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I’ve been thoroughly enjoying Mike Monteiro’s recent writing.

The IndieWeb Is Punk Manifesto: You don't need a deal with a label.

xkcd: Perseids: Sounds good, xkcd.

BMW Owners Angry 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Ads Are in Their Cars: via: Daring Fireball A banner touting the film first appears when the car is started, though owners have to click on the ad to see the full video.

In 2018 I wrote “A New macOS”, since then every new macOS version that comes out, I reference the post to see how close they’ve come to meeting my imaginary ideal.

AI Economics for Dummies - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: 1.

I’ve written before about getting my start in the tech industry, and my experience with security since.

The last lines of the poem “The Summer Day” by Mary Oliver go: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”.

Ad Infinitum · Matthias Ott: One approach, proposed by Google Research, is what you might call a “token auction.”

It’s Time to Dismantle the Technopoly | The New Yorker: In a world where a tool like TikTok can, seemingly out of nowhere, suddenly convince untold thousands of users that maybe Osama bin Laden wasn’t so bad, or in which new A.I. models can, in the span of

How to reverse AI brain rot — A note to myself: Keep skills alive that a machine could easily replace, even if it's inefficient.

How to usher in an era of abundant donuts • Buttondown: What would you say to someone who proclaims, “I want to be a donut maker,” but has never actually made a single donut in their life?

Team Mirai and Democracy - Schneier on Security: Japan’s election last month and the rise of the country’s newest and most innovative political party, Team Mirai, illustrates the viability of a different way to do politics.

I’m OK being left behind, thanks!

How to do the work • Buttondown: The cruelest thing the tech industry ever did was to tell you that they cared about you.

Why I Love FreeBSD - IT Notes: Which is one of the reasons why every time I attend a BSD conference, I come home even more in love with the project: the vibe of the community, the dedication of the developers, the presence of a Foundation that is strong a…

New ways to learn math and science in ChatGPT | OpenAI: Shot: In early testing, college and high school age students said the interactive experience helped them better understand how variables relate to one another.

Daring Fireball: 'Grief and the AI Split': Orchard’s fine essay examines a philosophical divide within the ranks of talented, considerate craftsperson developers.

‘50 Years of Thinking Different’ — Curb Cuts: As a lifelong disabled person and longtime Apple fan, never mind an objective technology journalist, improved lives obviously resonates deeply with me.

AI Slop: A Slack API Rate Limiting Disaster – code.dblock.org | tech blog: For now, human oversight of A.I. assistants remains critical.

Michael Stipe Took The Stage | Stephen Clark (sgclark.com): Last night at Brooklyn Steel, a concert venue in the Williamsburg section of the NYC borough, Michael Stipe – former lead singer of R.E.M.

How to start a record collection • Buttondown: I tried to talk everyone out of buying vinyl not too long ago.

Daring Fireball: Thoughts and Observations on the MacBook Neo: And the PC world should take note.

Have We Forgotten How to Design?

Chart: US to overwhelmingly build clean power in 2026 | Canary Media: This year, solar will provide 51% of the new utility-scale electricity capacity slated to come online, batteries will deliver 28%, and wind will add 14%, according to the U.S.

Danish government agency to ditch Microsoft software in push for digital independence | The Record from Recorded Future News: In an interview with the local newspaper Politiken, Danish Minister for Digitalisation Caroline Stage Olsen confirmed that over h…