10,000 Drum Machines is a growing collection of web-based drum machines. I...
10,000 Drum Machines is a growing collection of web-based drum machines. I like the Extremely Long-Term Drum Machine (“20 bass drums a millennium”).
Nine Rules for Evaluating New Technology
In 1987, Wendell Berry wrote an essay called Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer. In it, he outlined his standards for adopting new technology in his work.
The new tool should be cheaper than the one it replaces.
It should be at least as small in scale as the one it rep...
The End of Rule of Law in America. “After these first three...
The End of Rule of Law in America. “After these first three tyrannical, lawless months of this presidency, surely Americans can understand now that Donald Trump is going to continue to decimate America for the next three-plus years.”
Three Fascism Experts on Why They’re Leaving the US
At the end of March, I posted some news about three prominent scholars of fascism and authoritarianism who were leaving the United States to live and work in Canada. In this video for the NY Times, We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S., Marci Shore, Timothy Snyder, ...
When the world is going to shit, people need music; they need...
When the world is going to shit, people need music; they need to dance. Especially those whose communities are under attack and who feel unsafe. See also Sinners. (That scene! You know the one…)
★ Single-Story a’s in Very Early Versions of Macintosh System 1
Following up on my gripe regarding the alternative a glyph used in Apple Notes, here’s Kevin Fox, tweeting on Threads:
While we’re waxing nostalgic on the Original Mac, a Daring
Fireball post today (below) reminded me of another piece of Mac
128k trivia.
Until shortly b...
How to Sniff Out ‘Copaganda’: When the Police and the Media Manipulate...
How to Sniff Out ‘Copaganda’: When the Police and the Media Manipulate Our News. “The selective curation of anecdote is an essential mechanism of copaganda.”
Lololol: Max is changing its name back to HBO Max. It’s a...
Lololol: Max is changing its name back to HBO Max. It’s a real golden age of rich people revealing how not that smart they are. And now some more laughing: hahahaha.
It’s Interesting How the Past Can Make You Think About the Present....
It’s Interesting How the Past Can Make You Think About the Present. Hamilton Nolan reads a book about the beginning of WWII and “found over and over again that certain entries would vividly remind me of things happening today”.
Alchemists rejoice! Scientists have turned lead into gold using the Large Hadron...
Alchemists rejoice! Scientists have turned lead into gold using the Large Hadron Collider. “The ALICE scientists calculate that, while they are colliding beams of lead nuclei, they produce about 89,000 gold nuclei per second.”
Pete Rose and ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson Among Players Reinstated by MLB in Historic Decision
cnn.com/2025/05/13/sport/pete-rose-shoeless-joe-jackson-mlb-decision-spt
Kyle Feldscher, CNN:
Major League Baseball on Tuesday removed Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson — two of the sport’s most famous players who were previously kicked out of baseball for gambling on the game — from the league’s permanently ineligible list.
The historic decision by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred allows Rose to be considered for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, an honor that had been ruled out as part of the settlement he reached with Major League Baseball. Rose died in September, and Manfred ruled that his lifetime ban ended with his death.
Like a stopped clock displaying the correct time twice a day, even Rob Manfred occasionally makes a correct decision for baseball.
Link: cnn.com/2025/05/13/sport/pete-rose-shoeless-joe-jackson-mlb…
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Finding The Great Gatsby in Louisville
You might think of The Great Gatsby as a classic New York City novel – but the events that set off the action of the story actually take place somewhere else. In Louisville, Kentucky. It’s where Daisy and Gatsby first meet, and where Daisy marries Gatsby’s rival, Tom B...
‘Death Wish’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
If the police don't rewatch movies, maybe we ought to do it ourselves. The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan revisit the original ‘Death Wish’ from 1974, starring Charles Bronson and Vincent Gardenia.
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New Report Finds Vacationing Sources Habla Un Poquito De Español. “We discovered...
New Report Finds Vacationing Sources Habla Un Poquito De Español. “We discovered that the sample population was eager to approach locals and strike up conversations about la comida, la playa, y las chicas bonitas.”
What I Learned at My First Tree-Climbing Workshop. “For many, climbing also...
What I Learned at My First Tree-Climbing Workshop. “For many, climbing also rekindled a connection to the natural world. ‘It reconnected me with nature in a way that I haven’t really felt since I was a kid.’”
A cute Minecraft-y clicker game. Big plus: finishing it doesn’t take forever....
A cute Minecraft-y clicker game. Big plus: finishing it doesn’t take forever.
Forget Psychedelics. Everyone’s Microdosing Ozempic Now. (In Hollywood, at least.) “They are...
Forget Psychedelics. Everyone’s Microdosing Ozempic Now. (In Hollywood, at least.) “They are doing it not primarily for weight loss…but for the surprising and widely touted side benefits, particularly its anti-inflammatory properties.”
“ICE has become Trump’s private militia. It must be abolished.” Reminder: ICE...
“ICE has become Trump’s private militia. It must be abolished.” Reminder: ICE was formed in 2003 by the Homeland Security Act, which was criticized at the time for enabling exactly these kinds of abuses.