Once again I have had to learn that whenever I think the battery life of my Mac laptop is dwindling, I need to open up Activity Monitor only to discover that *multiple* programs are burning through CPU just for funsies. And one of them is Slack. Always Slack.

You should read this essay. This quote. This quote.

This was just the best.

Today's moment of ai zen

End of an era. The Storage Media Boneyard is headed off to storage for a while. What's the oldest piece of media in here that you have used? (detailed photos here: photos.app.goo.gl/oPwSvGqyJhKu...)

End of an era. The Storage Media Boneyard is headed off to storage for a while. What's the oldest piece of media in here that you have used? (detailed photos here: photos.app.goo.gl/oPwSvGqyJhKu...)

Not on my list of things to do today: open up an email and start sobbing. This is just beautiful. Thank you Dan.

We made our goal, with about two weeks left to go! Please continue to support us, because that means I can hire more fabricator labor which means I will personally have time to build very small and indulgent pieces of furniture. www.kickstarter.com/projects/shi...

Holy crap! My story "Marginalia" just won the Eugie Foster award at Dragoncon

Get a look inside the Uptown Theatre in this great new video by Eddie Arruza. It features me and Andy Pierce talking about our book, plus owner Jerry Mickelson, building caretaker David Syfczak, and Ald. Angela Clay. youtu.be/t3oG3SeFWMI

I just sent an email to hundreds of people referring to a date being on the 14rd of the month. How's your day going?

Looking for recommendations for a custom sticker place to get 100-200 stickers made that is run by good people, any recommendations?

Attn @edna.bsky.social

12 years ago today Google killed Reader. I took a photo to remember how I felt. Still haven't forgotten.

Can’t ever unsee poorly designed conference badges thanks to @therealfitz.com badge.reviews

Not only is my old friend and colleague @robinanil.bsky.social doing some really cool stuff around mental health services but he's also hiring for a principal engineer. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

I stepped on Dale Chihuly's foot 20. years ago.

Years ago @johntolva.bsky.social and @dansinker.com bought Zach and I these massive 5 foot tall trophie. John's wife and kids went to pick them up and the kids were just *flabbergasted* that you could just *make up something* and buy a trophy for it.

If you're wondering what to listen to today, give yourself the gift of Kruder & Dorfmeister. This album is still one of my all-time favorites. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVLw...

Every so often this banger surfaces and I every. single. time. I read it all the way to the end. Incredible storytelling.

Non-zero chance the new pope likes Malort.

First Papal Decree just dropped: "233 South Wacker Drive shall be referred to as Sears Tower. and ONLY Sears Tower."

"Hey, Portillo's? Can I get a couple two tree hotdogs sent over to Rome ASAP?"

you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"

see it's a regular pope but then you top it with yellow mustard, onions, relish, a dill spear, tomato slices, sport peppers, celery salt

I almost did an *actual* spit take when I watched this.

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The largest paying crowd in the history of Wrigley Field was the day Jackie Robinson made his debut. Wrigley is the only park left Jackie played a game in. Mike Ryoko was a kid at that ballpark that day and he wrote about it. Take a minute and read this today. press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago...

Hello this is dog

@booker.senate.gov well done, good and faithful public servant, well done.

Holy smokes -- I've been using Gmail for OVER 20 YEARS!?!?!?! Please excuse me while I step away for a moment and crumble into a pile of dust.

Dooooo ittttt

This is one of the best repeating calendar reminders I've ever created.

Hey that's me in the black jacket clapping at 15 seconds :)

In the last month I've gotten a chance to chat with and get to know the adult children of several of my friends and *damn* is it awesome to discover that they're the best possible amalgamation of their parents. This really is the best.

JoCo 2025 now in the history books. This year we brought almost a dozen friends along and it was even more amazing than in years past. Always a bit sad at the end when the boat is empty, but a reminder that it's the people that make it special. Always the people that make it special. #jococruise

I just pre-ordered @eveewing.bsky.social's new book "Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism" It will be released tomorrow. Go and grab a copy. www.goodreads.com/en/book/show...

Cozy pup timeline cleanse

Setting up a new fitbit is possibly the worst out-of-box experience I've ever had in 2 decades. It makes you do a password reset and acct migration for an account that I've never created OR used. Appalling.

use a burner email for this

Also a huge thanks to the Takeout team for the last 10 years who have added so many amazing features.

They resent the possibility of equal rights. If you ever listen to them they're angry about other people's lives being different. Enraged about their ex's being able to leave and prosper. Incensed money doesn't buy them willing young women etc. It's a horrifying misogynistic fairy tale they want

That's a blocking.

Iacocca started this decades ago and Meta is the latest to copy it. It's lazy and yet another sign of poor management. Why spend so much time and money hiring people to not even *try* to *help* low performers before showing them the door? What a great way to lose good people. (smol thread)

Iacocca started this decades ago and Meta is the latest to copy it. It's lazy and yet another sign of poor management. Why spend so much time and money hiring people to not even *try* to *help* low performers before showing them the door? What a great way to lose good people. (smol thread)

The original video of this is so cool, but this "making of" is really fun and fascinating.

I am a former incarcerated firefighter. I served in a California fire camp from 2009 to 2012. Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place. A thread.

A single image from a film that immediately makes you hear the song from the soundtrack playing in your head