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'They call it “Blood Sacrifice Friday.” The name isn’t catchy, but the event becomes a management favorite nonetheless.'

mcsweeneys.net/articles/ai-economics-for-dummies

I saw Backrooms in the theater because my daughter likes thiller/horror movies and likes going to the movie theater and I wanted to see it. I liked it.

So I got up to leave, plugged in my mouse, but came back to computer for a minute. Trying to navigate the web w/ just keyboard. Baffled. peakdesign.com -- high-end, design-forward -- navigable...except for the cookie modal overlaying everything that you can't get to without a mouse

Last night I took Milo to see Stewart Copeland....

daniel.industries/2026/06/13/musical-endeavors-near-and-far/

RE: mastodon.social/@verge/116738634623222465

"The intentional destruction of the ability to save lives and reduce suffering is psychopathic behavior — the kind that would prevent any rational, kind person from giving power to anyone capable of it. But here we are.

"This man shouldn’t just be kept from having all the world’s money; he probably shouldn’t even be let within 500 feet of a school.

"Elon Musk proved long ago that he’s the wrong man to save the world. It’s even worse now. The world needs saving from him."

even the computer agrees that should not even be a word

I want to go back in time and tell the first soldier getting off a boat from Europe in 1945 that a South African who gave a Nazi salute at a US presidential inauguration just became the world's first trillionaire.

RE: mastodon.social/@fesshole/116742527747888679

All the great shows @hotdogsladies

My favorite UI pattern is: "I've added this button for a feature [nobody wanted] to the interface, but nobody is clicking it. I'll make it...brighter!" 🟠

I always assume this is prefaced by that designer's boss's bonus being tied to engagement with said feature.