shiny things 42/ you shot who in the what now?

A holiday gift guide and how SEO ruined the internet

JFK assassination was 60 years and a few weeks ago, so let’s revisit all the conspiracies. article (via pocket), podcast (via a ridiculous ad spend. Side note every time I hear Rob Reiner’s voice I think of 2 things: Spinal Tap and the Southpark). JFK is 2023’s true crime It girl.

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• Magpie Chronicles Gift guide: there’s a print in here for everyone

• this explains my brain. (via pocket)

• When we’re being nice, we say they are emergent behaviors. When we’re being practical we say they are unintended consequences. When we’re being cynical, we say “SEO ruined the internet”

• item 3 in the “AI are collaborating to take our jerrrrbs”: Various AI can ‘brainstorm’ to solve Chess problems

• Ooooooobllllleeeeeck - or, “how non-newtonian substances gunk up my children’s hair.”