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  • I’m always amazed when I see that someone has “news” alerts enabled on their phone. They seem to provide maximum distraction for minimal importance and utility. www.theguardian.com/media/202…

    20 June 2025
  • Reading’s Memorial Day cemetery decoration includes markers for pre-Independence service, too. It’s a good reminder that history is complicated.

    Slate gravestone flanked by one British and one U.S. flag and potted flowers in cemetery.

    25 May 2025
  • Just curious, @caseyliss@mastodon.social : is the lack of interest in smaller EVs like Niro EV or the coming EV3 due to the “boring” 7ish sec 0-60 times or because they’re generally targeted at the sub-$50K end of the market? The EV3 isn’t wildly different from Golf/GTI size. @atpfm@mastodon.social

    25 April 2025
  • Are podcasts with bad dynamic ad insertion really how most people experience podcasts? I tried a new podcast for an interesting topic, and after the second mid-sentence interruption by a bizarrely irrelevant ad, I deleted the episodes and unsubscribed. What a horrible listener experience.

    12 April 2025
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    Cupcakes with green frosting, rainbow-colored arch of ribbon gummy candy, and cloud-like puffs of white frosting

    15 March 2025
  • Return-to-office recommendations: - a small electric kettle, such as Bodum’s Bistro - AeroPress (and bring a small supply of freshly ground coffee in a sealed container) - an insulated coffee mug with lid, like YETI’s Rambler - an inexpensive portable monitor that connects via USB-C

    15 March 2025
  • I’m finding that one great use-case for “AI” tools is searching for actual information about products without sifting through the horrible “AI”-generated content slop for those products.

    15 March 2025

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