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thomas e fleming
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Speaking of podcasts, did you know Ben Hammersley coined the word? I have no idea who is, but he did—It’s a blending of iPod and Broadcast (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hammersley?wprov=sfti1 —love the pornstash). And did you know that one of the assemblers of the iPad ( […]
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January 17, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Choose Your Own Adventure
The image features a pixelated yellow bird from the game "Flappy Bird" against a gray background. It includes a headline about the rise and fall of the game, along with the publication name "The Verge" and an author credit. Image features a headline about California residents being able to use a new tool to demand the deletion of their personal data from brokers. The background shows filing cabinets labeled "PERSONAL DATA." TechCrunch’s “TC” logo and author information are also present. Image features a digital article from Ars Technica titled "Film Technica: Our top picks for the best films of 2025." The background includes vibrant green hues and an icon representing a film reel. The article discusses the landscape of film for A group of people holding flags, including Venezuelan and Cuban flags, at a public gathering, with a clear blue sky in the background. The image accompanies an article about the spread of misinformation on social media regarding Nicolás Maduro's capture.
January 4, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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At times like these, I enjoy my favourite tech websites even more because they understand their niche and don’t try to wiggle their way into the already over amplified narrative of the week with an often strained attempt at a tech angle to it. I just wish my […]

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A magazine cover featuring the logo of Apple, designed with vibrant colors and surrounded by a spiky, sunburst graphic. The text reads "WIRED," "JUNE 1997," and includes the word "Pray" at the bottom.
January 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Good Hang is the only 2026 Golden Globe Nominee for Best Podcast I could see myself watching regular.

The Maya Rudolph episode is pretty good.

https://youtube.com/@good-hang-with-amy-poehler

A nice bonus of a Spotify subscription is that you can watch it without those annoying YouTube […]
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December 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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I’m too cheap, and not geeky or patient enough to setup a home server, so I just wake up at weird hours and chew a few of my favourite chocolate covered coffee beans (you can order them at https://well.ca).

Oh and they’re “prepared in Canada” whatever the heck that means.
A bag of Healthy Crunch Dark Chocolate Superfoods featuring organic espresso beans. The packaging highlights that it's vegan, peanut-free, and contains 70% cacao, with notes about being lower in sugar and made in small batches.
December 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Sick of overpriced 🦉s? Want something else that does the exact same thing for way cheaper? Want something that also has a totally free option if you are geeky and patient enough to set it up on your own server?

Then Postiz is for you …

https://postiz.com/
Postiz: The All-in-One agentic social media scheduling tool
Streamline your social media with Postiz. Schedule posts, analyze performance, and manage all accounts in one place.
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December 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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I know it's the same thing, but now it's just so much more of a refreshing experience. Maybe it's just that saying, "I'll have a Fuze," sounds cooler than that tired old brand name (and it never really tasted like tea) […]

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Informational image on yellow background showing that Nestea and Fuze are the same product with different branding. A Nestea bottle is shown on the left, an equals sign in the middle, and a Fuze tea bottle on the right. Text at top reads 'NESTEA AND FUZE ARE THE SAME'.
December 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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🎶 Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1 by The Flaming Lips
https://youtu.be/ZdDHi5SSIlM
Album cover for The Flaming Lips’ ‘Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1’ featuring surreal psychedelic artwork. A young Asian woman with straight black hair and bangs, rendered in an illustrated style with closed eyes and red lips, appears in the foreground. She wears a yellow garment. To her right looms a large pink robotic hand with rounded, bulbous fingertips reaching toward her. The background features swirling abstract shapes in pink, orange, and muted colors, including circular forms and what appears to be a green element. The title text appears in bold yellow letters at the top, with Japanese text in a red banner above it. The subtitle ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’ appears below the main title.
December 18, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Maybe I should find a better place to get clear answers about neuroscience?

So far for me, these digital assistants have only been helpful for basic coding, making pictures, and giving editing advice. But otherwise, I'd rather consult with a human expert on a given topic.

If there's an AI […]
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December 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Alok Jha's 2-part Unfinished Business podcast on the centenary of quantum physics is a great listen, but even after replaying parts of it, I still can't wrap my head around most of it.

Afterwards, I did some search queries and chatbot prompts to revisit my interest in quantum mechanical […]
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December 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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It's amazing how reading one little newsletter can change your perceptions on water conservation. I guess the current narrative on AI data use and water is another example of the "Gingrich Rule": it doesn't matter if it's true, it only matters if people feel it's true […]
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December 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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#til

Jackson Lamb isn’t the only character Gary Oldman has played with “bathroom issues”.
A young man in a dark suit and tie stands at a microphone during the 1967 Drama Awards ceremony. Behind him, partially visible text reads “DRAMA AWARDS” against a dark background. He appears to be giving an acceptance speech or presentation, holding what looks like an award trophy.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
December 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Docket No. 25-332 makes me think of that Phoenix tarmac in 2016, the husband, (self-)sabotaging yet again. I held my nose voting for her, the stench of that moment still strong.

The agencies of government with powers delegated to (hopefully) subject matter experts, serve the people best when […]
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December 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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🤷🏽 Shouldn’t there be a period at the end of the second sentence? I just copied and pasted it (after using https://glyphy.io/font-generator/twitter-fonts).
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December 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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https://www.economist.com/china/2025/11/17/europe-sees-china-as-a-rival-china-sees-europe-as-a-has-been
December 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Maybe Europe is in a Japanaphobia moment?

We’ve seen this show before in America, another civilization shaped by Abrahamic traditions within a broader mosaic of faiths and peoples. That mosaic is the strength and the differentiator, not the weakness. A […]

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Alt text: Cover of The New York Times Magazine from July 30, 1985, Section 6. The cover features a headline in large serif typeface reading “Today, 40 years after the end of World War II, the Japanese are on the move again in one of history’s most brilliant commercial offensives, as they go about dismantling American industry. Whether they are still only smart, or have finally learned to be wiser than we, will be tested in the next 10 years. Only then will we know who finally won the war…” Below the text is a large red circle representing the Japanese flag. At the bottom, the byline reads “Theodore H. White” and the article title “THE DANGER FROM JAPAN” in bold black text. The background is a cream or beige color.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
December 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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#til

The editor of a London-headquartered newspaper, whom I greatly admire, and the editor of a New York-headquartered newspaper were once roommates during college.
December 5, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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Actually, I think there’s an easier approach to making my newsletters easier to read on my iPhone without turning on accessibility settings. Hold the phone horizontally and zoom in with two fingers (see below).

Currently when you turn on accessibility […]

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A screenshot of a newsletter from The Economist, dated November 30th, 2025. It features the title "The Economist today," an introduction by digital editor Adam Roberts, and an article preview discussing the vulnerability of Volodymyr Zelensky.
December 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Some good news I missed last week (maybe due to my apparently deteriorating eye site). Marriage equality has effectively now spread across all of the European Union. But based on how the headlines have been written by the majority of the copywriters, we still have a long way to go for equality […]
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December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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I think I just realized why I hated reading my paid newsletters on my iPhone; the text was wayyyyy too small. Enter Accessibility settings (see screenshots below).

I’m approaching 50, so this is likely the first of many moments like this. Shouldn’t a […]

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The image shows an iOS screen displaying the "Accessibility" settings menu, highlighting the "Display & Text Size" option. An iOS interface display showing "Display & Text Size" settings on a device. "Larger Text" is highlighted and set to "On." Other options include "Bold Text," "Show Borders," and "On/Off Labels." Image shows an iOS screen with settings for accessibility. The top section mentions "Larger Accessibility Sizes" with a toggle switch turned on. Below, there's a brief description indicating that apps supporting Dynamic Type will adjust to the preferred reading size, along with a
December 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Sometimes it feels like every morning my wanders back to the days before Obama signed Pub. L. 114–114. Should I feel guilty? That tingly extra fresh feeling? It’s like nothing that came after has felt the same.

Even during the World Series, I kept thinking, what is Yoshinobu using as a face […]
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November 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Is this the beginnings of the deflationary narrative? Kinda like that weird subtle sound you hear after you finish sucking all the air out of those vacuum seal storage bags that have been reused a few too many times, but in reverse? […]
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November 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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🎶 Bad News by Julie Durocher
https://youtu.be/4pTCtDBPz3E
A vintage EP cover for "Wild as a Wildcat" by Julie Durocher. It features a black-and-white image of a woman holding an electric guitar, with musical notes illustrated above her. The text includes her name, the EP title,
November 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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https://economist.com/the-world-ahead/2025/11/10/bogged-down-in-ukraine-russia-is-meddling-elsewhere
November 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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What’s the favourite colour of this 🇷🇺 declining power? Not white, red or blue, instead it’s lots of cowardly grey, appropriate for a declining and illegitimate regime.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey-zone_(international_relations)?wprov=sfti1# […]
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November 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM