John & Yoko, New York City, 1980. This iconic image was snapped by Annie Leibovitz five hours before Lennon was gunned down on the steps of the Dakota. #JohnLennon #YokoOno #Love
Corey Doctorow on the enshitification of the internet.
So easy to forget just how freakin' great these guys were in the 70's.
Christine Bott and Richard Kemp, 1978, London.
Kemp was one of the most prolific underground chemists in history, producing tens of millions of pink, blue, and purple microdots of pharmaceutical quality between 1969 and 1977. Chris died of cancer in 2007; Kemp is alive and well and living in Spain. God bless 'em both.
McCarthy's a fucking useless tool.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/12/politics/biden-impeachment-house-gop/index.html
"Desdemona" - Derek Trucks Guitar Solo
According to Elon Musk’s own math, the company formerly known as Twitter has lost 90% of its value and could be worth just $4 billion
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/did-elon-musk-admit-90-163216592.html
Kinsale, an Irish fishing village, is home to a 9/11 memorial honoring the firefighters who were killed in New York that day.
#Irish #9/11
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/nyregion/sept-11-memorial-ireland-kinsale.html
The Soviet Union’s Desperate Efforts at Mind Control
#USSR #MindCOntrol #ColdWar #IHateConspiracyTheories
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-soviet-unions-desperate-efforts-at-mind-control/
Nobody's gonna "break" the WGA. Didn't happen in 1960, 1981, 1988, or 2008. Everything starts with the written word.
This project looks like an easy way to send push notifications to your phone from a command line or script. I'm definitely going to be playing with this a bit.
@MLClark Back to your "socialism" column of a few days ago ... I'm going through #FloridaToday letters to the editor in February 2010, doing research for my book. I found this letter and it reminded me of your column.
I need help. I need work. It's going on five months my union has been on strike. And, I'm going down.
I'm a great writer. Prizes awards and everything. Yay!
If you know anyone looking for (paid) corporate video or film creation, scripting, production, or writing services, I would appreciate an introduction.
Thanks.
IguanaCon (1978) Worldcon - Harlan Ellison: Burning the Phoenix
Previously undocumented Beatles outtake. Rumored to have been left off the "White Album" at Lennon's insistence.
Chicago-based hacker, Deadhead. Full-stack blockchain developer. Drupal and Vercel app designer.
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