Dan Brown
@brownorama.bsky.social
Information Architect @ Curious Squid https://curious-squid.com (ex-EightShapes) Jewish dad • Family cook • Tabletop gamer Podcast: https://unchecked.buzzsprout.com/ Author: https://medium.com/greenonions/books/home Upcoming events: lu.ma/curioussquid
Today in @pkrugman.bsky.social’s substack, the dramatic and cruel changes to SNAP and Medicaid. “One of the best established facts about the benefits of government spending is that nutritional and health assistance to children pays off for society as a whole.”
20yo son: How many songs could you put on a mix tape? Me: 60 minutes or 90 minutes or 120 minutes, depending on the tape... Why? 20yo: I'm kinda bored with the infinite playlist. We never appreciated the constraints we had.
Turned 54 today: Breakfast with my best friend @jfavs.bsky.social The Odyssey with @sarah-e-holden.bsky.social and our boys at @americanfilm.bsky.social Dinner at home Frisbee at the park Two rounds of Regicide Legacy with fam Literally perfect birthday
What are people using these days to send out emails to lists of like 30k people? The company we’ve been using just announced they’re raising prices so they can include ai features with no way to opt out so it’s time to revisit.
Disinformation about immigration and immigrants in the US is rampant. Those opposed to building a diverse and multicultural society will have you believe all kinds of terrible things about our fellow humans. They take advantage of the ambiguity of the immigration system to perpetuate their message.
Wondering about Elise's process? Wonder no more! Elise sat down with me and @rachelprice.bsky.social on "Unchecked: The Architecture of Disinformation" to talk about the ecosystem of economic data. unchecked.buzzsprout.com/2448940/epis...
Episode 14: Disinformation and economic data, with Dr. Elise Gould - Unchecked: The architecture of disinformation
SynopsisDr. Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, joins Rachel and Dan to pull back the curtain on how economic data is collected, revised, and communicated — and how that pr...
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Elise Gould@elisegould.bsky.social · last mo.Today's jobs report came in weaker than expected. The economy added 57k jobs in June and prior months were revised down. April and May are a combined 74k lower than previously reported. Analysts believe the World Cup added 40k to June numbers—without that, job growth would have been 17k. #EconSky
A lot of talk about AI for design is all about the *surface*. But how would AI behave if it was trained to navigate the deeper layers of design, so that it could help you, or help itself, when asked to work on a design project? Made a skill pack for that: layers.jamiemill.com
Layers — AI skills for product designers
AI skills for product designers — guidance through the seven layers of product design.
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I’m just going to say this. Not that anyone needs to hear it from me. But it should be put out into the world as much as possible: Michelle Obama was the finest First Lady this country has ever had. She is also among the finest Americans. A true patriot who demonstrates compassion and service.
Parenting milestone: First time we're not together with my older son on his birthday. He's off living his best life at his summer research fellowship, but I'm still a little sad he's not here.
Do you think people really would have asked for a faster horse, or would they have asked for a horse that produced less manure?
Data nerds unite! 🤓 In the season finale of Unchecked: The Architecture of Disinformation Rachel and I talk to @elisegould.bsky.social of @epi.org. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
Episode 14: Disinformation and economic data, with Dr. Elise Gould
Podcast Episode · Unchecked: The architecture of disinformation · May 30 · 1h
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On the latest episode of Unchecked: The Architecture of Disinformation, @jj-janflone.bsky.social from @bradyunited.org discusses the mythos behind guns and its impact on gun safety. On Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
Episode 13: Disinformation and gun culture, with JJ Janflone
Podcast Episode · Unchecked: The architecture of disinformation · May 3 · 57m
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Rising income inequality is the main reason that affordability feels out of reach for U.S. families. Middle-class household incomes would be roughly $30,000 higher today if their incomes had simply kept pace with average income growth since 1979. Imagine life WITHOUT this inequality tax.1/1
I talked to Rep Jamie Raskin about his big exchange with CNN's Dana Bash -->
Brian Beutler@brianbeutler.bsky.social · 3mo agoDemocrats “don’t expect the media to take our side in any political battle… but we do expect them to take their own side in the fight for constitutional freedom. There is only one party in America trying to censor and control the press.” @raskin.house.gov to @gregsargent.bsky.social.
Alysa Liu telling 60 Minutes “I love struggling, it makes me feel alive” is a legit revolutionary statement from a Bay Area native in a time when copious amounts of time and resources are being put toward convincing us to opt out of experiencing struggle, friction and self-actualization
I was disappointed to read Cory Doctorow's post where he got weirdly defensive about his LLM use and started arguing with an imaginary foe. @tante.cc has a very thoughtful reply here: tante.cc/2026/02/20/a... A few further comments, 🧵>>
Acting ethically in an imperfect world
Life is complicated. Regardless of what your beliefs or politics or ethics are, the way that we set up our society and economy will often force you to act against them: You might not want to fly somew...
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Exhausted from a lot of context-switching today. Not me, the dog.
The names of evil things in Lord of the Rings should only be ironically given to good things, like dogs. They should not be given to actual evil things, like tech companies. Exhibit A: Meet Nazgul, the dog that crashed an Olympic skiing event.
If it seems like everyone is talking about AI again, maybe it's because of this snowballing collective epiphany that the tech oligarchs are selling a promise with no intention of living up to it. Here's my spiel on it: open.substack.com/pub/curiouss...
The radical confidence of Generative AI and MAGA (Spilling Ink #14)
Has there been a more effective tool for sowing doubt than large language models?
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Aaron Bady@zunguzungu.bsky.social · 6mo agoIf "AI" was being built, used, and planned for in responsible ways--the way a civilization designed to enhance human thriving would do--then a lot more people would be enthusiastic about its potential. But the people in charge of defining what AI will be are the fucking worst short-term scumbags.
Two new disinformation lenses: Personas: what assumptions about users are built into the system? Retraction: how does your system allow users to retract info? Hear more on episode 11 of Unchecked: The Architecture of Disinformation, featuring @ushma.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Episode 11: Disinformation and abortion, with Dr. Ushma Upadhyay
Podcast Episode · Unchecked: The architecture of disinformation · 02/14/2026 · 1h 1m
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God, please grant me the confidence of this FedEx delivery estimate.
I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
Are you interested in disinformation about nutrition? I had the opportunity to chat with Dan Brown and Rachel Price about why there is so much nutrition disinformation, what makes nutrition so disinformation-prone, and how I approach nutrition disinformation in my practice and teaching.
Dan Brown@brownorama.bsky.social · 7mo agoJust in time for last week’s release of the new “US Dietary Guidelines”, episode 10 of Unchecked: The Architecture of Disinformation @rachelprice.bsky.social and I interview @afinaret.bsky.social, food economist and clinical dietitian podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Just in time for last week’s release of the new “US Dietary Guidelines”, episode 10 of Unchecked: The Architecture of Disinformation @rachelprice.bsky.social and I interview @afinaret.bsky.social, food economist and clinical dietitian podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Episode 10: Disinformation and nutrition, with Dr. Amelia Finaret
Podcast Episode · Unchecked: The architecture of disinformation · 01/09/2026 · 54m
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I haven’t lived in NYC since my teens and now I can clearly see that New Yorkers participate in a collective delusion: That the crosstown traffic is on the next street over is not as bad.
📣 Applications for UX Mentoring in 2026 now open! 📣 ℹ️ Info here: www.linkedin.com/posts/danmbr... 🐶 Dog for algorithm
Today I gave away food to the hungry. The food was a sandwich and the hungry was me. It was lunchtime.
More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 9mo agoMaybe we shouldn't call it giving away money when billionaires give it to themselves.
I'm working on a novel and this morning I crested 41,000 words. It's the longest piece of fiction I've ever written. When I attempted last year, I lost steam at 40,680 words. My goal: 75k words by the end of December.
