I was watching this cool tour of coffee shops and roasteries in Vancouver that hits a lot of the famous places. The Youtuber does some of these tours when he visits locations so I prepared some reccos for him for the next time he is in Western Japan. Thought I should share them here for you
KYOTO WEEKENDERS COFFEE TOMINOKOJI maps.app.goo.gl/yX4yemvBa…
Ambiance is top. They aren’t open very often. Don’t bother bringing a laptop since there are no tables.
“… so I was giving fishing vest advice to Vitalik’s girlfriend…”
What a party tonight! 🍻
“The Twitter leaver’s oath. I will not be terminally online. My friendships and community will outlive this website. My heart cannot be monetized. I will not become food for monsters. Should their claws find my flesh, may they drown in my blood.”
This book ended on such a high note that I am biased and putting it at 5 stars. I read it over a very long time—it was my “late night can’t get to sleep” book — but as soon as finishing I thought “I can’t wait to read this again.”
Solid intro. Shoulda read this when it first came out. Probably woulda given it more stars. It is very short, and touches on a lot of very deep issues, which is useful for the complete novice, but will be unsatisfying for anyone looking for real answers.
Keynoting Day 2 of #Fediforum is Christine Lemmer-Webber (@cwebber@social.coop | @dustyweb.bsky.social) talking about what Bsky and AP can learn from one another. “But 2010s-style social media is no longer enough!” She gives us an update on Spritely and OCapN and what the future could look like.
Now for Cory Doctorow at #fediforum 🤩
Currently listening to Ian Forrester @cubicgarden@mas.to at #FediForum. Next up is Cory Doctorow. Lots of exciting guests and so many friends! Will be popping in an out of the conference for the next three days.
The villain in the original Tron is called Master Control Program. MCP.
Everyone was piling into the new Mission:Impossible 🎬 but me and my nerd family were learning from our grampa about the absolute carnage of bottom trawling. Here’s to them making it illegal at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference 🪸🐠🦀🐙🐋🦈🐬🦭