I know a lot of you asked for this but I’m not so sure this is an improvement. But hey, at least you can stop messaging me about it now. pic.twitter.com/Y4BdiJ2MjE

— David F. Sandberg (@ponysmasher) May 29, 2020

The Quarantine Times have all but fried my brain. I’ve found myself spending far too much time reading comments on social media; from basketball arguments on Instagram, to racist trolls on Twitter. Definitely time to take a break before I fall into a pit of despair.

Bummer about reading Instapaper articles on my Kindle is that highlights don’t sync to Readwise.

💬 Adam Serwer writing for The Atlantic:

The implied terms of the racial contract are visible everywhere for those willing to see them. A 12-year-old with a toy gun is a dangerous threat who must be met with lethal force; armed militias drawing beads on federal agents are heroes of liberty. Struggling white farmers in Iowa taking billions in federal assistance are hardworking Americans down on their luck; struggling single parents in cities using food stamps are welfare queens. Black Americans struggling in the cocaine epidemic are a “bio-underclass” created by a pathological culture; white Americans struggling with opioid addiction are a national tragedy. Poor European immigrants who flocked to an America with virtually no immigration restrictions came “the right way”; poor Central American immigrants evading a baroque and unforgiving system are gang members and terrorists.

Does anybody know of any anthology/short story publications for comics or sci-fi/fantasy that are actively publishing? Preferably in print, but web publications too.

After some research, the Poke2 and potentially the “Poke2 Color” seem like they could meet my needs. 6” e-ink screen device that runs Android. Could use Readably to access Feedbin for RSS, Pocket Casts for podcasts, and any number of apps for reading books. $189 for the Poke2, curious to see the price for the color device because ComiXology would be great too.

I kind of want an iPhone Plus/Max sized Kindle with e-ink screen. It should have the same book reading capabilities as Kindle’s have today, but with a capable RSS reader and podcast support. The ultimate, minimal, pocket-sized consumption device.

April 2014 - April 2020

The Midnight Gosepl is super weird and not at all what I expected. It’s basically a Duncan Trussell podcast, but animated in a super crazy, psychedelic Adventure Time style. I don’t know that I’d recommend it, but I can’t stop watching…?

Never read Watchmen before, so I borrowed the Absolute edition from a friend and am diving in today.

🏰 The Permanent Legacy Foundation

Watching The Last Dance just makes me want to do a Jordan career binge. Watch every game or at least every playoff game. How great would it be to be able to have his entire career play in the background while going about quarantine life.

📌 IndieWeb: The last (and only) online social site you’ll ever need—your own. | @c

I now log movies in way too many places… Letterboxd, TiddlyWiki, Day One, a Bear note by year, and my Media Diet on the blog… 🤦‍♂️

I’ve fallen deep into the TiddlyWiki rabbit hole…