Mark Allen
@markallen.io
Making software that helps people be more active and trying to ride my bike stupid long distances. Based in Toronto. https://markallen.io
Write to escape your default setting - kupajo.com/write-to-esc...
December 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Write to escape your default setting - kupajo.com/write-to-esc...
I know posting your Spotify Wrapped is lame, but I worked hard at this.
December 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
I know posting your Spotify Wrapped is lame, but I worked hard at this.
Every time I go back to the US, I'm struck by just how much more STUFF there is. Why does Publix have 200 varieties of breakfast cereal now? Why do I pass four Home Depots during a 15 minute drive through suburban sprawl? Why does everyone have a Christmas garage door wrap? It's too much.
December 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Every time I go back to the US, I'm struck by just how much more STUFF there is. Why does Publix have 200 varieties of breakfast cereal now? Why do I pass four Home Depots during a 15 minute drive through suburban sprawl? Why does everyone have a Christmas garage door wrap? It's too much.
Anyone who doesn't love Jarrett Allen is my enemy.
Jarrett Allen hosted his annual Math and Thanksgiving event, where he hooks up 25 families with groceries and budgeting lessons
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Anyone who doesn't love Jarrett Allen is my enemy.
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
I thought the first 10 minutes of Pluribus were great before Apple TV crashed.
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I thought the first 10 minutes of Pluribus were great before Apple TV crashed.
The NBA League Pass app on Apple TV suck ass for the first two months of every season. I don't understand how or why so many bugs get introduced during the offseason. Currently watching Cavs/Bucks in 260p like it's 2005.
October 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The NBA League Pass app on Apple TV suck ass for the first two months of every season. I don't understand how or why so many bugs get introduced during the offseason. Currently watching Cavs/Bucks in 260p like it's 2005.
There has not been one single good Sora video yet. They are uniformly boring.
October 13, 2025 at 4:18 AM
There has not been one single good Sora video yet. They are uniformly boring.
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I have a theory www.theverge.com/policy/79849...
American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming
The Frog is owning the president.
www.theverge.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I have a theory www.theverge.com/policy/79849...
I guess this is a signal I'm working on the right thing (an AI career coach / journalling tool): I spent hours this morning making the logo at the top of the page change color based on the sky at that time of day, but didn't bother reading the journal prompt for today.
October 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I guess this is a signal I'm working on the right thing (an AI career coach / journalling tool): I spent hours this morning making the logo at the top of the page change color based on the sky at that time of day, but didn't bother reading the journal prompt for today.
Is this a new Apple dark pattern? On Mac OS 26, I've got a persistent badge saying "1 update" on the System Settings menu item, but there is no update, it's just an ad to subscribe to AppleCare+ on my new phone. Kind of lame!
October 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Is this a new Apple dark pattern? On Mac OS 26, I've got a persistent badge saying "1 update" on the System Settings menu item, but there is no update, it's just an ad to subscribe to AppleCare+ on my new phone. Kind of lame!
The iPhone Air makes me happy in the exact same way the original MacBook Air did. It's just so perfect.
October 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The iPhone Air makes me happy in the exact same way the original MacBook Air did. It's just so perfect.
Finally got all the way through Infinite Jest this summer (at least five tries since 1996), and it's shocking how prescient DFW was. The loneliness, the addiction, even "The Entertainment", it all feels just SO 2025. Glad I saved it for nearly 30 years.
October 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Finally got all the way through Infinite Jest this summer (at least five tries since 1996), and it's shocking how prescient DFW was. The loneliness, the addiction, even "The Entertainment", it all feels just SO 2025. Glad I saved it for nearly 30 years.
At the end of the ZIRP era, I reached a point where I felt most corporate DEI initiatives had become a little too performative without any real impact. But after seeing how some leaders are acting now that there's been a "correction", I say fuck it. Bring on Woke 2.0.
September 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
At the end of the ZIRP era, I reached a point where I felt most corporate DEI initiatives had become a little too performative without any real impact. But after seeing how some leaders are acting now that there's been a "correction", I say fuck it. Bring on Woke 2.0.
Good god, this live version of You Let My Tyres Down rips so hard. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cBb...
Tropical Fuck Storm - You Let My Tyres Down (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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September 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Good god, this live version of You Let My Tyres Down rips so hard. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cBb...
Found in the comments of an Australian YouTube video.
September 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Found in the comments of an Australian YouTube video.
cluesbysam.com is a fun daily logic puzzle.
Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who are criminals and who are innocent!
cluesbysam.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
cluesbysam.com is a fun daily logic puzzle.
In retrospect, it's not too surprising that a social network that chose to use "whom" in its hero headline didn't really take off.
joindiaspora.com on November 26, 2010
https://web.archive.org/web/20101126233819if_/https://joindiaspora.com
https://web.archive.org/web/20101126233819if_/https://joindiaspora.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In retrospect, it's not too surprising that a social network that chose to use "whom" in its hero headline didn't really take off.
As someone who was raised in a conservative Mormon family and then became a radicalized socialist while attending Utah State University, I feel like this is my time to shine.
Robinson was enrolled in an electrical apprenticeship through Dixie Technical College, and attended Utah State University for a single semester in 2021.
MAGA partisans are only using Charlie Kirk's death to continue their attack on higher education. newrepublic.com/post/200427/...
MAGA partisans are only using Charlie Kirk's death to continue their attack on higher education. newrepublic.com/post/200427/...
September 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
As someone who was raised in a conservative Mormon family and then became a radicalized socialist while attending Utah State University, I feel like this is my time to shine.
Haven't stopped thinking about how amazing the third act of Eddington was, especially in light of the past week.
September 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Haven't stopped thinking about how amazing the third act of Eddington was, especially in light of the past week.
When I die, all I request is a sarcophagus of me in this EXACT pose.
September 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
When I die, all I request is a sarcophagus of me in this EXACT pose.
Every time I see this cartoon I chuckle nervously, because my appendix scar is on the left. ChatGPT says that's actually pretty normal though so I'm sure it's fine.
I can’t wait until we try to replace doctors with AI.
August 31, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Every time I see this cartoon I chuckle nervously, because my appendix scar is on the left. ChatGPT says that's actually pretty normal though so I'm sure it's fine.
I've been pretty good about staying off Twitter, but sometimes I can't resist.
August 24, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I've been pretty good about staying off Twitter, but sometimes I can't resist.
"The people who skipped the fundamentals become dependent on tools they don't understand, producing work they can't evaluate, making decisions based on outputs they can't verify."
pauljun.substack.com/p/anti-slop-...
pauljun.substack.com/p/anti-slop-...
The defense against slop and brainrot
What I am doing to prevent myself from stagnating and rotting.
pauljun.substack.com
August 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"The people who skipped the fundamentals become dependent on tools they don't understand, producing work they can't evaluate, making decisions based on outputs they can't verify."
pauljun.substack.com/p/anti-slop-...
pauljun.substack.com/p/anti-slop-...
"Red Bull before meditation" is the new "coffee before power nap"
August 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
"Red Bull before meditation" is the new "coffee before power nap"