Jeffrey
Equal parts science + soul. I write about mindfulness, culture, and the ethical internet (among other things) at staticmade.com. Into outdoorsy type-II fun.
He / Him / Yinz | Based in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
- Reposted by JeffreyIMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS: THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
- It’s Bandcamp Friday, where Bandcamp waves their cut and passes 100% of all proceeds on to artists and labels. I always try to grab some wishlist records on these days. Today I picked up new releases from Mandy, Indiana and Ratboys. If you’re a Bandcamp freak like me, what’s on your list?
- My Chemical Crowd Control Agent
- We’ve been trying to expand the recipes in our family dinner rotation. I’ve always struggled to make Asian cuisine, but I think I finally nailed a dish with this Thai fried rice. Everyone loved it.
- Reposted by JeffreyThe Epstein files are, as far as I can tell, one of the biggest stories in America right now. And the media IS covering them. But everyone is also complaining that the media isn't covering them. This was a very explicit goal of the Epstein Network's destablization plan and it should worry you.
- Reposted by JeffreyWith the awful WaPo layoffs and the state of journalism more broadly, if it's useful for any writers and reporters considering going indy, @molly.wiki, @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social of Aftermath, @jasonkoebler.bsky.social of 404 Media, @edzitron.com and me will do a little workshop next week.
- Reposted by JeffreyThis is the pattern. Purchase/Take Over a media source that has informed the public. Then dismantle them to the lowest form: 1. Twitter 2. Meta 3. Washington Post 4. CBS-60 Minutes/News 5. Public Broadcasting 6. Tik Tok We are up to our necks in state run media.
- Reposted by JeffreyDemocracy dies in broad daylight under billionaire ownership
- The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security. n.pr/4qAlWBj
- Absolutely savage
- We Must Resist Everywhere: staticmade.com/2026/02/03/we-must-…
- i’d like to arm wrestle pete hegseth.
- Reposted by JeffreyI read the headline “Ice Halts All Traffic on Pittsburgh Rivers” and I had a momentary burst of anger before I was like, “Oh, you mean like frozen water? Carry on then.”
- Wikipedia, clearing up any confusion about Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney Phil: "While the tradition remains popular in the 21st century, studies have found no consistent association between a groundhog seeing its shadow and the subsequent arrival time of spring-like weather."
- Reposted by JeffreyThey invented a slot machine for rich people to pull while they’re asleep, and called it AI.
- Reposted by JeffreyHappy worst month of the year to all those who observe
- Reposted by JeffreyA reminder that Bad Bunny performs in front of the biggest audience on earth in seven days
- It’s Grammy night. Also known as my annual reminder of how out of touch I am with popular culture.
- Reposted by JeffreyTake me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
- Reposted by JeffreyThe California State University system spent $16.9 million last year giving ChatGPT to all students, faculty, and staff. We are asking the CSU chancellor not to renew the contract with OpenAI when it expires. Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
- The CSU/OpenAI contract is set to expire June 30, 2026. Sign this petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-ch… for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
- Standing on a frozen-solid Lake Arthur, Moraine State Park.
- I’m loving this new EP IV of Wands from Boston-based Main Era. Super noisy, but with enough structure to chill with. Some might say shoegazey slowcore. Whatever you wanna call it, it’s rad. Bonus points for using jigsaws, power drills and hammers as instruments.
- Congratulations, Mother Nature. You did it. You crushed the record low by 7 degrees. I know it was hard and has taken you more than a week of close attempts. Can we please now return to more livable conditions? Anything above 0F would be wonderful. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. JDI.
- Watched: Secret Mall Apartment 🍿 This documentary follows a group of RISD artists who squat a hidden & unused space in the Providence Place Mall between 2004 and 2008. I really enjoyed this exploration of mall culture, youthful risk taking, and blurring the line between art and life.
- Reposted by Jeffrey"What day/night will be the wildest party on your island" is exactly what I say to people when i am "REFUSING" to associate with them www.404media.co/musk-to-epst...
- time to sharpen the pencil.
- Reposted by JeffreyBondi directed federal agents to arrest four journalists. Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews. All Black. All doing their jobs.
- And when they come for the journalists, will you speak out?
- Just Pull Up: staticmade.com/2026/01/29/just-pul…
- Reposted by JeffreyMicrosodft dropping -10% because they said 45% of their future cloud business will be from OpenAI and the market assumed they’ll never get the money is a watershed moment for the AI bubble.
- I’m using this app right now and it is awesome. Reminds me of the glory days of artisanal Twitter apps like Tweetbot, Wren and Tweetdeck.
- Feels like -5F this morning. Buddy’s got the right idea.
- Greetings from the Blizzard of ‘26. Just finished my first round of shoveling. We have about 7” so far, and the forecast looks like another 10”-12” are on the way today. To those in the path of the storm, stay safe and warm!
- Watched: Send Help 🍿 This was a fun, over-the-top flick. Nothing earth shattering cinema-wise, but I enjoyed it as a distraction and escape from the day’s news.
- I respect Alex Honnold as one of the greatest climbers ever, but his Skyscraper event on Netflix feels schticky to me. The “live on TV” angle seeming positions a viewership more interested in watching him fall than summit. I won’t be watching live, but maybe I will afterward when I know he makes it.
- The Promise is Perception: staticmade.com/2026/01/23/the-prom…
- A Running List of Human-First Orgs: staticmade.com/2026/01/21/a-runnin…
- On Superhumanity: staticmade.com/2026/01/19/on-super…
- Finished reading: What Is Wrong with You? by Paul Rudnick 📚 This was a fun read. I enjoyed this one a lot. Great plot, pacing and character development.
- Watched: Bone Lake 🍿 This was wild. Completely crazy from the opening sequence to the final credits. It’s graphic and gory at times, but artfully done. I’m not sure if I loved it or hated it, which is a weird place for me to be after watching a movie.
- Here, I fixed ChatGPT’s value prop for including advertising for you: "In the coming weeks, we’re also planning to start testing ads in the U.S. for the free and Go tiers, so more people can ~benefit from our tools~ race to the intel... staticmade.com/2026/01/16/here-i-f…
- I got some feedback from subscribers that the template for the weekly digest that wrangles posts into one Sunday morning email was broken. It took me a minute to figure out what was going on, but I think I fixed it. The digest should render correctly moving forward. All apologies!
- Humanity as Differentiator: staticmade.com/2026/01/14/humanity…
- Traveling to NYC for work today, but you know I found a biz-appropriate way to rep the Black-n-Gold. #HereWeGo Steelers!
- Really digging this LP Forward from Santa Cruz-based First Day Back. They certainly have their own vibe going on, but I also hear shades of vintage Rainer Maria and The Get Up Kids. Had I discovered it earlier, it might have been on my favorites list from 2025. Have no fear, the kids are alright.
- The Kindness Keeps Me Here: staticmade.com/2026/01/09/the-kind…
- Welcome to the News Desert: staticmade.com/2026/01/08/welcome-…
- User Error is a Myth: staticmade.com/2026/01/07/user-err…
- Gearing up for NRF 2026: staticmade.com/2026/01/06/gearing-…
- Watched: Marty Supreme 🍿 Absolutely loved this wild cinematic ride. Beautifully shot, exquisitely written and expertly performed. Chalamet and Paltrow were outstanding. I will not be surprised if this film cleans up during awards season.
- Pinnacle Pizza: staticmade.com/2025/12/30/pinnacle…
- Finished reading: The Anomaly by Herv Le Tellier 📚 This was a great read. A gripping story chronicling the duplicate lives of passengers on an Air France flight from Paris to NYC.
- The Pennsylvanian: staticmade.com/2025/12/27/the-penn…
- The stockings were hung by the chimney with care. Happy holidays to you and yours.
- Product Thinking in Newsrooms: staticmade.com/2025/12/23/product-… New to me: the News Product Alliance, a nonprofit that supports product professionals in newsrooms with the goal of elevating the product practice and expanding the diversity of product thinkers in de...
- Big win for the Steelers in Detroit. That was a crazy game with a wild final play! Now it’s time to root for the Patriots. 🏈
- Today I learned there is an annual parallel parking championship held here in Pittsburgh. I’ve lived here for 25 years and I’m still regularly surprised by the quirkiness of this town. Stay weird, Steel City.
