Hello friends! I never post this kind of stuff here so I hope you’ll forgive me but I am officially #opentowork! My focus is on Creative and Content Operations. If you know anyone looking for a workflow specialist or similar HMU www.linkedin.com/in/manbartle...
New to me: youraislopbores.me
This website feels like the before times, in that fun subversive way we used to critique culture before culture was flattened by the algorithm. Basically, the site let’s you ask other random humans the questions you’d ask ChatGPT. Like Chat Roulette for your mind.
A long bridge spans across a foggy body of water under a cloudy, overcast sky.
It’s a foggy morning on the Delaware River in South Philly.
Seth Godin on slop, be it human or AI-generated:
"If we measure the cost of what we create instead of its value, it’s likely we’ll end up with slop."
He’s right. Slop has existed for most of human history. But human slop is the result of human labor. That’s inherently more valuable than AI slop.
Took advantage of the absolutely gorgeous weather and got a relaxed 10-miler in this afternoon. The first week of my “breaking 1:45” half marathon training plan is in the books. Feeling strong, but I’m dreading some of these interval workouts coming up. 🏃🏻♂️
Mike Montiero on the news that Block (a payments company run by Jack Dorsey) shares are soaring after it slashed staff by 50%:
"Dorsey’s latest chewtoy, has laid off 4,000 people. Which made its stock rise 24%. When 4,000 people lose t... https://staticmade.com/2026/02/27/mike-montiero-on-the-news/
A large pizza is topped with pepperoni and cheese, with a slightly browned, crispy crust.
Finally got a chance to try Rockaway Pizza last night and see what all the fuss is about. Simply put, it’s well-deserved fuss. We went traditional and ordered the NYC Round, half pepperoni. Hands down the best pizza I’ve had here in Pittsburgh. IMO it rivals some of the best I’ve had in New York.
A digital music player interface displays various album covers and controls for playback at the bottom.
Ethical Streaming from the Cloud: https://staticmade.com/2026/02/20/ethical-streaming-from-the-cloud/
My father was a real one. He was the kind of guy that skied in jeans. A bourbon drinker. His love for archery hunting was second only to his love for my mom. He took me to see Neil Young at the age of eight and gave me my first electric guit... https://staticmade.com/2026/02/18/my-father-was-a-real/
Watched: Bugonia 🍿
Elliott recommended this one. Loved it. Hope it cleans up at the Academy Awards.
The conch was blown at 5:00am. The 2026 Barkley Marathons begins in one hour. #BM100
Victor Pickard, Professor of Media Policy and Political Economy at the University of Pennsylvania, in a new paper that breaks down the failures of a media market that values profit over the public good:
"“Capitalism incentivize... https://staticmade.com/2026/02/13/victor-pickard-professor-of-media/
Facebook plans to put facial recognition in its glasses and they think we’re too stupid to fight back.
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Heated Rivalry but it’s guys who work at the Sheetz and Wawa across the street from each other
maybe it's just me and my old age, but i'm just fine getting 'left behind' these days
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ICE out of Pittsburgh!
A few thoughts -- OK a bunch really -- based on this KDKA story on Kevin Acklin's frustration that efforts to "save the Post-Gazette" are being stymied by the seeming disinterest of its owners, the Block family...
www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...
In today’s #404DeepDive, @jasonkoebler.bsky.social gets into Ring’s new feature Search Party which was advertised at the Super Bowl which essentially turns the entire neighborhood into a security dragnet.
Read more: www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
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The REI flagship store in Seattle this morning. Photo by Dustin Kingman. If it couldn’t be the Steelers, I’m glad it was the Seahawks and happy for my co-workers who are getting a 2nd Lombardi Trophy brought back to their city. 🏈
the polish figure skating team in the kiss and cry holding a plush pierogi
IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
It’s Bandcamp Friday, where Bandcamp waves their cut and passes 100% of all proceeds on to artists and labels. I always try to grab some wishlist records on these days. Today I picked up new releases from Mandy, Indiana and Ratboys. If you’re a Bandcamp freak like me, what’s on your list?
My Chemical Crowd Control Agent
A bowl of fried rice with vegetables, garnished with cilantro and accompanied by two spring rolls and chopsticks, sits on a wooden surface.
We’ve been trying to expand the recipes in our family dinner rotation. I’ve always struggled to make Asian cuisine, but I think I finally nailed a dish with this Thai fried rice. Everyone loved it.
very cool. was looking at these the other day. which model did you get? is that the ‘wide’ model?
The Epstein files are, as far as I can tell, one of the biggest stories in America right now. And the media IS covering them. But everyone is also complaining that the media isn't covering them. This was a very explicit goal of the Epstein Network's destablization plan and it should worry you.
With the awful WaPo layoffs and the state of journalism more broadly, if it's useful for any writers and reporters considering going indy, @molly.wiki, @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social of Aftermath, @jasonkoebler.bsky.social of 404 Media, @edzitron.com and me will do a little workshop next week.
