Lauren Hallden
@laurenhallden.com
Product Designer, mushroom hunter, creator of Philly Day Hiker and a bunch of other things.
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SoftBank is genuinely destroying itself trying to afford to pay OpenAI $22.5bn. There isn’t enough money to fund this company!
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December 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
SoftBank is genuinely destroying itself trying to afford to pay OpenAI $22.5bn. There isn’t enough money to fund this company!
www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.reuters.com/business/med...
Me: what’s this? A duck.
Baby: deh
Me: what’s this? A ball
Baby: buh
Me: 👀
Baby: deh
Me: what’s this? A ball
Baby: buh
Me: 👀
December 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Me: what’s this? A duck.
Baby: deh
Me: what’s this? A ball
Baby: buh
Me: 👀
Baby: deh
Me: what’s this? A ball
Baby: buh
Me: 👀
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CIA Realizes It’s Been Using Black Highlighters All These Year
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December 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
CIA Realizes It’s Been Using Black Highlighters All These Year
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He’s home for pooping weird today.
Again, my daycare is $23k/year and they send him home whenever he poops weird, so no!
December 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
He’s home for pooping weird today.
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Whatever make it 10 factor authentication.. I don't want to be able to sign into anything ever again
December 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Whatever make it 10 factor authentication.. I don't want to be able to sign into anything ever again
Me: all done?
Baby: ✋🤚 🫷🫸
Baby: ✋🤚 🫷🫸
December 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Me: all done?
Baby: ✋🤚 🫷🫸
Baby: ✋🤚 🫷🫸
3 of these are Rs from PA and I think that says a lot about how worried these guys are about the state swinging back again
BREAKING: Four House Republicans have just forced a vote on healthcare subsidies.
Four GOP members of Congress have signed on to the Democrats' discharge petition, and now a mandatory vote on extending ACA tax credits must be held.
Four GOP members of Congress have signed on to the Democrats' discharge petition, and now a mandatory vote on extending ACA tax credits must be held.
December 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
3 of these are Rs from PA and I think that says a lot about how worried these guys are about the state swinging back again
AI summary on Reddit: Brian Walshe convicted of second degree murder
Me: wow jeez the jury really got bogged down in a lot of nuance somehow, huh? I suppose premeditation is hard to—
First actual news source linked: 1st degree murder.
Me: wow jeez the jury really got bogged down in a lot of nuance somehow, huh? I suppose premeditation is hard to—
First actual news source linked: 1st degree murder.
December 16, 2025 at 3:19 AM
AI summary on Reddit: Brian Walshe convicted of second degree murder
Me: wow jeez the jury really got bogged down in a lot of nuance somehow, huh? I suppose premeditation is hard to—
First actual news source linked: 1st degree murder.
Me: wow jeez the jury really got bogged down in a lot of nuance somehow, huh? I suppose premeditation is hard to—
First actual news source linked: 1st degree murder.
Me: “where’s the ball?”
Baby: [looks around, crawls into the next room, grabs the ball]
Me: “holy shit I didn’t think that would work.”
Baby: [looks around, crawls into the next room, grabs the ball]
Me: “holy shit I didn’t think that would work.”
December 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Me: “where’s the ball?”
Baby: [looks around, crawls into the next room, grabs the ball]
Me: “holy shit I didn’t think that would work.”
Baby: [looks around, crawls into the next room, grabs the ball]
Me: “holy shit I didn’t think that would work.”
Well we definitely broke Lauren today so it's time to eat, sleep, and continue to beat our heads against the wall tomorrow!
December 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Well we definitely broke Lauren today so it's time to eat, sleep, and continue to beat our heads against the wall tomorrow!
The one thing I keep thinking about is how much direct to camera stuff rewards physical attractiveness. I mean, that's gotta be part of the reason these wellness influencers are successful, right? And you're competing for eyeballs with them.
i have said this before but if you are actually interested in influencing people beyond a narrow circle of too-online journalists you will be making direct to camera videos on tiktok, instagram and youtube. if you primarily post on text-based social media then you're just dicking around.
December 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The one thing I keep thinking about is how much direct to camera stuff rewards physical attractiveness. I mean, that's gotta be part of the reason these wellness influencers are successful, right? And you're competing for eyeballs with them.
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
I love the modern medical system. “My kid has a weird rash.” “Ok monitor it for 3 days before coming in.” “It seems worse today, here is a picture of it.” “We can only give advice over the phone, you should call.” Helpful!
December 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I love the modern medical system. “My kid has a weird rash.” “Ok monitor it for 3 days before coming in.” “It seems worse today, here is a picture of it.” “We can only give advice over the phone, you should call.” Helpful!
Bathing my kid in old breast milk to see if it helps this weird rash, like a witch 🤷🏻♀️
December 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Bathing my kid in old breast milk to see if it helps this weird rash, like a witch 🤷🏻♀️
Ms Rachel has the most relatable cuticles in media
December 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Ms Rachel has the most relatable cuticles in media
My entire neighborhood is searching for one cockapoo who got loose and ran away from the local "this isn't supposed to be an unleashed dog park but everyone treats it as such to the extent that basically nobody else can use it" park, and I am trying not to think uncharitable thoughts.
December 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My entire neighborhood is searching for one cockapoo who got loose and ran away from the local "this isn't supposed to be an unleashed dog park but everyone treats it as such to the extent that basically nobody else can use it" park, and I am trying not to think uncharitable thoughts.
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lol. lmao.
*DOJ AGAIN FAILS TO INDICT NY’S JAMES FOR ALLEGED MORTGAGE FRAUD
*DOJ AGAIN FAILS TO INDICT NY’S JAMES FOR ALLEGED MORTGAGE FRAUD
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
lol. lmao.
*DOJ AGAIN FAILS TO INDICT NY’S JAMES FOR ALLEGED MORTGAGE FRAUD
*DOJ AGAIN FAILS TO INDICT NY’S JAMES FOR ALLEGED MORTGAGE FRAUD
Once again confounded by the fact that a Health FSA and a Dependent Care FSA have completely different accrual rules. I look forward to doing paperwork for the rest of my life!
December 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Once again confounded by the fact that a Health FSA and a Dependent Care FSA have completely different accrual rules. I look forward to doing paperwork for the rest of my life!
LOL the The Gift of Fear guy is RFK jr’s “security adviser”? I knew I rage quit that book for a reason.
December 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
LOL the The Gift of Fear guy is RFK jr’s “security adviser”? I knew I rage quit that book for a reason.
Me: the thing is, I feel like I’m not allowed to admit when I’m struggling and everyone gets real uncomfy when I do that
My therapist: *deepest inhale* doesthatremindyouofanythingperhapsyourchildhood
My therapist: *deepest inhale* doesthatremindyouofanythingperhapsyourchildhood
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Me: the thing is, I feel like I’m not allowed to admit when I’m struggling and everyone gets real uncomfy when I do that
My therapist: *deepest inhale* doesthatremindyouofanythingperhapsyourchildhood
My therapist: *deepest inhale* doesthatremindyouofanythingperhapsyourchildhood
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Gonna be a shame when his product encourages that kid to kill themeselves in a few years. Wish Jimmy had asked about that.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Gonna be a shame when his product encourages that kid to kill themeselves in a few years. Wish Jimmy had asked about that.
Why are these dudes obsessed with a thousand dollars. Any problem we encounter as a society they’re like “how about $1k in a tax advantaged savings vehicle” or some shit. Nothing costs $1k! Nothing!
December 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Why are these dudes obsessed with a thousand dollars. Any problem we encounter as a society they’re like “how about $1k in a tax advantaged savings vehicle” or some shit. Nothing costs $1k! Nothing!
every time I try to think of something chatgpt might do--like search this stupid baby clothes website for the blend of fabrics that are in his favorite pair of pants so I can get more like those--it just goes "hey there aren't any." But there are. Anyway!
December 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
every time I try to think of something chatgpt might do--like search this stupid baby clothes website for the blend of fabrics that are in his favorite pair of pants so I can get more like those--it just goes "hey there aren't any." But there are. Anyway!
I AM GOING FOR A WALK, I announce to the pile of dishes in the kitchen after my kid exits for daycare.
December 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I AM GOING FOR A WALK, I announce to the pile of dishes in the kitchen after my kid exits for daycare.
The baby leaps to his feet at 6:30am with all of the accumulated life force he has personally drained from my body.
December 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The baby leaps to his feet at 6:30am with all of the accumulated life force he has personally drained from my body.