In other news. I’m 1,000 years old

I get to the airport at the exact right time every time. Anyone arriving any earlier than me is a sap, anyone arriving any later is a reckless nut.

Absolutely incredible.

NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone.

Watch with sound on.

It's been so interesting to watch this unfold. Barnes & Noble and other big book chains shut indies down in the the 1990s (and on) and then Amazon came along and ate up all the book market share. Now people tired of big corporations are creating demand for more indies

Kindness is a superpower

A grid photo of 16 different characters all played by the legend Tim Curry.

Tim Curry, the absolute legend, turns 80 today. This man took huge swings.

You might need this in your feed.

So right now Stearns has obviously horribly underperformed, but this is also the first time in my life that the Mets have had a non Stone Age front office and I’m absolutely terrified Cohen rage fires him and replaces him with a caveman who sneers at the Nerds and talks up the importance of Grit

What absolute King/Queen/ (I don't know what non-binary royalty moniker to use) did this

IN TEXAS????

The year is 2063. The Earth is a ruined husk of a planet, ravaged by nuclear war and environmental disasters. Major League Baseball ceased operations in 2057 but the Mets somehow managed to lose their 5,900th consecutive game.

Please, thank you, yes ma’am, no sir, hold the door for people, say excuse me, eat what you’re served, give a thank you wave when someone yields, tip 20%, go to the same spot to eat regularly, talk to your neighbors, cut the the kids some slack, it’s Sunday league not USL, say cheers, buy a round.

Good managers aren't just meeting attenders & dashboard readers. They provide mentorship and career development, help balance and prioritize tasks, and make sure that all the individual work adds up to something valuable for the business.

Warlords won't volunteer for any of those responsibilities!

A movie couple that would definitely have a podcast

YES!!!

Not the world’s biggest problem, by any stretch. But, my god, this is such a clear example of enshittification in action. Good on Google (this time).

Introducing a new spam policy for "back button hijacking"  |  Google Search Central Blog  |  Google for Developers

I am 100% in favour of this.

Introducing a new spam policy for "back button hijacking"

developers.google.com/search/blog/...

a piece of luggage behind a sign that reads "It Luggage"

me knew that

"Moon joy" is real, but it has an important lesson for us too: Public service and public life is a gift and something to treasure—the uncommon chance to do something for a cause bigger than yourself.
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The Thunderfighter — size concerns aside — remains one of my all-time faves. Beauty.

This is, to use a word, bullshit.

Enshittification in its most pure form. They’re also telling people never to buy another Kindle

Amazon Pulls Support for Perfectly Fine Older Kindles In an email to customers, Amazon announced that it would be ending service for Kindle devices older than the 2012 edition. Those devices will lose access to the Kindle Store.

In an email to customers, Amazon announced that it would be ending service for Kindle devices older than the 2012 edition. Those devices will lose access to the Kindle Store. www.wired.com/story/amazon...

A WHOLE CIVILIZATION WILL DIE TONIGHT My son needs lunch, and I have to put his backpack together, but a whole civilization will die tonight, so I'm wondering if they've closed their schools. Like, a snow day, maybe, except instead of snow it's "keep your children home so if you die, you die together" — instead of "well open back up once the plows have cleared" it's "we don't know if we'll be here tomorrow, hold your babies tight." It's just "talk" I'm told, which I've been told before. "It's how the president makes his deals." But I've never heard anyone talk about other human beings this way, and I'm not certain I can look my son in the eyes if we all agree to stomach it one more time. A civilization will die tonight, but as I zip up his backpack and kiss him off to school I think: if this is what we call leadership then I'm not entirely sure ours isn't already dead. @michaelfdubois Mukad A QuBoy @michacifdubois

Brutal.

who has a book coming out that people can preorder so they have something to look forward to and then be pleasantly surprised when the book just shows up on their doorstep

Forever Young - Nuclear War Songs

They’re not all fun, but I made this playlist a few years back: open.spotify.com/playlist/45g...

A painted sign on a buliding they says make a habit of reaching out to people just because they crossed your mind

I like this!

He has nukes.
He is a damaged fool.
Stop him.
Remove him.

A fight broke out on Artemis II because two astronauts wanted to stop for Beaver Nuggets at Buc-ees and two did not. You think NASA would have planned for this.

The Artemis II mission seems good because it is.

People seem excited by it because they are.

It looks like a testament to the value of teamwork because it needs many people working together to succeed, and it’s succeeding.

One of the best things about this is how straightforward it is. Authentic.

I literally wrote a book that said "Gatekeepers gonna gate." As fiduciaries of their shareholders (or, in this case, VCs), their job is to maximize value. Of course they're going to try and lock you in.

Ann Handley's newsletter header with 18 exclamation points.

Screenshot of ann handley's #208 newsletter: Exhibit A: "The President of the United States is the steward of the White House for future generations of First Families. He is not, however, the owner!" —US District Judge Richard Leon, ruling this week to halt construction of Trump's White House ballroom Right away, what do you notice? The exclamation point, right? There are 18 of them in a single ruling. EIGHTEEN!!! Judge Leon—a George W. Bush appointee, let the record show—is famous in legal circles for his punctuation. He used 26 exclamation points in an opinion last year blocking an executive order targeting the law firm WilmerHale. That ruling also included a gumbo recipe in a footnote. (It seems like I'm making up this recipe thing. I am not making it up.) I saw his punctuation proclivity mentioned in a few places this week. But nobody interrogated it. Court is now in session. * * * Legal writing is one of the most ruthlessly shackled genres in existence. The passive voice, the bloodless construction, the deliberately neutralized tone. It is hereby ordered. The court finds. Wide, jaw-cracking yawn. Legal writing veers into dullness like someone falling asleep at the wheel. And yet I present as counter-evidence: Judge Leon, clearly feeling things and seeing no reason to pretend otherwise. So. How do we write funnier? Develop a voice? Stand out? The court calls its next witness... Generative AI, please take the stand! The robot glides forward like a literate Roomba, bumping noisily up the stairs and into the witness box.

NOT subscribing to @annhandley.bsky.social's newsletter if you enjoy writing, no matter the medium, platform, or style is peak self-inflicted FOMO.

Buckle up for a breakdown of the judge's ruling, including 18 exclamation points & a gumbo recipe that halted Trvmp's illegal ballroom.

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