Christopher Slye
@slye.bsky.social
Type business, licensing, design, production, education. Fontstand Cooperative. Letterform Archive board. Adobe Type from 1997–2020. Collector of rare compact discs. Cocktail enthusiast. https://slyetype.com
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This is a surgical dismantling of yet another dumb Matt Yglesias argument by a former clean energy exec and current Representative. This is the sort of thing that should make people stop listening to people like Yglesias.
Read the whole thing.
Read the whole thing.
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This is a surgical dismantling of yet another dumb Matt Yglesias argument by a former clean energy exec and current Representative. This is the sort of thing that should make people stop listening to people like Yglesias.
Read the whole thing.
Read the whole thing.
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Well, it’s not every day you see a sitting Congressperson so utterly destroy a pundit’s argument with facts.
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Well, it’s not every day you see a sitting Congressperson so utterly destroy a pundit’s argument with facts.
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As told by the late dancer and choreographer Agnes DeMille.
December 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
As told by the late dancer and choreographer Agnes DeMille.
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This has been said a million different times and ways and it never seems to penetrate but I’ll try again: Using AI to “do” art isn’t possible. Art is not the process of coming up with a good idea to get started and then executing it flawlessly in the style of someone you admire.
December 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This has been said a million different times and ways and it never seems to penetrate but I’ll try again: Using AI to “do” art isn’t possible. Art is not the process of coming up with a good idea to get started and then executing it flawlessly in the style of someone you admire.
Except perhaps to incentivize them to not do it again.
Anthropic is urging a federal judge to slash a proposed $300 million legal fee award for lawyers representing authors in a $1.5 billion copyright class action settlement with the artificial intelligence company, arguing there is “scant justification” for a large chunk of the fees reut.rs/4s2yDXi
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Except perhaps to incentivize them to not do it again.
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Adobe has been hit with a proposed class action over allegations that its artificial intelligence tools were trained on writers' copyrighted work without permission.
Adobe sued for allegedly misusing authors' work in AI training
Adobe has been hit with a proposed class action over allegations that its artificial intelligence tools were trained on writers' copyrighted work without permission.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Adobe has been hit with a proposed class action over allegations that its artificial intelligence tools were trained on writers' copyrighted work without permission.
A relatively recent discovery for me, “Christmas In Connecticut,” starring Barbara Stanwyck, is one of my new holiday favorites. I’ve already written three reviews. letterboxd.com/slye/film/ch...
Christopher Slye’s reviews of Christmas in Connecticut
Christopher Slye’s reviews of Christmas in Connecticut
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December 17, 2025 at 1:48 AM
A relatively recent discovery for me, “Christmas In Connecticut,” starring Barbara Stanwyck, is one of my new holiday favorites. I’ve already written three reviews. letterboxd.com/slye/film/ch...
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Jeff Buckley on the reminder you might need.
December 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Jeff Buckley on the reminder you might need.
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(Trump feasts on human baby)
“We know Trump isn’t politically correct” - flailing defenders
“We know Trump isn’t politically correct” - flailing defenders
December 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
(Trump feasts on human baby)
“We know Trump isn’t politically correct” - flailing defenders
“We know Trump isn’t politically correct” - flailing defenders
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8. I am so appalled that the Trump/Ferguson FTC dropped this case. Local independent grocery stores are being driven out of business — and their customers forced to pay higher prices — by two powerful companies who've been told, in effect, that they can violate the law with impunity.
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
8. I am so appalled that the Trump/Ferguson FTC dropped this case. Local independent grocery stores are being driven out of business — and their customers forced to pay higher prices — by two powerful companies who've been told, in effect, that they can violate the law with impunity.
I was just looking at my latest PG&E bill and there is a line of text that reads “2018 Vintaged Power Charge Indifference Adjustment” with no clear explanation or purpose.
December 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I was just looking at my latest PG&E bill and there is a line of text that reads “2018 Vintaged Power Charge Indifference Adjustment” with no clear explanation or purpose.
Incredible. And not just the headline — the whole article!
My hometown paper forgot to put words in a headline.
San Diego Union-Tribune Full-Page Misprint Raises New Questions About Rapid Decline Of City's Once-Storied Newspaper
A placeholder text misprint in the Union-Tribune exposes deeper cracks in San Diego’s daily paper after layoffs, eviction, and censorship claims.
www.sandiegoville.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Incredible. And not just the headline — the whole article!
It’s amusing how everyone assumes we have a Costco membership. (“Just go get it at Costco!”) We haven’t had one in, I dunno, 20 years? It’s like not owning a television.
December 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
It’s amusing how everyone assumes we have a Costco membership. (“Just go get it at Costco!”) We haven’t had one in, I dunno, 20 years? It’s like not owning a television.
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The best thing I’ve read about the Calibri v. TNR hullabaloo agyei.substack.com/p/another-lo...
Another Low for Liberal Design
There has been a lot of noise in the design world this week about a declaration from the United States Secretary of State to switch government correspondence from Calibri back to Times New Roman.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The best thing I’ve read about the Calibri v. TNR hullabaloo agyei.substack.com/p/another-lo...
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“I for one think it is entirely excellent that the US State Department is reverting to using a typeface designed by a committed Marxist who was imprisoned during WW1 as a conscientious objector. Bravo!” — John Hudson typedrawers.com/discussion/c...
December 12, 2025 at 4:01 AM
“I for one think it is entirely excellent that the US State Department is reverting to using a typeface designed by a committed Marxist who was imprisoned during WW1 as a conscientious objector. Bravo!” — John Hudson typedrawers.com/discussion/c...
As always, I’m very pleased to see my rep @repmarkdesaulnier.bsky.social voted against the motion to table.
And now, the 47 cowardly Democrats who were whipped by leadership to vote 'present' on the impeachment resolution today:
Pete Aguilar of CA
Wesley Bell of MO
Ami Bera of CA
Don Beyer of VA
Janelle Bynum of OR
Ed Case of HI
Sean Casten of IL
Kathy Castor of FL
(cont'd)
Pete Aguilar of CA
Wesley Bell of MO
Ami Bera of CA
Don Beyer of VA
Janelle Bynum of OR
Ed Case of HI
Sean Casten of IL
Kathy Castor of FL
(cont'd)
December 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
As always, I’m very pleased to see my rep @repmarkdesaulnier.bsky.social voted against the motion to table.
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The State Dept. font story is pretty silly, but I like that it gives the public a chance to learn more about a craft they encounter every day. Here’s the designer of Calibri, Luc(as) de Groot, on CNN talking parameters and spindly serifs. video.snapstream.net/Play/2UPcOhf...
What We Know With Max Foster - Luc de Groot
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December 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The State Dept. font story is pretty silly, but I like that it gives the public a chance to learn more about a craft they encounter every day. Here’s the designer of Calibri, Luc(as) de Groot, on CNN talking parameters and spindly serifs. video.snapstream.net/Play/2UPcOhf...
“sans serif fonts aren’t suited for world-class diplomacy” 🤔
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that sans serif fonts aren’t suited for world-class diplomacy and ordered the department to drop Calibri in favor of Times New Roman, reversing a Biden-era policy intended to help employees who are visually impaired.
Calibri font banished as U.S. diplomacy returns to Times New Roman
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Biden administration’s shift to a sans serif font, to assist people with vision issues, a “wasteful” diversity move.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
“sans serif fonts aren’t suited for world-class diplomacy” 🤔
When I applied for a job at Adobe in 1996, I put a letter in the mail in response to an ad in a print magazine, and eventually got a phone call from Carol Twombly asking me to come in for an interview. Probably the exact opposite of the current system.
AI systems are making decisions about who gets a loan, receives a job offer, is eligible for parole, and more — and often in ways that have a disparate impact on protected groups.
To ensure safety, trustworthiness, and non-discrimination, Congress must pass the AI Civil Rights Act.
To ensure safety, trustworthiness, and non-discrimination, Congress must pass the AI Civil Rights Act.
AI is Infringing on Your Civil Rights. Here’s How We Can Stop That | ACLU
By supporting the AI Civil Rights Act of 2025, Congress can take a monumental step to protect our civil rights in the digital age.
www.aclu.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
When I applied for a job at Adobe in 1996, I put a letter in the mail in response to an ad in a print magazine, and eventually got a phone call from Carol Twombly asking me to come in for an interview. Probably the exact opposite of the current system.
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“Good Vibrations” hits #1 today in ‘66.
“.. one of the greatest pop singles ever made,” said George Martin. “I remember thinking, ‘My God, this is the future of music.’ .. the textures, the changes, the sounds you’d never heard before — it opened up possibilities for every musician who came after.”
“.. one of the greatest pop singles ever made,” said George Martin. “I remember thinking, ‘My God, this is the future of music.’ .. the textures, the changes, the sounds you’d never heard before — it opened up possibilities for every musician who came after.”
December 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
“Good Vibrations” hits #1 today in ‘66.
“.. one of the greatest pop singles ever made,” said George Martin. “I remember thinking, ‘My God, this is the future of music.’ .. the textures, the changes, the sounds you’d never heard before — it opened up possibilities for every musician who came after.”
“.. one of the greatest pop singles ever made,” said George Martin. “I remember thinking, ‘My God, this is the future of music.’ .. the textures, the changes, the sounds you’d never heard before — it opened up possibilities for every musician who came after.”
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Gotta admit "the font is DEI" is a stage of absurdity I could not have predicted
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Gotta admit "the font is DEI" is a stage of absurdity I could not have predicted
Can we get him (and lots of other people) a new one?
I'm sad that my KERN zip-up sweatshirt has mostly worn out
December 10, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Can we get him (and lots of other people) a new one?
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Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
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Just in time for the holidays: a founding masterpiece of modern typography.
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letterformarchive.org/shop/nkf-pie... #typography #avantgarde #20thCentury #PietZwart #GraphicDesign #design #designers #gifts
NKF: Piet Zwart’s Avant-Garde Catalog for Standard Cables, 1927–1928
A nonprofit center for inspiration, education, and community in the graphic arts.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Just in time for the holidays: a founding masterpiece of modern typography.
letterformarchive.org/shop/nkf-pie... #typography #avantgarde #20thCentury #PietZwart #GraphicDesign #design #designers #gifts
letterformarchive.org/shop/nkf-pie... #typography #avantgarde #20thCentury #PietZwart #GraphicDesign #design #designers #gifts
I cannot even describe how quickly and how permanently I will not click on or otherwise watch this.
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
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The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
December 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I cannot even describe how quickly and how permanently I will not click on or otherwise watch this.