Dispactké
@dispactke.bsky.social
Dispactké is the work of writer, father, thinker, bookmonger, liaison, and narrative artist Douglas Singleton.
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Rui Hachimura is a Japanese NBA player for the Los Angeles Lakers born from a Japanese mother & Beninese father in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. He attended Gonzaga University.
Under the moniker "Black Samurai" travels and training (& eating!) across Japan, a Black man traversing his Japanese culture.
Under the moniker "Black Samurai" travels and training (& eating!) across Japan, a Black man traversing his Japanese culture.
RUI HACHIMURA VLOG Ep.6 / KYOTO ROAMING Pt.1 / BLACK SAMURAI 【八村塁】
YouTube video by BLACK SAMURAI / RUI HACHIMURA
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Rui Hachimura is a Japanese NBA player for the Los Angeles Lakers born from a Japanese mother & Beninese father in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. He attended Gonzaga University.
Under the moniker "Black Samurai" travels and training (& eating!) across Japan, a Black man traversing his Japanese culture.
Under the moniker "Black Samurai" travels and training (& eating!) across Japan, a Black man traversing his Japanese culture.
But of course...
Studio Ghibli Demands That OpenAI Stop Ripping Off Its Work
A group representing Studio Ghibli and other major Japanese publishers is drawing a line in the sand against OpenAI's copyright abuses.
futurism.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
But of course...
I love me some Robert Sietsema musings, food or otherwise, and can't wait to read this memoir when it is completed and published.
A Dusty Drive Though Upper Volta
A first excerpt from my forthcoming memoir
robertsietsema.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I love me some Robert Sietsema musings, food or otherwise, and can't wait to read this memoir when it is completed and published.
One of the best reflections.
"When an artist leaves, we shouldn’t rush to fill the silence. That silence is holy. It is the sound of legacy taking shape, of impact settling into the bones of a generation. Stillness is where the lessons live."
"When an artist leaves, we shouldn’t rush to fill the silence. That silence is holy. It is the sound of legacy taking shape, of impact settling into the bones of a generation. Stillness is where the lessons live."
And Yet, the Soul Remains — Remembering D'Angelo
D'Angelo's music was made for reflection, so this week we'll be spending some time doing exactly that, from 'Brown Sugar' to 'Black Messiah.'
www.okayplayer.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 AM
One of the best reflections.
"When an artist leaves, we shouldn’t rush to fill the silence. That silence is holy. It is the sound of legacy taking shape, of impact settling into the bones of a generation. Stillness is where the lessons live."
"When an artist leaves, we shouldn’t rush to fill the silence. That silence is holy. It is the sound of legacy taking shape, of impact settling into the bones of a generation. Stillness is where the lessons live."
(holy moly.)
The Job Market Is Hell
Young people are using ChatGPT to write their applications; HR is using AI to read them; no one is getting hired.
www.theatlantic.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
(holy moly.)
It's insane that these types of respites for taxi and Uber drivers are a relatively new phenomenon.
Taxi Drivers Hail Chelsea Rest Station
The Taxi Clubhouse features urinals, a prayer room, gym and more — giving drivers relief from the road.
www.thecity.nyc
October 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It's insane that these types of respites for taxi and Uber drivers are a relatively new phenomenon.
I wish there was more of this kind of thing, even more in-depth...
Why an avocado can cost 25 cents or $3 — and what it says about grocery shopping in NYC
New Yorkers can add avocado to practically anything, our salads or burrito bowls — for a fee.
gothamist.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I wish there was more of this kind of thing, even more in-depth...
Honestly, I don't really know what "Ruby" even is (or I didn't before this article). But, oh boy, the Internet is so complex and corporate-vulnerable on many levels that it's frightening to think of...
How Ruby Went Off the Rails
What happened to RubyGems, Bundler, and the Open Source drama that controls the internet infrastructure.
www.404media.co
September 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Honestly, I don't really know what "Ruby" even is (or I didn't before this article). But, oh boy, the Internet is so complex and corporate-vulnerable on many levels that it's frightening to think of...
This is cool: Yankees players eating Dominican food and discussing such culturally (in Spanish).
Eating Dominican Food with the Yankees | Hispanic Heritage Month
YouTube video by New York Yankees
youtu.be
September 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is cool: Yankees players eating Dominican food and discussing such culturally (in Spanish).
(yes.) yes, a thousand times yes...
(one battle after another, indeed. "Play defense.") [sisters & brothers]
(one battle after another, indeed. "Play defense.") [sisters & brothers]
September 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
(yes.) yes, a thousand times yes...
(one battle after another, indeed. "Play defense.") [sisters & brothers]
(one battle after another, indeed. "Play defense.") [sisters & brothers]
What a nightmare (I despise PCs in my heart)....
Why the end of support for Windows 10 is uniquely troubling
Groups around the world are pressing on Microsoft to extend free support. Here’s why so many experts and advocates are raising the alarm.
pirg.org
September 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
What a nightmare (I despise PCs in my heart)....
Solid.
Scott Glenn on Gene Hackman, Saving Coppola’s Life and Still Having “Gas Left in the Tank”
The character actor's character actor plays a rare leading role in 'Eugene the Machine,' which is opening the 2025 Oldenburg Film Festival.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Solid.
An excellent discussion of the mechanics of reissuing lost literary works (not just because I work with most of these individuals).
"It’s detective work."
Editors Jeremy M. Davies and Lucy Scholes on the process of reissuing lost masterpieces
mcnallyeditions.substack.com
August 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
An excellent discussion of the mechanics of reissuing lost literary works (not just because I work with most of these individuals).
Dijon's BABY might be the next-level sequel to VOODOO I've been waiting a quarter of a century for. Atonal indie-soul Schoenberg filtered through Bobby Brown.
Probably in line to listen to this shit every day the next seven or so weeks, non-stop.
Righteous.
Probably in line to listen to this shit every day the next seven or so weeks, non-stop.
Righteous.
Dijon - Baby (Full Album) - YouTube
Dijon Baby Album Playlist / Dijon Baby Full Album Playlist Dijon New Album 2025 / Dijon Full Album 2025
youtube.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Dijon's BABY might be the next-level sequel to VOODOO I've been waiting a quarter of a century for. Atonal indie-soul Schoenberg filtered through Bobby Brown.
Probably in line to listen to this shit every day the next seven or so weeks, non-stop.
Righteous.
Probably in line to listen to this shit every day the next seven or so weeks, non-stop.
Righteous.
This. is. LOVELY.
Interborough Express (IBX).
Interborough Express (IBX).
August 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This. is. LOVELY.
Interborough Express (IBX).
Interborough Express (IBX).
"...scale of the destruction in Sudan. About 14 million people have been displaced by years of fighting, more than in Ukraine and Gaza combined. Some 4 million of them have fled across borders, many to arid, impoverished places—Chad, Ethiopia, South Sudan...there are few resources to support them."
The Most Nihilistic Conflict on Earth
Sudan’s devastating civil war shows what will replace the liberal order: anarchy and greed.
www.theatlantic.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"...scale of the destruction in Sudan. About 14 million people have been displaced by years of fighting, more than in Ukraine and Gaza combined. Some 4 million of them have fled across borders, many to arid, impoverished places—Chad, Ethiopia, South Sudan...there are few resources to support them."
"...gathers around to help remove the blanketing layers—a tarp, wet burlap sacks, banana stalks, and ti leaves—and reveal lunch slowly cooked over stones still hot after hours smothered in the ground. “So everything that’s in the imu is coming right from the land..."
In Hawai'i, Restorative Justice Takes the Form of an Underground Oven
A Hawai‘i mutual aid group called Men of PA‘A uses traditional imu cooking to help men rebuild their lives after incarceration and addiction.
www.saveur.com
June 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
"...gathers around to help remove the blanketing layers—a tarp, wet burlap sacks, banana stalks, and ti leaves—and reveal lunch slowly cooked over stones still hot after hours smothered in the ground. “So everything that’s in the imu is coming right from the land..."
An incredible panel on the historical framework for the battle for Haiti (which might be one of the most important fights?).
(Locally here in New York it's congestion pricing, which I hope to explain why at some point.)
(Locally here in New York it's congestion pricing, which I hope to explain why at some point.)
Sam Dash - Part 2
This is "Sam Dash - Part 2" by Georgetown University Law Center on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
vimeo.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
An incredible panel on the historical framework for the battle for Haiti (which might be one of the most important fights?).
(Locally here in New York it's congestion pricing, which I hope to explain why at some point.)
(Locally here in New York it's congestion pricing, which I hope to explain why at some point.)
Reposted by Dispactké
Had a Haitian Uber driver on the way out of Indy who drove me to the airport. Sweet woman. Ended up telling me she was detained for an entire week back in March over questions about her citizenship. She only had her driver’s license on her at the time.
May 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Had a Haitian Uber driver on the way out of Indy who drove me to the airport. Sweet woman. Ended up telling me she was detained for an entire week back in March over questions about her citizenship. She only had her driver’s license on her at the time.
wow.
Who Shot Me - Stories Unprocessed Kickstarter Project
YouTube video by LightGrid
youtu.be
May 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
wow.
(miss him.)
Today marks 9 years without Prince 🥺🙏
April 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
(miss him.)
Hmm. Very interesting. Didn't make Provisions. Must hit restaurant when in Philly.
An End (And A New Beginning) For Honeysuckle
Honeysuckle Provisions closes its doors, but chefs Omar Tate and Cybille St. Aude-Tate hint that a new chapter is blooming in West Philly.
www.phillymag.com
April 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Hmm. Very interesting. Didn't make Provisions. Must hit restaurant when in Philly.
