Glenn Fleishman
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Technology journalist & printing historian. Columnist, Six Colors. Executive Editor, Take Control Books. Two-time Jeopardy! champ. Find out about my work at https://glennf.com Get a copy of my latest book https://sixcent.info
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Consider *Six Centuries of Type & Printing*, a beautiful, compact volume, great for typophiles and others interested in design and printing? sixcent.info Available signed; ships worldwide. Audiobook and ebook versions and bundles are available.
My heart surgery is in about two weeks, and I’ll be shipping books through then, and then taking a hiatus for a few weeks as I recover. If you’d like to order a regular or signed (or giftwrapped) copy as a gift, the time is ripe! (And I thank you very much.)
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yep. also really can't overstate how much nuzzi is very much the product of an environment that rewards amoral ambition and frowns on people who sincerely believe anything
November 27, 2025 at 3:15 AM
yep. also really can't overstate how much nuzzi is very much the product of an environment that rewards amoral ambition and frowns on people who sincerely believe anything
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should we do a group watch of shattered glass as therapy
November 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
should we do a group watch of shattered glass as therapy
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Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
www.volts.wtf
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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Just a reminder that in addition to Trump refusing to exercise because he thinks the body is like an alkaline battery with a lifetime store of energy so anytime you do anything you steal that energy and it cannot be recharged, he's also a germaphobe who is afraid of being poisoned.
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Just a reminder that in addition to Trump refusing to exercise because he thinks the body is like an alkaline battery with a lifetime store of energy so anytime you do anything you steal that energy and it cannot be recharged, he's also a germaphobe who is afraid of being poisoned.
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Is Starbucks going to go out of business because they hate unions so much that they won't just fucking unionize?
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Is Starbucks going to go out of business because they hate unions so much that they won't just fucking unionize?
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This is stunning -- an absolute must-read: "if you measured income inadequacy today the way [it was] measured it in 1963, the threshold for a family of four wouldn’t be $31,200.
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000.
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000.
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-life-is-a-lie?open=false#§how-a-broken-benchmark-quietly-broke-america
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is stunning -- an absolute must-read: "if you measured income inadequacy today the way [it was] measured it in 1963, the threshold for a family of four wouldn’t be $31,200.
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000.
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000.
In the rough part of recovery: between the elation of successful surgery and the ultimate recovery and improvement on previous strength. Right now, exhausted but not in pain, moving sideways instead of forward, but medical team has zero concerns after checking me out. Time is the medicine I need.
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
In the rough part of recovery: between the elation of successful surgery and the ultimate recovery and improvement on previous strength. Right now, exhausted but not in pain, moving sideways instead of forward, but medical team has zero concerns after checking me out. Time is the medicine I need.
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Ahem. *clears throat*
PUBLIC LIBRARIES EXIST!!! 📚
PUBLIC LIBRARIES EXIST!!! 📚
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Ahem. *clears throat*
PUBLIC LIBRARIES EXIST!!! 📚
PUBLIC LIBRARIES EXIST!!! 📚
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Oh please just fuck off
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Oh please just fuck off
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I saw a video this morning that was like “if you get something handmade from me this Christmas please understand that it was not ethically made” and I have been laughing about it for like 6 hours 😂
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I saw a video this morning that was like “if you get something handmade from me this Christmas please understand that it was not ethically made” and I have been laughing about it for like 6 hours 😂
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Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called for Europe to deploy up to 20,000 troops behind Ukraine’s front lines, establish an air shield with around 150 combat aircraft and unlock frozen Russian assets.
November 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called for Europe to deploy up to 20,000 troops behind Ukraine’s front lines, establish an air shield with around 150 combat aircraft and unlock frozen Russian assets.
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As others have said, at a store my (not large) size: 2, or even a well-placed 1, will get on my radar.
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
As others have said, at a store my (not large) size: 2, or even a well-placed 1, will get on my radar.
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WA AG Nick Brown is suing HUD over changes to its homeless housing grant program that could put thousands of currently housed people on the street in the Seattle area alone. The changes eliminate most funding for permanent housing and impose right-wing ideological requirements on programs.
AG Brown sues over HUD policy that would put more people into homelessness | Washington State
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is illegally upending supports for tens of thousands of Americans experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness with abrupt changes that wi...
www.atg.wa.gov
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
WA AG Nick Brown is suing HUD over changes to its homeless housing grant program that could put thousands of currently housed people on the street in the Seattle area alone. The changes eliminate most funding for permanent housing and impose right-wing ideological requirements on programs.
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Republican senator now publicly defending Mark Kelly
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Republican senator now publicly defending Mark Kelly
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imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Pi Day in many countries is April 31st.
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Pi Day in many countries is April 31st.
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I truly don’t care what you eat or don’t eat on a holiday but making it part of your personal feeling of superiority is tiresome.
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I truly don’t care what you eat or don’t eat on a holiday but making it part of your personal feeling of superiority is tiresome.
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remember when new feature announcements were exciting instead of horrifying?
i still get "ooh! nice!" updates from Bandcamp and Fastmail* but that's about it.
*P.S. ditch your gmail and be happier
i still get "ooh! nice!" updates from Bandcamp and Fastmail* but that's about it.
*P.S. ditch your gmail and be happier
I'm old enough to remember when software updates were fun little surprises :(
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
remember when new feature announcements were exciting instead of horrifying?
i still get "ooh! nice!" updates from Bandcamp and Fastmail* but that's about it.
*P.S. ditch your gmail and be happier
i still get "ooh! nice!" updates from Bandcamp and Fastmail* but that's about it.
*P.S. ditch your gmail and be happier
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😈 Maleficent, the evil queen, had her goblins searching for Sleeping Beauty for 16 years.
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
😈 Maleficent, the evil queen, had her goblins searching for Sleeping Beauty for 16 years.
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will