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Drew McManus
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30+ years building software teams/products/businesses.

CEO + Co-founder of 33 Teams.

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August 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Great to see some good news coming out of Peloton. And new products in the roadmap! theclipout.com/peloton-fall...
Peloton Fall Refresh: New Equipment + AI Innovation Coming Soon - The Clip Out
The Peloton fall refresh will deliver new equipment, AI features, and integrated upgrades designed to expand the brand’s reach in wellness.
theclipout.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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“This is the lowest percentage in Gallup’s 90 years of collecting data on drinking behavior.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/w...
U.S. Alcohol Consumption Hits New Low, Poll Finds - The New York Times
The results signal a shift after a recent uptick in drinking among middle-aged adults in particular.
www.nytimes.com
August 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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I take Caltrain to Palo Alto now whenever I go down there. It’s like riding on trains in Europe. Fast, quiet, smooth. It’s an enormous improvement!
August 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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“I came to see that routines built by two halves often change when one of the halves is replaced.” wapo.st/4mzjN74
What I've learned from 17 years as a dog sitter - The Washington Post
Hundreds of dogs have been in my care, and I’ve realized I like to live at their pace.
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August 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Hardware Easter eggs. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/t...
The Hunt for a Lost Microscopic Art World - The New York Times
Decades ago, designers etched microscopic doodles onto silicon chips to leave their marks. Now, techno-archaeologists search for the tiny fossils.
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Beautiful. wapo.st/4m81PJf
After America’s biggest dam removal, 15 teens journey down a sacred river - Washington Post
The removal of four dams finally made a descent of the Klamath possible. These Indigenous kayakers became the first to attempt it.
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August 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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“About half of all AI-generated code contains security flaws.” gizmodo.com/read-this-be...
Read This Before You Trust Any AI-Written Code
The Tea app is a warning.
gizmodo.com
July 31, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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It’s all connected. www.livescience.com/animals/land...
Return of wolves to Yellowstone has led to a surge in aspen trees unseen for 80 years
Gray wolves were reintroduced in Yellowstone National Park in 1995 to help control the numbers of elk that were eating young trees, and it is finally paying off for quaking aspen.
www.livescience.com
July 31, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Wind theft. archive.today/2025.04.04-2...
July 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Some cool stuff coming here: athletechnews.com/apple-watcho...
New Apple Watch Software Includes Serious Fitness Upgrades - Athletech News
The public beta of watchOS 26 introduces new features like Workout Buddy and a significantly redesigned Workout app.
athletechnews.com
July 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/p...
The Tooth Fairy Is Real. She’s a Dentist in Seattle. - The New York Times
For 20 years, Dr. Purva Merchant has been answering letters from gaptoothed children and their parents — roughly 6,000 in all. “Happy growing up,” she typically replies.
www.nytimes.com
July 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Love this. www.mercurynews.com/2025/06/10/h...
Husband and wife clean Los Gatos Creek Trail on daily walks – The Mercury News
The couple say they collect one or two bags of trash most days.
www.mercurynews.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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I still wish Peloton would acquire Tonal.

https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/8/24339367/tonal-2-smart-home-trainer-fitness-tech

#Health #Fitness #Peloton
Tonal upgrades its smart weightlifting machine with heavier weights and a better camera - The Verge
The new Tonal 2 offers up to 250 pounds of resistance, new HIIT exercises, and more camera features.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Peeve: When people use “invite” as a noun. It’s an “invitation.”

https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/08/ios-18-3-invites-app-events/
iOS 18.3 hints at new 'Invites' app from Apple to manage events
Apple this week released the second beta of iOS 18.3, which isn’t exactly an exciting update as it doesn’t add...
9to5mac.com
January 9, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Merry Christmas! https://wapo.st/4grjtVi
December 25, 2024 at 9:37 PM
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“As one of England's most prolific songwriters, Elvis Costello has a harder job than many picking out the songs he's most proud of.”

https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/elvis-costello-personal-best
Elvis Costello's best songs, as chosen by him | Interview | The Line of Best Fit
One of England's most prolific songwriters, Elvis Costello talks Best Fit through the five songs he considers his personal best.
www.thelineofbestfit.com
December 4, 2024 at 10:39 PM
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I’ve had “Birdhouse In Your Soul” by They Might Be Giants stuck in my head for a week. Exceptionally clever wordplay—especially the bit about Jason and the Argonauts. Still, I’d prefer it stuck in your brain instead.

https://music.apple.com/us/album/birdhouse-in-your-soul/298111036?i=298111038
‎Birdhouse In Your Soul - Song by They Might Be Giants - Apple Music
Song · 1990 · Duration 3:18
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December 4, 2024 at 4:32 AM
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I scored 10/10! 🇺🇸🏛️📜 https://wapo.st/3VduYam
November 29, 2024 at 9:25 PM
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aoc.bsky.social
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.

We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
November 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
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paulbutler.org
Bluesky’s captured tech twitter because it appeals to our innate desire to buy a new domain name.
November 2, 2024 at 3:29 PM
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Openvibe seems pretty great so far. I definitely miss some features from Ivory, but I presume they will add some of them over time. Sticking with it for a while as an experiment…

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/openvibe-mastodon-bluesky/id1666230916
November 4, 2024 at 2:02 AM
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #3,341!
Generated graphic from Bluesky that shows I was user number 3,341 and that I joined on March 8, 2023. Bluesky now has over ten million users.
September 19, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Reposted by Drew McManus
filmgirl.bsky.social
Fully agree with this. I also hope someone who is not me build an omni-Fediverse client for all the different protocols so we can have a unified experience if we so choose. Also I wish the name IndieWeb had won over Fediverse but whatever.
anildash.com Anil Dash @anildash.com · Apr 27
My feeling, which I expect will encounter some resistance for a while, is that if Bluesky succeeds (for whatever definition of "success"), it's just part of the fediverse. Email has thrived for decades with multiple protocols behind the scenes; there's no reason open social networks can't do so too.
April 27, 2023 at 2:15 PM
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It's time to bring FriendFeed back.
April 26, 2023 at 9:28 PM