"why would I deceive you?"

Garth Marenghi's Catbus@catbus.phd · last wk.

what in the fuck is going on

Merlin Mann@hotdogsladies.bsky.social · 2w ago

This show is really something. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8x-...

Next week's challenge is an existential doozy, and I might as well be using Markdown files as emotional support animals. I'm allowed to bring them inside, but you can't ask about them or touch them! It's the law! www.patreon.com/dobyfriday

Do By Friday #467: "Super Measles" This week's challenge: "I've been mostly been asleep for two weeks, so either way I peanut buttered." - Me, re: challenge, which we all know isn't really THE challenge…but still! 🥜 Anyway, I missed you. I'm a silly goose in this one.

I spent all night re-re-re-watching The Rehearsal.

At this point it sounds like I’m shouting “Freebird!” but years before I knew Merlin Mann, he posted something that I still re-read every year. https://web.archive.org/web/20160508151917/http://www.43folders.com/2011/04/22/cranking

Merlin Mann@hotdogsladies.bsky.social · 3w ago

Until I migrate 43 Folders, I am taking requests for bespoke post presentations. share.contiguous.me/share/nlq9sn...

Hello, and a very belated thank you for all the birthday wishes! I caught a case of Covid that came on fast and knocked the stuffing out of me, which meant no shows last week. ☹️ Thank you for the "hey u up?" (NOPE!) messages. Knowing I'm missed by para pals means more than I can say. ♥️♥️

throng.cee.wtf i've invented a new way to browse bluesky

MAYBE you're not hyperfixating on the potential of custom ergonomic phone cases because you're not regularly trying to type with a very specific limited range of motion while there's a 15lb cat with separation anxiety wrapped around your head who refuses to move until 7 AM

When it's too hot, both my cat and my computer crash.

We all know CANNED *Diet* Cherry Coke is the drink of the divine, and I am but a mortal cursed to find barren shelves every week when I pick up my prescription at Walgreens. The flesh is weak. I'm going to try it.

I grew up with Aqua and at the peak of Nickelodeon Slime, so I’m cursed to always fall in love with gooey GUIs. 512pixels.net/2025/06/revi...

Hey, anyone lose a giant metal clitoris? It’s on Ashland Ave near the Target.

Do By Friday #465: "Lifestyle Baby Reporter" This week's challenge: watch _Predators_. (I got so fired up about some of the stuff in this movie that I forgot Robert Pattinson's name for at least 30 seconds.)

I know Tailscale is primarily used for big business boy stuff, but it makes my silly little home network feel magical. It's the kind of software that reminds me why I love computers.

After her car crash, Dolly Parton befriended a doctor who happened to be Jad Abumrad's dad, and we got an extraordinary audio documentary and another amazing Jolene Remix:

'Jolene Remix' by Jad Abumrad | Dolly Parton's America Podcast Extra

"Jolene Remix" by Jad Abumrad Original song by Dolly Parton In this intensely divided moment, one of the few things everyone still seems to agree on is Dolly Parton — but why? That simple question leads to a deeply personal, historical and musical rethinking of one of America’s great icons. Take a nine-part journey into the Dollyverse in Dolly Parton's America, a podcast from OSM Audio and WNYC Studios. Listen here: https://www.dollypartonsamerica.com Dolly Parton's America is hosted by Jad Abumrad, creator of Radiolab and More Perfect. In Episode 2 of the series, we hear a little bit of Jad's "Jolene Remix" that he created for scoring that episode. Following a lot of requests to hear the full version of the remix, and with permission from Sony, here's the full "Jolene Remix"! #DollyParton

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[Exit Queen.]

All these pickleball leagues are popping up and advertised as a great way to meet people. It sounds wholesome. But I want to start playing pickleball and get in with the competitive freaks. I don't want a happy hour. I want a post-game strategic rundown. I don't want to be good. I just want to win.

I would like more people to watch Predators, please (the 2025 documentary not the one about Alien's girlfriend). I know it's only on Paramount+ but it's worth buying or getting off the back of a truck to watch multiple times.

Predators

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Everyone's suddenly obsessed with Natalie Harp, but I've been following this story since 2024 and STILL don't know what kind of portable battery pack or printer she uses.

a tv should not be a computer. a tv should be a tv. if i choose to hook a computer up to it, that's between me and god

I don't know how to convey how genuinely exciting it is to develop a visual language for spatial video and visionOS, because the process involves doing things that make you look something like this most of the time.

Do By Friday #464: "Seasonal Chicago Honesty" This week's challenge: think about transitions. dobyfriday.com/episodes/464 My Canadian boyfriend, Robert Screendoor, likes the ones where I interrupt Merlin.

I’ve spent hours gaming out different scenarios that end with Merlin willingly and enthusiastically playing Werewolf.

Merlin Mann@hotdogsladies.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Classic. overcast.fm/+s1fCbL50E

I really miss Pastebot on iOS. Universal Clipboard has always been wonky for me. Is there a cross OS clipboard app that people really like? I am lazy and trust my my parapals' tastes.

I’m excited for Conan’s “Summer S’pouses” series, because I think the gummies saga is going to continue (timestamp): youtu.be/OaYF6PyQJxc?...

Conan & The Chill Chums Return With New Series "Summer S'pouses" | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

YouTube video by Team Coco

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Merlin Mann@hotdogsladies.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Holy shit. Conan finally interviews Tak Takasian. So handsome! youtu.be/2JmBFUDQCwg?...

I'm still grumpy Pixar's _Turning Red_ never got a theatrical release in the US. Highly recommended for kids in your life who are obsessed with K-Pop Demon Hunters. Be prepared to answer questions about the 2000s (and, if applicable, what it was like being a teen girl at the time). boxd.it/ipkq

I think you can hear me trying to prevent a nosebleed after the last one.

Merlin Mann@hotdogsladies.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Is this your first time dining at A.I. Parades?"

I thought "fuck my face" was something I'd just started saying reflexively in 2013, but I definitely imprinted on Mike's and Amy's deliveries of these timestamped face-fuck lines from Veep.

Veep - Every Fucking Fuck

Here's every fucking fuck in Seasons 1 - 7 of Veep Edited by Kevin T. Porter

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