Brad Barrish

I have a feeling this post from Dustin Curtis is going to get some attention. I use AI a lot, though maybe not as much as he does when it comes to thinking. I do that less than I used to do. I’ve actually been writing more and doing so with pen and paper, if you can believe that.

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I finished Things Become Other Things and it was an absolutely exquisite read and a beautiful physical book. I couldn’t put it down. I replaced nearly everything else I would normally spend time doing over a weekend and read instead. I haven’t enjoyed a book this much in a while. I was already a big fan of Craig’s work. Now I’m an even bigger fan. I’m planning to go see him when he’s in LA. Last time I saw him was at XOXO last year. He interviewed Jason Kottke. I also went on a fun photo walk around Portland organized by Sam (I think) and captured a nice photo of them talking.

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The Beth Gibbons Tiny Desk is really something.

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I continue to find great things such as this in Bear’s Discovery feed

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I finally broke down and got a subscription to Kagi, not just because it’s really the best (traditional) search engine, but because I want Kagi to exist in the world. I’ve also been using their Orion browser, but I’m still using Arc as my daily driver.

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Turnstile performing live in Baltimore. Wow. Maybe things will be ok.

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I’m a big Neal Stephenson fan. He posted his remarks on AI from a recent conference. You should read the whole thing, but this was particularly concerning. It aligns with what I hear from the students I speak to.

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Apple’s “Hold That Thought” Shortcut for Global Accessibility Awareness Day is the kind of Apple I love seeing – clever and useful. (h/t matthewcassinelli)

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I got two new (paper) books this week – Things Become Other Things by Craig Mod, which I began immediately and Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity by Eric Topol.

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I can’t stop staring at the power houses. I just keep zooming in to look at all the little details.

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