my dreams have been very confusing lately but i’m like 97% sure that last night i dreamt i was…
my dreams have been very confusing lately but i’m like 97% sure that last night i dreamt i was either DOING or DEALING cocaine with all my friends i’ve ever had, and that for some reason…
A TacoSprint 2026 Retrospective
This is my retrospective of TacoSprint 2026 that took place in June 2026 at La Saladita, Guerrero, Mexico.
M&A Integration Playbook for CRM, Martech, Data and Web Properties
You signed the LOI, completed confirmatory diligence, and the deal closes in six weeks. Now someone on the operating team asks the question that should have been answered before the term sheet: which…
Old notebook finds
“We’ll rock for you, but first we have to do this album”: Brian Wilson, from the Pet Sounds tour, Chicago, July 22, 2000. I wrote it down in the moment and just found it in an old pocket notebook.…
The World’s Gold Is Quietly Leaving London and New York
In December 1916, with German and Austro-Hungarian armies closing in on Bucharest, the Romanian government made a decision that must have felt entirely sensible at the time. Romania had gambled its…
Courtesy Is Not Closeness
There are times when we're surrounded by people. We're engaged in plenty of conversations. Yet we walk away dissatisfied. As if we couldn't say what we wanted to say. There's this nagging feeling…
Wallet threat: June 29, 2026
Hyperwired caught my eye in recent showcases. It’s a twin-stick shooter with the twist that you’re flying around with a giant plug hanging from your ship. When you get low on power, you have to plug…
The Peculiarities of the Individual
There is a certain innocence in Powys’s assumption that behind all our various disguises and antics we are really at heart so many introverts of his own sort, to be saved by long solitary…
Conclusions: The TBS, the Textus Receptus, and Franz Delitzsch
Tragically, if the vast majority of Greek manuscripts are right, the TBS would be accusing the Holy Spirit of obscuring the divine glory of Christ.
Physical Graffiti, Wilczynski und damaa.beats – Ava…
Heute darf ich euch einmal Physical Graffiti näher bringen. Habe ich schon länger auf dem Schirm und erschreckenderweise festgestellt, dass ich sie hier auf dem Blog noch gar nicht gefeatured habe.…
Weaponized Fonts
Ambiguity is the enemy of security. An ambiguous font? It's a recipe for disaster.
AI Statement
AI plays no part in the production of this site. I have never depended on AI to design or develop this site and I never will. This site is handcrafted with semantic HTML and presentational CSS. PHP…
Fun With Sliders and Compose
I noticed a pretty neat UI interaction in Ayah for iOS that I wanted to see if I could replicate in Android. Your browser does not support the video tag. You’ll notice a few different things…
Cardmaking Hacks from my Messy Desk
I love a beautiful craft-room solution as much as the next person, but not every problem needs a specialty product. Crafting systems do not need to be overly precious to be helpful. Here are three…
M is for Miscellaneous Modelled Miniatures
This lot dates back to March of last year, when a group of us had our Christmas breakfast and 'show and tell' a tad late, well, a quarter of a year late! Anyway, while indulging in friendship, good…
Helping Out: A clothing drive for pediatric patients at HSS
A Tribecan and pediatric social worker is hosting a clothing drive for kids in need, and Cocoon and Laughing Man are helping make it happen.
Notpla, the company which makes seaweed-based packaging to replace single-use plastics, started with…
hope-for-the-planet:solarpunkbusiness:Seaweed packaging is shifting single-use plastic out of stadiumsNotpla, the company which makes seaweed-based packaging to replace single-use plastics, started…
Album Review – Cody Johnson’s “Banks of the Trinity”
"Banks of the Trinity" finds Cody Johnson exploring much more contemporary, radio-friendly sounds as opposed to sticking to the more traditional sound his fans have become accustomed to. The post…
Roughly 23 years
It's been roughly 23 years since my path virtually crossed with Alan's. And this week? They crossed in real life.
So You Want to Fix Your All Hands
I will now explain why at least 50% of your team finds your current All Hands to be a waste of their time. They believe: Now, I will describe how to build an All Hands that will exceed their…
Where Are We With Geothermal
I have been seeing a lot of news about geothermal energy recently. This is partly because of the Geothermal Research and Development Act – which was passed with bipartisan support. Trump does…
AI Says: Epstein is Alive
AI will not let you post possibly defamatory material. However it is not possible to defame the dead. AI won’t let you post possibly defamatory images of Jeffrey Epstein. Therefore, AI believes…
Weekly Reading List 29 June 2026
Technical Reading List
REVERSIONS: In this dumbest of all possible worlds...
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2026 ...an old war cry was employed: On balance, we're inclined to agree with what Jessica Tarlov said last Tuesday, on the day when the city and the state of New York conducted…
Space Junk: Taking the Cosmos Back from the Guys in Cowboy Hats
When Bezos went to space in a cowboy hat, someone had to laugh. Space Junk magazine (256 pages, Bottega Veneta ad) is making the case that the cosmos belongs to everyone. Even the people who can’t…
Spyderco Sage 6 in S90V Review
Note: This review, as with all content I write on this site, is my opinion. It does not reflect the opinion of others, including the American Knife and Tool Institute (AKTI), the cutlery trade group…
Wild
I did not check On This Day in the marmot before writing the preceding post, but back in 2017, I wrote something similar. It's a theme, I guess. On This Day is ephemeral. If you're coming to this…
Here comes the Summertime Sadness
For as long as I can remember I’ve wrestled with Major Depressive Disorder. It was fairly predictable when I was a kid. But then puberty hit and suddenly…
Perspective alteration
Told you this is going to be different.
daily driving jotawm
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The Fairytale-Themed 1976 Fender Guitar Catalog
Step aside, USA and your paltry 250th birthday. The year 2026 marks a far more meaningful anniversary. It's officially a full half a century since the debut of Fender's fairytale-themed…
Greenwood Car Show Never Fails
6/27/26 outside Herkimer Coffee, Greenwood neighborhoodA little drizzle never keeps sketchers down! It apparently does, however, keep attendance down at the Greenwood Car Show, because the…
WADI AL-HITAN: VALLEY OF THE WHALES
Fossil Whale Skeleton, Wadi Al-HitanEgypt’s Eocene limestones captivate geologists and paleontologists from around the world. These pale, fossil-rich rocks hold the story of an ancient sea and…
Review: Frieren Vol 11-14
Going into Frieren Vol 11 I finally got to the point where Macht is killed and the heroes are victorious over a "midas touch" demon as well as Solitar. We then go into an extended time travel…
Not really a review of Supergirl
• It is certainly a choice for James Gunn and other DC Studios decision-makers to follow last year's joyful, inspirational, all-around fun Superman with this movie, in which the traumatized star…
I Have Things to Do
And stuff on my mind. So here I am. This kind of post was perhaps the greater proportion of the posts in Groundhog Day, where I was often trying to "figure stuff out." Urgent questions about why my…
On this day: John Knox preached a sermon at St Giles
On 29 June 1559, fiery Protestant reformer John Knox preached an influential sermon at St Giles’ in Edinburgh in an event that is considered the true catalyst for the Scottish Reformation,…
Sir Roger Casement: The Humanitarian Who Was Hanged by the Empire He Served
Sir Roger Casement exposed colonial atrocities in the Congo and Peru, fought for Irish independence, and was executed for treason in 1916. His sexuality became a weapon against him.
Cheapskate evolutionary biologist underpays his statistical help
OK, this one was funny. I searched the Epstein files for “statistician” and found this receipt from biologist Robert Trivers: Only $1000 for the statistician??? What a cheapskate!…
Protected: The Temple
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Chauffeur Knowledge
Charlie Munger on Max Planck. The post Chauffeur Knowledge appeared first on A Wealth of Common Sense. ...
The 7th Generation of This Country Gift
I Was Born Into the 7th Generation of This Republic. I Wrote the Baseline for the 10th. I was born in 1954. That is 178 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed. Seven generations of…
Celebrate People like Om Malik and Susan Wojcicki When They’re Alive. That’s the Best Chance We Have To Make Tech Good Again.
Susan Wojcicki, Om Malik – both people I was fortunate enough to call a friend. Both died too early. Susan almost two years ago. Om just a few days. See the outpouring of love and respect for…
Own the Graph: Stephen Costigan on Private AI, Knowledge Infrastructure, and Law Firm Advantage
For law firms, artificial intelligence has often arrived as a choice between speed and control. Stephen Costigan, founder of Atlas AI, argues that choice deserves a rethink. In this episode of The…
Nathen Barton Wins a Jury Trial….
Trying a case to a jury is one of the hardest things a litigator can do– even a trained and experienced litigator can fumble when there are 12 real life people watching your every move. And let…
From Burnout Abyss
From Burnout Abyss Leaning into a Monday and staring down the barrel of July, for all my sins–mostly of the literary variety, I’m sure. I was forced to tot up the work done recently, and…
"Never Sell" Episode: Scuttleslops, OpenAI Valuation, Ryan Specialty
Programming Note: As mentioned earlier, MBI Deep Dives will be off for the next week and I will resume the cadence of posting daily on Tuesday next week (July 07, 2026).For the “Never…
Top 1 Million Analysis – June 2026: Ten Years of Web Security
It's been a long time since the last one of these! The previous Top 1 Million Analysis was way back in June 2022, and a lot has happened since then. But there's a much bigger reason to dust…