🔗 WWW
There are a lot of links out to different parts of the web on this site. I try to mark them all so they get listed here.
Tяump and The Tяump Аппаратчик
When will any country with the leverage to do so finally call America’s bluff and recognize that a hollowed-out Amercia is trading its values for transactional brutalism and deserves to be abandoned by the allies it once took for granted and today arent even acknowledged.
Good. Clean. Fast. Not yet in my navigation - already have @sod search there. Unclear why one and not the other.
I do like the clean look of PageFind. Maybe add PageFind to the Nav - with Search as a choice from that page. #Thinking
Talking about monopolies - from the 🔗 Mars website
Mars and Kellanova anticipate closing the pending transaction on December 11, 2025, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions. Upon close, Kellanova’s portfolio of snacking brands, which includes Pringles®, Cheez-It®, Pop-Tarts®, Rice Krispies Treats®, RXBAR® and Kellogg’s international cereal brands, will join the existing Mars Snacking portfolio, which includes beloved brands like SNICKERS®, M&M’S®, TWIX®, SKITTLES®, EXTRA® and KIND®.
Following the close of the pending transaction, Mars expects the combined Snacking business to generate around $36 billion in annual revenues, with a portfolio that includes 9 billion-dollar brands. Mars Snacking will continue to be headquartered in Chicago, IL and will operate in more than 145 markets, serving millions of consumers. Powered by a team of more than 50,000 Associates, it will operate 80 global production facilities and more than 170 retail outlets like Hotel Chocolat and M&M’S World.
And another one from @benwerd
Whenever I see a good ‘why RSS’ post - I will share.
Which is why I am sharing the latest - from @benwerd 🔗 Why RSS matters
🖇️ If you want to follow most of my world with RSS - you can.
🔗 If your marketing isn’t working
If you’re struggling selling the thing you made, it’s worth reconsidering the audience, the promise and the change you seek to make–and then be honest with your team about whether your offering is actually remarkable, or just the best you could do with what you had.
💬 Seth Godin
🎥 I watched: 🔗 The Woman in Cabin 10 and was severely underwhelmed.
Lots of noise out of the IIW community around this - and Doc Searls in particular. Any thoughts from the wider cognoscenti?
🔗 Playing in Traffic is not what Doc is writing about.
What he is writing about is the fuckedupness of what used to be the United States of America.
Being based in the US is now a disadvantage for forming partnerships with entities in the EU. I speak from experience: one I’d rather not have.
🔗 Introducing Apex: universal Markdown processor
I am sure @Dave @Manton and Ma.tt are fully aware of what Brett is up to. Maybe not? Either way - to me it all fits together.
🔗 Self-driving - Matt Mullenweg - second order effects leading to third order effects.
🔗 Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings - all for it if we can start with him.
Part one of the headline is news.
Part two is known lore.
🤯 Prime Information: 🔗 Math Notes - Futility Closet
🔗 Same Thing - Futility Closet
So the name was changed to October Sky — the same 10 letters in a different order.
🤯 click through to see the other name of the film - or just treat it as today’s puzzle.
🔗 On 10 Years of Writing a Blog Nobody Reads
‘Only’ ten? But I get it. I really get it. In the same boat - just with more years.
These days I write using an app I help make called Obsidian, but it’s a delusion to think it will last forever. The app will eventually become obsolete. It’s the plain text files I create that are designed to last. Who knows if anyone will want to read them besides me, but future me is enough of an audience to make it worthwhile.
Obsidian is the foundation of my new Blot Powered Wiki.