Justin Feinstein

All helpful, hair intact! 😂

Fascinating! Also, didn’t see this until now because I’ve been so deep in copyedits…

The only surprising thing is that this hasn’t happened all across the country by now

Photo of the screen of a parking validation machine that says "please pay displayed amount: five dollars", and underneath that, "change is possible."

I appreciate the optimism of this parking validation machine

LOL! Haven't seen it yet but I highly doubt that, as I've heard nothing but raves re: your work...

The Greene House Effect

1. Love all of this.
2. Is a second renaissance actually RFK Jr.'s long game?! Would explain a lot.

Floored.

1. That’s hilarious
2. As a copywriter by trade I feel your character-count pain!

The Greene House Effect

Delightful.

Oh, that's good.

What are your favorite long titles for books? I need inspiration/validation.

Is there a pharmacy I can go to that doesn’t feel like the opening scene of a societal collapse film/show?

A team of engineers at Purdue built a machine that solved a Rubik’s Cube in .1 seconds, but it still takes 45 min to wash a load of laundry or run a dishwasher.

Wish I had a running tally of how many times I've fixed incorrect formatting of e.g. and i.e. in other people's docs/decks over the years, because it must be in the thousands.

North Korea out there calling balls and strikes.

Looking forward to the AI tool that simulates the person in the meeting (off-camera) giving notes on the deck while in a car on the way to the airport.

I live in a world where I am supposed to just accept that this sentence exists

He doesn't always say what he keta-means.

Diabolus Ex Machina This Is Not An Essay

Seen/read this? amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...

Whoa.

The more things change....

This make for a fun Madlib!
"...allowing nonprofessionals to ________________ with help from an A.I. ___________ coach..."
- perform surgery/medical
- fly planes/flight
- prosecute crimes/law
- conduct symphonies/music

Blasphemy.

there were so many magazines u would go to the dentist office and be irritated that your one favorite magazine was not there or was six months out of date even though the magazine rack was full of magazines

A thing you can do writing fiction
1) identify two (2) things about yourself that you hate
2) create two characters; each one takes a loathed trait
3) give them additional *lovable* traits
4) make them soulmates
5) let them spend their scenes and lives navigating themselves
6) let them teach you

Future Tense Everything on Slate about Future Tense

Can't believe I only just discovered Future Tense on Slate, but wow are there some great stories here, some of which (looks like the older work) are paired with non-fiction/articles written in response to the discussed speculative technology. dev.slate.com/technology/f...

A fantastic stable of experienced editors here: sackettworkshop.com/writing/cons...

Editor: You get the pictures for the air traffic controller story?

Photographer: Sure did boss. Real fucking sexy just like you asked.

Editor: What