Jonathan
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same goes for whoever at YouTube decided to attach people’s channels to shared links from the app by default, leading to a dialog imploring you to “Allow messaging” on YouTube with the person who just sent you a link on some other app, every time you open a video link
to whoever invented .DS_Store files in macOS I wish you a very drive off a bridge
August 6, 2026 at 5:54 PM
same goes for whoever at YouTube decided to attach people’s channels to shared links from the app by default, leading to a dialog imploring you to “Allow messaging” on YouTube with the person who just sent you a link on some other app, every time you open a video link
to whoever invented .DS_Store files in macOS I wish you a very drive off a bridge
July 27, 2026 at 8:34 PM
to whoever invented .DS_Store files in macOS I wish you a very drive off a bridge
Nothing Ever Happens crowd in absolute shambles rn
TRUMP: GOOD CHANCE SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN
July 27, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Nothing Ever Happens crowd in absolute shambles rn
“this article is exclusive to subscribers” yeah well my time is exclusive to websites without instant paywalls sorry
July 18, 2026 at 4:58 PM
“this article is exclusive to subscribers” yeah well my time is exclusive to websites without instant paywalls sorry
beautiful
July 11, 2026 at 6:41 PM
beautiful
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PWN THE LIBS FREEDOM UPDATE
Tired: Die of heatstroke at the Great American State Fair
Wired: Get struck by lightning on the National Mall
Inspired: Have a derecho activate the illegal fireworks in my shorts pocket
Tired: Die of heatstroke at the Great American State Fair
Wired: Get struck by lightning on the National Mall
Inspired: Have a derecho activate the illegal fireworks in my shorts pocket
July 5, 2026 at 12:22 AM
PWN THE LIBS FREEDOM UPDATE
Tired: Die of heatstroke at the Great American State Fair
Wired: Get struck by lightning on the National Mall
Inspired: Have a derecho activate the illegal fireworks in my shorts pocket
Tired: Die of heatstroke at the Great American State Fair
Wired: Get struck by lightning on the National Mall
Inspired: Have a derecho activate the illegal fireworks in my shorts pocket
saw a post saying that La Roux released “Bulletproof” 17 years ago and, having fact checked, I am turning to dust
July 2, 2026 at 1:53 AM
saw a post saying that La Roux released “Bulletproof” 17 years ago and, having fact checked, I am turning to dust
just remembered Google Wave
July 1, 2026 at 2:38 AM
just remembered Google Wave
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you people need to show more respect for the political machinery that lost to donald trump twice
June 24, 2026 at 11:05 AM
you people need to show more respect for the political machinery that lost to donald trump twice
the vibes at TMo just keep getting worse, so if they’re no longer determined to be better than the other guys I decided on a whim tonight that I might as well switch to the other guys. gigabit home internet here we come
June 17, 2026 at 4:45 AM
the vibes at TMo just keep getting worse, so if they’re no longer determined to be better than the other guys I decided on a whim tonight that I might as well switch to the other guys. gigabit home internet here we come
just deactivated my Facebook and Instagram, DM for interviews
the algorithms have gotten so bad at making the content in between the genuinely insane number of ads even remotely interesting no matter how hard I try to curate it, also catapult Zuckerberg into the Sun
the algorithms have gotten so bad at making the content in between the genuinely insane number of ads even remotely interesting no matter how hard I try to curate it, also catapult Zuckerberg into the Sun
June 15, 2026 at 4:05 AM
just deactivated my Facebook and Instagram, DM for interviews
the algorithms have gotten so bad at making the content in between the genuinely insane number of ads even remotely interesting no matter how hard I try to curate it, also catapult Zuckerberg into the Sun
the algorithms have gotten so bad at making the content in between the genuinely insane number of ads even remotely interesting no matter how hard I try to curate it, also catapult Zuckerberg into the Sun
macOS Golden Gate beta 1 is better than Tahoe and that’s even despite Safari tabs being broken again
June 9, 2026 at 3:53 AM
macOS Golden Gate beta 1 is better than Tahoe and that’s even despite Safari tabs being broken again
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Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed forced to expand to cover 20 hours of CBS content weekly, guests Howie Mandel and “Tater” beg for mercy, they have not seen sleep for many days
June 3, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed forced to expand to cover 20 hours of CBS content weekly, guests Howie Mandel and “Tater” beg for mercy, they have not seen sleep for many days
spending much of my work week last week combating data scrapers with AWS WAF revealed to me just how dead the internet is
May 24, 2026 at 11:35 PM
spending much of my work week last week combating data scrapers with AWS WAF revealed to me just how dead the internet is
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Trump approval (American Research Group poll)
Disapprove 65% (+1)
Approve 31% (-1)
(Shift from last month)
americanresearchgroup.com/economy/
Disapprove 65% (+1)
Approve 31% (-1)
(Shift from last month)
americanresearchgroup.com/economy/
May 21, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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was looking at photos I took inside the Apple Park Ring Building when I was there for the WWDC 2023 keynote and I don’t think I ever realized I captured a glimpse of the rainbow arch in this shot, completely unintentional but it makes an otherwise boring photo kinda neat I guess
May 20, 2026 at 3:31 AM
was looking at photos I took inside the Apple Park Ring Building when I was there for the WWDC 2023 keynote and I don’t think I ever realized I captured a glimpse of the rainbow arch in this shot, completely unintentional but it makes an otherwise boring photo kinda neat I guess
“recreates” is doing some very heavy lifting here but impressive
May 18, 2026 at 4:43 AM
“recreates” is doing some very heavy lifting here but impressive
every time I see a Hyundai I wonder if the design meetings focused around “what more can we do to make this vehicle as hideous as possible”
May 10, 2026 at 8:14 PM
every time I see a Hyundai I wonder if the design meetings focused around “what more can we do to make this vehicle as hideous as possible”
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TAKE: a preemptive data breach lawsuit should be filed against any financial organization still using "security" questions in the year of our lord 2026
May 5, 2026 at 1:43 AM
TAKE: a preemptive data breach lawsuit should be filed against any financial organization still using "security" questions in the year of our lord 2026
oh it’s the 16th anniversary of an absolute banger
On 29 April, 2010, Steve Jobs penned a controversial open letter titled “Thoughts on Flash” while he was CEO of Apple, criticizing Adobe Flash and outlining why it would not be permitted on Apple’s iOS hardware.
#WebDesignHistory
#WebDesignHistory
April 30, 2026 at 5:05 AM
oh it’s the 16th anniversary of an absolute banger
apparently 10 years ago today Ted Cruz announced Carly Fiorina as his running mate. imagine someone who ran modern HP being a heartbeat away from the presidency
April 28, 2026 at 2:26 AM
apparently 10 years ago today Ted Cruz announced Carly Fiorina as his running mate. imagine someone who ran modern HP being a heartbeat away from the presidency
forgive me for going Woke Weather again but if I were a broadcast meteorologist I would simply not use the term “slabbed” to refer to homes destroyed by a tornado, certainly not in my viewing area, regardless of how slabbed they are
April 24, 2026 at 4:03 PM
forgive me for going Woke Weather again but if I were a broadcast meteorologist I would simply not use the term “slabbed” to refer to homes destroyed by a tornado, certainly not in my viewing area, regardless of how slabbed they are