daniel from work
@danmcgrath.bsky.social
just a regular sized drink of water
It’s weird that I’ve seen Spider-Man do all the things a spider can do but I haven’t once seen Superman collect the rent or replace an appliance
December 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
It’s weird that I’ve seen Spider-Man do all the things a spider can do but I haven’t once seen Superman collect the rent or replace an appliance
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
I was really happy with the parcel of land I bought Mariah Carey as a gift this year until I found out she doesn’t want a lot for Christmas
December 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I was really happy with the parcel of land I bought Mariah Carey as a gift this year until I found out she doesn’t want a lot for Christmas
turning this international house of pancakes into an international home of pancakes
December 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
turning this international house of pancakes into an international home of pancakes
How long until Trump announces a plan to add himself to Mt Rushmore?
December 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
How long until Trump announces a plan to add himself to Mt Rushmore?
Coming to NYC is fun because I just automatically start using 50% of my brain to convince the other 50% that I should move back here.
December 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Coming to NYC is fun because I just automatically start using 50% of my brain to convince the other 50% that I should move back here.
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LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency?
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
December 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency?
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
found in my photo history from early 2021. truly can’t remember why I made this and can only attribute it to the pandemic
December 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
found in my photo history from early 2021. truly can’t remember why I made this and can only attribute it to the pandemic
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R U ok with everything being the exact same way it's always been except now cancer won't cost you your entire life's savings????????
For all Universal HC/Single Payer/M4A advocates.
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
December 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
R U ok with everything being the exact same way it's always been except now cancer won't cost you your entire life's savings????????
They should release DLC for the Cha Cha Slide that adds new moves and stuff
December 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
They should release DLC for the Cha Cha Slide that adds new moves and stuff
Incredible twist at the end
Years ago, I was tasked with setting up some broadcasting gear in a fancy conference room I'd never been in. The previous event - an architectural presentation for some new DC memorial, had run way, way over its allotted time.
December 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Incredible twist at the end
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Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
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Nobody involved in this should draw a free breath for the rest of their lives
December 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Nobody involved in this should draw a free breath for the rest of their lives
Every now and then I find a site that's still using Gravatar and am greeted with a picture of me from 15 years ago
December 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Every now and then I find a site that's still using Gravatar and am greeted with a picture of me from 15 years ago
Was discussing the logistics of switching from an iPhone to an Android phone the other day and I realized that with the adoption of RCS, my primary concern isn't the green bubble anymore. Ease of use with airpods is probably a bigger barrier tbh.
December 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Was discussing the logistics of switching from an iPhone to an Android phone the other day and I realized that with the adoption of RCS, my primary concern isn't the green bubble anymore. Ease of use with airpods is probably a bigger barrier tbh.
This is an 8th Avenue bound L train
December 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This is an 8th Avenue bound L train
I’m gonna be so in the moment when I’m reading text messages while someone is trying to talk to me
December 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I’m gonna be so in the moment when I’m reading text messages while someone is trying to talk to me
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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thinking of her today
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
thinking of her today
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So cynical how AI music corps are using accessibility in their marketing language, just as streaming platforms use democratization. These corporations are stripping music of value and musicians of our livelihood. Financialization is not punk rock
All AI music does is devalue the work done by human artists. It’s not accessibility, it’s exploitation. We need real protections for artists against AI!
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
So cynical how AI music corps are using accessibility in their marketing language, just as streaming platforms use democratization. These corporations are stripping music of value and musicians of our livelihood. Financialization is not punk rock
how many screenplays do you think are being developed right now about 2 AIs falling in love?
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
how many screenplays do you think are being developed right now about 2 AIs falling in love?
I'm someone who is very inbox zero about everything, but I gave up on managing notifications in Notion years ago. Somehow I've _always_ got unreads in there, for docs I looked at ages ago. Once a week I just mark all as read.
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I'm someone who is very inbox zero about everything, but I gave up on managing notifications in Notion years ago. Somehow I've _always_ got unreads in there, for docs I looked at ages ago. Once a week I just mark all as read.
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Another New York Times writer feting a groyper. This time it's Nathan Taylor Pemberton going on my list of "unreliable narrators."
What a strange framing and characterization. How does one describe his blatantly dishonest, racist question about taxes as “press[ing] the Mayor-elect on his policy proposals”? In what way does this lying troll emerge as a “winner“?
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Another New York Times writer feting a groyper. This time it's Nathan Taylor Pemberton going on my list of "unreliable narrators."
After who knows how many flights I’ve taken, I was finally called on to assist in an emergency!
Sure, the emergency was that the lavatory door was jammed and the flight attendant needed help opening it but we don’t get to pick our moments
Sure, the emergency was that the lavatory door was jammed and the flight attendant needed help opening it but we don’t get to pick our moments
November 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
After who knows how many flights I’ve taken, I was finally called on to assist in an emergency!
Sure, the emergency was that the lavatory door was jammed and the flight attendant needed help opening it but we don’t get to pick our moments
Sure, the emergency was that the lavatory door was jammed and the flight attendant needed help opening it but we don’t get to pick our moments
At the airport at 7:30am singing “Newman” to the tune of Tool’s Pneuma in my head and just having a great time
November 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
At the airport at 7:30am singing “Newman” to the tune of Tool’s Pneuma in my head and just having a great time