Most of the time my thoughts aren't long enough for a blog post. My shortform notes get posted on Mastodon and Bluesky, and also wind up here.
People real quick to declare a winner when really we should be pushing for interoperability between platforms and protocols. Single platform dominance is the wrong thing to wish for.
posted at 8:47AM on November 18, 2024
Went by the Daily Leader newspaper building in tiny Pontiac, Illinois this weekend and was blown away by the history of print mosaic that wrapped the building, starting with cave paintings and ending with a sweet 1970s newspaper tableau.
posted at 9:41PM on November 17, 2024
Welcome, once again, to insomnia club.
posted at 2:01AM on November 17, 2024
Tip for folks just breaking the Twitter habit: the best thing you can do is replace the app's spot on your phone. Muscle memory is a hell of a thing, work with it not against it.
posted at 8:58PM on November 16, 2024
Currently settling Catan
posted at 12:10PM on November 16, 2024
Yesterday was my birthday and I spent it raising money for the Gaza Skate Team. They've had a gofundme for a for a while, slowly ticking up. Yesterday we helped swell it by nearly $4,000!! Thanks to all who donated. And, you still can. dansinker.com/posts/202...
posted at 8:40AM on November 15, 2024
Would be remiss to not mention to my fellow insomniacs that I've spent my birthday helping get the Gaza Skate Team to their Gofundme goal and while technically it's not my birthday you can certainly still give. dansinker.com/posts/202...
posted at 4:09AM on November 15, 2024
\*bangs gavel\* insomnia club is called to order.
posted at 3:23AM on November 15, 2024
So legit question: what happens to the archives of governmental agencies that get shut down?
posted at 5:48PM on November 14, 2024
Bluesky has all the momentum right now for a lot of reasons but don't sleep on the fact that it's the only new platform that actually built DMs, which were always the unsung hero feature of Twitter.
posted at 9:52AM on November 14, 2024
Today is my birthday and the world is shit. I'm not really up for celebrating, but instead would like to tell you about the Gaza Skate Team and make a simple birthday request. Read "Hope in the Rubble" on my site: dansinker.com/posts/202...
posted at 8:03AM on November 14, 2024
Times like this I look at my Trying patch a lot. You might need one too. $8, ships free in the US.
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posted at 8:24PM on November 13, 2024
Today is my birthday and the world is shit. I'm not really up for celebrating, but instead would like to tell you about the Gaza Skate Team and make a simple birthday request.
Read "Hope in the Rubble: a birthday request" on my blog: https://dansinker.com//posts/2024-11-14-gaza-skate-team/
posted at 6:00PM on November 13, 2024
Hey Thursday December 5, join me, Nadine Nakanishi (Sonnenzimmer), and Martin Sorrondeguy (Los Crudos) to talk about punk art & design. We are gonna need DIY now more than ever! Newberry Library, Chicago 6pm. Also on zoom! www.newberry.org/calendar/...
posted at 3:46PM on November 13, 2024
OK Matt Gaetz as attorney general might have broken me.
posted at 2:47PM on November 13, 2024
Insomnia Club is once again called to order.
posted at 4:06AM on November 13, 2024
Hope the "they're both the same" crowd is enjoying this appointee parade of The Worst People You Know.
posted at 8:36PM on November 12, 2024
Need a pep talk? The new ep of Rebel Spirit features talks with Ronan Farrow, Roy Wood Jr., and Jamele Hill about how to push forward when it feels impossible. VERY RELEVANT to right now. Go listen. open.spotify.com/episode/6...
posted at 3:15PM on November 12, 2024
The last two years without Twitter have been rough in terms of being able to build & promote things independently. Now that things are (maybe) starting to come back, consider subscribing to my writing. Free and not on fucking Substack: dansinker.com/follow/
posted at 1:57PM on November 12, 2024
This is the 10th episode of Rebel Spirit, both the end and not the end. But more than that, it's an episode about perseverence against adversity, about how to carry on when the headwinds are strong. In many ways it is the story of now. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...
posted at 11:01AM on November 12, 2024