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Cal Newport threw down. Need more of this from him.
"They tell a compelling story: that all of your frantic tapping and swiping makes you a key part of a political revolution, or a fearless investigator, or a righteous protestor – that when you’re online, you’re someone important, doing important things during an important time. But this, for the most part, is an illusion. In reality, you’re toiling anonymously in an attention factory"
A parishioner didn't like his church's new priest. He finally had enough and went to confession. "I just can't stand the guy!" he said.
Faceless, from the other side of the confessional divider, the priest replied, "Why don't you just ignore what he has to say? Everyone else does."
I was watching an old Polyphonic Spree video and thought, "Oh, that guitarist played on one of my tracks!" Still really pleased with this deep cut Cutting Crew cover. (I only sing background vocals and play drums despite having my name on the marquee.)
"...we found Milo, who immediately burst into tears and told us they had gone off course, explaining that a sheriff's officer had directed them straight at the first turn, a few miles into the race. Apparently someone caught up to them in a vehicle and told them to turn around. Race over..."
daniel.industries/2025/09/07/a-scene-from-the-bike-racing-post-apocalypse/
@Jaredigital Die Spitz?
"[AA] has given me the sanctuary that I sought from each false prophet that briefly illuminated, then stained, my life."
Russell Brand published those words in a book in 2017, just in case you felt confident you couldn't revert, backslide, embrace your most evil, hypocritical self... (and, AFAIK, stay "sober"!)
Not sure if this is related, but "Before These Crowded Streets" is a great record and peak Dave Matthews Band[1]. Before the Chicago bus poo incident. We were so innocent then.
1: This is largely dependent on your thoughts about busy hi-hat way up in the mix. "Pull the hi-hut up. More...More...More...Ok." At least there is a crap-ton[2] of compression on all the drums.
2: Pun intended[3].
3: The amount of poo dropped on tourists by Dave Matthew's bus driver was 0.4 (US) tons
Holy 💩
Well, it was fun while it lasted...
/me uninstalls all Browser Company products
