- This brilliant bit of investigative reporting (with math!) – into how Threads changed its algorithm to start throttling engagement on posts about climate change – should tell you everything you need to know about which platforms are enshittification engines and which one is not. And with that, I’m effectively done with Meta. (Mastodon might be a safe social network alternative, but it’s currently far too complicated for the general public.)
- Dozens of official government websites have been exploited by spammers to redirect to porn. – via jbhall56.bsky.social
As a diehard Florida Gators fan, I absolutely adore sporting this lapel pin I found recently at LostLustSupply.com. It was designed by artist Emily Elizabeth Miller and she’s got some other great stuff for sale, too.- “What’s the point of being rich if you can’t afford to do the right thing.” – via Kelsey Hightower
- A.J. Brown read his book during a playoff game. The story behind the book is even more unusual.
- Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr. to receive replacement medals after losing originals in L.A. fires.
- “You were drunk. You tried to dance with strippers. You had to be held off the stage,” said Sen. Tim Kaine, recounting allegations against Fox News host Pete Hegseth during his confirmation to be Trump’s defense secretary. – via crooked media (See also: Jamelle Bouie speaks the truth.)
Posts tagged “Olympics”
#FridayFive: Goofy Cartoons
Hyuk hyuk hyuk!
#FridayFive: Sporting Events
View the Friday Five from April 19th, 2013
- The fictional high school chorus at the center of Glee has a huge problem: nearly a million dollars in potential legal liability.
- What were we thinking about when we had all that extra time?
- Who wants to see the ruins of modern Greece?
- Glasses are the ultimate image changer. (via jim)
- Authentic, game-used baseball cufflinks are just one of the many classy gifts for guys that can be found at the Gent Supply Co.
- I need to start slowly making my way through the 101 best sandwiches in Los Angeles. Very slowly.
- Lovely phrases and beautiful definitions can be found in the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.
- I’ve never really been a big Trek fan, but this list of the fifteen cruelest deaths in Star Trek history is pretty sweet.
- WTF is HTML5 and why should we all care?
- You really should follow me on Twitter. That’s the quickest way to learn about awesome sites like youarenotsosmart.com.
2024-06-29: Broken links in this post have been removed and/or updated.
Summer Reading List
In which I list some of the books on my bedside table
Yahoo! Sports Critical of IOC Pres.
Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports criticizes IOC President Rogge: Jacques Rogge is so bought, so compromised, the president of the IOC doesn’t have the courage to criticize China for telling a decade of lies to land itself these Olympic Games. All the promises made to get these Games — on Tibet, Darfur, pollution, worker safety,
Not-So-Ancient Games
BMX? Men’s BMX and Women’s BMX? Water Polo? Volleyball? Beach Volleyball? Badminton? Table Tennis? Kayaking? Basketball? Field Hockey? Trampoline? Race Walking? Look. I know that Ping-Pong Table Tennis and Synchronized Swimming have been in the Olympics for a long time. That doesn’t mean they need to remain in the Olympics. Can’t we just all agree
Sinnerman
In which I attempt to find a song
Rowing Dictionary
Learn about crew
iPhone Wallpapers
In which I share some iPhone wallpapers I created