After hours guitar repair with “GuitarFixer Bob” Pieper of legendary hair metal band, XYZ 🤘
November 22, 2025 at 3:33 AM
After hours guitar repair with “GuitarFixer Bob” Pieper of legendary hair metal band, XYZ 🤘
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Open source foundations don’t run on “magic piles of money.”
Registries, CDNs, CI pipelines, security response and compliance work all require sustained support. Read why OpenJS joined peers in signing “Open Infrastructure is Not Free.”
🔗 hubs.la/Q03KtFgr0
Registries, CDNs, CI pipelines, security response and compliance work all require sustained support. Read why OpenJS joined peers in signing “Open Infrastructure is Not Free.”
🔗 hubs.la/Q03KtFgr0
September 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Open source foundations don’t run on “magic piles of money.”
Registries, CDNs, CI pipelines, security response and compliance work all require sustained support. Read why OpenJS joined peers in signing “Open Infrastructure is Not Free.”
🔗 hubs.la/Q03KtFgr0
Registries, CDNs, CI pipelines, security response and compliance work all require sustained support. Read why OpenJS joined peers in signing “Open Infrastructure is Not Free.”
🔗 hubs.la/Q03KtFgr0
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The trader guys woke up this morning in the same clothes as last night, covered in margarita stains and their own vomit.
Then the realisation hit. A 125% tariff on China and 10% tariff on 200 other countries isn’t a “pause on tariffs”.
Then the realisation hit. A 125% tariff on China and 10% tariff on 200 other countries isn’t a “pause on tariffs”.
April 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The trader guys woke up this morning in the same clothes as last night, covered in margarita stains and their own vomit.
Then the realisation hit. A 125% tariff on China and 10% tariff on 200 other countries isn’t a “pause on tariffs”.
Then the realisation hit. A 125% tariff on China and 10% tariff on 200 other countries isn’t a “pause on tariffs”.
Let’s estimate that Apple sells 50 million iPhones per year in the US. Apple couldn’t manufacture 50 million iPhones per year in the US at any cost. No amount of money could be thrown at the problem and make it happen that 50 million new iPhones are made in the US:
daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
Trump, Supposedly, Thinks the U.S. Has the ‘Resources’ Needed to Make iPhones
Link to: https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/08/trump-thinks-the-us-has-the-resources-needed-to-make-iphones/
daringfireball.net
April 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Let’s estimate that Apple sells 50 million iPhones per year in the US. Apple couldn’t manufacture 50 million iPhones per year in the US at any cost. No amount of money could be thrown at the problem and make it happen that 50 million new iPhones are made in the US:
daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
Discount Fireworks’
BIG WEEKEND OF SHOWS!
APR 4 FRI - at AS220 in Providence, RI
APR 5 SAT - at Joe Nolan’s 50th birthday bash at Scottish Dave’s in Clinton, CT
APR 6 SUN - at Three Sheets punk rock matinee
DiscountFireworks.band
BIG WEEKEND OF SHOWS!
APR 4 FRI - at AS220 in Providence, RI
APR 5 SAT - at Joe Nolan’s 50th birthday bash at Scottish Dave’s in Clinton, CT
APR 6 SUN - at Three Sheets punk rock matinee
DiscountFireworks.band
April 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Discount Fireworks’
BIG WEEKEND OF SHOWS!
APR 4 FRI - at AS220 in Providence, RI
APR 5 SAT - at Joe Nolan’s 50th birthday bash at Scottish Dave’s in Clinton, CT
APR 6 SUN - at Three Sheets punk rock matinee
DiscountFireworks.band
BIG WEEKEND OF SHOWS!
APR 4 FRI - at AS220 in Providence, RI
APR 5 SAT - at Joe Nolan’s 50th birthday bash at Scottish Dave’s in Clinton, CT
APR 6 SUN - at Three Sheets punk rock matinee
DiscountFireworks.band
“Behold the decade of mid tech!
That is what I want to say every time someone asks me, “What about A.I.?” with the breathless anticipation of a boy who thinks this is the summer he finally gets to touch a boob….”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
That is what I want to say every time someone asks me, “What about A.I.?” with the breathless anticipation of a boy who thinks this is the summer he finally gets to touch a boob….”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
Opinion | The Tech Fantasy That Powers A.I. Is Running on Fumes
A.I. is just what we need in the post-fact era: less research and more predicting what we want to hear.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“Behold the decade of mid tech!
That is what I want to say every time someone asks me, “What about A.I.?” with the breathless anticipation of a boy who thinks this is the summer he finally gets to touch a boob….”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
That is what I want to say every time someone asks me, “What about A.I.?” with the breathless anticipation of a boy who thinks this is the summer he finally gets to touch a boob….”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
In this 10-minute video, John Lithgow reads each of the lessons from Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
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kottke.org/25/04/john-l...
John Lithgow Reads 20 Lessons on Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
In this 10-minute video, John Lithgow reads each of the lessons from Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the
kottke.org
April 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In this 10-minute video, John Lithgow reads each of the lessons from Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
kottke.org/25/04/john-l...
kottke.org/25/04/john-l...
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Keep hearing people say protests against first Trump administration were ineffective. Evidence suggests otherwise.
Many “savvy” folks argue protests can’t work. Evidence suggests otherwise.
“Muslim ban set off a fury of protests across US, garnering tremendous media attention and discussion… Portraying ‘Ban’ at odds with inclusive elements of American identity prompted some citizens to shift their attitudes…”
“Muslim ban set off a fury of protests across US, garnering tremendous media attention and discussion… Portraying ‘Ban’ at odds with inclusive elements of American identity prompted some citizens to shift their attitudes…”
A Change of Heart? Why Individual-Level Public Opinion Shifted Against Trump’s “Muslim Ban” - Political Behavior
Public opinion research suggests that rapid and significant individual-level fluctuations in opinions toward various policies is fairly unexpected absent methodological artifacts. While this may gener...
link.springer.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Keep hearing people say protests against first Trump administration were ineffective. Evidence suggests otherwise.
👊 Law Firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale Sue Trump Administration to Block Executive Orders
President Trump has targeted big law firms that he claims have “weaponized” the legal system. On Friday, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale fought back in court.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/b...
President Trump has targeted big law firms that he claims have “weaponized” the legal system. On Friday, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale fought back in court.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/b...
Law Firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale Sue Trump Administration to Block Executive Orders
President Trump has targeted big law firms that he claims have “weaponized” the legal system. On Friday, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale fought back in court.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
👊 Law Firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale Sue Trump Administration to Block Executive Orders
President Trump has targeted big law firms that he claims have “weaponized” the legal system. On Friday, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale fought back in court.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/b...
President Trump has targeted big law firms that he claims have “weaponized” the legal system. On Friday, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale fought back in court.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/b...
Two prominent American scholars on fascism & authoritarianism, Timothy Snyder & Jason Stanley, have recently moved from Yale to the University of Toronto. Stanley: “the primary reason was the deteriorating political situation in the United States”.
kottke.org/25/03/004652...
kottke.org/25/03/004652...
Two prominent American scholars on fascism & authoritarianis...
Two prominent American scholars on fascism & authoritarianism, Timothy Snyder & Jason Stanley, have recently moved from Yale to th
kottke.org
March 28, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Two prominent American scholars on fascism & authoritarianism, Timothy Snyder & Jason Stanley, have recently moved from Yale to the University of Toronto. Stanley: “the primary reason was the deteriorating political situation in the United States”.
kottke.org/25/03/004652...
kottke.org/25/03/004652...
“A new report from Reuters: one of the young DOGE employees, 19yo Edward Coristine, previously was involved with a cybercrime group known as "EGodly."
Also known by his online nickname "Big Balls," he provided support for cybercriminals through his company DiamondCDN”
mashable.com/article/doge...
Also known by his online nickname "Big Balls," he provided support for cybercriminals through his company DiamondCDN”
mashable.com/article/doge...
DOGE staffer 'Big Balls' allegedly involved with cybercrime ring
Elon Musk's DOGE boys are currently rifling through government data. Do you trust them?
mashable.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
“A new report from Reuters: one of the young DOGE employees, 19yo Edward Coristine, previously was involved with a cybercrime group known as "EGodly."
Also known by his online nickname "Big Balls," he provided support for cybercriminals through his company DiamondCDN”
mashable.com/article/doge...
Also known by his online nickname "Big Balls," he provided support for cybercriminals through his company DiamondCDN”
mashable.com/article/doge...
“Der Spiegel reported Wed not only were Trump's officials communicating via Signal, their cell phone numbers can be found online.
Hegseth, Mike Waltz and Gabbard all had their private data, passwords and cell phone numbers leaked and can be found online…”
boingboing.net/2025/03/26/w...
Hegseth, Mike Waltz and Gabbard all had their private data, passwords and cell phone numbers leaked and can be found online…”
boingboing.net/2025/03/26/w...
White House officials’ Signal group chat leak now includes passwords, phone data
The Trump Administration's "SignalGate" leak of war plans only gets worse and worse.
boingboing.net
March 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
“Der Spiegel reported Wed not only were Trump's officials communicating via Signal, their cell phone numbers can be found online.
Hegseth, Mike Waltz and Gabbard all had their private data, passwords and cell phone numbers leaked and can be found online…”
boingboing.net/2025/03/26/w...
Hegseth, Mike Waltz and Gabbard all had their private data, passwords and cell phone numbers leaked and can be found online…”
boingboing.net/2025/03/26/w...
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Tonight, hours after the Paul Weiss news broke, an associate at Skadden Arps sent a firm-wide email:
"Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment...We do not have time. It is now or it is never..."
"Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment...We do not have time. It is now or it is never..."
March 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tonight, hours after the Paul Weiss news broke, an associate at Skadden Arps sent a firm-wide email:
"Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment...We do not have time. It is now or it is never..."
"Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment...We do not have time. It is now or it is never..."
“Members of British punk rock band UK Subs denied entry into the US
Three members of the pioneering band were detained and returned to the UK after flying to Los Angeles for a gig”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Three members of the pioneering band were detained and returned to the UK after flying to Los Angeles for a gig”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Members of British punk rock band UK Subs denied entry into the US
Three members of the pioneering band were detained and returned to the UK after flying to Los Angeles for a gig
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“Members of British punk rock band UK Subs denied entry into the US
Three members of the pioneering band were detained and returned to the UK after flying to Los Angeles for a gig”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Three members of the pioneering band were detained and returned to the UK after flying to Los Angeles for a gig”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This will be incredible, I’m sure. I cannot wait! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/a...
Meow Wolf to Open New York Edition of Its Immersive Art Program
The Santa Fe, N.M., company has found success tapping into the experience economy and artistic psychedelia.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This will be incredible, I’m sure. I cannot wait! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/a...
iPhones are briefly changing 'racist' to 'Trump' due to an iOS dictation issue
www.engadget.com/mobile/iphon...
www.engadget.com/mobile/iphon...
iPhones are briefly changing 'racist' to 'Trump' due to an iOS dictation issue
A bizarre bug is causing iPhones to automatically change the word “racist” to “Trump” when using the built-in dictation feature in iOS.
www.engadget.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
iPhones are briefly changing 'racist' to 'Trump' due to an iOS dictation issue
www.engadget.com/mobile/iphon...
www.engadget.com/mobile/iphon...
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I've been screaming this for years.
February 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I've been screaming this for years.
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Here's a little thread of some excellent videos of people punching up this week. First up, the Governor of Maine, Janet Mills, telling Trump, "I'll see you in court," to his face and on video. bsky.app/profile/atru...
TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here?
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
February 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Here's a little thread of some excellent videos of people punching up this week. First up, the Governor of Maine, Janet Mills, telling Trump, "I'll see you in court," to his face and on video. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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We the Builders is a site run by current and former federal employees about how “DOGE” is destroying the government. “They are destroyers. We are the builders. We don’t work for DOGE. We have always worked for you.” [wethebuilders.org]
February 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We the Builders is a site run by current and former federal employees about how “DOGE” is destroying the government. “They are destroyers. We are the builders. We don’t work for DOGE. We have always worked for you.” [wethebuilders.org]
Both bands! Two shows! One club! One weekend!
Saturday, Drifting North is with My Fellow and Magic Deal from Philly at Three Sheets in New Haven
Discount Fireworks is doing the Sunday matinee thing with EGG! and Pencils Down, also at Three Sheets
Saturday, Drifting North is with My Fellow and Magic Deal from Philly at Three Sheets in New Haven
Discount Fireworks is doing the Sunday matinee thing with EGG! and Pencils Down, also at Three Sheets
February 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Both bands! Two shows! One club! One weekend!
Saturday, Drifting North is with My Fellow and Magic Deal from Philly at Three Sheets in New Haven
Discount Fireworks is doing the Sunday matinee thing with EGG! and Pencils Down, also at Three Sheets
Saturday, Drifting North is with My Fellow and Magic Deal from Philly at Three Sheets in New Haven
Discount Fireworks is doing the Sunday matinee thing with EGG! and Pencils Down, also at Three Sheets
While Apple Maps, Google Maps, and Bing have all caved, Mapquest has held fast, along with the Associated Press and Encyclopedia Britannica.
Now, the OG online map service lets you rename the Gulf of Mexico anything you want with "Name Your Own Gulf."
boingboing.net/2025/02/20/m...
Now, the OG online map service lets you rename the Gulf of Mexico anything you want with "Name Your Own Gulf."
boingboing.net/2025/02/20/m...
Mapquest lets "Name Your Own Gulf"
While Apple Maps, Google Maps, and Bing have all caved and renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, Mapquest has held fast, along with the Associated Press…
boingboing.net
February 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
While Apple Maps, Google Maps, and Bing have all caved, Mapquest has held fast, along with the Associated Press and Encyclopedia Britannica.
Now, the OG online map service lets you rename the Gulf of Mexico anything you want with "Name Your Own Gulf."
boingboing.net/2025/02/20/m...
Now, the OG online map service lets you rename the Gulf of Mexico anything you want with "Name Your Own Gulf."
boingboing.net/2025/02/20/m...
MUST READ: “…this is not just Elon Musk’s coup. Musk seems to be following his own playbook but it’s clear that there are multiple, intersecting, mutually beneficial things going on there with Trump, Musk, Vought, and many Republican members of Congress.”
kottke.org/25/02/theyre...
kottke.org/25/02/theyre...
They’re Purposefully Traumatizing the Federal Workforce
Russell Vought is a Christian nationalist, a significant contributor to Project 2025, the policy director of the RNC’s platf
kottke.org
February 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
MUST READ: “…this is not just Elon Musk’s coup. Musk seems to be following his own playbook but it’s clear that there are multiple, intersecting, mutually beneficial things going on there with Trump, Musk, Vought, and many Republican members of Congress.”
kottke.org/25/02/theyre...
kottke.org/25/02/theyre...
Through moving images, intimate portraits & interviews, Juliet Klottrup created Skate Like a Lass: a moving archive of these skate subcultures that aims to “address gaps in representation, participation, and historical documentation within skateboarding"
www.itsnicethat.com/articles/jul...
www.itsnicethat.com/articles/jul...
Skate like a lass: Juliet Klottrup’s take on skating, survival and self-expression up north
Documenting underrepresented communities in the skate scene, the photographer and filmmaker has merged self-authored images with poignant portraits to reimagine the conventional capturing of the sport...
www.itsnicethat.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Through moving images, intimate portraits & interviews, Juliet Klottrup created Skate Like a Lass: a moving archive of these skate subcultures that aims to “address gaps in representation, participation, and historical documentation within skateboarding"
www.itsnicethat.com/articles/jul...
www.itsnicethat.com/articles/jul...