Holliday
@doompositive.com
post-consumer
doompositive_
sitting in the hollywood hawaiian hotel
drinkin gin
doompositive_
sitting in the hollywood hawaiian hotel
drinkin gin
15 years ago I went into Uniqlo and bought probably 40 pairs of socks. They are now all finally coming apart within weeks of each other. Props for long lasting socks Uniqlo. It does feel like the death of a generation though.
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
15 years ago I went into Uniqlo and bought probably 40 pairs of socks. They are now all finally coming apart within weeks of each other. Props for long lasting socks Uniqlo. It does feel like the death of a generation though.
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Why does the House, the larger of the two legislative bodies, not simply eat the Senate
November 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Why does the House, the larger of the two legislative bodies, not simply eat the Senate
Having physical copies of The Onion around the house brings little moments of joy long after reading the latest issue.
Had to do an emergency repotting for a rubber plant that took a turn for the worse. My partner and I kept chuckling as we spread out the ads and articles. @bencollins.bsky.social
Had to do an emergency repotting for a rubber plant that took a turn for the worse. My partner and I kept chuckling as we spread out the ads and articles. @bencollins.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Having physical copies of The Onion around the house brings little moments of joy long after reading the latest issue.
Had to do an emergency repotting for a rubber plant that took a turn for the worse. My partner and I kept chuckling as we spread out the ads and articles. @bencollins.bsky.social
Had to do an emergency repotting for a rubber plant that took a turn for the worse. My partner and I kept chuckling as we spread out the ads and articles. @bencollins.bsky.social
An OS extension that automatically changes any “4h” “32m ago” kind of browser crap into just the goddammed timestamp. Fuck it, in UTC.
October 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
An OS extension that automatically changes any “4h” “32m ago” kind of browser crap into just the goddammed timestamp. Fuck it, in UTC.
We should calls singles loosies
October 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We should calls singles loosies
Been keeping my RayHunter charged and active beyond individual protests. I keep it in my motorcycle jacket so my sprawling trips upstate send data. @eff.org
October 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Been keeping my RayHunter charged and active beyond individual protests. I keep it in my motorcycle jacket so my sprawling trips upstate send data. @eff.org
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I sometimes forget I've made a lot of stupid things over the years like placing TV's Barney on 1994's 'Without a Sound' by Dinosaur Jr.
October 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I sometimes forget I've made a lot of stupid things over the years like placing TV's Barney on 1994's 'Without a Sound' by Dinosaur Jr.
People getting old seem like they value comfort over principles. I’m getting old. Not doing so is making me more uncomfortable.
September 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
People getting old seem like they value comfort over principles. I’m getting old. Not doing so is making me more uncomfortable.
Rode upstate and the elevation of the Poconos already has fall leaves. All green down here but just a few hours away they’re turning.
September 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Rode upstate and the elevation of the Poconos already has fall leaves. All green down here but just a few hours away they’re turning.
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PBS News Hour is, hands down, one of the most worthwhile news programs. Support public media: www.pbs.org/passport/
www.pbs.org
August 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
PBS News Hour is, hands down, one of the most worthwhile news programs. Support public media: www.pbs.org/passport/
If you could get a crib in any five cities (five cribs) of your choice in the world, which would you choose?
NYC, Dingle, Helsinki, Malaga, Mui Wo
NYC, Dingle, Helsinki, Malaga, Mui Wo
If you could get a crib in any five cities (five cribs) of your choice in the world, which would you choose?
Me: Dublin, Seoul, Paris, Bordeaux, Portland
Me: Dublin, Seoul, Paris, Bordeaux, Portland
Edinburgh
Tokyo
Copenhagen
Boston
Paris
London
Tokyo
Copenhagen
Boston
Paris
London
August 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
If you could get a crib in any five cities (five cribs) of your choice in the world, which would you choose?
NYC, Dingle, Helsinki, Malaga, Mui Wo
NYC, Dingle, Helsinki, Malaga, Mui Wo
"Freemium everything" rode way too long off the early giants' stories to where any startup that got free users felt like they were building "traction" but the end result was no one would pay. It has be to a strategic choice that's got a model underneath it, otherwise you're just selling $2 for $1
Does freemium makes sense for your product?
Calculate what you'd need to charge free users just to break even on costs. That’s the ongoing “cost of marketing,” and it might end up being a lot more than traditional marketing.
Calculate what you'd need to charge free users just to break even on costs. That’s the ongoing “cost of marketing,” and it might end up being a lot more than traditional marketing.
Reframing “Freemium” by charging the marketing department
Freemium means high costs, low conversion, and customer feedback dominated by the non-ideal customer. Treat it as a marketing expense to ensure ROI.
longform.asmartbear.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:42 AM
"Freemium everything" rode way too long off the early giants' stories to where any startup that got free users felt like they were building "traction" but the end result was no one would pay. It has be to a strategic choice that's got a model underneath it, otherwise you're just selling $2 for $1
Aw man it's gonna be a sack of clams
Every city choose your anti-fascist culinary projectile challenge.
And they want to try this in Chicago?
Taking a sub to the chest is nothing compared to catching a 60-pound deep dish pizza.
There's going to be a lot of feds with giant circles punched clean through their stomachs, standing there all confused like Wile E. Coyote.
Taking a sub to the chest is nothing compared to catching a 60-pound deep dish pizza.
There's going to be a lot of feds with giant circles punched clean through their stomachs, standing there all confused like Wile E. Coyote.
August 12, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Aw man it's gonna be a sack of clams
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A dishwasher but for humans
July 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
A dishwasher but for humans
Peak piss?
The piss tank on the ISS is now 75% full.
July 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Peak piss?
Late shows are just your regular dude 5 hour video “podcast” where they edit the funny/interesting stuff down into 30m + musical breaks and a gag scene someone actually wrote.
July 20, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Late shows are just your regular dude 5 hour video “podcast” where they edit the funny/interesting stuff down into 30m + musical breaks and a gag scene someone actually wrote.
What’s missing on the dog part of the chart?
July 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
What’s missing on the dog part of the chart?
“Get out of the house!” In summer we’d largely be feral neighborhood wanderers from 11am till dusk.
Doing absolutely everything to get your license as soon as possible. First car was freedom.
Doing absolutely everything to get your license as soon as possible. First car was freedom.
What’s a real thing from your childhood that kids these days would find completely foreign?
Like, how we used to be able to walk right up to the gate to meet our family coming off a flight.
Or how we had to pick a spot to meet at the theater BEFORE we went.
Like, how we used to be able to walk right up to the gate to meet our family coming off a flight.
Or how we had to pick a spot to meet at the theater BEFORE we went.
July 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“Get out of the house!” In summer we’d largely be feral neighborhood wanderers from 11am till dusk.
Doing absolutely everything to get your license as soon as possible. First car was freedom.
Doing absolutely everything to get your license as soon as possible. First car was freedom.
I like this in contrast to so much online writing advice that’s of the pattern “write for 5th graders”. Avoiding flowery navel gazing and emphasizing clarity are important, but so is really nailing a few specific words or phrases that crystallize the message.
Just republished a classic article! 👇🏾
Want to write better? Swap generic words for specifics to make your text clear, powerful, engaging, and even funny.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
Want to write better? Swap generic words for specifics to make your text clear, powerful, engaging, and even funny.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
Specificity: A weapon of mass effectiveness
Want to write better? Swap generic words for specifics to make your text clear, powerful, engaging, and even funny.
longform.asmartbear.com
July 14, 2025 at 7:23 AM
I like this in contrast to so much online writing advice that’s of the pattern “write for 5th graders”. Avoiding flowery navel gazing and emphasizing clarity are important, but so is really nailing a few specific words or phrases that crystallize the message.
We have this awkward 1/2 bath in the middle of the house we don’t use—it’s like a “who wants to hear me pee” showcase—so we put the cat box in there. Before a big party last summer I put this sign on it so folks would know what’s what. It has started an evolving thread of humorous behavior. 1/n
July 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
We have this awkward 1/2 bath in the middle of the house we don’t use—it’s like a “who wants to hear me pee” showcase—so we put the cat box in there. Before a big party last summer I put this sign on it so folks would know what’s what. It has started an evolving thread of humorous behavior. 1/n
From @asmartbear: appreciate a little poetry amid the graphs:
“When you examine growth relative to market size it is an Elephant, complete with logistic trunk, optimized back, and declining rump (even despite a COVID bump).”
longform.asmartbear.com/exponential-...
“When you examine growth relative to market size it is an Elephant, complete with logistic trunk, optimized back, and declining rump (even despite a COVID bump).”
longform.asmartbear.com/exponential-...
The Elephant in the room: The myth of exponential hypergrowth
Even Facebook and Slack did not grow "exponentially," as frequently described. Here is the correct model that you can use to understand and affect growth.
longform.asmartbear.com
July 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
From @asmartbear: appreciate a little poetry amid the graphs:
“When you examine growth relative to market size it is an Elephant, complete with logistic trunk, optimized back, and declining rump (even despite a COVID bump).”
longform.asmartbear.com/exponential-...
“When you examine growth relative to market size it is an Elephant, complete with logistic trunk, optimized back, and declining rump (even despite a COVID bump).”
longform.asmartbear.com/exponential-...
Odd next the all the Challenger and 9/11 posts but… The Miracle of Life.
July 12, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Odd next the all the Challenger and 9/11 posts but… The Miracle of Life.
Oh my, from Ezra Klein: “what is AI but an articulator of consensus reality?” I get it, but if LLMs become the new social media, oof.
July 11, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Oh my, from Ezra Klein: “what is AI but an articulator of consensus reality?” I get it, but if LLMs become the new social media, oof.