed-out songs on the new...

@MoisheLettvin @richziade and I both love them! All the grayed-out songs on the new album are making me anxious!
Apr 5, 2022

i'm a leo and you know it

@laura_june i'm a leo and you know it
Apr 5, 2022

this shit where Shearwater can release one song and it's...

this shit where Shearwater can release one song and it's called Xenarthan
Apr 5, 2022

Thought that up doing the dishes!

@goldman Thought that up doing the dishes!
Apr 5, 2022

Now it's a hilarious *electric* clown car.

@goldman Now it's a hilarious *electric* clown car.
Apr 5, 2022

we tweet for grimes now

we tweet for grimes now
Apr 5, 2022

As an avoirdupoisian I find myself perceiving climate...

As an avoirdupoisian I find myself perceiving climate change sort of like when the doctor tells me I have to lose weight and I make a solemn vow only to find myself 36 hours later looking up cornbread [2 servings] in my calorie tracker.
Apr 5, 2022

Obviously God designed humans for a good time not a long...

Obviously God designed humans for a good time not a long time.
Apr 5, 2022

“It's now or never,” says the IPCC (Insane Planet Crisis...

“It's now or never,” says the IPCC (Insane Planet Crisis Committee), and I think we know which one everyone is going to choose.
Apr 4, 2022

My preferred workout is Solid standing baby figure, BCE...

My preferred workout is Solid standing baby figure, BCE 1100-500 from the Library of Congress. loc.gov/...
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Apr 3, 2022

It's terrible. Also wonderful.

@goldman It's terrible. Also wonderful.
Apr 2, 2022

A friend just invited me to an all day enterprise software...

A friend just invited me to an all day enterprise software seminar on sustainability at Hudson Yards so nature is healing.
Apr 1, 2022

“Emails are horrible, messy, swollen, decrepit forms of...

“Emails are horrible, messy, swollen, decrepit forms of data, but they are understood by everything everywhere.”

wired.com/...
Apr 1, 2022

Went to see Low at Webster Hall last night and all...

Went to see Low at Webster Hall last night and all @richziade and I could think is, we could recruit so many product managers here.