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Got up, sipped coffee, casually scrolled Twitter while figuring out what to wear, when the video of a Boeing in flames caught my eye

So here's a great tradition to start the year off in a way that'll set the path right. The David Lowery New Year's Brunch live-stream.

So, yesterday I was in a big FAAFO mode, as I fucked around and found out that I broke stuff

Now the social app formerly known as Twitter, X, wants you to verify your identity by uploading your ID. If this becomes a requirement, my account will be script-deleted so that I can remove as much data as a user possibly can.

I have a friend who is currently touring Europe as he works remotely on projects, and attends various coding bootcamps and summits along the way, who is the perfect target market for this idea.

Nashville. A city in the middle of an American state which is deeply conservative, where "everyone" prays to Dolly Parton, drinks whiskey, and owns a cowboy hat, a few guns, as well as real cowboy boots. Right? Or?

Sometimes running Adland® gives fun perks.

Free and easy-to-use platforms are only fun while they are free, easy to use, and actually available. They pop up like mushrooms and their season ends just as abruptly.

A lot of people are asking themselves this, and many experienced ad people are blaming DEI, or the need to be "safe" and not offend, but that doesn't explain abrasive brand voices like Tampax on Twitter.

So yesterday was a fun day for me. I started the day ready to tackle a list of four annoying bugs that needed to be sorted out, and instead of ending the day with eleven bugs I actually managed to solve all four.

I was invited on Isaac Simpson's podcast The Carousel, because I am outspoken and Tired of Explaining Reality to Fuckwits.

The concept of credit cards and digital cash seems so convenient, with no heavy coins to carry, and no need for purses at all in the future when you can just skip the phone altogether and use your fingerprint everywhere.