The first ten on today’s playlist:
Day: October 12, 2021, 12:54 PM
So Blanked
But there are no human universals. None. According to libs. We’re just blank slates, blah blah blah.
Wrong.
Deutsch
Lord, what’s going on with me? I’m starting to grow quite fond of German. I don’t need to start studying yet another language…or do I?
Maybe I’ve been possessed by Mark Twain.
Big B
Once came in a room because I wanted to use the scanner after hours, engineers had been trying to fix it all day long for a client.
It was halfway unplugged.
— Andy Pearlman (@apearlma) October 11, 2021
The amount of times I’ve been declared a “genius” for checking if something is plugged in, or fully plugged in, or just changing out a cable — well it’s been a fucking lot.
People are strangely averse to trying the simple things. I always try the simple things because it has the biggest bang for the buck.
I Was There
I almost want to write a history of personal computing in the US.
No one seems to know as much about it as they think they do.
Unmet Meat
One of my absolute most favorite writings of recent history is @joefassler's expose on lab-grown meat.
The most pernicious fail points are not in the dreams, it's Operations. A masterclass in narrating the bleak realities of achieving biological dominance.https://t.co/ikIuhXRiMs— SoS (@SwiftOnSecurity) October 12, 2021
The problem is that it’s just absolutely crap. It’s bullshit. It’s “believe science” pessisimism and cynicism.
All that’s correct is that we don’t quite have the tech. But this is like saying we couldn’t build a 747 in 1910. This mook is a waste of words and typing to even write about.
Mul
Mulholland Drive at 20: David Lynch’s audacious puzzle remains a mystery.
One of my favorite movies of all time. Such a great film.
iMock
I’m in my mid 30s stuff from my childhood are now historical artifacts that’s how it works you get older every year https://t.co/459kvZTrEQ
— John Leavitt 🌹 (@LeavittAlone) October 10, 2021
Oh no.
I’d already been using computers for almost 20 years when that version of the iMac came out.
I repeat: oh no.
Roll On
One I thing I know: I probably will not like any book or movie described as “rollicking.”
No thank you.
Needs of Deeds
People can't stay locked down forever. Covid-19 is here to stay; if you're vaccinated you're more likely to die in a car accident than you are to get sick at a convention.
If YOU don't want to go to an event, don't. Nobody will judge you harshly for not feeling safe right now.
— Zorin =^o.o^= (@zorinlynx) August 3, 2021
Yep. Introvert anti-social people (Hello, this used to be me! Less so now.) really really underestimate the need that many people have for social interaction in person.
Not want.
Need.
How to make them understand? Perpetual lockdown isn’t any kind of answer.
Videono
email is going to slow down at some point in the near future. It is SO easy to make video messages and we haven't adopted it on a wide scale
— James Marsh (@JamesMarsh79) October 11, 2021
Is this a joke? I seriously cannot tell. No one wants video messages in lieu of email, not even those who like Slack for whatever reason. Literally no one wants this. Well, one person does I guess.