Brian Boyer
@brianboyer.net
Stay-at-home dad in Chicago. News product coach. He/him. Let's work together: https://brianboyer.net Bean tips: https://beantips.com/
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Brian Boyer
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Make empanadas and elevate your leftovers
If you've got extra (leftover leftovers!), they freeze up great for a quick weeknight meal!
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New bean tip! Get yourself some frozen empanada wrappers and stuff 'em with beans. Your future self will thank you. beantips.com/make-empanad...
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My architecture column today. "To show off these structures that are being developed in Chicago, I think it’s a really beautiful art," Chicago Architecture Center Chief Marketing Officer Lauren Bakos said. "And it’s sad that it’s kind of a dying one."
Model shop that provided the first draft of many great Chicago buildings closes
Columbian Model & Exhibit Works made architectural models for the Lakeshore East high-rise development, the Jeanne Gang-designed St. Regis at 363 E. Wacker Drive and the Obama Presidential Center in J...
chicago.suntimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:11 PM
My architecture column today. "To show off these structures that are being developed in Chicago, I think it’s a really beautiful art," Chicago Architecture Center Chief Marketing Officer Lauren Bakos said. "And it’s sad that it’s kind of a dying one."
Ghost finally implemented welcome emails! Huzzah! ghost.org/changelog/we...
Welcome emails
Automatically email new free and paid members when they sign up
ghost.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Ghost finally implemented welcome emails! Huzzah! ghost.org/changelog/we...
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My contribution to the math discourse is that it would be cool to have a middle school class that's just defense against scams & manipulation:
Compound interest
Gambling odds
Survey sampling
The field of economics
etc.
Word problems aside, I never understood why math is taught absent context.
Compound interest
Gambling odds
Survey sampling
The field of economics
etc.
Word problems aside, I never understood why math is taught absent context.
February 11, 2026 at 4:51 PM
My contribution to the math discourse is that it would be cool to have a middle school class that's just defense against scams & manipulation:
Compound interest
Gambling odds
Survey sampling
The field of economics
etc.
Word problems aside, I never understood why math is taught absent context.
Compound interest
Gambling odds
Survey sampling
The field of economics
etc.
Word problems aside, I never understood why math is taught absent context.
In a different life, I’d be traveling the world collecting mid-century concrete playground fixtures.
Prefabricated elephant slide, (1960s), Dresden, German Democratic Republic r/brutalism
February 7, 2026 at 2:06 PM
In a different life, I’d be traveling the world collecting mid-century concrete playground fixtures.
Current status: Refactoring code written by someone who probably didn’t know about modulo
February 6, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Current status: Refactoring code written by someone who probably didn’t know about modulo
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So damned weird that this is a hotel I know super well, for very different reasons
Happening Now: 20+ law enforcement vehicles, including a Minneapolis Police SWAT Bearcat, are staged on SE Beacon St as a noise demo has started at the Graduate Hotel. This is the 4th noise demo at the Graduate and one of multiple noise demos tonight outside hotels housing ICE agents in Minneapolis.
February 6, 2026 at 2:56 AM
So damned weird that this is a hotel I know super well, for very different reasons
Never worked there. Cancelled my subscription ages ago. And still, my stomach is turning.
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Never worked there. Cancelled my subscription ages ago. And still, my stomach is turning.
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this is an excellent thread, courtney rules
I think people often wonder this, and it's a great question, so let me explain the advantages of 3D printing whistles. There are many.
The 3D printing effort started from one of our organizers who started by sourcing mass-produced whistles.
The 3D printing effort started from one of our organizers who started by sourcing mass-produced whistles.
I mean, are they really cheaper or easier to produce than just sourcing the right thing from a mass distributor? it's sweet but doesn't seem Pareto efficient, and I feel like that's important to the revolution
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 AM
this is an excellent thread, courtney rules
Looking good, Lake Michigan.
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Looking good, Lake Michigan.
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no context insect picture
February 2, 2026 at 4:21 AM
no context insect picture
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A thing about this project is that we intentionally work *behind* the news cycle, like gleaners. We wait until we can describe something clearly and then we add that brick to the wall. It’s an unnatural fit for social media, which is kind of the point.
From the killing of Alex Pretti to the detention of five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos thousands of miles from home, Minnesota continues to suffer violence at the hands of federal agents. We’ve added more than 30 events to our timeline just this week:
unbreaking.org/issues/immig...
unbreaking.org/issues/immig...
Immigration — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
unbreaking.org
January 31, 2026 at 4:09 AM
A thing about this project is that we intentionally work *behind* the news cycle, like gleaners. We wait until we can describe something clearly and then we add that brick to the wall. It’s an unnatural fit for social media, which is kind of the point.
It’s very good.
January 31, 2026 at 1:19 AM
It’s very good.
I have used this tool for maybe 25 years and feel like a complete dope that I never knew what the little holes were for
January 30, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I have used this tool for maybe 25 years and feel like a complete dope that I never knew what the little holes were for
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Let’s Go!!!!!!
Goldberg Region, U of C Region, UIC Region, Wild Card (all within city limits)
Let the debate begin
Goldberg Region, U of C Region, UIC Region, Wild Card (all within city limits)
Let the debate begin
January 30, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Let’s Go!!!!!!
Goldberg Region, U of C Region, UIC Region, Wild Card (all within city limits)
Let the debate begin
Goldberg Region, U of C Region, UIC Region, Wild Card (all within city limits)
Let the debate begin
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For MAS Context, Elizabeth Blasius looks at the history and future of 1977's Renaissance Center, built to anchor Detroit's revival, but became an isolated fortress hostile to access except via car. Today, demolition is on tap for two of its four 39-story towers.
mascontext.com/observations...
mascontext.com/observations...
A Dark Age for the Renaissance Center
Architect John Portman’s Renaissance Center is both a Detroit icon and a monument to the city’s response to urban renewal. As the building nears its…
mascontext.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:37 PM
For MAS Context, Elizabeth Blasius looks at the history and future of 1977's Renaissance Center, built to anchor Detroit's revival, but became an isolated fortress hostile to access except via car. Today, demolition is on tap for two of its four 39-story towers.
mascontext.com/observations...
mascontext.com/observations...
"*What is tear gas for?* It is for inciting riots. *How did people go out and get gas masks?* They ordered them online, because they do not want to riot." Helluva kicker to a helluva piece by @sarahjeong.bsky.social www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
Best gas masks
“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.
www.theverge.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:01 PM
"*What is tear gas for?* It is for inciting riots. *How did people go out and get gas masks?* They ordered them online, because they do not want to riot." Helluva kicker to a helluva piece by @sarahjeong.bsky.social www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
Good nerds doing good things!
We’re live!
Introducing Wolf Point Media, a new podcast production collaborative based in Chicago. As podcast audiences grow & opportunities in this field shrink, we’re launching a new model based on collaboration, craft, and community. 🎙️🔥
👉 Follow. Share. Connect with us.
wolfpoint.media
Introducing Wolf Point Media, a new podcast production collaborative based in Chicago. As podcast audiences grow & opportunities in this field shrink, we’re launching a new model based on collaboration, craft, and community. 🎙️🔥
👉 Follow. Share. Connect with us.
wolfpoint.media
January 28, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Good nerds doing good things!
Reminds me of one of my favorite pieces of visual journalism, except, um, awful to see www.bloomberg.com/graphics/201...
January 28, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Reminds me of one of my favorite pieces of visual journalism, except, um, awful to see www.bloomberg.com/graphics/201...
Strike “blocklists” from the headline and you’d have my attention
How advertising blocklists undermine online journalism rjionline.org/news/how-adv...
How advertising blocklists undermine online journalism
Nine guidelines help newsrooms protect their bottom line while also informing their audiences.
rjionline.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Strike “blocklists” from the headline and you’d have my attention
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The pattern was designed by a Minneapolis yarn store. All sales are going to local immigrant aid organizations. They've raised over $125,000 (!!!) since the knitting pattern was posted a few days ago.
👏That's👏community👏action👏
👏That's👏community👏action👏
Melt the ICE Hat pattern by YarnCultMN
In the 1940’s, Norwegians made and wore red pointed hats with a tassel as a form of visual protest against Nazi occupation of their country. Within two years, the Nazis made these protest hats illegal...
www.ravelry.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:47 PM
The pattern was designed by a Minneapolis yarn store. All sales are going to local immigrant aid organizations. They've raised over $125,000 (!!!) since the knitting pattern was posted a few days ago.
👏That's👏community👏action👏
👏That's👏community👏action👏
Current status: Nervously watching people do very dangerous things.
January 25, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Current status: Nervously watching people do very dangerous things.
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Charles Yang of Time for Three absolutely slaying me. I would lose my mind if I heard this live. Even crappy phone speakers made me scream and cry.
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Charles Yang of Time for Three absolutely slaying me. I would lose my mind if I heard this live. Even crappy phone speakers made me scream and cry.
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What happened when I tried to hire a remote engineer - me, for @themarkup.org themarkup.org/hello-world/...
Hiring in an era of fake candidates, real scams and AI slop – The Markup
AI-written applications, an impersonator and a recruiter scam followed just one remote job posting.
themarkup.org
January 24, 2026 at 1:46 PM
What happened when I tried to hire a remote engineer - me, for @themarkup.org themarkup.org/hello-world/...
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Portrait of Alex Pretti defending his city
January 25, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Portrait of Alex Pretti defending his city