Visiting with Liza Loop, Apple’s first user. She still has her Apple-1.
David Hobby
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AKA @Strobist at the old place Now: Bluesky + Rednote Projects, contact info: ⬇️ www.linktree.com/DavidHobby
Not particularly a #BTS fan. Nothing wrong with it, just not my genre. But I’m a HUGE fan of the principled stance they just took against the Grammys, and “othering.” 🙌
Early leader in the clubhouse for 2027 Headline of the Year newrepublic.com/post/213675/...
Kash Patel Loses Lawsuit Against Man Who Called Him “Googly-Eyed” Chud
A federal judge has thrown out the FBI director’s lawsuit against a blogger who called him a “googly-eyed Kremlin bitch.”
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Another day, another U.S. own goal pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/07/28/f...
FCC bans foreign-produced solar inverters, grid lockout begins today - pv magazine USA
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has added foreign-produced power inverters to its Covered List, executing an immediate ban on equipment authoriza...
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The estimated combined net worth of all Americans is roughly $174 trillion. If you distributed that evenly among every person in the U.S., we'd each have about half a million dollars. fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BOGZ1...
Households; Net Worth, Level
Households; Net Worth, Level
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Looking forward to seeing the movie. But, holy crap, Ludwig Göransson’s soundtrack is incredible. Heavy use of period instruments, some of which he built, adds such a layer.
Frontier AI companies when you ask them if cheaper Chinese AI models aren’t just free markets at work?
To be fair, this is exactly what happens when you figure out your electoral base is … not the brightest voter in the booth.
Justin Wolfers@justinwolfers.bsky.social · 2w agoFine print time: no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security — all real, all narrower than advertised, and all expire at the end of 2028. The tax cuts for wealthy families in the same bill? Permanent. https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/justin-answers-your-questions-on
Interesting/awkward trend on TikTok right now of evangelical Christians starting to notice how much more “Jesus-like” Mamdani is, as compared to Trump: words, and actions.
I think we should subscribe to Wired; they deserve our support.
WIRED@wired.com · 3w agoA statement from WIRED leadership.
Timeline cleanse: SpaceX stock has now fallen 40% from its high in June, and is trading below the price at which its shares were privately allocated ahead of the initial public offering. 📉
Permanent daylight savings time bill has passed in the House with broad, bipartisan support. How the change will affect you very much depends upon where you live:
News organizations should periodically stop and look in the mirror and ask themselves “Have we internalized copspeak to the point that our headlines indistinguishable from police department email subject lines?”
I take odd comfort and pride in knowing that, if I were a steak, I’d stand a pretty decent chance of getting an A5 Wagyu rating.
Whatever they had on him, he doesn’t have to worry about it any more.
Awaiting the inevitable tweet, wherein he finds a way to make this night worse.
“Make the Trumpers roast in sweltering heat all afternoon, then order them to leave early…”
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · last mo.BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) — Evacuation ordered for events at National Mall as storms gather near Washington ahead of Trump's July 4th speech.
It’s not July 4th until you get to see the dog-and-Roman-candle video
