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.
I am very good at coding myself into corners.
posted at 2:52PM on November 21, 2024
Well, JD clearly nailed his one job yesterday. 
posted at 12:09PM on November 21, 2024
Current status.
posted at 9:20AM on November 21, 2024
Hear ye, hear ye... Insomnia Club is called to order.
posted at 2:13AM on November 21, 2024
Let's get back to when the message was Republicans were creepy weirdos who wanted to look at your junk before you used the bathroom.
posted at 9:31PM on November 20, 2024
doesn't get much better than this 1997 guide to customizing your myspace profile. www.lissaexplains.com/myspace/
posted at 7:22PM on November 20, 2024
Goddammit it's snowing
posted at 5:19PM on November 20, 2024
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