I left my phone at home when I got my oil changed on Saturday. So I watched Jiffy Lube TV for 15 minutes straight. Like a psychopath.

It's heartbreaking to watch a US president get manipulated in realtime. It's bad enough that he's never the smartest person in the room, but what makes it truly dangerous is that he thinks the opposite is true.

Attention Bluesky: For my feed please amplify the most reasonable opinions. Even boring is okay if it's thoughtful. Thank you.

Imagine AI that ranks all posts along axes of human interaction, enabling users to fully control their feed. e.g., "Only show posts with >40% good-faith and <10% tribalism". This would change social media, making that platform enjoyable for all users (even those who thrive on negativity).

Fact. Dunning-Kruger effect.

My computer monitor has a simple 4-step process to turn it off:

1. Press the power button to wake it up.
2. Press it again to see if it's awake (it's not).
3. Press it again (still no).
4. Press it again to turn it off.

The world really needs a universal "Whoops, sorry" gesture. The problem is that any gesture looks aggressive to someone who doesn't recognize it yet.

For some questions, any answer is a lie.

I think it's kind of cute that Bluesky only shows me posts about vintage computer hardware. Do I care about vintage computer hardware? Not at all. But somehow I find it to be more innocent than annoying. I want to uninstall X from my phone, and I'm almost (but not quite) there.