A digital clock where the numbers are made from dozens...
A digital clock where the numbers are made from dozens of analog clock hands . Hard to describe…just go take a look.
Full set of Underworld playing live at EDC Las Vegas...
Full set of Underworld playing live at EDC Las Vegas back in May.
The Black Jeopardy Misses YouTube channel catalogs just...
The Black Jeopardy Misses YouTube channel catalogs just how little Jeopardy contestants know about Black history, culture, and celebrities . (See also, of course, Black Jeopardy ,…
Two Huge Collections of Leonardo’s Codexes Digitally Reunited After 400 Years
For the first time in hundreds of years, two collections of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks have been brought together online at the Leonardotheka . In some cases, pages that were…
A searchable archive of the almost 5000 TV episodes that...
A searchable archive of the almost 5000 TV episodes that naturalist David Attenborough has worked on in his career (1954-present) . “Search by animal, habitat, location, natural…
How Errol Morris’s The Thin Blue Line Solved the Crime
Before making his revolutionary documentary film The Thin Blue Line , filmmaker Errol Morris worked as a private detective. His detective skills came in handy not only in making…
Book 1 of the Iliad, Read in Ancient Greek
On his YouTube channel , Thomas Whichello reads interesting literature aloud, often in the original languages, dialects, or accents, with the goal of making “classic works…
Andrea Pitzer writes about the forced labor happening in...
Andrea Pitzer writes about the forced labor happening in Trump’s immigrant concentration camps and its roots in chattel slavery in the US and in Nazi & Soviet work camps.
Proposed UI rule of thumb : “If I take a...
Proposed UI rule of thumb : “If I take a screenshot of your app at any moment, it must make sense.”
Walter White’s Big Hat
In this modified scene from Breaking Bad , Walter White’s hat grows in proportion to his ego. YT commenter: “He was just brimming with confidence.” Could be time for a BB rewatch.…
New Ambient Album From Marconi Union
Marconi Union, which you might remember for creating the most relaxing song in the world , has released a new album: Multiforms: Ambient Transmissions, Vol. 3 . You can watch the…
A million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night...
A million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earth . They already have 10K satellites in orbit and they want to add a million more. 🥴
Is this the sloppiest AI slop video of all time? The...
Is this the sloppiest AI slop video of all time? The AI-generated voiceover (at ~6:45) gets tripped up saying “what WWE” and basically sings Daisy Bell for more than 10 minutes…
Commodore (you know, the 64 folks) is releasing a flip...
Commodore (you know, the 64 folks) is releasing a flip phone . “No social media, no browser. Runs 99% of Android apps (without Android). T9-style texting adds mindful friction.…
“If Platner’s past rhetoric about and treatment of...
“If Platner’s past rhetoric about and treatment of women are the natural price of running a working class candidate, isn’t the implication that working class men by nature…
The 40 Most Rage-Inducing Problems in Tech . Like:...
The 40 Most Rage-Inducing Problems in Tech . Like: “4. Please, please stop asking me to verify my humanity by clicking on tiny motorcycles.” and “35. To Mark Zuckerberg,…
Disclosure Day surely sets a world record for the number...
Disclosure Day surely sets a world record for the number of Spielberg Faces .
How The Heck Do Solar Panels Work? “Every hour,...
How The Heck Do Solar Panels Work? “Every hour, the Earth receives enough sunlight to power all of human civilization for a year. It arrives silently, from all directions, at no…
Telescope Ranchers
Rockwood, Texas is home to a unique business, Starfront Observatories . Owner/operator Bray Falls hosts hundreds of other people’s telescopes in perfect conditions — ultra-dark…
On Inherent AI Risk: “Extinction-Level Capitalism”
Matthew Butterick is a lawyer, programmer, writer, and designer. He’s written a long, interesting piece about the inherent risks of AI called Extinction-Level Capitalism . It is…
The SpaceX IPO Is A Giant Unworkable Con Orchestrated By...
The SpaceX IPO Is A Giant Unworkable Con Orchestrated By An Overt White Supremacist Huckster . “He’s endlessly mythologized by a shitty corporate press, eager to ignore his…
Paul McCartney on Song Exploder . I think he was with...
Paul McCartney on Song Exploder . I think he was with The Beatles at some point?
The world’s first trillionaire is a killer . “A...
The world’s first trillionaire is a killer . “A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse —…
The Supreme Court Has Invented a Right to Discriminate ....
The Supreme Court Has Invented a Right to Discriminate . “The Roberts Court has replaced the Fifteenth Amendment’s ban on racial discrimination in voting with a right to engage in…
The White House’s Top Science Goal Is Ignorance . “The...
The White House’s Top Science Goal Is Ignorance . “The actions are seen as a deliberate attempt to stifle science and ignore the reality of climate change, in order to support the…
My Students Can’t Read . “There is a measurable,...
My Students Can’t Read . “There is a measurable, generational collapse in sustained reading and writing, and the academy is responding to it with improvisation and exhaustion…
Chipotlai Max is an AI agent that runs on “stolen...
Chipotlai Max is an AI agent that runs on “stolen compute” from Chipotle’s AI chat bot. They are looking to borrow from bots from Ikea, Expedia, Home Depot, and others.
I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake ....
I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake . “I am a nice horse. I do not fuss. I do not bite the human woman’s face, even though her hair smells nice. I do not ask to go live…
75-Minute DJ Set From Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter, one half of the legendary duo Daft Punk, played a 75-minute DJ set for The Lot Radio the other day. He played tracks by Boards of Canada, Burial, Sonic Youth,…
The Last Surviving Japanese Porsche 912 Police Car
Oof, what a beauty. In the 1960s, four Porsche 912s were customized for use as police cars in Japan. This one , which was used in Kanagawa until 1973, is the only one left…
Your Search Results Are Getting Sloptimized . SEO (and...
Your Search Results Are Getting Sloptimized . SEO (and Google’s embrace of it) has spent the last 25 years ruining the internet and search results. Now it’s GEO’s turn…
Every time I see a link to one of of Car Pal’s BeamNG car...
Every time I see a link to one of of Car Pal’s BeamNG car simulator videos, I have to stop what I’m doing and watch it. (It’s becoming a problem.) This one was particularly good:…
On the Difference Between Rest and Idleness . “The...
On the Difference Between Rest and Idleness . “The wellness industry loves rest [because] rest can be sold, because rest promises a return.” But: “[Idleness] does not promise to…
Paintings of an Architectural Apocalypse
I (weirdly?) love Amy Casey’s paintings of buildings in peril — being swallowed by the sea, being flung into the sky by wind. There’s an element of the Kowloon Walled City to…
CrankGPT . “Just a hand crank, a little computer,...
CrankGPT . “Just a hand crank, a little computer, and a small stack of speech and language models running locally. Provided the electronics are kept dry and at a reasonable…
Yesterday Was a Good Day
Yesterday, Ollie and I hiked up to Delta Lake (via Lupine Meadows Access) in Grand Teton National Park. It was perhaps a bit aggressive given my current lack of fitness, my…
The Best Headlights in the World Are Illegal in America...
The Best Headlights in the World Are Illegal in America . “America’s roads are now full of tactical-grade headlights, and no one is happy about it.”
Interesting question and resulting thread: have you...
Interesting question and resulting thread: have you talked with someone who was alive in the 1800s? I think I technically have (a relative in the 80s when I was a kid) but I don’t…
TIL about variant sudoku puzzles , “sudoku with...
TIL about variant sudoku puzzles , “sudoku with strange rules like thermometers, ratio dots, cages, and other things that you’re probably already confused by”.
The New Mister Rogers YouTube Channel
The folks at Fred Rogers Productions have launched a YouTube channel dedicated to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood . They plan to post compilations, clips, and full episodes, some of…
A lovely story by Mary H.K. Choi about her husband and...
A lovely story by Mary H.K. Choi about her husband and wedding . “A green card wedding was the story I was selling…but it became clear I’d wanted to get married for all the…
From the New Yorker, a long and difficult-to-read report...
From the New Yorker, a long and difficult-to-read report by Heidi Blake about how the truly disgusting and evil Tate brothers built a sexual slavery empire .
On this date in 2004, the Killdozer rampage took place ....
On this date in 2004, the Killdozer rampage took place . “The bulldozer effortlessly demolished cars and buildings, including the home of a former mayor, the office of a newspaper…
Summer Fridays, Open Thread
I’m observing summer Fridays here at KDO again this year, which means I (mostly) won’t be posting here on Fridays. If past years are any guide, this doesn’t actually have too much…
“For the first time, wind and solar generated more...
“For the first time, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas worldwide in April 2026 .”
Illustrated break-downs of how common objects work ....
Illustrated break-downs of how common objects work . Currently featuring a mechanical pencil, PEZ dispenser, retractable pen, and Zippo lighter.
Unsurprising open corruption from FIFA & the Trump...
Unsurprising open corruption from FIFA & the Trump regime: FIFA rents an office in Trump Tower . “The rent goes to President Trump’s family business, but soccer officials say the…
“Descartes Against Humanity” and Other Games Designed by...
“Descartes Against Humanity” and Other Games Designed by Famous Philosophers .
Anthropic has launched a streaming music video on...
Anthropic has launched a streaming music video on YouTube for “thinking and building” called Claude FM . “Made and curated by musicians.”
Two competing (?) thoughts kept going through my head...
Two competing (?) thoughts kept going through my head while reading this : “Not even a celeb like Emily Ratajkowski can find a decent man to date” and “A celeb like Emily…
Everything Wrong With the 2026 World Cup . “By far...
Everything Wrong With the 2026 World Cup . “By far the most grave of those is a World Cup host starting a war against one of the participant nations, as happened with the USA’s…
Yeah, I’ll read the hell out of a Wesley Morris profile...
Yeah, I’ll read the hell out of a Wesley Morris profile of Steven Spielberg . “Spielberg has always known that his movies are attempts to understand his boyhood and his parents,…
Joe “Handyman” Negri, a Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood...
Joe “Handyman” Negri, a Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood fixture, has died at age 99 . “He really was like the friendly fellow you might find walking around a neighborhood. He was just…
US Authorities Investigate Huge Etching of ‘8647’ on...
US Authorities Investigate Huge Etching of ‘8647’ on National Mall Grounds . Bwahaha. Make it a new US National Treasure . An Interior Dept. spokeperson hyperbolically called it a…
The Life and Death of Sports Fans
Team Spirit is a wonderful short film for ESPN by Errol Morris about the funerals of die-hard sports fans. I love the Steelers fan laid out in a recliner under a Steelers blanket…
Grappling With the Existential AI Threat
Charity Majors, writing about how high-performing engineering teams are dealing with the transition from pre-AI to AI-native development: AI enthusiasts are in a race against…
The excellent Scene on Radio podcast is back with a new...
The excellent Scene on Radio podcast is back with a new season on The News . “Just about everyone is mad at the media, and Americans seem helpless to solve our problems, in large…
Ian’s Shoelace Site Is Still The Best Site For...
Ian’s Shoelace Site Is Still The Best Site For Tying Your Shoes . However: “What is the point of adding value to the internet if it is only going to rob you? Why do research, make…
Nominations are open for this year’s Tiny Awards ....
Nominations are open for this year’s Tiny Awards . “The Tiny Awards exist because we thought it was important to shine a spotlight on the sorts of personal web projects that tend…
“This song has no instruments in it.” This is cool: a...
“This song has no instruments in it.” This is cool: a song made only from pink noise and an equalizer.
This is clever & depressing: the Apocalypse Early...
This is clever & depressing: the Apocalypse Early Warning System tracks private jet activity. “In the event of an imminent nuclear apocalypse, we suspect that many people who have…
Randomly thought of Brendan Dassey today. He’s...
Randomly thought of Brendan Dassey today. He’s still serving out his life sentence for, IMO, having absolutely nothing to do with the murder at the center of Netflix’s Making a…
David Hockney, iconic British artist known for his...
David Hockney, iconic British artist known for his colorful landscapes and pool scenes, dies at 88 . “His work is admired — loved is not too strong a word — by the millions who,…
A Hand-Drawn Visual Guide to Chili Peppers
For his great visual field guide to the chili peppers of the world , Erik Gauger hand-drew 176 peppers from India, South America, Korea, Thailand, Africa, and seemingly every…
A close-up look at some of Spain’s oldest & most...
A close-up look at some of Spain’s oldest & most compelling cave paintings . “We lost the connection they had to this world. They led the way quite nicely and successfully, and we…
For the first time on record, solar overtook coal in the...
For the first time on record, solar overtook coal in the US electricity mix in May 2026 . “Solar supplied a record 12.8% of US electricity, while coal fell to 12.2%, its…
Becoming by Max Cooper
Released a few days ago, this is the official video for Max Cooper’s Becoming , directed by Brandon Eversole . It’s mesmerizing, trippy, and a little bit glitchy. The video is…
“It’s so dumb!” I quote this line from Benoit Blanc in...
“It’s so dumb!” I quote this line from Benoit Blanc in Glass Onion like 10 times a day now. Feel free to add it to your repetoire.
Billionaires’ Billions Are Increasing Faster Than Ever ....
Billionaires’ Billions Are Increasing Faster Than Ever . 15 years ago, billionaires had $4.5 trillion. “Now, their combined wealth totals $20.1 trillion — an amount that is…
The Social Reckoning
The teaser trailer for the sequel to David Fincher’s The Social Network is here — they’re calling the movie “a companion piece” to the first film. It’s based on The Facebook Files…
If I lived in LA, I would go to this concert at the...
If I lived in LA, I would go to this concert at the Hollywood Bowl: Music From the Films of Wes Anderson . “Over three nights, musicians including Beck, Jenny Lewis, Jackson…
“Film posters inadvertently photographed by...
“Film posters inadvertently photographed by [British] postwar town planners.” Includes posters for Help!, Shaft, Dr. No, Planet of the Apes, and many more.
DJ Shadow and the BBC Symphony Orchestra will be...
DJ Shadow and the BBC Symphony Orchestra will be performing a “collaborative reimagination for orchestra” of his seminal album Endtroducing… in December . Tickets are already sold…
Mad Max creator George Miller wants to make one more Mad...
Mad Max creator George Miller wants to make one more Mad Max movie and a TV series before calling it quits.
John Thomson’s photos of China (1860s-70s) ....
John Thomson’s photos of China (1860s-70s) . “Unlike many other early photographers he didn’t spend all his time photographing palaces and ruins. He also captured a lot of daily…
How to get out of bed . “There is no 28 point shot...
How to get out of bed . “There is no 28 point shot in basketball. The only way to come back from a 27 point deficit is one shot at a time. Two points here. Two points there. A few…
Sports but make it wealth inequality :...
Sports but make it wealth inequality : “Brunson…didn’t take an extra $113M so the Knicks could sign KAT, Mikal Bridges and keep OG long term… It’s almost as if sharing wealth…
The Knicks Starting Five Painted on One Dollar Bills
Artist Claire Salvo has painted the starting five of the world champion NY Knicks on a set of US one dollar bills. If you’re in NYC, you may have seen these cheekily pasted up…
The official trailer for season three of Silo . Looks...
The official trailer for season three of Silo . Looks like we finally get some origin story stuff (well, more than a brief scene at least).