Dan Turner os26
@ddt.bsky.social
Same ddt. Working in service design for govtech. Bikes, books, cats. But I get out. All content here is personal.
If you know how it works, you are not the user. If your mother says she loves you, find a second source.
If you know how it works, you are not the user. If your mother says she loves you, find a second source.
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Being even baseline literate in the 2020s is like never working out but slowly becoming the strongest person on earth as everyone around you eats shredded newspaper and chugs poison
December 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Being even baseline literate in the 2020s is like never working out but slowly becoming the strongest person on earth as everyone around you eats shredded newspaper and chugs poison
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This year we've been told over and over that there are shortcuts to Doing The Work. But there aren't, not really.
Here on the shortest day of the longest year I wrote a little defense of Doing The Work. dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
Here on the shortest day of the longest year I wrote a little defense of Doing The Work. dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
A note in defense of Doing The Work, written on the shortest day of the longest year | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This year we've been told over and over that there are shortcuts to Doing The Work. But there aren't, not really.
Here on the shortest day of the longest year I wrote a little defense of Doing The Work. dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
Here on the shortest day of the longest year I wrote a little defense of Doing The Work. dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
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Lads, I can't be dealing with what we're doing these days.
100 Gladiator Boy & Girl Names With Meanings
Unleash the strength and valor with popular gladiator names for boys and girls! Discover powerful and inspiring names that reflect bravery and resilience, perfect for those seeking a unique and impact...
parenting.firstcry.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Lads, I can't be dealing with what we're doing these days.
Yes! I thought Carol was going to run into the monster behind the dumpster.
Found this elsewhere and I’m passing it along for the Pluribus/David Lynch crew
December 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Yes! I thought Carol was going to run into the monster behind the dumpster.
Hoping all my SF friends affected by the blackout stay safe, dry, warm, and get a little piece. If only everyone could have that.
December 21, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Hoping all my SF friends affected by the blackout stay safe, dry, warm, and get a little piece. If only everyone could have that.
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In the wake of the tragedy at Brown, online conspiracists rushed to pin the horrific mass murder on an innocent Palestinian student. One of them was Shaun Maguire, a partner at leading VC firm Sequoia Capital.
www.fastcompany.com/91463942/seq...
www.fastcompany.com/91463942/seq...
Sequoia's Shaun Maguire accused an innocent Palestinian of being the Brown shooter. Then he doubled down
Online sleuthing is not, it turns out, among the noted VC's talents.
www.fastcompany.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
In the wake of the tragedy at Brown, online conspiracists rushed to pin the horrific mass murder on an innocent Palestinian student. One of them was Shaun Maguire, a partner at leading VC firm Sequoia Capital.
www.fastcompany.com/91463942/seq...
www.fastcompany.com/91463942/seq...
Sometimes the animals just like to watch the human world burn
Please check out how cool this fireplace screen is that an artist friend of my mother’s made.
December 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Sometimes the animals just like to watch the human world burn
It's pretty amazing how a 2.4 kilo kitten can dictate that nope, you're stuck in your desk chair for a while. So AMA.
December 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
It's pretty amazing how a 2.4 kilo kitten can dictate that nope, you're stuck in your desk chair for a while. So AMA.
The soundtrack for The Brutalist is amazing background music for getting work done but occasionally Adrien Brody will show up to criticize your drafts and maybe not in a nice way.
December 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The soundtrack for The Brutalist is amazing background music for getting work done but occasionally Adrien Brody will show up to criticize your drafts and maybe not in a nice way.
If I didn't complete my application, I wouldn't expect to get an interview, let alone a job offer, either.
Another incredible case of white racial grievance about the academic job market.
He reveals at the end that he wouldn’t provide the necessary application materials!
He reveals at the end that he wouldn’t provide the necessary application materials!
December 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
If I didn't complete my application, I wouldn't expect to get an interview, let alone a job offer, either.
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my new favorite christmas movie
You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?"
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
December 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
my new favorite christmas movie
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The funniest David Brooks joke of 2025 (other than Brooks himself), was the Thunderbolts* end credit gag:
December 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The funniest David Brooks joke of 2025 (other than Brooks himself), was the Thunderbolts* end credit gag:
I just saw the phrase "Brand Your Side Hustle" and I want to die
December 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I just saw the phrase "Brand Your Side Hustle" and I want to die
The rate of diagnosis for autism increased sharply since Joe Rogan started appearing on TV and podcasts. Whoa. Someone should look into that.
December 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The rate of diagnosis for autism increased sharply since Joe Rogan started appearing on TV and podcasts. Whoa. Someone should look into that.
When Carol walked out of the diner, I thought she was going to walk into the Mullholland Drive diner's parking lot and see that apparition
December 19, 2025 at 4:18 AM
When Carol walked out of the diner, I thought she was going to walk into the Mullholland Drive diner's parking lot and see that apparition
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🚨 THE FINAL FOUR 🚨
We’re nearly at the end! 32 candidates have been narrowed down to a nefarious final four. But who will move on to the finals? You must decide!
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-semif...
We’re nearly at the end! 32 candidates have been narrowed down to a nefarious final four. But who will move on to the finals? You must decide!
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-semif...
December 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🚨 THE FINAL FOUR 🚨
We’re nearly at the end! 32 candidates have been narrowed down to a nefarious final four. But who will move on to the finals? You must decide!
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-semif...
We’re nearly at the end! 32 candidates have been narrowed down to a nefarious final four. But who will move on to the finals? You must decide!
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-semif...
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I’m at the combination Pizza Hut and Kennedy Center.
December 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I’m at the combination Pizza Hut and Kennedy Center.
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“Leave it to business journalists to successfully stage a boardroom coup against an AI chief executive.”
This is a really funny story about an AI vending machine. And does not seem to be paywalled.
This is a really funny story about an AI vending machine. And does not seem to be paywalled.
"Profits collapsed. Newsroom morale soared."
Amazing piece from @joannastern.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
Amazing piece from @joannastern.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“Leave it to business journalists to successfully stage a boardroom coup against an AI chief executive.”
This is a really funny story about an AI vending machine. And does not seem to be paywalled.
This is a really funny story about an AI vending machine. And does not seem to be paywalled.
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Imagine talking about your kids this way to a reporter.
Saying that they don’t have a capacity for critical thinking etc.
bit.ly/4s4EE5Q
Saying that they don’t have a capacity for critical thinking etc.
bit.ly/4s4EE5Q
December 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Imagine talking about your kids this way to a reporter.
Saying that they don’t have a capacity for critical thinking etc.
bit.ly/4s4EE5Q
Saying that they don’t have a capacity for critical thinking etc.
bit.ly/4s4EE5Q
I'm still not clear what it is one (in this case, Jeffrey Epstein) does all day at Bear Sterns. Anyone have insights? They say he was good at his job, but what is the job?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I'm still not clear what it is one (in this case, Jeffrey Epstein) does all day at Bear Sterns. Anyone have insights? They say he was good at his job, but what is the job?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
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Upcoming Evangelion short movie
"The animation, which will be approximately 13 minutes long, was written by Hideaki Anno and directed by Naoyuki Asano, who previously worked as an animator and animation director on the first and fourth Evangelion rebuild films."
"The animation, which will be approximately 13 minutes long, was written by Hideaki Anno and directed by Naoyuki Asano, who previously worked as an animator and animation director on the first and fourth Evangelion rebuild films."
December 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Upcoming Evangelion short movie
"The animation, which will be approximately 13 minutes long, was written by Hideaki Anno and directed by Naoyuki Asano, who previously worked as an animator and animation director on the first and fourth Evangelion rebuild films."
"The animation, which will be approximately 13 minutes long, was written by Hideaki Anno and directed by Naoyuki Asano, who previously worked as an animator and animation director on the first and fourth Evangelion rebuild films."
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At long last, we have published our annual list of the worst, least successful, and simply dumbest technologies of the year.
Here are some of this year's more notable flops: www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/18/1...
Here are some of this year's more notable flops: www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/18/1...
December 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
At long last, we have published our annual list of the worst, least successful, and simply dumbest technologies of the year.
Here are some of this year's more notable flops: www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/18/1...
Here are some of this year's more notable flops: www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/18/1...
Homestead update:
-- Little tabby kitten's endurance is up; she now wants to play Attack All the Things for at least an hour each pre-dawn
-- Another Covid test came back negative, so it must just be a stubborn cold coming back
-- Little tabby kitten's endurance is up; she now wants to play Attack All the Things for at least an hour each pre-dawn
-- Another Covid test came back negative, so it must just be a stubborn cold coming back
December 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Homestead update:
-- Little tabby kitten's endurance is up; she now wants to play Attack All the Things for at least an hour each pre-dawn
-- Another Covid test came back negative, so it must just be a stubborn cold coming back
-- Little tabby kitten's endurance is up; she now wants to play Attack All the Things for at least an hour each pre-dawn
-- Another Covid test came back negative, so it must just be a stubborn cold coming back
"...by ocean, and by sea."
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
"...by ocean, and by sea."