Category: Notes
This record just came on my shuffle and I totally forgot:
- It was in my collection, and
- What a freakin’ banger it is
Flickerstick might be the best band to come out of a reality/game show. Bonus points for music nerds: Without Googling, what was the name of the TV show that was their ‘big break’?
I’ve got a Bandcamp gift card burning a hole in my pocket. What record have you absolutely loved this year?
Waxahatchee playing the Tiny Desk? Yes please.
I haven’t missed much about my decision to stop measuring health and activity metrics, except for the fact that I now have no idea what time it is without looking at my phone. So now I’m on the hunt for a reasonably priced analog watch I can use as an everyday wear. Have any recommendations?
I’ve been using Reeder to listen to podcasts the past few weeks (via RSS) and I really like it. It’s minimal, but it’s also nice to have a unified feed of audio, site subscriptions and saved links. It’s become my one-stop shop for incoming media.
If you would have told me in August that Ben Skowronek and Mycole Pruitt would be making plays for the #Steelers in week 16 against the Ravens for the division title, I’d have called you crazy.
It’s pretty freaking cool that Barack Obama even knows who Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman are, let alone put them on his favorite music list for 2024.
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing an entire society that the “For You” feed was actually for them.
The son and I are roadtripping to #Indianapolis today for the BIG10 championship game between Penn State & Oregon. Looking for a good spot for a pre-game dinner. I hear pork chops may be a thing in Indy? Recommendations welcome! #WeAre
Your Bluesky Posts Are Probably In A Bunch of Datasets Now (via 404 Media)
Jilly and I have a tradition of taking off the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and grabbing a boozey brunch at our local watering hole (that flips their decor to full-on Xmas overnight), before heading home and preparing the house for hosting 20 guests for Turkey day. Cheers!
Product management is largely about communicating and selling what you aren’t going to do vs. what you are going to do. This can be effective – if accomplished – but it is often the much harder sell.
I got some amazing news yesterday. It’s not my news to share, so I can’t post details here, but it is a great reminder that sometimes the universe smiles on you. It’s hard to see sometimes, but there is still good in this world. Positivity never goes out of style. Actively choose to radiate it!
John Gruber piling on the anti-Substack thread by focusing on the platform’s homogeneity & lock-in:
I really don’t get why any writer trying to establish themselves independently would farm out their own brand this way. It’s the illusion of independence.
Perplexity is entering the ecommerce space and offering merchant tools:
Merchants will have access to Perplexity’s API to refine how their products appear in search results and use a custom dashboard to offer insights into search and shopping trends.
This is interesting; I’ll be following.
Robin Pecknold (Fleet Foxes) covered Elliott Smith’s Pitseleh at his NYC show last weekend and it is awesome. One of my favorite Elliott songs and he does it justice.
Quantified self is a myth. Aspire to be equal parts science and soul. Thanks for attending my TED Talk.
Solid bouldering session tonight. Topped a V3 problem I’ve been struggling with the past couple of sessions. That felt good.
The gym was so crowded tho. I need to get back to early morning sessions when it’s just me, my thermos of coffee and the wall.
BIG Steelers win over the Ravens today! Brings the record to 8-2 with a 1.5 game lead in the division. Let’s go!
I took the last couple of weeks off from running to rest some overuse niggles that were just getting worse. First run back today…an easy pace 10k. This was the first time I can remember in quite some time that my body felt better after a run than before. Great to be back.
Manuel Moreale thinks we should celebrate smallness. I agree.