Brian
@bb.place
Head of Product Strategy at 37signals. I love writing, jazz, short novels, live music, baseball, standup, philosophy, living in Northampton, and democracy.
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I would love to see this happen www.axios.com/2025/11/24/d...
Scoop: Democrats eye ranked-choice voting for 2028 primaries
It's a tool that drew national attention when it propelled New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to a decisive primary win.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I would love to see this happen www.axios.com/2025/11/24/d...
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Not a headline many folks are used to seeing about a Dem candidate. Iowa Auditor Rob Sand, a bow hunter, shot a deer and donated the meat to a local food bank. Sand is running for #IAGov.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Gotta enjoy the good days
There were 13 elections last night for a statewide office.
Democrats swept all 13.
That’s 1 in NJ. 3 in VA. 2 in GA. And 7 in PA (all judges, retention and regular).
They won 12 of the 13 races by double-digits, with margins up to 24%. The only other race, the tightest, they won by 6%.
Democrats swept all 13.
That’s 1 in NJ. 3 in VA. 2 in GA. And 7 in PA (all judges, retention and regular).
They won 12 of the 13 races by double-digits, with margins up to 24%. The only other race, the tightest, they won by 6%.
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Gotta enjoy the good days
@nbsp1618.bsky.social Cross Bronx Expressway sounds fantastic. What a worthwhile project. It sounds like it may play best at 3 players, followed by solitaire. Does that align with the play testing? It's often just 2 of us when we play, so I'm curious how good of a fit it is for that number.
July 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
@nbsp1618.bsky.social Cross Bronx Expressway sounds fantastic. What a worthwhile project. It sounds like it may play best at 3 players, followed by solitaire. Does that align with the play testing? It's often just 2 of us when we play, so I'm curious how good of a fit it is for that number.
Amidst the barrage of “Democrats have to…” articles, this one resonated.
“To win elections, Democrats have to win back at least some voters who have no interest in becoming more politically engaged.”
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“To win elections, Democrats have to win back at least some voters who have no interest in becoming more politically engaged.”
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Democrats Need More Hobbies
A party of political junkies will struggle to win.
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June 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Amidst the barrage of “Democrats have to…” articles, this one resonated.
“To win elections, Democrats have to win back at least some voters who have no interest in becoming more politically engaged.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
“To win elections, Democrats have to win back at least some voters who have no interest in becoming more politically engaged.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I have a lot of respect for @chrismurphyct.bsky.social, but this quote shocks me. The entire focus of the Harris campaign and its ads was that a second term would be different, no guardrails, no one to stand in his way. How could the party not have been prepared?
May 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I have a lot of respect for @chrismurphyct.bsky.social, but this quote shocks me. The entire focus of the Harris campaign and its ads was that a second term would be different, no guardrails, no one to stand in his way. How could the party not have been prepared?
@gelliottmorris.com Thanks for making the case and spreading the word. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Democrats Shouldn’t Run From the Fight Over Deportations
They can still win, and the stakes are too important to give up without trying.
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April 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
@gelliottmorris.com Thanks for making the case and spreading the word. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Progress.
Another pretty big move down in Trump's net approval today. He hits a new low (again) of -6.7 after pulling in net negative numbers from even his most friendly pollsters.
Disapprove: 51.6%
Approve: 44.9%
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Disapprove: 51.6%
Approve: 44.9%
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April 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Progress.
A helpful look at the past and future www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
I Should Have Seen This Coming
When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won...
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April 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A helpful look at the past and future www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Excellent new album from Myra Melford music.apple.com/us/album/179...
"...The three artists show their seriously expansive sonic palettes in a cohesive whole that is as probing and expressionistic as Twombly’s art." jazztrail.net/blog/myra-me...
Great jazz + Cy Twombly 💙
"...The three artists show their seriously expansive sonic palettes in a cohesive whole that is as probing and expressionistic as Twombly’s art." jazztrail.net/blog/myra-me...
Great jazz + Cy Twombly 💙
Myra Melford Splash (feat. Michael Formanek & Ches Smith) by Myra Melford on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 10 Songs
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March 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Excellent new album from Myra Melford music.apple.com/us/album/179...
"...The three artists show their seriously expansive sonic palettes in a cohesive whole that is as probing and expressionistic as Twombly’s art." jazztrail.net/blog/myra-me...
Great jazz + Cy Twombly 💙
"...The three artists show their seriously expansive sonic palettes in a cohesive whole that is as probing and expressionistic as Twombly’s art." jazztrail.net/blog/myra-me...
Great jazz + Cy Twombly 💙
The next great campaign platform is a campaign to limit presidential power. A weak, ineffective, dysfunctional Congress has helped bring us to this point.
March 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The next great campaign platform is a campaign to limit presidential power. A weak, ineffective, dysfunctional Congress has helped bring us to this point.
The Albums app is one of a handful that I rely on every single day. I love it so much that everyone I know knows how much I love it 😆 Now it has real support for playlists, too.
And the announcements are great reads as well. albumstheapp.substack.com/p/albums-61-...
And the announcements are great reads as well. albumstheapp.substack.com/p/albums-61-...
Albums 6.1: Honest-to-goodness playlist support, notes, bulk actions, and more!
Plus, a brief update on Univershuffle
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March 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The Albums app is one of a handful that I rely on every single day. I love it so much that everyone I know knows how much I love it 😆 Now it has real support for playlists, too.
And the announcements are great reads as well. albumstheapp.substack.com/p/albums-61-...
And the announcements are great reads as well. albumstheapp.substack.com/p/albums-61-...
I'm not sure why this solo guitar track by Brad Barr is called "BASEBALL", but it's terrific and now I want it as bumper music during every game. music.apple.com/us/album/bas...
BASEBALL by Brad Barr on Apple Music
Song · 2022 · Duration 4:33
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January 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I'm not sure why this solo guitar track by Brad Barr is called "BASEBALL", but it's terrific and now I want it as bumper music during every game. music.apple.com/us/album/bas...
How I found my way into jazz after years of distant appreciation, featuring two blogs, a Finish jazz magazine, a concert in New Orleans ❤️, and a jazz community in Western Massachusetts modeled after farm shares.
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Finding my way into jazz
I was always curious about jazz. I purchased a handful of the revered albums, sparked by lists of the greatest albums of all-time or a favorite artist raving about one. When a music journalist wants t...
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January 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
How I found my way into jazz after years of distant appreciation, featuring two blogs, a Finish jazz magazine, a concert in New Orleans ❤️, and a jazz community in Western Massachusetts modeled after farm shares.
bb.place/finding-my-w...
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@rebeccamakkai.bsky.social Thank you for the postcard! Wishing you a fabulous 2025!
December 26, 2024 at 11:45 PM
@rebeccamakkai.bsky.social Thank you for the postcard! Wishing you a fabulous 2025!
This year, we moved 2,000 miles from Austin, TX (population 1M) to Northampton, MA (population 20K). Here's how it's going so far. bb.place/150-days-in-...
150 Days in Northampton
I’m writing this in our apartment in Northampton, Massachusetts, just back from a sunny, snowy walk on a 12 degree December morning. Today marks 150 days since we moved here from Austin.
We’ll share...
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December 26, 2024 at 11:04 PM
This year, we moved 2,000 miles from Austin, TX (population 1M) to Northampton, MA (population 20K). Here's how it's going so far. bb.place/150-days-in-...
There’s a great Bob’s Burgers episode this season about nostalgia and drive-in theatres that reminded me of one of my favorite jokes as a kid.
Did you hear about the guy who died at a drive-in movie? He went to see Closed for the Winter. 🥁
That would be a quality short story title, too.
Did you hear about the guy who died at a drive-in movie? He went to see Closed for the Winter. 🥁
That would be a quality short story title, too.
December 4, 2024 at 7:20 PM
There’s a great Bob’s Burgers episode this season about nostalgia and drive-in theatres that reminded me of one of my favorite jokes as a kid.
Did you hear about the guy who died at a drive-in movie? He went to see Closed for the Winter. 🥁
That would be a quality short story title, too.
Did you hear about the guy who died at a drive-in movie? He went to see Closed for the Winter. 🥁
That would be a quality short story title, too.
Thanks to @benfb.bsky.social I know about these fabulous wallpapers that are now decorating all of my devices. basicappleguy.com/basicapplebl...
LIMINAL Spaces Wallpaper — Basic Apple Guy
Introducing Liminal Spaces, a vibrant and minimal cubist-inspired wallpaper series.
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December 3, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Thanks to @benfb.bsky.social I know about these fabulous wallpapers that are now decorating all of my devices. basicappleguy.com/basicapplebl...
Whenever I read that something is "not for the faint of heart", I know I won't be interested, which I guess means that I'm faint of heart?
November 29, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Whenever I read that something is "not for the faint of heart", I know I won't be interested, which I guess means that I'm faint of heart?
Whenever a noteworthy person joins and there's a buzz about the place, I think of Arrested Development.
This was a big get for God.
This was a big get for God.
November 24, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Whenever a noteworthy person joins and there's a buzz about the place, I think of Arrested Development.
This was a big get for God.
This was a big get for God.
As I experience a true fall for the first time in decades and the holidays near, I'm reminded that Fantastic Mr. Fox is the perfect Thanksgiving movie.
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November 24, 2024 at 9:49 PM
As I experience a true fall for the first time in decades and the holidays near, I'm reminded that Fantastic Mr. Fox is the perfect Thanksgiving movie.
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