I bet some of the Florida locals are going to be very upset by this blatant propaganda appearing in their sky.
I bet some of the Florida locals are going to be very upset by this blatant propaganda appearing in their sky.
People and blogs involved with and about the IndieWeb community, the fediverse, and/or the open web in general.
I’m with the folks who say we’re likely in an AI bubble similar to the dot-com boom. That is, it’s going to pop, but we’ll still be left with something great. But I can’t rule out that AI is so profound a change that there won’t be a pop. More a correction, trimming out the fluff that isn’t useful.
Dogs of Dev
They’re good dogs, Brent.
Frostapalooza
So Frostapalooza happened on Saturday.
It was joyous!
It all started back in July of last year when I got an email from Brad:
Next summer I’m turning 40, and I’m going to use that milestone as an excuse to play a big concert with and for all of my friends and family. I...
Finished reading: Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas. Felt a little muddled in the middle but solid closing, setting up more characters for the rest of the series. 📚
IndieWeb Meetup at XOXO Social 2024
What should we expect from the Department of Justice in the Harris Administration?
Bohemian Rhapsody finale @ Frostapalooza - YouTube
I love how into it everyone is here, both on stage and in the audience—just look at Jina rocking out!
Will Browar | Photographing Frostapalooza
Wow! The photos that Will took at Frostapalooza (and in the run-up) are absolutely fantastic!
He also shares the technical details for all you camera nerds.
Really strong opening night at the DNC. Joe was good. So much love from the crowd. Special guests on abortion were compelling. There were some echos from 2008 in Hillary’s speech, and this after 2016:
…we refused to give up on America. Millions marched. Many ran for office. We kept our eyes on the future. Well, my friends, the future is here.
Looking forward to Obama tonight. 🇺🇸
Happy Tuesday, everyone. Fixing bugs. 🐞
Ben Werdmuller
• Ben Werdmuller
Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Is Now the Worst Buyout for Banks Since the Financial Crisis
[Alexander Saeedy and Dana Mattioli at The Wall Street Journal]
"The $13 billion that Elon Musk borrowed to buy Twitter has turned into the worst merger-finance deal for banks since the 2008-09 financial crisis."
"[...] The banks haven’t been able to offloa...
My linkblog, which posts to the Links tab on Scripting News, as well as Bluesky, Mastodon and RSS, now also posts to Twitter. I'm also working with Manton Reece to hook up to Threads via micro.blog.
Matt Mullenweg
• Matt
Anbernic, Sol, and Daylight
I’m always trying out new things. First, something fun: my friend Jesse gifted me a very cool Gameboy-like device called the Anbernic RG35XX, at ~$46. It has almost every game you remember, like if you got all the cartridges at Toys R Us or checked them out at Blockbuster. Having something without Wi-Fi, notifications, etc., … Continue reading Anbernic, Sol, and Daylight →
The Daily Kitten
I do a daily episode of the adventures of Wordle Kitty as art I do with ChatGPT, on Facebook. There often is a NY Times headline in the image, saying something silly like how prisons are dealing with an influx of convicted house pets (like the kitten).
In this drawing the NYT is reporting on how the pets enjoy lunch, making new friends with other convicts.
This is therapeutic. Finally I can see the NYT doing something useful! Keeping me entertained while we try to get through this election. If I'm forced to accept lies from the NYT, without any voice given to opposition, they might as well be lies that entertain me! 😄
Kitty in prison, via Facebook.PS: I wonder if the NYT minds that we think of them as no more straight than Fox News. They've fallen really far, and have so far shown they totally don't care if we know.
Ignore the NY Times
When President Biden took the stage last night at the DNC, I had a moment of buyer's remorse. He looked so good in his black suit, and the pictures of the new candidates, and their spouses, looked comical in comparison to the president who was about to speak.
Why did Walz h...
Today would have been my mother's 92nd birthday. She died in 2018, and I still haven't, deep inside, fully gotten the message that she's gone. Probably the most significant person in my life. I find most of my adult relationships can be traced back to my relationship with her.
On a Florida beach under Florida skies.
On a Florida beach under Florida skies.
This was truly epic (and *lots* of fun!): https://www.instagram.com/p/C-2vym_gP9h/
This was truly epic (and lots of fun!):
On The Ground At Frostapalooza | CSS-Tricks
I can’t say I would have ever expected to see Jeremy Keith performing the Yeah Yeah Yeahs song “Maps”, but then again, I don’t know what I expected to happen at Frostapalooza.