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“Ok thread of weird stuff found in redesigned macOS Ventura System Settings app. First one: what happens if you simply hold “Up” button”

“"AZ, MI & PA have nominated statewide candidates who would have direct power over the certification process and who worked to overturn the 2020 result or have said they would not have certified it." Could easily undermine a clear Electoral College victory https://t.co/juu3H79M2P”

Until a baby elephant can get up on its feet it is very susceptible to predators. The other elephants are protecting it. Raising a baby elephant is up to the herd. They get it us and moving ASAP. Here, a herd is moving a baby along:https://t.co/07QxgyUmZW— NancyL (@PupRsq) August 15, 2022

As a first-gen student, I've always known that other students with legacies in academia or family histories of college education have inherent advantages over me, but I don't think I've ever been able to see and understand that as clearly as today.— Jordan Amaranth (they/them) (@JordanAmaranth) August 14, 2022

Last night one of the AI developers behind that project that was ripping off living artists’ styles sent me a bunch of DMs(mostly omitted for length). He blocked me immediately after I responded and called me a moralist because I care about artists rights lol pic.twitter.com/7lMOoJVkJi— RJ Palmer (@arvalis) August 15, 2022

These rocks contain ancient water that has been trapped inside them for million of years pic.twitter.com/IeI7TuYfAs— Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) August 13, 2022

pic.twitter.com/CBM1DsOr4D— malcolm in the middle context (@OutOfCMalcolm) August 13, 2022 Bryan cranston as Hal

I frequently find myself in conversations w/ well-meaning people who’ll ask about crime, “Well, we have to do something about it!” And I ask them, “Then why support the same things we’ve always done, which plainly fail to prevent it, hurt people, & cost a fortune?” A dialogue:— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) July 11, 2022

the idea that “being on a spectrum” (political, sexuality, brain stuff, etc) means a fixed point on a linear scale (and not an amorphous 4d blob in constant motion) is a big cause of much of todays ill will and communication breakdowns (IRL and online)— hugh francis (@_HHFF) August 14, 2022

something absolutely insane just happened in the speedcubing (competitive rubik's cube solving) community and i had no idea about it. this kid just learned how to skip the entire last layer by learning 3915 algorithms for every possible casewhat the fuck pic.twitter.com/i1am7jOUfU— asimp steppe (@glaciereal) August 12, 2022

People come to human artists for their perceived unique context, perspective, and argumentative critical insight. Which part of that can be replaced by an input/output machine https://t.co/4LaLU76m4y— 💽 (wagenmuzik) (@dirtybird0_o) August 14, 2022

Four posters from BR's 1978 poster campaign by the veteran graphic designer Reginald Lander. In a decade not reknown for its railway poster design, Lander kept the flame alive #hastings #arundel #dover #Rochester pic.twitter.com/ovutKH0urT— 20th Century Posters (@C20thPosters) August 13, 2022

What companies come to mind when you think of exceedingly high-quality software products? Next-level attention to detail, delight, experience.— Stammy (@Stammy) August 12, 2022

pic.twitter.com/DugRCxTrKM— There are no “bad” foods! (@IWriteAllDay_) August 11, 2022

My son has set the house up with a Pi-Hole. It’s a raspberry pi running Ad blocking on the whole house’s network. We’re a few hours in and we’re seeing effects, as well as some teething problems.— Simon McGarr (@Tupp_Ed) August 11, 2022

“This chart is exactly why companies like Notion or Airtable - ones where Microsoft/Google has viable alternatives - should be worried. CIOs and CTOs will overwhelmingly choose the product that is included in their current suite in large enterprises where the big money is.”

Currently developing a #b3d addon for generating low-poly impostors of any model✨This shader-based approach allows for the realtime rendering of thousands of detailed 3D objects. pic.twitter.com/HJQIfYx2nM— Nugget 🏳️‍🌈 (@HotdogNugget) August 10, 2022

pic.twitter.com/eBZTUXqmDb— Papimondas (@papimondas) August 10, 2022

Lots of helpful, explanatory screenshots in this deck around the subtleties of designing macOS icons https://t.co/hmJQ420fGE pic.twitter.com/dzDekIdwPg— Jim Nielsen (@jimniels) August 9, 2022

The millennial formula to building brands (hollow vessels) is topplingThose who (wastefully) slapped condescending design language on a thing we already had & sold it to back to us (via Obama-era optimism) are being punished for their willful wrongdoinghttps://t.co/v4hllwIMMU— hugh francis (@_HHFF) August 10, 2022

this is all you need to know about sf pic.twitter.com/96iULpwMzZ— eliza (@elizalian) August 10, 2022

“The media is missing the really, really big reason why the raid today is a potential blockbuster in American politics.👇”