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“Thinking we have time left to address climate change, or that “Net Zero by 2050” will save us, is driving us toward full social collapse in ways that become more obvious with every new broken temperature record.” […]

We moved into this house in the aftermath of losing my mother, and our kid spent his first four years here. Packing it up is like diving into one of those layered Superbowl dips: one moment you’re in the guac of joy, and the next you’re in the beans of grief. Then onto the next chip.

Britain: have you considered splitting the difference and drinking at 45°

Can someone explain why contractors in Pennsylvania are so flaky? They're constantly canceling on me or pushing out the date. This didn't happen in California. I don't get it.

Core belief: there’s no such thing as unskilled labor. If you think someone can be replaced by a computer, you don’t understand their value or what they do.

Do you like it when newsrooms hold the powerful accountable for abuses of public trust? Do you want to support their work using your skills and expertise building subscription and membership products? @ProPublica has the job for you: http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/jobs/4700451006

I’m not saying there’s an AI bubble but my plumber raised $35M because he offers prompt service

"Flock planned to use dashcams installed in hundreds of thousands Uber, Lyft, and delivery drivers’ vehicles to scan license plates those drivers travelled passed." If they did this, who else are they making deals with? […]

Genuinely shocked by the Airtable acquisition. Interesting times ahead. https://www.wsj.com/tech/airtable-acquisition-is-kick-in-the-gut-for-software-unicorns-and-their-backers-c844ed42?st=hRFqGN&reflink=article_copyURL_share

I built myself a time tracker plugin for Obsidian that works the way I want to work: daily logs and an editable record of what I did, with the ability to mark which time has already been invoiced for. Because it's all markdown, I can add whatever notes I want for future reference […]

This is predictably good: a way of thinking about organizing meetings so you can make progress together, make decisions with intention, and respect everybody's time and energy. https://pointc.co/design-the-meeting/?ref=im-just-ben

People who are used to building software to meet an ethical, values-based vision need to stretch themselves by building tools that meet immediate human needs, judged by the person with those needs. People who are used to building needs-driven tools need to stretch themselves by building to an […]

“The perfect is an enemy of the good” is a cliché but also a good maxim to keep in mind for any project. It’s applicable for work, but also for clearing out a house to move out. Just get it done.

"Citing a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC was reviewing or about to review megamergers involving Paramount." […]

Any classic phone nerds here? I think this is a ringer extension, but I'm not positive. I need to buy a cover (it's 4.75"x3"). Any thoughts?

Some personal news https://werd.io/my-next-experiment/

My next experimentI'm spending a year at Stanford to explore community platforms in news.werd.io

I still love Zen Browser. Exactly the right mix of features for me; regular updates; Firefox at its core. I browse in full-screen with the sidebar set to auto-hide and it just gets out of my way in the way I need. https://werd.io/why-im-all-in-on-zen-browser/

Why I'm all-in on Zen BrowserAfter Arc's pivot to AI left power users behind, I found the browser I actually wanted.werd.io

🤦‍♂️ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/bike-lanes-defund-trump-administration-dei

Economic historian Carlo M. Cipolla was a friend of my father. This book of his has not become *less* relevant over time ... https://bookshop.org/a/7949/9780385546478

Every week I gather notable links and articles that I think are worth discussing. Today's roundup includes: leaders are leverage for fractal change; data collectives may be an answer for communities who have been strip-mined for data and value; what not to do at the border […]