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.
Renewing an ACA plan that has suddenly leapt up by $300 a month is extra fun when you know that you'll be lucky if it's still around this time next year.
posted at 7:19AM on November 20, 2024
Sure let's go with the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment for the head of the Department of Education. Why not.
posted at 9:11PM on November 19, 2024
"We constrain our imaginations when we subordinate our creations to names owned by fascist tycoons," Anil bringing the absolute fire in his Substack takedown. www.anildash.com/2024/11/1...
posted at 5:51PM on November 19, 2024
This moment in time has me itching to build.
posted at 3:32PM on November 19, 2024
Thinking about how as a disaffected youth, going to the record store to buy pissed-off records meant taking two trains and walking forever and how many human-level interactions were involved and how, ultimately, that probablty changed me for the better more than the records.
posted at 8:06AM on November 19, 2024
Balatro should probably be regulated as a controlled substance.
posted at 5:50PM on November 18, 2024
Migrating fonts is the biggest pain in the ass of a new computer.
posted at 2:38PM on November 18, 2024
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