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.
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.
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...
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.
(Regarding the chilly response to language models among those nominally interested in language?)
December 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
(Regarding the chilly response to language models among those nominally interested in language?)
The way to get things done is to not mind who gets the credit of doing them. Susan Haack quoting Jowett.
December 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The way to get things done is to not mind who gets the credit of doing them. Susan Haack quoting Jowett.
Competitive Buddhism.
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Competitive Buddhism.
The Threat of Leisure.
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The Threat of Leisure.