It’s not even December yet but my mind is taking me to New Year’s, when I make my one Manhattan for the year, sip and reflect on the past year and think about next year’s possibilities.
My friends made a nice song, I think you’ll like it.
I appreciate that Bluesky is growing. I occasionally skim it and find the vibe in general to be good. I still prefer owning my feeds and posts via micro.blog and cross posting from here as appropriate. I did request Openvibe devs to consider micro.blog support (it’s just a nice app).
I’ve been fairly introspective over the election and not seeking out too much online around it, I’m glad I came across these gems:
Jon Stewart has an excellent interview with Heather Cox Richardson on the election.
John Gruber’s writing is on a whole new level
I’ve resorted to just have the election live updates from Apple News on my phone home screen instead of watching live. Gave the kid a bath, brushed his teeth, set him to bed. Only checked now where we are at. Now back to figuring out a movie to watch and not looking at my phone until snack break.
Moving to a small town in Nebraska after so many years in Seattle makes voting (in person!) feel extra special. Hearing the folks around me hanging out after voting, talking about dinner, family, how young so and so is doing, absolutely no contention or anger. Community is where it’s at.
So…The Home Depot has a life sized animated Buddy the Elf for sale…
Things I’ve Been Doing This Week
At the end of the day…
Eradicate this phrase….please
No, the machinists did not make Boeing a piece of shit
Boeing has been shooting itself in the foot since the early days when they decided to move their HQ from Seattle and “innovated” by outsourcing shit. But sure, let’s blame the workers in Seattle, who produced high quality airplanes up until leadership changes decided that quality and engineering takes a back seat to perceived shareholder value: (gift link) The Machinists Take Boeing Hostage