💬 The power of the input field — ben tsai

I’ve been following Ben down the path of both Minders and Gibberish and have similar thoughts/feelings. Part of me wants Minders to have a text input field at the bottom like this too now to really let loose.

🍄 The Building Blocks of Offline Support — pketh

While most of this is over my head, Pirijan does a great job of explaining the work it took him to build offline support for Kinopio in a concise manner. Really cool to get this insight, even for an idiot like me.

🏴‍☠️ The Quiet Death of Ello’s Big Dreams — Waxy

Experimentation in social networks is critically important, and there’s enormous value in making new online communities for creative people.

Pretty fun when exactly what you say is going to happen to a VC-backed product/community is exactly what happens…

🎤 Armand Hammer detail new album, available exclusively on vinyl at upcoming live shows — The Fader

I dig the idea of vinyl only, but selling exclusively at shows kind of sucks for people who aren’t near any of the tour stops.

🎙️ Chris Silverman — The Virtual Memories Show

Had never heard of this podcast before this, but really enjoyed getting to hear Chris talk about his notesArt project.

🎙️ Barry Blitt (Illustrator: The New Yorker, Air Mail, more) — Print is Dead (Love Live Print!)

Just discovered this podcast and given my love for print and Blitt’s cartoons, this was an easy recommend. Just started listening to the Tyler Brûlé (Monocle) episode too.

🐢 New Gig — Jason Aaron’s Beard Missives

I never thought I’d see the day where I’m interested in non-Big 2 licensed comics. But now… I’m reading all of the Transformers/GI Joe books, I’m excited for Thundercats, and now Jason Aaron is going to right Teenage Nutant Ninja Turtles!

🎙️ The Top 10 Films of 2023 — The Film Cast

Always one of my favorite listens every year.

🦖 Pacers get Siakam in trade with Raptors — ESPN

Sentiment seems to be positive for the Pacers, but I’m not so sure. Siakam will fit nicely with Halliburton, but the costs (now and next contract) are too much.

📱 I Love My Weird Little Phone-Shaped eReader — Aftermath

Technology used to be fun, or at least it was fun to look at. The future was vast, you didn’t know what kind of weird stuff you would see, what shape it would take

I’ve been looking at a Boox Poke for years, but didn’t know anything about Boox. Sounds like it’s time for a Palma.

👀 Each Facebook User is Monitored by Thousands of Companies — The Markup

Not that this is surprising in the least. Unrelated: Sheryl Sandberg is also leaving Meta’s board of directors.

🕵️‍♀️ Pine and Merrimac #1 — BOOM! Studios

Not sure how I missed this new comic from the amazing Kyle Starks with gorgeous, muted, painterly art by Fran Galan. It’s a PI mystery with some action and a little romance. Boom is really on a roll.

🎬 6 Movies That Don’t Deserve Oscar Nominations for Best Picture–and 6 That Do — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I enjoy seeing Kareem being a little contrarian here, especially with his Flower Moon take. Makes me want to see American Fiction and Dream Scenario even more now.

✍️ Minders — Ussher Press

Minders is a really cool journaling app made by @allenu and introduced to me by @bentsai. It’s based on the social stream in seemingly every app, but private, just for you.

⌚️ Why True Watch Heads Never Set the Time on Their Watches — GQ

The batteries in all of my watches have been dead for years… Although, I only ever wear them for special occasions now given the Apple Watch (I have thought about double writing though…)

🐦 Elon Musk Just Suspended Him From Twitter. Here’s Why He’s Not Going Anywhere — The Present Age

The unfortunate reality is that Twitter/X is still a place where I receive tips and information, reach new audiences, and drive meaningful traffic for my articles. As much as I am loath to say it, Twitter/X is a major reason I even have a career in journalism.

🙈 Bulls fans boo late GM Jerry Krause during Ring of Honor ceremony — The Athletic

Jeez… this is such a bad look for Chicago. Shameful and disgraceful. Reminds me of when Toronto cheered Durant’s injury, but worse.

🥽 It’s like Persona, but real life, but virtual — The Verge

Not sure spending 6+ hours a day with a headset on is a great idea, but ~the future~, I guess. I know there are different learning types, but I think the relationships, both with classmates and teachers, are a big part of education.