Writing at Ars Technica, Jonathan M. Gitlin on the launch of the Cybertruck has this great reason to buy a vehicle,
I just saw an Instagram Reel that described the Midwest, as being just like the South but with more meat.
Amazing moon tonight.
I’ve been scrolling Instagram Reels lately and 2/3rds are people selling “passive income generators” that are basically ‘resell cheap shit for a small profit’ or ‘use AI to create digital goods for a small profit’.
If you add a bunch of crap to a bunch of crap; all you get is more crap.
The Las Vegas strip of bacon
Pixel Envy, Nick Heer: Smart Mattress Topper CEO Reminds Everyone His Company Collects Customers’ Sleep Data
Everyone deserves privacy, including people who buy $2,000 mattress toppers.
Did anyone in this post stop and look at the company’s website? It’s not a surprise that data is collected. It’s not a gotcha issue. They’re not trying to hide the fact.
Saturday lunch was excellent.
When ‘Viral’ doesn’t mean viral because the media is full of olds
Yet Another ‘Social Media Trend’ That Only Went Viral Because Of The Media
Nick Heer at Pixel Envy,
They have always been a sales pitch.
All announcements or introductions or demos or anything involving new products, from any company, is a sales pitch. Apple’s change from live to pre recorded events doesn’t change the fact that they are a sales pitch.
Today in stupid headlines:
Snapchat and NYX launch new beauty filter that’s also a stealth shopping tool
Protip: It’s all a shopping tool. Even if they say it’s not. It is. If it’s paid for by ads, it’s a shopping tool.
The magic you’re looking for is in the work you’re avoiding.
– Chris Williamson
Um, yeah, fuck no.
The magic I’m looking for is avoiding my work.
Not a bad day to do some yard work.
Now I think it’s time for a nap.
TIL - they make crop hoodies.
I do not understand this piece of clothing.
These are the cries of the carrots.
The cries of the carrots.