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: We already know that actions > words but this is still really interesting research: Daughters of …

: This is a fascinating look at how the financials of airline mileage programs work. Points schemes …

: Yes the AI content creation stuff is complicated, but I hope we can at least all agree that creating …

: Well TIL the word “kenopsia” and I love it. A concoction from the Greek “kenosis” (emptiness) and …

: This isn’t surprising, but it’s still jarring to see that “X and Misinformation Super-spreaders …

: My experience with Diablo IV videos confirms this take: Is YouTube feeling boring recently? Well, …

: Good timeline of the OpenAI thing. Here’s a bit about the structure I didn’t know: This so-called …

: This is a 😍 variant of the new Black Pumas album (which is also a very good album).

: This is a bleak take, but I have to admit that I am also concerned. I believe we have some personal …

: “I change by not changing at all…” Holy smokes, the new 45rpm vinyl reissue of Vs. completely …

: A friend recently mentioned how he is feeding fantasy descriptions to DALL•E and showed me some incredible examples. I’m currently re-reading Lord of the Rings so I decided to give it a try and now I’m hooked and going to do it as often as possible. Here is the prompt I’m using and a text-accurate image of Tom Bombadil… Please generate images of …

: Here’s something I really don’t understand but it’s real and it happens all the time so let’s open …

: Dang, this is good stuff. “Hacking is forever.”

: This has been out of print for many many years and going for $700+ on eBay and Discogs. So happy to …

: When should you hire a Product Manager? Probably earlier than you think: No founder told me they …

: It’s a bit one-sided, but “Spotify Is Eating the Entire Music Business” really resonated with me. …

: I forgot about the PayPal attack ad that didn’t age that well… Until PayPal’s fatal FY-21 …

: Everything about the new U2 show sounds amazing. So sad I don’t have tickets. Zoo TV had predated …

: Very good summary of The OpenAI Keynote by Ben Thompson. This bit stood out to me: The fact of the …

: I’ve been following Craig’s work for over a decade and know what to expect, yet his reflections on …

: Great essay by AHP on how friendship changes over time—including a period she calls “The Friendship …

: Every new house in Portland uses this font for the house number, and now I can’t get this …

: Feels like spam is about to get a lot harder to detect… “Inside the Underground World of …

: For my fellow Northerners… “How to light the dark months” has some excellent advice—not just …

: Well Christmas came early for me. New 45rpm reissue. Glossy tip-on jacket. Sounds absolutely bonkers …

: Keeping it thematic this afternoon…

: The prompt injection examples in this post are fun, but this remains a big issue: The fundamental …

: This is such an interesting reflection on the TED talk phenomenon and how, despite its popularity, …

: For today’s edition of “relaxing Sunday afternoon reading jazz” I recommend Loose Blues by Bill …

: Here are my custom instructions for ChatGPT, and I'd love to see yours. I have found that ChatGPT’s custom instructions have made a big difference in the quality of …

: Seattle sunset followed by the most incredible show. Death Cab for Cutie performing Transatlanticism …

: Jazzy Sunday afternoon reading vibes. On the turntable: Up At “Minton’s” by …

: I don’t know how to pick a favorite quote from this essay, so I’ll just go with this one. If you …

: There’s a lot to ponder in Why Americans Are So Awful to One Another: The most important …

: There needs to be a better way to describe Adrian Tchaikovsky books than “It’s spiders and octopuses …

: Hard to pick a favorite from “Common Proverbs as Video Game Tutorials”, but I guess I’ll go …

: Love this band. Love this album. Love this shot.

: This describes my iPad usage perfectly. It has become a (delightful!) “reading for work” device. But …

: See this is the problem with kittens.

: I like this framing of how we react to things—Is it serving you? I talked with a friend and told …

: This is such a great idea to encourage new businesses. In America the problem would be lack of …

: This is an excellent post about “Return to Office” initiatives, including this gem: A policy that …

: So far this is the best thing I’ve read about Barbie.

: I like this Bill Hader quote, via Matt Rickard’s post on Prescriptive vs. Descriptive Feedback: …

: This quote stopped me in my tracks: Maintain your distance, take care of your core ideas and aims, …

: Are we still doing How It Started / How It’s Going or is that over now? Anyway. Happy Friday, …

: TIL! The Word “Blackmail” Has Nothing to Do With Mail: As for the mail part, in Middle English male …

: Interesting to see Black Hat SEO come for job seeking. The concept: Copy a list of relevant …

: This seems like a smart move by Amazon. They probably can’t beat ChatGPT, so they do what they do …

: This essay helpfully shares some important parenting lessons we can all learn from horror movies. …

: New book arrival! Thanks a bunch to ‪@andrewliptak@mastodon.social‬ for putting this on my radar via …

: This is such an important album to me. It opened my eyes to many things I was oblivious to as a …

: Sunday evening with a couple of this week’s new jazz & blues reissues. Turns out this is an …

: This whole post on Death Metal English is just so good. Normal English: “Thanks for explaining the …

: Fully agree with ‪@aworkinglibrary@mstdn.social‬ about work friends: I fervently believe that while …

: Recent jazz listens. Once I got on the Kenny Burrell train I couldn’t get off. He’s in my top 3 jazz …

: Ugh. AI-Targeted Internet Advertisements Fueling Looming Addiction Crisis: In just four weeks last …

: This is a pretty fun story. When I pointed out that a link to a site that didn’t have …

: The honesty and awareness in Tumblr’s Core Product Strategy is truly refreshing: In order for …

: Hello, gorgeous. Ah, I miss this band so much. Best live show I’ve ever seen.

: Well here’s an issue with Threads adding ActivityPub support that I hadn’t thought about: As …

: Well thanks ‪@copystar@social.coop‬, I just know I’m going to lie awake tonight thinking about this …

: We’re all just speculating here but my money is on ‪@caseynewton@mastodon.social’s‬ Five reasons …

: Me: “It’s some lost recordings from a live Coltrane concert at the famous Village Gate.” My wife …

: Since I brought up dark ambient earlier… so far my favorite album of the year is the …

: PSA that Rafael Anton Irisarri’s entire discography is free on Bandcamp this week. His stuff is not …

: I usually prefer jazz records on black vinyl, but I do love these transparent blue reissues of …

: I’ve been obsessed with Diablo IV, to the point where it’s interfering with sleep time. This Diva …

: Dreaming of hazards on every street—three songs, one story There are three songs I love that have nothing to do with each other. But I’ve always imagined them …

: I don’t know if this is a good prediction or claim chowder for later but it’s an interesting …

: We’ve seen this sentiment from @adactio@mastodon.social about owning your online presence a lot of …

: I’m using iA Presenter to make slides for a new talk, and the paradigm shift of writing a talk in …

: It’s New Music Friday! Here’s what I’m checking out today: EVERGREEN by PVRIS (alternative rock). I …

: This is an amazing accomplishment (NYT 🎁 article): The paint’s properties are almost superheroic. …

: I think I’m a few days late, but happy 3rd anniversary to The Midnight’s “Monsters”, an album I …

: Lyrically, Undertow is high up there in my top 10 favorite Phil Collins / Genesis songs: Stand up …

: Today’s music recommendation: Encore (Live at Cafe OTO) by Rafael Anton Irisarri. One of my all-time …

: Why the vibes on Threads feel so off In It’s Not Cancel Culture—It’s A Platform Failure Charlie Warzel reminds us about “context …

: Today’s music recommendation: Some Of Us Are Brave by Danielle Ponder. Wonderful blend of soul, …

: This text—which appeared in every single CD booklet ever produced until around the mid 90s—is one of …

: I agree with this take that maybe those of us complaining about algorithmic feeds are of a certain …

: Continuing this morning’s programming on “Weird Music Sundays”, I’ve moved on to the wonderful …

: As usual, I’m starting Sunday morning with coffee and some ambient music. The Passing Measures by …

: “Next Level” in Portland—a pinball museum and arcade—is an absolute national treasure. Today I …

: Good advice here on how to optimize your pricing page, including a reminder to emphasize benefits, …

: Bit of a slow week for new releases, but I’m enjoying Moment 91 by Noble Oak. Kinda inoffensive …

: Looks like VCs are going back to the days of “if your growth rate is high enough, don’t worry about …

: 📚 The Ferryman by Justin Cronin I finished Justin Cronin’s latest, The Ferryman, and really enjoyed it. The Passage will always be …

: Dang, I feel for this team. It was so much more than an RSS Reader, and the team didn’t even like …

: Every once in a while Anne Helen Peterson brings the 🔥 big time: But many younger workers—knowingly …

: Some new research on the “Return to Office” mess here. If there’s one overarching theme …

: These images about how maps distort how we see the world are bonkers. I think this one that shows …

: Is the Army’s New Tactical Bra Ready for Deployment? This is a fun story—includes research with …

: Why are your favorite bands all doing reunion tours? It’s where the money is, of course. Or someone …

: Small tech companies are staying remote to attract workers: Tech companies with fewer employees are …

: A lovely evening last night with Mr. Ben Gibbard and his un-merry band of sad dads. Third time …

: It’s hard to disagree with anything in this piece about why the #TwitterMigration failed. The …

: Sometimes I wish my job was just finding music for people that they might like. This week, in this …

: I love long books but I’m also afraid of them. This post has some great tips, like this one: Your …

: This is a fascinating profile of MrBeast and his YouTube empire. Extensively researched and …

: This is a really interesting project that also reveals the vast inequality inherent in our place of …

: If you’re struggling to hear the dialogue in TV shows, I’m here to tell you it’s not your fault: …

: Wagner James Au has been in the VR space for a long time and he makes a good point here. The …

: This prediction about the changing nature of computer programming doesn’t seem that ludicrous to me: …

: This statistic is kind of terrifying: Monbiot points out that only 1% of human land use is …

: Fantastic quote from the amazing Caroline Polachek: Here’s the thing with mentorship: The landscape …

: This post on microtiming in a riff from Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” is gloriously nerdy. If you …

: I’m not saying I did this Spotify search for a reason. I’m just saying someone put in a lot of …

: This seems like a pretty good take to me: It seems more likely to me that ChatGPT and similar …

: The quality control on Sam Records can be a bit touch and go, but I lucked out with a pristine copy …

: Hey sorry to be a bother but can you please plug the guitar sound in the second half of this song …

: I confess that I’ve never listened to this album front to back. But it’s this month’s VMP record and …

: I love this analogy of how the game Civilization is a good predictor of management performance: The …

: Some great ideas in this extensive guide on asynchronous participation in brainstorming. After the …

: Fair point: One reason that TikTok now finds itself in the crosshairs of U.S. regulators is …

: Tim Hecker is one of the musicians I listen to the most, but talk about the least. Because I’m tired …

: This is very true for my wife as well. Fascinating essay. Many eldest daughters describe feeling …

: I’m a bit behind on reading but finally catching up and this profile of The National is so great. It …

: This one hit me hard. It’s difficult to imagine an internet without Dooce. Andy’s post is a …

: All I can say is that this really, truly is the perfect album. Always delivers joy, never gets old.

: I think I am finally ready to hit pause on the most fun side project I’ve ever done—my music …

: Flip phones are making a comeback (especially with Gen Z) and I’m not mad about it. Modern models …

: I loved this essay about the few movies that get the philosophy of time travel right. The honor …

: Case studies like this one on how Lululemon tried to become a tech company are always fascinating. …

: The problem with AI as an assistant/co-pilot: Anything you do to optimize your work, cut some …

: Solid set of random thoughts from ‪@lethain@mastodon.social‬ today. Middle management is something …

: I love this detail about ‘Space Invaders’: The technological limitations of the day were also …

: I feel extremely attacked by this intro: The indie-rock band The National has long served as a …

: I’m sorry for once again showing my age but I very much agree with this essay, especially this: Our …

: This sounds terrifying to me but also I like the idea very much and I think I want to try it. See, …

: For some reason I can’t get enough of Dril content. This interview kept me very much engaged …

: I’ve been faltering a little bit in my belief in the virtues of open and transparent leadership, and …

: In the latest Platformer I think ‪@caseynewton@mastodon.social‬ nails the nature of Twitter’s …

: This essay from‪ @zephoria@mastodon.social‬ starts off as (really good!) satire and goes on to be …

: Is Therapy-Speak Making Us Selfish? This essay is worth reflecting on. It’s important to be able to …

: “Solastalgia” and the sound of the 2020s Rafael Anton Irisarri is a bit of a legend in the world of “dark ambient” music. I return to his …

: This “AI and the American Smile” article has been shared a lot over the past week but I finally got …

: Ed’s writing can be a lot, but his latest newsletter definitely struck a chord. You see, the …

: Hi just wanted to share my current #jazz record + cat status.

: Extensive exploration of how we’ve entered “the age of average”: This article argues that from film …

: AI roasted my music taste and got it a little too right The Last.fm bot for Discord (yes, Last.fm is still around and it’s still awesome!) just added a new …

: This is a wonderful essay about the things that ensure happy and enduring families. (NYT 🎁 link) …

: Adam’s writing is super weird sometimes but I stuck with it and boy, did I need this today: We each …

: Strong words from Robert Rackley about the current state of political “debate” in the US. At the …

: I agree with this take from ‪@clive@saturation.social‬. It’s like we’ve learned nothing from social …

: This is an insightful post on the leader qualities that really build trust. In short, it’s about …

: Just a top-to-bottom excellent post about Twitter from Ed Zitron today. Read the whole thing! …

: This is such a great post by ‪@lethain@mastodon.social‬ about onboarding executives into a new role. …

: There is just so much wrong with the music streaming industry. Artists aren’t allowed to see the …

: This short essay from Amanda Knox packs a huge punch and really got to me. All we have is …

: This is a lovely, rich essay on the difference between “destination” and “place” when we travel, how …

: It’s worth reading this fascinating interview about how the Great Recession paved the way for the …

: Songs are what we carry, even when we have nothing else (a reflection on U2’s Songs of Surrender and a band preparing to wind things down) Deep into the new Disney+ documentary Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, with Dave Letterman …

: Tracy Durnell talks about leaving her day job and going out on her own: People complain that no one …

: Good reminder from @smore@mstdn.social that chat apps are no substitute for documentation: Chat …

: Dang, this latest Amazon forced “return to office” news is bleak. The fact that Amazon’s S-Team did …

: More reviews like this, please. And here’s 275 words about printers I asked ChatGPT to write so …

: I needed to hear this today, so I’m sharing just in case you might need to hear it too. When we …

: Beautiful sunset last night. 📍 Bandon, OR

: I should just start a Gen X blog or something. Lean all the way into it. Anyway, this profile on …

: Perfect article on what it means to be Gen X. Every sentence is glorious. You should also brace …

: This reflection on how Tolkien stumbled his way to what became Lord of the Rings has some strong …

: In this post @eric@social.ericwbailey.website‬ writes a lot of words—a lot—about RSS. I read and …

: Wait, what fresh hell is this. Having an AI start an article and then making your customers fact …

: Some nights you just need to go allllll the way back. And honestly, as much as Live gets a lot of …

: This article on how “The Last of Us” re-created a 2003 arcade with the help of true enthusiasts is …

: Even The Atlantic is getting in on the RSS love. Could 2023 really, actually be the year? But …

: An overview of my POSSE (Publish on your Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere) workflow for Elezea Now that the move away from Substack is behind me I wanted to briefly share how my current …

: A few notes on the new release of all the Genesis BBC Broadcasts concerts from 1970 - 1998 Yesterday I ventured out to my local record store (they still exist) to pick up a copy of the new …

: Here’s a post that’s been in my head for a couple of months now and I finally got it out there. …

: I love this essay on the power of “hanging out” so much. Pushed further into isolation by the …

: Don’t dismiss this argument just from the headline, like I almost did. There’s some solid evidence …

: Well, I guess I know what I’m going to be listening to all night. RIP. 🎷💔

: Happy 50th anniversary, Dark Side of the Moon. An album I didn’t truly discover until much later due …

: The conventional wisdom that people tend to hunker down when there are layoffs around them might not …

: I am upset that @vicki@jawns.club doesn’t write more, but grateful when she does: The last fifteen …

: I like this description by @rands@mastodon.social of the difference between “dabblers” and “S-tier” …

: A “Last of Us” Episode 7 musical mystery (light spoilers) The Last of US is great. Episode 7 was great. That’s not what this note is about, though. Did you …

: Robin Sloan with a good reminder: Anyone who adds one of those email newsletter pop-ups to a …

: I’m sure every generation writes lots of articles like this, but hear me out. This is the …

: A little-known Oregon law is that when you descend into Portland, you are obligated to post this …

: Today I watched Aftersun on an outbound flight away from my daughters and that was a terrible idea …

: If you’re in the Venn diagram of loving both classic metal and words then well, you are about …

: This is a fascinating essay about the elements of good conversation and the difference between …

: This is a very good essay about the current state of stand-up comedy, and what makes something …

: Not the main point of the article but this anecdote is great: I recently learned that AI is not …

: Another great post from Mandy Brown today about the need to reframe how we think about imposter …

: This resonates: A challenge I find sometimes is doing a ton of reading about something, having my …

: I am listening to Ólafur Arnalds this morning and am again reminded about how absolutely …

: This deep-dive into the things people post in Buy Nothing groups (and that actually get picked up!) …

: This is all super weird and shows that we really have no idea what’s going on with these LLMs. Are …

: I’ve been feeling a bit disillusioned with things lately, and this morning I wondered out loud if I …

: This is a wonderful homage to the lost art of DVD menus: Some turn-of-the-century landing pages …

: I love a well-written personal grievances post. This one—about phrases the author doesn’t like—is …

: Forget AirPods. This label on our fitted sheets is the best invention of the last 20 years.

: This made me laugh. Apparently The Deftones are having a moment on TikTok? There have been all …

: You have to read this whole article for the full context, but this classification of the different …

: I adore the Barely Maps project—a collection of minimalist maps of places the author has visited. …

: I like this idea of “critical ignoring” as a way to be more intentional about our online time: …

: Austin Kleon: Waters is what I call a Curious Elder — someone who manages to retain their curiosity …

: I love lobbies like this. Especially early in the morning when it’s empty and the family is still …

: All Human Systems are Enormous Trash Fires: Once you recognize that all human systems are enormous …

: Mandy Brown: We live in a world full of distractions but short on breaks. The time between …

: Will it, though?

: 🔗 Did the Music Business Just Kill the Vinyl Revival? Here’s Ted Gioia on what happened with the “vinyl revival”: On an aggregate level, consumers are …

: John Gruber on shutting off API access to 3rd party Twitter clients: Twitter can of course do what …

: The Strangely Beautiful Experience of Google Reviews I love stories like these: Most of the time, reviews alternate between angry, comically banal, and …

: Oh my, these Japanese portable record players are just lovely.

: Letting books talk to each other I love this bit from Austin Kleon’s Letting books talk to each other: If you read books on …

: Quick links for January 9, 2023 Mechanical mockingbirds, about Apple’s new AI-narrated audiobooks. “We’re drawn to stories to …

: The Death of Hybrid Work Is Greatly Exaggerated I agree with Bruce Daisley in The Death of Hybrid Work Is Greatly Exaggerated: The focus for …

: Quick links for January 8, 2023 Apple patents next-gen Pencil with an Optical Sensor that can pick colors and textures from real …

: Tony Fedell on the two things that matter in our careers I just finished Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making by Tony Fedell and the …

: The Power of Indulging Your Weird, Offbeat Obsessions I love the latest article from from Clive Thompson, in which he talks about the benefits of …

: Quick links for January 6, 2023 Here’s how much top tech jobs in California pay, according to job ads. ”A director of software …

: Amoeba Music asks, 'What's in your bag?' and no algorithm can compete 🎵 This is such a great idea and I can’t believe it’s been going since 2008 and I’ve never heard of it. …

: “Layoffs are an instance of social contagion” and other insights from layoff data Fascinating interview with Stanford business Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer. It covers what the data says …

: A wonderful interview with James Patterson about creativity and ambition This is a completely bonkers interview with James Patterson about creativity and ambition and I …

: Quick links for January 5, 2023 U.S. Moves to Bar Noncompete Agreements in Labor Contracts. Yes please! (NYT 🎁 link) The Great …

: Why are TVs so cheap? I’ll give you 3 guesses but you’ll only need one. Hint: In a sense, your TV …

: This is a bleak take on Generative AI (but also kinda hard to disagree with): We’re about to …

: VCs seem to agree that 2023 is going to start out rough, but by the end things should... be ok? Fred Wilson in What Will Happen In 2023: There is a pattern to much of this and it is that 2023 is …

: Follow the love and the rest will follow This bit isn’t really the point of Kottke’s post but dang it hit me hard: One of the reasons …

: I definitely felt this today. Great post on the reentry to work after vacation: The first day back …

: 🎵 Greta Van Fleet is such a ridiculous band but I am enjoying the heck out of the …

: Reasons to write (even when no one is watching) Since we are currently going through the annual “This is the year blogging makes a comeback!” cycle, …

: 🎵 Three albums that will always represent the pandemic for me Every Sunday morning I get up early and have some coffee and reading time before the rest of the …

: 📚 I finished Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin this morning. It deserves every …

: 🔗 Is Live Music Broken? It’s Not Just Ticketmaster, It’s Everything. I’m not here to defend Ticketmaster but there are some pretty interesting tech details in this …

: 🎵 This is usually the point of the evening when I reach for jazz, but this album caught my eye as I …

: I have such a soft spot for personal year-end reflections. I just love these small glimpses into …

: There is no “peak newsletter”: Bad newsletters will continue to die, just like all bad products …

: 🎵 Going with a jazz deep cut tonight from one of my favorite labels—the one-man shop Sam Records: …

: 📚 This is a great post from one of my favorite book review newsletters. Wonderful tips for how to …

: Ok this is a great life hack from Austin Kleon: My favorite thing to do when I need something to …

: I think Cal Newport’s take on Quiet Quitting is pretty good. Every generation reaches a point where …

: Spending “Dead Week” on getting my online house in order I spent Dead Week getting my online house in order, and I wanted to share the highlights. If you did …

: 🎵 Stop the presses! Play Dead Live by MUTEMATH is now on streaming.

: 🔗 Plotting the Future of the Most Storied Studio in Jazz I somehow missed this but the New York Times has a fantastic article about Rudy Van Gelder’s famous …

: I love this reminder tucked away towards the end of Austin Kleon’s annual post about the books he …

: 🔗 What Can We Learn from Barnes & Noble’s Surprising Turnaround? Ted Gioia in an interesting post about the Barnes & Noble comeback: If you want to sell music, …

: 📚 8 Quotes from “Dancing With Systems” I think I am really late on discovering Donella Meadows‘s writing on systems thinking, but now that …

: This would be great but I’m not holding my breath: With using Twitter becoming increasingly …

: 🔗 Southwest Airlines Has Fallen Apart John Gruber: From what I’ve gathered, Southwest’s problem this week is a combination of an outdated …

: Oh yes please. I’m all in for this. The Bring Back Blogs January 2023 challenge: During the …

: 🎵 This is definitely my favorite Christmas record.

: 🔗 Mastodon Brought a Protocol to a Product Fight M.G. Siegler believes Mastodon is terrible and it will fail: While it’s impressive that millions of …

: 🔗 Gone Bad, Come to Life Dang. This is a wildly curmudgeonly but endlessly fascinating essay that’s sort of about drinking …

: 🎵 Since everything is frozen outside I’m hanging out with one of my favorite albums of the year. Ali …

: Matt Levine, ladies and gentlemen: He tweeted yesterday: “I will resign as CEO as soon as I find …

: 🔗 The Enduring Metal Genius of Metallica Here’s 9,100 words on Metallica that’s absolutely worth your time. Though the band has made …

: 🔗 Maria Montessori: children were born for “immense work” Like a Bar of Soap: Work, don’t play is a fascinating profile of Maria Montessori: Montessori …

: 🎵 Going full Sonny tonight. Every one of these records is a timeless classic.

: 🎵 Extremely underrated jazz record that really should be more famous. Just look at that lineup.

: I’m not really a podcast person, but today I needed to listen to something as far away from all of …

: 🔗 The micromanager's dilemma Interesting thoughts on micromanagement: In this essay, I’ll show you that micromanagement isn’t …

: 🔗 5 Things We Learned from the 4-Day Week Trials Good summary of what companies learned while doing 4-day work week trials. For instance, while there …

: 🔗 The Trumpification of Elon Musk The Trumpification of Elon Musk: As with Trump, the real story is often what’s going on below the …

: The sneaky economics of Ticketmaster: Rosen believed venues, not concertgoers, were his company’s …

: 🔗 Communicating at the Right Altitude Deb Liu with some great product management and leadership advice in Communicating at the Right …

: 🎵 So far tonight’s jazz selection is all about Freddie Hubbard. Please don’t hate me, but as much as …

: I Don’t Want to Be an Internet Person is so great. Must-read. Internet people, or people whose …

: I can’t help but feel like “Mastodon will never go mainstream” is a feature, not a bug. We don’t …

: 🎵 Sunday morning wake-up album. Quiet, neo-classical vibes. Invisible Cities by A Winged Victory For …

: 🎵 This afternoon’s listening is Tash Sultana’s amazing MTV Unplugged album. This version of …

: Robin Sloan wants us to invent new ways to relate online in 2023, and I am here for it. It’s plain …

: 📚 Based on recommendations from pretty much the entire internet’s year-end lists, I started …

: 🔗 Getting more comfortable with productive disagreement In Challenging the status quo at work—a good post that you should read mostly for the excellent …

: 🔗 What exactly are we rushing towards? Alan Jacobs asks a valid question that I also happen to feel personally attacked by. What exactly …

: 🔗 Netflix DVDs and the end of an era Netflix nights still come wrapped in red-and-white envelopes is a lovely post about the people who …

: “Hey Siri, show me a happy face.”

: 🔗 Where are you distributing your contributions? Lovely post from Dave Rupert. It takes one person to knock down a silo: Wherever you end up I want …

: 🎵 This article about the jazz scene in South Africa is very good and makes me happy: South African …

: This is Evernote, and I’m the guy in the last panel.

: SiriusXM is buying Pandora in $3.5 billion deal. That seems… like a lot.

: 🎵 Music recommendation: On the Corner Where You Live by The Paper Kites twelvefour by The Paper Kites was one of my favorite albums of 2015. Their new album — On the Corner …

: 🔗 Vinyl Is Bigger Than We Thought. Much Bigger. This is why I never buy vinyl on eBay any more. You just don’t know what you’re going to get: Note …

: Beautiful view of Mt. St. Helens on our approach into Portland today.

: I’m going to be on a long flight today, and I think I’ve got my reading sorted. 198 minutes? Gah! I …

: 🎵 Current mood: Less by Nils Frahm.

: 🎵 Song of the day — especially if you’re in need of something calming and beautiful: Ach, bleib mit …

: The thing I find most confusing as a parent is why kids freak out when you carry them upstairs for …

: 🔗 Fidget spinners, weighted blankets, and the rise of anxiety consumerism It turns out we are anxious as hell, and we’re trying to buy our way out of it. But none of it will …

: 🎵 I bought the new John Coltrane album on release day, but haven’t given it a critical listen until …

: 🔗 How the Weather Channel Made That Insane Hurricane Florence Storm Surge Animation Here’s a rare example of some really cool tech that is also incredibly useful: On one level, yes, …

: Why ‘Find Your Passion’ is awful advice. “It’s through a process of investment and development that …

: 🎵 Sign by VHS Collection is hitting me right in the 80s feels. So good.

: 🔗 The tone in this article is a little weird here and there, but there are some good points about …

: 🎵 If you want to get into John Coltrane but you’re not sure where to start, here’s a good guide to …

: 🔗 The problem that libraries face today isn’t irrelevance. The problem is that so many people are …

: 📚 Oh my. I’ve been waiting for a list like this. Eight Great Science Fiction Reads for the …

: 🎵 In need of a good cry? Here are the saddest songs of the 21st century (so far).

: 🔗 I’m aware of my confirmation bias on this, but I agree that science fiction is the most important …

: 🎵I’m still making my way through everything, but Young Sick Camellia by St. Paul & The …

: 📚🎵 Book recommendations: jazz and the creative process I’ve been a little bit obsessed with the creative process of jazz musicians lately. I finished …

: 🔗 Everything You Need to Know About How Streaming Has Transformed the Way the Music Business Works Spoiler — albums are getting longer and songs are getting shorter because it’s more profitable for …

: 🎵 I know they’re not the coolest kids in town any more. But man, when this album came out it rocked …

: 🔗 More people are taking Facebook breaks and deleting the app from their phones Turns out the kids are all right: The Facebook exodus among young people is real, and …

: There is, of course, much to say about this unprecedented anonymous op-ed in the Times today. This …

: 📺 I started watching the new Jack Ryan show last night. I needed a light, mindless break after …

: I love this photo of me and my youngest daughter as we prepare to walk to her first day of …

: 🔗 The Art and Science of Image Discovery at Netflix This is a fascinating technical deep-dive on how Netflix identifies which still image frames to use …

: 🎵 Music recommendation: My New Moon by Amos Lee The new Amos Lee album is dark and brooding while also managing to be strangely uplifting. It feels …

: 🔗 The Internet Is Not Ruining Grammar I’ve definitely come around to this point of view: Yes, standardized rules help people understand …

: 🔗 It’s not all Pepes and trollfaces — memes can be a force for good These days I’m always a little surprised when internet culture has a positive impact: Because memes …

: 🎵 Another lovely list to make your way through in a leisurely fashion… Unreleased Jazz Treasures Are …

: 🔗 Logged off: meet the teens who refuse to use social media One interesting side effect as the kids of the oversharing generation get older… they’re more …

: 📚 I really enjoyed How To Listen To Jazz, so I’m excited to give this one a go.

: 🎵 Today’s surprisingly enjoyable find: Sugarland’s cover of Peter Gabriel’s “Come Talk To Me”. That …

: 🎵 I don’t want to get too excited and have my heart broken, but Mae has a new song and it’s actually …

: Facebook has pretty much created a monster that’s impossible to tame: How to successfully moderate …

: David Perell on The Algorithmic Trap we often fall into when we travel: The world is becoming …

: 🔗 🎵 How “Grand Theft Auto” Is Changing the Way the World Experiences Music These are some staggering numbers, from a really interesting Rolling Stone article: In the five …

: 🎵 Rediscovering the joy of the album I get nostalgic about weird things for long periods of time for no apparent reason. This week …

: On running, and privilege When you’re on a run and there’s traffic around, it’s pretty easy to tell which drivers are also …

: 🎵 I love this profile of Wayne Shorter’s three albums from 1964. He seems like such a wonderfully …

: 🎵 Walter “Wolfman” Washington is 74 years old, and his voice on his new album My Future …

: 🔗 The Persistent Myth of Speed and ‘Productivity’ Virginia Heffernan for Wired: It’s not immoral to want relief from being too slow, scared, and …

: I love these liner notes on the back of this pressing of Nina Simone Sings The Blues. Electronic …

: I’ve been playing with a friend’s Fujifilm mirrorless camera. This thing is insane.

: I heard a couple of songs off this album on ⁦our local jazz station‬⁩ this morning, and it’s kind of …

: 🎵Music recommendation: Ólafur Arnalds — re:member I love Ólafur Arnalds’s work, and on his new album he keeps it up. If you’re into …

: 🔗 ’Searching’ is the rare movie about the internet that actually gets the internet This looks really interesting: Searching feels fluent in that language in large part due to …

: I’m slowly making my way through this list of The 10 Best Modern Jazz Albums To Own On Vinyl. …

: 🔗 New York Public Library turns classic novels into Insta Stories Well this is wonderful: Insta Novels is launching today on the library’s Instagram account, …

: 🎵Music recommendation: Josh Garrels — Love & War (B-Sides & Remixes) I forgot about Josh Garrels a little bit, and then Isaac’s great piece on vinyl and music …

: To hear Over the past few months I’ve been dealing with some health issues related to my ears and hearing. …

: Vinyl Me, Please now lists each album’s “nutritional facts” and it’s brilliant. It immediately …