I’m reaching the point where I’m almost willing to pay apps to hide their useless AI features (and this comes from someone who, generally, is a big user + optimist about AI), smh

For five YEARS I have had two documents folders in my iCloud (“Documents” and “Documents 2”) and my files have been an utter disaster. Today I discovered Forklift and I’M FINALLY SAVED from this mess of my own creation. Incredible software, worth every penny. binarynights.com

I’ve officially reached “volume discount” level for my impulse buying of domain names

“One of sludge’s most insidious effects is our ever-diminishing trust in institutions… Once that skepticism sets in, it’s not hard for someone like Elon Musk to gut the government under the guise of efficiency.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/arc…

This episode fucking wrecked me. Completely, utterly devastating. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/0…

One of the best articles I’ve read in a long time— “taste is the new intelligence.” I think I highlighted every paragraph. (h/t @kai_t_b) wildbarestepf.substack.com/p/taste-i…

I smashed my finger collapsing a stroller this afternoon (UGH) but gotta admit I got a kick out of this ChatGPT response when I asked about treating it. “booby-trapped ankle-snapping finger-gnashing hell machines masquerading as family gear.”

Unexpected — curious and excited to see what comes out of this. Congrats to @alexkehr and the Superlocal team! www.threads.com/@alexkehr…

This is such a fun word of the day—I had no idea “acme” had a meaning beyond the cartoons learnwithlookup.com/share/ind…

This vase giving attitude

First post in a while up on my (newly revamped!) website: can new ways of working and thinking bring a fresh era of generalists? + 10 fun things :) alexpriest.com/universal…

I just did this at my desk and I am *still* impressed, what a fun little trick. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKfITaHifLU/?id=3647670741279306452_637596492

This is one of my favorite Ezra Klein episodes yet. “Our Lives Are an Endless Series of ‘And’"

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Great read, excellent renders—fun to imagine

First flying lesson today—wish me luck!

I need art galleries / art fairs to make themselves explicitly no-kids. Not because I mind the kids being there, but because I need them to save me from inflicting this upon myself. My kids + art fairs = not fun.

Parenting thought today: my biggest frustrations with my kids tend to be when they struggle with something I excel at, i.e. decision-making, moving fast, focus. Now trying to reframe these moments as reminders that 1/ they are not me and 2/ this is what I am supposed to teach.

I have long wanted a place to track what I read, watch, and play—so I built my own. Just a low-key section on my website for now (and only this year), but fun to put together: alexpriest.com/timeline/

Raddle is a very fun new word game. Might accompany my morning coffee ritual alongside Bracket City… raddle.quest

This is sick. A remake of the Goldeneye pause music done on a Teenage Engineering K.O. II and OP-1 Field (h/t @hiro.report): www.youtube.com/watch

This fluid audio visualizer by @dakd_jung is so cool. Looks like it made waves (lol) in 2021 but I missed it then. Would love to get my hands on one of these. https://burnslap.me/26

Launch day! I revamped my website, updated my bio, added a /now page, and embedded my microblog. It’s a permanent work in progress, but check it out / sign up here: alexpriest.com

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

Maybe my favorite ChatGPT use case so far https://chatgpt.com/share/6803ca2f-de70-8006-86b7-06716d719254

This was beautiful, @alexd23.bsky.social -

Same, little pepper, same

Getting older is just saying “oh it’s so weird to be back in _____” for every city you’ve ever been to and then you die

I've had "Let It Go" stuck in my head all day… until I heard "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" in the hotel bar. I'm not sure which is worse

Look ma, no tabs! (Flying solo + waiting around = good opportunity for browser cleaning)

My flight just had to abort its landing due to wind shear at SFO — first experience getting that close to the ground and then going right back up 😬🙃

Uh oh, who's in THIS unknown signal thread…

Flying solo without the kids almost feels like flying naked

This seems like a good time to remind folks of what Hannah Arendt once wrote:

Jeffrey Goldberg thinking he was being pranked and then realizing he was actually just in the war plans group chat is such a good microcosm of how it feels to be alive right now, everything seems fake until you realize it’s actually real and incredibly stupid

I didn't recklessly divulge any war plans today BUT I did almost cut myself with the sharp-edged remnants of a bar of soap, so who among us, really

As much as I'm curious about what @the Browser Company is building with Dia, I wish they'd stop pushing these boring release notes for Arc. I used to look forward to the weekly updates, and now they're just depressing. :/

I've started doing a semi-regular newsletter to close friends and family (again!). I guess I'll share it here too? Today I wrote about "productive tension" and linked to a bunch of fun things I've stumbled across recently: alexpriest.com/productive-t...

Air traffic controllers are required by law to retire at 56. It is a high-stress, high-intensity job that requires intense focus. The retirement rules are there to keep us all safe. This fucking guy has no clue what's he's doing.

Booking on the phone with Air France today: “I’m going to put the robot on the line to take your payment.” 😂

Okay the Lovesac warning tag is amazing

Glad to see winter is over in Austin

My first and definitely last time working with the Los Angeles Times. Editing out the most urgent point of an OpEd in the minutes before sending to press while then also assigning a title and image that suggest an argument entirely opposite to the author’s clear intent is pretty shitty.

Stumbled across this from my friends at @AboardDotCom and I’m obsessed: “The UX of LEGO Interface Panels” interactionmagic.com/UX-LEGO-I…

This is insane

Inspired by Mo Willems’ Elephant and Piggie, our son wanted to draw “turnip heads” this morning. Now my new favorite piece of art in my office…

Twisted side effect of wearables: I definitely, objectively, have a cold. No fever or anything but my head feels gross. But because I got some extra sleep Oura thinks I’m ready for an ironman today (90 readiness, 94 sleep). Therefore I feel like a little weakling. 🙃

For the record, I love grocery shopping with my wife and family. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This is a good day for a morning / lunchtime workout.

I hope it contains a literal curse