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First time in a Briefing. Two or more votes in the last 24 hours.

Art

  1. Sketch: Alfred Pennyworth (@mandarvaze’s microblog)
    2

    Alfred is one of the most important person in the life of Bruce Wayne. Technically he is the Butler, but he was more than that to Bruce, especially since Bruce…

Life

  1. You Just Have to Do the Thing (Kai Gulliksen)
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    From Seth Rutledge on Mastodon:Here is your periodic reminder that the ONLY thing you need to do to be a musician is to make music. The ONLY thing you need to…

  2. Weird men and their blogs (Diel's daydreams)
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    So... I wanted to describe a situation I came across on the BR side of Bear, but some men here are, for lack of a better term, weirdos. This is a topic that…

  3. Read More. Read Often. Read Every Day. (Westenberg.)
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    Stop Looking for Productivity Hacks. Pick Up a Damn Book.

  4. re: Don't take the black pill (video) (AksDev)
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    Reply to Don't Take the Black Pill - Andrew Kelley | SSW 2026 Such a nice, hopeful talk in this video. I've noticed I've gotten more and more and more jaded…

  5. The Last Cowboy Under the Stars & Other Art (The Used Life)
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    The Last Cowboy Under the Stars, paper collage, 2026 I haven’t been feeling particularly creative lately, which has been frustrating. Since nothing reignites…

Tech

  1. Check out the bubbles. (shojiwax.com)
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    My one weird trick to make new friends and discover new worlds.

  2. Em dashes are amazing (Sal's Blog)
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    Saw this on HN this morning: Em dashes are fucking amazing. Excerpt: I don’t give a shit what the “oh yeah let’s examine this piece of writing with a…

  3. This compelling new feature just landed in Brave and Firefox (The Bryant Review)
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    Brave and Firefox have made containers first class citizens. What are they? How do they work? And how can they improve your online experience?

  4. Kylie Jenner Is Barely Using Her Own Meta Glasses (Pixel Envy)
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    Meta, last month: We’re launching Meta Glasses with three frame styles offering distinct silhouettes that suit different faces, moods, and occasions: […] Meta…

  5. Mightier than the Keyboard (Ennui Vagaries)
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    Image: “Mightier Than the Keyboard?” handwritten on a piece of paper with a fountain pen. Photo by: Unattributed, License: Copyright Unattributed. Licensed…

Writing

  1. What do you think? (Robert Birming)
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    I listened to an interview with Laleh, one of the biggest artists in Sweden. When she was 19, all the major record labels wanted to sign her. After the…

  2. Just finished my notes on Song of Solomon in my quest to complete companion pieces to every chapter of the Bible. Tha... (Jerry Towler)
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    Just finished my notes on Song of Solomon in my quest to complete companion pieces to every chapter of the Bible. That brings me to 939 chapters completed,…

  3. The slop we share (Infinite Regress)
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    Now that I am back in clinic full-time I have tried and failed to pick up on the more clinical podcasts. Both ASCO and ASH have their podcast series, but they…

Still Bubbling

Already featured in a Briefing before. Two or more votes in the last 24 hours.

  1. My greatest professional achievement is never having created a LinkedIn account. (jabel)
    10
  2. I don't really like the "Human-made" badging trend (Case Duckworth)
    15
  3. LinkedIn slop (Olly)
    11
  4. Static Website Envy (Interdependent Thoughts)
    12
  5. Real AI changed the way I see fictional AI (Diel's daydreams)
    7
  6. Unranked, systemd, crawls (www.marginalia.nu on marginalia.nu)
    6

Tiny Bubbles

Fresh posts with exactly one vote in the last 24 hours.