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Charlie Becker
One Month of Building the Used Bookstore of the Future + Things I loved in July Charlie Becker Letter #97
5 hours ago
Both Are True
"bathang 4pm est today is gonna be l*t" seriously everyone is saying it and i'm not even paying most of them anymore
16 hours ago
Both Are True
batwrite is write now !! see what i did ? the word play etc?
2 days ago
Atoms vs Bits
The Golden Mean Do, or do not
2 days ago
The Honest Broker
Why Do Children Hate Music Lessons? I love music, but not how it’s taught
2 days ago
Both Are True
"Unearthed 2008 blog reveals Dobrenko's early genius" i sent an unfinished blog entry from 2008 to some literary critics and here's their reply???
3 days ago
The Honest Broker
"You Have to Get People's Attention in the First Two Seconds" And other updates on previous articles
4 days ago
Atoms vs Bits
Trust This one makes me sad to write, but: I've had two people who worked for me who told me early on that...
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4 days ago
This one makes me sad to write, but: I've had two people who worked for me who told me early on that their previous manager was terrible, horrible, a nightmare, etc. This instantly activated a visceral protectiveness in me, and made go out of my way to give
journal – Winnie Lim
my body is a temple The people who brought me up have a sweet tooth, so I was allowed to snack on unregulated amounts of...
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5 days ago
The people who brought me up have a sweet tooth, so I was allowed to snack on unregulated amounts of chocolate, sweets, chips and carbonated drinks whenever I wanted. I used to...
The Ruffian
The One Weird Trick That Gave Humans Language An Extract From 'A Brief History of Intelligence' by Max Bennett
6 days ago
Both Are True
BATWRITE AUGUST DATES ARE LIVE "omg this is crazy" - every big newspaper
a week ago
Atoms vs Bits
Is This Anything? 11 getting mad + drinking occasionally
a week ago
The Honest Broker
12 Outstanding New Albums I'm Recommending Right Now I share choice tracks from a wide range of genres and geographies
a week ago
Both Are True
men? vulnerable?? get real "i'm not much but i'm all i think about"
a week ago
Charlie Becker
Help me read my way through the history of the novel. CBL #96 | A short essay followed by a very long list
a week ago
Atoms vs Bits
The President Pool stray thoughts on US presidencies
a week ago
Both Are True
hello, i love you, won't you pick up your phone??? (with audio of me reading it) seriously haven't heard from you in seven minutes please pick up we're worried about you not a joke...
a week ago
The Map is Mostly...
Californias The first time I went out to Silicon Valley, or California for that matter, or anywhere at all west...
a week ago
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a week ago
The first time I went out to Silicon Valley, or California for that matter, or anywhere at all west of New York state, was after college.
The Honest Broker
Why Is a Bot Like a Gentlemen's Club? And other strange defenses from the techno-optimist community
a week ago
Atoms vs Bits
Things Could Be Better At the best cocktail bar in New York[^1] you can get a cocktail for about $18. At various other...
a week ago
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a week ago
At the best cocktail bar in New York[^1] you can get a cocktail for about $18. At various other mediocre cocktail bars, you can get a mediocre cocktail for $16. (If you really care to you can go to a classy hotel and get a mediocre cocktail for $32)
The Honest Broker
As AI Gets Smarter, It Acts More Evil I share disturbing evidence, a hypothesis, and a prediction—tell me what you think
a week ago
journal – Winnie Lim
do what we can I was telling my partner that though I love the sense of accomplishment when I finish a travel...
a week ago
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a week ago
I was telling my partner that though I love the sense of accomplishment when I finish a travel sketchbook, it inhibits me from doing more travel sketching because the thought of completing...
Farza's Newsletter
hans zimmer and me got a burrito in sf but it was just a dream my life is a lie man Hey everyone :).
a week ago
The Honest Broker
Why Are Quiet Spaces Disappearing? And how do we get them back?
a week ago
The Ruffian
10 Classical Music Pieces To Take On Holiday A Summer Listening List
a week ago
Atoms vs Bits
Is This Anything? 10 youtube + Francis Bacon
a week ago
The Honest Broker
What Is Happening to Music Criticism? And the sad decline of the New York Times
2 weeks ago
Both Are True
i've weaseled my way into a business camp for newsletter writers what could go wrong????
2 weeks ago
Both Are True
Batwrite in 40 min at 9am est https://lu.ma/v7ym7frg
2 weeks ago
Charlie Becker
Fumbling Toward Truth and Beauty in Used Bookstores CBL #95 | A dispatch from a Sunday at the store
2 weeks ago
The Ruffian
Pod Part II: Helen Thompson on Britain's Next Crisis What It Means For Net Zero and Whether Reform Has Peaked Too Soon
2 weeks ago
Laetitia@Work
Careless People: how power destroys empathy Laetitia@Work #83
2 weeks ago
Atoms vs Bits
No Sex Before norms, and possible norms
2 weeks ago
The Honest Broker
We Are Winning! (Update) It’s nice to have good news to share from the music industry.
2 weeks ago
Both Are True
writing my way home from jello to hello and back again
2 weeks ago
The Ruffian
NEW PODCAST: Helen Thompson on Britain's Next Crisis Why a Fiscal Reckoning Is Imminent and What the Fallout Will Be
2 weeks ago
The Honest Broker
Is Spotify Streaming Unauthorized AI Knockoffs of Dead Musicians? And other updates on recent articles
2 weeks ago
RhysTranter.com
Rome Pilgrimage: Jubilee Year, 2025 This July, Jenn and I journeyed to Rome as part of a Jubilee Year pilgrimage with a group of...
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2 weeks ago
This July, Jenn and I journeyed to Rome as part of a Jubilee Year pilgrimage with a group of colleagues from St David’s Catholic College. We passed through the Holy Doors of St Peter’s, St John Lateran, St Paul Outside the Walls, and St Mary Major, where the remains of Pope...
Atoms vs Bits
Prisoners Dilemmas In Corporate America it's sad, honestly.
2 weeks ago
The Honest Broker
Could the Next Netflix or Spotify Be an Artists-Owned Cooperative? And other YouTube videos I'm enjoying right now
2 weeks ago
The Ruffian
The Diderot Effect Who Owns The Story of You?
2 weeks ago
journal – Winnie Lim
yet another dysautonomia episode I went for a 5km run yesterday a couple of days after returning from thailand. Sometimes after a...
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
I went for a 5km run yesterday a couple of days after returning from thailand. Sometimes after a long break it may feel more strenuous but I felt better than expected, even...
The Honest Broker
We Are Winning! Something has changed in the last few days.
2 weeks ago
Atoms vs Bits
Is This Anything? 9 twitter + captchas
2 weeks ago
The Honest Broker
Could Substack Challenge YouTube? 8 predictions on the battle for your eyeballs
3 weeks ago
Atoms vs Bits
Intrauterine Devices IUDs generate a lot of strong opinions. Why?
3 weeks ago
Both Are True
GUEST LECTURER AT TODAY’S BATWRITE Yes that’s correct, Emma June Dobrenko will be doing a guest presentation to kick us off today.
3 weeks ago
The Ruffian
New Podcast: Alison Gopnik On Whether the AIs Can Think For Themselves Child vs Machine
3 weeks ago
The Honest Broker
How an Exiled Russian Noble Became a Great American Songwriter His story spans everything from Belarus to Balanchine to Bacharach
3 weeks ago
Both Are True
two things: batwrite starts in an hour AND here are 5 recs for you that you might like idk good music, good comics, good design of a blog, what the hell else could you even want??
3 weeks ago
Tech and Tea
9 Things from My Summer (So Far) Mama summer camp, Monopoly, a summer roadtrip, long bike rides, and more!
3 weeks ago
Farza's Newsletter
my homie told me drink electrolytes and now my name is static shock and i have super powers Sup everyone.
3 weeks ago
The Honest Broker
I Answer 18 Questions I tell tales, give advice, and make wagers on the future
3 weeks ago
Both Are True
some honest words about the batcave wherein i try hard to make less jokes than normal he CAN do it, but WILL he?
3 weeks ago
Atoms vs Bits
Learn To Draw With ATVBT deliberate practice for portraiture
3 weeks ago
Daniel Bourke
A dog called Seven Our crazy neighbours had a dog called Seven. And we had our dog Bella. Bella and Seven would yell at...
3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
Our crazy neighbours had a dog called Seven. And we had our dog Bella. Bella and Seven would yell at each other and sometimes say something nice like hello how was your day by sniffing each other through the gaps in the fence. One day my younger brothers opened the
The Ruffian
Rattle Bag What I've Been Reading, Listening To, Thinking About and Enjoying
3 weeks ago
journal – Winnie Lim
primal sadness I still feel afflicted by my mind in many ways. I try to focus on the present, and distract myself...
3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
I still feel afflicted by my mind in many ways. I try to focus on the present, and distract myself by trying to live life in my fullest possible manner, but once...
The Honest Broker
Indie Culture Is Great—But What's Coming Next is Better Things are about to change, and this is how it will happen
3 weeks ago
The Ruffian
Keir Starmer's Reality Avoidance Field It's Almost Like He Didn't Listen To Me
3 weeks ago
Both Are True
there's a batwrite tomorrow (sat) and two more next week here are the sign up links for all of them
3 weeks ago
Atoms vs Bits
Is This Anything? 8 no attempts
3 weeks ago
The Honest Broker
The Nine Best Movies on the Creative Life I share my favorite films on artistry from the 21st century
4 weeks ago
Both Are True
remember, dad, who we are? storytime in the land of milk and bee spit
4 weeks ago
Atoms vs Bits
Let People Know When You're Doing Them A Favor It's nicer to let them know
4 weeks ago
Passing Time
South of the Haimish Line Orienteering on the hedonic treadmill
a month ago
Both Are True
upcoming batwrite sessions + links here they are for you, dear bathead
a month ago
Both Are True
the haunting image of a "best newsboy" kid's costume from Target ALSO ALL THE BATWRITE LINKS FOR JULY
a month ago
Tech and Tea
Coaching Toolkit: Balance coaching to find new perspectives The power of mindset shifts and choice and a Tech and Tea balance coaching tool to guide you through...
a month ago
The Honest Broker
Why I Take Gifts Seriously The digital economy is built on the unpaid labor of the gifted. What can we do to protect them?
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
Person. Do. Thing. the tabletop game that everyone's talking about
a month ago
journal – Winnie Lim
first impressions of khao yai Khao Yai is about 2 – 3 hours drive from bangkok airport. For the past few years we usually go to...
a month ago
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a month ago
Khao Yai is about 2 – 3 hours drive from bangkok airport. For the past few years we usually go to places where we don’t have to drive because I tend to...
Farza's Newsletter
i said arigato to fred again and he started boiling eggs for me great guy Hello! Whats up.
a month ago
The Honest Broker
The Force-Feeding of AI on an Unwilling Public This isn't innovation, it's tyranny
a month ago
The Ruffian
27 Notes On Growing Old(er) A Universal Process That's Also Mighty Strange
a month ago
Both Are True
the bravest thing you can do this 4th of july if america is so bold, why aren't you?
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
The Tolix Chair A Design That Works By Pretending To
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
The Tolix Chair: A Design That Works By Pretending To The Tolix chair was built to endure welders, storms, and salt air. Today, it endures brunch.
a month ago
The Ruffian
Podcast: How To Get The Most Out of LLMs Part II Of My Excellent Conversation With Jasmine Sun
a month ago
The Honest Broker
Record Labels Are Running on Empty The latest news is ominous
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
The Good Sides Of Nepotism It is very largely bad, to be clear. But the good sides are worth thinking about.
a month ago
Diaries of Note
Diaries of Note: 366 Lives, One Day at a Time A diary is a rare thing: an unfiltered space where a person can meet themselves without judgement,...
a month ago
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a month ago
A diary is a rare thing: an unfiltered space where a person can meet themselves without judgement, without audience, and (for most, at least) without performance. In an age of constant sharing and curated lives, the diary remains stubbornly private, gloriously unedited. It offers...
The Honest Broker
The 30 Most Intriguing Musicians of 2025 Today I’m sharing the third (and final) installment of my guide to the 30 most intriguing musicians...
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
Successful Suck-ers I mean, it's a claim
a month ago
The Ruffian
NEW POD: Jasmine Sun On How AI Will Change Writing and Work A (Mostly) Optimistic Take
a month ago
Passing Time
The Asymmetry of Destruction It's easier to destroy than to create
a month ago
journal – Winnie Lim
my strange memory I’ve been on a rabbit hole to learn more about the human memory after watching college kids perform...
a month ago
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a month ago
I’ve been on a rabbit hole to learn more about the human memory after watching college kids perform seemingly impossible memory feats on a tv variety show. It has made me reflect...
The Honest Broker
How Lalo Schifrin Composed the Mission Impossible Theme Song I pay tribute to the Argentine composer who left us this week at age 93
a month ago
The Ruffian
Donald Trump and The End of Power I've Got Good News and Bad News
a month ago
Tech and Tea
Last chance to join Creating Space! Today is your last chance to join Creating Space, the 6-week journaling course I co-created with...
a month ago
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a month ago
Today is your last chance to join Creating Space, the 6-week journaling course I co-created with Buster Benson of 750 Words!
Atoms vs Bits
Requests for Posts Here are some topics I would like there to be posts about, and which I will probably never get...
a month ago
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a month ago
Here are some topics I would like there to be posts about, and which I will probably never get around to writing about. So I want to try something different: if you believe you could write a good post about any of these topics, please reply to this email and
Both Are True
"do i need to subscribe to my friend's substack newsletter" "they've made it clear that my support as a paid subscriber is expected"
a month ago
The Honest Broker
Tell Us What You're Doing Here's your chance to strut your stuff
a month ago
Both Are True
a quick yet shockingly important video message about today's batwrite that will move you EVEN IF you... 830am est if you wanna come tho
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
ATVBT Approves of Approval Voting you get approval, and you get approval
a month ago
Both Are True
THERE ARE 23 SLIDES IN TODAY'S BATWRITE AT 930am EST this is a record for most slides. be there. link below
a month ago
The Honest Broker
Audiences Prove that the Experts Are Dead Wrong Or why 'Abundance' is more than just a political agenda
a month ago
Both Are True
dancing with the brain demons: what artists really need (spoiler: each other) answers to your questions + happy survey summer
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
Substack's Secret just one guy's opinion
a month ago
The Honest Broker
Does the Pulitzer Prize Hate Substack? And should we care?
a month ago
journal – Winnie Lim
pride (2025) The other day I caught myself thinking: my partner is the greatest contributor to my happiness. It...
a month ago
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a month ago
The other day I caught myself thinking: my partner is the greatest contributor to my happiness. It is not only because I am a recipient of her generous love, but what is...
Both Are True
due to sick, today's batwrite is cancelled next batwrites are Wed and Thur of this week and there are links for you to register here
a month ago
The Ruffian
Why Are We So Bad at Grasping Difficult Things? The British State's Dependency On Louise Casey
a month ago
Charlie Becker
I was selected for a $100,000 O'Shaughnessy Ventures Fellowship to empower used bookstores with AI. CBL #94 | Big Update on Life & Work
a month ago
The Honest Broker
The New 80% Rule in Culture It's ugly out there
a month ago
Both Are True
always drop a poop joke around other moms at the playground and other lessons in authentic weirness from New Yorker cartoonist Erika Sjule
a month ago
Passing Time
A Rivalry Plucked From Fiction Nadal, Federer and the (D)Joker
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
Is This Anything? 7 some thoughts
a month ago
The Ruffian
Podcast: How To Read More Part II of My Conversation With James Marriott
a month ago
The Honest Broker
How Much Money Does Silicon Valley Make from Stolen Video? TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook are making billions on scrolling video feeds, and they all recycle the...
a month ago
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a month ago
TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook are making billions on scrolling video feeds, and they all recycle the same (apparently pirated) video clips. Is this really legal?
Both Are True
BATWRITE IS WRITE NOW zoom link below come by
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
Things That Are Inexplicably Hateful in 2025 AD
a month ago
Both Are True
local man sends 2nd email after 1st only gets 3 responses you won't believe how much shame he felt afterwards (not what you think!) // BREAKING NEWS - Survey...
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
Hateful Things in 1002 AD When I say The Pillow Book, written by Sei Shōnagon in the late 990s AD, reads like a Tumblr, you...
a month ago
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a month ago
When I say The Pillow Book, written by Sei Shōnagon in the late 990s AD, reads like a Tumblr, you might reasonably assume I'm being wry and somewhat exaggerated: "ohhhh, this thing from 1000 years ago is just like things we write today [if you
Both Are True
the cure for shame is... it's definitely hitting certain numbers, metrics, weight goals, etc, RIGHT? - my new essay is out on...
a month ago
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a month ago
it's definitely hitting certain numbers, metrics, weight goals, etc, RIGHT? - my new essay is out on Prism!!
The Honest Broker
Why Is the Washington Post Talking to Substack? And updates on other recent articles
a month ago
The Ruffian
NEW POD: James Marriott on whether AI will make writers redundant In Which I Put the Case For Optimism
a month ago
journal – Winnie Lim
playing my own little game My interest in playing board games got reignited after watching some korean tv puzzle shows. After...
a month ago
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a month ago
My interest in playing board games got reignited after watching some korean tv puzzle shows. After few days of playing board games my partner was reminded that life is like playing a...
Tech and Tea
Making Space When the World Feels Heavy When creating space feels too hard, a little structure and accountability can be the nudge you need.
a month ago
The Honest Broker
"The Next New Thing in Music Will Not Come from New York, Los Angeles, or London" Highlights from my conversation with The Ankler
a month ago
Both Are True
BATWRITE IS NOW WAKE UP gonna happen for the next two hours here's the link
a month ago
The Ruffian
This Charming Man Glimpses of Joseph Stalin From Simon Sebag Montefiore's Biography
a month ago
Both Are True
BATWRITE tomorrow // Saturday // 830am est get some shit done and then start the weekend RIGHT
a month ago
Both Are True
Doing Crimes w my dad a throwback for dad day (originally published in May 2023)
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
Is This Anything? 6 sweet sweet nothings
a month ago
Laetitia@Work
Women’s Experience Trap Laetitia@Work #82
a month ago
Charlie Becker
This is not an About page. CBL #93 - Some thoughts on thinking/acting, naming/doing, and where this blog is headed
a month ago
The Honest Broker
Brian Wilson Is My Brick I keep a brick on display in my home.
a month ago
The Honest Broker
An Ugly New Marketing Strategy Is Driving Me Nuts (and You Too) That's its purpose
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
Companies That Record You Should Have To Send You The Recording a policy proposal
a month ago
Both Are True
batwrite cowrite tomorrow (wed) at 930am est for the early birds who seek the worm
a month ago
Both Are True
no, they don't hate you they're too busy worrying you hate them
a month ago
The Honest Broker
The Rise and Fall of Sly Stone The soul and funk legend leaves us today at age 82—but the deeper story is that he abandoned his...
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a month ago
The soul and funk legend leaves us today at age 82—but the deeper story is that he abandoned his audience more than 50 years ago
Both Are True
can everyone please just shut the fuck up for a few minutes yes that includes you *i** *u*i*
a month ago
Tech and Tea
Creating Space: A 6-Week Journaling Course Announcing a journaling course in collaboration with Buster Benson at 750 Words — designed to help...
a month ago
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a month ago
Announcing a journaling course in collaboration with Buster Benson at 750 Words — designed to help you step back, breathe, and reconnect with what truly matters. Join us!
Atoms vs Bits
Dating Apps That Could Exist and wish I had the skills to make
a month ago
journal – Winnie Lim
thoughts about human intelligence after watching korean game shows We started watching korean variety shows since they started appearing on Netflix. I think it started...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
We started watching korean variety shows since they started appearing on Netflix. I think it started with Physical 100 which gave me the push I needed to get started on my own...
The Honest Broker
The Ten Warning Signs A huge change is coming
2 months ago
Passing Time
The Daily Pancake A pancake in the morning feels indulgent... but every day?
2 months ago
Both Are True
today's batwrite starts in 25 minutes at 830am est and according to multiple sources on both sides of various aisles, 'you're not gonna...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
at 830am est and according to multiple sources on both sides of various aisles, 'you're not gonna wanna miss this'
The Ruffian
5 Reasons There Won't Be an AI Jobs Apocalypse Cope & Glory
2 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
Is This Anything? 5 A kinda wild fact about modern government is that (often) lawmakers don't read the bills they pass....
2 months ago
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2 months ago
A kinda wild fact about modern government is that (often) lawmakers don't read the bills they pass. One thing I think would be fun is if every bill came with a short multiple-choice quiz, and lawmakers had to answer the quiz before they voted. There's a
Both Are True
prompts for human beings if you try putting these into AI, a shoe will fall on your head
2 months ago
The Honest Broker
Where in the World Is the World's Fair? It's happening right now—but can you tell me where?
2 months ago
Both Are True
here's the link for today's batwrite starting in 49 minutes at 12p est
2 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
Thoughts on Standup Is this anything?
2 months ago
The Honest Broker
Tens of Thousands of AI Users Now Believe ChatGPT Is God Is this mental illness—or the next major religion?
2 months ago
Both Are True
i failed vs. i'm a failure the life-changing magic of the failure bow
2 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
Literary Fiction As Niche Hobby We might be better off this way
2 months ago
The Honest Broker
Beauty Is Stone Cold in the Arts, but Hot as a Consumer Product The state of aesthetics in the 21st century is very, very strange
2 months ago
The Ruffian
The Improving Mentality Pt II Anton Howes on Britain's Industrial Revolution
2 months ago
journal – Winnie Lim
on inner expectations I am not sure when it started, but I tend to feel like I am wasting my life if I am not doing...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
I am not sure when it started, but I tend to feel like I am wasting my life if I am not doing something creative or enriching. Hence it has been difficult...
Both Are True
wanna actually write something today? batcave cowriting starts at 12p est
2 months ago
The Ruffian
Postcard From Copenhagen City of Chill
2 months ago
The Honest Broker
Substack Has Changed in the Last 30 Days The people who hate us now love us—should we be worried?
2 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
Is This Anything? 4 more thoughts
2 months ago
Both Are True
this is not a love poem game night and freedom from the fog
2 months ago
Both Are True
numbers aren't real and other realizations during BATLIVE #002 Mike Sowden is an enemy of the BAT
2 months ago
The Honest Broker
5 Ways to Stop AI Cheating At 22, I left LA for a traditional Oxford education. I mocked it then—but this stodgy approach might...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
At 22, I left LA for a traditional Oxford education. I mocked it then—but this stodgy approach might be our best hope right now.
Both Are True
BATLIVE starting in 30 min here's the link
2 months ago
Both Are True
i know i should fix my toe fungus, and yet the strange pleasures of refusing to change
2 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
Remarks On The Bidecennial some fiction
2 months ago
Both Are True
All the prompts & ideas for members of the 🦇 BATCAVE 🦇 - join now and get em all you silly goosebat
2 months ago
Nat Eliason's...
IT'S TIME! My Sci-Fi Thriller Husk is Now Available Plus some thoughts on this journey
2 months ago
Both Are True
i feel inadequate and so does everyone else w/ Ava of bookbear express why sharing your messy ass self online is hard (and good (and impossible (and necessary)))
2 months ago
The Ruffian
The Improving Mentality Listen now | Anton Howes on the Origins of the Industrial Revolution
2 months ago
The Honest Broker
Welcome to the Worldwide Wall Why are web platforms turning into bunkers and internment camps?
2 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
Bruised Peach Problems They couldn't have been a contender
2 months ago
Daniel Bourke
31 Simple Pleasures Simple doesn’t mean small.
2 months ago
journal – Winnie Lim
pathological demand avoidance I first came across this term when I was browsing the subreddits for adhd and autistic women. After...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
I first came across this term when I was browsing the subreddits for adhd and autistic women. After reading more about it I realised belatedly (in my 40s) that I have been...
The Honest Broker
I'm Recommending These 10 New Albums Here are some highlights from my recent listening
2 months ago
The Ruffian
Why Is TikTok Such Rocket Fuel For Populists? Three Reasons It Gives Right-Wing Populists The Advantage
2 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
Is This Anything? 3 1) I often get told I end phonecalls prematurely, as in, I hang up before the other person thinks...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
1) I often get told I end phonecalls prematurely, as in, I hang up before the other person thinks we've finished the Goodbye Ritual. I think this may be because TV has seeped into my brain too much, and on telly they don't want to "
Atoms vs Bits
Is This Anything? 3 some attempts
2 months ago
Both Are True
if ur feeling sad after posting something this might help idk
2 months ago
Tech and Tea
Important Tech and Tea Updates (and snacks!) What paid subscribers and Founding Members will get in 2025: coaching tools, snack boxes, ad hoc...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
What paid subscribers and Founding Members will get in 2025: coaching tools, snack boxes, ad hoc coaching sessions, and behind-the-scenes experiments.
The Honest Broker
Today You Can Talk About Anything and Everything (Well, Almost) It's open mic day at The Honest Broker
2 months ago
Both Are True
comedic catastrophes (The Chatfield x Dobrenko Tapes) + why being mediocre at your art is the best way to not get copied by the AI
2 months ago
Charlie Becker
Chelsea is not a metaphor. CITS #92 | May 22, 2025
2 months ago
Both Are True
LINK FOR TODAY'S BATCAVE COWRITING @ 12p est the only thing scarier than writing? donating $ to trump
2 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
All Watched Over some fiction
2 months ago
Laetitia@Work
How housing scarcity influences everything Laetitia@Work #81
2 months ago
The Honest Broker
A Major Newspaper Publishes a Summer Reading List—but the Books Don't Exist The AI disaster is getting worse—and a new survey of 48,000 people in 47 countries makes clear that...
2 months ago
Both Are True
bits all the way down also: remember when you said you'd write something and then you just...didn't? i have a solution lol
2 months ago
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2 months ago
also: remember when you said you'd write something and then you just...didn't? i have a solution lol
Nat Eliason's...
LAST CHANCE for the Husk Preorder Bundle! Just sending one last reminder that the Husk Preorder Bundle ends tomorrow, 5/20, at 11:59 Central...
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Can You Fool the Audience? The future of culture may depend on this question—and the answer is now evident
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A Better Birthday Song One that's actually happy, for a start.
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journal – Winnie Lim
do we cherish our selves Human beings are very strange creatures. We often do not make decisions based on what we truly want...
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Human beings are very strange creatures. We often do not make decisions based on what we truly want and need, or what would generate positive outcomes for us. Instead most of us...
The Honest Broker
14 YouTube Videos I'm Enjoying Right Now Today we cover everything from surf music to brain rot—and I tell you what really happens at an...
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Both Are True
HERE IS THE REAL LINK FOR BATWRITE the last one didn't work is what people are telling me
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Both Are True
zoom link for cowriting today at 12pm est (in 40 min) - 2 hours, join whenever chill good vibes, get some stuff done, etc
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The Ruffian
We're All Viennese Now On a Royal Suicide Pact and Ages of Anxiety
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we're all just watching the numbers with jelly donuts dribbling down our shirts + BATWRITE tomorrow Sat 12p EST - be there or be an absolute *****
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Is This Anything? 2 just some thoughts
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The Anti-Tech Canon: 30 Books My reading list for reviving human values in today's digital desert and liberating yourself from...
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My reading list for reviving human values in today's digital desert and liberating yourself from tech overreach
Both Are True
BATCAVE LIVE #002 RECAP (PROFOUND) the minutes, the hours, the days, the little pleasures, the agenda jokes, the realization that we...
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the minutes, the hours, the days, the little pleasures, the agenda jokes, the realization that we are swarm + GLENNON DOYLE WATCH
Farza's Newsletter
woke up and found a beanie in my freezer fml now my head is cold pasta and sauce
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maybe being selfish is good? // what if I'm making the batcave because *I* need it?? BATCAVE LIVE today at 4pm EST - recording sent afterwards
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Atoms vs Bits
Believing Things Your Friends Don't It used to be hard. And now it's easy.
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The Honest Broker
The 30 Most Intriguing Musicians of 2025 Here's the second installment of my three-part survey
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Both Are True
my first acting role in LA was playing a hamster Also on set - Kevin Spacey, Sir Ben Kingsley, Mandy Patinkin, and Gary Oldman
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Nat Eliason's...
Only 1 Week Left for the Husk Preorder Bundle And preorders end next week!
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Both Are True
This week in BATCAVE! live AMA on Wednesday, live cowrite on Saturday
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Atoms vs Bits
VERITAS Subsidies For Media Support media, better.
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journal – Winnie Lim
three encounters in taipei one With only a few days remaining, we made our way to the physical shop after ordering it a few...
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one With only a few days remaining, we made our way to the physical shop after ordering it a few times on uber eats. It is a greek yoghurt bowl, but it...
The Honest Broker
The New Romanticism Just Found an Unexpected Spokesperson Sometimes heroes really do wear white hats
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Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Sydney, JAL, and the Sneaky Shortcut This is the last installment in our Japan2025 blog post series, at least as told as a post about...
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This is the last installment in our Japan2025 blog post series, at least as told as a post about recent events. Last we spoke, we’d boarded from Haneda for our flight back to Sydney. It was late in the afternoon, which did give us half a day in Japan to explore a few more places...
The Ruffian
Why Am I At My Lowest In The Middle Of the Night? The Causes of 3am Catastrophising
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Thu Le
Ten pointless facts about me Maybe the first of who knows how many.
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The Honest Broker
The Four Horsemen of the Pop Culture Apocalypse Do I have a horse in this race?
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Passing Time
Spinning significance out of a senseless slog Contributing to a chosen culture via running
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Atoms vs Bits
Small Thoughts Is this anything?
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Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Ikebukuro and home This post has been back-dated a day to fit in the timeline properly. Last post also incoming this...
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This post has been back-dated a day to fit in the timeline properly. Last post also incoming this weekend. I’m sitting now in our Sydney apartment after half an hour on the train and airport monorail in Tōkyō, a ten hour flight due south, navigating Australia’s immigration and...
Both Are True
why can't i call people even tho i want to bad comedy, good friends, and substack woes with Michael Estrin
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Unfiltered by Tim...
The Most Successful People I Know Have a Psychopathic Sense of Urgency "Decrease the time between having an idea and getting it done"
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Jason Fried
Why new when? When we make something new, people often ask "why don't you just add that to Basecamp?" There are a...
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When we make something new, people often ask "why don't you just add that to Basecamp?" There are a number of reasons, depending on what it is. But, broadly, making something brand new gives you latitude (and attitude) to explore new tech and design approaches. It's the...
bookbear express
Dear Bear: on the far side of fear is surrender + weekly recs
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Paul Cudenec
Adolf Hitler and the zio-imperialist mafia A book review
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Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Exploring Akiba and Kinshichō Those of you who remember when I used to blog things that weren’t about travel, rejoice! This was...
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Those of you who remember when I used to blog things that weren’t about travel, rejoice! This was our last full day in Japan before we travel back to Australia, with heavy hearts and significantly heavier baggage. I’m at our local Doutor having a coffee and thinking back to how...
Both Are True
we laugh so that we do not cry but we end up crying anyway a recap + recording of BATWRITE #001
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The Intimate Mirror
Power, Vulnerability, and Soulful Collaboration A Conversation with Dechen McSweeney on the Nine Mistakes We Make in Relationship to Power
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The Honest Broker
For Keith Jarrett's 80th Birthday: 10 Key Tracks from His Early Career I celebrate the pianist's milestone birthday by sharing my favorite music from his first decade as a...
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DYNOMIGHT
How much information is in DNA? This is an article that just appeared in Asimov Press, who kindly agreed that I could publish it...
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This is an article that just appeared in Asimov Press, who kindly agreed that I could publish it here and also humored my deep emotional need to use words like “Sparklepuff”. Do you like information theory? Do you like molecular biology? Do you like the idea of smashing them...
The Honest Broker
Are We Living in a Time of Cultural Collapse? Some say I believe this—but do I really?
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Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Hokuriku Shinkansen Back to Tōkyō There are five things I love about being a traveller in Japan. Okay, there are many more, but these...
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There are five things I love about being a traveller in Japan. Okay, there are many more, but these are the big ones. One is the traditional art, music, and architecture. Two is the food, both local and their interpretations of international cuisine. Three is the hospitality....
Both Are True
TODAY 12PM: Write alongside other weirdos with almost zero talking about writing!!
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Atoms vs Bits
How Much Economic Activity Is Cross-Subsidized? how the @#$ does that store stay in business anyway?
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Both Are True
i went to the woods and realized the internet is insane you don't know what you've got till it's gone fishin'
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Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Toyama Port and Glass Art Museum Yesterday we spent our last full day in Toyama Prefecture, so named because it’s Toyama and it’s a...
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Yesterday we spent our last full day in Toyama Prefecture, so named because it’s Toyama and it’s a prefecture. We spent it in the beautifully serene Toyama Port on the Toyama Tram in Toyama, then head to Toyama City to see the Toyama Glass Museum in Toyama, surprising though it...
Unfiltered by Tim...
Advice For Building A Business Boiled Down Into One-Sentence Harsh Truths A 3-minute read
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Rubenerd
Ten pointless facts regarding me David over at Forking Mad+ did one of those blog post challenges I thought looked like fun. Do you...
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David over at Forking Mad+ did one of those blog post challenges I thought looked like fun. Do you floss your teeth? Yes, several of them! An accident when I was a kid left me with crooked teeth and little choice. Tea, coffee, or water? That’d be great, thanks. Footwear...
The Honest Broker
'The Atlantic' Visits Me at Home, and I Win an Award This has been quite a day at The Honest Broker
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Tech and Tea
My First Vibe Coding Project: The Trader Joe’s Snack Box Builder A surprisingly delightful experience
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Both Are True
'wtf is the batcave' a guide for ppl who already pay for both are true
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bookbear express
always on your side friendship is magic
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Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Ending up in Shin-Takaoka Yesterday was probably our first proper rest day on this trip, so we mostly hung around the hotel...
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Yesterday was probably our first proper rest day on this trip, so we mostly hung around the hotel and surrounds. It always feels like a waste loitering in an amazing place, but sometimes you need some downtime or you feel exhausted! Or maybe that’s just us. We started the day at...
Scarlet Ink
How to Both Embrace and Defeat Imposter Syndrome Our skills aren't perfect. Moving past our weaknesses is how we discover our ways to add value, and...
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Our skills aren't perfect. Moving past our weaknesses is how we discover our ways to add value, and improve along the way.
Atoms vs Bits
Coward Fiction It'll happen to you, probably
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DYNOMIGHT
So much blood In a recent post about trading stuff for money, I mentioned: Europe had a [blood plasma] shortage of...
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In a recent post about trading stuff for money, I mentioned: Europe had a [blood plasma] shortage of around 38%, which it met by importing plasma from paid donors in the United States, where blood products account for 2% of all exports by value. The internet’s reaction was: “TWO...
The Honest Broker
Harrison Ford and the Origin of Western Civilization We cover lots of ground at The Honest Broker
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Thu Le
Between worlds From moving between worlds to feeling at home wherever I am.
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Rubenerd
Australia’s and Canada’s Elections We take a quick break from #Japan2025 to mention the results back home. Clara and I both submitted...
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We take a quick break from #Japan2025 to mention the results back home. Clara and I both submitted our postal votes before we left, and largely ignored the news while we tried to enjoy our holiday and break. My sister messaged last night to tell us it was safe to check now, and...
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Toyama Tower, Castle, and French Pentax Yesterday’s wanderings around Toyama were a bit all over the place, but there were a few highlights!...
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Yesterday’s wanderings around Toyama were a bit all over the place, but there were a few highlights! I’m starting to feel the self-imposed effects of running around every day, so this post will be briefer. After breakfast at a local Doutor we went to get… wait for it… another IC...
The Ruffian
Seven Features Of Post-Literate Politics Inspired By Walter Ong's Classic Book, 'Orality and Literacy'
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The Honest Broker
30 Ways to Revitalize Arts & Culture I can dream, can't I?
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Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Toyama wanderings I’m doing something a bit different today, and writing about yesterday’s adventures on the Ainokaze...
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I’m doing something a bit different today, and writing about yesterday’s adventures on the Ainokaze Toyama Train in… wait for it… Toyama. That wit won’t win me a spot on any of the late night Japanese variety shows for which Clara and I currently harbour an addiction, but is a...
Both Are True
just two dads becoming dad friends loneliness, parenting struggles (and joys lol), + "writing as legacy" with Marc Typo
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Atoms vs Bits
ATVBT Survey: April post about posts
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Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Off to Toyama and Takaoka When we were first planning our trip up to Toyama, the original plan was to take the scenic train up...
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When we were first planning our trip up to Toyama, the original plan was to take the scenic train up from Nagoya like so many of those NHK travel documentaries we’d seen. We laboured for days deciding whether we had the time to stop in Takoyama along the way; and if so, whether...
Ryan Hoover's...
Why I invest in venture funds
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Unfiltered by Tim...
You Don't Want to Be Rich, You Want Independence “Autonomy is wealth”
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journal – Winnie Lim
9 years together To me, being in a relationship is like choosing to engage in a continuous power battle. I know it...
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To me, being in a relationship is like choosing to engage in a continuous power battle. I know it sounds unromantic but age has taught me that the way to truly sustain...
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Hida Folk Village… eventually! I start this post about our second day in Takayama with a confession. If you’re a weeb and/or otaku,...
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I start this post about our second day in Takayama with a confession. If you’re a weeb and/or otaku, you’re likely familiar with convenience store bundle offers. In exchange for buying from a list of items in store, you can redeem a piece of anime merchandise. I’ve long thought...
Both Are True
wait no that last email wasn't supposed to get cut off !!! this one has the May schedule for the BATCAVE 🦇🦇 Hey also should teach a workshop in how to send...
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this one has the May schedule for the BATCAVE 🦇🦇 Hey also should teach a workshop in how to send emails good and how you definitely should send a follow up immediately after that is KEY
Both Are True
how to write about the vulnerable stuff your family doesn't know about (and other fun easy topics... therapy for writers // batcave live #001 w special guest Isabel Cowles Murphy
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Isabel Unraveled
the two dogs in me words from a private reading i did in Toronto
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DYNOMIGHT
Trading stuff for money Examples are good. Let’s start with some examples: We all need kidneys, or at least one kidney....
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Examples are good. Let’s start with some examples: We all need kidneys, or at least one kidney. Donating a kidney sucks, but having zero working kidneys really sucks. Paying people for kidneys would increase the number available, but it seems gross to pay people for part of their...
The Honest Broker
How I Got Scammed A retraction and an apology to Pitchfork
3 months ago
bookbear express
grace discernment without judgment
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The Honest Broker
Now You Know the Rest of the Story... I share updates on recent articles
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The Honest Broker
Live with Ted Gioia A recording from Ted Gioia's live video
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Atoms vs Bits
Who Will Decide Whether The Guardians Need Some Guarding? Not me, surely
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Both Are True
THE BATCAVE IS OPEN FOR BATNESS paying subscribers get monthly lives, cowrites, mini-workshops and more
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The Honest Broker
I Get Into Dogfights on Social Media Did I win or lose? You can judge the results.
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bookbear express
Dear Bear: do you feel doubts about your unconventional career path? + matchmaking results mostly out
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Scarlet Ink
Inside a High-Severity Outage: A Late Night Sev-2 at Amazon A detailed narrative of how we communicated about, worked on, and resolved a technical mess we...
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Atoms vs Bits
Why That Hat? Investigated Chefs wear a chef's hat. Soldiers wear a beret. WHY?
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The Honest Broker
Yacht Rock Sails Again! Is relaxed jazzy pop music coming back?
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journal – Winnie Lim
textures and scenes from tainan I love when I position my camera for a snap, the subject responds positively like this: My partner...
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I love when I position my camera for a snap, the subject responds positively like this: My partner calls Tainan the most aesthetic city for our trip. It is filled with old...
The Intimate Mirror
Predictive Processing and The Sacred Liberating Reality from Our Priors
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The Ruffian
Experts: Can't Live With Them, Can't Live Without Them Douglas Murray Takes On Joe Rogan
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Thu Le
Blind spots Finding my blind spots using AI.
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The Honest Broker
How I Identify Heroes & Villains in the Music Business Or in publishing, movies, visual arts, and other creative idioms
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Raptitude.com
How to Stop Eating Candy for Breakfast There’s a particular scene in an early episode of the Simpsons that I found especially relatable, as...
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There’s a particular scene in an early episode of the Simpsons that I found especially relatable, as a ten-year-old whose main interest was candy. Bart and Lisa wake up the morning after Halloween, so miserable from eating sweets that they can’t even look at their candy pile....
Unfiltered by Tim...
Here's Why 99% of People Stay Stuck for Their Whole Lives And how you can become the 1% who break free from society's chains
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Both Are True
confessions of a recovering content creator started out at buzzfeed now we here - my convo w comedian and mind behind Create.Repeat, Zack Evans
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Atoms vs Bits
Raising Bread In the days before yeast, we had yeast
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DYNOMIGHT
Crémieux, j’accuse I don’t know how to internet, but I know you’re supposed to get into beefs. In the nearly five years...
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I don’t know how to internet, but I know you’re supposed to get into beefs. In the nearly five years this blog has existed, the closest I’ve come was once politely asking Slime Mold Time Mold, “Hello, would you like to have a beef?” They said, “That sounds great but we’re really...
Tech and Tea
Coaching Toolkit: The Power of Positive Intent One small but meaningful shift to make hard conversations a little bit easier
3 months ago
Rubenerd
Image loading times I apologise that the site has been a bit slow since it suddenly turned into a travel blog. My plan...
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I apologise that the site has been a bit slow since it suddenly turned into a travel blog. My plan was to roll out my poor man’s CDN before we left, but I ran out of time. It’s definitely not just a nginx GeoIP lookup that refers image requests to a different cloud instance...
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Nagoya for the first time Yesterday we took the Shinkansen fron Tōkyō to Nagoya, a city I’ve never been to before. Clara had...
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Yesterday we took the Shinkansen fron Tōkyō to Nagoya, a city I’ve never been to before. Clara had been for a brief stopover, but hadn’t seen much of it beyond its port. Much of yesterday’s post may have been spent extolling the virtues of high-speed trains before I even got to...
DYNOMIGHT
My more-hardcore theanine self-experiment Theanine is an amino acid that occurs naturally in tea. Many people take it as a supplement for...
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Theanine is an amino acid that occurs naturally in tea. Many people take it as a supplement for stress or anxiety. It’s mechanistically plausible, but the scientific literature hasn’t been able to find much of a benefit. So I ran a 16-month blinded self-experiment in the hopes of...
The Honest Broker
Hollywood Will Be a Ghost Town in Five Years Insiders worry that Hollywood is the next Detroit—but it's actually much worse than that
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Passing Time
Slos 50k: Countdown Feel free to delete if not racing
3 months ago
Luxagraf:...
Fields of the Mind [Baseball] is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else...
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[Baseball] is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. -- A....
Atoms vs Bits
Damn The River Imagine you didn't know what money was.
3 months ago
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Cameras, and Ninomae Ina’nis I’m typing this today as we travel from Tōkyō to Nagoya on the Shinkansen, the best form of...
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I’m typing this today as we travel from Tōkyō to Nagoya on the Shinkansen, the best form of transport in the world. It’s fast, quiet, convenient, smooth, spotless, punctual, and the booking system is even understandable after you’ve made a bunch of mistakes! The seats in the...
Laetitia@Work
Bureaucrats are our heroes now Laetitia@Work #80
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bookbear express
present tense Housekeeping: ask me Dear Bear questions here. The matchmaking results will be out in the next...
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Housekeeping: ask me Dear Bear questions here. The matchmaking results will be out in the next couple of days :)
Both Are True
briefly, forever balloons, birthdays, and also, the infinite
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Unfiltered by Tim...
3 Hours of Creative ‘Flow’ Every Day Is All You Need to Change Your Life If you’re *not* using flow states you’re wasting your life.
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Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Around Jinbōchō and Akihabara Yesterday was our first full day in Japan again! It was so much fun getting back into the routine of...
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Yesterday was our first full day in Japan again! It was so much fun getting back into the routine of konbinis, train station jingles, wanderings, and spontaneity. It really hits different to anywhere else in the world, a fact I’m sure you don’t find shocking. The urban landscape...
The Honest Broker
Today I'm Starting My 5th Year on Substack—But Have I Learned Anything? Thank you for joining me on this wild ride
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Scarlet Ink
13 Tech Career Misconceptions — Things I Wish I'd Learned Earlier Misunderstandings about performance, promotions, influence, and leadership that most people only...
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Misunderstandings about performance, promotions, influence, and leadership that most people only realize late in their careers.
Atoms vs Bits
Hanging Upside Down And Right Side Up You'll do it, if it's for you
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Paul Cudenec
In search of the source A personal journey against the flow
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Farza's Newsletter
sunday night thinking about how kiwis got weird hairs on the outside wtf Hey all, quick and dirty newsletter for you.
3 months ago
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Flying into Haneda Yesterday we flew into Haneda Airport in Tōkyō to start our Japan trip! Non-stop Japan Airlines...
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Yesterday we flew into Haneda Airport in Tōkyō to start our Japan trip! Non-stop Japan Airlines trips used to fly from Sydney to Narita, but this seems to have switched to Handea after COVID started. JAL remains one of my favourite airlines. It doesn’t have that premium feeling...
Isabel Unraveled
stay foolish unpacking the Fool archetype
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The Intimate Mirror
Sunday Update: Gratitude, Growth, and Friends A break from our usual programming...
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