The Verge: “People immediately grasp the potential for AI to simplify and streamline their daily lives but still prefer humans for more personal tasks like dating.”

Joaquin Phoenix: False.

My brother and I did a song swap and wrote reaction posts.

• https://blakewatson.com/journal/song-swap-kayama/
  – https://www.mattwatson.org/blog/20240425-song-swap-lilac-wine/

“The old pencil has a point of view on being a pencil. The new one is like a simulacrum of a pencil.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLwo1kOcwxs

A thing happens to me on Mastodon that never did on Facebook or Twitter. When I’m not around for a few days I feel kinda bad that I’m not liking/boosting all the cool things yall are writing and making.

I’ve been listening to this ODESZA album as an afternoon pick-me-up.

https://album.link/s/0xVucRYJf5luWLekMGYh3i

I may have purchased a new domain name.

OH: “I should have run for president this year, since I turned 35 last year, but it just seemed like too much of a commitment.”

I need ideas for my About page on my personal site. What are some interesting ones yall have seen? (Feel free to say your own lol)

This Last Week Tonight segment about Medicaid is spot on. I’m not too dissimilar from one of the disabled women featured in this segment.

I rely on caregivers to get out of bed every day. I’m able to work only because I have access to this care.

But I’m always worried that one day I’ll find out I’m losing everything. It nearly happened one time on a technicality. Fortunately I was able to course correct. But many aren’t so lucky.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVIsnOfNfCo