Mastodawn

Can't get over how crazy this chart is. Never seen a better illustration of one of the core differences between Canadian and American culture. https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2026/03/05/in-25-country-survey-americans-especially-likely-to-view-fellow-citizens-as-morally-bad/

In 25-Country Survey, Americans Especially Likely To View Fellow Citizens as Morally Bad

Across 25 countries, Americans are the most likely to see the morality and ethics of people in their country as somewhat or very bad.

Pew Research Center

nibeck Feb 25

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Simon B. Støvring Feb 25

brrr’s onboarding flow is virtually nonexistent because I don’t think it needs to be any more complicated than this.

nibeck Feb 17

I asked Gemini about scoring for the double moguls in the Olympics. It gave me a great summary and then added

“you might think of this as "Infrastructure as Code" for snow: they have a defined template (the FIS spec), they deploy the resources (the snow and cats), and they use QA (the shovel crew) to ensure the environment is identical before "prod" (the race) begins.”

Mixing personal and professional there Gemini. I feel like you’re working too hard to relate to me. #AI #olympics2026

nibeck Feb 17

I love working at the Library of Congress! https://wtop.com/matt-about-town/2026/02/the-art-of-preserving-photos-and-film-at-the-library-of-congress/

The art of preserving photos and film at the Library of Congress

What’s it like to store and care for old photos and reels of film from more than a century ago? Meet the Library of Congress Packard Campus’ archives technicians to find out.

WTOP News

nibeck Feb 16

https://www.thewrap.com/culture-lifestyle/culture/robert-duvall-dead/ #sad

Robert Duvall, Oscar-Winning Acting Legend, Dies at 95

Robert Duvall, who died Sunday at his home in Virginia, became a household name as Tom Hagen in Francis Ford Coppola’s "The Godfather."

TheWrap

nibeck Feb 16

Ricky Mondello Feb 16

RE: https://mastodon.social/@ashah/116053711472877970

iOS and iPadOS 26.3 add “Generated Passwords” back to the main hierarchy “Passwords”. It got misplaced during the transition to becoming an app.

So if you’re ever missing a generated, strong password, look for that ellipsis menu or View > Generated Passwords, depending on the platform.

nibeck Feb 11

Cabel Sasser Feb 11

over a year ago, i gave a talk at the xoxo conference about a mural, a mcdonald’s, and a man. (but it was also secretly about life, and legacy, and meaning.)

finally, i’m blogging the full story, with behind-the-scenes details, and a video of the talk.

i hope you enjoy this read. https://cabel.com/wes-cook-and-the-mcdonalds-mural/

Wes Cook and the Centralia McDonald's Mural

A personal story about discovering a mural in a McDonald's, an unknown artist named Wes Cook, trying to save the mural, and a conference talk about it all.

cabel.com

nibeck Feb 11

Niki Tonsky Feb 11

Claude Code run out of disk space in vibe VM, went ahead and deleted OpenAI Codex. War of the Machines

nibeck Feb 7

Sean Casten Feb 4

"For much of the 2010s and likely before and since, it appears the crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States." https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountability-for-ice-and-cbp

Accountability for ICE and CBP

However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.

Doomsday Scenario

nibeck Feb 5

Joanna Stern Feb 5

Some personal news. For real. Deep breath… After 12 years at The Wall Street Journal, I’m leaving. Twelve!

I’m starting my own consumer-tech media company, building a new home with the same mission I've always had: help real people navigate the tech changing their lives.

I can’t wait to start building and hiring! If you want to follow along, sign up at the link below and subscribe on YouTube. No holding small microphones. I promise. Probably. https://www.thisismynexthing.com/

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