Github’s uptime lately seems…..concerning?
“Billionaires made 19 percent of all reported federal campaign contributions in 2024, a Times analysis shows, and even more in some local elections.” The Scale of Billionaires’ Campaign Donations is Overwhelming U.S. Politics.
The Shape of Paris is a balletic short film of skateboarder Andy Anderson zooming, grinding, spinning, and floating around Paris in the summertime. It is also beautifully shot by Brett Novak; Paris has never looked better. As a YT commenter put it: “bro wtf this is the cleanest footage I’ve ever seen. The cinematography and color grading is insane.”
Also, this is the first skate video I’ve seen with “trick acknowledgements” in the credits. Great touch. (via craig mod)
Tags: Andy Anderson · Paris · skateboarding · sports · video
The Modern Times cafe moved to a pay-what-you-want model during the ICE occupation of Minneapolis. Now the cafe is making it permanent (and pivoting to a nonprofit). “Some had come for a free meal; others were there to pay double or triple their tab.”
“A group of runners starts jogging around a circular track, with each runner maintaining a unique, constant pace. Will every runner end up ‘lonely,’ or relatively far from everyone else, at least once, no matter their speeds?”
Jay Graber is stepping down as CEO of Bluesky to “transition to a new role as Bluesky’s Chief Innovation Officer”. And they’re looking for a new permanent CEO.
Features | The Verge
• Josh Dzieza
The LinkedIn post seemed like yet another scam job offer, but Katya was desperate enough to click. After college, she’d struggled to make a living as a freelance journalist, gone to grad school, then pivoted to what she hoped would be a more stable career in content marketing — only to find AI had automated […]
CR Month rolls on with a trip to the Twin Cities to revisit Joel and Ethan Coen’s 1996 crime thriller ‘Fargo’ starring William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, and Steve Buscemi. Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, and Matt Pevic This episode is sponsored by Anthropic, the team behind Claude. Try Claude for free today at Claude.ai/rewatchables. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Daring Fireball
• Daring Fireball Department of Commerce
Your whole day on one screen. Finalist is an iOS/macOS day planner that pulls in your calendars, reminders, and health data so nothing falls through the cracks.
The latest version launches now and adds subtasks, calendar bookmarks, HealthKit in your journal, and a spoken daily briefing you can trigger from your Lock Screen.
Run it alongside what you already use. It quietly picks up what your current setup doesn’t. Free trial on the App Store, Lifetime license available.
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• John Gruber
The Studio Display XDR is really good. And really expensive. MKBHD Merch: http://shop.MKBHD.com Apple Studio Display XDR: https://geni.us/eVYQk (Affiliate Link) Playlist of MKBHD Intro music: https://goo.gl/B3AWV5 Display provided by Apple for review. ~ http://twitter.com/MKBHD http://instagram.com/MKBHD http://facebook.com/MKBHD
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• John Gruber
macrumors.com/2026/03/09/macos-tahoe-26-4-beta-4-neo-wallpapers/
Juli Clover, MacRumors:
Featuring bubble-style lines with colorful gradients, the wallpapers come in Mac Purple, Mac Blue, Mac Pink, and Mac Yellow. The design and the colors spell out the word “Mac.”
They got me. I’m upgrading to Tahoe now.
“What if we taught students to use AI critically, rather than insisting they ignore it or assume they’re using it to cheat?” asks college freshman Maximilian Milovidov. “Students will reach for these tools, whether universities ban them or not.”
New web game that takes 2 min to play (and perhaps a lifetime to master?): Outsmart. “Five rounds, first to 3 wins. In each round, the higher bet wins. You have 100 total points, so bet wisely. Can you outsmart the machine?”
GPS jamming and spoofing is becoming commonplace in war. “Ships in the region’s waters found their navigation systems had gone haywire, erroneously indicating that the vessels were at airports, a nuclear power plant and on Iranian land.”
