Thursday, October 1, 2026
Bubbles Briefing
The most voted posts on Bubbles, updated once a day.
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Top Bubble
Dear podcasts and apps, Stop telling me your subscription only cost one cup of coffee per month. Because my daily cup of coffee cost me about SGD 0.25 (about USD 0.20) per cup. And your subscription is much more expensive than that. Thank you. Sincerely, Not a picky coffee…
Fresh Bubbles
First time in a Briefing. Two or more votes in the last 24 hours.
Culture
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I read a post recently (Domains Cost More, Blogs Disappear) about personal sites going quiet. The owners don’t announce they’re done. One day, the site just…
Life
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Today marks a year since my little sister, Lisa, took her own life. She was 34. It was an overdose, but we don't know if it was an accident or suicide. We’ll…
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We have a nice kitchen vent hood over our range. We had it installed in 2018 as part of our kitchen remodel. I’ve been cleaning out its grease trap from time…
Politics
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May I propose “BSI”, for Bullshit Intelligence?
Tech
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I have been noticing a couple of disturbing trends this year outside of the AI/LLM bubble. Has anyone else noticed them? First, domain registrars seem to be…
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I might have forgiven the shitstorm that was Apple’s Tahoe macOS release. I never upgraded my laptop from Sequoia after seeing the accessibility disaster that…
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This blog has moved from WordPress.com to self-hosting. If you were following it via WordPress, you should use an RSS reader pointed at nolanlawson.com/feed…
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What do you use your smartwatch for? A few weeks ago, I overheard a conversation between someone on the Pixel Watch team and a woman I know. He was quizzing…
Still Bubbling
Already featured in a Briefing before. Two or more votes in the last 24 hours.
Tiny Bubbles
Fresh posts with exactly one vote in the last 24 hours.