It’s impossible to joke about Trump’s self-professed shift to aggression as a consequence of “losing” the Nobel Peace Prize, because humor involves finding the absurdity in something that isn’t overtly absurd.

I didn’t anticipate hailing Ben Affleck as an astute critic of AI. There are parallels for software developers. The ability to write an effective function or even a whole subsystem is not comparable to writing an app. Great apps require an epic amount of human editing, just like great films. www.threads.com/@forrestp…

Hundreds of millions of Americans would appreciate it if Europe could please stand up to the bad man and, by necessity, to the United States. We cherish our alliances, at least until the brain worm that infected them reaches us. Help us while you still can. #ToughLove

My younger boy turned 14yo today, and we took him to an old-school skating rink to celebrate. It was pretty dark, so my attempts to snap a shot while he was skating were pretty rough. I love the way this one turned out, though. Unedited except to crop to square. It looks like a painting.

Just posted MarsEdit 5.3.12 with fixes to the font panel, and a few other improvements. redsweater.com/blog/4247…

When I first started speedcubing, at the behest of my kid, my goal was to not come in last. That’s gotten easier over the years, but today I reached a new milestone: getting in to the second round (of anything): live.worldcubeassociation.org/competiti…

Got a clue in the Puzzmo puzzle today that reminded me of @Miraz :)

Branched out from my usual plain cheese with a “pepperoni” (Field Roast plant-based). And a plain cheese, of course.

Kid Rock’s year-long residency at the Kennedy Center will be the final insult.

From now on I’m going to govern my own life “expansively and audaciously.” #Mamdani

I’m excited for a Mamdani NYC.

2026 will finally be the year of whatever AI wants on the desktop!

Get yourself some delightfully durable handmade cooking spoons. We recently lost one of these pewter teaspoons to the garbage disposal, and we were heartened to learn that after 10 years or more they still sell replacements. beehivehandmade.com

Any rational alien species would find it surprising that Earthlings, despite being generally technically advanced, still subscribe to magical superstitions such as religion, but I for one am still heartened to know that NYC’s new mayor will be sworn in with a Quran! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/3…

If you want something done right, you’ve got to prompt the LLM yourself.

I vaguely remember being happy that John Fetterman was allowed to take office after his, evidently more serious than understood, stroke. This guy is clown central.

“Buzz Out Loud” was one of the first podcasts that really hooked me, back in the day. Hard to believe it’s been 13 years since they called it quits. www.cnet.com/culture/b…

I have used a Tom Bihn backpack for about 20 years now. I mean, literally, the one that I bought 20 years ago. I cram it full of stuff, take it on trips, stuff it under airplane seats, etc. It’s never going to die because it’s a Tom Bihn.

I’ve been heartened by stories of Kennedy Center performers refusing to perform in the wake of Trump’s petty and foolish renaming of the venue. Most recently, Chuck Redd declined to hold his annual “Christmas Eve Jazz” concert. Now the fascist-appointed leader of the Kennedy Center is suing: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/2…

If I were Dutch, my go-to dad joke for the holidays would be singing “that’s the jingle bell graag!”

The #1 developer skill for 2026 is noticing when AI Chatbots start acting stupid. We’re all managers, now.

This might be obvious, but I’ve been thinking about AI as comparable to electricity. When it debuted, it was dangerous, controversial, had limited practical use but ENORMOUS potential (har har). Over the next 100+ years people have continued to find novel uses for it, time after time.

I have been annoyed for a while that Apple’s News+ Crossword app for Mac loses keystrokes when typing quickly. I finally confirmed it with an AppleScript that automates “fast typing” and submitted a feedback report: FB21412593.

Unread, made by local friend, and long-time co-organizer of Boston CocoaHeads, @johnbrayton, just won the Lifetime Achievement award from @macstories@macstories.net ! www.macstories.net/stories/t…

Happy Holidays from Core Intuition! We got you an episode: “A Little Bit of Light.” coreint.org/2025/12/e…