Another week down. This past week I shocked even myself in that it took me <15 minutes to stand up a Bluesky instance and hook it in to their protocol. We truly are in a golden age of self hosting. You can find me @tom.bluesky.bananastorm.com though I’m still not sure how much I’ll use it. Time will tell.
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What I’ve been reading:
https://www.theverge.com/policy/781256/anonymity-privacy-age-verification-free-speech Just generally sad to see.
https://www.foodandwine.com/buffalo-trace-antique-collection-2025-11825462 I’d be much more excited if I thought I’d actually be able to ever try it.
https://dayvster.com/blog/dev-culture-is-dying-the-curious-developer-is-gone/ Pretty good and I generally agree. I think curiosity matters tremendously.
A short but interesting read. I miss stumble upon for sure.
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/09/warning-those-ready-capitulate-trump/684311 A good read, if a bit troubling.
https://www.androidpolice.com/i-tried-a-weird-16-key-keyboard-and-it-made-me-rethink-phone-typing I definitely miss the time of weird keyboards.
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/the-social-network-15-year-anniversary Definitely need to rewatch this given all the additional context the past few years have given me.
A very good read and relevant to me a lot. I always want to clean things up “just a little bit more” and then suddenly it’s been months. Sometimes just doing the thing is more important than doing it well.
https://alikhil.dev/posts/the-simple-habit-that-saves-my-evenings Recommended by a friend, this is yet another point in the column of “Just take notes”. I really need to get better about this.
https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
I don’t think I’ve heard anyone do such a good job of articulating the brain switch that happens when you realize something is AI generated.
What I’ve been watching
Very long and VERY good delve into inodes.
A truly amazing tool. If you self host you owe it to yourself to run immich.
Interesting watch. I don’t use social media much, but I still have too much crap.
Baking science!
“All death is certain”
An interesting analysis. I don’t know if I agree that it’s been this big coordinated thing (and I’m not even sure he’s saying that), but it’s an interesting look. At least we’re rushing ahead in the wrong direction.
I want one!
GIGO
What I’ve been playing
After finishing up Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, I’ve fallen back into Baldur’s Gate 3 for a little bit. I have been playing it a second time in an off and on again manner and it’s been a lot of fun.
What I’ve been listening to
So I’ve been on a post rock kick of late. These were all grabbed from the latest Bandcamp Friday. This was the song that got me into Blackshape:
Crazy good.
Also, the new We Lost The Sea album is phenomenal. The buildup to the final song is great, and the final song is truly epic: