Jeremy Myers

This is key. There’s no monetary incentive to develop a good recommendation algorithm. Bsky’s selling point is that it’s both free and not X. I don’t think it will ever improve unless this site is radically different.

Seeing dystopia/Godspeed TikToks reaffirms my belief that The Kids Are Alright (tm)

Tie bar too high

Seeing Huel has lead strengthens my belief that products advertised on instagram are universally bad.

They’re excellent news! They have Joshua Jones as the anchor for ONN these days. Legitimate.

IKEA furniture everywhere but an Allen wrench is nowhere to be found

“I have questions” and proceeds not to ask any questions is exactly how I was taught NOT to write.

YouTube video by OGshmo Post Apocalyptic DJ, Motormouth in the morning. Kids in the Hall

Related, peak Kids in the Hall: youtu.be/O9tS_nGC46M?...

Pleasant surprise hearing “Loro” by Pinback on French radio as I drove into Germany for errands

My German is rusty but this seems wrong

Colmar is a dream city, something straight out of Italo Calvino

Reminding myself I only re-entered social media to discover new music.

I used to think this was a bad thing

TIL that the “Black Forest” is the name of the mountain range rather than a specific forest.

Germans, you can see why this could be confusing

“Wonk” in bio is an insta-block

There are plenty of times I’ve backtracked but I will never ever wear Sketchers

Wife couldn’t remember the name of a pub on the southeast English coast so she searched “pub” in Google Maps over England. Regretfully, that didn’t narrow it down.

Need this in long form

Spent most of today in the car to make it to a pub called Dick Mack’s in Dingle.

America needs a lettuce livestream

So I traveled to Germany for an interview at a research lab. I won’t hear back til late next week but the vibes were good!

Comic. (1) [Teacher points to world map that highlights the edges of South America’s eastern coastline and Africa’s western coastline.] TEACHER: People had long noticed that South America and Africa had similarly-shaped coastlines. (2) TEACHER: In the 20th century, geologists finally found the explanation. (3) STUDENT: *Plagiaris*— TEACHER: Continental drift. STUDENT: Oh.

Coastline Similarity

xkcd.com/3132/

In Köln for tonight and tomorrow. Loving that my server at dinner is smoking on the job.

This reminds me that I’m pretty sure I saw Saw for the first time at the Pond Zone circa Halloween 05

No, I took a factory tour last month and Americone Dream is still safely a top 10 seller.

Every interaction I have reminds me the kids are alright (and will continue to be)

Oasis live: can confirm, very good

It’s the final stage of the “I recited the presidents in order”-to-“I went to Dartmouth” pipeline

Drove across half of England and then gave a talk. Big day.