Me: “Thanks, man. That was awesome. My powers as a driver are pretty limited to dealing with unruly passengers, so that was great.”
Tank Man: “Meh. I work three years as Walmart cashier. This nothing.”
🎥 Kate & Leopold, 2001 - ★★★
I watched this 20 or more years ago - and was reminded of it whilst watching The Knight Before Christmas.
Yes - it is the same story - proving that the premise is not the problem.
🎥 The Knight Before Christmas, 2019 - ½
Not my choice. Not by choice. But watch I did. It is movies like this that will ensure that AI Slop will take over part of the entertainment industry. Dreadful.
🎥 The Lost Bus, 2025 - ★★
It has McConaughey in it - so how bad could it? Yeah. Probably his worst movie ever. Not helped by my opinion of 'fiction based on fact' dramas. But even then there are good ones. This is not one of them.
As I scroll through my RSS feeds I sometimes spot headlines and think FTW ⦠but of course he has .. bloody typical. Only later realising that it was an Onion story ⦠either they are that good, or that is how messed up our world is. Or both.
As I scroll through my RSS feeds I sometimes spot headlines and think FTW … but of course he has .. bloody typical. Only later realising that it was an Onion story … either they are that good, or that is how messed up our world is. Or both.
“Iâve been thinking a lot about how the âneed to publishâ and to constantly âput out contentâ have contributed to the overall devaluation of the media ecosystem, turning attention into a piñata for monetization. Itâs prompted me to work ona longer piece, which Iâll keep refining for a few more days before sharing it with the readers. "
ð¬ Om Malik
Way back in early 2024 my IFTTT action stopped posting to DayONE. I couldn’t be bothered to fix it. Yesterday I connected john.philpin.com to my DayONE .. and the posts have started again.
Why?
Because it could. Because I can.
I’ve been thinking a lot about how the “need to publish” and to constantly “put out content” have contributed to the overall devaluation of the media ecosystem, turning attention into a piñata for monetization. It’s prompted me to work ona longer piece, which I’ll keep refining for a few more days before sharing it with the readers.
💬 Om Malik
The empire of money, war, and fire
cuts across the land.
There are in the same country
shepherds watching their flocks.
💬 Wendell Berry
via @ajay … thank you.
Both.
In order for news to have a chance of working we need to be using only the web, commodity services that are completely replaceable, and we keep our own writing, and route it to everyone who’s interested via the open protocols of the web. That’s the only way people with important ideas and info can get it out there.
💬 DaveWiner
… the foundation had “fallen” because it had embraced elements of isolationism, stopped backing Ukraine in the war with Russia, supported some tariffs and backed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary, among other things.
💬 Mike Pence
No .. I didn’t expect to be quoting him this morning either.