2020

Yes totally

It was from two hours ago! I'm going to erase it so that...

@leahfinnegan It was from two hours ago! I'm going to erase it so that they don't exist on social.

Thank you, Josh! Happy New Year's.

@joshin4colours Thank you, Josh! Happy New Year's.

Wow happy New Year's to Baby and you too, Leah.

@leahfinnegan Wow happy New Year's to Baby and you too, Leah.

Check out the drink menu

This has been a tough year of all work and no play, but...

This has been a tough year of all work and no play, but take a look at this NYE photo from 1921, the year AFTER the Spanish Flu. Everyone in a great mood hanging at a beautiful hotel—and not a mask in sight!

Online check-in ruins vacations.

@younggalaxy Online check-in ruins vacations.

Ninety percent of anxiety in parents over 65 is directly...

Ninety percent of anxiety in parents over 65 is directly related to them wanting to know if a package arrived yet.

No! Thank you for the tip!

@jarroddicker @relistenapp No! Thank you for the tip!

A thousand years from now we'll all be gone and maybe...

A thousand years from now we'll all be gone and maybe they'll find miraculously-preserved bubble wrap and be completely confused but also excited and horrified to analyze the air from our era. Anyway I'm cleaning up under the Christmas tree.

Oh noooooooooooooooo

Every now and then I can't sleep so I look through for...

Every now and then I can't sleep so I look through http://Archive. org for some audio to help me sleep and I find something utterly wild like this https://archive.

Meatless Beat Manifesto!

Meatless Beat Manifesto! https://x.

Thank you for setting that up for me. Truly the greatest...

@kjhealy Thank you for setting that up for me. Truly the greatest holiday gift of all.

You may be, especially if it involves miners.

@kjhealy You may be, especially if it involves miners.

I'm not accusing anyone I just think it's interesting.

I'm not accusing anyone I just think it's interesting.

Also while taking this important picture I spent several...

Also while taking this important picture I spent several minutes figuring out why I couldn't get rid of this shadow until I realized I was wearing a headlamp.

Teens lived here.

Teens lived here.

are you all giants

POV “We do a little reading series and we'd love to have...

POV “We do a little reading series and we'd love to have you share some work. ” https://x.

This is just an all time great thing.

@jenszalai This is just an all time great thing.

Never been so much a dad as cleaning the kitchen just now...

Never been so much a dad as cleaning the kitchen just now going “There's some chores in this house.

Ähhmmmmmmm

Neon golden holds up!

@harrisj Neon golden holds up!

Is it no-twist or not-wist I refuse to research it.

Is it no-twist or not-wist I refuse to research it.

Just little pumpkins.

@JennyMack Just little pumpkins.

This is true. The only song of that era I know that still...

@waldojaquith This is true. The only song of that era I know that still makes me go "whoah" is Scarecrow by Ministry.

Ted ted ted ted ted

@knowtheory Ted ted ted ted ted https://archive. org/details/93.

For whatever xmas reason I'm listening to the music I liked...

For whatever xmas reason I'm listening to the music I liked in high school, i. e.

Merry Christmas, nerds.

Merry Christmas, nerds.

Merry Christmas!

@sogrady Merry Christmas!

Lots of buffering sets of humans into bars or at someone's...

@_cynar @funkotronic @profmusgrave Lots of buffering sets of humans into bars or at someone's house before heading to the main event. Also calling your service or home machine.

Ah, thank you!

@liza Ah, thank you!

What's in the dome?

@liza What's in the dome?

If, like me, you like to stare into the holiday abyss, in...

If, like me, you like to stare into the holiday abyss, in 1941 NBC created a show that was just WWII refugee kids scattered around the world sweetly calling their sweet parents back in the UK to say Merry Christmas. https://archive.

Hooray!

@kosamari Hooray!

I'm sorry for your loss.

@gretared I'm sorry for your loss.

Functional programming correctly identified that input and...

Functional programming correctly identified that input and output are side effects and by implication that we are the disease.

Personally I wouldn't render on the client or the server.

Personally I wouldn't render on the client or the server.

Yep. The glossary of safe software terms.

@waldojaquith Yep. The glossary of safe software terms.

Boring is the highest praise!

@waldojaquith Boring is the highest praise!

I don't think anyone wants to spend tons of money on...

@waldojaquith I don't think anyone wants to spend tons of money on something boring. I've screwed it up so many times and keep it reallllly simple whether selling to NGOs or for-profit orgs: Stable, fast, scaleable, world-class, maintainable, “incremental improvement.

You know where I've gotten in trouble in the opposite...

@waldojaquith You know where I've gotten in trouble in the opposite direction is saying “we will use boring technologies” as a positive pointing to stable low-maintenance platforms. Unparseable to buyers of all kinds.

Been using it with a few friends for a year plus. It's...

@_loveallthis Been using it with a few friends for a year plus. It's truly ephemeral and goofy.

I was gonna write a big thing here for the @Postlight blog,...

I was gonna write a big thing here for the @Postlight blog, but mostly I just wanted to show off our Minecraft skills and say that I respect the people with whom I work. So I did.

We're making a strong bet on low-poly aesthetics to take...

We're making a strong bet on low-poly aesthetics to take over from flat illustration in 2021. https://x.

Tweet

It's so wild seeing YouTube "check THIS out" aesthetics...

@pauldegnan It's so wild seeing YouTube "check THIS out" aesthetics layered on top of state-level corruption exposé.

It's literally: Hi guys! I know you all love pranks so...

It's literally: Hi guys! I know you all love pranks so today we're going to call one of my Putin-sponsored state executioners and get him to confess to being involved in poisoning my underwear.

this is the most astonishing video

this is the most astonishing video https://www. youtube.

Hi honey how was your day? I got the bread for dinner. Did...

Hi honey how was your day? I got the bread for dinner.

That dude that Navalny pranked into spilling...what happens...

That dude that Navalny pranked into spilling... what happens to him?

mfw i was expecting 67 kilometers per second per megaparsec...

mfw i was expecting 67 kilometers per second per megaparsec expansion but it's actually 73.

Oh god now this too

Oh god now this too https://www. quantamagazine.

Ah interesting! (I find that period really interesting so...

@kevinbaker Ah interesting! (I find that period really interesting so maybe I should try again.

I've started it a few times. IDK. I keep wanting to come...

@kevinbaker I've started it a few times. IDK.

ELLE is fantastic to write for and has wonderful editors!

@felixsalmon @stephcliff @ellenjpollock1 @Choire ELLE is fantastic to write for and has wonderful editors!

Got the splinter out, confident about posting again.

Got the splinter out, confident about posting again.

Pretty much done w/social media, not worth the pain.

Pretty much done w/social media, not worth the pain.

I got a splinter in my posting finger.

I got a splinter in my posting finger.

Ah, yes, nothing destroys property values like a...public...

@jfruh Ah, yes, nothing destroys property values like a... public park.

Which imaginary Christmas album would sell the most?

Which imaginary Christmas album would sell the most?

Rogue One is a Life Day movie.

Rogue One is a Life Day movie.

Asta!

@tangoldman Asta!

It really is a good feeling.

@MoisheLettvin It really is a good feeling.

“Dad I know what kind of animal you'd be.” “Be careful...

“Dad I know what kind of animal you'd be. ” “Be careful buddy, you're playing a dangerous game.

god that's a good gif

watching mandalorian friday after sundown while all these...

watching mandalorian friday after sundown while all these weird carp ads show up...

I've muttered the words, "I will never assemble another...

I've muttered the words, "I will never assemble another piece of IKEA furniture as long as I live," at least once a year for 20 years.

boring conversation anyway

I'm taking this literally because the alternative is...

@jfeckstein I'm taking this literally because the alternative is terrifying.

Even better if you shoot a cow.

@benpopper @getpoppn Even better if you shoot a cow.

Congratulations!!!

@JessieNYC @oiioxford Congratulations!!!

I always learn like five new things talking to you, it's...

@JeromeHardaway I always learn like five new things talking to you, it's the best mentoring payoff I've had yet.

Cleaning up some dusty corners and can't remember when this...

Cleaning up some dusty corners and can't remember when this is from. Sort of universal.

Comes to us all

It's gonna be wild when young millennial dads have ten year...

It's gonna be wild when young millennial dads have ten year old daughters and are saying “Yassss I stan a Nutcracker Suite ballet QUEEN.

When you think about it, “luggage” is a great word. We...

When you think about it, “luggage” is a great word. We should call bedclothes “sleepage” and silverware “chewage.

Boy this is swell.

Boy this is swell. https://x.

it was time

It's the combination of it being both endless and pointless...

@savannahmillion It's the combination of it being both endless and pointless and yet some little voice in the back of my head going, “these are the people who will inherit the earth.

Look it's fine until you start reading books about WWII and...

@skamille Look it's fine until you start reading books about WWII and then it happens fast.

I'll do it if you run product

Strong agree

That thread is really something else.

@eaton That thread is really something else.

I know but it's so entertaining

Shame there are no YA novels that address this rarest of...

Shame there are no YA novels that address this rarest of subjects.

It's really too bad that absolutely no one in psychology,...

It's really too bad that absolutely no one in psychology, philosophy, ethics, sociology, literature, or art has considered parent/child power dynamics related to class, just a huge oversight in the history of those disciplines that everyone in the thread is rushing to address.

It's like watching Scooby Doo dubbed with the audio of a...

It's like watching Scooby Doo dubbed with the audio of a WWII documentary while on painkillers.

There's a tweet on here about parents being oppressors that...

There's a tweet on here about parents being oppressors that has exploded in so many kinds of outrage and inrage. It's the perfect text and I can't look away.

Joke from my daughter (we workshopped it a little): Two...

Joke from my daughter (we workshopped it a little): Two zombies were texting.

i swear to god i listen to music by people who don't own a...

I published this as a self-own and now I'm listening to...

i like all kinds of music

Das Keyboard full blast is like a train coming through.

@maureenflaherty @mmcwatters Das Keyboard full blast is like a train coming through.

that's just intensely...appropriate and cool

@raihan_ @ghostly that's just intensely...

we talked about this, ⦿

Listening it's amazing!

@z9sx7wox Listening it's amazing!

If you love that I have a whole 20 minute stand-up routine...

If you love that I have a whole 20 minute stand-up routine about Telefon Tel Aviv's Map of What Is Effortless.

And is there a Fifth Tet?

And is there a Fifth Tet?

This is filled with great thing. Also: People doing things...

This is filled with great thing. Also: People doing things every year gets more important to me...

good engineer mindset here darin

i mean at this stage in my life I have like five old...

Is this good

Wooow

Just logged back on to share this.

Just logged back on to share this.

Just had a dream that the Washington Examiner could show...

Just had a dream that the Washington Examiner could show video using ceramic plates, and they ended a segment using “Sail Away” by Randy Newman without knowing what the song was about, and I was trying to tweet it to mock them but my phone melted and I woke up. I'm gonna log off.

Tweet

@donohoe https://youtu.

No shame in it. Happens to me all the time.

No shame in it. Happens to me all the time.

The true twitter brain is unfolded into a single long...

The true twitter brain is unfolded into a single long unbending line.

I see once again we are experiencing the great brain...

I see once again we are experiencing the great brain smoothening.

In the promoted tweet cinematic universe that rabbit ate...

In the promoted tweet cinematic universe that rabbit ate the two MIT grads who sell wine.

This promoted tweet makes perfect sense and is relevant to...

This promoted tweet makes perfect sense and is relevant to my interests.

Not one song about Canarsie.

Not one song about Canarsie.

I worry that The National gives people the wrong idea about...

I worry that The National gives people the wrong idea about Brooklyn.

square

Apparently I am asking way too many questions about this...

Apparently I am asking way too many questions about this Dolly Parton Christmas special.

So glad you left the sheepshaver window title bar.

@rstevens @Radlein So glad you left the sheepshaver window title bar.

Hooray! Beautiful!

@rstephensme Hooray! Beautiful!

It's a classic!

@modernserf It's a classic!

Cog-nisz-uh-buhl

exactly

HERE THEY COME TO FLUFF THE FLOOFSTER YEAH (alice in chains...

Henry is very lucky

We've gone from Gilmore Girls to entire conversations being...

We've gone from Gilmore Girls to entire conversations being like, "The sun... what's the color...

No one is discussing why, nine months into the pandemic, no...

No one is discussing why, nine months into the pandemic, no one in my family is able to finish a sentence.

And in the end only the brands remain

Tweet

Tweet

Lori help

Tweet

“Fuck it, Snorks.” —Disney

“Fuck it, Snorks.

It's like they walked into a Kay-Bee Toy & Hobby circa...

It's like they walked into a Kay-Bee Toy & Hobby circa 1982 and went, All of this, but movies, now.

Please, no more content.

Please, no more content.

Wm. Morris said you can't have art without resistance in...

@petervandijck @benedictevans Wm. Morris said you can't have art without resistance in the materials.

Kind of leather. But still annoyed.

@JPaskin Kind of leather. But still annoyed.

Kate toast is $62

Would give up a year of my life to have written “the...

Would give up a year of my life to have written “the croissant is glowing.

Source:

Source: https://www. nytimes.

I will mumble “the croissant is glowing” to myself for the...

I will mumble “the croissant is glowing” to myself for the rest of my life.

Tweet

Right across the street here.

@espiers Right across the street here.

I don't think I've EVER seen a new media thing actually...

I don't think I've EVER seen a new media thing actually launch as quickly and efficiently as @brickhousecoop just did. https://thebrick.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I'll be 96 years old, more machine than man, buttonholing...

I'll be 96 years old, more machine than man, buttonholing people with my cyberfingers and saying, "there used to be magazines, and airlines, and colors, and the news was divided into articles, which actually had endings, which we called kickers, and they never worked.

I once wrote about the Pantone color of the year for an...

I once wrote about the Pantone color of the year for an airline magazine and when I interviewed a guy (who ran "Pantone weddings") if he knew what the next color would be, he said, "I can't tell you, but I have... an inkling.

But still very angry this was rejected

Congratulations to Spelling Bee

Congratulations to Spelling Bee https://www. nytimes.

Shame that @patbits is disqualified by working there.

@AlexJamesFitz Shame that @patbits is disqualified by working there.

You just don't hear that much about the wisdom of crowds...

You just don't hear that much about the wisdom of crowds these days.

Oh definitely apply. We are adapting and will gladly chat...

@LexInterior @kevboh Oh definitely apply. We are adapting and will gladly chat if there is a fit.

Sigh.

@perryhewitt @Postlight Sigh.

Me too...but yeah it holds up?

@bluechoochoo Me too... but yeah it holds up?

Definitely a MSFT "delivered with ironic portent but isn't...

@bluechoochoo Definitely a MSFT "delivered with ironic portent but isn't it cool actually? " aesthetic going on.

It's 2020 and Santa and Frosty are visiting @Postlight and...

It's 2020 and Santa and Frosty are visiting @Postlight and my own children refuse to unmute and are in the private Zoom chat saying rude things to me. I am the CEO.

yes!

yes! https://x.

It just is spectacular. I'm so happy.

@clockwerks @Postlight It just is spectacular. I'm so happy.

It's time for a new mask!

@dodaistewart It's time for a new mask!

Usually at this time of year @Postlight flies everyone in...

Usually at this time of year @Postlight flies everyone in from all over the world to work out of our office in Flatiron (families come too). This year...

Ahem.

@film_girl Ahem.

How it started How it's going

It just sucks. A whole chunk of culture just smashed to...

@neversent It just sucks. A whole chunk of culture just smashed to bits.

My god

My god https://www. curbed.

My god

My god

My god https://x.

It's just folks! I want to know how the kids are doing and...

@dkoblesky @livlab It's just folks! I want to know how the kids are doing and how the story turns out!

I really do believe like, three or four @-replies over a...

@livlab I really do believe like, three or four @-replies over a year, we're in each other's lives.

this does not apply to you you're exempt

Everyone who tells you they despise small talk is ready to...

Everyone who tells you they despise small talk is ready to share over 10,000 facts about Star Wars.

Imagine the exasperation of his Cambridge tailor when he...

@ItsTheBrandi Imagine the exasperation of his Cambridge tailor when he asks for all that specialty green fabric.

It's short for Woodington

Woods is an extremely Harvard name.

Woods is an extremely Harvard name.

just...what the hell

just...

If you hold down the shift key the Witcher runs.

@jgee If you hold down the shift key the Witcher runs.

Who could have predicted this incredibly unlikely outcome.

@benfinoradin Who could have predicted this incredibly unlikely outcome.

I'm sorry i made a mistake.

@xxbobbyzxx I'm sorry i made a mistake.

Tweet

What at about white papers?

@RGA What at about white papers?

I basically agree. I like the slab serif he used in...

@ecormany I basically agree. I like the slab serif he used in Concrete Mathematics more tbh but the CM old-style numerals are classic.

Similar mindset. Computer Modern is a Didot-style typeface...

@Bill_Braine Similar mindset. Computer Modern is a Didot-style typeface that was released by Knuth with the free and very influential (esp.

I'm actually in pain from laughing at this.

@kjhealy I'm actually in pain from laughing at this.

Yes but only a few blocks.

@michelet Yes but only a few blocks.

This is kind of a serious question. What if you want to get...

This is kind of a serious question. What if you want to get custom 8" house numbers for your address in brushed metal in Computer Modern.

When the call to action speaks to your very soul.

When the call to action speaks to your very soul.

Rough to wake up to this.

@avram @davidhsiegel Rough to wake up to this.

Hustle culture looks so weak in comparison.

Hustle culture looks so weak in comparison.

I will think about this schedule for the rest of my life.

@mariabustillos I will think about this schedule for the rest of my life.

It's so good. I listened like 200 times.

@raihan_ It's so good. I listened like 200 times.

Bathroom, emails

Bathroom, emails https://x.

Aww man. But congratulations!

@nxthompson @WIRED @CondeNast @TheAtlantic Aww man. But congratulations!

It'll be the cliffhanger ending of season 3, when Ted has...

It'll be the cliffhanger ending of season 3, when Ted has to choose whether to accept a British knighthood or return to America to become the U. S.

I WAS!

@jgee I WAS!

We should know and accept that fans are going to ruin Ted...

We should know and accept that fans are going to ruin Ted Lasso. No television show can survive that crushing level of emotional need and projection.

Tweet

https://x.

You're going to DREAMFORCE!!!

@mathowie @scotthorn You're going to DREAMFORCE!!!

What is she thinking?

What is she thinking?

I keep looking at these whales from 1804.

I keep looking at these whales from 1804.

Aww Sara you helped me find my voice!

@SaraKeiko Aww Sara you helped me find my voice!

In a way, Minecraft is a game about cutting and pasting.

In a way, Minecraft is a game about cutting and pasting.

Platforms!

@mikeindustries Platforms!

I just wanted to tweet it!

@anildash I just wanted to tweet it!

I mean I'd LOVE to look inside his brain. But I think the...

@mattmoehr I mean I'd LOVE to look inside his brain. But I think the thing is, once that guy decides you're going to like him, you're going to like him.

“I hope at the very least that they replace the Slack...

“I hope at the very least that they replace the Slack ‘brush knock’ tchk-tchk-tchk with the sound of Marc Benioff yelling ‘Ohana! ’” https://link.

And lastly, I've been trying to write for an hour a day,...

And lastly, I've been trying to write for an hour a day, and I find the Salesforce acquisition of Slack incredibly interesting. So I wrote up a paragraph-by-paragraph reaction to the Slack/Salesforce official press release.

"Recently, while watching The Queen’s Gambit, a beautifully...

"Recently, while watching The Queen’s Gambit, a beautifully shot and acted Netflix drama, I was reminded that I actually hate chess. " There you go.

Second, my illustrious co-founder @richziade has an amazing...

Second, my illustrious co-founder @richziade has an amazing instinct for risk, in that he sees it EVERYWHERE. So I pushed him to write about that, and in classic Rich fashion, he used chess as a metaphor...

Ben got in touch after we made fun of the Google Cloud...

Ben got in touch after we made fun of the Google Cloud hamburger menu on a previous podcast, which is a boss move, and man did we enjoy learning how he sees product at "Planet-scale compute" scale.

First—a podcast with @bnlwilson about being a product...

First—a podcast with @bnlwilson about being a product leader at Google Cloud, where you need to work at a very, very abstract altitude to deliver abstract things to purchasers of abstractions, and yet it all has to work. https://postlight.

Got three pieces of content for you right now, a thread.

Got three pieces of content for you right now, a thread.

It's a TV show...about a bunch of wacky geniuses...who...

It's a TV show... about a bunch of wacky geniuses...

Boy that's a story (and thanks).

@ricmac @tomcoates Boy that's a story (and thanks).

Aww Danny.

@mala Aww Danny.

Thanks! Hmm...15k impressions on the tweet, 400 reads on...

@tomcoates @ricmac Thanks! Hmm...

Sigh

Dooooo it. I'm chipping in.

Dooooo it. I'm chipping in.

I had fun writing that other piece but I kept running the...

I had fun writing that other piece but I kept running the questions over in my head, so I rewrote it with more serious answers. https://ftrain.

yes...yes this is it

@andrew__aaaahhh yes...

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhghhgghghhghhuujhyyhjyhhhhhy

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhghhgghghhghhuujhyyhjyhhhhhy https://x.

I appreciate it!

@spicyburgers I appreciate it!

Wow

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.

I include WebMD here

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.

Ultimately rolls up under horny.

@y3rt Ultimately rolls up under horny.

I mean...it is.

@livlab I mean... it is.

daniel you are in a position to do something about this

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

NYT buy http://About. com again it won't be $400 million this time and farm out NYT content to per-ingredient microsites.

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.

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

Collect about 20 recipes, do gravy calculators, gravy recipe generators, etc, etc. Vegan gravy.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

BACK IN THE SADDLE BABY

...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.

🙄

Thank you.

@gabrielroth Thank you.

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

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

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.

A child just told me that this moon sucks.

A child just told me that this moon sucks.

I turned yesterday's thread into a POST.

I turned yesterday's thread into a POST. https://ftrain.

Storified here

Storified here https://ftrain. medium.

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.

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.

Wow beat this classic

@goldman Wow beat this classic https://youtu.

That is an excellent point.

@samarskaya @theoriginalecs That is an excellent point.

Isn't this grad school?

@theoriginalecs @samarskaya Isn't this grad school?

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.

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.

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.

STILL EMACS

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

Shes out there watching Xmas movies but it's here

@a1phab3t @tressiemcphd @maureenflaherty Shes out there watching Xmas movies but it's here https://link. medium.

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

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

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.

past paul and tim meant well but hmmmm

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. https://www.

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.

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

VIRIONS! A LIVING BLOG POST PRODUCTION ON HUMANKIND'S CONQUEST of COVID-19!

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?

acquired for tens of millions of dollars

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

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

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

lol perfect, also irrational housewives

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

why are the housewives real

the new SPAC LUMAscape dropped

the new SPAC LUMAscape dropped https://x.

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

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

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

@harrisj By discussing Oracle Slack on Twitter you are violating Oracle Slack terms of service.

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

@phillydesign IF YOU'RE NOT THE RIGHT PERSON IS THERE SOMEONE AT http://DANYA. ORG WITH WHOM I CAN SPEAK ABOUT ENTERPRISE MULESOFT INTEGRATION?

I was wrong...

I was wrong... https://x.

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.

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

as a treat

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?

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.

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.

I wrote something just for you.

I wrote something just for you.

Trying to get back in the habit of writing

Trying to get back in the habit of writing https://link. medium.

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.

It really is.

@fka_tabs @kosamari It really is.

I didn't LOL as much as HAR2-D2

Wow this rabbit hole

Wow this rabbit hole https://x.

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

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.

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.

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.

Genuine lol.

@jeffehobbs Genuine lol.

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.

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.

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.

Hmm me neither idk.

@doriantaylor @vgr Hmm me neither idk.

"transition"

just thinking thoughts

just thinking thoughts https://ftrain. medium.

Niiiiice

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.

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.

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

@SeanWoods12 Oh yeah. The schadenfreude is definitely muted by the weltschmerz.

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. https://x.

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

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

Seger sorry

Gerry Rafferty Steve Winwood Traffic Al Stewart Peter...

True!

@mcdickenson True!

Tweet

https://mobile. twitter.

No

Good to see @tcarmody at his posting station.

Good to see @tcarmody at his posting station. https://x.

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.

It's a key text.

@younggalaxy It's a key text.

I've definitely written some -1 articles.

@felixsalmon I've definitely written some -1 articles.

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.

It's really somethin

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

thank god for http://web. archive.

rip

rip https://paulford. kinja.

Such a shame they killed all the old Kinjas.

Such a shame they killed all the old Kinjas. https://x.

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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 https://x.

literally me proposing

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

@ChappellTracker The PDF export is a mess too. But the collaboration is great.

Also you ever seen this?

@danielmintz @dphiffer Also you ever seen this? https://benfry.

Hmm. @dphiffer might know.

@danielmintz Hmm. @dphiffer might know.

Always!

@danielmintz Always!

God it was good to see this again.

@ChappellTracker God it was good to see this again.

hahahahah oh god that's spectactular

oh I'm just yelling into the void

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

That's the good stuff right there.

@tjowens That's the good stuff right there.

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

@kzwa The obvious thing with a mineral collection is to start a tumblr.

Look it happens.

@Hoffm Look it happens.

Oh cool! Just followed them!

@kevboh @The_Maintainers Oh cool! Just followed them!

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. https://www.

HUH! This is unexpected but makes perfect sense.

@patrickdoupe HUH! This is unexpected but makes perfect sense.

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

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

Their cutting board budget alone is astronomical.

@lmatsakis Their cutting board budget alone is astronomical.

I need a place for all my horses.

@jimmy0x52 I need a place for all my horses.

Context clues definitely indicate yes.

@steveluvender Context clues definitely indicate yes.

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.

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

“Well... if it really has to be in there...

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. https://www.

Hey! This is fantastic. Congratulations!

@hallac Hey! This is fantastic.

Hey thanks! Hope you are well.

@DeanHach @stefann42 Hey thanks! Hope you are well.

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.

Aahhhgggghhhh

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

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

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.

But is there an afterwork?

@BenMullin But is there an afterwork?

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.

algorithms giving me the good stuff tonight

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

@textfiles Hang in there, friend! Glad you told us.

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Now it's EVEN MORE cyberpunk.

@dphiffer Now it's EVEN MORE cyberpunk.

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.

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.

What's a duck but feels like a rabbit?

@hondanhon What's a duck but feels like a rabbit?

oh lord i probably said it on some podcast?

@tophtucker oh lord i probably said it on some podcast?

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?

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.

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

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

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

@rmless I know! I wish.

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. https://archive.

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Aww audiogalaxy

“def findfraud():”

“def findfraud():” https://t.

Hahahahahahababaabeheufgwuwgdu2jrbeish3jrjfi2mwjrirk3nfbudiw...

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.

Eh specifically

@DocDre Eh specifically http://everynoise. com/new_releases_by_genre.

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@DocDre http://everynoise.

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

@fka_tabs They still all have second jobs. They tutor on zoom.

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.

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.

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

@jeffehobbs Oh man .... Yeah.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Peek!

@Postlight Peek!

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

I like magazines stories without conclusions. They're really hard to do.

Yes

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

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

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.

Ran across this tonight you all have seen it right

@dunepod @timoreilly Ran across this tonight you all have seen it right https://archive.

no my god no

(It's like 50k repos.)

@dancow (It's like 50k repos.

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.

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.

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.

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. https://archive.

Wow

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

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

Yeah but it would have had to be about IRC.

@alanmclean Yeah but it would have had to be about IRC.

“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. ” https://nymag.

“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? ” https://www.

I may need a better URL.

@ldodds I may need a better URL.

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.

Needs more cartoons!

@mkramer Needs more cartoons!

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.

Sorry to those people in the other timeline.

Sorry to those people in the other timeline.

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

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

I feel like I can finally log off.

I feel like I can finally log off.

These ARE some nice gradients.

These ARE some nice gradients.

It's a book about global warming.

@a1phab3t It's a book about global warming.

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.

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

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

The last four years

GOD that sucked.

GOD that sucked.

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.

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.

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

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

Just gently rustling a flag.

Just gently rustling a flag.

Welcome to the ASMR presidency.

Welcome to the ASMR presidency.

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

@judell No kidding! I'm originally from West Chester.

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

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

Wild goose!

@everyplace Wild goose!

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

In total seriousness in https://youtu. be/NVSJriRbxQQ at the 11 minute mark he stops talking about the great election robbery and starts selling cigars.

Oh no it's real and it is important.

@_loveallthis Oh no it's real and it is important.

Meanwhile, on YouTube...

Meanwhile, on YouTube...

But not for a long long time.

@ashwindeshmukh But not for a long long time.

Sure, plenty.

@ashwindeshmukh Sure, plenty.

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. https://x.

it was a good tweet

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.

(via

(via https://medium.

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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.

Back to worrying about sea ice!

@ezramechaber @RGA Back to worrying about sea ice!

Oh trust me I'm ELATED.

@ezramechaber @RGA Oh trust me I'm ELATED.

Give it time it'll even out.

@RGA Give it time it'll even out.

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.

Man don't piss off Stacey Abrams.

Man don't piss off Stacey Abrams.

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.

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.

Lolol

Oh we have to hang out.

@benfinoradin Oh we have to hang out.

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.

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.

Wait you really live that close to me?

@benfinoradin Wait you really live that close to me?

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.

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.

Greg

Or maybe just page design, it says A24.

Or maybe just page design, it says A24.

...that is a great front page design.

... that is a great front page design.

Just call it “Capitalism with Unlimited Breadsticks.”

@seldo Just call it “Capitalism with Unlimited Breadsticks.

This is just great.

@vtitunik This is just great.

One day!

@JKealing @matlock @jarroddicker @Storythings @NoelleSilver_ @alexislloyd One day!

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.

BRB watching the webinar.

@Tyrangiel BRB watching the webinar.

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

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

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

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.

Look, it was great.

@kzwa Look, it was great.

This will be good TV.

This will be good TV. https://x.

Wow

Listen, whatever works.

@katelaurielee @richziade @Postlight Listen, whatever works.

see also

see also https://www. youtube.

Good lord.

Good lord. https://x.

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. https://en.

Tweet

https://www. youtube.

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?

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.

Thank you, Dan!

@danilic Thank you, Dan!

Get ready to be alternately fascinated and disappointed!

@sogrady Get ready to be alternately fascinated and disappointed!

Also Chandler is drunk.

Also Chandler is drunk.

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

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

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. https://archive.

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. https://archive.

Ebola Holmes is the heroine we need right now.

@kzwa Ebola Holmes is the heroine we need right now.

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.

Sigh. Stay safe!

@karolle Sigh. Stay safe!

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.

Welp lost this one.

Welp lost this one. https://x.

Loathe the needle.

Loathe the needle. https://x.

At least the pay's good.

@emilybell At least the pay's good.

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.

It means a lot Spicy Burgers.

@spicyburgers It means a lot Spicy Burgers.

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

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

NOT GREAT MICHAEL.

@michaelroston NOT GREAT MICHAEL.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

@DrOceanJulie @CloudNativeFdn @LFPubHealth @linuxfoundation I'm so sorry for your loss.

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.

It's a very wise piece!

@younggalaxy @KJezerMorton It's a very wise piece!

Oh I mean whom amongst us etc etc.

@hallac @NYMag Oh I mean whom amongst us etc etc.

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.

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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.

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

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

Which one are you?

@xxbobbyzxx Which one are you?

NO

They stretched that $700k budget every which way.

They stretched that $700k budget every which way.

I just watched The Vast of Night and it's fun but mostly I...

I just watched The Vast of Night and it's fun but mostly I Iove movies that only have budget for one big effects shot and then actually pull off the one big effects shot.

It's an incredibly fair request

A yeah LOTS of mask dreams.

@katelaurielee A yeah LOTS of mask dreams.

Oh...my.

@phyllisstein Oh... my.

I mean I know Justin Timberlake was in it but he wasnt...

I mean I know Justin Timberlake was in it but he wasnt really in the dream. I know this might upset some folks but you will have to take it up with the Dream Authority.

I don't know anything about NSYNC and in my dream there...

I don't know anything about NSYNC and in my dream there were like three Joeys (people named Joey not kangaroos) and this was a huge marketing challenge.

I hate when you dream about the website and then wake up,...

@tcarmody I hate when you dream about the website and then wake up, grab your phone, and read the website.

After I voted my dreams switched from being about websites...

After I voted my dreams switched from being about websites made up of shaking red/blue maps to (1) a series of meetings in which I was personally responsible for managing an NSYNC reunion; and (2) slowly assembling a cheese board and having trouble finding figs. Huge improvement.

Its true we'd love to have you and our infection rates are...

@RachelFersh @harrisj Its true we'd love to have you and our infection rates are really quite low.

We are extremely staying.

@RachelFersh We are extremely staying.

True!

@Cekent @awaxman True!

Shell scripts are low code.

Shell scripts are low code.

Eventually there'll be a kind of virtual Branson, Missouri,...

Eventually there'll be a kind of virtual Branson, Missouri, for social media stars to have a twilight career and I wonder how that will operate and if anyone is already building it.

We went to vote. Took two hours at Brooklyn College....

We went to vote. Took two hours at Brooklyn College.

Oh no

What are we looking at here Tim

It's all so bad.

@LyonsMusic It's all so bad.

(1) yes, me too; (2) i never feel this way; and (3) i just...

*extremely react voice*: my props

This generation urgently needs a new “Things That Make You...

This generation urgently needs a new “Things That Make You Go Hmmm”-style song to reference in social media posts.

just this basically

@simonw @eaton @hondanhon @doriantaylor just this basically https://gist. github.

Don't be afraid to write triples naively into SQLite in a...

@simonw @eaton @hondanhon @doriantaylor Don't be afraid to write triples naively into SQLite in a table ala (subject, predicate, object, object_literal), all strings, first three indexed, then explore with Datasette, and use recursive common table expressions to walk a graph. You can turn n3 into SQL with...

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Oh yeah this doesn't work at all.

Oh yeah this doesn't work at all.

Oh god I've been working on this for hours.

@fascinated Oh god I've been working on this for hours.

(It's a regexp to capture strings like 'It\'s me!')

(It's a regexp to capture strings like 'It\'s me!

I really do believe that programming is great and everyone...

I really do believe that programming is great and everyone should understand how it works but I just typed /((? :.

Hello, fellow parents. What books do parents recommend for...

Hello, fellow parents. What books do parents recommend for kids to learn about puberty?

You know, @StripePress is such a source of unalloyed nerd...

You know, @StripePress is such a source of unalloyed nerd happiness this last year. https://x.

Hey thanks! I'm slowly working climate into everything I do...

@danilic Hey thanks! I'm slowly working climate into everything I do and say because what else is there?

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That's the part right there. It's so wholesome.

@feartomorrow That's the part right there. It's so wholesome.

Have you ever watched a video of the Cup of Noodles factory...

@feartomorrow Have you ever watched a video of the Cup of Noodles factory tour? It's very pleasant.

Timed muting is one of our most sacred democratic norms.

@Tyrangiel Timed muting is one of our most sacred democratic norms.

Great idea.

@sarahsplains Great idea.

Right there with you.

@ddt Right there with you.

What's everybody chewing?

What's everybody chewing?

Some tweets may be good.

@Tyrangiel Some tweets may be good.

Getting ready for a fun night out in Omelas.

Getting ready for a fun night out in Omelas.

Or Middlechestnut or Hawksbury or Cashbridge or Grimetham...

@jgee Or Middlechestnut or Hawksbury or Cashbridge or Grimetham or whatever towns around Boston are called.

Josh you grew up in Boston!

@jgee Josh you grew up in Boston! https://en.

emacs survey time

emacs survey time https://form. jotform.

Exactly—but in an era of climate change underwater basket...

@eugenehwang @WIRED Exactly—but in an era of climate change underwater basket weaving becomes useful!

Wow this looks cool.

Wow this looks cool. https://x.

Thank you Paauł .

@paulkruczynski Thank you Paauł .

I've been giving it a lot of thought and while it's been an...

I've been giving it a lot of thought and while it's been an amazing 4. 1 billion years I think it's time I started orbiting myself.

This isn't a pun (I mean maybe astrologically) I just think...

This isn't a pun (I mean maybe astrologically) I just think it would be amazing if the moon resigned.

The moon is resigning.

The moon is resigning. https://x.

For @WIRED this month I wrote up the College Course...

For @WIRED this month I wrote up the College Course Catalog... OF THE FUTURE!

Enterprise bodies!

@katelaurielee @Postlight Enterprise bodies!

You're welcome, Spicy Burgers.

@spicyburgers @Postlight You're welcome, Spicy Burgers.

Software friends, have you ever wanted a breezy guide to...

Software friends, have you ever wanted a breezy guide to shipping digital products that focuses LESS on the software part and MORE on the organizational politics and managing up required to get something shipped? With @Postlight 's help I made one for you!

Fun fact! Whenever we watch a big movie where ILM did...

@goldman @dunepod @lorelei Fun fact! Whenever we watch a big movie where ILM did effects our kids hunt for @lorelei 's name in the credits.

tired of being told to wear a helmet when I ride my...

(AT&T broke up in 1984, two years after it agreed to,...

(AT&T broke up in 1984, two years after it agreed to, after eight years fighting in court. So if Google is found to be a monopoly, you could realistically expect something to change by 2030.

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Just in time for the big Google antitrust suit... ...we...

Just in time for the big Google antitrust suit... https://www.

I will no longer “buckle up” or “strap in” simply to read...

I will no longer “buckle up” or “strap in” simply to read threads, it's embarrassing to me.

IBM Plex!

@jediphong IBM Plex!

Using a free OS, I just exported a 13-page PDF from my free...

Using a free OS, I just exported a 13-page PDF from my free text editor emacs via the free typesetter LaTeX with open-sourced fonts embedded, and it's 46kb. None of this is relevant to most people but I just think it's neat.

This is one of my true peeves because I think people mean...

@tressiemcphd This is one of my true peeves because I think people mean well but they just add so much friction and make it impossible to reply and have fun. (That said, your mentions, as always, continue to represent the most extreme possible case.

Twitter: "Nature is healing." Narrator: But nature didn't...

Twitter: "Nature is healing. " Narrator: But nature didn't heal.

This is a good job on a really interesting new platform....

This is a good job on a really interesting new platform. Work with @jetsetjunta and @donohoe !

Well...that's a relief.

@_cynar Well... that's a relief.

Yes, and we still don't. My instinct here is that it won't...

@_cynar Yes, and we still don't. My instinct here is that it won't hop the blood-brain barrier and make it into the mainstream, because if they had anything they would have led with ít.

Oh yeah they're definitely going for it popping up all over...

Oh boy

Oh god oh god oh god oh god

Yes but if you consider the POV of Covid.

@kjhealy Yes but if you consider the POV of Covid.

This is very generous, thank you!

@NYCTSubway This is very generous, thank you!

At least not exclusively.

@SarahMeyerNYC At least not exclusively.

Actually not about the MTA!

@SarahMeyerNYC Actually not about the MTA!

Also the MTA is an absolutely great client and we love them.

Also the MTA is an absolutely great client and we love them.

So a few weeks ago I wrote a solver for Spelling Bee as a...

So a few weeks ago I wrote a solver for Spelling Bee as a programming exercise. And since we work for the MTA, we have all the train lines as Slack emojis.

Wow that is nice.

@zachlieberman Wow that is nice.

We're probably going to have more pandemics. They will...

We're probably going to have more pandemics. They will once again be treated as political events.

I'm glad! It's so good.

@raihan_ @younggalaxy I'm glad! It's so good.

Oof.

Oof. https://www.

I mean...I didn't know how much I needed it.

@raihan_ @younggalaxy I mean... I didn't know how much I needed it.

You might know that I'm a @younggalaxy superfan but I had...

You might know that I'm a @younggalaxy superfan but I had no idea that the Young Galaxy Cinematic Multiverse includes an offshoot project called LIGHT CONDUCTOR that sounds like a faster, synthier, trippier Spiritualized. https://lightconductor.

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Ready for Disney to release The Big Mermaid.

Ready for Disney to release The Big Mermaid.

This is pique McWatters.

@sternbergh @mmcwatters This is pique McWatters.

It's extremely special.

@valleyhack @patrickc It's extremely special.

I'm assuming you've seen this, but I want to make sure it's...

@valleyhack @patrickc I'm assuming you've seen this, but I want to make sure it's in this thread. https://www.

This article by @mutewinter and @aaronortbals is helpful...

This article by @mutewinter and @aaronortbals is helpful for managers who want to understand why everyone keeps talking about/deploying things in TypeScript. https://postlight.

So much of tech is like those stories where someone finds...

@billwasik So much of tech is like those stories where someone finds out a picture of their dog is a huge meme in Thailand.

I mean, I fully get it! I'm not being ironic. It's just one...

@billwasik I mean, I fully get it! I'm not being ironic.

I mean, ultimately, this makes a lot of sense

I mean, ultimately, this makes a lot of sense https://nytimes. wd5.

God Niel have we never met? If you'd told me we'd met and...

@niel God Niel have we never met? If you'd told me we'd met and had a beer I'd have totally believed you.

Aggggghhhhhh you're right

Linux isn't just resistant to viruses, it also provides...

Linux isn't just resistant to viruses, it also provides Hurd immunity.

And Now...

@studiesincrap And Now...

how do they make the I VOTED stickers so little

POLL: Red Oval Farms Stoned Wheat Thins

Or not! But it's not actually your job and THEY don't care...

Or not! But it's not actually your job and THEY don't care about YOU.

Not you Tom.

@tomcoates Not you Tom.

I know this doesn't seem possible but I swear to God you...

I know this doesn't seem possible but I swear to God you can just laugh at bad takes and move on.

Heh me too.

@ewout Heh me too.

Surprising citation in a W3C-style standard

Surprising citation in a W3C-style standard https://nytimes. github.

The lesson I took from this is to stop with all the...

@misscrisp The lesson I took from this is to stop with all the Benadryl.

Guess the drug!

Guess the drug! https://tinyurl.

I like it!

@jrobertlennon I like it!

Simon's done icalendar import I think?

@ferlatte @hondanhon @simonw @datasetteproj Simon's done icalendar import I think?

Ended up like this.

@ferlatte @hondanhon Ended up like this. https://mobile.

If you're just doing batch analysis 1x...users can dump...

@ferlatte @hondanhon If you're just doing batch analysis 1x... users can dump everything into icalendar format from GCal.

Soho Books at 351 West Broadway?

@chochinov @ChappellTracker Soho Books at 351 West Broadway?

you're practically a scientist

What an amazing collection of things.

What an amazing collection of things. https://www.

I want to come to Berlin and drink beer outside with you...

@jackrusher @StackOverflow I want to come to Berlin and drink beer outside with you and Leitha so badly I cannot express it.

Which bookstore?

@chochinov @ChappellTracker Which bookstore?

This amazing recirculation link 404s on which I'm happily...

This amazing recirculation link 404s on http://newyorker. com, which I'm happily assuming is intentional, making this a great and subtle work of commentary.

This version of the Ghostbusters theme song isn't very fun.

@evanpro This version of the Ghostbusters theme song isn't very fun.

Hooray!

@mathowie Hooray!

A few months @Postlight stood up an Action Committee...

A few months @Postlight stood up an Action Committee focused on anti-racism and human rights and funded it with $300k. We just donated the second half of those funds, to orgs that support under-represented voters.

Kate deserves lots of awards so I'm glad this happened.

Kate deserves lots of awards so I'm glad this happened. https://x.

And deserved!

@jessamyn @tressiemcphd And deserved!

Wow that's cool. Congratulations!

@jessamyn @tressiemcphd Wow that's cool. Congratulations!

sigh

blurrrrrrrgh

Don't believe what public health officials tell you,...

@michaelrbock Don't believe what public health officials tell you, Dipping is safe.

Those of you who don't have the pleasure of interacting...

Those of you who don't have the pleasure of interacting with me daily may not realize how likely it is that I will exclaim "sweet cheesecakes" at anything remotely interesting for the next six to eight years.

Let me be be clear: Sweet cheesecakes.

Let me be be clear: Sweet cheesecakes.

I'm tired of exclaiming “Jesus Christ!” 300× a day about...

I'm tired of exclaiming “Jesus Christ! ” 300× a day about the news so I've been looking up more exclamations.

Just drop that glossy monster on my doorstep....

@nbj914 Just drop that glossy monster on my doorstep. VogueYorkerWiredFairAppetit.

Especially if it came as one monthly? Weekly? megamagazine...

@nbj914 Especially if it came as one monthly? Weekly?

Has Condé ever offered like a value-pak where you get...

Has Condé ever offered like a value-pak where you get digital access to *all* their pubs? I subscribed to Wired (obviously) and TNY and I'd go up a notch.

no no i'm kidding i'm on firefox version 8 billion, i...

fair i've reloaded so much i probably seem like a bot

Update it apparently IS dynamic? I downloaded that big...

Update it apparently IS dynamic? I downloaded that big static JPG image right from the site, must be cached.

idk man when i inspected i saw that big old jpeg how deep...

Wow Eric, after that I'm utterly rect.

@meyerweb @dansinker Wow Eric, after that I'm utterly rect.

I wonder if the NYT is planning to convert this static JPG...

I wonder if the NYT is planning to convert this static JPG into responsive CSS.

a little

look at this absolute unit

What a run! There was nothing there at all and now there's...

@gob @ObamaFoundation What a run! There was nothing there at all and now there's this large, effective platform that will keep going and growing longer than any of our lifetimes.

Me: You know how Italian Jews call themselves Pizza...

Me: You know how Italian Jews call themselves Pizza Bagels? Spouse: ...

Congratulations! So nice to see this in the feed.

@katzish Congratulations! So nice to see this in the feed.

org-mode means C-c is all you really need

I mean they never fix anything so I'm hopeful it's here for...

@tressiemcphd I mean they never fix anything so I'm hopeful it's here for a while.

I'm incapable of looking away from this site so I want to...

I'm incapable of looking away from this site so I want to say how happy I am that virality-seeking promoted video tweets now get brand ads as pre-roll. So the text is “THIS is Taylor Swift's sexy dream” but the video is a Keebler elf blasting cookies with a fudge hose.

I've been thinking on this too and I think it will take the...

@waldojaquith I've been thinking on this too and I think it will take the form, "They played politics with the masks and partisan doctors to destroy the economy, so he/we fought back by not wearing masks in protest. " Then Fox will describe this as an assassination attempt by Democrats.

How in the world are we going to get to sleep?

How in the world are we going to get to sleep?

Jeeeeesus keeeeeerist

I'm glad to see this, because @EmilyGorcenski is really,...

I'm glad to see this, because @EmilyGorcenski is really, exceptionally good at predicting incredibly bad things. I've learned a ton from following her.

what about now

Twitter should just send a big blue button you can hit when...

Twitter should just send a big blue button you can hit when you have to turn off promoted tweets.

Guess it's time to turn off online marketing again this...

Guess it's time to turn off online marketing again this week.

here wreck what's left of your brain

here wreck what's left of your brain https://ia801403. us.

Also since minix is embedded into the firmware for...

@knowtheory Also since minix is embedded into the firmware for intel... yes?

Tbh minix 3 would be a completely fine host at this scale.

@knowtheory Tbh minix 3 would be a completely fine host at this scale.

One of the greatest websites of all time is still going

One of the greatest websites of all time is still going https://www. electoral-vote.

That "key to growth" was very CEOish of me. Matt's also...

That "key to growth" was very CEOish of me. Matt's also just a good ethical person who loves his craft and I'm lucky to work with him.

FIVE YEARS. @redkeg has built one of the finest product...

FIVE YEARS. @redkeg has built one of the finest product design teams in NYC.

It's a blending of automatically generated completely...

@aneel It's a blending of automatically generated completely unique UUIDs and SEO-advantageous URL-structuring. So you can call back with that unique ID to any analytics service and log the article without damaging the SEO lift of having the title in the URL.

He was just being a human thread.

He was just being a human thread.

You realize right that cognitively this platform is exactly...

You realize right that cognitively this platform is exactly like last night's debate.

(Scrolls through Twitter for an hour.) Okay. Okay. First...

(Scrolls through Twitter for an hour. ) Okay.

Thanks!

@allafarce @hondanhon @Postlight @lippytak Thanks!

I know there are other things going on in the world. And...

I know there are other things going on in the world. And yet.

This is a sort of an Enterprise sequel to my Consumer...

This is a sort of an Enterprise sequel to my Consumer low-code article in WIRED. https://www.

I wrote about the new API-without-middleware stacks we're...

I wrote about the new API-without-middleware stacks we're using at @Postlight , and why I love them, and how they are weirdly 100% enterprise-compliant. https://postlight.

I've had this whole complicated joke in my head for years...

I've had this whole complicated joke in my head for years where Bruce Hornsby does a talk radio show about current events and they can't figure out what to call the show, and finally market research insists they call it Mandolin Rain with Bruce Hornsby.

You: The perfect user interface doesn't exist. Spotify:

You: The perfect user interface doesn't exist.

God to be in a dimly lit pyramid right now during the...

@younggalaxy God to be in a dimly lit pyramid right now during the Carter Administration with a TEAC TASCAM 80-8 1/2 inch reel-to-reel tape recorder.

Absolutely cranking "Initiation: Psalm 3" at 0:55 right now.

@younggalaxy Absolutely cranking "Initiation: Psalm 3" at 0:55 right now.

yeah but they don't vote

The thing is, ultimately, if we are to survive as a...

The thing is, ultimately, if we are to survive as a society, we have to take out the cows.

If you need to bring it down a notch here's an album from...

If you need to bring it down a notch here's an album from 1977 where a jazz musician named Paul Horn plays a flute inside the pyramid of Giza for an hour. https://open.

f̸̼͖̈͗̅ȧ̸̢̒c̷̛̻̕͝t̸̫̅͘ ̸͍͗̏̚ċ̶̢̣̓̎h̸̯͑e̴̺̩̤͗̃c̶̱͠͝k̵̡̘̯̾̈́:̴...

This is extremely interesting and good.

This is extremely interesting and good. https://x.

It's a good song!

@r1che5 @stevendrozd It's a good song!

it's telling us in no uncertain terms that fall is here and...

i haven't even made it to the rest of the album yet, it...

this is the theme song for my agnostic coven

This song, which I have listened to over 250 times, has...

This song, which I have listened to over 250 times, has convinced me to go back to grad school and get an advanced degree in Goth Studies (which is known as the 4a. D.

I have been following this tumblr for years and I think it...

I have been following this tumblr http://purpletimespaceswamp. tumblr.

Cut-and-pasting Imitation without understanding Saying...

@hondanhon Cut-and-pasting Imitation without understanding Saying mass in Latin Madlibs-style (Further afield) Potemkin Programming Olympic Stadiums I refer to when people are working hard to gain the approval of a dead industry (publishing, academia) as kissing a ghost's ass.

You're welcome

Until I had children I never expected to say, “Don't play...

Until I had children I never expected to say, “Don't play harmonica in the shower.

The self-aware optimist is the least cool but most...

@craigmod @katelaurielee The self-aware optimist is the least cool but most rewarding of comic archetypes. I was slightly on the fence until DIAMOND DOGS and then I was in the bag.

oh yeah this is extremely right for me thank you

Congratulations!

@RachelFersh @sylviethecamera Congratulations!

When do you teach your class on government?

@goldman When do you teach your class on government?

freakin wasik

Salinger's “Hapworth 16, 1924” was the only article in a...

@nbj914 @brookejarvis @BW @NewYorker @CalSunday Salinger's “Hapworth 16, 1924” was the only article in a 1965 New Yorker. I think also there was a 2016 National Geographic on Yellowstone by David Quammen that was mostly him and maybe an issue of NYTM that was one big article?

Dear @SlackHQ and @stewart, This new feature works very...

@stewart @SlackHQ Dear @SlackHQ and @stewart , This new feature works very well. Thank you very much from me and my hurty eyeballs.

When you catch your reflection in the green room.

When you catch your reflection in the green room.

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The best Brooks did IMO is TELEPHONE about AT&T at it's...

@vboykis The best Brooks did IMO is TELEPHONE about AT&T at it's absolute pre-breakup peak. It's absolutely filled with bureaucratic and infrastructural details.

We are all Uncle Louie G now

“In June, my baby became a toddler and transitioned away...

“In June, my baby became a toddler and transitioned away from breast milk, we delivered final designs to the client for approval, and I became a Lead Product Designer. ”— @liztan with maybe my favorite sentence we've ever published.

Selected @Postlight news. We are: Helping...

Selected @Postlight news. We are: Helping Lebanon https://postlight.

Good morning Jessica! It's a sunny day in Ditmas!

@winterjessica Good morning Jessica! It's a sunny day in Ditmas!

Absolutely room in the market for a book series about all...

Absolutely room in the market for a book series about all the teensy tiny librarians who run the little free libraries.

I mean I could have gone Dynamite! magazine/Sidewinder...

@katzish I mean I could have gone Dynamite! magazine/Sidewinder Sleeps but it wouldn't have landed the same.

I grew up on them and last year we picked up a lot of them...

@sacca I grew up on them and last year we picked up a lot of them from the late 70s and they're flawless. Just good to have in the house.

Michael Stipe (holding up Cricket magazine): Everybuggy...

Michael Stipe (holding up Cricket magazine): Everybuggy hurts...

Boone can only mean one thing in magazineworld and...

@mccanner Boone can only mean one thing in magazineworld and that's... CDS.

Oh god LabVIEW is such a special category here. I mean,...

@j_medland Oh god LabVIEW is such a special category here. I mean, please!

I once converted 80,000 u.s. military PPTs just to look at...

@jeremyzilar @procuremancer @WIRED I once converted 80,000 u. s.

The album is good too. Nothing else like that one song but...

@stew_rtsmith The album is good too. Nothing else like that one song but definitely fun.

It's pronounced pass-en-jay.

@jgee It's pronounced pass-en-jay.

Congratulations! You made sense of chaos and created...

@bmorrissey Congratulations! You made sense of chaos and created something excellent.

It's so good!

@stew_rtsmith It's so good!

paul.ford+badsoftware@postlight.com

paul. ford+badsoftware @postlight .

When I write in my @WIRED column that I love receiving...

When I write in my @WIRED column that I love receiving screenshots of messy software, I mean it, and I absolutely want you to DM me or email me pics of the mess you put up with and why you hate it (purely for my own edification, I will never share them). https://www.

It's mutual. I always come away from our meetings with a...

@JeromeHardaway It's mutual. I always come away from our meetings with a lot to think about.

One of my favorite Mike Oldfield albums is Titular Bells.

@ChappellTracker One of my favorite Mike Oldfield albums is Titular Bells.

you can tell the anarchists because they are armed with...

a @maureenflaherty special filled with swedish fish,...

I mean at this point frankly it's my fondest hope that...

I mean at this point frankly it's my fondest hope that Proudhon-reading Mutualists take over the Board of Ed.

God this is exhausting. NYC is not some hellscape. This...

God this is exhausting. NYC is not some hellscape.

this song holds up and can guide you through the week

this song holds up and can guide you through the week https://www. youtube.

Thinking around the TikTok stuff, it's good to read this...

Thinking around the TikTok stuff, it's good to read this article https://restofworld. org/2020/now-serving-halal-apps/ about how religious clerics oversee fintech apps in Indonesia.

Ernie it's like you and me against the world here.

@ShortFormErnie Ernie it's like you and me against the world here.

I'm going to push this again. I ponied up, then stayed up...

I'm going to push this again. I ponied up, then stayed up thinking how awful it would be if this strand of web publishing didn't find a way after the extinction events of the last 5 years.

FRIENDS this is a good idea. It'll be guaranteed to piss...

FRIENDS this is a good idea. It'll be guaranteed to piss everyone off at least once.

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@JessicaFKane ( https://taeyoonchoi.

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Every time you find success you immediately start working...

@karenkho Every time you find success you immediately start working on helping other people find that success for themselves.

What you just described is a Reply Man.

@modernserf What you just described is a Reply Man.

i logged in to spelling bee this morning and it just typed...

That said when people ask for recommendations on this site...

That said when people ask for recommendations on this site and then reply “seen it” to all of them they deserve to have wet spaghetti thrown at their heads.

When someone smart (not me) is talking about a subject on...

When someone smart (not me) is talking about a subject on here and you want to recommend some book/podcast/movie/site, don't say, “You should check out (name of thing). ” Instead, say “I've really loved (name of thing) on this lately.

HOW

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I haven't written code in a month so I made a Python solver...

I haven't written code in a month so I made a Python solver for Spelling Bee. https://gist.

god bless public school teachers, admins, student...

i mean i guess you could publicly pressure them to be more...

but that would require people to consider the provenance of...

lolol evan next you'll ask them to pay taxes

This is sadly typical behavior for a lot of Paul Fords.

@mathowie This is sadly typical behavior for a lot of Paul Fords.

The twins turn nine tomorrow and I just put then to bed...

@monavernon The twins turn nine tomorrow and I just put then to bed saying, “I'm saying goodnight to an eight-year-old for the last time,” and we all laughed, and now I'm completely devastated.

It belongs to the world now

It belongs to the world now https://www. reddit.

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Since tweeting that I have frequently had cause to regret...

@vboykis Since tweeting that I have frequently had cause to regret tweeting and never not tweeting.

I've got rack-mounted servers aplenty I've got routers and...

I've got rack-mounted servers aplenty I've got routers and bandwidth galore (Want Linux subsystems?

Look at this tube Isn't it large? Would you believe it's a...

Look at this tube Isn't it large? Would you believe it's a cloud on a barge?

Wait what did I do? I was talking about the Helsinki summit...

@osulop Wait what did I do? I was talking about the Helsinki summit in the 1980s I guess?

(Just testing the "no one can reply to your tweet"...

(Just testing the "no one can reply to your tweet" function.

The plural of “peanut butter” is “peanuts butters.”

The plural of “peanut butter” is “peanuts butters.

I'm thinking good thoughts for my West Coast friends, East...

Yes I had an immediate URL sense memory of that URL and the...

@michaelroston @hhavrilesky @TaylorLorenz @lindsayism @ultragrrrl Yes I had an immediate URL sense memory of that URL and the rabbit.

Yep.

@rebeccablood @Maggie @TaylorLorenz @evany @jkottke @mathowie @gknauss @Caterina @defectiveyeti @mimismartypants @EdenMKennedy @finslippy @sarahhepola Yep.

I live on that block, he's right here, and the...

@katienotopoulos I live on that block, he's right here, https://goo. gl/maps/RdosxydLV5YSzqcf6 and the photographer is standing right next to a funeral home.

You bought the collection? I was going to buy it for you...

@shabbychef You bought the collection? I was going to buy it for you and realized it was like 90% you already had it.

Worth the hospital.

@jgee Worth the hospital.

Naval warships—big early consumers of SGML-based hypertext...

@kevinbaker Naval warships—big early consumers of SGML-based hypertext workstations.

No really that's it, that's the dream.

@jgee No really that's it, that's the dream.

Jerome is a great, thoughtful guest/writer who has taught...

Jerome is a great, thoughtful guest/writer who has taught me a lot! I will vote for him eventually, when he runs for something.

okay but did you rip off garfield or u.s. acres

@eaton okay but did you rip off garfield or u. s.

context collapse you know it's a real thing

It actually in my brain refers to a specific sycamore tree...

@fka_tabs It actually in my brain refers to a specific sycamore tree at the corner of Slocum and Stratford so every time I see it I think about a very nice tree.

I've thought about this and come to the conclusion that who...

I've thought about this and come to the conclusion that who gives a shit.

It's such a simple thing to go, what if they're connected?...

@GBBranstetter It's such a simple thing to go, what if they're connected? I guess that's how you get QAnon.

Just an amazing gift of a paragraph from @jason_koebler,...

Just an amazing gift of a paragraph from @jason_koebler , one of the best things I've read all pandemic.

Tweet

https://www. vice.

Oooooooooof. Stay safe.

@SaraKeiko Oooooooooof. Stay safe.

The essential, timeless story about human inequality during...

The essential, timeless story about human inequality during a societal and ecological collapse turned out to be https://Twitter. com.

Hard to get excited about the Dune trailer when you can see...

Hard to get excited about the Dune trailer when you can see CA and OR living it on the timeline.

I mean the whole statement was obviously hard to justify.

@shellen I mean the whole statement was obviously hard to justify.

Real risk here is falling back on awkward product...

@AndrewCrow @goldman Real risk here is falling back on awkward product placement, i. e.

oh well that's very nice

Just bought, this is a GREAT suggestion for me, thank you.

@mikeswimm Just bought, this is a GREAT suggestion for me, thank you.

did cleo ever write back

excellent advice

Seemed cool to me at the time!

@whiskeysteve Seemed cool to me at the time!

Would have been 91-92? It was the first year of the program.

@whiskeysteve Would have been 91-92? It was the first year of the program.

I don't think there's been one in a while but my favorite...

I don't think there's been one in a while but my favorite genre of newspaper article is, “Obituary of 106-year-old wealthy widow of extremely famous person who died 65 years ago.

Oh hey! I need to return to this. Also: Fun fact, I...

@whiskeysteve Oh hey! I need to return to this.

is coruscant walkable?

is coruscant walkable?

I mean, happy birthday.

@_cynar I mean, happy birthday.

Seeing this on twitter means I'm broomscrolling.

@AlexJamesFitz Seeing this on twitter means I'm broomscrolling.

Mel Blanc would have been PERFECT.

@heybonanos @michelet Mel Blanc would have been PERFECT.

Don Wilson eating raw Jell-O powder and coughing.

@heybonanos @michelet Don Wilson eating raw Jell-O powder and coughing.

Dennis Day sings with Phil Harris playing, while Mary...

@michelet @heybonanos Dennis Day sings with Phil Harris playing, while Mary Livingston dances and points to pop-up text of “Things that annoy me about Jack,” and Jack eventually jumps into frame and yells “Now cut that out!

Happppppy Birthday. I'll do something nice today.

@jessamyn Happppppy Birthday. I'll do something nice today.

Thank you for reminding me, @KristyT! Happy Birthday, Anil!...

@KristyT @anildash Thank you for reminding me, @KristyT ! Happy Birthday, Anil!

The Power and the Lorry.

@goldman @seldo The Power and the Lorry.

That's a remarkable trick!

@meglemke That's a remarkable trick!

oh god

Oddly comforting!

@frownstone Oddly comforting!

The twins are about to turn nine and I just realized that's...

The twins are about to turn nine and I just realized that's half.

To your point the sitcom hijinks on the show are eh but the...

@tressiemcphd To your point the sitcom hijinks on the show are eh but the meetings where everyone literally repeats the same phrases over and over are GRIPPING.

If you haven't seen it W1A is a BBC comedy about BBC...

@tressiemcphd If you haven't seen it W1A is a BBC comedy about BBC bureaucracy, and it's too cute, but it captures how hard people will work in department meetings to avoid any responsibility while still trying to gain territory, while perfectly polite.

Send us a resumé, Anonymous Tiger!

Send us a resumé, Anonymous Tiger!

Friends, @Postlight is doing more content-focused work as...

Friends, @Postlight is doing more content-focused work as we grow. If you are a freelance content strategist/editor, more on the technical side, we have a great three-month+ contract for you!

If you're in my neighborhood (Ditmas, Brooklyn), there's a...

If you're in my neighborhood (Ditmas, Brooklyn), there's a grassroots organization called People In Need that is feeding hundreds of people, without fail. https://www.

This photo essay on hunger in America was put together with...

This photo essay on hunger in America was put together with enormous care and effort, and with attention and respect for the people involved. I see it and immediately think about my own kids (and about getting bags of food from the church 30 years ago).

For a writer there's a dopamine hit that comes with a...

For a writer there's a dopamine hit that comes with a @longreads mention that's hard to beat. You helped a lot of pieces get more light on them, @markarms , and helped a lot of writers keep going.

Creative Computing Byte Dr. Dobb's Journal Omni Factsheet...

@brickhousecoop Creative Computing Byte Dr. Dobb's Journal Omni Factsheet Five Dynamite Emigre Raygun Games Lingua Franca Print Lots of others that are SEO zombies.

Number one reason everyone should blog!

@kosamari @Postlight Number one reason everyone should blog!

I turned playing Flight Simulator into content for...

I turned playing Flight Simulator into content for @Postlight . This makes it tax-deductible.

never forget

@ianadelman @sternbergh never forget http://stephdavidson.

i'm piqued

Tweet

@fka_tabs https://en. wikipedia.

Lol

The thing is they're colossal nerds so it just seems unfair.

@laura_june The thing is they're colossal nerds so it just seems unfair.

"do you guys want to know how this works?" "no"

@laura_june "do you guys want to know how this works?

Happy Birthday!

@Zaron3 Happy Birthday!

I love lightning talks at lunch.

I love lightning talks at lunch. https://x.

your phone is so long

Oddly enough the rest of the jokes were about SharePoint.

@noahmittman Oddly enough the rest of the jokes were about SharePoint.

During our special evening reading time my daughter chose...

During our special evening reading time my daughter chose to read a joke book to me, and this happened.

It's so good I kind of want to see the movie.

@patbits @hypercubexl It's so good I kind of want to see the movie.

IT WAS YOUUUUUUUUU.

@kennwhite @zeynep IT WAS YOUUUUUUUUU.

The surprise will be making it to October.

The surprise will be making it to October.

I'd laugh if I still had lungs.

@aedison @benhammersley I'd laugh if I still had lungs.

Your unfake fun fact is what inspired me to order the books!

@kevboh Your unfake fun fact is what inspired me to order the books!

I remember this exactly and have no way to find it, and it...

@zeynep I remember this exactly and have no way to find it, and it was a total hack, the kid completely bypassed all security. Sigh.

Flight Simulator is amazing but it needs more snakes.

Flight Simulator is amazing but it needs more snakes.

I mean I got nothing this is just so fair.

@anildash I mean I got nothing this is just so fair.

Explaining Wikipedia version control in order to explain a...

@adrs Explaining Wikipedia version control in order to explain a joke is a LOT to put on a treasured spouse.

Apparently ClueBot is a whole world.

@phyllisstein https://en. wikipedia.

Look at this stage in my life I communicate entirely in...

@lpolgreen Look at this stage in my life I communicate entirely in humblebrags.

Man I want to see those.

@patbits Man I want to see those.

Whoa! Hadrian, too.

@juliasilge Whoa! Hadrian, too.

I mean if she DOES grow up to be an admin this is a...

@krmaher I mean if she DOES grow up to be an admin this is a fantastic origin story.

As my dad used to say, “Edit the section, expect the...

@harmancipants As my dad used to say, “Edit the section, expect the correction.

And by Wikipedia I mean THE WHOLE FOUNDATION including...

And by Wikipedia I mean THE WHOLE FOUNDATION including Commons and Wikidata.