Sebastian Biot
@viralata.bsky.social
Keeper of HyperEssays https://hyperessays.net/
“This week, seven years almost to the day since the CIA announced the crown prince’s responsibility in the murder, Mohammed bin Salman returns to Washington, invited for an official visit by America’s Temu pharaoh, Donald Trump.”
November 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“This week, seven years almost to the day since the CIA announced the crown prince’s responsibility in the murder, Mohammed bin Salman returns to Washington, invited for an official visit by America’s Temu pharaoh, Donald Trump.”
“[T]hat was the image I had seen always, seen it without quite realizing what I saw, a dynamo finally free of man, splendid at last in its absolute isolation, transmitting power and releasing water to a world where no one is.”
Joan Didion, “At the Dam” (1970)
Joan Didion, “At the Dam” (1970)
November 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“[T]hat was the image I had seen always, seen it without quite realizing what I saw, a dynamo finally free of man, splendid at last in its absolute isolation, transmitting power and releasing water to a world where no one is.”
Joan Didion, “At the Dam” (1970)
Joan Didion, “At the Dam” (1970)
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DOGA by Juana Molina on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 10 Songs
music.apple.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Pebbling: sending little links and memes to the people that you love. Derived from the behavior of gentoo penguins, who “pick up pebbles in their beak and carry them to their partners or potential partners as a gift”. [redsetteragency.com]
Words we love: Pebbling – a new love language | Blog | Red Setter
It’s a word I admit I’ve not really thought of, until in recent weeks it became news that ‘Pebbling’ is the new term for when people share memes and gifs to…
redsetteragency.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Pebbling: sending little links and memes to the people that you love. Derived from the behavior of gentoo penguins, who “pick up pebbles in their beak and carry them to their partners or potential partners as a gift”. [redsetteragency.com]
Musical break
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That’s Prince’s “All The Critics Love U in New York,” track 10 in “1999” which came out 43 years ago today!
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That’s Prince’s “All The Critics Love U in New York,” track 10 in “1999” which came out 43 years ago today!
All The Critics Love U In New York by Prince on Apple Music
Song · 1982 · Duration 5:57
music.apple.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Musical break
music.apple.com/us/album/all...
That’s Prince’s “All The Critics Love U in New York,” track 10 in “1999” which came out 43 years ago today!
music.apple.com/us/album/all...
That’s Prince’s “All The Critics Love U in New York,” track 10 in “1999” which came out 43 years ago today!
“Until The New York Times takes accountability for its biased coverage and commits to truthfully and ethically reporting on the U.S.-Israeli war on Gaza, …
October 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“Until The New York Times takes accountability for its biased coverage and commits to truthfully and ethically reporting on the U.S.-Israeli war on Gaza, …
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October 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
“We may wonder whether we prefer to define ourselves by what we cannot resist – breathing, eating, dependence, ageing, death – or by what we can resist. If we describe someone or something as irresistible, …
October 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
“We may wonder whether we prefer to define ourselves by what we cannot resist – breathing, eating, dependence, ageing, death – or by what we can resist. If we describe someone or something as irresistible, …
Pop Song 89 (Remastered 2013) by R.E.M. on Apple Music
Song · 1988 · Duration 3:05
music.apple.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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The Charlotte Chess Center, where Naroditsky trained and worked as a coach, announced his death, calling him "a talented chess player, educator, and beloved member of the chess community." n.pr/472VQjQ
American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies at 29
The Charlotte Chess Center, where Naroditsky trained and worked as a coach, announced his death, calling him "a talented chess player, educator, and beloved member of the chess community."
n.pr
October 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
The Charlotte Chess Center, where Naroditsky trained and worked as a coach, announced his death, calling him "a talented chess player, educator, and beloved member of the chess community." n.pr/472VQjQ
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AI-generated "books" are flooding Amazon and other online retailers.
Here is a regular reminder: Take note of who published the books you read or buy.
Presses are perhaps more important than ever in helping identify trustworthy resources in a failing information ecosystem.
Here is a regular reminder: Take note of who published the books you read or buy.
Presses are perhaps more important than ever in helping identify trustworthy resources in a failing information ecosystem.
October 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
AI-generated "books" are flooding Amazon and other online retailers.
Here is a regular reminder: Take note of who published the books you read or buy.
Presses are perhaps more important than ever in helping identify trustworthy resources in a failing information ecosystem.
Here is a regular reminder: Take note of who published the books you read or buy.
Presses are perhaps more important than ever in helping identify trustworthy resources in a failing information ecosystem.
Gloria: In Excelsis Deo by Patti Smith on Apple Music
Song · 1975 · Duration 5:55
music.apple.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“Apple is prioritizing spectacle over usability…. The interface is restless, needy, less predictable, less legible….”
Raluca Budiu, “Liquid Glass Is Cracked, and Usability Suffers in iOS 26” (Oct. 10, 2025)
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Raluca Budiu, “Liquid Glass Is Cracked, and Usability Suffers in iOS 26” (Oct. 10, 2025)
www.nngroup.com/articles/liq...
Liquid Glass Is Cracked, and Usability Suffers in iOS 26
iOS 26’s visual language obscures content instead of letting it take the spotlight. New (but not always better) design patterns replace established conventions.
www.nngroup.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“Apple is prioritizing spectacle over usability…. The interface is restless, needy, less predictable, less legible….”
Raluca Budiu, “Liquid Glass Is Cracked, and Usability Suffers in iOS 26” (Oct. 10, 2025)
www.nngroup.com/articles/liq...
Raluca Budiu, “Liquid Glass Is Cracked, and Usability Suffers in iOS 26” (Oct. 10, 2025)
www.nngroup.com/articles/liq...
Funmi’s Groove by Julius Rodriguez on Apple Music
Song · 2024 · Duration 6:30
music.apple.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Today, we’re officially introducing Kagi News: a once-a-day press review that cuts through the noise. Global stories, community-curated sources, and zero tracking.
Links below 👇
Links below 👇
September 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Today, we’re officially introducing Kagi News: a once-a-day press review that cuts through the noise. Global stories, community-curated sources, and zero tracking.
Links below 👇
Links below 👇
Siestas ahí by Juana Molina on Apple Music
Song · 2025 · Duration 4:30
music.apple.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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We cannibals must help these Christians.
September 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We cannibals must help these Christians.
I Feel Love by Donna Summer on Apple Music
Song · 1977 · Duration 5:57
music.apple.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining
September 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining
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Pascoal said he had composed thousands of pieces. "I am 100 percent intuitive," he once told NPR. Miles Davis called him one of the most important musicians in the world.
Hermeto Pascoal, whimsical Brazilian composer nicknamed 'The Sorcerer,' dies at 89
Pascoal said he had composed thousands of pieces. "I am 100 percent intuitive," he once told NPR. Miles Davis called him one of the most important musicians in the world.
n.pr
September 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Pascoal said he had composed thousands of pieces. "I am 100 percent intuitive," he once told NPR. Miles Davis called him one of the most important musicians in the world.
Musow (For Our Women) by Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba on Apple Music
Song · 2009 · Duration 5:26
music.apple.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM