Brian Fitzpatrick

This guy really has a way with words.

New EFF Board Member @amac0.bsky.social is already looking sharp in his EFF gear (with Executive Director @nicoleozer.bsky.social at left and Board Chair @gbsohn.bsky.social). You can have that hoodie too – it’s a gift if you support EFF as a $25/month member! supporters.eff.org/donate/join-...

Well they finally did it. DOGE got rid of my friend Anne, the only remaining person at the web design system for the entire US government. The replacement appears to be AI-generated code with no dedicated human oversight.

A tremendous loss for all of us.

Reminder that 13 years ago today Google Reader was killed.

Thanks to @cdibona.bsky.social, this has been me for the last 6 months. Sorry not sorry.

This is the same motivation @therealfitz.com has used to frame the insurgent Data Liberation Front he and others started at Google over a decade ago. Competition is good, and switching costs shouldn't be the thing that constrains users from getting the best products.

Dude is a LEGEND.

This is an absolutely beautiful, glorious description of the products in our lives. The things that once were simple tools that met needs, now demand relationships, have opinions, and occupy cycles of our lives. Do yourself a favor, scroll down and read this page www.terrygodier.com/the-last-qui...

Read Dan's post, then read Danny's comic. You won't regret it. You *will* regret not having tissues on hand. Thanks Dan.

Series coming to the newsletter on recognizing useful crisis conditions and turning them into rapid, directed change. Starts today. Buy our book: crisisengineering.layeraleph.com/crisis-engin... crisisengineering.layeraleph.com/the-five-ind...

Pro-tip from @hypatia.bsky.social:when moving Signal messages from one phone to another, place both phones on an ice pack to avoid thermal throttling. Seriously, it works -- tested with both iPhone to iPhone and Android to Android (Cloud xfer is still in beta)

Once again I have had to learn that whenever I think the battery life of my Mac laptop is dwindling, I need to open up Activity Monitor only to discover that *multiple* programs are burning through CPU just for funsies. And one of them is Slack. Always Slack.

You should read this essay. This quote. This quote.

This was just the best.

Today's moment of ai zen

End of an era. The Storage Media Boneyard is headed off to storage for a while. What's the oldest piece of media in here that you have used? (detailed photos here: photos.app.goo.gl/oPwSvGqyJhKu...)

End of an era. The Storage Media Boneyard is headed off to storage for a while. What's the oldest piece of media in here that you have used? (detailed photos here: photos.app.goo.gl/oPwSvGqyJhKu...)

Not on my list of things to do today: open up an email and start sobbing. This is just beautiful. Thank you Dan.

Holy crap! My story "Marginalia" just won the Eugie Foster award at Dragoncon

Get a look inside the Uptown Theatre in this great new video by Eddie Arruza. It features me and Andy Pierce talking about our book, plus owner Jerry Mickelson, building caretaker David Syfczak, and Ald. Angela Clay. youtu.be/t3oG3SeFWMI

I just sent an email to hundreds of people referring to a date being on the 14rd of the month. How's your day going?

Looking for recommendations for a custom sticker place to get 100-200 stickers made that is run by good people, any recommendations?

Attn @edna.bsky.social

12 years ago today Google killed Reader. I took a photo to remember how I felt. Still haven't forgotten.

Not only is my old friend and colleague @robinanil.bsky.social doing some really cool stuff around mental health services but he's also hiring for a principal engineer. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

I stepped on Dale Chihuly's foot 20. years ago.

Years ago @johntolva.bsky.social and @dansinker.com bought Zach and I these massive 5 foot tall trophie. John's wife and kids went to pick them up and the kids were just *flabbergasted* that you could just *make up something* and buy a trophy for it.

If you're wondering what to listen to today, give yourself the gift of Kruder & Dorfmeister. This album is still one of my all-time favorites. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVLw...

Every so often this banger surfaces and I every. single. time. I read it all the way to the end. Incredible storytelling.

Non-zero chance the new pope likes Malort.

First Papal Decree just dropped: "233 South Wacker Drive shall be referred to as Sears Tower. and ONLY Sears Tower."

"Hey, Portillo's? Can I get a couple two tree hotdogs sent over to Rome ASAP?"

you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"

see it's a regular pope but then you top it with yellow mustard, onions, relish, a dill spear, tomato slices, sport peppers, celery salt

I almost did an *actual* spit take when I watched this.

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The largest paying crowd in the history of Wrigley Field was the day Jackie Robinson made his debut. Wrigley is the only park left Jackie played a game in. Mike Ryoko was a kid at that ballpark that day and he wrote about it. Take a minute and read this today. press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago...

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Holy smokes -- I've been using Gmail for OVER 20 YEARS!?!?!?! Please excuse me while I step away for a moment and crumble into a pile of dust.