Via the LEGO kit designer linked in the Linkfest newsletter.
June 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Via the LEGO kit designer linked in the Linkfest newsletter.
The new, cheerful Linkfest, which we definitely need this week
#Linkfest #OnlineCheer
buttondown.com/clivethompso...
#Linkfest #OnlineCheer
buttondown.com/clivethompso...
Linkfest #39: "Xenoparity", Navajo Microchips, and In Defense of the Em-Dash
Hello! It’s time for "the opposite of doomscrolling” — or, my next Linkfest, for which I rifle through the infinite stoop-sale vinyl-crates of the Internet,...
buttondown.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The new, cheerful Linkfest, which we definitely need this week
#Linkfest #OnlineCheer
buttondown.com/clivethompso...
#Linkfest #OnlineCheer
buttondown.com/clivethompso...
FYI, here's the link to Clive's newsletter with all the info: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
Linkfest #38: Garlic Hackers, the "Ignorosophere", and The Upside of Societal Collapse
Hello people! It’s time for "the opposite of doomscrolling” — my next Linkfest, in which I descend into the Plutonian mine-shafts of the Internet and bring...
buttondown.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
FYI, here's the link to Clive's newsletter with all the info: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
look back at the wedge cars of the 60s and 70s, from lancia stratos to lamborghini countach
www.designboom.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
behold the "HTML bomb"
It's a counterattack for AI companies that persistently scrape and rescrape your web site, even when you tell them not to
when a scraper grabs it, it becomes a 10-gig HTML page and 💣 goes the scraper
Item #6 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
It's a counterattack for AI companies that persistently scrape and rescrape your web site, even when you tell them not to
when a scraper grabs it, it becomes a 10-gig HTML page and 💣 goes the scraper
Item #6 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
August 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
behold the "HTML bomb"
It's a counterattack for AI companies that persistently scrape and rescrape your web site, even when you tell them not to
when a scraper grabs it, it becomes a 10-gig HTML page and 💣 goes the scraper
Item #6 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
It's a counterattack for AI companies that persistently scrape and rescrape your web site, even when you tell them not to
when a scraper grabs it, it becomes a 10-gig HTML page and 💣 goes the scraper
Item #6 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
Behold a seven-segment clock display ...
... that runs pneumatically
it alternately sucks in and then releases the segments, so they appear as divots in a rubbery surface
very organic!
item #6 in my latest Linkfest newsletter, free to read/subscribe to here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
... that runs pneumatically
it alternately sucks in and then releases the segments, so they appear as divots in a rubbery surface
very organic!
item #6 in my latest Linkfest newsletter, free to read/subscribe to here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
May 10, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Behold a seven-segment clock display ...
... that runs pneumatically
it alternately sucks in and then releases the segments, so they appear as divots in a rubbery surface
very organic!
item #6 in my latest Linkfest newsletter, free to read/subscribe to here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
... that runs pneumatically
it alternately sucks in and then releases the segments, so they appear as divots in a rubbery surface
very organic!
item #6 in my latest Linkfest newsletter, free to read/subscribe to here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
here's a web tool where you type in any URL ...
... and it renders it in the style of a late-90s Geocities page
Item #8 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
... and it renders it in the style of a late-90s Geocities page
Item #8 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
April 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
here's a web tool where you type in any URL ...
... and it renders it in the style of a late-90s Geocities page
Item #8 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
... and it renders it in the style of a late-90s Geocities page
Item #8 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
Aha, @metafilter.bsky.social has discovered my "Linkfest" newsletter!
www.metafilter.com/210445/The-o...
that's fun, the newsletter definitely has a metafilterian vibe lol
www.metafilter.com/210445/The-o...
that's fun, the newsletter definitely has a metafilterian vibe lol
The opposite of doomscrolling: Clive Thompson's Linkfest
'The opposite of doomscrolling: Every two weeks (roughly) I [Clive Thompson] send you a collection of the best Internet reading I've found -- links to culture, technology, art and science that...
www.metafilter.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Aha, @metafilter.bsky.social has discovered my "Linkfest" newsletter!
www.metafilter.com/210445/The-o...
that's fun, the newsletter definitely has a metafilterian vibe lol
www.metafilter.com/210445/The-o...
that's fun, the newsletter definitely has a metafilterian vibe lol
Subscribed. Awesome newsletter (Linkfest).
Airplane-style drones -- with two wings -- have a *much* bigger range than ones that hover. SCORE
the problem: They need a runway to take off
weird new solution: give 'em legs so they can jump into the air, like birds
Item #9 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
the problem: They need a runway to take off
weird new solution: give 'em legs so they can jump into the air, like birds
Item #9 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
January 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Subscribed. Awesome newsletter (Linkfest).
Behold a lovely stamp sheet by Chris Ware ...
... where each stamp shows a moment in the day of a postwoman
apparently it's the first time anyone has tried to tell a story with a stamp sheet
item #1 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
... where each stamp shows a moment in the day of a postwoman
apparently it's the first time anyone has tried to tell a story with a stamp sheet
item #1 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
September 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Behold a lovely stamp sheet by Chris Ware ...
... where each stamp shows a moment in the day of a postwoman
apparently it's the first time anyone has tried to tell a story with a stamp sheet
item #1 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
... where each stamp shows a moment in the day of a postwoman
apparently it's the first time anyone has tried to tell a story with a stamp sheet
item #1 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
Quite enjoy @clivethompson.bsky.social's Linkfest
December 22, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Quite enjoy @clivethompson.bsky.social's Linkfest
behold an iphone case ...
... that contains a wee terrarium
biophilia in your pocket!
item #1 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
... that contains a wee terrarium
biophilia in your pocket!
item #1 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
June 26, 2026 at 4:51 PM
behold an iphone case ...
... that contains a wee terrarium
biophilia in your pocket!
item #1 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
... that contains a wee terrarium
biophilia in your pocket!
item #1 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
Flattering Mirrors, AI Therapists, and the Cost of Discriminating Against White Men • The Nature-Nurture-Nietzsche Linkfest for September 2026
Flattering Mirrors, AI Therapists, and the Cost of Discriminating Against White Men
The Nature-Nurture-Nietzsche Linkfest for September 2026
www.stevestewartwilliams.com
September 26, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Flattering Mirrors, AI Therapists, and the Cost of Discriminating Against White Men • The Nature-Nurture-Nietzsche Linkfest for September 2026
so, this woman was a world-champion Tetris player ...
... and *didn't know it*
her husband discovered she regularly got scores higher than anyone on the planet
she went to a competition and crushed the world record
Item #2 in my latest free Linkfest newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
... and *didn't know it*
her husband discovered she regularly got scores higher than anyone on the planet
she went to a competition and crushed the world record
Item #2 in my latest free Linkfest newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
May 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
so, this woman was a world-champion Tetris player ...
... and *didn't know it*
her husband discovered she regularly got scores higher than anyone on the planet
she went to a competition and crushed the world record
Item #2 in my latest free Linkfest newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
... and *didn't know it*
her husband discovered she regularly got scores higher than anyone on the planet
she went to a competition and crushed the world record
Item #2 in my latest free Linkfest newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
@clivethompson.bsky.social "clotted weaselspeak" is a phrase that is going to live in my vernacular for the remainder of my days. Thank you. buttondown.com/clivethompso...
Linkfest #44: Microchimerism, Sonic-Boom Duct Tape, and the Hidden Tetris Champion
Hello there! It’s time again for "the opposite of doomscrolling” — my latest Linkfest, for which I have sifted through the entire dang Internet, top to...
buttondown.com
May 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
@clivethompson.bsky.social "clotted weaselspeak" is a phrase that is going to live in my vernacular for the remainder of my days. Thank you. buttondown.com/clivethompso...
Manterrupting, Six Sex Differences, and Weed Takes the Lead over Booze
My latest Linkfest on Substack!
www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/manterrupt...
My latest Linkfest on Substack!
www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/manterrupt...
Manterrupting, Six Sex Differences, and Weed Takes the Lead over Booze
The Nature-Nurture-Nietzsche Linkfest for January 2025
www.stevestewartwilliams.com
January 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Manterrupting, Six Sex Differences, and Weed Takes the Lead over Booze
My latest Linkfest on Substack!
www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/manterrupt...
My latest Linkfest on Substack!
www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/manterrupt...
behold "The Listening Museum" ...
... which has samples of the sounds of 36 famous clicky keyboards
you can pick a model, type away, and hear the glorious noise
item #2 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
... which has samples of the sounds of 36 famous clicky keyboards
you can pick a model, type away, and hear the glorious noise
item #2 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
July 6, 2026 at 7:46 PM
behold "The Listening Museum" ...
... which has samples of the sounds of 36 famous clicky keyboards
you can pick a model, type away, and hear the glorious noise
item #2 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
... which has samples of the sounds of 36 famous clicky keyboards
you can pick a model, type away, and hear the glorious noise
item #2 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
okay you lucky people ☘️
It's time for "the opposite of doomscrolling" 🌞
My latest "Linkfest" newsletter just dropped 📬
Free to read/subscribe here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
Includes:
⛄ a 40-year-old snowman
🚲 powering an ebike with 130 vape batteries
📖 rawdogging "Ulysses"
and WAY MORE
It's time for "the opposite of doomscrolling" 🌞
My latest "Linkfest" newsletter just dropped 📬
Free to read/subscribe here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
Includes:
⛄ a 40-year-old snowman
🚲 powering an ebike with 130 vape batteries
📖 rawdogging "Ulysses"
and WAY MORE
Linkfest #28: Neolithic Octopuses, Weeping Trees, and a Forty-Year-Old Snowman
Hello! It’s time for "the opposite of doomscrolling” — or, my latest “Linkfest”, in which I painstakingly debone the entire Internet to extract its finest...
buttondown.com
December 18, 2024 at 1:06 PM
okay you lucky people ☘️
It's time for "the opposite of doomscrolling" 🌞
My latest "Linkfest" newsletter just dropped 📬
Free to read/subscribe here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
Includes:
⛄ a 40-year-old snowman
🚲 powering an ebike with 130 vape batteries
📖 rawdogging "Ulysses"
and WAY MORE
It's time for "the opposite of doomscrolling" 🌞
My latest "Linkfest" newsletter just dropped 📬
Free to read/subscribe here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
Includes:
⛄ a 40-year-old snowman
🚲 powering an ebike with 130 vape batteries
📖 rawdogging "Ulysses"
and WAY MORE
why do scriptwriters hate geologists??
an analysis of found that "geologists die at an alarming rate in the movies"
about one third get killed before the credits roll
item #9 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
(steve buscemi as a geologist, below)
an analysis of found that "geologists die at an alarming rate in the movies"
about one third get killed before the credits roll
item #9 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
(steve buscemi as a geologist, below)
July 9, 2026 at 3:18 PM
why do scriptwriters hate geologists??
an analysis of found that "geologists die at an alarming rate in the movies"
about one third get killed before the credits roll
item #9 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
(steve buscemi as a geologist, below)
an analysis of found that "geologists die at an alarming rate in the movies"
about one third get killed before the credits roll
item #9 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
(steve buscemi as a geologist, below)
Always excited to make an appearance on NM Ben Johnson's Perpetual Chess Linkfest! If you haven't checked out my latest #chess article, give it a read this weekend.
Perpetual Chess Linkfest #129, July 11, 2025
Fight Right Away
benjohnson.substack.com
July 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Always excited to make an appearance on NM Ben Johnson's Perpetual Chess Linkfest! If you haven't checked out my latest #chess article, give it a read this weekend.
Garlic is farmed asexually -- you shove a clove in the ground ...
... so the new plants are clones: They don't evolve
to restore biodiversity, DIY garlic hackers are coaxing garlic to make *seeds*
fun, weird scene!
Item #6 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
... so the new plants are clones: They don't evolve
to restore biodiversity, DIY garlic hackers are coaxing garlic to make *seeds*
fun, weird scene!
Item #6 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
August 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Garlic is farmed asexually -- you shove a clove in the ground ...
... so the new plants are clones: They don't evolve
to restore biodiversity, DIY garlic hackers are coaxing garlic to make *seeds*
fun, weird scene!
Item #6 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
... so the new plants are clones: They don't evolve
to restore biodiversity, DIY garlic hackers are coaxing garlic to make *seeds*
fun, weird scene!
Item #6 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
Apparently citydwellers in the US are walking 15% faster than they did in 1980
some academics got video of four major intersections -- shot in 1979-80 and again in 2008-10
people walked faster; lingered less; more likely to be alone
Item #3 in my latest "Linkfest": buttondown.com/clivethompso...
some academics got video of four major intersections -- shot in 1979-80 and again in 2008-10
people walked faster; lingered less; more likely to be alone
Item #3 in my latest "Linkfest": buttondown.com/clivethompso...
December 20, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Apparently citydwellers in the US are walking 15% faster than they did in 1980
some academics got video of four major intersections -- shot in 1979-80 and again in 2008-10
people walked faster; lingered less; more likely to be alone
Item #3 in my latest "Linkfest": buttondown.com/clivethompso...
some academics got video of four major intersections -- shot in 1979-80 and again in 2008-10
people walked faster; lingered less; more likely to be alone
Item #3 in my latest "Linkfest": buttondown.com/clivethompso...
behold lego brick-kits ...
... to recreate famous album covers
item #1 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free riiiiiiight here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
... to recreate famous album covers
item #1 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free riiiiiiight here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
May 18, 2026 at 10:50 PM
behold lego brick-kits ...
... to recreate famous album covers
item #1 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free riiiiiiight here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
... to recreate famous album covers
item #1 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free riiiiiiight here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
It’s New 2/24: Google AI Overview Linkfest, Bing Deception, Apple Intelligence, Google Ads www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L_W... with @themarketinganu.bsky.social going tropical @gregfinn.bsky.social gets angry and @mordyoberstein.bsky.social goes Vanna White
It’s New 2/24: Google AI Overview Linkfest, Bing Deception, Apple Intelligence, Google Ads
YouTube video by RustyBrick Barry Schwartz Search Engine Roundtable
www.youtube.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It’s New 2/24: Google AI Overview Linkfest, Bing Deception, Apple Intelligence, Google Ads www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L_W... with @themarketinganu.bsky.social going tropical @gregfinn.bsky.social gets angry and @mordyoberstein.bsky.social goes Vanna White