john vining
@johnvining.bsky.social
Interested in history, languages, software, dogs, dog software, and weird stuff from the internet. Swagless normie. Madison, Wisconsin.
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While it is true that one must Tweet, it is also true that the masters of the craft of writing excel in even longer forms.
January 6, 2026 at 4:23 AM
While it is true that one must Tweet, it is also true that the masters of the craft of writing excel in even longer forms.
Everything bagel temperance.
January 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Everything bagel temperance.
It’s not complicated. Carl Sandburg.
January 3, 2026 at 11:08 PM
It’s not complicated. Carl Sandburg.
The fourth rule of Fight Club is: not too many sonnets.
January 2, 2026 at 4:12 AM
The fourth rule of Fight Club is: not too many sonnets.
Conspiracy theorizing is the shadow of curiosity
(Don’t ask. Never read Jung.)
(Don’t ask. Never read Jung.)
December 31, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Conspiracy theorizing is the shadow of curiosity
(Don’t ask. Never read Jung.)
(Don’t ask. Never read Jung.)
A problem in the world: we need world class user interfaces for the devices which are a little cumbersome.
December 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
A problem in the world: we need world class user interfaces for the devices which are a little cumbersome.
Most of the sixties happened in the seventies.
December 29, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Most of the sixties happened in the seventies.
Amazing prescience on Putnams part in 2000. “Will the internet in practice turn out to be a niftier telephone or a niftier television?”
December 28, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Amazing prescience on Putnams part in 2000. “Will the internet in practice turn out to be a niftier telephone or a niftier television?”
In: May-poles, archery, leaping.
Out: Bear-baiting, bowling, interludes.
Out: Bear-baiting, bowling, interludes.
December 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
In: May-poles, archery, leaping.
Out: Bear-baiting, bowling, interludes.
Out: Bear-baiting, bowling, interludes.
Is it on purpose or not?
December 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Is it on purpose or not?
A surprisingly anglophone list of "ideas of tomorrow" from Philosophie Magazine.
December 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A surprisingly anglophone list of "ideas of tomorrow" from Philosophie Magazine.
Picnics slashed!!!
December 23, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Picnics slashed!!!
how you pronounce this word depends on whether it refers to the re-emergence of the English rock band Supergrass or to the 16th century Christian theological movement.
December 21, 2025 at 4:44 AM
how you pronounce this word depends on whether it refers to the re-emergence of the English rock band Supergrass or to the 16th century Christian theological movement.
Software is often the user interface for a complex and disorganized bureaucracy. Often people get mad at software when what they are really frustrated with is institutions. Not always, but often.
December 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Software is often the user interface for a complex and disorganized bureaucracy. Often people get mad at software when what they are really frustrated with is institutions. Not always, but often.
People lament the collapsing of many functions in to a single device (the computer). Fair.
But it's surprising how rarely people buy multiple computers for different tasks. Refurbished chromebooks are 48 dollars!
But it's surprising how rarely people buy multiple computers for different tasks. Refurbished chromebooks are 48 dollars!
December 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
People lament the collapsing of many functions in to a single device (the computer). Fair.
But it's surprising how rarely people buy multiple computers for different tasks. Refurbished chromebooks are 48 dollars!
But it's surprising how rarely people buy multiple computers for different tasks. Refurbished chromebooks are 48 dollars!
J.P. Morgan chairman Russell Leffingwell on solving modern problems
December 20, 2025 at 3:48 AM
J.P. Morgan chairman Russell Leffingwell on solving modern problems
Desktop UX design, the problem with UI/UX, and some interesting history about the apple desktop: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZT...
December 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Desktop UX design, the problem with UI/UX, and some interesting history about the apple desktop: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZT...
Producer: I actually don’t think there are going to be many scary stories. Can we drop that line?
Andy Williams: no.
Andy Williams: no.
December 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Producer: I actually don’t think there are going to be many scary stories. Can we drop that line?
Andy Williams: no.
Andy Williams: no.
Before the age of two, children should drink little wine.
December 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Before the age of two, children should drink little wine.