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“A gripping tale of hubris, hyperbole, and hardcovers!” - a famous author

David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 5d

I wrote about people who write blurbs. Huh. Blurb. That’s a funny word. Blurb. Why do we call a little quote of praise a blurb anyway? Well, I wrote the answer to that, too. Blurb. ironicsans.ghost.io/the-king-of-...

The King of Blurbs

Downey Wrote That | Official Trailer | Peacock Original

David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 5d

I love to see a writer as the subject of an SNL documentary. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMgF...

YouTube video by Peacock

www.youtube.com

Cube (1997) | Full Movie | Nicole de Boer, Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett, Andrew Miller

David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 11d

🚨The movie “Cube” (1997) is now free to watch on YouTube. It’s one of my favorite examples of a movie that does a lot with a little, basically one set used so cleverly in different ways. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TrW...

www.youtube.com

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David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 11d

Am I the only one who has no recollection of there being a PS2 or PS4? If you told me they only made odd numbered PlayStations, I’m not sure I could refute you.

The Trampoline on the Great Pyramid

David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 12d

They put a trampoline on the Great Pyramids. A trampoline. On the pyramids! ironicsans.ghost.io/the-trampoli...

Or: Lady and the Trampoline

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Cabil @cabil.bsky.social · 15d

Fun simple time waster recommended by Tom Scott gisnep.com/doomscroll/

The Trampoline on the Great Pyramid

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David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 19d

In 1977, a plan was hatched to put a trampoline on top of a Great Pyramid. Best pyramid scheme ever. ironicsans.ghost.io/the-trampoli...

Or: Lady and the Trampoline

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David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 20d

Just saw a product for making “AI Generated UGC” (that’s User Generated Content) and my head’s about to explode

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David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 23d

Fun story: The Flatiron was supposed to be called the Fuller Building, for the architect George Fuller. But nobody called it that. Everyone called it the Flatiron. So when the Fuller company built their new HQ in midtown, they put “Fuller Building” on it in big letters so that wouldn’t happen again.

Exterior of the Fuller Building with sign

David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 23d

Heck of a week for doomscrolling. Might as well have fun while you’re at it. gisnep.com/doomscroll

DOOMscroll — The Game

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David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 24d

Playing Doomscroll, the game you play just by scrolling! gisnep.com/doomscroll/

Full disclosure: Made by me, vibe-coded, with a write-up here on how and why: ironicsans.ghost.io/doomscrollin...

David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 27d

Wow this Liquid Glass on iOS is so awful. They have really shot themselves in the foot by needlessly breaking something that didn’t need to be fiddled with.

David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 28d

Me too. I contemplated commissioning a pixel artist but couldn’t justify the expense for a little side project.

David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 28d

And the game, if you haven’t played it yet, is here: gisnep.com/doomscroll

DOOMscroll — The Game

The deflating realization that a neat little game was AI all along | PC Gamer

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David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 28d

Wow, PC Gamer really doesn’t like my new web game. Actually, they did like it until they realized it was vibe coded and that changed their opinion. The commenters largely disagree with the article. www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...

I've been taking human authorship for granted.

www.pcgamer.com

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · Sep 12

This is so fucking good that I had to use a profanity in this sentence.

David Friedman @ironicsans.com · Sep 11

In the last 24 hours more than 10,000 people have played the web game I announced on Tuesday. Here’s the story behind why and how I made it: ironicsans.ghost.io/doomscrollin...

Doomscrolling: The Game

Can a game work where all you do is scroll?

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David Friedman @ironicsans.com · Sep 12

Wow. That’s incredibly flattering.
And means a lot since the feeling is mutual.

David Friedman @ironicsans.com · Sep 11

And here’s the direct link to the game: gisnep.com/doomscroll

DOOMscroll — The Game

Can a game work where all you do is scroll?

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David Friedman @ironicsans.com · Sep 11

In the last 24 hours more than 10,000 people have played the web game I announced on Tuesday. Here’s the story behind why and how I made it: ironicsans.ghost.io/doomscrollin...

Doomscrolling: The Game

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David Friedman @ironicsans.com · Sep 10

Yikes! I copied a file into the wrong folder. Thanks for the heads up. Should be working now. Let me know.

David Friedman @ironicsans.com · Sep 10

Find with me as long as you don’t charge anyone money for whatever you make based on my game. And let me know how it turns out!

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That Brown Mule 🏴‍☠️ @jasmine-browneyes.bsky.social · Sep 9

I just Doomscrolled 1028 meters and killed 590 monsters. How far can you get?
gisnep.com/doomscroll

What a neat little web game.

Reposted by David Friedman

Waxy.org @waxy.org · Sep 9

DOOMscroll: a game you play just by scrolling, the NYT headlines ripped from their homepage are a clever touch https://gisnep.com/doomscroll/

Gisnep | Daily Quote Puzzle

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Ben Balas @bjbalas.bsky.social · Sep 8

I added #Gisnep to my morning puzzles a few months ago and love it. Easy second-place in my tier list right behind #squardle but before #nytconnections.

The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · Sep 8

Dadgummit... my record is 59 seconds, and thought I might have beaten it this time.

Recommended for those looking for a word puzzle to add to, or perhapos replace, their others.

I solved today’s #Gisnep in 01:00. 🎉
No. 397 | September 8, 2025
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