When the AI hype first got going a few years ago, I recall predictions of unicorn sole proprietorships. That doesn’t seem to be happening and it feels equally likely the very idea of a unicorn software startup might be dying.
This summer, I’ve commissioned a series of portraits of artists and writers important to me, to be completed by a hyper-local artist interested in subsidizing their lavish lifestyle (my older son)
@Kubi @beep fellas come on over we’re having a middle aged sleepover! We can drink one (1) low ABV beer, hit the sack by 9:30, it’s gonna be a par-tay
@beep pal they’d eat us alive. The slang alone! Six seven six seven!
@beep Ethan do you think the other sixth graders will appreciate that I matched the flavor profiles of the Mexican canela and vanilla? Or the overnight cold proof to develop the flavor of the dough?
Was it worth the lost sleep and general disruption to my evening to get a huge unironic thank you and hug this morning? Every damn time.
At dinner tonight, hijo número uno casually suggests I drive him to school tomorrow so we can pick up a pastry for a final week breakfast thing. I don’t throw the word “hero” around casually, but I *am* currently mixing a yudane for a double batch of cinnamon rolls.
Australia has the third most installed battery capacity in the world, behind only China and the U.S. Not per capita, *total*
Which is all the more impressive considering the electrons flow in the opposite direction down there.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/may/31/cheaper-energy-bills-battery-revolution-climate-crisis
The household battery revolution that could change energy bills … and the world
Australia is pioneering a revolution in home renewables and battery use, proving what is possible with the right policies
@hotdogsladies 2011?? You expect me to go through almost five years of hold on I’ve just received an important bulletin
bryan newbold (⛱️ sabbatical mode)