Jackthepitbull

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"They say all of our answers are already inside us and I think I believe that, but it’s a mess in there." open.substack.com/pub/chrissyj...

I’m just saying that when it happens I’m jumping out of bed, running to my window, and tossing a coin to a boy to buy the biggest goose in town

Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect. As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.

With great sadness, we share that Ryne Sandberg has passed away today.

Hot Dog Day is giving grown up summer camp. #firepit #breeo

I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.

That's cool! Go Rockford!

Ok. I know some people are still going on about how AI is completely useless and there are no viable uses of it. Meanwhile, in the last two weeks I built for myself the perfect tasks management/productivity tool, which fits exactly the way my brain works. Entirely just by telling an LLM what to do.

In today's chapter of creepy old men into teens

What to know, how to make a smart purchase, and where to snag the best deals on quality refurbished and used electronics. www.wired.com/story/how-to...

You have to see this. PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.

Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.

Done wisely, naps can be a valuable way to boost your focus and energy. A sleep researcher explains how to get it right.

It’s kind of quaint to think the big worry a few years ago was that AI chatbots would destroy humanity. We’re quite capable of doing that without their help.

Spartan Sprint in the books. #running #ocr

If you're like me and have watched the Kendrick halftime show more times than you can count, you might enjoy the NFL's new video about how the hell they created and set everything up for it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdMa...

Whether it’s to protect sensitive conversations while protesting or to keep your communications private from government surveillance, Signal represents most people’s best way to communicate safely. Here's our updated guide to getting the most out of Signal:

This Sunday, the whole country needs to spring forward from 1939.

I swear the people pushing genAI as replacement for engineers are people who have never actually worked on a large codebase. There's a reason why engineers are so valuable - codebases are complex af. Good luck when your house of cards crumbles.

Worth listening to this interview with @karaswisher.bsky.social and @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social ... Kara really has the smartest and what seems to me to be the most accurate take on Elon Musk that there is, because she has covered these tech bros for years. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xXL...

Mina gets it

this story is absolutely delicious. even if you’re not a football fan, it’s a display of rare karmic justice for a billionaire asshole. all the money in the world and he’s still utterly miserable. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

How I plan on getting through the next 4 years.

This is Jack. I'm just the human who does the typing.