New pelican just dropped.

I did, long ago. It’s better out here.

Tax policy is especially good at laundering cowardice into seriousness, because it sounds grown-up and technocratic while doing a much worse version of direct help.

Actual welfare is politically unspeakable; all relief must be routed through market-compatible abstractions.

I, too, am outraged that America mindlessly carved itself up so thoroughly for cars that this is necessary.

Selected Negative Teaching Evaluations of Jesus Christ Our 4th most-read article of 2022. CALENDAR 2027 3/31/24 4/13/25 4/5/26

"By week one, I was already tired of his anti-rich, pro-Samaritan bullshit. I wanted to take a course in Christianity, not liberalism."

We don’t read the article around here.

the, uh, the cross icon. the placement of the—

Buster Keaton Reimagined (The General - Electronic Score by Haiku Salut) YouTube video by Kellen Ferguson

@histphilosophy.bsky.social in case you missed it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiUA...

I forgot for a moment that those things contain humans.

A sign above a button in Seattle that says "Push button for warning lights. Wait for gap in traffic."

It is increasingly difficult to answer "why did you leave the US" without getting into politics and culture, but here's a nice reminder that the built environment is hostile to humans.

The biggest risk for any European operation to open the strait of Hormuz is likely to be the unpredictability of U.S. actions

Why Google Maps Fails in Amsterdam YouTube video by Not Just Bikes

Anyone who works in map routing generally or is specifically planning to visit our little city ought to watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=csHd...

Single-mode assumptions will fail.

We’ve been worrying about “too may books” since at least Seneca, and dealing with the flood of new knowledge let Vannevar Bush to essentially knvent hypertext.

Which totally solved the problem. 😉

Wait, what is Light MAGA?

This thread is the other side.

Someone must have built this by now

Don’t open them or they will lose their value

I dare anyone who observes Easter to mock this.

Actually, Americans are just like you. ~20-30% of them genuinely support fascism, as in ~every 🇪🇺 country. You are just more fortunate to have political institutions & a multiparty system that prevent that 20-30% from fully capturing the center-right party, becoming 51%, & controlling the government.

💀

I mean data centers are like 1/30th the emissions of beef or 1/25th of cars (going up rapidly though) and if you ask me where I want drawdown I would easily give up beef and driving before I’d go back to writing JavaScript by hand. (Made easier because I consciously avoid beef and don’t drive.)

Also working hard on this is @erioldoesdesign.bsky.social

free open source software needs fewer engineers and more designers and product people

An array of engraved and formed acrylic masks in various colors

I think I'm finally done making masks for the #KreweOfFreret #MardiGras parade - less than two weeks to go!

These will be thrown from the Queen's float, so turn up if you want to catch one :)

#BeMardiGras

Last two weeks: AMS→ATL→MSY,MSY→DTW→CDG→DXB,DXB→AMS→ATL→MSY

The surreal experience of transferring via your home airport.

I expect Trump has had a huge amount of WTF pressure from the more sane side of the GOP, and meeting with Rutte gave him a graceful exit. Which Rutte is absolutely the right person to offer.

SOFIA ISELLA - Everybody Supports Women (Official Music Video) YouTube video by SOFIA ISELLA

Also Sofia Isella is amazing youtu.be/iUFEhqn810M?...

We don’t deserve you; take care of yourself and family 🤗

Did Mark Rutte just save the world?