Went to campus. Got caught in a rain storm. Now sitting at my desk completely soaked…

I can’t think of a sports parallel to F1 summer break. In the middle of the season, they take 2 weeks off where NO ONE on the team can work. They can’t even send an email. Everyone gets a 2-week vacation by rule. (I wonder if social media teams schedule the posts that appear during break.)

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.