I get to do a little SXSW this year, so the first talk I’m hitting is “Are You Faster Than a Robot” featuring the inimitable Mark Rober. 😁

most people don’t know how good the bird guides are getting these days

@mathman1024.bsky.social This tray of enchiladas from HEB lists a serving size as “1/2 tray”, and the servings per container is “varied”. Is there anything special about a food tray in that it might contain more or less than two halves? As my go-to math expert I thought you would know.

I have not yet been gone from home for 24 hours on this work trip

caved in and finally started watching heated rivalry

DO 👏 NOT 👏 TRIGGER 👏 ENDGAME 👏 WHILE 👏 I’M 👏 STILL 👏 BUILDING 👏 MY 👏 ENGINE I’m so sick of the toxic players in this hobby. I only needed like eight more turns.

I’ve had two people come to me asking questions about Hadestown before they went to see it, so I’m very clearly building my brand

tired: "I'm afraid to publish my code because people might think it's bad" wired: "I'm afraid to publish my code because AIs might train on it" inspired: "I'm afraid to publish my code because AIs might train on it and get dumber"

Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath but never a source of God's charity, mercy, or compassion.

This is a wildly irresponsible headline by NBC News (that I discovered via chyron on our local news channel over lunch). Greenland can’t “cost as much as $700 billion”, because it’s not for sale! Could post “Buying a unicorn could cost $700 billion” because both are equally possible!

The irony of this moment was my favorite part of the movie by far.

This Mississippi trip seems rougher this year - loneliness is hitting very hard, plus the twins need a lot of attention. But the kids are having a good Christmas, and I’m powering through. Might even get back to running in the morning if I can swing the time.

Happy "Wake Up Dead Man is on Netflix Now Day" to all who celebrate! (It's me, I'm celebrating. You probably should too, I can't shut up about it.)

While I like Verstappen, I think it’s good for him and the sport if his margin losing the world championship is smaller than what he lost by throwing away points hitting Russell earlier this season. #F1

I have truly enjoyed this #F1 season, and I’m also not going to miss waking up early or timing some Sunday mornings around race time for a while. :)

I named my fists after my twins because I’m determined to get them to lay down and not fight no matter how frustrated I may get

“Imagine being told at the start of the season Sainz going from Ferrari to Williams would let him drive a more competitive car”

Charlie Brown, you ignorant slut.

Just saw an early release of Wake Up Dead Man, the next Knives Out movie. That may genuinely be one of my favorite movies of all time. It won’t be everyone’s, but I think it’s one of mine. I’ll have a lot more to say as I process it, ponder on it, and see it again…but that was truly phenomenal.

I wasn’t present for when the car hit 400k miles, but I am reliably informed that my daughter took this picture, and not the driver. ;) (And she cut off the last digit, so it looks like it’s only 40k miles, but I assure you this Prius has seen more adventures than that!)

I don’t envy the stewards in today’s race

“He never hit the brakes and he was shifting gears” - Garth Brooks, singing about Lance Stroll

Qualifying at CotA! Go Weeyums!

I just discovered the soundtrack for Dead Outlaw has been added to Spotify, so I know what I'm listening to for the next hour! open.spotify.com/album/1axWNc...

I’m not on the market, but: 1. Hardcore History 2. Serious Trouble 3. Greg Boyd: Apologies and Explanations 4. Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me 5. Lawyers Behaving Badly Honorable mentions: The Dice Tower, Board Game Blitz, Missed Apex, Vacation Bible School Podcast, Lonely Island & Seth Meyers Podcast

If I posted on Facebook for people to see what Trump said about Kirk’s murder, the Enlightened Centrists I know would scold me for politicizing the tragedy, and reserve nary a word for what the President of the United States is doing.

if we made immigration work how people think it works that would be the biggest liberalization of immigration in American history

A few hours from showtime in Austin...looking forward to seeing you guys!

Slightly diminish a boardgame A Jaunt Through The Galaxy

Where's Waldo: The Murder has gone digital! I love the in-print version, have immediately bought the app (free to try with a single in-app purchase to unlock the rest), and this is really slick.

New artwork for the twins room that reflects who they are on their best days. (Of which they have many, truly.)

Kew Gardens is one of my favorite places on Earth, and I’m blessed to get to spend a few hours here.

being chronically late or constantly flaking on plans doesn't make you a bad friend. it's a real condition and should be given infinite grace by everyone in your life. being completely unreliable is nothing to be ashamed of. in fact, it may even make you more virtuous than people who are considerate

I promise this is my last time seeing Hadestown until February

Alright, I’m flying to London tomorrow. I could use something interesting to watch on the plane. I’ve seen very few movies that have come out in the past few years, so there’s some fertile ground there (but I’m open to anything I can download ahead of time). Suggestions?

Shout out to Animaniacs for the assist in today’s Mini

Of the shows we saw on Broadway while in New York, obviously Hadestown and Wicked were fantastic. And The Play That Goes Wrong was excellent. But I cannot stop thinking about Dead Outlaw, and it’s a right shame that it didn’t get a longer run.

My fourth time seeing Hadestown, and certainly not my last. This time I got to see it on Broadway. (Myra Molloy as Eurydice was especially phenomenal!) It’s probably my favorite piece of any kind of media. I love the many layers, and the hopeful re-telling in the face of sure tragedy.

As we are carefully balancing the weights between our three matching suitcases before our flight to New York, I’m thinking fondly of the time in my youth when I flew back to college and checked a trash bag of laundry

I have loved all the No Kings protest pictures on the feed today, huge thanks to all those who showed up. ❤️

A lovely and heart wrenching article about cruelty, mercy, morality, faith, and forgiveness. Bruenig continues to be a fantastic writer.

Alright, Jon Klassen has become my favorite children’s author. One book was kind of meh (“We Found a Hat”), but the other three (“I Want My Hat Back”, “This Is Not My Hat”, and especially “The Rock From the Sky”) are all _phenomenal_.

kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes

I submit to you that no one has had more fun on Taskmaster than Jason has.

I think the cast for Series 19 of Taskmaster may be my favorite yet, which is no slight to any previous. They’re _fantastic_. (It also helps that I adore Jason on the show!)