Pete Brown

Wow—this is SUPER good. Hadn’t heard of this bad before but I’ll sure as heck be following them from now on!

Sanderson Street, Saturday morning

Hope Street, Saturday morning

While I am pretty thrilled that we have reached the point of child rearing where the kids are starting to make their own breakfasts and lunches, I will be even more happy when we are through the “…and I have left every single thing I used to make breakfast out on the counter” phase.

And literally no one is upset about the decisions by the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times not to endorse a candidate because they thought that such endorsements were going to move significant numbers of voters one way or the oth... https://explodingcomma.com/2024/10/26/and-literally-no.html

The only people who get punished when you cancel your Washington Post subscription are the employees, and they had nothing to do with the decision not to endorse a candidate.

Do you still use Amazon’s products and services? Cancel those instead and find better alternatives.

I feel like Rhapsody In Blue ought to be playing or something.

While I am very sympathetic to the “Get money out of politics!” crowd, I feel like there is an unanswered question around advertising being very expensive, especially at a national scale. Even state-level races can be pricey, depending on the size of the state and the media markets involved.

Tuesdays morning in the office

A new typewriter, possibly a new project: https://explodingcomma.com/2024/10/22/a-new-typewriter.html

I feel like a good rule of thumb is that the things one person needs in order to live—food, housing, healthcare, education, etc.—ought not to be turned into someone else’s opportunity for speculative investment.

Nightmare On Elm Street is still pretty great: https://explodingcomma.com/2024/10/18/nightmare-on-elm.html

The latest acquisition is back from the shop.

This new Jerry Cantrell album is pretty good, but maybe I only think that because it sounds like Alice In Chains and I like their stuff?

Whatever—I like it.

No one should have to say they’re redundant: https://explodingcomma.com/2024/10/17/no-one-should.html

Uh, it seems like poeple don't like Megalopolis because it sucks?: https://explodingcomma.com/2024/10/16/uh-it-seems.html

🔗 Challenging The Myths of Generative AI | TechPolicy.Press:

"The productivity myth suggests that anything we spend time on is up for automation — that any time we spend can and should be freed up for the sake of having even more t... https://explodingcomma.com/2024/10/14/challenging-the-myths.html

I routinely encounter people who are constantly complaining about apps and web platforms that are too bloated and trying to be all things to all people, but who simultaneously are on about how this or that platform doesn’t meet thei... https://explodingcomma.com/2024/10/12/i-routinely-encounter.html

Tomorrow Remember Yesterday by The Chameleons: https://explodingcomma.com/2024/10/12/tomorrow-remember-yesterday.html

This is very reassuring.

Mr. Beans is enjoying the cool but sunny day.