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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · 4d

Ever wonder how far a Belgian Malinois dog can jump? Me neither, but be prepared for some high-flying @barkour. (via @mathewingram.com
x.com/gunsnrosesgi...

Science girl on X: "Leap of a Belgian Malinois https://t.co/P31TSCIwQb" / X

Leap of a Belgian Malinois https://t.co/P31TSCIwQb

x.com

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · 12d

This is mildly mind blowing. The word you hear is the one you are reading at the time. Brains are nuts.

www.reddit.com/r/blackmagic...

From the blackmagicfuckery community on Reddit: Whattttt

Explore this post and more from the blackmagicfuckery community

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · 15d

Creative ways to protect pedestrians in crosswalks
x.com/Thebestfigen...

via @mathewingram.com #traffic #funny

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · 18d

I tried the new video- and talk-based Gemini AI app this morning, and the very first thing it said to me, unprompted, was "You look tired. Are you okay?".

For real.

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · 18d

Outstanding Wired piece by @StevenLevy about how the Valley went MAGA. Great writing by someone who has been chronicling the Valley - its dreams, geniuses, failures, and now its utter political corruption - since well before it was the Valley. Pulitzer-worthy
www.wired.com/story/silico...

I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong

Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.

www.wired.com

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · 19d

[SPOILER: Contains a NYT Xword hint]

Aren't things bad enough ... is the feeling you get as you do today's NY Times Crossword puzzle with the sinking realization that, yes, it's a product placement.

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · 20d

He's got the taste of blood.

It only gets worse from here.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

US forces strike third alleged drug vessel killing three, Trump says

Venezuela has condemned a series of strikes by US forces in the Caribbean targeting alleged drug traffickers.

www.bbc.com

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · 26d

Here's a web server running on a cheap vape thingy.

bogdanthegeek.github.io/blog/project...

It's cool, but the idea that it could probably run Doom (as a friend said) is unimpressive. I'm running Doom right now by shaking a box of paperclips.

Hosting a WebSite on a Disposable Vape

Someone's trash is another person's web server.

bogdanthegeek.github.io

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · 29d

Lameen Souag: How "butterfly collecting" became the go-to example of something that's not actually science. To me, this is an excellent example of the compelling power of details.

lughat.blogspot.com/2017/10/butt...

Butterfly-collecting: the history of an insult

Chomsky's barb about butterfly-collecting has echoed in the ears of descriptive linguists for decades, and is sometimes blamed for the withe...

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · 29d

125x zoom video camera. (via @mathewingram.com )

x.com/ChannelInter...

Interesting Channel on X: "🦅 Feel like an eagle A photographer from the USA demonstrated the 125x zoom of the Nikon Coolpix P1000 camera, capturing a deer on a mountain in the distance.📷 https://t.co/pxr5ibCuVR" / X

🦅 Feel like an eagle A photographer from the USA demonstrated the 125x zoom of the Nikon Coolpix P1000 camera, capturing a deer on a mountain in the distance.📷 https://t.co/pxr5ibCuVR

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · 29d

There's a rumor that on Wednesday Jacob Collier is making a big announcement. My guess, guaranteed to be wrong, is that Paul McCartney wants to re-record the Beatles catalogue with him. Of course it's perfect as is, so maybe it's Paul Simon. You mis-heard it here first! 🫢

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · Sep 8

15-20 yrs ago there was a small fountain pen store at the beginning of the Ponte Vecchio, on the right. I hadn't used a fountain pen in decades but bought a $20 Lamy which remains my favorite pen. If the shop is still there, say hello from that guy who bought that pen a while ago.

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · Sep 8

#RFK is correct that #autism rates have increased 60x in the past 30 years ... because we've changed our assessment criteria.

If only there were a way to extract heads stuck up their own a-holes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/o...

Opinion | Autism Rates Have Increased 60-Fold. I Played a Role in That.

www.nytimes.com

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · Sep 5

Awesome, mesmerizing Inuit throat singing. aeon.co/videos/inuit...

Inuit throat singing is half performance, half game, and wholly mesmerising | Aeon Videos

Inuit throat singing is half performance, half game, and wholly mesmerising

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · Sep 5

@stephtara.bsky.social has been suspended by #Facebook for no good reason. Much of her decades of life online is there. She's as fine a person as you'll meet, but the faceless FB demigods move fast and break communities. bsky.app/profile/step...

Stephanie Booth @stephtara.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thanks in advance for sharing this in your networks. My hopes are that some way or another, my appeal will be reviewed by a human. If you know anybody I should speak to, or can think of anything useful to do at this stage, do let me know.
climbtothestars.org/archives/202...

Appeal Regarding the Suspension of my Facebook Account @stephtara

Given the official appeal process for the suspension of my account did not provide me with the opportunity to argue my case, I am doing it here. I believe that my account, like others, has been wro…

climbtothestars.org

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · Aug 29

Looking for a rabbit hole to fall down, and given how things are here on Earth, who isn't? Ask your favorite #AI what time it is on the Moon. Mention time zones. Way more action-packed than it seems!

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · Aug 27

Denmark's Post Office will no longer deliver letters because the Danes don't send them any more. Parcels, yes. So, if you want to send me a letter, please send it straight to my Danish address. Thank you for your attention to this matter. businessday.ng/world/articl... via @mathewingram.com

Denmark to shutdown post office, end delivery of physical mails - Businessday NG

Denmark is ending delivery of physical letters after a steep decline in letter volumes driven largely by digitalisation. PostNord Denmark’s

businessday.ng

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · Aug 26

Democrats should propose amendments - and a new Constitution Convention? - to fix what Trump, the Supremes, and other Republicans have broken.

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · Aug 26

Nixon: I am not a crook", Nov. 17, 1973. Trump: I am not a dictator, Aug. 25, 2025.

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · Aug 25

Tomorrow! Too early!

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · Aug 25

Cluetrain.com is hosted by Pair. Com, if that's what you're asking.

PS: it'll be back up soon. It is among my sites that got infected real bad :(

Cluetrain.com

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · Aug 18

Well, it's August 18...further proof that Memorial Day is the first day of the end of the #summer.

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · Aug 16

40 billion Oreos are produced a year [1], which works out to 1,268 per second.

The average human produces about 63 trillion million red blood cells a year, or 2 million per second. [2]

Oreo factories really need to up their game!

[1] aymag.com/national-ore...
[2] www.blood.co.uk/the-donation...

National Oreo Day Fun Facts and Recipes

Thursday, March 6, is National Oreo Day, so we thought it would be a sweet idea to give you some facts and recipes so you can celebrate “milk

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David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · Aug 14

And if you want to check the code itself, it's of course right there at Github. I'd love to know if you see any issues with it.

David Weinberger @davidweinberger.bsky.social · Aug 14

I had my pal chatGPT 5 write a Google Chrome extension that shows the real domain of a suss link. (Gemini then checked it for security.) It's beta at best. Try it (carefully) and tell me if it if fails. (Open source. Collects no data. Does not open the linked page.) github.com/dweinberger/...

Mass.gov

Official website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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