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"Advice is a gift... Accept it. You can choose what to do with it on your own time."

I don't know who to attribute this quote to, but it changed how I receive advice and how I receive gifts. If you think you know the origin of this quote, I'd love to know.
July 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social I don’t know if you’d caught this brief passing mention of you (about 0:45 here) but I thought it was quite nice, and a bit of a unexpected crossing of the streams of my various interests :) youtu.be/SmQTMfDCHf8
This Monsters Inc Story Gives Adam Savage Goosebumps
YouTube video by Adam Savage’s Tested
youtu.be
July 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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This is the biggest news in Playdate since… since Playdate? Do check it out!
💥 Season Two is OUT NOW! Grab your Playdate and check out the games premiering today. LET'S DO THIS

(You can get S2 here: play.date/s2)
May 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
LEFTOVER PASTA – CalArts Film 2025
YouTube video by Knight Owl
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May 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Just fucking pay for people’s newsletters and newspapers you dumb assholes
NEWS:

Democratic mega-donors are debating plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on a range of influencer plans to "find the liberal Rogan."

We've got pitch decks, investor meetings, and internal docs.

One Democrat has a spreadsheet of 26 different proposals.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
Democrats Throw Money at a Problem: Countering G.O.P. Clout Online
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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👋 Looking for a full-time backend engineer to jam with.

- a plus if they’re into AI
- a bigger plus if they’re into automating personal finance
- US-based (a huge plus if NYC/east coast)

Would love some help asking around. 🙏
May 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Nanoscale Catan! 🐑🌾🪨🧱🔬

nanotronics.ai/resources/wo...
April 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Brooklyn eggs are next level. Zoom in for 🤯
February 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
First time for making an extension and seeing it in the Chrome Webstore. It's a utility to view Instagram grids the way grid intended. It's FREE and is most fun when pinned to the toolbar. chromewebstore.google.com/detail/insta...
Instagram Only Squares - Chrome Web Store
Changes Instagram profile posts to display in a square grid
chromewebstore.google.com
February 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I made another thing. github.com/jbobrow/Only.... Happy Valentines Day 😘 ◼️◼️◼️
GitHub - jbobrow/Only-Squares: Bringing Instagram back to its square roots 😉
Bringing Instagram back to its square roots 😉. Contribute to jbobrow/Only-Squares development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I made a memento for a former colleague in the form of a website: paulsquotes.com
Nanotronics | Daily Inspiration
Inspirational quotes from Nanotronics HQ in Brooklyn
paulsquotes.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Very often, the stuff they need most is reliable, consistent help from adults who have schedules they can predict & resources they can count on. You’ll also be able to lend knowledge around stuff like tech that you take for granted but that’s super valuable, especially if you’re patient one on one.
January 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Each year I ask myself these 40 questions.

This will be my eleventh year. It's still one of my favorite rituals. It helps me see how phases of my life wax and wane.

Each year new translations come in. We're up to 30 languages! Thank you to all the contributors 🥰

stephango.com/40-questions
December 4, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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Searching for stars

It's easy to imagine that talent is a magical gift, and that we'll know it when see it (and that you have it or you don't). And yet, over the years, Star Search has rejected each of these musicians, picking someone else to win the competition: Aaliyah Britney Spears Christina…
Searching for stars
It's easy to imagine that talent is a magical gift, and that we'll know it when see it (and that you have it or you don't). And yet, over the years, Star Search has rejected each of these musicians, picking someone else to win the competition: Aaliyah Britney Spears Christina Aguilera Justin Timberlake Usher Alanis Morissette Beyonce One could argue that they're simply incompetent at judging talent.
seths.blog
December 3, 2024 at 9:18 AM
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You guys, there's a whole database that documents the taxonomy of bread tags.

And it is fascinating.
horg.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:36 AM
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Great to see you can play a free version of @oskarstalberg.bsky.social Townscaper in a browser - show us your best creations - full version on Steam oskarstalberg.com/Townscaper
Townscaper
oskarstalberg.com
December 2, 2024 at 11:24 AM