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.
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
Starter Packs are one of those innovations that feel so completely obvious now that they're around. Will be a day-one feature in social software moving forward.
posted at 7:23AM on November 12, 2024
I don't know why it took so goddamn long but it's good to see real momentum in the Twitter alternatives this week. Hasn't felt like this since the original Musk-purchase exodus.
posted at 6:59AM on November 12, 2024
This Airheads in my kid's Lunchable just got a gig as a NYT columnist.
posted at 11:05AM on November 9, 2024
I'm still pretty numb from the election, but I have been finding a lot of solace in this song by John K Samson. Read "A Song for Right Now" on my blog: dansinker.com/posts/202...
posted at 6:03PM on November 8, 2024
Hey dudes, get that vasectomy.
posted at 11:47AM on November 8, 2024
I know it's only a tiny slice of a shit pie, but locking good reporting behind paywalls for the last decade+ has been a fucking disaster
posted at 9:24AM on November 8, 2024