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I can't tell you how many times I've signed an NDA.
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I can't tell you how many times I've signed an NDA.
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Every one is a banger.
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Every one is a banger.
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Today in 1983 Stanislav Petrov saved the human race.
On duty at the Soviet early warning command centre, he refused to warn superiors of radar reports of an incoming US strike. It proved to be a false alarm. If the Soviets had responded it would have been all out nuclear war.
On duty at the Soviet early warning command centre, he refused to warn superiors of radar reports of an incoming US strike. It proved to be a false alarm. If the Soviets had responded it would have been all out nuclear war.
September 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Today in 1983 Stanislav Petrov saved the human race.
On duty at the Soviet early warning command centre, he refused to warn superiors of radar reports of an incoming US strike. It proved to be a false alarm. If the Soviets had responded it would have been all out nuclear war.
On duty at the Soviet early warning command centre, he refused to warn superiors of radar reports of an incoming US strike. It proved to be a false alarm. If the Soviets had responded it would have been all out nuclear war.
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3X Explore/Expand/Extract observation--criticism as a resource. I tried to use a tool yesterday & was angry when it didn't (yet) work for me.
If you're Exploring & a user gets mad, that's such a gift. Just yesterday you a) didn't know quite what to do & b) weren't sure anyone cared what you did.
If you're Exploring & a user gets mad, that's such a gift. Just yesterday you a) didn't know quite what to do & b) weren't sure anyone cared what you did.
August 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
3X Explore/Expand/Extract observation--criticism as a resource. I tried to use a tool yesterday & was angry when it didn't (yet) work for me.
If you're Exploring & a user gets mad, that's such a gift. Just yesterday you a) didn't know quite what to do & b) weren't sure anyone cared what you did.
If you're Exploring & a user gets mad, that's such a gift. Just yesterday you a) didn't know quite what to do & b) weren't sure anyone cared what you did.
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UK online safety law in practice.
Every time you walk around this gate, a sheep bites a random child
August 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
UK online safety law in practice.
August 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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If it were not for the metric system, this would be an Astronomer Quarter-pounder.
UK gets first female Astronomer Royal in 350 years
UK gets first female Astronomer Royal in 350 years
Prof Michele Dougherty is the first woman to be appointed to the influential post.
www.bbc.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:33 AM
If it were not for the metric system, this would be an Astronomer Quarter-pounder.
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So they found a 125,000 yr old Neanderthal fat rendering plant & I have thoughts.
Knowing that they loved saturated fat SO MUCH that they industrialized to get as much of it as humanly possible?
Makes me feel seen, heard, supported, etc www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Knowing that they loved saturated fat SO MUCH that they industrialized to get as much of it as humanly possible?
Makes me feel seen, heard, supported, etc www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Large-scale processing of within-bone nutrients by Neanderthals, 125,000 years ago
Neanderthals intensively processed a minimum of 172 large mammals for grease and marrow fat, 125,000 years ago.
www.science.org
July 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
So they found a 125,000 yr old Neanderthal fat rendering plant & I have thoughts.
Knowing that they loved saturated fat SO MUCH that they industrialized to get as much of it as humanly possible?
Makes me feel seen, heard, supported, etc www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Knowing that they loved saturated fat SO MUCH that they industrialized to get as much of it as humanly possible?
Makes me feel seen, heard, supported, etc www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
C'est du génie
July 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
C'est du génie
Amazing!
100 Years of World History, As Told By 100 Movies. The Pianist represents 1939, The Iron Giant: 1957, Good Morning Vietnam: 1965, Dazed and Confused: 1976, and Blade Runner: 2019. [kottke.org]
100 Years of World History, As Told By 100 Movies
This is a unique look at the history of the world from 1925 to 2025, told through the lens of movies whose plots take place in those years. For example, the WWII era is represented by The Sound of Music (1965), The Pia
kottke.org
July 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Amazing!
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Superb by @dorianlynskey.bsky.social esp on Rod Stewart:
"Rod’s stage aesthetic is midway between Saturday night telly and an oligarch’s wedding. I don’t know if he’s about to announce the lottery numbers or dedicate You Wear It Well to the CEO of Gazprom."
thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...
"Rod’s stage aesthetic is midway between Saturday night telly and an oligarch’s wedding. I don’t know if he’s about to announce the lottery numbers or dedicate You Wear It Well to the CEO of Gazprom."
thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...
The New Cue #505: Dorian's Adventures in Glastonbury, 2025
'It’s the best place I’ve ever known.'
thenewcue.substack.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Superb by @dorianlynskey.bsky.social esp on Rod Stewart:
"Rod’s stage aesthetic is midway between Saturday night telly and an oligarch’s wedding. I don’t know if he’s about to announce the lottery numbers or dedicate You Wear It Well to the CEO of Gazprom."
thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...
"Rod’s stage aesthetic is midway between Saturday night telly and an oligarch’s wedding. I don’t know if he’s about to announce the lottery numbers or dedicate You Wear It Well to the CEO of Gazprom."
thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...
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Typically interesting thoughts about AI from Neal Stephenson. “I see parallels between these and the hydrogen bomb tests that were conducted in your back yard during the 1950s.” (via @charlescmann.bsky.social) [nealstephenson.substack.com]
Remarks on AI from NZ
Last week I participated in a panel discussion on AI as part of a private event in New Zealand.
nealstephenson.substack.com
May 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Typically interesting thoughts about AI from Neal Stephenson. “I see parallels between these and the hydrogen bomb tests that were conducted in your back yard during the 1950s.” (via @charlescmann.bsky.social) [nealstephenson.substack.com]
Also, waaay too much garlic.
This is a little bit genius: an analysis of OpenAI based on a close reading of a 22-second video of CEO Sam Altman cooking pasta. “His kitchen is a catalogue of inefficiency, incomprehension, and waste.” [ft.com]
Three things we learned about Sam Altman by scoping his kitchen
All Drizzle, no sizzle
www.ft.com
May 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Also, waaay too much garlic.
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“The Adventures of Tintin officially entered the public domain in 2025. We now all own the alluring aesthetics of this timeless classic.” [collegetowns.org]
Celebrating the Timeless Allure of Tintin’s Aesthetics
The Adventures of Tintin officially entered the public domain in 2025. We now all own the alluring aesthetics of this timeless classic.
www.collegetowns.org
May 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
“The Adventures of Tintin officially entered the public domain in 2025. We now all own the alluring aesthetics of this timeless classic.” [collegetowns.org]
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Abduction, arbitrary detention, and torture: Life for Ukrainian patriots under a Russian occupation. This is why Ukraine will not simply hand its territory to an aggressor. And why the US will be unable to force it to do so.
Putin’s Ukraine: The End of War and the Price of Russian Occupation www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/puti...
Putin’s Ukraine
The end of war and the price of Russian occupation.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Abduction, arbitrary detention, and torture: Life for Ukrainian patriots under a Russian occupation. This is why Ukraine will not simply hand its territory to an aggressor. And why the US will be unable to force it to do so.
See also: Putin v Europe.
In my self-defense classes I focus on how most people are socially conditioned to follow the norms of a civilized, polite society — and there is a MENTAL SHIFT required to use violence to defend from violence.
I'm reminded of this while watching our elected officials dithering and delaying. 1/
I'm reminded of this while watching our elected officials dithering and delaying. 1/
February 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
See also: Putin v Europe.
And, they used to be hotter in the early days.
The team at Howtown fact-checked the spiciness of the current lineup of Hot Ones sauces. Unsurprising spoiler alert: the sauces are not as hot as advertised. [kottke.org]
Fact-Checking the Spiciness of ‘Hot Ones’ Sauces
The team at Howtown closed out 2024 by investigating the spice level (i.e. the Scoville ratings) of the lineup of hot sauces on the popular YouTube interview series Hot Ones while also teaching us about how hot peppers
kottke.org
January 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
And, they used to be hotter in the early days.
The two nicest and most wholesome TV-series endings:
1: Ted Lasso
2: Bad Sisters
What else?
1: Ted Lasso
2: Bad Sisters
What else?
December 28, 2024 at 11:26 PM
The two nicest and most wholesome TV-series endings:
1: Ted Lasso
2: Bad Sisters
What else?
1: Ted Lasso
2: Bad Sisters
What else?
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Fascinating. Though not a big fan of Sam Smith beer if I'm honest. 🤷
Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain
Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain
Since the 1970s, Humphrey Smith has acquired scores of pubs and historic properties around the UK. But time after time, he has left the buildings empty. Why has he allowed his empire to moulder?
In early September 2022, Alivia Bienko and her husband,…
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Fascinating. Though not a big fan of Sam Smith beer if I'm honest. 🤷
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How to make your own Die Hard Christmas tree ornament of John McClane crawling through the air duct. [cohenaaron.wordpress.com]
December 18, 2024 at 5:46 PM
How to make your own Die Hard Christmas tree ornament of John McClane crawling through the air duct. [cohenaaron.wordpress.com]