7 Things This Week [#179]

A weekly list of interesting things I found on the internet. Sometimes themed, often not.


1️⃣ Remember that wild painting in the final episode of Severance season 2? Well, now it’s an amazing real-life (and massive mural) in L.A.). [🔗 9to5mac.com]

2️⃣ This neat project by Avi Bagla keeps track of when every word in the dictionary has been used in a Bluesky post. [🔗 avibagla.com]

3️⃣ Robert Birming responded to my post about not posting with his thoughts on different motivations for blogging. [🔗 birming.com]

4️⃣ Herman’s got some really good, human tips for dealing with email. [🔗 herman.bearblog.dev]

5️⃣ McSweeney’s does it again, nailing these AI-assisted wedding vows with satire that I fear will become only too true. [🔗 mcsweeneys.net]

6️⃣ A throwback to a throwback. A couple of years ago, Parker Ortolani made a concept of modern apple.com showing off pre-iPhone products. Honestly, still looks great. I’m curious if their website will soon get a Liquid Glass makeover. [🔗 x.com]

7️⃣ Pratik gets it when it comes to taxes. [🔗 writing.desipundit.com]


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