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Letters from an American · Heather Cox Richardson
The man authorities have identified as the shooter who murdered eight people and wounded at least seven others at a mall in Allen, Texas, on Saturday, Mauricio Garcia, appears to have been a white supremacist. He sported Nazi tattoos and wore a patch on his vest that said “RWDS,” which stands for “Right Wing Death…
Dave Trott's Blog · Dave Trott
As an ECD, four simple quotes always guided me. the first quote is about hiring people, from Bob Paisley: “The sort of youngster we’re looking for will try to nutmeg Kevin Keegan on the training pitch then stand … Continue reading → The post CREATIVE DIRECTING IN FOUR QUOTES first appeared on Dave Trott's Blog.
Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At · Ed Zitron
When Mark Zuckerberg announced in October 2021 that Facebook would now be known as “Meta,” many people fell for several astonishingly obvious lies. As I said: Zuckerberg has absolutely no clue what he is building and you are a fool if you think otherwise.
Pixel Envy · Nick Heer
The New York Times decided to copy the numbers game from “Countdown” with its new Digits puzzle. Five math puzzles per day, with stars awarded based on how close you get to the target number. Fun and straightforward, but it is no Numberwang. ⌥ Permalink⌥ Permalink
A Whole Lotta Nothing · mathowie
TL;DR: The Lutron Claro (or Diva if you want dimming) Smart Switch is the best HomeKit compatible wall switch there is, period. I’ve been playing with smart home devices since x10 came out in the 1990s. And every house I’ve had since 2005 has had a few smart switches hard-wired into my walls. I’ve tried … Continue…
Popular Information · Judd Legum
On Saturday morning, Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he "WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK." Trump's comments came after widespread reports that Manhattan District Alvin L. Bragg (D) was closing in on an indictment connected to Trump's $130,000 hush money payment to Stormy Daniels, a former adult…
Waxy.org · Andy Baio
a little poem about the universe before the Big Bang; don't miss the remix #
Waxy.org · Andy Baio
ProPublica exposes his clear violations of disclosure laws, but Supreme Court justices can only be removed by impeachment #
Garbage Day · Ryan Broderick
Read to the end for a little prayer I’m sending out into the universe this week
Stratechery · Ben Thompson
A slew of AI announcements are dropping this week, but the news that large language models can be run locally might be the biggest news of all.
Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At · Ed Z
When I started work on this piece, I was writing about Silvergate bank, one of the only banks willing to do business with “digital asset companies.” Silvergate, an institution that had been around for nearly 30 years, imploded in what seemed an instant, going from $4 billion in deposits at the end of 2022
The Reframe · A.R. Moxon
Those who follow recipes want to make the dish. Those who stay neutral about this fact want it made for them.
Waxy.org · Andy Baio
"Speak bravely. Own what you say. Prepare to be understood." #
Waxy.org · Andy Baio
related: The Atlantic on why adults over 40 typically feel 20% younger than they really are #
Garbage Day · Ryan Broderick
Read to the end for a vanilla extract Tumblr sexyman
Letters from an American · Heather Cox Richardson
On February 1, 1862, in the early days of the Civil War, the Atlantic Monthly published Julia Ward Howe’s “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” summing up the cause of freedom for which the United States troops would soon be fighting. “Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord,” it began.
Amy Castor · Amy Castor
The secret ingredient is crime.
Letters from an American · Heather Cox Richardson
Just a year ago, we were focusing on Russian troops massing on the border with Ukraine, which the U.S. government and allies recognized as an attempt both to keep Ukraine from joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a longstanding military alliance resisting Russian expansion, and to test the unity of…
Platformer · Casey Newton
PLUS: Why it's time to start leaving Twitter behind
Seth Godin's Blog · Seth Godin
When AI is smart enough to write an essay, then what happens? GPT3 is back in the news, because, as expected, it’s getting better and better. Using a simple chat interface, you can easily ask it a wide range of questions (write a 1,000 word essay about Clara Barton) that certainly feels like a diligent […]
Pixel Envy · Nick Heer
Elon Musk may have eliminated Twitter’s communications department. But it appears he found a new PR team member in Bari Weiss, to whom the so-called “Twitter Files” were leaked, and who will massage Twitter 2.0’s messaging for free. Twitter apparently added Weiss to the company’s Slack channels and gave her a company…
Pixel Envy · Nick Heer
Todd Spangler, in a mess of a Variety article: The new disclosures, touted as “The Twitter Files,” were posted in a lengthy Twitter thread by investigative reporter and author Matt Taibbi (and retweeted by Musk). It’s based on “thousands of internal documents obtained by sources at Twitter,” according to Taibbi —…
Dave Trott's Blog · Dave Trott
Last week George Lois died, and I put up a tweet about how influential one of his comments had been on my career: “Don’t show me your portfolio full of great roughs, if it don’t run it ain’t … Continue reading → The post WHY GEORGE LOIS WAS UNREASONABLE first appeared on Dave Trott's Blog.
Popular Information · Judd Legum
Earlier this month, as the Houston Astros faced the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series, the home plate umpire presided over the game with the FTX logo emblazoned across his chest. In July 2021, FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, paid Major League Baseball untold millions to be…
A Whole Lotta Nothing · mathowie
A week or so ago, I quit Twitter for good. I did it in 2018 and it only lasted a couple months before I waded back in, but this time it’s different. It was clear huge changes were coming to the platform with the new owner and although I’ve learned so much and heard different […]
A Whole Lotta Nothing · mathowie
After reading Andy Baio’s latest post about AI-art generators and artist rights, I reached out and had him walk me through how to experience it myself. We followed the instructions in this video: How you go about it It was about an hour of tinkering before about another hour of processing before I was at […]
Popular Information · Judd Legum
Last Friday, Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest person, purchased Twitter, one of the world's most important communication platforms, for $44 billion. The first five days of Twitter under Musk's leadership have not gone well. Musk dissolved Twitter's board of directors and named himself the CEO. He already runs
Brad Frost · Brad Frost
The Component Gallery is a collection of interface components from real-world design systems. I created it to help with some of the problems that I experience every day as a front-end developer: Some interface problems have already been solved: there’s no need […]
Letters from an American · Heather Cox Richardson
Today began with news that New York attorney general Letitia James is seeking a preliminary injunction to stop former president Trump from continuing with the fraudulent practices she filed a $250 million lawsuit in September to end. Apparently, the day James filed the lawsuit, the Trump Organization registered the…
Waxy.org · Andy Baio
Tech companies working with AI are outsourcing data collection and training to academic/nonprofit research groups, shielding them from potential accountability and legal liability.
Waxy.org · Andy Baio
surprisingly good GPT-3 powered summaries of long YouTube videos #
Letters from an American · Heather Cox Richardson
The big news until shortly before midnight tonight was that businesses do indeed seem to be coming home after the pandemic illustrated the dangers of stretched supply lines, the global minimum tax reduced the incentives to flee to other countries with lower taxes, and the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act and the…
Popular Information · Judd Legum
On August 18, in a "campaign-style event," Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced that 20 people had been arrested "for breaking Florida’s elections laws." In a press release, DeSantis' office set aside the presumption of innocence, branding the group "
Press Watch · Dan Froomkin
He is counting on mainstream journalists, once again, being so desperate to cast themselves as “impartial” that they will normalize what is effectively 21st-century American fascism. The post Coverage of Ron DeSantis shows the media has learned nothing from Trump appeared first on Press Watch.
A Whole Lotta Nothing · mathowie
Recently, I started a small casual podcast with my friend Joel about how much we love trucks (and also bikes and mass transit, but mostly off-roading). We’re doing it for the hell of it, not really looking to make a big splash but what strikes me this time out on my third real podcast is […]
Pixel Envy · Nick Heer
A little subgenre of news story I really dig is when platforms promoting themselves as some sort of unique bastion of free speech find their limit. This happens all the time because of course it does. Every platform figures out there are things unworthy of being hosted or broadcasted on its service. Substack has…
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow · Cory Doctorow
Today's links Podcasting "So You’ve Decided to Unfollow Me": On the joys of writing to find your people, rather than pleasing a hypothetical audience. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing…
Blog · Micromobility Industries
Originally created in 2019, we dedicate this handbook to the micromobility riders.It is they who have chosen the less-traveled paths, the narrow lanes, the urban obstacle courses. They bear the insults, the contempt, and, yes, the violence. They don’t always get the subsidies or the prizes or the spotlight. They…
Cool Tools · Kevin Kelly
Recomendo: issue no. 314
Seth Godin's Blog · Seth Godin
And vs Or. Leading a project is about causing the death of a million ‘ands’. There was a long line at the ice cream stand, but the person in front wasn’t budging. The customer had narrowed down the choice to four flavors, but they were paralyzed, unable to choose. It’s not because any of the […]
Molly White · Molly White
A CEO of a major crypto lending platform repeated on video each week that “banks are not your friend” and that there was no risk to the funds stored with his company.1 Normal Guy. “Celsius CEO Alex Mashinksy’s LIES to the community within 6 months prior to Bankruptcy.” (YouTube video). July 20, 2022. ↩︎
kadavy.net · David Kadavy
Five years ago, I wrote about how – after ten years as a self-employed independent creator – I hoped to “make it.” I now realize, I never will. Listen to the Podcast Listen in iTunes >> Download as an MP3 by right-clicking here and choosing “save as.” RSS feed for Love Your Work Five years The post Fifteen…