Jesse Friedman
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Marketer. Avid home cook. Etymology nerd. Dad. Dad joke teller. #pdx
DoorDash: "Bird flu is over. Also here is where cheeseburgers are cheaper."
Trump admin: "We have no inflation!"
Trump admin: "We have no inflation!"
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
DoorDash: "Bird flu is over. Also here is where cheeseburgers are cheaper."
Trump admin: "We have no inflation!"
Trump admin: "We have no inflation!"
This sounds straight from the lips of Jack Donaghy.
August 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This sounds straight from the lips of Jack Donaghy.
"How do we take advantage of Dame rejoining the Blazers to get people to come to the game, but not falsely imply he'll be playing because he's injured?"
August 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"How do we take advantage of Dame rejoining the Blazers to get people to come to the game, but not falsely imply he'll be playing because he's injured?"
Same number, two interpretations.
August 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Same number, two interpretations.
One relatively minor consequence of the Iran-Israel conflict is the wide berths flights have to take to avoid missles. This flight from Qatar to Georgia traveled more than double the normal distance, turning a sub-3-hour flight into a 5.5-hour one. www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...
June 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
One relatively minor consequence of the Iran-Israel conflict is the wide berths flights have to take to avoid missles. This flight from Qatar to Georgia traveled more than double the normal distance, turning a sub-3-hour flight into a 5.5-hour one. www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...
LOL another fun screwup from Google's AI Overview. The Oregon kicker is a biennial tax refund, as you can tell from the search refinement buttons.
June 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
LOL another fun screwup from Google's AI Overview. The Oregon kicker is a biennial tax refund, as you can tell from the search refinement buttons.
Yet the WSJ's summary article of the day from last night put it at "hundreds of thousands" 🙄
June 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Yet the WSJ's summary article of the day from last night put it at "hundreds of thousands" 🙄
Oof, this gives sociolinguists a lot to think about.
April 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Oof, this gives sociolinguists a lot to think about.
Economy tanking so hard that American Airlines ground crew is getting around the tarmac at PHX on trikes 😂
April 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Economy tanking so hard that American Airlines ground crew is getting around the tarmac at PHX on trikes 😂
A few dozen protesters at the Peace Arch border crossing. My favorite sign, which we didn't get a good snap of:
PORSCHE: FAST
FERRARI: FASTER
TESLA: FASCIST
PORSCHE: FAST
FERRARI: FASTER
TESLA: FASCIST
March 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A few dozen protesters at the Peace Arch border crossing. My favorite sign, which we didn't get a good snap of:
PORSCHE: FAST
FERRARI: FASTER
TESLA: FASCIST
PORSCHE: FAST
FERRARI: FASTER
TESLA: FASCIST
Yes, I'm virtual signaling.
I'm sorry to the writers at @washingtonpost.com, who do amazing work.
It's beyond time for serious journalism to accelerate the shift to nonprofit to have the financial freedom to hold elites to account.
I'm sorry to the writers at @washingtonpost.com, who do amazing work.
It's beyond time for serious journalism to accelerate the shift to nonprofit to have the financial freedom to hold elites to account.
February 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Yes, I'm virtual signaling.
I'm sorry to the writers at @washingtonpost.com, who do amazing work.
It's beyond time for serious journalism to accelerate the shift to nonprofit to have the financial freedom to hold elites to account.
I'm sorry to the writers at @washingtonpost.com, who do amazing work.
It's beyond time for serious journalism to accelerate the shift to nonprofit to have the financial freedom to hold elites to account.
DNC is living so much in the past that they didn't even update the donation request amount for the current year.
February 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
DNC is living so much in the past that they didn't even update the donation request amount for the current year.
February 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Look, Overstock, I know coming up with promos for Presidents Day is hard, but I don't think dining like this president is terribly aspirational.
February 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Look, Overstock, I know coming up with promos for Presidents Day is hard, but I don't think dining like this president is terribly aspirational.
In Portland, it's not going to be anywhere near as cold as it got last year, and I don't remember any such notification. Any intel on why they're worried about grid capacity now? (The last bullet gives it away, it's not just about helping consumers use less electricity.)
January 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
In Portland, it's not going to be anywhere near as cold as it got last year, and I don't remember any such notification. Any intel on why they're worried about grid capacity now? (The last bullet gives it away, it's not just about helping consumers use less electricity.)
Been three months since I got snipped so it's time to test. Thanks for the reassurance, Kaiser!
January 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Been three months since I got snipped so it's time to test. Thanks for the reassurance, Kaiser!
Found one (1) good use of AI: our two year old was very confused about the two meanings of "train," so I had DALL-E whip up a potty train for his potty training.
December 26, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Found one (1) good use of AI: our two year old was very confused about the two meanings of "train," so I had DALL-E whip up a potty train for his potty training.
LOL. Great insight on Portland's grocery shopping habits, Instacart.
December 12, 2024 at 8:15 PM
LOL. Great insight on Portland's grocery shopping habits, Instacart.
As @nathanwpyle.bsky.social sketched
December 4, 2024 at 2:30 AM
As @nathanwpyle.bsky.social sketched
Post an Onion headline that lives in your head rent-free
December 2, 2024 at 5:16 AM
Post an Onion headline that lives in your head rent-free
This is the very first time I have wished that Google's AI would pop up. What the hell does this even mean?!
November 20, 2024 at 11:47 PM
This is the very first time I have wished that Google's AI would pop up. What the hell does this even mean?!