The last few days, I’ve been thinking about one of the Culture books that I read 7 or 8 years ago. (I think the book was “Player of Games,” but that might be wrong.) A member of a far-future society is explaining to an outsider that there is no police or prison system in their … Thinking about Iain M. Banks’ Culture books
This morning I read a write up at Vox and a post by a soon-to-be-former Substack newsletter writer, and I’m equal parts bemused and frustrated. It seems like people keep wanting to recreate blogs, but are chasing the new shiny instead of just, you know, dusting off their blogs. Someone I no longer want to … Reading about substack and shaking my head
Part of me is excited by the (slow, far too slow) trend of people starting to back away from social media and moving to formats that are more under their control, and longer form (hopefully thus with more nuance, and less algorithm-bait). Part of me then dies when they’re moving to email newsletters instead of … Banging the drum for RSS feeds again
The darkest day in a dark year. It gets lighter from here.
Every time I see a twitter thread that goes for more than 3 or 4 posts, I mourn the death of Google Reader and the rise of social media. Yes, birdsite it good for making us feel connected to our celebrities of choice, but it’s terrible for thoughtful conversation (which it seems like is what … Write a goddam blog post
There are a fair number of people who say “your organization should normalize sharing pronouns!” and also a fair number of trans people (or people at some point on their journey of self-understanding) who say “forcing me to out myself or lock this down prematurely harms me, please don’t” and I think there are ways … Normalize Changing Pronouns
I see a lot of posts mocking people or HR depts or whoever who say “rest and relaxation makes you more productive,” because (they say) feeling the need to justify your rest in the frame of worker productivity is a symptom of evil capitalism. In the same social circles (maybe the same people?) I see … Stop feeling the need to justify taking care of yourself
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Judge Temporarily Halts Effect Of Indiana Ballot Deadline Ruling “In a new order, Barker said she doesn’t want Hoosier voters to have a “false sense of security” about getting their ballot in on time. The judge halted her ruling for seven days to give the appeals court time to consider the case. And she urged … Update on Indiana absentee voting
This morning, I listened to The Indicator episode “RIP Business Suit?” about how the increasing number of people working from home during the pandemic may affect clothing choices after people start going back into the world. For years, I’d been wearing button-down shirts with the sleeves rolled up and cargo khakis. It was a way … Working from home and Work Clothes