Kevin Clark
@kevinefclark.bsky.social
I do computers for mission-driven things, make theater and music. I'm probably thinking about food right now.
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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Low-brow Odyssey discourse about Polyphemus? Nah. High-brow Odyssey discourse about Polyphemus? No thank you. Unibrow Odyssey discourse about Polyphemus? That's what I'm talkin about.
DID YOU KNOW IF YOU FIND A HORSESHOE CRAB THATS BEEN TAGGED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND SUBMIT THE LOCATION YOU SAW IT USING THE FORM ON FWS DOT GOV SLASH CRABTAG THEY SEND YOU A BEAUTIFUL CRAB PIN
“So how did you two meet?” “We were both palace guards stationed outside the gate.” “No we weren’t.”
Roses are red Violets are grue In Ancient Egyptian, Pashto, and Zulu en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%E2...
Blue–green distinction in language - Wikipedia
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over a year ago, i gave a talk at the xoxo conference about a mural, a mcdonald’s, and a man. (but it was also secretly about life, and legacy, and meaning.) finally, i’m blogging the full story, with behind-the-scenes details, and a video of the talk. enjoy. cabel.com/wes-cook-and...
Wes Cook and the Centralia McDonald's Mural
A personal story about discovering a mural in a McDonald's, an unknown artist named Wes Cook, saving the mural, and a conference talk about the whole thing.
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This is the slide for explaining by why minimizing costs isn’t the same as maximizing benefits.
Local Eorzean Femboy@t3chw34rslvt.bsky.social · 11mo ago
This is also, truly, the greatest film for teaching people how commodities trading works, and also how speculative financial markets work in general. I regularly reference this one to explain investors and general board room decision-making to early-career folks if they've seen the film.
jamelle@jamellebouie.net · 8mo agowatching my favorite christmas movie and what is possibly the great american comedy about class and race
Nebula nominations are open! I'd love it if you'd consider reading "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", which Locus called a "sharp satire" and is all my rage and desired catharsis about disability accommodations. Also superheroes. And puns. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
DP FICTION #123B: “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” by Effie Seiberg – Diabolical Plots
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If you're looking for a super cute holiday gift, get @annaleen.bsky.social's book Automatic Noodle and a matching torso cover: www.automaticnoodle.website/shop/p/torso...
Automatic Noodle
Works for humans and bots with humanoid torsos. • 100% combed and ring-spun cotton (Heather colors contain polyester) • Fabric weight: 4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²) • Pre-shrunk fabric • Side-seamed construc...
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Hey all, The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships. Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits. You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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Eryk is as usual onto the good stuff here. There’s a lot of yardage you can get in AI discourse by taking seriously that language production isn’t evidence of a mind. And you have to make that distinction over and over and over.
Eryk Salvaggio@eryk.bsky.social · 9mo agoHinton has been talking about “maternal instincts” in AI, but that’s a symptom of a larger issue: he worries about AI’s power to persuade us, even as he believes in what it tells him. mail.cyberneticforests.com/thoughts-on-...
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗
I just feel like we all deserve this this weekend.
Tom Holland Performs Rihanna's "Umbrella" | Lip Sync Battle
YouTube video by Comedy Central UK
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Cool performances BEFORE I get to NYC later this month, and cool performances AFTER I leave. Why can't everyone magically know my travel schedule and book shows accordingly.
It's a new story day! "In the Void Behind My Deaths" is free to read at @factorfourmagazine.com See what happens between death and rebirth...and what it means for the whole universe share.google/SYcRA61Zkrz7...
In the Void Behind My Deaths by Effie Seiberg
In my first death I died alone, pierced through the belly with a velociraptor talon. I bled out before I felt much of anything, floating into a black void. It was quiet and and peaceful and still, …
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There's a mistake people make with understanding what LLMs mean that I've been thinking about. We're used to believe that "where there's smoke there's fire." That is to say that the existence of writing, or code, implies that there was a thinking mind out there somewhere.
The Feed that SB Nation is launching seems really smart. Also great to see an internet victory lap for @losowsky.com , an old magazine collaborator who was the entire target audience for my reference to I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue in an American magazine. Congrats, sir.
Everyone is celebrating him for his (obviously wonderful) songs but I am also celebrating him for releasing all his works into the public domain and insisting he retained no copyrights over any of it.
Who’s gonna be the one to write on LinkedIn what Eurovision taught them about B2B sales?
if you've ever heard me mention @adapalmer.bsky.social and @jowalton.bsky.social's Papal Conclave 1492 reenactment ("pope larp"), this is what's up with that. i played in 2022 and i help by writing letters as npc historical figures now, it's dope
Naomi Kritzer@naomikritzer.bsky.social · last yr.Gift link for today's NYT article about the UChicago class in which they have a multi-day costumed LARP re-enacting the Papal Election of 1492. (Aka the Pope LARP.) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
Sandbox Percussion are totally awesome, and now they have a tinydesk concert! Also I'm on their board now - they're a GREAT team. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Dv...
Sandbox Percussion: Tiny Desk Concert
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Guess whatttttt I'm hiring engineers for my team (accessibility engineering) and one of my immediate peers is also hiring for Primer, our design system! We are looking for earlier-in-career folks as Software Engineer IIs, to best complement and round out our teams. githubinc.jibeapply.com/jobs/3987
Software Engineer II in United States | GitHub, Inc.
GitHub, Inc. is hiring a Software Engineer II in United States. Review all of the job details and apply today!
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From 13 years ago, here’s me speaking at Harvard about how public access to information and government services can’t require agreeing to the terms of service of networks like Facebook and Twitter. anildash.com/2012/12/13/t...
The Web We Lost - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
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nilay patel@reckless.bsky.social · 2y agoAmerican citizens should not have to enter into a contract with a private company (that’s an X account signup!) to receive government communications
