don’t forget to destroy your clocks tonight, walk away from your mortgage, just start driving, you’re free
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don’t forget to destroy your clocks tonight, walk away from your mortgage, just start driving, you’re free
Correction. Orwell never said this. He did however, warn that: "political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” (That's Politics and the English Language, one of my favorite essays)
CBS News/Free Press program "Has feminism failed women" brought to you by bank of america and hosted by Liz Plank and Allie Beth Stuckey
"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
This headline really is a corker. State the bleedin' obvious much, @theguardian.com??
I don't understand why no one has started a fast-casual baked potato chain. Choice of white or sweet; many different topping possibilities. Affordable, tasty, nutritious, filling.
Got a great idea for a podcast? Want $10,000 to get it off the ground? Then submit the idea to the Resonate Pitch Party! You never know...
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#podcasting #ideas
And here I was thinking they couldn’t make Microsoft teams worse
My phone just autocorrected "duck" to "fuck" when I actually really did mean to say "duck," and I feel like I have finally broken its spirit
Peak corporate dysfunction: BBC plans to kill international BBC Sounds access to monetise content outside UK → monetisation plan fails → BBC still kills international access anyway. That's not cutting off your nose to spite your face, that's amputating your entire head for no reason.
A WhatsApp conversion between myself and Meta AI. I ask, "What are the benefits of Signal (the messaging app) over WhatsApp? Should people who value their privacy choose Signal over WhatsApp as their go-to messaging app?". Meta AI says, "Each app has its own way of handling encryption, so the answer depends on the user and their preferences. Users should review an app's features and policies to decide what's the right choice for them." I ask, "Based on your understanding of the differences in encryption, and the way each app uses the user's data, give me a recommendation on which is better" Meta AI says, "Signal is often considered a more private option due to its end-to-end encryption and transparent data handling practices. Unlike WhatsApp, Signal doesn't collect or store user metadata, making it a popular choice for those prioritizing privacy. Give it a try and see if it fits your needs!"
LOL. Thanks Meta. Seems like sound advice
Analysis: US strikes mark a stunning demonstration of military might and presidential power
I was thinking that maybe, more than 20 years after the start of the Iraq war, media coverage would be more skeptical and less sycophantic
No such luck
amtrak’s marketing team gets it
The complexity and ambition of this project blows my mind!
A limited run series about the puppet master helping the populist far right in Rurope, produced by reporters and teams across Europe, and available to listen to in SEVEN languages. It's really good
Texas Bans Consensual Sex
Texas Bans Consensual Sex
theonion.com/texas-b...
Tom Hanks
We are thrilled to announce there are other words people on LinkedIn can use besides the word ‘thrilled.’
-exultant
-jubilant
-elated
-enraptured
we're all going to fucking die
eight leatherbound books all titled "FERNS" volumes 1 through 8
Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns
Sun-Maid Announces Girl In Logo Has Always Been Sentient Raisin Disguising Self In Human Flesh
Sun-Maid Announces Girl In Logo Has Always Been Sentient Raisin Disguising Self In Human Flesh
theonion.com/sun-mai...
I read this a few times to let it sink in just how earth is but a spec of dust on a spec of dust in the grand scale of things...
Bull market this and bear market that. I don't want either of those. I want a raccoon market. Or maybe a crow market. Still working out the details but what I know is that things must change.
The DJ Mix getting me through today comes courtesy of @barrycantswim.bsky.social at the @mixmag.net Lab.
#house #housemusic
And totally unrelated music recommendation time. I've just added MoMA Ready's mix of @djmag.com to my Soundcloud playlist of awesome mixes. It's getting me through pitch deck building. Check it out.
The mix: soundcloud.com/djmag/recogn...
My playlist of other mixes: soundcloud.com/todiko/sets/...
Artwork for the podcast 'When The Wolves Came'. A picture of an approaching dust storm
Podcast recommendation time. Go listen to the new show When The Wolves came, produced by Maria Luisa Tucker (the genius behind S1 of Death Of An Artist).
pod.link/1796929819
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
theonion.com/democra...
One of the best responses to yesterday's horrifying-ness is @iandunt.bsky.social's newsletter today. Doesn't make anything less horrifying, but helps me make sense of the horrifying-ness of it all... if that make sense.
the greatest crime the world has ever committed is removing the ability to be bored. we are Notified, we are Pinged, we are Buzzed, but we may not contemplate quietly in that infinite plane of nothing. only when you can concentrate on nothing can you draw from the well of the infinite
