It’s so funny how we all know what someone "being on the apps” means There’s a whole side of twitter that is just people sharing downloads to obscure/rare/great films that I recently stumbled upon and I love it so much My mom is NOT happy about that Billboard R&B list Vending machines are one of my favorite methods of distribution Feeling very aligned with PinkPanthress these days I wish fashion show notes were made public. I’m definitely doing this in my future

GM! We're heading on vacation this week -- no shows until July 7. BUT before we go, catch up on last week's episodes and Prof's tiny stanley cup. AND check out our new merch shop at gmfarcaster.shop!

hi! it's been a minute since I've written here -- a lot has been going on. I just left sozu haus, a week-long builder residency. it was my first time joining such a program, and I'm absolutely fired up to do it again soon. (it really is all about the friends we make along the way.) since april, and following the super positive feedback I received from people for the collector's gifts (IRL sword pendants) I created following even the devil once had wings, I've been itching to spend a bit more ...

"Rent control is the second-best way to destroy a city, after bombing." —Lawrence H. SummersZohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City, clearly ran a good campaign. He used social media and short-form videos to find his audience and win with the message that the city has become unattainable to most. But it is also clear that the stock market really does not like his message. Shares of firms with exposure to New York City's real estate market reacted immediately: Vor...

Approaching the midpoint of the year, I have three projects I'm excited about. One builds on the past, one exists in a perpetual present, and one looks to the future. This is about the perpetual present. Also, plums!

it's a symptom of a much bigger issue

Nationwide across the US, transit ridership is only at about 70% of where it was in 2019 before the pandemic. But this is not the case in all cities around the world. According to this recent Bloomberg article, Madrid, Hong Kong, and Paris are all above their 2019 ridership levels. Seoul and Shanghai are also close at just over 90%, and London is at 85%. So this problem of fewer people riding transit seems to be a North and South American phenomenon. Rio de Janeiro is at 73%, Mexico City is a...

India's new data protection law introduced the concept of age tokens as a means to obtain verifiable parental consent. If this concept can be adapted to apply to online content, it should finally be possible for us to ensure that online content is delivered in an age-appropriate manner without violating personal privacy.

In Which We Acknowledge That Painting Ourselves into a Corner Wasn't Very Smart

The new client release sets a default gas limit of 45 million gas and drops pre-merge history data.