I dove back into cycling in a big way this year. I blame it on turning 50 and the generally shitty state of {points at everything}. I’m not particularly fast, powerful, a great climber or sprinter. But it helps settle my mind and that is enough.

On this day, a child was born who left an indelible mark on human history, transforming our understanding of the world. Famous for his long hair, he unraveled the mysteries of the heavens and brought light to the world. Happy Birthday, Sir Isaac Newton. (Born Dec 25, 1642, Julian Calendar)

this is like some old man posting but i’m feeling a little under the weather today and so my exercise this morning is just a long walk and you know what activity rocks? taking a walk.

The only correct response to the president’s address youtu.be/5hfYJsQAhl0?...

A really positive thing about AI is the way it's driving a lot of interest in Markdown — well beyond just the software industry It reminds me so much of everyone starting to learn HTML back in 1994 and I love to see it

Yes, I understand the constraints and mechanics of why Slack shows me the exact same notification for each of my 20+ communities But that doesn't make it any less annoying

I have no interest in Chris Pratt, but his new movie Mercy looks a hell of a lot like Minority Report, but with AI instead of precogs 🤷

Where I live

“I love legitimate theater” 🎭

DRS ✈️ FRA ✈️ DUB 😴

Finn Village Xmas market in Dresden 🇩🇪 🎄

DUB ✈️ MUC ✈️ DRS 🎄

Zoom in 🔍

My toxic trait: using salted butter instead of unsalted 🤷

How to make beautiful comics: Step 1: Have something to say. Step 2: See Step 1.

“We have created a system where the only way to survive is to be destitute enough to qualify for aid, or rich enough to ignore the cost. Everyone in the middle is being cannibalized.”

i’m not crying you’re crying xkcd: Fifteen Years

"What earns trust [in AI design] is the same thing that earns trust everywhere else: the system takes responsibility for correctness before anything reaches the user." fieldlines.substack.com/p/transparen...

CPH ✈️ DUB

What is the best airline app and why is it SAS

Okay so what’s the deal with all the 7-Elevens in Copenhagen? It’s like a post-apocalyptic future where everything is a 7-Eleven™️

DUB ✈️ CPH

The older I get, the more towels I accumulate for very specific purposes: - wiping down sweat from indoor cycling - cleaning my bike chain - drying my dog when it rains - wiping off my dog’s paws - cleaning up after making coffee - etc etc

They couldn’t kill the em-dash — and they never will ✊

How NOT to design a conversation

I’m the problem, it’s me

“I hate being brave. Being brave sucks.” okayfail.com/2025/in-prai...

The Good Place writers in 2019: “no bureaucracy could be *this* dysfunctional” Senate Dems: “lol hold my beer” youtu.be/knPIzHEaGmw

“Little parts. Big difference.”

“I want you to understand, regardless of your politics, the historical danger of a secret police. What happens when a militia is deployed in our neighborhoods and against our own people.”

Don’t give Elon your data. Remember: if you’re not paying for the product, *you’re* the product.

The name is Mamdani: M-A-M-D-A-N-I 👏

Now *that’s* what I call a headline

Lola O’Goodgirl. Can’t believe we’ve had her for a whole year. 🥰

Whatever's in the Epstein Files must be really, REALLY bad www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

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Overheard: "Porridges are just behind puddings for being taxonomically problematic"

Nothing like watching Alien: Earth to make you excited to clean your kitchen from floor to ceiling

Happy New Frisbee Day to all who celebrate, but especially to my dog

Now *that* is how you write a headline

even as the world is completely falling to pieces im still able to worry everyone’s mad at me which really shows the resilience of the neurotic human spirit

Same, Claude... hard same

“Having empathy for your enemy is part of the job.” #startrek

I just misspelled "narrative" as "narractive" and now I'm bummed this isn't a word

Maybe the real Ship of Theseus was the friends we made along the way

In the Future All Food Will Be Cooked in a Microwave, and if You Can’t Deal With That Then You Need to Get Out of the Kitchen

This planet is run by crazy people. Remember what they have to do to get where they are. Their perspective is so narrow, so...brief. A few years. In the best of them a few decades. They care only about the time they are in power. - Carl Sagan, Contact

“Time stretches out, or bunches up, or goes back and forth like an accordion. It can blow out quick-whoosh-like a candle. Or it can last a long, long time.” — W. Maxwell Prince

The best part of Fantastic Four was that it made me realize how much I loved Superman