It’s been one hell of a week, one of those when blocking my calendar still doesn’t get the job done. But it’s not like we have an extremely tight deadline at work to whip up a whole new section of the flagship website—oh wait, we do! I may post something about it in a few weeks. It’s actually pretty cool in a few different ways.
That’s a way to say there’s nothing new from the blog, so I just gave my many readers, who have been flocking to subscribe to this newsletter, the gift of time. You’re welcome.
Notes and links
Good stuff:
Solar panels that fit on your balcony or deck are gaining traction in the US
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Massachusetts stuff:
After a century as a New England secret, Teddie peanut butter goes national
It’s already gone international though, since I’ve been bringing it to Italy, and so have our recent house guests.
New legal protections against “junk fees” go into effect next month in Massachusetts
Massholes, not assholes
Found on a lamppost in Somerville, of course.
🤷♂️🤦♂️💩 stuff:
Wirecutter on bidets
I can’t believe it’s the longest note I’ve written all week, and I’m not even sorry.
Bad stuff:
A timeline of assaults on immigration in the United States
A good project about bad stuff.
And that thing I’m so tired of talking about:
“AI” skepticism went mainstream [last] week
I’m curious to see which heads will roll when the bubble bursts.