Matt Mossman
@mmossman.bsky.social
Global econ, anti-corruption, War on Acronyms. Baltimore/Washington.
not controversial! we just need to speak up against it
Controversial opinion: stop salting the caramel. A sprinkle of salt on top of but distinct from the caramel that makes the sweetness sing has morphed into salty caramel as a unified substance which is totally different and less good. And if you just like normal caramel you're out of luck.
May 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
not controversial! we just need to speak up against it
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This baby’s laugh 🥹
It really is the little things. Find joy whenever and wherever you can❤️
It really is the little things. Find joy whenever and wherever you can❤️
April 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This baby’s laugh 🥹
It really is the little things. Find joy whenever and wherever you can❤️
It really is the little things. Find joy whenever and wherever you can❤️
April 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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April 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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This is quite terrifying; Bangkok is around 1,000km from the epicentre
#Thailand #Bangkok #Earthquake
Another view of rooftop pool overflowing in Bangkok during the 7.7 magnitude earthquake which hit 17 miles from #Mandalay in #Myanmar at 1.26pm local time. Lasted about 3 minutes in NE Bangkok. A lot of damage in the city area.
Another view of rooftop pool overflowing in Bangkok during the 7.7 magnitude earthquake which hit 17 miles from #Mandalay in #Myanmar at 1.26pm local time. Lasted about 3 minutes in NE Bangkok. A lot of damage in the city area.
March 28, 2025 at 7:35 AM
This is quite terrifying; Bangkok is around 1,000km from the epicentre
"once you have a taste for light hiss, you may find yourself missing it in cleaner formats"
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www.wired.com/review/revie...
The Rewind Cassette Player Is a Tape Enthusiast's Best Bet
This high-end modern cassette player is better than vintage for tape heads.
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March 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"once you have a taste for light hiss, you may find yourself missing it in cleaner formats"
www.wired.com/review/revie...
www.wired.com/review/revie...
"GOP lawmakers called on the IMF to do more to prevent China from lending to debt-strained nations and said the group should pressure Beijing to join the Paris Club"
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POLITICO Pro: House Republicans take aim at IMF at China hearing
Lawmakers said the IMF should pressure Beijing to join the Paris Club, which includes 22 wealthy nations that collaborate to help debtor countries.
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February 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"GOP lawmakers called on the IMF to do more to prevent China from lending to debt-strained nations and said the group should pressure Beijing to join the Paris Club"
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February 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Mrs. Volts, who's in the coffee importing business, says commodity prices have reached $4/pound, an all-time high. I asked her why & she said it's a combination of global warming & tariffs.
Just a little data point for you. ☕
Just a little data point for you. ☕
February 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Mrs. Volts, who's in the coffee importing business, says commodity prices have reached $4/pound, an all-time high. I asked her why & she said it's a combination of global warming & tariffs.
Just a little data point for you. ☕
Just a little data point for you. ☕
Tested this in 410 and 443; we're not quite there yet.
You don’t need a store discount card, ever, because someone has always, always registered [local area code]-867-5309. I have tested this in 12 states at 40+ stores and it never fails.
January 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Tested this in 410 and 443; we're not quite there yet.
"Wait—you mean to tell me that the godmother of my child has been using solution as a verb all this time?"
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The 10 People You Meet on LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a bizarre, blustery platform that, over 21 years, has gone from a suped-up Rolodex to a modern digital break room. And there, you can find everyone from founders to celebrities to that qui...
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January 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"Wait—you mean to tell me that the godmother of my child has been using solution as a verb all this time?"
www.theringer.com/2024/12/10/t...
www.theringer.com/2024/12/10/t...
"Iranian cinema emerges out of a thousand years of poetry, and Canadian cinema emerges out of fifty years of discount furniture commercials"
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Saleem Vaillancourt | ‘Universal Language’
‘I always like to say that Iranian cinema emerges out of a thousand years of poetry, and Canadian cinema emerges out...
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January 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"Iranian cinema emerges out of a thousand years of poetry, and Canadian cinema emerges out of fifty years of discount furniture commercials"
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ja...
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ja...
The Internet Archive at large is a treasure in its own right, but it was after an evening of diving deep into their software emulation library that I finally kicked $50 their way for the first time last year.
It's one of the most remarkable historical resources on the Internet.
It's one of the most remarkable historical resources on the Internet.
Few things more inspiring than the TRS-80 MC-10 software emulation library at @archive.org - over 800 programs, some rather recently written, trying to squeeze every glowing drop of potential fun and old-style computer joy out of a powerless computer system.
archive.org/details/soft...
archive.org/details/soft...
January 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Attention, freelancers: I'm editing opinion pieces for the Toronto Star now. Pitch your freshest ideas to gbayliss@thestar.ca.
January 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Attention, freelancers: I'm editing opinion pieces for the Toronto Star now. Pitch your freshest ideas to gbayliss@thestar.ca.
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January 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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The song “Let’s Save Tony Orlando’s House” has taken on a whole new meaning
(Tony lived just off Mulholland immediately east of what is now the Getty and therefore right beside the Pallisades Fire. His former bungalow is all wood)
youtu.be/kBZPaYUGP6o?...
(Tony lived just off Mulholland immediately east of what is now the Getty and therefore right beside the Pallisades Fire. His former bungalow is all wood)
youtu.be/kBZPaYUGP6o?...
Let's Save Tony Orlando's House
YouTube video by Yo La Tengo - Topic
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January 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The song “Let’s Save Tony Orlando’s House” has taken on a whole new meaning
(Tony lived just off Mulholland immediately east of what is now the Getty and therefore right beside the Pallisades Fire. His former bungalow is all wood)
youtu.be/kBZPaYUGP6o?...
(Tony lived just off Mulholland immediately east of what is now the Getty and therefore right beside the Pallisades Fire. His former bungalow is all wood)
youtu.be/kBZPaYUGP6o?...
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January 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🎶Where have you gone Mo DiMaggio
A tunnel leaves its lonely roads to you🎶
A tunnel leaves its lonely roads to you🎶
January 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🎶Where have you gone Mo DiMaggio
A tunnel leaves its lonely roads to you🎶
A tunnel leaves its lonely roads to you🎶
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to resign this morning at 10:45am.
January 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to resign this morning at 10:45am.
oh what a surprise
NEW: Meta tells me that it is deleting the AI profiles that are currently going viral, and that there is "confusion" about these versus what is to come in the future.
A few of them are being deleted as we speak:
www.404media.co/metas-ai-pro...
A few of them are being deleted as we speak:
www.404media.co/metas-ai-pro...
January 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
oh what a surprise
Just exactly the kind of content we need right now.
*Bank robbers*
"Alright! Get your hands up! What's your name?"
"Mother Brown!"
"Then get your knees up!"
"Alright! Get your hands up! What's your name?"
"Mother Brown!"
"Then get your knees up!"
January 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Just exactly the kind of content we need right now.
This is so fun and clever! But, also, it was made before the Internet destroyed our attention spans. An shorter TikTokified version that gets to the point faster would be a wonderful tool.
WATCH THIS! "There IS life on Earth!" If you haven’t seen this amazing (and prescient) 1964 Oscar-nominated short film via the National Film Board of Canada on car culture, DROP EVERYTHING and enjoy it. Then discuss, and share it. This has been so obvious for SO long!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2r7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2r7...
January 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This is so fun and clever! But, also, it was made before the Internet destroyed our attention spans. An shorter TikTokified version that gets to the point faster would be a wonderful tool.