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One must imagine Sisyphus's rock happy

Spent some time this summer touching grass and shooting street portraits with the locals. I'm on the hunt for a new series now that the weather's turning ...

... All I really want for Christmas are legal penalties for companies trying to pass off their shitty AI golems as real humans.

I suspect y'all would love @sachajudd.com's newsletter. This week was particularly awesome -- about art, AI, and human labor. newsletter.sachajudd.com/archive/made... (photo from a presentation by Jae Lubberink)

Happy Monday! Please enjoy a conversation about how to effectively tax billionaires and address economic inequality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jRn...

Hey all! I'm hosting a workshop about freelancing as a software developer, geared for people who are new to the biz. I'm aiming for late June, and I'd love to hear from you: What topics are you interested in? What format works for you? forms.gle/qocSwYeiGfDZ... (Reposts always appreciated. ❤️)

Y'all know what I love? In a dark way. Bad! Not good! I love when people come back to some kind of grounded, well researched truth. In this case: nerding out about chemistry and stumbling into the seedy Montanto shit show. Click bait? Yes. Accurate? Also yes? www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxVX...

Unpopular opinion incoming. The problem isn't capitalism. It's assholes. [redacted exposition on assholes redefining capitalism and perverting Adam Smith's invisible hand] [redacted fanfic about invisible hands and assholes] [revolution] And kids, that's how @buttplug.engineer became emperor.

System prompt: Tell me I'm a piece of shit and fight me on everything; you better have evidence you can back up with citations. I'm gonna look at every thing you send me with caustic cynicism and criticism. Fuck you. [6 months later] I can't wait to tell LinkedIn about how amazing I am OMG.

The best and worst thing about being an American who (kinda) speaks German is understanding what Germans are saying about Americans these days. 😅

"Good for business." Holy shit does that mean a lot of things. Pretending to be an F100 company, defending your turf and protecting your wealth ... ... or being an entrepreneur, and taking a fair shot at solving other people's problems? Defending yourself vs. solving bigger problems. Hmm. 🤔

I don't share this lightly. I believe @devingaffney.com and the @graze.social team are working toward a future that transcends borders and bank accounts. "Decentralization" is a word that scares people with too much money and power. Fuck 'em. Let them be scared. Let's build something better. ❤️

The antidote to "MCU fatigue" is the Gen Z version of a low-fi flick about a guy drilling his head because of math, or maybe a bunch of shitty people monologuing and murdering to a retro soundtrack. Aronofsky is 56. Tarantino is a Boomer. ... but I'm old. Who are the filmmakers I'm missing out on?

Happy Friday! Have a giant. ❤️

It's Wednesday. Have some David Lynch dots.

Thought for the day.

For those who’ve just stumbled over here (welcome and thank you!) mostly I work in three dimensions…work in progress, destined for bronze and silver casting #InverteFest

Touched some grass. Felt good. 😊

i hope more people realize that @graze.social + @bsky.app is a form of monetization that has never existed before in the history of social media

This is what it looks like when you take control of the attention economy and give that power to the community. We can change how monetization works online to build a better future here.

“We are already living in the architecture of totalitarianism.” youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE

It is snowing heavily and I went out to bash snow off the plum before it breaks again. ME: I am just going outside and may be some time. ME: *waits expectantly* KEVIN: I don’t get the reference. ME: 😍 OMG LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE SCOTT EXPEDITION

🚨Cool new feature alert 🚨 Why should your custom feed be stuck on bluesky? You can now embed your feed on any webpage! Just slap it in an iframe and you're good to go <iframe src="https://graze.social/feeds/embed/1702"></iframe> Docs 👉 www.graze.social/docs/embed-f...

Very excited to share Factorial Capital’s investment in @graze.social alongside @betaworks.com. We are at an inflection point where control over the algorithm has potential to shift from platform to person and AI can help people orchestrate their own algorithms techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/b...

It was great to meet everyone, and I'm hyped that we made so many new connections! We'll have another meet up next month, and I think we'll find a space with a projector where we can do demos and maybe a lightning talk. This space is moving incredibly fast, and there's so much to learn ...

Today on the blog: How @sill.social was able to generate new signups by running sponsored content on @aendra.com's news feed, and how our twist on an old business model will help build a better social web for the next generation

@fadahjassem.bsky.social @ #IJF25 (@≈46:45: "I think there's a lot there that can really help publishers think about where they want to meet their audiences" when it comes to custom feeds

@emilyliu.me makes a great point in her talk (43m mark) - this is the first time *ever* that media orgs can *own* the relationship with their audiences via custom feeds. We are building out the tools that will unlock this – just ask @sfstandard.com, @wweek.com, and @timesca.com. Come join us!

His friends have a chance to have a very funny weekend.

👋 Hey Portland folks! I'm putting together a casual, family friendly Bluesky/AT Proto meetup next Tuesday (April 15th). I'd love to see you there! If you're interested, please RSVP so I can make sure we have the tables reserved. ❤️ #pdx #atproto #meetup smokesignal.events/did:plc:z4ld...

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This is the AT Proto introduction post I’ve been waiting for. ❤️

With BlueSky finally opening up federation, I think it's time to write up something that explains the whole thing, BlueSky, atproto, the works, in one easy to find place. Just the high level bits, hopefully something that any developer can understand: steveklabnik.com/writing/how-...

You know you’ve made it when your coworkers start getting impersonation scam text messages from “you” 🥂

Nasty, brutish, and long would be the modern assessment.

This week: scifi larps, immersive experiences, the hierarchy of cool, Lumon HQ and horseless carriage syndrome. newsletter.sachajudd.com/archive/lose...