Michael Barrett
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Bon vivant, developer (mostly front end), artist.Tall for my height. Art, writing, and such at https://abouthalf.com
𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a person or thing that has the same name as another: 𝘏𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.
Devastatingly important work on a devastatingly fascist platform. So many: @anildash.com @karlbode.com @molly.wiki have let you know why and how to leave. It's time to go @mrdtjames.bsky.social.
Substack Still Has A Nazi Problem (And Doesn't Care)
For several years Substack has been accused of coddling white supremacy and fascist ideology for cash. And despite several major scandals and a mass defection of ethical authors, there's little seriou...
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𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 (of a component) not strictly necessary to functioning but included in case of failure in another component: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳-𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #redundant
𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 1 a soldier or other person sent out ahead of a main force so as to gather information about the enemy's position, strength, or movements: 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 | [𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳] : 𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘷𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦. #tinywords #daily #journal #scout
𝗰𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a long stick with a crosspiece at the top, used as a support under the armpit by a person with an injury or disability. • [in singular] a thing used for support or reassurance: 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #crutch
𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a weakness of character or behavior; 𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵: 𝘤𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #vice
𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #infrastructure
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Playboy@playboy.com · 6d agoWhat are the incel men up to over on X? Focussing on a quirk of women’s bodies most of us have never even thought about before now. Our take? "Making women mad and getting likes from fellow incels is all they have going for them." Read now: www.playboy.com/read/sex/the...
𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point: [𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳] : 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨. #tinywords #daily #perspective
𝘀𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗽 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣 [𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵] eat or drink (something) with a loud sloppy sucking noise: 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 | [𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵] : 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘱. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #slurp
Invisalign should make, like, a Dracula version of their aligner for special occasions.
“They didn't understand it was satire in the beginning until the end,” Casa Grande, Arizona resident Jacob Petrosky told 404 Media. “They were not happy, they were very upset.”
'I Would Never Do This To You:' Protesting Flock, Arizona Man Presents Plan to Surveil Government Officials
“They didn't understand it was satire in the beginning until the end,” Casa Grande, Arizona resident Jacob Petrosky told 404 Media. “They were not happy, they were very upset.”
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𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 (especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe: 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #subtle
𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others, especially for fraudulent gain: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #impostor
Just in case you still use any Basecamp products, DHH is crashing out about his AI product gently pointing out that it’s bad for him to have extermination fantasies about the Roma people.
The doors on your car are either locked or unlocked. But the clicker has two buttons. It could just be one button. If the doors are locked, click to unlock. If the doors are unlocked, click to lock. You'd save a whole button. hashtag thought leader.
𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group: 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 | [𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯] : 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #privilege
I love these "look books" and guides that Zara, Uniqlo and other brands create. Good editorial web design, good photography, etc. I especially like how the big image grids become carousels on mobile. Much better than just stacking vertically. www.zara.com/us/en/zara-t...
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𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one's own health: 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #selfcare
𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a style of painting, music, or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional experience rather than impressions of the external world. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #expressionism
$100 social media influencer account idea: Shitty Tacos Each day is a post with another shitty taco. * One kraft single on a tortilla with a pickle slice * gummi worms on a tortilla * a corn tortilla on a flour tortilla etc…
This is a really good piece, but unfortunately it doesn't include a solution for the pathologically lazy www.joanwestenberg.com/p/the-4-hour...
The 4-Hour-Work-Week is over
Why Passive Income is dead in the AI era
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𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣 [𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵] cry out suddenly, especially in surprise, anger, or pain: [𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘤𝘩] : “𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳,” 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥 | 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳, 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #exclaim
