Adam's write up is delightful, incorporating pedantry, data nerdery, a trip to the Internet Archive, some excellent bar recommendations in New York and London and hints at elicit rum smuggling to help make the final cocktail, the IBA Tiki, using two different Havana Club rums that are illegal in the USA thanks to import restrictions.
Via Andy Baio
Tags: cocktails
In her last column for WaPo, columnist Catherine Rampell shares some advice for aspiring pundits. “Know your immovable principles and red lines — journalistically, ethically, ideologically — and why you’re columnizing in the first place.
After Paramount cancelled the Late Show with Stephen Colbert after he criticized the network’s $16 million bribe to Trump, David Letterman’s YouTube channel uploaded this 20-minute supercut of archival Letterman footage trashing CBS. That’s the stuff.
subclub.com/episode/the-past-present-and-future-of-building-on-apple-john-gruber-daring-fireball
David Barnard:
On the podcast I talk with John about the fascinating 40-year history of Apple’s developer relations, how almost going bankrupt in the 1990s shaped today’s control-focused approach, and why we might need an “App Store 3.0” reset.
Yet another fun appearance on a podcast. There’s a good transcript too, if you’re more of a reader than a listener.
Link: subclub.com/episode/the-past-present-and-future-of-building…
Citation Needed
• Molly White
Trump stands to profit from a $2 billion bitcoin bet as the crypto industry pushes through bills aimed at bolstering the sector
Instagram Reel: Veo 3 paid preview
@googlefordevs on Instagram published this reel featuring Christina Warren with prompting tips for the new Veo 3 paid preview (mp4 copy here).
(Christine checked first if I minded them using that concept. I did not!)
Tags: google, ai, generative-ai, gemini, pelican-riding-a-bicycle, text-to-video
Wilmer Chavarria, a US citizen from VT, was detained for many hours by US immigration, who suggested his job as a school district superintendent was fake. Chavarria said the ordeal was “nothing short of surreal and the definition of psychological terror”.
In this video entitled Rush Hour, cars, pedestrians, and cyclists have been edited together to produce dozens of heart-stopping near misses.
Reminds me of the world’s craziest intersection, traffic organized by color, intersections in the age of driverless cars, and the dangerous dance of NYC intersections. (via colossal)
[This is a vintage post originally from Sep 2014.]
Tags: Fernando Livschitz · timeless posts · traffic · video
