Curtis Frye
@curtisfrye.com
Online course developer, writer and speaker. My company, Technology and Society, sponsors Atletico London FC (Tier 5, Eastern Region Women's Football League). techsoc.com.
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Curtis Frye
@curtisfrye.com
· Aug 15
I’m proud to announce that, through my company Technology and Society, my wife Ginny and I will sponsor women’s football club Atlético London for the 2025/26 season.
I'm about to start The Unseen Internet by @shirachess.bsky.social. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255388...
The Unseen Internet
Our contemporary digital landscape often reflects a strange logic: Elon Musk believes there’s a one-in-a-billion chance that we are not living in a com...
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February 14, 2026 at 3:52 AM
I'm about to start The Unseen Internet by @shirachess.bsky.social. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255388...
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My architecture column today. "To show off these structures that are being developed in Chicago, I think it’s a really beautiful art," Chicago Architecture Center Chief Marketing Officer Lauren Bakos said. "And it’s sad that it’s kind of a dying one."
Model shop that provided the first draft of many great Chicago buildings closes
Columbian Model & Exhibit Works made architectural models for the Lakeshore East high-rise development, the Jeanne Gang-designed St. Regis at 363 E. Wacker Drive and the Obama Presidential Center in J...
chicago.suntimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:11 PM
My architecture column today. "To show off these structures that are being developed in Chicago, I think it’s a really beautiful art," Chicago Architecture Center Chief Marketing Officer Lauren Bakos said. "And it’s sad that it’s kind of a dying one."
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The people offering to pick you up to get you from LaGuardia to New Rochelle ARE being nice. NYers ministry is acts of service, not kind words.
Let me tell you something... Y'all better be nice to me this time
last time it was a jarring experience and i promised God i would not return
last time it was a jarring experience and i promised God i would not return
February 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The people offering to pick you up to get you from LaGuardia to New Rochelle ARE being nice. NYers ministry is acts of service, not kind words.
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Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher announces engagement to Étienne Bousquet-Cassagne - www.outsports.com/2026/2/13/24...
February 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher announces engagement to Étienne Bousquet-Cassagne - www.outsports.com/2026/2/13/24...
I'm glad you're on the road to recovery. The two French rolling pins I bought from you have arrived and are planned as gifts for upcoming birthdays.
February 13, 2026 at 7:05 AM
I'm glad you're on the road to recovery. The two French rolling pins I bought from you have arrived and are planned as gifts for upcoming birthdays.
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Constellation with Five White Forms and Two Black, Variation III by Jean Arp, 1932
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137851
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137851
February 13, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Constellation with Five White Forms and Two Black, Variation III by Jean Arp, 1932
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137851
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137851
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It cannot be overstated how much hobby gamers underestimate how unintuitive and difficult hobby games are to non-gamers.
This is perhaps even more true of professional game designers, publishers and reviewers/pundits, broadly speaking.
This is perhaps even more true of professional game designers, publishers and reviewers/pundits, broadly speaking.
February 13, 2026 at 6:16 AM
It cannot be overstated how much hobby gamers underestimate how unintuitive and difficult hobby games are to non-gamers.
This is perhaps even more true of professional game designers, publishers and reviewers/pundits, broadly speaking.
This is perhaps even more true of professional game designers, publishers and reviewers/pundits, broadly speaking.
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Reminder that I am giving a talk on the battle between IBM and Compaq for the soul of the PC!
It's next week at the Computer Preservation Society. Tickets available for both in-person and online.
www.computerconservationsociety.org/lectures/202...
It's next week at the Computer Preservation Society. Tickets available for both in-person and online.
www.computerconservationsociety.org/lectures/202...
Computer Conservation Society
www.computerconservationsociety.org
February 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Reminder that I am giving a talk on the battle between IBM and Compaq for the soul of the PC!
It's next week at the Computer Preservation Society. Tickets available for both in-person and online.
www.computerconservationsociety.org/lectures/202...
It's next week at the Computer Preservation Society. Tickets available for both in-person and online.
www.computerconservationsociety.org/lectures/202...
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If you're not sure what to expect, here's my last lecture at the CCS.
I looked at the history of Vector Graphics, the computer firm founded by Lore Harp and Carole Ely. And why it has been mostly overlooked in Silicon Valley history.
(Sexism. I mean, obviously.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMVc...
I looked at the history of Vector Graphics, the computer firm founded by Lore Harp and Carole Ely. And why it has been mostly overlooked in Silicon Valley history.
(Sexism. I mean, obviously.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMVc...
February 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
If you're not sure what to expect, here's my last lecture at the CCS.
I looked at the history of Vector Graphics, the computer firm founded by Lore Harp and Carole Ely. And why it has been mostly overlooked in Silicon Valley history.
(Sexism. I mean, obviously.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMVc...
I looked at the history of Vector Graphics, the computer firm founded by Lore Harp and Carole Ely. And why it has been mostly overlooked in Silicon Valley history.
(Sexism. I mean, obviously.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMVc...
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my birthday was last week and if you didn't get me anything and you have stupid money you should give a donation to or become a member of the botanical garden in my disenfranchised neighborhood, they're in real financial trouble and need help
www.leachgarden.org
www.leachgarden.org
Leach Botanical Garden
Aerial Tree Walk, four season Pollinator Garden, native plants, meandering, wooded trails, and riparian area pathways along Johnson Creek.
www.leachgarden.org
February 12, 2026 at 1:47 AM
my birthday was last week and if you didn't get me anything and you have stupid money you should give a donation to or become a member of the botanical garden in my disenfranchised neighborhood, they're in real financial trouble and need help
www.leachgarden.org
www.leachgarden.org
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Current $2485. Goal $10k. In celebration of the return of The Muppet Show this week, Feb avatar theme will be THE MUPPETS! And you can donate for a My Magical Ungulate avatar until the end of Feb! Only $50+CAD. Tax deductible! Details in jpegs/alt text! Donation link: tinyurl.com/mscure2026
February 9, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Current $2485. Goal $10k. In celebration of the return of The Muppet Show this week, Feb avatar theme will be THE MUPPETS! And you can donate for a My Magical Ungulate avatar until the end of Feb! Only $50+CAD. Tax deductible! Details in jpegs/alt text! Donation link: tinyurl.com/mscure2026
The sun was so bright through the windows in the dome that it was impossible to track and catch fly balls. The team had to paint the glass black for visibility after a couple of games.
February 11, 2026 at 7:04 AM
The sun was so bright through the windows in the dome that it was impossible to track and catch fly balls. The team had to paint the glass black for visibility after a couple of games.
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Clausewitz is good but some people go too far into Prussian brainrot they start seeing the military as a metaphysical entity that runs off willpower and forget that without detailed planning you’ll just die of dehydration.
“Haha just believe in urself :)”
No Carl I still fucking need water.
“Haha just believe in urself :)”
No Carl I still fucking need water.
February 10, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Clausewitz is good but some people go too far into Prussian brainrot they start seeing the military as a metaphysical entity that runs off willpower and forget that without detailed planning you’ll just die of dehydration.
“Haha just believe in urself :)”
No Carl I still fucking need water.
“Haha just believe in urself :)”
No Carl I still fucking need water.
Must be. I can smell the stale beer on the floor at Chuck's just thinking about M Street.
February 10, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Must be. I can smell the stale beer on the floor at Chuck's just thinking about M Street.
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@shirachess.bsky.social explores the tensions between the occult and digital spaces in the twenty-first century in "The Unseen Internet," an innovative account of internet culture: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255388...
February 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
@shirachess.bsky.social explores the tensions between the occult and digital spaces in the twenty-first century in "The Unseen Internet," an innovative account of internet culture: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255388...
Age verification? I grew up in a house with a party line.
February 10, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Age verification? I grew up in a house with a party line.
For the morning UK and Europe crew: Performing a mail merge, where you combine records from a data source with an existing Word document, is one of the Excel tasks people assume you know how to do. In this week's Techsoc movie, I'll talk you through the process and fix a common formatting issue.
Perform a mail merge from Excel to Word
Although printing letters isn’t as common a business task as it used to be, you might need to do it at some point. In this movie, I’ll show you how to generate letters using address stored in Excel.…
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February 10, 2026 at 7:45 AM
For the morning UK and Europe crew: Performing a mail merge, where you combine records from a data source with an existing Word document, is one of the Excel tasks people assume you know how to do. In this week's Techsoc movie, I'll talk you through the process and fix a common formatting issue.
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I'd love it if you did me a favor and checked out my former student teachers YouTube channel she is building to teach Excel skills to others. If you have time, watch her quick videos, like them and subscribe. Give her feedback. She is the best. www.youtube.com/@HowToManju
Manju
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February 10, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I'd love it if you did me a favor and checked out my former student teachers YouTube channel she is building to teach Excel skills to others. If you have time, watch her quick videos, like them and subscribe. Give her feedback. She is the best. www.youtube.com/@HowToManju
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Still going strong into week 2!
I'll drop another pamphlet Job in there tomorrow.
I'll drop another pamphlet Job in there tomorrow.
NULL_SPACE IS ITCHFUNDING NOW!
Let me tell you a little more about it, if you don't know about it yet. 🧵
binarystar.games/null-space-i...
Let me tell you a little more about it, if you don't know about it yet. 🧵
binarystar.games/null-space-i...
NULL_SPACE by Binary Star Games
Freelancing in the solar system of the 24th century
binarystar.games
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Still going strong into week 2!
I'll drop another pamphlet Job in there tomorrow.
I'll drop another pamphlet Job in there tomorrow.
Performing a mail merge, where you combine records from a data source with an existing Word document, is one of the common Excel tasks people assume you know how to do. In this week's Techsoc movie, I'll talk you through the process and fix a common formatting issue. youtu.be/bf_NBtizGFM
Perform a mail merge from Excel to Word
YouTube video by Curt Frye
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Performing a mail merge, where you combine records from a data source with an existing Word document, is one of the common Excel tasks people assume you know how to do. In this week's Techsoc movie, I'll talk you through the process and fix a common formatting issue. youtu.be/bf_NBtizGFM
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The rising popularity of online sports betting and prediction markets is jeopardizing economic development in Indian Country, where casino gaming has become central. Patrice H. Kunesh unpacks prediction markets’ impacts and ideas for strengthening Tribal economies.
The prediction market boom is posing an existential threat to American Indian gaming | Brookings
This piece provides an overview of the history of Tribal economic development and how casino gaming became central to the economic well-being of Tribes and Native peoples.
brook.gs
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The rising popularity of online sports betting and prediction markets is jeopardizing economic development in Indian Country, where casino gaming has become central. Patrice H. Kunesh unpacks prediction markets’ impacts and ideas for strengthening Tribal economies.
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My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
February 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
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The super bowl M&Ms commercial (starring Tom Hanks) confirms what we long suspected: M&Ms reproduce asexually by splitting in two like bacteria, and both candies inherit the genetic memory of the parent as an unbroken chain of consciousness that has persisted for thousands of years
February 8, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The super bowl M&Ms commercial (starring Tom Hanks) confirms what we long suspected: M&Ms reproduce asexually by splitting in two like bacteria, and both candies inherit the genetic memory of the parent as an unbroken chain of consciousness that has persisted for thousands of years
Just about to start reading Zen and Slow Games from @mitpress.bsky.social. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255356...
Zen and Slow Games
Slowness and reflectiveness have always been part of the video game medium, though they have been used very differently throughout its history. In Zen and Sl...
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February 7, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Just about to start reading Zen and Slow Games from @mitpress.bsky.social. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255356...