Michael E. Gruen
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Why does this outline appear after an app is dismissed? Why does it persist at all? It just makes things unnecessarily busy.
This design language took, uh, courage.
This design language took, uh, courage.
September 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Why does this outline appear after an app is dismissed? Why does it persist at all? It just makes things unnecessarily busy.
This design language took, uh, courage.
This design language took, uh, courage.
Although, to be fair, last lines of the article:
September 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Although, to be fair, last lines of the article:
Am I supposed to take articles that have images like this seriously?
September 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Am I supposed to take articles that have images like this seriously?
This logo is so ominous
August 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This logo is so ominous
Very cool for Google to do this. (If you have Google Workspace, check it out: admin.google.com/ac/insights/...)
August 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Very cool for Google to do this. (If you have Google Workspace, check it out: admin.google.com/ac/insights/...)
From the Capitol administrative offices.
August 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
From the Capitol administrative offices.
On my gmail account (but not my google workspace account) this new paste function appeared:
August 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
On my gmail account (but not my google workspace account) this new paste function appeared:
How skynet got its wings.
May 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
How skynet got its wings.
This cover is almost 50 years old and is still painfully accurate.
May 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This cover is almost 50 years old and is still painfully accurate.
Recent acquisition (soda can tab for scale). Nice work, @beta.nyc
Get yours: beta.nyc/support-us-n...
Get yours: beta.nyc/support-us-n...
April 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Recent acquisition (soda can tab for scale). Nice work, @beta.nyc
Get yours: beta.nyc/support-us-n...
Get yours: beta.nyc/support-us-n...
Very glad to see *something* I wrote ended up in Meta's (very knowingly pirated) AI training set—was worried I wouldn't have direct reason to be righteously indignant.
Thanks, Zuck!
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Thanks, Zuck!
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
March 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Very glad to see *something* I wrote ended up in Meta's (very knowingly pirated) AI training set—was worried I wouldn't have direct reason to be righteously indignant.
Thanks, Zuck!
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Thanks, Zuck!
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
(Canada's population is roughly equivalent California, at half the GDP. Ignore any state/province divisions within Canada.)
Further still, if I were negotiating on behalf of Canada, I'd ensure statehood or representation for all other US territories. Here's what that would look like:
Further still, if I were negotiating on behalf of Canada, I'd ensure statehood or representation for all other US territories. Here's what that would look like:
February 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
(Canada's population is roughly equivalent California, at half the GDP. Ignore any state/province divisions within Canada.)
Further still, if I were negotiating on behalf of Canada, I'd ensure statehood or representation for all other US territories. Here's what that would look like:
Further still, if I were negotiating on behalf of Canada, I'd ensure statehood or representation for all other US territories. Here's what that would look like:
Scenario I'd like to throw into the ether (with the huge caveat that this is all ridiculous and shouldn't be taken seriously):
Should Canada join the United States, it should insist on having proportional representation in Congress. Here's what would happen in the House (assuming kept to 435):
Should Canada join the United States, it should insist on having proportional representation in Congress. Here's what would happen in the House (assuming kept to 435):
February 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Scenario I'd like to throw into the ether (with the huge caveat that this is all ridiculous and shouldn't be taken seriously):
Should Canada join the United States, it should insist on having proportional representation in Congress. Here's what would happen in the House (assuming kept to 435):
Should Canada join the United States, it should insist on having proportional representation in Congress. Here's what would happen in the House (assuming kept to 435):
Tired: "copy"
Wired: "copy as markdown"
Wired: "copy as markdown"
February 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Tired: "copy"
Wired: "copy as markdown"
Wired: "copy as markdown"
Welp, where goes this morning's productivity.
Maybe it's time to switch to podman.
Maybe it's time to switch to podman.
January 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Welp, where goes this morning's productivity.
Maybe it's time to switch to podman.
Maybe it's time to switch to podman.
:(
(I'm in NYC, not sure why there'd be a content restriction)
(I'm in NYC, not sure why there'd be a content restriction)
January 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
:(
(I'm in NYC, not sure why there'd be a content restriction)
(I'm in NYC, not sure why there'd be a content restriction)
In which the AI tail wags the human dog.
(I don’t live in the Bay Area, and I love cold weather.)
(I don’t live in the Bay Area, and I love cold weather.)
January 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
In which the AI tail wags the human dog.
(I don’t live in the Bay Area, and I love cold weather.)
(I don’t live in the Bay Area, and I love cold weather.)
I’ll share one from two years ago.
Bought into community distributed generation. (I live in Manhattan, so not possible to put up solar panels.)
I’d say it’s working out.
Bought into community distributed generation. (I live in Manhattan, so not possible to put up solar panels.)
I’d say it’s working out.
January 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I’ll share one from two years ago.
Bought into community distributed generation. (I live in Manhattan, so not possible to put up solar panels.)
I’d say it’s working out.
Bought into community distributed generation. (I live in Manhattan, so not possible to put up solar panels.)
I’d say it’s working out.
Pfff. What a grinch.
(Happy Great American Holiday, y’all)
(Happy Great American Holiday, y’all)
December 25, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Pfff. What a grinch.
(Happy Great American Holiday, y’all)
(Happy Great American Holiday, y’all)
The congestion pricing revenue also bonds additional funds for improving public transit. Better transit means greater ridership means fewer cars.
Also, even a 10% reduction can do wonders for congestion.
Also, even a 10% reduction can do wonders for congestion.
December 22, 2024 at 6:26 PM
The congestion pricing revenue also bonds additional funds for improving public transit. Better transit means greater ridership means fewer cars.
Also, even a 10% reduction can do wonders for congestion.
Also, even a 10% reduction can do wonders for congestion.
This is the kind of accolade I live for.
December 11, 2024 at 10:59 PM
This is the kind of accolade I live for.