The New York Times has an article on the best restaurants in Boston. I guess that’s cool, why not the Boston Globe?
Can’t help but share these amazing phone wallpapers - link to Kottke
Huh, looks like my last post didn’t work. I’ll assume user error. I am excited that I just got Ben Lerner’s Transcription as I’ve seen, but not read, an unlikely number of reviews. Posting this so I can read the review after reading the (short) book.
After an amazing family vacation to Savannah, Georgia to visit my niece, a student at SCAD, we are home, home again. It’s much colder here, and there’s a lot going on, but there really is no place like home.
“I am deep in Internet-as-utility territory. It gives me access to shops and makers I wouldn’t otherwise have…. But once you accept all the socially oriented internet things are busted and of no use, you free up a hell of a lot of time.” via Warren Ellis.
I’m not sure if I am embedding that, but Joe used to come into the bar where I worked when I was at RPI and … this is a great clip!
From Colossal -
The Met Introduces High-Definition 3D Scans of Dozens of Art Historical Objects
Thanks to The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Open Access Initiative, we can now experience every detail in three-dimensional renderings of nearly 140 significant objects in its holdings.
Saw this on hackernews today, and thought I’d give it a shot. https://arcade.pirillo.com/fontcrafter.html My handwriting is pretty bad, let’s see how it turns out!
This was posted in our corporate slack this morning and I’m DYING #programmerhumor
Ah the joys of Friday. Good work day, early dinner date night “who doesn’t want to be in soft pants at 8:00 pm?” Team USA advances to the men’s hockey gold medal round. Daughter has her friends over. And I have some time to do some creative work. Life is good.
https://www.futilitycloset.com/2026/02/19/decalogue-3/
Jonathan Franzen’s “10 rules for novelists” - Number 8 hits hard: “It’s doubtful that anyone with an Internet connection at his workplace is writing good fiction.”
Researchers led by Nobel winner Jennifer Doudna have developed “NANITE”—a gene-editing tool that mimics viruses to replicate and spread to neighboring cells.
I know its being sold as a good thing, but … “self-spreading” sounds scary.
via Singularity Hub
miss intelligence and coherent discourse
Blogging renaissance
Hackernews had a cool post, worth a read through the comments. Platforms like paperboat.website, Bear Blog, and Mataroa are proof people are tired of the algorithmic web. No ads, no tracking, just writing. It’s why I’m on Micro.blog. You don’t need a content strategy. You just need to post.
The SOUPErbowl was a big hit, even with snowmageddon. We got more than 2 ft (60+cm) of snow. My son lost his cellphone while playing outside, that’s going to be a pain. I’m not sure we will find it. Trying to get an old iphone to boot and change it to his profile, if I can.
My father passed away on this date in 2017. Miss you, Dad. We are all prepped for the snowstorm, hoping we don’t lose power. Lots of firewood to keep us warm if needed. Lots to read, comics have been picked up! And beer and wine and SOUPer bowl One of our favorite traditions.
Well this is pretty cool - makes me want to try to create one on my own. Game Poems via
So excited to see Bad Bunny perform. This is an epic video trailer/teaser. Only good news in my feed today.
OK, got some reading done, watched half a movie with the better half, got some guitar practice in, and then …. THIS!
I love TimeOut in the Fenway! What an awesome place to grab whatever you want! This sucks, I hope something cool goes in its place!
Well, this certainly has been a day. Time to put away the screens and read. One short story a day, working out well so far! Any fantastic short stories to recommend?
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
Gift NYT article
Of course they had ties to the beef industry!
A group of researchers that formed the scientific basis of new dietary guidelines included people with financial ties to the beef and dairy industries, as well as food companies and other groups.
From STAT