Maybe They Were Right

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    "published": "2025-08-06T19:50:06-07:00",
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        "html": "<p>We should have placed more trust in our ancestors for whom history was unkind\u2026until now, when perhaps it\u2019s time for a <em>second look</em>.</p>\n\n<ul><li><strong>We should have trusted</strong> those who feared the advent of what became \u201cconventional\u201d produce &amp; factory farming techniques. The path back to organic produce and sustainable agriculture was long and difficult, and in fact remains a constant challenge.</li>\n  <li><strong>We should have trusted</strong> those who were <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/20250517/maybe-automation-is-like-bad\">apprehensive of automobile manufacturers</a> causing mayhem in our streets\u2014killing children, polluting the atmosphere, and destroying human-scale town centers. Decades of poor urban design is now having to be reversed in a frantic effort to combat a housing crisis and catastrophic climate change.</li>\n  <li><strong>We should have trusted</strong> those who were concerned that the rise of television and 24/7 access to video footage of all sorts could give rise to extremist propaganda and the intellectual enslavement of millions.</li>\n  <li><strong>We should have trusted</strong> those who claimed there was little daylight between the aspirations of religious extremists living in \u201cforeign lands\u201d and the growing ranks of conservative zealots found right here in our domestic fabric.</li>\n  <li><strong>We should have trusted</strong> those who refused to use new computer platforms &amp; services sold by hypergrowth megacorps for fear that soon all of our data and day-to-day activities would be beholden to a vanishingly tiny number of companies and their government cronies.</li>\n  <li><strong>We should have trusted</strong> those who warned us about the dangers of social media conglomerates forming digital borders around public discourse and the sharing of news. We could have taken steps decades ago to kneecap these monopolies. Now the very future of <em>democracy</em> is at risk.</li>\n</ul><p>And now, <strong>we must trust those who are sounding the alarm</strong> over the myriad of dangers which generative agentic AI poses to our collective mental health, creativity, politics, and workers\u2019 rights.</p>\n\n<p>Because <strong>history is repeating itself</strong> right in front of our very eyes. <em>Are we going to let it?</em></p>",
        "text": "We should have placed more trust in our ancestors for whom history was unkind\u2026until now, when perhaps it\u2019s time for a second look.\n\nWe should have trusted those who feared the advent of what became \u201cconventional\u201d produce & factory farming techniques. The path back to organic produce and sustainable agriculture was long and difficult, and in fact remains a constant challenge.\n  We should have trusted those who were apprehensive of automobile manufacturers causing mayhem in our streets\u2014killing children, polluting the atmosphere, and destroying human-scale town centers. Decades of poor urban design is now having to be reversed in a frantic effort to combat a housing crisis and catastrophic climate change.\n  We should have trusted those who were concerned that the rise of television and 24/7 access to video footage of all sorts could give rise to extremist propaganda and the intellectual enslavement of millions.\n  We should have trusted those who claimed there was little daylight between the aspirations of religious extremists living in \u201cforeign lands\u201d and the growing ranks of conservative zealots found right here in our domestic fabric.\n  We should have trusted those who refused to use new computer platforms & services sold by hypergrowth megacorps for fear that soon all of our data and day-to-day activities would be beholden to a vanishingly tiny number of companies and their government cronies.\n  We should have trusted those who warned us about the dangers of social media conglomerates forming digital borders around public discourse and the sharing of news. We could have taken steps decades ago to kneecap these monopolies. Now the very future of democracy is at risk.\nAnd now, we must trust those who are sounding the alarm over the myriad of dangers which generative agentic AI poses to our collective mental health, creativity, politics, and workers\u2019 rights.\n\nBecause history is repeating itself right in front of our very eyes. Are we going to let it?"
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fluffy beesbuzz.biz

Current TODO list

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2025-08-06T20:45:17-07:00",
    "url": "https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/14611-Current-TODO-list",
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        "accountability",
        "todo"
    ],
    "name": "Current TODO list",
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Jonathan LaCour cleverdevil.io/profile/cleverdevil

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    "published": "2025-08-06T16:03:13+00:00",
    "url": "https://cleverdevil.io/2025/-i-customized-my-airpods-max",
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        "text": "\u00a0",
        "html": "<a href=\"https://cleverdevil.io/2025/-i-customized-my-airpods-max\"></a>\n            \n                <p>\u00a0</p><p><span></span></p>"
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Link: I’m Done with GitHub. Bye!

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    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
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    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250805/im-done-with-github",
    "published": "2025-08-05T22:30:18-07:00",
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        "html": "<blockquote>\n  <h2><a href=\"https://xcancel.com/ashtom/status/1952409910236291109\"></a></h2>\n\n  <p>GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke:</p>\n\n<p>The evidence is clear: Either you embrace AI, or get out of this career.</p>\n\n<p>AI is on track to write 90% of code within the next 2\u20135 years.</p>\n\n<p>[Programming] students must now learn to guide AI, critique its work, and think across disciplines. Assessments should measure collaboration with AI, not isolation from it.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://jaredwhite.com/images/kruithne-tombstone.gif\" alt=\"well\u2026bye meme gif\" /></p>\n\n<p>That\u2019s it. <strong>I won\u2019t be starting any new software projects on GitHub going forward.</strong> I\u2019m done with the platform and to the extent that I am able, I am leaving GitHub.</p>\n\n<p>The core team for <a href=\"https://www.bridgetownrb.com/\">Bridgetown web framework</a> actually discussed migrating Bridgetown development away from GitHub earlier this year, but we decided to put that idea on hold since it\u2019s a ton of work. I expect it\u2019ll remain on hold for a while.</p>\n\n<p>But any <em>new</em> projects? Oh yeah, I\u2019m never touching GitHub again. Thomas Dohmke can go pound sand.</p>\n\n<p><strong>I am very excited</strong> with what the folks at <a href=\"https://codeberg.org/\">Codeberg</a> have been doing, built on top of the open source <a href=\"https://forgejo.org/\">Forgejo</a> platform. Imagine that, an open source project powering the sharing of open source software. <em>We should have been doing that all along.</em></p>\n\n<p>GitHub was a huge mistake, on par with trusting Twitter for all microblogging and news broadcasting. Now we\u2019re royally fucked, and it\u2019s going to take a <em>lot</em> of work to untangle ourselves from this godawful mess.</p>",
        "text": "GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke:\n\nThe evidence is clear: Either you embrace AI, or get out of this career.\n\nAI is on track to write 90% of code within the next 2\u20135 years.\n\n[Programming] students must now learn to guide AI, critique its work, and think across disciplines. Assessments should measure collaboration with AI, not isolation from it.\n\n\n\n\n\nThat\u2019s it. I won\u2019t be starting any new software projects on GitHub going forward. I\u2019m done with the platform and to the extent that I am able, I am leaving GitHub.\n\nThe core team for Bridgetown web framework actually discussed migrating Bridgetown development away from GitHub earlier this year, but we decided to put that idea on hold since it\u2019s a ton of work. I expect it\u2019ll remain on hold for a while.\n\nBut any new projects? Oh yeah, I\u2019m never touching GitHub again. Thomas Dohmke can go pound sand.\n\nI am very excited with what the folks at Codeberg have been doing, built on top of the open source Forgejo platform. Imagine that, an open source project powering the sharing of open source software. We should have been doing that all along.\n\nGitHub was a huge mistake, on par with trusting Twitter for all microblogging and news broadcasting. Now we\u2019re royally fucked, and it\u2019s going to take a lot of work to untangle ourselves from this godawful mess."
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RSS as Personal Newspaper

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    "published": "2025-08-05T19:04:20-07:00",
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        "text": "Over at Citation Needed, Molly White has a nice piece on how you can Curate your own newspaper with RSS. If you\u2019re not reading Molly\u2019s work already, you really should, especially if you care about what\u2019s happening in the tech sector (mostly a mix of web3/crypto, and tech\u2019s impacts on human rights and freedoms).\n\n\n\nThe basic gist is that RSS is a tried and true protocol that tons of services already have running but don\u2019t do a great job of advertising, and it lets you read things at your pace, in an easily digestible, consistent format. I\u2019ve been saying similar for ages, but I think she makes a more compelling argument for it, not the least of which being that it\u2019s a lynchpin in how she gets her job done.\n\n\n\n\nWhat if you could take all your favorite newsletters, ditch the data collection, and curate your own newspaper? It could include independent journalists, bloggers, mainstream media, worker-owned media collectives, and just about anyone else who publishes online. Even podcast episodes, videos from your favorite YouTube channels, and online forum posts could slot in, too. Only the stuff you want to see, all in one place, ready to read at your convenience. No email notifications interrupting your peace (unless you want them), no pressure to read articles immediately. Wouldn\u2019t that be nice?\n\n\n\nMolly White\n\n\n\n\nI initially saw this article as a link in Blue Sky\u2026 but when I actually had a chance to read it, it was in my RSS reader.",
        "html": "<p>Over at <a href=\"https://www.citationneeded.news\">Citation Needed</a>, Molly White has a nice piece on how you can <a href=\"https://www.citationneeded.news/curate-with-rss/\">Curate your own newspaper with RSS</a>. If you\u2019re not reading Molly\u2019s work already, you really should, especially if you care about what\u2019s happening in the tech sector (mostly a mix of web3/crypto, and tech\u2019s impacts on human rights and freedoms).</p>\n\n\n\n<p>The basic gist is that RSS is a tried and true protocol that tons of services already have running but don\u2019t do a great job of advertising, and it lets you read things at your pace, in an easily digestible, consistent format. I\u2019ve been saying similar for ages, but I think she makes a more compelling argument for it, not the least of which being that it\u2019s a lynchpin in how she gets her job done.</p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote>\n<p>What if you could take all your favorite newsletters, ditch the data collection, and curate your own newspaper? It could include independent journalists, bloggers, mainstream media, worker-owned media collectives, and just about anyone else who publishes online. Even podcast episodes, videos from your favorite YouTube channels, and online forum posts could slot in, too. Only the stuff you want to see, all in one place, ready to read at your convenience. No email notifications interrupting your peace (unless you want them), no pressure to read articles immediately. Wouldn\u2019t that be nice?</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Molly White</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I initially saw this article as a link in Blue Sky\u2026 but when I actually had a chance to read it, it was in my RSS reader.</p>"
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fluffy beesbuzz.biz

fatigued

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    "published": "2025-08-05T16:53:58-07:00",
    "url": "https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/14675-fatigued",
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        "text": "I\u2019ve been struggling with my fibromyalgia + chronic fatigue lately. So hard for me to do any of the things I want to do. I can push myself into it for something especially compelling but that ends up wiping me out for days afterward. And I feel like I\u2019m missing so much time, too.\n\nEven driving a mile to the grocery store and navigating things there and doing the very basics is A Lot for me right now. Driving is such a large amount of effort and I feel like I can barely make it there and back safely.\n\nSong Fight! Live is this weekend and I\u2019m having a hard time even seeing myself being able to participate in it at this point, at least to the level I want to.\n\nI\u2019m so fucking tired, and then I have people around me shaming me for not being able to do the things I want to do, as if I don\u2019t want to be doing them, as if I can just magically summon the fucking energy that isn\u2019t there.\n\nEverything is just a lot and there isn\u2019t a whole lot of stuff out there filling me with optimism. Like, all of the information about chronic fatigue syndrome is that there\u2019s no treatment, it\u2019s all about \u2728managing your energy\u2728 but I\u2019m already doing the bare minimum to exist and even that is too fucking much for me.\n\nI still have so many songs and stories and games in me but they\u2019re just fucking locked inside.\n\nI need help.",
        "html": "<p>I\u2019ve been struggling with my fibromyalgia + chronic fatigue lately. So hard for me to do any of the things I want to do. I can push myself into it for something especially compelling but that ends up wiping me out for <em>days</em> afterward. And I feel like I\u2019m missing so much time, too.</p><p>Even driving a mile to the grocery store and navigating things there and doing the very basics is A Lot for me right now. Driving is such a large amount of effort and I feel like I can barely make it there and back safely.</p><p>Song Fight! Live is this weekend and I\u2019m having a hard time even seeing myself being able to participate in it at this point, at least to the level I want to.</p><p>I\u2019m so fucking tired, and then I have people around me shaming me for not being able to do the things I want to do, as if I don\u2019t want to be doing them, as if I can just magically summon the fucking energy that isn\u2019t there.</p><p>Everything is just a lot and there isn\u2019t a whole lot of stuff out there filling me with optimism. Like, all of the information about chronic fatigue syndrome is that there\u2019s no treatment, it\u2019s all about \u2728managing your energy\u2728 but I\u2019m already doing the bare minimum to exist and even <em>that</em> is too fucking much for me.</p><p>I still have so many songs and stories and games in me but they\u2019re just fucking locked inside.</p><p>I need help.</p>"
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Tantek Çelik tantek.com

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2025-08-04 22:46-0700",
    "url": "https://tantek.com/2025/216/t1/finished-skyline50k-ultra",
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        "text": "Finished the #Skyline50k #trailRace in 9:34:51 yesterday! My 3rd best 50k, and first 50k in over two years since the Marin Ultra Challenge 50k in 2023.\n\nIt was quite the journey to get back here, and a lot went well in this race. From training to preparing and planning, the temperate cool weather for most of the day, and executing perhaps the best I have in a race.\n\nFor now, I am very happy with my performance in this #Skyline race, and want to express my thanks to Scena Performance (@scenaperformance.com @ScenaPerform) for putting on such a welcoming, friendly, and supportive event.\n\nLots more thoughts and feelings to share.\n\nStrava: https://www.strava.com/activities/15336739842/overview\n\nPreviously: https://tantek.com/2022/289/t1/hot-skyline50k-ultra-finish\n\n#run #trailRun #trailRunning #ultraRunning #trailRunner #ultraRunner #50k #50kTrailRace #50kFinish #50kFinisher #ultraMarathon #2025_215 #20250803",
        "html": "Finished the #<span class=\"p-category\">Skyline50k</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">trailRace</span> in 9:34:51 yesterday! My 3rd best 50k, and first 50k in over two years since the Marin Ultra Challenge 50k in 2023.<br /><br />It was quite the journey to get back here, and a lot went well in this race. From training to preparing and planning, the temperate cool weather for most of the day, and executing perhaps the best I have in a race.<br /><br />For now, I am very happy with my performance in this #<span class=\"p-category\">Skyline</span> race, and want to express my thanks to Scena Performance (<a href=\"https://scenaperformance.com\">@scenaperformance.com</a> <a class=\"h-cassis-username\" href=\"https://twitter.com/ScenaPerform\">@ScenaPerform</a>) for putting on such a welcoming, friendly, and supportive event.<br /><br />Lots more thoughts and feelings to share.<br /><br />Strava: <a href=\"https://www.strava.com/activities/15336739842/overview\">https://www.strava.com/activities/15336739842/overview</a><br /><br />Previously: <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2022/289/t1/hot-skyline50k-ultra-finish\">https://tantek.com/2022/289/t1/hot-skyline50k-ultra-finish</a><br /><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">run</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">trailRun</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">trailRunning</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">ultraRunning</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">trailRunner</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">ultraRunner</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">50k</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">50kTrailRace</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">50kFinish</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">50kFinisher</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">ultraMarathon</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">2025_215</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">20250803</span>"
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gRegor Morrill gregorlove.com

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2025-08-04 17:56-0700",
    "url": "https://gregorlove.com/2025/08/to-read-the-heartbeat-of-wounded-knee/",
    "content": {
        "text": "Want to read: The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer (ISBN 9780399573194)",
        "html": "<p>Want to read: <span class=\"p-read-of h-cite\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://gregorlove.com/isbn/9780399573194\">The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee</a> by <span class=\"p-author\">David Treuer</span> (ISBN <span class=\"p-uid\">9780399573194</span>)</span></p>"
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gRegor Morrill gregorlove.com

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2025-08-04 13:11-0700",
    "url": "https://gregorlove.com/2025/08/throwback-mural/",
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        "SanDiego",
        "artwork",
        "throwback"
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        "text": "Throwback to 2018. This mural used to be in North Park, San Diego near where I lived. The artist is Mark Paul Deren (@madsteez on Instagram) and it was titled \u201cWEENosaurus Rex.\u201d\n\nUnfortunately, a mini Target moved into the space and they painted over it, despite a petition trying to save it. Here\u2019s an NBC San Diego article about it. It looks like WEENosaurus might still live on in Fairfax, Virginia, though.",
        "html": "<p>Throwback to 2018. This mural used to be in North Park, San Diego near where I lived. The artist is Mark Paul Deren (<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/madsteez/\">@madsteez</a> on Instagram) and it was titled \u201cWEENosaurus Rex.\u201d</p>\n\n<p>Unfortunately, a mini Target moved into the space and they <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/madsteez/p/BrgdZ7ZAAKA/\">painted over it</a>, despite a petition trying to save it. Here\u2019s <a href=\"http://web.archive.org/web/20250804195033/https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/beloved-north-park-mural-painted-over-as-target-moves-in/166565/\">an NBC San Diego</a> article about it. It looks like WEENosaurus might still <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/madsteez/p/CDjmiR4gi1x/\">live on in Fairfax, Virginia</a>, though.</p>"
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    "author": {
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        "url": "https://gregorlove.com/",
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Link: ‘Who Is Ghislaine Maxwell?’ Made My Stomach Churn

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    "published": "2025-08-03T20:30:56-07:00",
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        "html": "<blockquote>\n  <h2><a href=\"https://www.starz.com/us/en/series/who-is-ghislaine-maxwell/64948\"></a></h2>\n\n  <p>(Starz, 2022) As the enigmatic British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell faces trial for her role in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, this new documentary special will ask who and what she really is.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Like so many ordinary blokes I suppose, I had no clear idea of who Ghislaine Maxwell is other than the bits and pieces of news reports I\u2019d seen over the years. She was mixed up with Jeffrey Epstein and was found to have engaged in sex trafficking. That was the extent of my knowledge, and I didn\u2019t feel particularly compelled to dig into it further\u2026</p>\n\n<p>\u2026until the bizarre situation we know find ourselves in when <em>suddenly</em> Ghislaine Maxwell is lifted from a Florida federal prison housing 800 inmates (men and women) and <em>transferred</em> to a cushy minimum-security women-only white-collar compound giving off \u201cresort\u201d vibes located in Texas, amidst swirling rumors that Trump might pardon her. There was also the <a href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/virginia-giuffre-one-jeffrey-epsteins-prominent-abuse-survivors-dies-s-rcna203027\">awful news earlier this year</a> that Virginia Giuffre, a victim of Epstein &amp; Maxwell, had taken her own life.</p>\n\n<p>Given this horrific backdrop, when I was browsing through Starz and saw the 2022 documentary <em>Who Is Ghislaine Maxwell?</em> appear, I immediately watched it\u2026and what I saw made my stomach churn.</p>\n\n<p>It is quite clear to me that Maxwell was a frequent sexual abuser in her own right and every bit Epstein\u2019s equal in the monster department. Nobody in their right mind would be considering giving Maxwell the slightest consideration now that she\u2019s a convicted sex offender and trafficker of girls\u2014EXCEPT that her world and the world of <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/politics\">#politics</a> intersects at the highest level: the U.S. Presidency. The whole sordid affair is ghastly, and my only hope is the more Trump digs his own grave trying to save his skin by indirectly protecting Ghislaine Maxwell, the more the whole truth <em>and nothing but the truth</em> comes to full light. <strong>Justice has yet to be fully served.</strong></p>",
        "text": "(Starz, 2022) As the enigmatic British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell faces trial for her role in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, this new documentary special will ask who and what she really is.\n\n\n\nLike so many ordinary blokes I suppose, I had no clear idea of who Ghislaine Maxwell is other than the bits and pieces of news reports I\u2019d seen over the years. She was mixed up with Jeffrey Epstein and was found to have engaged in sex trafficking. That was the extent of my knowledge, and I didn\u2019t feel particularly compelled to dig into it further\u2026\n\n\u2026until the bizarre situation we know find ourselves in when suddenly Ghislaine Maxwell is lifted from a Florida federal prison housing 800 inmates (men and women) and transferred to a cushy minimum-security women-only white-collar compound giving off \u201cresort\u201d vibes located in Texas, amidst swirling rumors that Trump might pardon her. There was also the awful news earlier this year that Virginia Giuffre, a victim of Epstein & Maxwell, had taken her own life.\n\nGiven this horrific backdrop, when I was browsing through Starz and saw the 2022 documentary Who Is Ghislaine Maxwell? appear, I immediately watched it\u2026and what I saw made my stomach churn.\n\nIt is quite clear to me that Maxwell was a frequent sexual abuser in her own right and every bit Epstein\u2019s equal in the monster department. Nobody in their right mind would be considering giving Maxwell the slightest consideration now that she\u2019s a convicted sex offender and trafficker of girls\u2014EXCEPT that her world and the world of #politics intersects at the highest level: the U.S. Presidency. The whole sordid affair is ghastly, and my only hope is the more Trump digs his own grave trying to save his skin by indirectly protecting Ghislaine Maxwell, the more the whole truth and nothing but the truth comes to full light. Justice has yet to be fully served."
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Marty McGuire martymcgui.re

Happy HTML Day (I'm machine knitting Edition)

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        "text": "Happy HTML Day!\nI'm taking a two-day machine knitting workshop intensive, so I did not have the\nenergy to join the folks at the Valentino Jr. Park meetup.\nInstead I am writing this post (in HTML) while watching along to Jenn Schiffer's \"HTML Day From Home (hdfh)\" stream.\nThe workshop is Machine Knitting 101, from Brooklyn's Textile Arts Center's line of Machine Knitting classes and workshops. Today, our instructor Eileen walked us through some of the basics.\nThe parts of the machine (Brother KH-840s. Punch card reading cuties from the 1970s!)\nChoosing yarn\nThreading the machine with tension\nCasting on with \"e-loops\", comb and weights\nKnitting rows, managing weights\nMoving stitches horizontally and vertically, making holes and ladders\nBlending colors and swapping colors\nIncreasing and decreasing the number of stitches not-at-the-edge\nCasting off (the hardest thing we covered, probably)\nWe bought a knitting machine, a Brother KH-930e, back in, checks notes, =chokes= like 2011 or 2012?? Enticed by Becky Stern's post on on hacking the KH-930e. As it turns out, the electronics hacking was NOT the difficult part of working with one of these machines! After some rounds of buying replacement parts and maintenance, we got a couple of little projects out of it, but found it challenging enough to work with that we stopped messing with it. But, we still have it, and I'm excited to try again!\nHere's a photo of the workshop syllabus, as well as some of my debris from today's workshop.\nFrom top to bottom, left-to-right:\nA long run of purple and green blocks, with a mix of clean color changes (where you cut one yarn and start antoher) and blending (where you knit with two yarns at once!). This run also includes a \"flap\" where I used vertical stitch movement to \"close up\" a small block of green.\nA long run of purple yarn with holes and \"wrinkles\". These are tests of moving stitches horizontally (holes) and vertically (wrinkles).\nAn unraveling run with one block each of purple and green. A failed attempt at casting off.\nA small unraveling block of purple. A failed attempt at casting off.\nAn unraveling run with two blocks of purple divided by a small block of green. A failed attempt at casting off.\nA non-unraveling block of purple. My one success at casting off!\nAn unraveling block of purple. A failed attempt at casting off.\nA run with a large green block and a large tapering purple block. Practice at increasing and decreasing stitches. I decreased down to one stitch lol.\nA small unraveling block of green. A failed attempt at casting off.\nThank you for reading. I hope to post more knitting projects. I hope to read your HTML Day creations!\n'til next time!",
        "html": "<p>Happy <a href=\"https://html.energy/html-day/2025/index.html\">HTML Day</a>!</p>\n<p>I'm taking a two-day machine knitting workshop intensive, so I did not have the\nenergy to join the folks at the <a href=\"https://html.energy/freewrites/2025-08-02-nyc/index.html\">Valentino Jr. Park meetup</a>.</p>\n<p>Instead I am writing this post (in HTML) while watching along to <a href=\"https://jennschiffer.com/\">Jenn Schiffer's</a> <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byKkvB6ApgA\">\"HTML Day From Home (hdfh)\"</a> stream.</p>\n<p>The workshop is Machine Knitting 101, from Brooklyn's <a href=\"https://textileartscenter.com/adult-classes/course-catalog/?course=machine-knitting\">Textile Arts Center's line of Machine Knitting classes and workshops</a>. Today, our instructor Eileen walked us through some of the basics.</p>\n<ul><li>The parts of the machine (Brother KH-840s. Punch card reading cuties from the 1970s!)</li>\n<li>Choosing yarn</li>\n<li>Threading the machine with tension</li>\n<li>Casting on with \"e-loops\", comb and weights</li>\n<li>Knitting rows, managing weights</li>\n<li>Moving stitches horizontally and vertically, making holes and ladders</li>\n<li>Blending colors and swapping colors</li>\n<li>Increasing and decreasing the number of stitches not-at-the-edge</li>\n<li>Casting off (the hardest thing we covered, probably)</li>\n</ul><p>We bought a knitting machine, a Brother KH-930e, back in, <em>checks notes</em>, <strong>=chokes=</strong> like 2011 or 2012?? Enticed by <a href=\"https://beckystern.com/2010/11/02/hacking-the-brother-kh-930e-knitting-machine/\">Becky Stern's post on on hacking the KH-930e</a>. As it turns out, the electronics hacking was <em>NOT</em> the difficult part of working with one of these machines! After some rounds of buying replacement parts and maintenance, we got a couple of little projects out of it, but found it challenging enough to work with that we stopped messing with it. But, we still have it, and I'm excited to try again!</p>\n<p>Here's a photo of the workshop syllabus, as well as some of my debris from today's workshop.</p>\n<img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/36/9a/8f/29/55a2a96c22bc024ae8e5821fa2ee961d33fa6b89df9cf832f5854451.jpg\" alt=\"A gray countertop covered in messy machine knit samples of purple and green yarn\" /><p>From top to bottom, left-to-right:</p>\n<ul><li>A long run of purple and green blocks, with a mix of clean color changes (where you cut one yarn and start antoher) and blending (where you knit with two yarns at once!). This run also includes a \"flap\" where I used vertical stitch movement to \"close up\" a small block of green.</li>\n<li>A long run of purple yarn with holes and \"wrinkles\". These are tests of moving stitches horizontally (holes) and vertically (wrinkles).</li>\n<li>An unraveling run with one block each of purple and green. A failed attempt at casting off.</li>\n<li>A small unraveling block of purple. A failed attempt at casting off.</li>\n<li>An unraveling run with two blocks of purple divided by a small block of green. A failed attempt at casting off.</li>\n<li>A <em>non-</em>unraveling block of purple. My one success at casting off!</li>\n<li>An unraveling block of purple. A failed attempt at casting off.</li>\n<li>A run with a large green block and a large tapering purple block. Practice at increasing and decreasing stitches. I decreased down to one stitch lol.</li>\n<li>A small unraveling block of green. A failed attempt at casting off.</li>\n</ul><p>Thank you for reading. I hope to post more knitting projects. I hope to read your HTML Day creations!</p>\n<p>'til next time!</p>"
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gRegor Morrill gregorlove.com

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        "text": "New shirt arrived just in time for HTML Day! Of course I got the cat one, too.\n\nGrab your own: drawingsbynicole.com",
        "html": "<p>New shirt arrived just in time for <a href=\"https://html.energy/\">HTML Day</a>! <strong>Of course</strong> I got the cat one, too.</p>\n\n<p>Grab your own: <a href=\"https://drawingsbynicole.com/\">drawingsbynicole.com</a></p>"
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Aaron Parecki aaronparecki.com

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        "text": "Had a great time talking about OAuth for MCP at Microsoft Channel 9!"
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Link: Motherf*****g Wind Farms, Indeed!

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        "html": "<blockquote>\n  <h2><a href=\"https://group.vattenfall.com/windfarmed\"></a></h2>\n\n  <p>At Vattenfall we collaborate with others to accelerate our work towards a future without fossil fuels. And now we\u2019ve teamed up with iconic actor and social justice advocate Samuel L. Jackson, who isn\u2019t afraid to tell it like it is.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>I clicked away the first time I came across this video; thought it was some deepfake. Turns out, <strong>that\u2019s really Samuel L. Jackson</strong> and he\u2019s really talking about putting up wind farms in Europe like a mofo. \ud83d\ude0e</p>\n\n<p><em>I love it!</em> And green energy (seaweed notwithstanding), <a href=\"https://buttondown.com/theinternet/archive/the-truth-of-reliable-next-generation-green/\">my latest Cycles Hyped No More newsletter</a> dove right into the topic of energy storage for renewables. Because if you keep hearing dumb shit like \u201cthe power goes out\u201d when the wind dies down or the sun goes down, you might think, uh, that\u2019s absurd\u2026<em>and you\u2019re right!</em> But it doesn\u2019t hurt to know more about the projects which make these systems more feasible than ever.</p>",
        "text": "At Vattenfall we collaborate with others to accelerate our work towards a future without fossil fuels. And now we\u2019ve teamed up with iconic actor and social justice advocate Samuel L. Jackson, who isn\u2019t afraid to tell it like it is.\n\n\n\nI clicked away the first time I came across this video; thought it was some deepfake. Turns out, that\u2019s really Samuel L. Jackson and he\u2019s really talking about putting up wind farms in Europe like a mofo. \ud83d\ude0e\n\nI love it! And green energy (seaweed notwithstanding), my latest Cycles Hyped No More newsletter dove right into the topic of energy storage for renewables. Because if you keep hearing dumb shit like \u201cthe power goes out\u201d when the wind dies down or the sun goes down, you might think, uh, that\u2019s absurd\u2026and you\u2019re right! But it doesn\u2019t hurt to know more about the projects which make these systems more feasible than ever."
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Earworms for July

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        "text": "I was thinking about icon opening theme songs from shows, but that would be easy to make significantly longer than just a ten-ish song set. So I decided to make it ten songs from animated shows. The goal here isn\u2019t just kinda catchy stuff, the goal is the sorts of openings that you find yourself not skipping the opening if you\u2019re watching it on DVD or a streaming service (or at least not as often, let\u2019s be real).\n\n\n\nSo, in no particular order:\n\n\n\n\n\nPlaylist:\n\n\n\nDan Da Dan: \u201cOtonoke\u201d by Creepy Nuts\n\n\n\nNeon Genesis Evangelion: \u201cA Cruel Angel\u2019s Thesis\u201d by Yoko Takahashi\n\n\n\nCowboy Bebop: \u201cTank!\u201d by Seatbelts\n\n\n\nSerial Experiments Lain: \u201cDuvet\u201d by B\u00f4a\n\n\n\nFLCL: \u201cRide a Shooting Star\u201d by The Pillows\n\n\n\nBojack Horseman: \u201cBoJack\u2019s Theme\u201d by Patrick Carney, Ralph Carney\n\n\n\nX-Men: \u201cX-Men: The Animated Series Opening Theme\u201d by Ron Wasserman\n\n\n\nThe Tick: \u201cThe Tick\u201d by Doug Katsaros\n\n\n\nThe Ren and Stimpy Show: \u201cDog Pound Hop\u201d by Die Screaming Lederhosens\n\n\n\nDuckTales: \u201cDuckTales Theme\u201d by Jeff Pescetto\n\n\n\nInspector Gadget: \u201cInspector Gadget Theme\u201d by Shuki Levy, Haim Saban\nThere are a ton of others out there, even just sticking within the \u201canimated\u201d theme. Are there any you\u2019d add?",
        "html": "<p>I was thinking about icon opening theme songs from shows, but that would be easy to make significantly longer than just a ten-ish song set. So I decided to make it ten songs from animated shows. The goal here isn\u2019t just kinda catchy stuff, the goal is the sorts of openings that you find yourself not skipping the opening if you\u2019re watching it on DVD or a streaming service (or at least not as often, let\u2019s be real).</p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, in no particular order:</p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Playlist:</p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPdPjWkJZF8&amp;list=PLSs4Qqcmd5-Gno1NjIpIABKIpkOcYn_z3\">Dan Da Dan: \u201cOtonoke\u201d by Creepy Nuts</a></li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fShlVhCfHig&amp;list=PLSs4Qqcmd5-Gno1NjIpIABKIpkOcYn_z3\">Neon Genesis Evangelion: \u201cA Cruel Angel\u2019s Thesis\u201d by Yoko Takahashi</a></li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL-D9LrFJd4&amp;list=PLSs4Qqcmd5-Gno1NjIpIABKIpkOcYn_z3\">Cowboy Bebop: \u201cTank!\u201d by Seatbelts</a></li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM8RufZr5lw&amp;list=PLSs4Qqcmd5-Gno1NjIpIABKIpkOcYn_z3\">Serial Experiments Lain: \u201cDuvet\u201d by B\u00f4a</a></li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmwEa3-1r6s&amp;list=PLSs4Qqcmd5-Gno1NjIpIABKIpkOcYn_z3\">FLCL: \u201cRide a Shooting Star\u201d by The Pillows</a></li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQvIR1oL1vE&amp;list=PLSs4Qqcmd5-Gno1NjIpIABKIpkOcYn_z3\">Bojack Horseman: \u201cBoJack\u2019s Theme\u201d by Patrick Carney, Ralph Carney</a></li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAkL2-vh2Sk&amp;list=PLSs4Qqcmd5-Gno1NjIpIABKIpkOcYn_z3\">X-Men: \u201cX-Men: The Animated Series Opening Theme\u201d by Ron Wasserman</a></li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywz5xLQ_XaA&amp;list=PLSs4Qqcmd5-Gno1NjIpIABKIpkOcYn_z3\">The Tick: \u201cThe Tick\u201d by Doug Katsaros</a></li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5NfgKPVZ2g&amp;list=PLSs4Qqcmd5-Gno1NjIpIABKIpkOcYn_z3\">The Ren and Stimpy Show: \u201cDog Pound Hop\u201d by Die Screaming Lederhosens</a></li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykl5F9BgNeY&amp;list=PLSs4Qqcmd5-Gno1NjIpIABKIpkOcYn_z3\">DuckTales: \u201cDuckTales Theme\u201d by Jeff Pescetto</a></li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZBhkwRF1FI&amp;list=PLSs4Qqcmd5-Gno1NjIpIABKIpkOcYn_z3\">Inspector Gadget: \u201cInspector Gadget Theme\u201d by Shuki Levy, Haim Saban</a></li>\n</ul><p>There are a ton of others out there, even just sticking within the \u201canimated\u201d theme. Are there any you\u2019d add?</p>"
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The Religion of AI Promises Its Followers…What, Exactly?

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        "html": "<p>I posted the following on LinkedIn, so you don\u2019t have to. \ud83d\ude02</p>\n\n<p><strong>Every AI booster on this website is working themselves out of their own livelihood. Think about it.</strong></p>\n\n<p>If what they are saying is true, that <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/generativeai\">#generativeAI</a> capabilities are accelerating exponentially and we\u2019re going to reach AGI and even \u201csuperintelligence\u201d within our immediate lifetimes, then there\u2019s no future role for them.</p>\n\n<p>We\u2019ll have AI CEOs. AI CTOs. AI VPs. AI PMs. AI researchers, designers, developers, marketers, salespeople, and PR. AI turtles all the way down. An entire startup 100% run by AI! Even VCs will be AI!</p>\n\n<p>Look, I\u2019m not saying <em>I</em> believe all of this is going to happen. I\u2019m saying if you believe the AI boosters, then <em>you</em> believe all of this is going to happen.</p>\n\n<p>Do you? And if so\u2026why are you excited about this? Do you think you\u2019re going to get paid a good salary for\u2026cheering on the AIs doing all the labor? (We\u2019ll set aside the actual question of, um, who\u2019s paying for all this AI labor\u2026)</p>\n\n<p>Most religions promise eternal life or spiritual enlightenment or some sort of end transformational result which allows us to transcend the lowly estate we currently inhabit. I\u2019m not really sure what the religion of AI promises. I doubt Zuck and Altman can give you a straight answer either. \ud83d\ude02</p>",
        "text": "I posted the following on LinkedIn, so you don\u2019t have to. \ud83d\ude02\n\nEvery AI booster on this website is working themselves out of their own livelihood. Think about it.\n\nIf what they are saying is true, that #generativeAI capabilities are accelerating exponentially and we\u2019re going to reach AGI and even \u201csuperintelligence\u201d within our immediate lifetimes, then there\u2019s no future role for them.\n\nWe\u2019ll have AI CEOs. AI CTOs. AI VPs. AI PMs. AI researchers, designers, developers, marketers, salespeople, and PR. AI turtles all the way down. An entire startup 100% run by AI! Even VCs will be AI!\n\nLook, I\u2019m not saying I believe all of this is going to happen. I\u2019m saying if you believe the AI boosters, then you believe all of this is going to happen.\n\nDo you? And if so\u2026why are you excited about this? Do you think you\u2019re going to get paid a good salary for\u2026cheering on the AIs doing all the labor? (We\u2019ll set aside the actual question of, um, who\u2019s paying for all this AI labor\u2026)\n\nMost religions promise eternal life or spiritual enlightenment or some sort of end transformational result which allows us to transcend the lowly estate we currently inhabit. I\u2019m not really sure what the religion of AI promises. I doubt Zuck and Altman can give you a straight answer either. \ud83d\ude02"
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College Hockey in September

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        "html": "<p>I was glad to hear this week that <a href=\"https://www.tamuicehockey.com/\">Texas A&amp;M</a> and <a href=\"https://www.houstonicehockey.com/\">Houston</a> will finally be playing each other <a href=\"https://www.houstonicehockey.com/games/game-vs-texas-am-university-on-09122025-m8etlv4u/tickets\">on September 12</a> at <a href=\"https://www.sugarlandice.com/\">Sugarland Ice Center</a>. I attended UofH\u2019s first game in 80 years <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@herestomwiththeweather/111016234563990106\">2 years ago</a> and they\u2019ve done a great job building up the team since then and I expect them to be competitive for the first game of the season.</p>",
        "text": "I was glad to hear this week that Texas A&M and Houston will finally be playing each other on September 12 at Sugarland Ice Center. I attended UofH\u2019s first game in 80 years 2 years ago and they\u2019ve done a great job building up the team since then and I expect them to be competitive for the first game of the season."
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Marty McGuire martymcgui.re

Retro Dot Cards Season One

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    "published": "2025-07-30T18:27:46-0400",
    "url": "https://martymcgui.re/2025/07/30/retro-dot-cards-season-one/",
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        "text": "Game Boy Advance, e-Reader, and a pack of cards. These photos don't really convey the excitement of the moment, haha.Had a blast with Retro Dot Cards Series One\u00a0for the Nintendo e-Reader\u00a0from\u00a0retrodotcards.com, created by Matt Greer.\nThat's right, new games printed on playing cards that can be scanned with a device from ~2002 using your Game Boy Advance or GameCube with Game Boy Player.\nI think it's\u00a0so\u00a0cool that a dev community exists for these obscure devices, and that Matt has taken it so far as to write a bunch of games,\u00a0produce them as cards, have them printed and packaged professionally, and sell them.\nI have a nicely refurbished Game Boy Advance, but did not have an e-Reader at the time I learned of these, so I took to the e-Bay to find one. It actually took a while, and I had to pay more, to find an English version, as the original Japanese versions are more common. While you can buy Retro Dot Cards that work on any version of the reader (English, Japanese, or English-on-Japanese), if you plan to play other retro cards be aware that you need to match their language and region to your device or they won't work.\nThe cards and packaging from Retro Dot Cards were high quality and quirky. I enjoyed shuffling through them the first time. I cared less for trying to nicely fan them all out for a photo, above, because I wanted to get to playing them!\nEach game (or app) is loaded with one to four \"swipes\" of a card. For example, Solitaire is a single card that you load by scanning one side, rotating the card 180 degrees, and scanning the other side. Exo Attack comes on two cards, for a total of four swipes through the reader.\nThe classics, like Solitaire, e-Snake, and Bomb Hunter (minesweeper) are minimalist, but well-made, colorful, and snappy to play. Exo Attack is a shoot-em-up with just one thing to shoot - the same boss with different behaviors - but it's also something of a provocation, with some quirky ship choices available. Speaking of quirky provocations: Franny Answers is like a combo Magic 8-ball and Tamagotchi with a cute and mysterious (or temperamental, or both) dog.\nSome other absolute highlights include Scavenger Hunt (an achievements-based\u00a0meta\u00a0game!?), Exo Attack's code-based online leaderboards, and the old school instruction booklet online for each game.\nThe whole thing feels a bit like an invitation, too. To understand more about this old hardware, of course, but maybe also to\u00a0make more things. Lurking in the footer of the Retro Dot Cards site is a Tools page with many e-Reader resources, including common sprites and backgrounds already present on the e-Reader that you can use in your own games and apps. Matt has also released the source code for e-Reader Solitaire, licensed MIT, and if\u00a0that's\u00a0not an invite I don't know what is.",
        "html": "<img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/f2/8a/ec/c7/bd3798ceeafef739bc32e51eb3db0e625e036fb9b6c7d4c3cd0ad261.jpg\" alt=\"A Nintendo Game Boy Advance with e-Reader cartridge next to a sealed pack. The pack reads 'New games for the GBA e-reader'.\" /><img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/2a/cd/cc/10/e603b71c58a542762f4784d4c159cd79994820c6b4b4ed689976baca.jpg\" alt=\"Colorful game cards fanned out in front of a Game Boy Advance with e-Reader cartridge and the opened plastic packaging for the cards.\" /><img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/e0/38/cc/00/8239e1f208d16291bd6f941e5a9128430f4f9d994f19d4af7e9d785b.jpg\" alt=\"A hand holds up a Game Boy Advance with e-Reader cartridge. The screen says 'COMPLETE!!' in bold yellow text over a pixelated blue sky and field of flowers.\" />\n  Game Boy Advance, e-Reader, and a pack of cards. These photos don't really convey the excitement of the moment, haha.<p>Had a blast with <a href=\"https://www.retrodotcards.com/series-one\">Retro Dot Cards Series One</a>\u00a0for the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_e-Reader\">Nintendo e-Reader</a>\u00a0from\u00a0<a href=\"https://retrodotcards.com/\">retrodotcards.com</a>, created by <a href=\"https://mattgreer.dev/\">Matt Greer</a>.</p>\n<p>That's right, new games printed on playing cards that can be scanned with a device from ~2002 using your Game Boy Advance or GameCube with Game Boy Player.</p>\n<p>I think it's\u00a0<i>so</i>\u00a0cool that a dev community exists for these obscure devices, and that Matt has taken it so far as to write a bunch of games,\u00a0produce them as cards, have them printed and packaged professionally, and sell them.</p>\n<p>I have a nicely refurbished Game Boy Advance, but did not have an e-Reader at the time I learned of these, so I took to the e-Bay to find one. It actually took a while, and I had to pay more, to find an English version, as the original Japanese versions are more common. While you can buy Retro Dot Cards that work on any version of the reader (English, Japanese, or English-on-Japanese), if you plan to play other retro cards be aware that you need to match their language and region to your device or they won't work.</p>\n<p>The cards and packaging from Retro Dot Cards were high quality and quirky. I enjoyed shuffling through them the first time. I cared less for trying to nicely fan them all out for a photo, above, because I wanted to get to playing them!</p>\n<p>Each game (or app) is loaded with one to four \"swipes\" of a card. For example, Solitaire is a single card that you load by scanning one side, rotating the card 180 degrees, and scanning the other side. Exo Attack comes on two cards, for a total of four swipes through the reader.</p>\n<p>The classics, like Solitaire, e-Snake, and Bomb Hunter (minesweeper) are minimalist, but well-made, colorful, and snappy to play. Exo Attack is a shoot-em-up with just one thing to shoot - the same boss with different behaviors - but it's also something of a provocation, with some quirky ship choices available. Speaking of quirky provocations: Franny Answers is like a combo Magic 8-ball and Tamagotchi with a cute and mysterious (or temperamental, or both) dog.</p>\n<p>Some other absolute highlights include Scavenger Hunt (an achievements-based\u00a0<i>meta</i>\u00a0game!?), <a href=\"https://www.retrodotcards.com/leaderboards/exo-attack\">Exo Attack's code-based online leaderboards</a>, and the old school instruction booklet online for each game.</p>\n<p>The whole thing feels a bit like an invitation, too. To understand more about this old hardware, of course, but maybe also to\u00a0<i>make more things</i>. Lurking in the footer of the Retro Dot Cards site is a <a href=\"https://www.retrodotcards.com/tools\">Tools page with many e-Reader resources</a>, including common sprites and backgrounds already present on the e-Reader that you can use in your own games and apps. Matt has also released the <a href=\"https://github.com/city41/ereader-solitaire\">source code for e-Reader Solitaire</a>, licensed MIT, and if\u00a0<i>that's</i>\u00a0not an invite I don't know what is.</p>"
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Link: Netflix Can Pickle That…Again…Because Portlandia is Back!

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    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250729/netflix-can-pickle-that-again-because-portlandia-is-back",
    "published": "2025-07-29T22:47:17-07:00",
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        "html": "<blockquote>\n  <h2><a href=\"https://popculture.com/streaming/news/sketch-comedy-series-from-beloved-snl-alum-now-streaming-on-netflix/\"></a></h2>\n\n  <p><em>Portlandia</em> not only struck comedy gold, but also quickly established itself as one of the best sketch comedies in recent years. The show holds an impressive 81% audience score and 94% critics rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes</em>.</p>\n\n<p>Verne Gay wrote for <em>Newsday</em> that the series [leads] \u201cBrownstein and Armisen move so effortlessly between characters, then execute their riffs, tics, styles and voices with such skilled abandon that before long this doesn\u2019t seem like satire any longer but a fun house mirror reflection of intensely real people.\u201d</p>\n\n<p>The show also received high praise from sitcom great Jerry Seinfeld, who told <em>Vulture</em> in 2014, \u201cIt\u2019s just too beyond brilliant\u2026I think that\u2019s the best comedy on TV right now, and it\u2019s easily one of the best comedies of all time.\u201d</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>The most mid-2010s Millennial cultural comedic touchstone I can think of, other than perhaps <em>Girls</em>, is <em>Portlandia</em>. And now <strong>you can <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHmLljk2t8M\">put birds on things</a> once more</strong> because <strong>The Dream of the (18)90s is Alive in <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/portland\">#Portland</a></strong> (and also Netflix)!!!</p>\n\n<p>I remain an <strong>unabashed fan</strong> of this sketch <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/comedy\">#comedy</a> which took the world by storm in its heyday. <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/articles/what-its-like-to-live-in-portlandia\">As I once wrote</a> a mere two months into 2020 before Covid hit, <em>Portlandia</em> had been a major factor in piquing my interest in this city and eventually moving here. And now, five years and one global pandemic later\u2026well, I remain every bit the fan I was of both the show and the city which inspired it.</p>\n\n<p>If you haven\u2019t yet had the distinct pleasure of enjoying every single episode of this uproariously off-the-wall show and the myriad of kooky characters which pop up at alarming frequency\u2026well then <strong>run, don\u2019t walk</strong> over to your television set and press PLAY on <em>Portlandia</em>.</p>",
        "text": "Portlandia not only struck comedy gold, but also quickly established itself as one of the best sketch comedies in recent years. The show holds an impressive 81% audience score and 94% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes.\n\nVerne Gay wrote for Newsday that the series [leads] \u201cBrownstein and Armisen move so effortlessly between characters, then execute their riffs, tics, styles and voices with such skilled abandon that before long this doesn\u2019t seem like satire any longer but a fun house mirror reflection of intensely real people.\u201d\n\nThe show also received high praise from sitcom great Jerry Seinfeld, who told Vulture in 2014, \u201cIt\u2019s just too beyond brilliant\u2026I think that\u2019s the best comedy on TV right now, and it\u2019s easily one of the best comedies of all time.\u201d\n\n\n\nThe most mid-2010s Millennial cultural comedic touchstone I can think of, other than perhaps Girls, is Portlandia. And now you can put birds on things once more because The Dream of the (18)90s is Alive in #Portland (and also Netflix)!!!\n\nI remain an unabashed fan of this sketch #comedy which took the world by storm in its heyday. As I once wrote a mere two months into 2020 before Covid hit, Portlandia had been a major factor in piquing my interest in this city and eventually moving here. And now, five years and one global pandemic later\u2026well, I remain every bit the fan I was of both the show and the city which inspired it.\n\nIf you haven\u2019t yet had the distinct pleasure of enjoying every single episode of this uproariously off-the-wall show and the myriad of kooky characters which pop up at alarming frequency\u2026well then run, don\u2019t walk over to your television set and press PLAY on Portlandia."
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Tantek Çelik tantek.com

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    "published": "2025-07-29 22:48-0700",
    "url": "https://tantek.com/2025/210/t1/vision-for-w3c-published",
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        "text": "The Vision for W3C has been officially published as a ratified W3C Statement: https://www.w3.org/TR/2025/STMT-w3c-vision-20250729/\n\nAs one of the editors, along with Chris Wilson (@cwilso.com @cdub@mastodon.social), I\u2019m both proud of this multi-year W3C Advisory Board (AB) effort, and grateful to everyone who contributed and gave feedback that helped improve the document.\n\nWriting down and openly publishing our collective values and principles is an important step forward for W3C. We now have a shared reference to both guide our priorities and cite to help resolve differences in opinion (rather than having to appeal to authority).\n\nThe AB (@w3.org/wiki/AB @ab@w3c.social) has prioritized work on the Vision project for many years (https://www.w3.org/wiki/AB/Vision), and personally, co-leading this project during my time on the AB has been inspiring, challenging, and a source of many lessons learned. Lots more to share on all that. For now, happy to take a moment to celebrate this milestone.\n\n#w3cVision #VisionForW3C #WorldWideWeb #W3C (@w3.org @w3c@w3c.social)\n#openWeb #webStandards\n\nPreviously:\n* https://tantek.com/2025/100/t1/vision-for-w3c-please-vote\n\nMore posts:\n* https://www.w3.org/news/2025/vision-for-w3c-is-a-w3c-statement/\n* https://www.w3.org/blog/2025/vision-for-w3c-a-manifesto-for-our-operations-and-decision-making/",
        "html": "The Vision for W3C has been officially published as a ratified W3C Statement: <a href=\"https://www.w3.org/TR/2025/STMT-w3c-vision-20250729/\">https://www.w3.org/TR/2025/STMT-w3c-vision-20250729/</a><br /><br />As one of the editors, along with Chris Wilson (<a href=\"https://cwilso.com\">@cwilso.com</a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@cdub\">@cdub@mastodon.social</a>), I\u2019m both proud of this multi-year W3C Advisory Board (AB) effort, and grateful to everyone who contributed and gave feedback that helped improve the document.<br /><br />Writing down and openly publishing our collective values and principles is an important step forward for W3C. We now have a shared reference to both guide our priorities and cite to help resolve differences in opinion (rather than having to appeal to authority).<br /><br />The AB (<a href=\"https://w3.org/wiki/AB\">@w3.org/wiki/AB</a> <a href=\"https://w3c.social/@ab\">@ab@w3c.social</a>) has prioritized work on the Vision project for many years (<a href=\"https://www.w3.org/wiki/AB/Vision\">https://www.w3.org/wiki/AB/Vision</a>), and personally, co-leading this project during my time on the AB has been inspiring, challenging, and a source of many lessons learned. Lots more to share on all that. For now, happy to take a moment to celebrate this milestone.<br /><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">w3cVision</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">VisionForW3C</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">WorldWideWeb</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">W3C</span> (<a href=\"https://w3.org\">@w3.org</a> <a href=\"https://w3c.social/@w3c\">@w3c@w3c.social</a>)<br />#<span class=\"p-category\">openWeb</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">webStandards</span><br /><br />Previously:<br />* <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2025/100/t1/vision-for-w3c-please-vote\">https://tantek.com/2025/100/t1/vision-for-w3c-please-vote</a><br /><br />More posts:<br />* <a href=\"https://www.w3.org/news/2025/vision-for-w3c-is-a-w3c-statement/\">https://www.w3.org/news/2025/vision-for-w3c-is-a-w3c-statement/</a><br />* <a href=\"https://www.w3.org/blog/2025/vision-for-w3c-a-manifesto-for-our-operations-and-decision-making/\">https://www.w3.org/blog/2025/vision-for-w3c-a-manifesto-for-our-operations-and-decision-making/</a>"
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