Quick Thoughts
- A hot pocket fresh out of the air fryer is indeed crispy, but;
- It takes 15 minutes! Not exactly a quick breakfast anymore.
McSweeney’s with a gem: The EM dash responds to the AI allegations
An insightful read from the Nieman Lab on NY Times v Sullivan, the 1960s Supreme Court decision that is the foundation of modern American press freedom. Worth a read to understand how lawsuits were weaponized by politicians, and how NYT v Sullivan changed that.
This blog post about additive and extractive technologies by Cal Newport makes me think about the different tools I use daily. I specifically thought of @manton and some of the choices he’s made with Micro.Blog to be less extractive.
Really enjoyed the Fantastic Four. Fun story with great art direction. I adore anything retro futuristic.
In honor of my 50th birthday today, I decided to release a free font: SbB Nineteen 75.
Fell asleep after working on a paper for grad school. Just woke up to a nightmare that I’d actually turned it in… And it is NOT ready to be turned in yet. So rough. Anyway, been a while since I had a grad school nightmare. 🤣 I’m going back to sleep.
This paper for my independent study is a mess. I’ve read a lot, and I like where it’s going, but combining everything isn’t going well.
I really do think there is something to this: How TV Trained Us to Be Conspiracy Theorists.
We got some breakfast Hot Pockets and they no longer ship with a paper “crisper” sleeve, instead recommending an air fryer for a crispier crust.
Excited that Cotton Bureau has finally added custom stickers. I added a few sticker designs, including my old film camera stickers.
Me: I really need to wrap up this paper on deprofessionization in the design industry so I can move on to working on my dissertation.
Also me: Digging FOUR papers out from past classes that I never did anything with and revisiting them.
Waking up to big F1 news. Christian Horner out at Red Bull. I guess losing to Nico Hulkenberg at Silverstone was the last straw. Is Max now more likely to leave for Mercedes? Less likely?
Fireflies baseball. A beautiful night to catch a minor league game.
My dad randomly asked me if I wanted the typewriter my grandparents bought him when he graduated college. He used it in seminary and his first call. Uh, YES! So I now have a Royal Safari manual typewriter. Seems to work well. Just need a new ribbon.
Watched the entire Cubs game today… 8 home runs. This team is fun to watch. Can’t wait to see them in person later this month.
Watching Cubs v. Cardinals on Apple’s Friday Night Baseball, which is actually on Friday afternoon for July 4. PCA with a great diving catch in the first inning. ⚾️
We’ve reached the part of summer break where one of my kids has decided they want to learn how to make bread.
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! Yep, the Mets are still paying him and will be until 2035.
Enjoyed this beautifully art directed and illustrated meditation on AI and art. Take a few minutes and spend some time with it.
My son wanted to play video games with me, so we pulled out the Sega Genesis Mini. All these years later, it’s funny how much I remember from playing Sonic and Streets of Rage II.
This restaurant doesn’t look crowded, but the number of Door Dash drivers coming in and out is substantial. It’s amazing how much these delivery services have changed the restaurant business.
Playing around with Adobe’s Project Indigo camera app. It’s interesting. Similar in goals to Halide’s Process Zero.
Just finished my last assignment for my six-week summer class, which means that I only have a couple of independent studies and my dissertation left until I’m Dr. Bob.
Kia’s new EV2 is an adorably small electric SUV. Too bad it’s not coming to the US market. I hate the global perception that US consumers don’t want smaller vehicles.
My wife discovered the hidden yellow jacket nest burrowed in the ground when she steered the lawnmower directly over it. 12 stings later… she’s in a lot of pain. Plus Jilly got one sting rescuing her mom.