World's Greatest Dad

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I've been working on this one for a while. The multi-trillion-dollar AI industry? Their *most advanced platforms* are controlled by a plain text format that John Gruber made up for his blog, and then bounced off of a 17-year-old Aaron Swartz, before sharing it with the world for free. *That* is the internet. Here's the amazing (true!) story of how Markdown took over the world. https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/09/how-markdown-took-over-the-world/
How Markdown took over the world

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

Anil Dash

Seven months later, I’ve finally finished listening to the Enjoying the Ride box set.

And yes, I very much enjoyed the ride.

#gratefuldead

@SpaceWrangler Had the same thought.
Remember when #Phish debuted WGTYM during the Billy Strings sit-in and Billy even sang a verse? That was weird and wonderful.
Quick PSA for any Amazon shoppers. If they force you to pick Staples or Kohl’s for a return, Whole Foods will still take it. Doesn’t work the other way though.
TIL that the pilot episode of Columbo was directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Bochco.
Now THAT is swag.
Can't believe I never knew Miles Davis and Cicely Tyson were married in the 80s. Just randomly noticed it on Wikipedia. The photos are incredible.
Received a t-shirt in the mail today from Dry Goods and it was one of those terrible polyblend shirts. I didn't even know they sold that crap, and at the same price as Comfort Colors ones too. What are they thinking?