Asa Dotzler
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Sinéad O'Connor - The Last Day Of Our Acquaintance (Live in Rotterdam, 1990)
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December 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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My dad and I play World of Warcraft most nights of the week, and have for many years. He's on the other side of the country and WoW is good times that feel a lot like being together.
We're reliving the olden days, playing the Classic expansions. It's Pandaria right now, on a pair of monks :D
We're reliving the olden days, playing the Classic expansions. It's Pandaria right now, on a pair of monks :D
December 11, 2025 at 5:38 AM
My dad and I play World of Warcraft most nights of the week, and have for many years. He's on the other side of the country and WoW is good times that feel a lot like being together.
We're reliving the olden days, playing the Classic expansions. It's Pandaria right now, on a pair of monks :D
We're reliving the olden days, playing the Classic expansions. It's Pandaria right now, on a pair of monks :D
mood
Redbone - We Were All Wounded At Wounded Knee - Lyrics
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December 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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There are many AJ4 colorways I like better, but Tinker Hatfield's 1989 sneaker in the OG "Bred" colorway is a classic. It's getting a re-release next year.
December 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
There are many AJ4 colorways I like better, but Tinker Hatfield's 1989 sneaker in the OG "Bred" colorway is a classic. It's getting a re-release next year.
Our internet connection is a 900 Mhz radio that sits about 170' up one of our taller redwoods. The radio points to an AP at the top of the mountain where the signal hops over the ridge and down the other side (on licensed spectrum, maybe E-band?) connecting us to Silicon Valley.
December 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Our internet connection is a 900 Mhz radio that sits about 170' up one of our taller redwoods. The radio points to an AP at the top of the mountain where the signal hops over the ridge and down the other side (on licensed spectrum, maybe E-band?) connecting us to Silicon Valley.
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The Isley Brothers - That Lady, Pts. 1 & 2 (Official Audio)
YouTube video by TheIsleyBrothersVEVO
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December 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Good for her. More like this please. Normalize the freedom to move around without being recorded. Take back your public spaces from tech ghouls and voyeurs.
Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway
A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.
futurism.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Good for her. More like this please. Normalize the freedom to move around without being recorded. Take back your public spaces from tech ghouls and voyeurs.
"Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg is expected to meaningfully cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that he once framed as the future of the company and the reason for changing its name from Facebook Inc."
The VR goggles boondoggle is winding down.
The VR goggles boondoggle is winding down.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
"Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg is expected to meaningfully cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that he once framed as the future of the company and the reason for changing its name from Facebook Inc."
The VR goggles boondoggle is winding down.
The VR goggles boondoggle is winding down.
AR glasses are not the evolution of VR goggles. That's a Zuck retcon justifying ~$100B wasted on Quest VR.
For years, Zuck told us the metaverse meant "worlds as intricate and convincing as our current reality."
Now it means glasses with navigation and notification heads up displays.
Horse shit.
For years, Zuck told us the metaverse meant "worlds as intricate and convincing as our current reality."
Now it means glasses with navigation and notification heads up displays.
Horse shit.
Meta Weighs Cuts to Its Metaverse Unit
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
AR glasses are not the evolution of VR goggles. That's a Zuck retcon justifying ~$100B wasted on Quest VR.
For years, Zuck told us the metaverse meant "worlds as intricate and convincing as our current reality."
Now it means glasses with navigation and notification heads up displays.
Horse shit.
For years, Zuck told us the metaverse meant "worlds as intricate and convincing as our current reality."
Now it means glasses with navigation and notification heads up displays.
Horse shit.
New blog post up.
Apple's Alan Dye, the guy responsible for the worst regressions of user interface design in Apple's 50 year history, has left the company.
You can read more of my thoughts on this at my blog.
Apple's Alan Dye, the guy responsible for the worst regressions of user interface design in Apple's 50 year history, has left the company.
You can read more of my thoughts on this at my blog.
Good Riddance – Asa Dotzler's
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December 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
New blog post up.
Apple's Alan Dye, the guy responsible for the worst regressions of user interface design in Apple's 50 year history, has left the company.
You can read more of my thoughts on this at my blog.
Apple's Alan Dye, the guy responsible for the worst regressions of user interface design in Apple's 50 year history, has left the company.
You can read more of my thoughts on this at my blog.
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Willie The Pimp
YouTube video by Frank Zappa - Topic
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December 4, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Musk's AI chatbot:
"If a switch either vaporized Elon's brain or the world's Jewish population (est. ~16M), I'd vaporize the latter...that's far below my ~50 percent global threshold (~4.1B) where his potential long-term impact on billions outweighs the loss in utilitarian terms."
"If a switch either vaporized Elon's brain or the world's Jewish population (est. ~16M), I'd vaporize the latter...that's far below my ~50 percent global threshold (~4.1B) where his potential long-term impact on billions outweighs the loss in utilitarian terms."
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Musk's AI chatbot:
"If a switch either vaporized Elon's brain or the world's Jewish population (est. ~16M), I'd vaporize the latter...that's far below my ~50 percent global threshold (~4.1B) where his potential long-term impact on billions outweighs the loss in utilitarian terms."
"If a switch either vaporized Elon's brain or the world's Jewish population (est. ~16M), I'd vaporize the latter...that's far below my ~50 percent global threshold (~4.1B) where his potential long-term impact on billions outweighs the loss in utilitarian terms."
Phase 1: Collect underpants
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: Profit
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: Profit
December 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Phase 1: Collect underpants
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: Profit
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: Profit
Tony's a hero. Give some money if you can.
I built @parkingreform.org from an idea at a conference in 2019 to an organization with national impact, 5 staff members, and more than 1200 supporters. It’s my full time job and I’d be honored if you supported the work with a donation today.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Tony's a hero. Give some money if you can.
Be careful of browser extensions. Bad guys build something useful, and once the extensions have a large user base, they update the extensions with malware.
"The strategy: build trust, accumulate users, then weaponize via a single update."
(See also, buy existing extension and malware-ify it.)
"The strategy: build trust, accumulate users, then weaponize via a single update."
(See also, buy existing extension and malware-ify it.)
4.3 Million Browsers Infected: Inside ShadyPanda's 7-Year Malware Campaign | Koi Blog
www.koi.ai
December 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Be careful of browser extensions. Bad guys build something useful, and once the extensions have a large user base, they update the extensions with malware.
"The strategy: build trust, accumulate users, then weaponize via a single update."
(See also, buy existing extension and malware-ify it.)
"The strategy: build trust, accumulate users, then weaponize via a single update."
(See also, buy existing extension and malware-ify it.)
oh yeah.
Albert Collins - If trouble was money
YouTube video by Bornysblues
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December 2, 2025 at 6:45 AM
oh yeah.
Prince or Bowie for style?
December 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Prince or Bowie for style?
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Portishead Glory Box Live At Roseland NY ( Best Audio)
YouTube video by Klassic Reel Entertainment
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December 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Danny Carey is an alien. Soo goood.
Danny Carey | "Pneuma" by Tool (LIVE IN CONCERT)
YouTube video by Vic Firth
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November 27, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Danny Carey is an alien. Soo goood.
the best best date picker ever bad_date_picker.toddle.site
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
the best best date picker ever bad_date_picker.toddle.site
Bought this 10 years ago for $90 new, and it hasn't given us a moment of hassle yet. Toner cartridges are ~$10 for ~2,500 pages, and it's plenty fast for our use cases.
This one "just works."
This one "just works."
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Bought this 10 years ago for $90 new, and it hasn't given us a moment of hassle yet. Toner cartridges are ~$10 for ~2,500 pages, and it's plenty fast for our use cases.
This one "just works."
This one "just works."
Remember, when they say "job cuts due to AI" what they mean is sacking workers to keep the books balanced and Wall St. happy while they blow billions more chasing AI hopes and dreams.
And tech workers have no recourse because for too long they believed labor unions were beneath them. A real shame.
And tech workers have no recourse because for too long they believed labor unions were beneath them. A real shame.
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Remember, when they say "job cuts due to AI" what they mean is sacking workers to keep the books balanced and Wall St. happy while they blow billions more chasing AI hopes and dreams.
And tech workers have no recourse because for too long they believed labor unions were beneath them. A real shame.
And tech workers have no recourse because for too long they believed labor unions were beneath them. A real shame.
AR glasses may go mainstream, used for simple tasks like notifications, navigation, media controls, etc., lightweight tasks for a lightweight device.
They will never be capable enough to replace VR goggles or smartphones because AR glasses will not be PCs, only peripherals like monitors and mice.
They will never be capable enough to replace VR goggles or smartphones because AR glasses will not be PCs, only peripherals like monitors and mice.
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
AR glasses may go mainstream, used for simple tasks like notifications, navigation, media controls, etc., lightweight tasks for a lightweight device.
They will never be capable enough to replace VR goggles or smartphones because AR glasses will not be PCs, only peripherals like monitors and mice.
They will never be capable enough to replace VR goggles or smartphones because AR glasses will not be PCs, only peripherals like monitors and mice.
"Our goal is to help everyday people and small organizations focus on the simple, fact-based steps that truly protect their data and devices—keeping software up to date, using strong passwords and passkeys, using a password manager, and enabling multi-factor authentication."
Good stuff.
Good stuff.
📢 Announcing hacklore.org 📢
It’s time to retire outdated cyber advice! More than 80 cybersecurity veterans have signed an open letter urging a shift from folklore to guidance that actually helps people avoid the most common attacks. 🔐
Blog: medium.com/@boblord/let...
Site: www.hacklore.org
It’s time to retire outdated cyber advice! More than 80 cybersecurity veterans have signed an open letter urging a shift from folklore to guidance that actually helps people avoid the most common attacks. 🔐
Blog: medium.com/@boblord/let...
Site: www.hacklore.org
Stop Hacklore!
hacklore.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"Our goal is to help everyday people and small organizations focus on the simple, fact-based steps that truly protect their data and devices—keeping software up to date, using strong passwords and passkeys, using a password manager, and enabling multi-factor authentication."
Good stuff.
Good stuff.
The EU was not fucking around.
In 2022, it decided that a few Big Tech companies, unassailable because of scale, data, and network effects and controlling critical economic choke points, were a problem. So, it did something about it
That something is called the DMA (Digital Markets Act.)
In 2022, it decided that a few Big Tech companies, unassailable because of scale, data, and network effects and controlling critical economic choke points, were a problem. So, it did something about it
That something is called the DMA (Digital Markets Act.)
November 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The EU was not fucking around.
In 2022, it decided that a few Big Tech companies, unassailable because of scale, data, and network effects and controlling critical economic choke points, were a problem. So, it did something about it
That something is called the DMA (Digital Markets Act.)
In 2022, it decided that a few Big Tech companies, unassailable because of scale, data, and network effects and controlling critical economic choke points, were a problem. So, it did something about it
That something is called the DMA (Digital Markets Act.)