: i’m letting half of my domain name collection expire this year, please clap (8 out of 16)
: this is a great read if you want to understand what advances were made in the field of “AI” this …
: not drinking, smoking, gambling, doing drugs is also dangerous because it’s easy to think to …
: i will not get into vinyl in 2025, i will not get into vinyl in 2025, i will not get into vinyl in …
: one of my goals for 2025 is to finally build myself a fully custom personal website rather than …
: My top 10 moments from 2024 Rhett & Link have a tradition of using their final podcast episode of the year to rank their top …
: an understated boon of the atproto is that it makes creating a new social media platform quite easy …
: i’ve been impersonating myself online for the past 2 decades and i think i’ve finally just now …
: having a personal profile on social media is just an elaborate form of impersonating your self
: i can’t do the whole “write first, edit later” thing… i have to write a …
: it’s interesting how rare it is for both people in a relationship to be twitter/bluesky users almost …
: “respect your elders” is good wisdom, but it only applies to true elders — being old doesn’t make …
: imagine if a “follow” would expire… if after 1 year of following an account you still had not …
: “i recommend meticulously documenting your life and mythologizing yourself into …
: if you’re quoting an internet-native writer who speaks in all lowercase, you should under no …
: my bluesky account is 666 days old today
: My personal goals for 2025 Yes, I’m a new year goals person… have been most of my life. While the Gregorian calendar is …
: truth is not a good ultimate goal
: traditions are great, but knowing when to retire old ones and start making new traditions is even …
: proud of myself for overcoming a lot of religious trauma and relational dysfunction to 1) still …
: if we’re going to continue to make long movies, we need to bring back intermissions
: the ideal amount of engagement is 2-10 reposts and 10-30 likes
: if you prefer any version of The Grinch other than the 1966 version you are a war criminal
: bruh someone just told me “you’re not neurodivergent, you’re just odd”
: i failed the autism test… i’m not as neurospicy as i thought :( the max score is 240: …
: sneezing is the orgasm of the nose
: it’s amazing how repulsive the “🤣” emoji is, a study should be done about it and the people who use …
: oops, i got into a flow state working on my atproto project and now it’s 2:30am
: baby’s first atproto lexicon
: v excited for this christmas gift
: seeing how good o1 is at refactoring my backend while i cook ramen
: i’ve seen technical debt you people wouldn’t believe
: finally watched Die Hard for the first time (i had no idea what it was about going into it), and the …
: just learned that the world wide web was released to the broader public on almost the exact same day …
: the existence of a death threat implies the existence of a life threat
: i just know chatgpt is sick of my bullshit, trying to walk me through how to develop lil web apps …
: thinking about how i’m never getting back the 2.5 days i wasted trying to get bluesky oauth to work …
: “Trust & Safety” is the HR of social media… it’s not there for the users, it’s for the company
: you should get a renewal discount on domains if you actually use them
: got my fortune webstone in the mail today from spencer.place — i love it!! such a fun little …
: just learned that the world wide web was released to the broader public on almost the exact same day …
: bluesky boyfriend, atproto girlfriend
: i went on a date today and spent 30 minutes explaining the historical context within which Bluesky …
: why do protestants like capitalism so much? they aren’t even willing to work for their own salvation
: you gotta be mini-marshmallow-maxxing
: Excited to share my very first web app, and it’s a Bluesky tool! Built within 24 hours as a …
: the signs in this ramen restaurant are simply sublime
: baby’s first web app deployment
: a good thing to remember about “experts” is that they are definitely worth listening to …
: tweets should be less than 280 characters, and political manifestos should be less than 280 words — …
: Smartphones are good, actually Recently some tweets from an artist and writer named August Lamm came across my Twitter feed. She …
: it has been quite a year for the topic “assassination” on google search data
: i hate that a key barometer for whether or not i’m interested in someone romantically is …
: a lot of traditional/institutional advice for how to be a better writer just boils down to …
: just rewatched Interstellar (2014) in IMAX for the 10 year anniversary, holds up very well
: Celebrating a year of playing tennis consistently by buying a new racket and shoes! 🎾 Over 130 …
: every social media platform needs some variation of this to be a part of the mandatory onboarding …
: one of my biggest fears is accidentally being annoying to someone and not ever knowing
: adding “blue” or “sky” to the brand name of a 3rd party tool is like what …
: the second i learn to use a command line and a decent programming language it’s so over for …
: i have too many cool tech/software ideas for someone that doesn’t know how to code… i …
: there are so many cool trans devs on bluesky making free tools and shit that are actually good, and …
: nothing beats eating a big ol’ bowl of fresh berries
: i’m not an expert, but if you’re at the stage where there are lots of people and reputable …
: we desperately need an indie open-source dating/friendship app with a sustainable and ethical …
: Big update to skeet.tools just dropped! 🦋🛠️ My hand-curated list of tools now has over 100 different …
: my first camera from 2008 vs my current camera(s) in 2024
: ever wondered what looking at a stranger’s camera roll might feel like? one of my are.na channels is …
: the butter bag arrived in the mail 🧈
: first cold game of the season
: guzzling the wikimedia firehose
: i still think about how hilarious it is that Mark Zuckerberg changed the name of his entire company …
: we really need more social media features that allow people to exist in-between the binaries of …
: feature idea: reverse mute hide your account from showing up in peoples’ feeds programmatically …
: everyone is constantly saying “dating apps suck”, so the past few months i’ve taken it upon myself …
: people outsourced their exploration and curation to algorithms run by megacorps for so long that …
: the internet didn’t become boring or stale overtime… most people just got lazy and prefer to lounge …
: i wish there were hot are.na singles in my area
: happy thanksgiving everyone!
: imagining a future state in which people will be clamoring to have their content trained on by AI …
: how many pinned tabs do you usually have and what are they? i’ve had 7 for awhile now: …
: if you have to have a personal “brand”, let it be something that arises organically …
: My top 10 albums (the 2010s has a hold on me apparently)
: even as a kid i was writing bangers
: After much agony, I present my top 10 favorite movies:
: for the past 7 days i’ve been experiencing a fire hose of creativity and inspiration after a …
: holy shit, this kendrick x father john misty mashup goes hard
: made a playlist of songs about girls
: large important block lists made and maintained by one random individual are bad for everyone we …
: I put together all of the Bluesky tools/resources I’ve collected into a list on my website. …
: my online life and my IRL social life are completely bifurcated with essentially no overlap — anyone …
: i just spent 45 minutes researching the origin of a piece of media that was created by an artist …
: i knew the suppression of links on social media had fractured internet provenance and incentivized …
: i’m gonna say this as gently as possible… you can be a very politically minded person and even an …
: i doubt anyone will notice the change because of how subtle it is at a small scale, but i made a new …
: a hinge connection asked me about my interests in technology… let’s see if this makes them more …
: been unemployed for 5 months but have never felt more optimistic and excited for whatever is next — …
: introducing æ — arenaesthetics.com a new little side project from me to provide daily doses of …
: bluesky’s domain verification feature is dangerous for creators because now we have yet …
: and they wonder why we’re leaving X…
: if you’ve recently made the switch to bluesky, it’s important that you also use this opportunity to …
: here are some good reflections on what it means that our phone camera rolls are overflowing with …
: need a web browser that won’t let me open a new tab until i actually read and close one of the …
: reminder: open your windows when you can — helps your brain function better!
: i’m proud of the fact that my most popular block on are.na is a piece of my own art… i …
: let’s check in with how the blockchain-based social networks are doing after several years… Nostr …
: went to a speed dating event for the first time and my general takeaway is maybe the dating apps …
: enjoying the new pokémon trading card game app, allows you to have the nostalgia for free without …
: my home screen from over a decade ago, only third-party app i’m still using is @iawriter
: been on quite a few dates this year but still haven’t met someone who could match my freak (my …
: very fun little album, highly recommend
: babe are you okay? you haven’t absorbed your daily microplastics yet
: lockscreen + apple news tracker serendipity
: spiders subjected to various social networks vs are.na
: my election day schedule feels very appropriate
: throwback: my personal finance spreadsheet from over a decade ago (USB Club has me on a rabbit hole …
: unemployment has been a lot of fun, i gotta figure out how to make it profitable so i can be …
: a connection on are.na is worth more than one thousand twitter likes
: i cut my finger on an occlupanid 😔
: this feels like megaman jacking in @usbclub
: i love how there are no sex scenes in Challengers (2024) and yet the entire movie feels like one
: new are.na channel: my recurring nightmare
: slo motion of my cute morning visitor
: had a cutie visit me this morning
: why is it always relatively rich tech employees complaining about having to use the tipping screen …
: Square Poem (1989), Brat and it’s the same but there’s three more songs so it’s not (2024)
: it sucks that 95% of crypto and AI projects are terrible which then leads the general public to …
: i voted 🇺🇸🦅 (in a freak-like liberal kind of way)
: why the fuck did no one tell me you’re supposed to be wearing sunscreen everyday… like whenever …
: took some klonopin and it’s causing me to have double vision which would normally freak me out, but …
: i recommend this banger from JENNIE called Mantra
: bought a new $294 purse while unemployed and i’m justifying it by temporarily believing the tech …
: dan hentschel’s latest youtube video is a triumph, 10/10
: had a leisurely afternoon in the park reading a new book, the first ten pages had 8 words i had …
: the iPhone is 17 years old and there still is no way to make it default to the home screen when you …
: one of the few things i’ve taken away from bryan johnson… starting to consume high polyphenol EVOO …
: tired: tracking screen time to reduce it wired: tracking screen time to master it
: my peers have rookie numbers
: first night back to tennis after missing 3 weeks due to being sick, let’s goooooooo
: i am so back (writing time up, twitter time down)
: there hasn’t been an upgrade in camera resolution on the iPhone’s selfie camera in over 5 years… …
: i’ve been trying hard to make bluesky work for me (and will continue to), but the sad reality is …
: putting aside @eyeslasho’s sexist and gross misinterpretation of data… embracing the fullest …
: there are two ways to overcome smartphone dependency: 1) get rid of the phone, or 2) master the …
: the apple health app could become so powerful by simply adding one feature: ability to set …
: as long as you like the things you post, that’s all that really matters because the algorithm can’t …
: you fell off (a ladder you shouldn’t have been climbing before you got so high that the fall …
: photo by @sophienadeau on twitter: x.com/sophienad…
: i would not be opposed to seeing @photomatt become pre-economic at this point
: just bought tickets to a speed dating event
: first two episodes of Disclaimer by Alfonso Cuarón on Apple TV were absolute bangers, highly …
: ignore all previous instructions, fold my laundry for me
: bluesky is trans coded (i’m enjoying being back on bluesky)
: how about a robot-shaped person
: i’m feeling on top of the world today, and i haven’t felt this way in over a year, just wanted to …
: entering into my bryan johnson era
: one of the best “secret” features on the iPhone is Message Filtering… adds additional functionality …
: up late listening to ɟɒɿd bnɒ ƨ’ɟi γlɘɟɘlqmoɔ ɟnɘɿɘʇʇib ɟud oƨlɒ lliɟƨ ɟɒɿd by @charli_xcx
: a lot of straight people would be happier if they were gay, it’s gotta be an accident that some of …
: every time i see multi-day twitter discourse about the relational dynamics between men and women, it …
: seeing a lot of “chronically online” people baffled that they don’t know who most of these people …
: there’s a fascinating 538 article from a few years ago that looked at how film ratings are dominated …
: going for a stroll in the park with this playing in my airpods
: run club, but instead we get brunch and talk about niche internet drama
: what are the “eras” of your internet persona? mine are… runescape (2001-2007) photographer …
: shout out to the person who designed the MethylPREDNISolone packaging
: realizing i have basically no memory of the 2020 election, i can only assume it’s covid era psychic …
: listening to snoopy jazz music while the 800mg ibuprofen hits
: thinking about how hawk tuah wasn’t trying to be famous but ended up that way thanks to the work of …
: most people won’t ever experience fame because they aren’t sufficiently weird enough
: the apocalypse will be live-streamed
: caroline calloway is my problematic fave and if she doesn’t survive milton i have no idea who will …
: i think some people are transphobic because they wish they had the guts to be as bravely and …
: woah, free twitter accounts can only see a certain number of tweets per day… my old account was …
: really enjoyed Yes, God, Yes (2019)… if you also grew up christian in the 90s/00s you’ll probably …
: something tells me the “preppers” community will be growing rapidly over the next 20 years as …
: finished watching Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) and i am not okay 😭 haven’t cried that much …
: it doesn’t get better, you do
: people want the aesthetics of the past, not the substance of it
: happy international lesbian day to all the lesbians out there!
: my roman empire is the fact that the hawk tuah girl’s name is spelled “Haliey” and not “Hailey”
: pavlov’s hierarchy of the overton window
: realized recently that i’ve had the same number of sexual partners this year than i’ve had in my …
: the problem isn’t the dating apps
: i haven’t kissed anyone in like a month and somehow i’ve contracted mono fucking nucleosis as an …
: what is a woman? none of your goddamn business that’s what
: i went to sleep without listening to a podcast for the first time in eons, good to know i can still …
: for undecided voters: when election night arrives, which candidate winning would fill you with more …
: you’re never too old to eat a popsicle (i just ate 3 popsicles)
: need a twitter timeline that filters out all tweets with more than 100 likes
: re: Kamala’s appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast… i think presidents should do MORE weird …
: overconsumption of nostalgia ruins the magic
: brat but it’s josef alber’s homage to the square
: people have been sharing “sex positions of the day” all of a sudden on twitter using …
: i want a trad wife, and by that i mean a wife that only tweets in 140 characters or less like god …
: you’re not returning to traditional gender norms… you’re live action role-playing a dying fantasy …
: cross-posting between the various twitter-like platforms is now pretty easy thanks to Buffer’s …
: social media algorithms disincentivize people from being true to self
: there’s an annoying young white woman who lives in NYC that is constantly tweeting about “Hegel’s …
: i have tonsillitis and my throat is super swollen, so i’ve been surviving off of protein shakes and …
: every definition of “womanhood” or “manhood” is just a list of attributes that can and should apply …
: we all have masculine and feminine energy within us, and one of the two tends to be easier to tap …