I saw an unbelievable show tonight — Kraftwerk performing Radio-Activity in its entirety at Disney Hall. Of course they played some hits after the album. The production was fantastic! Such a great show. I had seen them a couple of times other times before, but this was the best for sure.
Make Google great again… by removing all of the bullshit, including the recent AI stuff.
Related: Nilay’s interview with Sundar is great. I’ve always appreciated Nilay and his interviews have definitely gotten better over time.
I’m perhaps a little too excited about XOXO 2024. Just registered. Here’s hoping.
And holy hell is the website beautiful 😍
You know… Just in case you want the uncluttered Google experience.
The whole Scarlett Johansson thing is really disappointing. How difficult would it have been for OpenAI to just go a different direction? Seems like they had a plan B from the beginning and it was ultimately to rip her off. Call it whatever you want. Sam is showing us exactly how he will do things.
I don’t spend much time on Instagram anymore. I deleted all of my posts along with my avatar some time ago, but still have an account and enjoy scrolling through things once a week or so. Questlove consistently posts great things and last week he posted what is, I think, one of the best Instagram posts ever from some dude who calls himself show_bits. He has some other posts as well. For instance, Thom Yorke trying to remember where he parked made me laugh pretty hard.
Gary Hustwit is streaming his amazing Dieter Rams documentary, “Rams” for free today (May 20) and tomorrow.
I continue to be baffled by people’s love of Notion. It’s one of the worst pieces of software to achieve the popularity it has, maybe ever.
Started rewatching Mr. Robot tonight. So good.
I need to compile a list of well-designed objects I use regularly and love. Most would fall under the category of buy-it-for-life. One such object is the L.L. Bean Boat and Tote, Zip-Top (they make one without a zipper too). It’s a tank of a bag, machine-washable and comfortable to carry, no matter how much stuff is in it. I would say it’s a nearly perfect product, though I do wish it came in all black.