“In other words: Christian advocacy group accuses Conservative and Reform Jews of lying about their own religious dogma. This will end well.”
“Netflix TV users can now customize the appearance of subtitles and closed captions on the streaming platform, allowing subscribers to adjust the size and style of the text.”
“How much would it take for you to publicly pledge allegiance to a man you privately loathe? Not just once, but night after night, in a pair of stale khaki pants? Really think about it: How much would it take for you to sell out, knowing full well your own lies convince others to live in delusion?”
“I’m literally writing the book on planetary defense, so I know things about errant space rocks. And asteroid 2023 DW – with its small-but-not-zero chance of hitting Earth on Feb 14, 2046 is making headlines. So: let’s sort a few things out, shall we?”
“With that new topline metric top of mind, we’ve ranked the major streamers by last quarter’s revenue and included their most up-to-date subscriber tallies. It should come as no surprise that More Subscribers = More Money, but they don’t always go in lockstep. And yes, we know not every quarter is created equally for every streamer, but it’s the latest data we’ve got to go on.”
“These are the words from other languages that don’t have a direct equivalent in English, and yet carry so much meaning.”. I really related to “soubhiyé”, which refers to the period of time early in the morning when you’re the only one awake in the house and you can just have some time to yourself. You non-morning people will have to find your own equivalent word for the late night period when you’re the only one up.
“Gannett’s most recent annual report drives home the fact that no company has done more to shrink local journalism than it has in recent years.”
“Twitter is in a period of decline. The site still functions, people are still using it, but there’s a familiar stink that lingers on the website. It reminds me of the twilight days of two other social media platforms I’ve used: LiveJournal and Tumblr — onetime vibrant communities that grew in popularity until everyone seemed to be using them, which then began a long, slow death.”
“And it is hard, at least for me, not to notice the gap between the decisive response of the US Federal Government and the lack of any coherent response (other than complain and ask for help) from the VC and tech world.”
Never listen to a word Jim Cramer says.
RIP, Bud Grant, Pro Football Hall of Famer who coached the Minnesota Vikings to four Super Bowls.
RIP, Joe Pepitone, former All Star first baseman primarily for the Yankees.
RIP, Pat Schroeder, former US Representative from Colorado and feminist trailblazer.
RIP, Dick Fosbury, Olympic gold medalist who revolutionized the high jump via his “Fosbury flop”.
RIP, Rolly Crump, Disneyland designer who worked on the Haunted Mansion, It’s a Small World, and the Enchanted Tiki Room.
“Silicon Valley’s Titans Are Realizing a Lot of People Really Don’t Like Them“.
This interview with legendary MAD artist Al Jaffee is from 15 years ago, but it’s in honor of Jaffee turning 102 (!), so go read it. He’s delightful.
Here’s The Tau Manifesto, for those of you who think Pi Day isn’t nerdy enough. Tau Day would be June 28, in case you’re wondering.
Wait, they’re making a movie about BlackBerry? I…may have to see that.
“Silicon Valley Bank was fine. It’s Silicon Valley that’s broken.”
A detailed history of the solar panels that were once on the Carter White House.
“Anti-Woke Author Who Could Not Define Woke Gets Petty”. What’s kind of amazing about this is that the person who asked her the question that completely tripped her up is herself one of the Internet’s leading jackasses. Be that as it may, enjoy the video if you haven’t seen it.
I feel really bad for Edwin Diaz, but I fully agree that it is the players’ decision whether or not to play in the WBC.
RIp, Lance Reddick, actor best known for his work on HBO’s “The Wire” and the “John Wick” movie franchise – and for me, on “Fringe” and “Lost” and “Bosch”. He’ll portray Zeus in the forthcoming Percy Jackson TV adaptation, if you want one more chance to see his work.
“Brown freshman Olivia Pichardo became the first woman to appear in a Division I baseball game when she pinch hit in a 10-1 loss to Bryant on Friday.”
Credit to Gray, she did what every journalist needs to do when interviewing a RW culture warrior- demand a definition of “woke”. It’s a word with a very fluid definition in that crowd, and it can mean anything from “political correctness run amuck” to “anything the left does that I don’t like”. I personally prefer this definition, which very ironically, was supplied by lawyers for Ron “nobody’s more anti-woke than me!” DeSantis: “The belief there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them.” Nothing like being in front of a judge to make most people drop the grandstanding and bullshit.
Mandel just ought to take the “L” and be better prepared next time, but that’s not the right wing way. Got to whine, play the victim, and virtue signal hard instead.
Do not attempt to do the Fosbury Flop unless you are under professional supervision with specialized equipment. Otherwise you risk devastating injury. Don’t ask how I know this.