Well played, Best Choice. Well played.

Helluva cover. I think I'm more interested in David Golumbia's book — because I think it offers greater insight — but that doesn't mean this book doesn't do some necessary work:

The endgame was predicted in 1985's "Real Genius":

When you catch the desktop animation at an awkward moment while logging in …

So @linkedin.com now has games? I understand the, seeming, necessity, for audience capture, aka "stickiness," but I would never have imagined that a platform that wants to be serious and/or business-focused would think the solution is "I know, games!" I think the capture team needs a re-think.

I tell you @openbookpublish.bsky.social continues to impress. Folklorists who would like a digital version of Ruth Finegan's work on oral poetry, here it is:

www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...

It says a lot about where we are when Marco Rubio is the adult in the room.

At what point did we decide that blue is the preferred icon color? It's not so bad on macOS, where I mostly use keyboard shortcuts, but on iOS it becomes a bit maddening.

I've largely let my Twitter account languish, but I decided that perhaps it was time not to let them include me in their stats, so I started the process of downloading my archive and deactivating my account. Almost 18 years!