Charlie Pratt
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Dad. Creative Director. Guitar addict. Seeker of peace. https://charliepratt.com
“Before dawn on June 21, Narciso Barranco loaded his weed trimmer, lawn mower and leaf blower into his white F-150 pickup. He had three IHOP restaurants to landscape and then seven homes. His goal was to finish in time to cook dinner with his wife, Martha Hernandez.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
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He Raised Three Marines. His Wife Is American. The U.S. Wants to Deport Him.
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:56 AM
“Before dawn on June 21, Narciso Barranco loaded his weed trimmer, lawn mower and leaf blower into his white F-150 pickup. He had three IHOP restaurants to landscape and then seven homes. His goal was to finish in time to cook dinner with his wife, Martha Hernandez.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
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Can’t wait for this crap to end.
August 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Can’t wait for this crap to end.
Seems like the richer or more powerful one gets, the more their childlike nature comes to the forefront.
MINE!
*WAH*
*ACT OUT*
Toddlers with zero empathy, but with private jets and, from time to time, nuclear codes.
MINE!
*WAH*
*ACT OUT*
Toddlers with zero empathy, but with private jets and, from time to time, nuclear codes.
a little girl in a red jacket is laying on a brick sidewalk covered in leaves
ALT: a little girl in a red jacket is laying on a brick sidewalk covered in leaves
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August 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Seems like the richer or more powerful one gets, the more their childlike nature comes to the forefront.
MINE!
*WAH*
*ACT OUT*
Toddlers with zero empathy, but with private jets and, from time to time, nuclear codes.
MINE!
*WAH*
*ACT OUT*
Toddlers with zero empathy, but with private jets and, from time to time, nuclear codes.
You ever do one of those weird Paul-Rudd-in-I-Love-You-Man brain farts, where you're finishing a call with someone on the phone—like, say, a service provider or something—and instead of saying the normal words you utter some gibberish non-word and everyone pretends nothing happened?
Me nethered.
Me nethered.
July 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
You ever do one of those weird Paul-Rudd-in-I-Love-You-Man brain farts, where you're finishing a call with someone on the phone—like, say, a service provider or something—and instead of saying the normal words you utter some gibberish non-word and everyone pretends nothing happened?
Me nethered.
Me nethered.
Sometimes, and only sometimes, the inexorable passage of time gives me hope that these times shall pass and the clouds will make way for new light
Donald Trump just reposted an AI video depicting President Obama being arrested by FBI agents. Yes, really.
July 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Sometimes, and only sometimes, the inexorable passage of time gives me hope that these times shall pass and the clouds will make way for new light
Top 10 TV shows of all time, in no particular order:
1. The West Wing
2. Deadwood
3. The Wire
4. Breaking Bad
5. Better Call Saul
6. Scrubs
7. The Sopranos
8. The Office (UK)
9. Curb Your Enthusiasm
10. Succession
1. The West Wing
2. Deadwood
3. The Wire
4. Breaking Bad
5. Better Call Saul
6. Scrubs
7. The Sopranos
8. The Office (UK)
9. Curb Your Enthusiasm
10. Succession
July 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Top 10 TV shows of all time, in no particular order:
1. The West Wing
2. Deadwood
3. The Wire
4. Breaking Bad
5. Better Call Saul
6. Scrubs
7. The Sopranos
8. The Office (UK)
9. Curb Your Enthusiasm
10. Succession
1. The West Wing
2. Deadwood
3. The Wire
4. Breaking Bad
5. Better Call Saul
6. Scrubs
7. The Sopranos
8. The Office (UK)
9. Curb Your Enthusiasm
10. Succession
Fantastic piece by @meghanor.bsky.social about the effects of AI, its inevitability, and our response.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...
Opinion | I Teach Creative Writing. This Is What A.I. Is Doing to Students.
www.nytimes.com
July 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Fantastic piece by @meghanor.bsky.social about the effects of AI, its inevitability, and our response.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...
Yeahhhhhhhhh boi
a soccer player wearing a blue jersey with the word infinite athlete on it
ALT: a soccer player wearing a blue jersey with the word infinite athlete on it
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July 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Yeahhhhhhhhh boi
Using AI reduces cognitive load significantly, it seems, which makes sense and is also a real concern/consideration.
Genuinely curious followup question:
No one seems to be asking whether or not our cognitive loads, in general, at this point in history, are normal, low, or high?
Genuinely curious followup question:
No one seems to be asking whether or not our cognitive loads, in general, at this point in history, are normal, low, or high?
July 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Using AI reduces cognitive load significantly, it seems, which makes sense and is also a real concern/consideration.
Genuinely curious followup question:
No one seems to be asking whether or not our cognitive loads, in general, at this point in history, are normal, low, or high?
Genuinely curious followup question:
No one seems to be asking whether or not our cognitive loads, in general, at this point in history, are normal, low, or high?
Meanwhile, my flag quietly waves in the warm, midsummer breeze, longing for a change of season.
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White House to host UFC fight, US President Donald Trump says
Trump says the fight would be part of next year's celebration of 250 years of American independence.
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July 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Meanwhile, my flag quietly waves in the warm, midsummer breeze, longing for a change of season.
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One day, we're going to cringe our collective butts off that we ever endured a sitting president who was hawking, among many other things, his own fragrance line.
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Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
Trump Fragrances are here. They’re called “Victory 45-47” because they’re all about Winning, Strength, and Success — For men and women. Get yourself a bottle, and don’t forget to get one for your love...
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July 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
One day, we're going to cringe our collective butts off that we ever endured a sitting president who was hawking, among many other things, his own fragrance line.
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
Brilliant line from @christophniemann.bsky.social in this lovely piece about the intersection of #AI and #art.
"I can’t make art when I’m excluded from the most crucial moments."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"I can’t make art when I’m excluded from the most crucial moments."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Sketched Out: An Illustrator Confronts His Fears About A.I. Art
The advent of A.I. has shocked me into questioning my relationship with art. Will humans still be able to draw for a living?
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Brilliant line from @christophniemann.bsky.social in this lovely piece about the intersection of #AI and #art.
"I can’t make art when I’m excluded from the most crucial moments."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"I can’t make art when I’m excluded from the most crucial moments."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
With AI, as with everything else it seems, there are only two camps of thought: 1) AI is the way of the future, we must embrace it, and 2) AI is the harbinger of doom, we must fear it.
If I could improve humanity in one single way it would be to stop carving every topic up into two opposing camps.
If I could improve humanity in one single way it would be to stop carving every topic up into two opposing camps.
June 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
With AI, as with everything else it seems, there are only two camps of thought: 1) AI is the way of the future, we must embrace it, and 2) AI is the harbinger of doom, we must fear it.
If I could improve humanity in one single way it would be to stop carving every topic up into two opposing camps.
If I could improve humanity in one single way it would be to stop carving every topic up into two opposing camps.
Do you hear the people sing?
June 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Do you hear the people sing?
A trio of books that changed my life over the past couple years. I'm a little late to the party on, well, all of these. But seriously, folks.
June 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A trio of books that changed my life over the past couple years. I'm a little late to the party on, well, all of these. But seriously, folks.
To every podcast producer on earth:
June 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
To every podcast producer on earth:
Dear @figma.com - please let us turn Comments on or off as a default behavior when opening a file. Every file I open, my first step is to turn them off. As a result, I start every project with an eye roll and a pointless key command.
May 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Dear @figma.com - please let us turn Comments on or off as a default behavior when opening a file. Every file I open, my first step is to turn them off. As a result, I start every project with an eye roll and a pointless key command.
How am I just now finding out about obsidian.md?
Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking
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May 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
How am I just now finding out about obsidian.md?
May 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM