Dann Berg

A brown and black tabby cat named Peter is lying on a veterinary exam table. He has large green eyes and is resting with his front paws tucked under his chest. The background is softly blurred, showing a modern, clean veterinary office with white walls and shelves. Peter appears calm but alert.

Peter here is getting admitted to the animal hospital right now. :( Wishing him a speedy recovery.

The Dann Chronicles: June 👕 Humans that love AIs, your rat browser, a shift in the ER, for love of Raycast, and a few little life improvements

From rat browsers to AI crushes, June's got it all. Plus, a love letter to Raycast and a few life upgrades you didn't know you needed.

I've officially installed the new Digg TestFlight. Looking forward to seeing what's to come!

The sheer quantity of real human teeth available for purchase on Etsy is a bit disconcerting.

I think I found the only COLD water dispenser at JFK to refill my bottle before my flight. What a great way to start the day.

The Dann Chronicles: May 🌼 Taking an idea as far as it'll go, the new threesome behind Digg, Ive and Altman's ambitious plan, forced tech breaks, and reminders in natural language.

From Digg's new trio to Altman and Ive's moonshot plans—May was a month for big swings and even bigger ideas. https://thedannchronicles.com/p/may-2025

I was about to post that The Rehearsal is the most original show on television. Insanely unique. But then I stopped myself, because that applies to everything Nathan Fielder touches. It's incredible.

"If you thought Parker Posey was good in White Lotus, just wait til you see her in Beau is Afraid," he laughed

Nothing makes you feel old like not wanting to go to a concert for a favorite band from your youth because all the songs they'll play today are from after you stopped following them closely.

Every time I'm in public and hear someone's phone ring with the same sound as my wake up alarm, there's always a split second where I question reality and wonder if I'm about to wake up

Having an app that shows subway arrival times is great for always knowing just *how close* you were to catching that A train at Howard Beach after arriving in JFK. And how the next train is in a full 20 minutes.

What happens when AI development continues its exponential growth through 2027? 📈

Unlike typical doomsday predictions, this forecast comes with extensive research and a track record of accuracy. I'm sharing it even though I know we're mostly just along for the ride. https://dannb.org/blog/2025/ai-2

AI 2027 got me in a weird headspace. I think…terror? https://ai-2027.com/

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I joined Function Health in January. For $500 (plus lab fees) I got access to 100+ blood tests I wouldn't otherwise have access to. So…was it worth it?

The Dann Chronicles: March 🦁 Alien earworms, exposing a scammer girlfriend, revisting unexplained drones, Firefox's big problem, and a fun way to visualize your entire life

Alien earworms, drone mysteries, and a scammer girlfriend—March's chaos is the plot twist you didn't see coming.

Holy smokes has Adobe Premiere gotten way better since I was making fun videos with my friends in high school two decades ago.

I just spent over a week trying to get something working that I thought would be simple. It *finally* worked correctly this morning.

I wish there was an AI agent that would watch for when I'm struggling like this and release confetti when it finally works correctly.

Slowly creeping through all the meeting note Google Docs for recurring group meetings and changing the formatting to Pageless.

My Honest Function Health Review: 100+ Tests and What I Discovered A deep dive into my personal experience with Function Health's 100+ lab tests, including platform navigation, comprehensive results, and whether the $499 membership is worth your investment.

In my last newsletter, I mentioned that I signed up for Function Health, a service that provides 100+ blood tests not typically available to the average person. I decided to write up a full review.

This is neat

Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America (Hardcover) One of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2025 The author of The Island at the Center of the World offers up a thrilling narrative of how New York—that brash, bold, archetypal city—came to be.

Russell Shorto's *Island at the Center of the World* was one of my favorite books of the last decade. You better believe I had his new book *Taking Manhattan* pre-ordered from my local bookstore so I'd have it release day.

Between Fantastical and BusyCal…BusyCal doesn't even come *close*.

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Made a video showing how I import Kindle highlights into Obsidian and process my notes using an open source script I made!

I'm not sure why it took me so long to start using a tongue scraper. These things are *awesome*

Fishwife's Rainbow Trout is certainly better than Trader Joe's tinned trout…but not at the same multiple as the price difference. In my random-consumer opinion. Good job TJs.

Biomarkers, better bottles, and the ultimate nail file—February's health and fitness finds are as sharp as my new stationery game. https://thedannchronicles.com/p/february-2025

5 ways to actually use the notes you take Congrats. You take lots of notes. But are you actually using the notes you take? Here are some ways to start.

Taking notes is easy. Actually using them? That's the real flex. Here are 5 ways to make your notes work for you instead of gathering digital dust.

Dann Berg (@dannb@pixelfed.social) 1 Posts, 2 Following, 0 Followers · finops (aka cloud cost slayer) at Squarespace. sporatic youtuber/blogger, internationally-produced playwright & monthly newsletter writer-er

Is anyone else actually using Pixelfed?

As a kid who grew up on the west coast listening to Sublime, I NEVER would have guessed that 25 years later, the song that would capture the attention of the younger generation would be Caress Me Down.

Damn, @kagi.com keeps coming out with cool stuff