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Cards & Letters, No. 1
An inscription from one of my high school year books, just before I shredded the pages. Paper reduction, and whatnot. This is some good, efficient writing.
Kent,
Although you think I absolutely can’t hang, believe me I can. Stay as conceited as ever.
Love,
Melissa
Evening Reading: 04-16-24
Today’s Reading
Record Number of Americans Aren’t Sleeping Well, Gallup Survey Finds
X May Charge New Users a ‘Small Fee’ to Post, Like and Reply *
‘This Seems to Be a Major Strategic Error on the Part of Iran’
‘Space Ghost Coast to Coast’ at 30: A Cable TV Hidden Delight for Fans of the Offbeat **
Turner Classic Movies to Stream Movies for Free in Deal with Fandango at Home
Today’s Commentary
* Twitter was really useful for a long time, especially around keeping up with news via Tweetdeck. It’s a hot mess now, and I find myself using Reddit for breaking news, etc. I wish everyone I like to read would just move en masse to Threads.
** There was a time when I thought Space Ghost was the very best thing on TV.
Today’s Cool Thing
Today’s Emotional Weather Report
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Evening Reading: 04-15-24
Today’s Reading
Can the Middle East Avoid All-Out War?
M4 Macs Are Expected to Launch in This Order Starting Later This Year
Sleeping more flushes junk out of the brain
What the Upper-Middle-Class Left Doesn’t Get About Inflation
Jason Isbell Criticized by Justin Townes Earle’s Widow for Song *
Today’s Commentary
* This is a tough one for me. Even in the small musical pond I float around in, I have faced blowback from friends and acquaintances when they recognize- or think they do– themselves or their stories in my songs. I guess where I come down is if you have to write a song about another person’s trauma, you should at least let them know before they hear it on the radio.
Today’s Cool Thing
Today’s Emotional Weather Report
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Temple of Mirth: 04-14-24
More from the Temple of Mirth.
Evening Reading: 04-12-24
Today’s Reading
Review: Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’ Is A Scary Minefield of Apolitical Provocations
A tardy assessment of the Apple Sports app *
Amazon virtually kills efforts to develop Alexa Skills, disappointing dozens **
iMessage Not Syncing on Mac After Sonoma Update? Check These 6 Fixes
Today’s Commentary
* It’s hard to believe a company as elegant as Apple released such an unimpressive, half-baked and ugly app.
** If Amazon would simply let me put a clock, the date and the weather on a screen that was static unless and until I asked Alexa something, I’d buy 10 of them. Part of the reason Alexas aren’t more successful is Amazon’s intrusive, inflexible content pushing.
Today’s Emotional Weather Report
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Evening Reading: 04-09-24
Today’s Reading
James and Jennifer Crumbley, a school shooter’s parents, are sentenced to 10-15 years
New York High School Teacher Promised 1978 Class Eclipse Party, Kept Promise 46 Years Later
Sylvester Stallone Allegedly Called ‘Tulsa King’ Background Actors ‘Ugly’
MIT License text becomes viral “sad girl” piano ballad generated by AI
Critically Endangered Javan Rhino Calf Spotted in the Wild
Almost No One Is Happy With Legal Weed
Today’s Emotional Weather Report
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On Birds, and the Ocean
Evening Reading: 04-04-24
Today’s Reading
Superman’s Unusual Hold On Alternative Rock Radio
Apple TV deserves better than tvOS *
Another app switches to a subscription model, angering its users **
iPhone 16 dummy units show off Capture button, new camera bump
Today’s Commentary
* It’s amazing how much I love most things Apple, yet am constantly frustrated by the underwhelming experiences of Siri (just awful, especially for smart home stuff) and Apple TV (the new navigation structure is a huge step backwards). Apple is nowhere near as bad as Google when it comes to creating something, letting it flounder and then killing it. But Siri and Apple TV should be a whole lot better after all this time than they are.
** I understand the need to move to a subscription model to facilitate development. But if you’re going to ask me to pay a subscription, your product/app better be really, really good. Most aren’t.
Today’s Emotional Weather Report
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Evening Reading: 04-03-24
Today’s Reading
Mirsky’s Worst of the Web History: The Internet’s First Hater
Amazon kills “Just Walk Out” shopping tech—it never really worked
All the Amendments to the US Constitution Explained
Most Americans say criminalizing abortion is wrong — and are divided on deportation
Today’s Emotional Weather Report
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