Lex Friedman
LightNews LightNews
lexfri.xyz
Lex Friedman
@lexfri.xyz
1.5K followers 140 following 3.1K posts
I'm the real Lex Friedman. I make word games at Lex.Games. I host a lot of podcasts. I’m at lexfriedman.com. I’m not that other guy. Follow me on Mastodon: @lexfri@hachyderm.io
Posts Replies Media Videos
lexfri.xyz
Pssst. Brand new app.

apps.apple.com/us/app/crypt...
October 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
lexfri.xyz
I officially hit my weight loss goal and am starting the metabolic reversal process.

239-174.
At left, me, at 239 pounds in November 2024. At right, me at 175 pounds, today. The one on the right looks like he could have been hiding inside the one on the left. Which I guess, technically, he was.
October 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
lexfri.xyz
Lex.Games 2.0 is here. It includes a brand new game — Cryptograms!

In a Cryptogram puzzle, every letter gets swapped for another letter. Here's a video where I share how I solve them: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K-L...

lex.games/app
Lex.Games Cryptograms screenshot
October 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
lexfri.xyz
Pssst. Lex.Games 2.0 is available now in the App Store. And it includes a brand new game: Cryptograms!

More details tomorrow. But grab the update now if you’d like!

lex.games/app
Screenshot of cryptograms
September 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
lexfri.xyz
I don’t know who’s responsible for the lyrics on the Jaws theme in Apple Music, but I celebrate them.
Screenshot from Apple Music playing the main title theme from Jaws with the lyrics dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun
August 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
lexfri.xyz
Compelling update.
July 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
lexfri.xyz
Oh. I’ll go check there.
July 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
lexfri.xyz
And the trainer is built for 2025 living; he works entirely remotely through an app, FaceTime, Zoom, iMessage, phone, etc.

It’s changed — and likely extended! — my life. If you’d like an intro to Irslan, hit me up. Or hit him up directly: www.fhitbody.com/contact
Left, me at 239. Right, me at 186.
July 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
lexfri.xyz
If Walmart had included a DIET Coke and Pringles with my Switch 2, I might have stopped hating Walmart.
Thank you note from Walmart. Coke. Pringles.
June 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
lexfri.xyz
Now Apple has gone too far.
May 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
lexfri.xyz
150 words. That's how long your initial email outreach should be when you're pitching someone.

We all get too much email. Show respect for their time — and increase the odds that your recipient actually reads the damn thing — by being direct and to the point, right away.
May 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
lexfri.xyz
Broke 200 today, so sucking it up and sharing these shirtless photos to celebrate my progress.
Down 40 pounds. At 199.9. Heavy me on left. On the right all the weight has gone to my beard.
April 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
lexfri.xyz
Pretty sure this is the funniest joke I’ve ever made.
April 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
lexfri.xyz
I’m really happy with the custom icons now available in Lex.Games.
A slew of app icons
March 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
lexfri.xyz
Just updated the Lex.Games app with one of my most requested features: the ability to get individual word hints on By a Vowel.

As always, proud of my release notes and seeking your validation.

lex.games/app
By A Vowel is a fun game, right? Five jumbled-up words, each missing one of the five vowels, all connected by some hidden theme? The problem, as you may well know, is that sometimes, there's a word you just can't crack. But By A Vowel offers no hints! Just a big "Give Up" button. Well, my dear friends, that was ONCE true, but it is no longer the case. With this update to Lex. Games, you can reveal each word individually when playing By a Vowel. Each word reveal adds five minutes to your solve time, but that's better than needing to give up, right? Right. If this update ONLY included By A Vowel hints, that would already be amazing. But guess what, my friends? There's EVEN MORE. I'm talking bug fixes. I'm talking improvements. I'm talking BUG FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS. That's what's up. Anyway, thanks as always for playing. Your ratings and reviews mean the world to me. And the WORD to me. See what I did there? (If you don't see, the explanation is: I made a stupid word pun for no reason.)
March 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
lexfri.xyz
I am literally just THINKING about the Super Bowl
Heart rate 96
February 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
lexfri.xyz
What a thrill to get to join @grammargirl.bsky.social on her show this week. We talked, of course, about Lex.Games!

Find the ep in your favorite podcast app.

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Overcast: overcast.fm/+AA5g42Ws320
February 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
lexfri.xyz
My contact lenses also shipped with a giant pair of sunglasses, and I have no idea why.
Shockingly handsome dude wearing sunglasses
January 28, 2025 at 2:54 AM
lexfri.xyz
My boss is a jerk and won’t match this donation. (Note that I am self-employed.

But here’s reminder that we're not powerless. I donated $100 to the Transgender Law Center, which gets a 100% rating from Charity Navigator.

They advocate for self-determination for everyone.

transgenderlawcenter.org
Transgender Law Center 10:04 PM > Will your employer match your donation? Hi Alexander, We're so thankful for your recent donation! Did you know that thousands of comp...
January 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
lexfri.xyz
Can you spot the days I didn’t use my treadmill desk?
A chart showing multiple days with 20k steps or so. And then Friday Saturday and Sunday reveal a lethargic sloth.
January 15, 2025 at 4:08 AM