Author, teacher, CEO, family guyhttps://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3lxryj42mj22lWhat does it say about me that I keep opening business-spam emails with “LOC” in the subject line, thinking they’re talking about the Library of Congress?!01 Sep 2025 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxryj42mj22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3lvhb6j2ssk24"You always hear 'the early bird gets the worm,' but I bet the worms have a whole different saying… like, the early bird gets whacked, so stay in bed as long as possible!" (my wife, reminding me to keep a sense of perspective)02 Aug 2025 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvhb6j2ssk24https://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3lq3nt4ayus2qPrint is dead? I don’t think so. (Gift article link) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/style/ditch-weekly-montauk-newspaper-hamptons.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KE8.h_SC.qC7Kjd5Ke_OL&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare26 May 2025 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq3nt4ayus2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3lkrdwknolc2nOne of the funniest juxtapositions ever: Now streaming on Disney. DISNEY! 😂 (When I was younger, this movie would have simply been called "p-rn." Now I guess it's the perfect thing to stream on Disney! Wow. Good thing ol' Walt isn't around to see this.)19 Mar 2025 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkrdwknolc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3lke7ulxqa226Scientists are lying to you: Pi is not 3.14… it's just 4. The Roman Empire used 4 and they got by just fine. (Other than that awkward decline and fall part.) Trust your gut: Does pi FEEL irrational and transcendental? You know The Truth. Don't be a sheep; just follow me and use pi=4. joyofpi.com14 Mar 2025 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lke7ulxqa226https://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3ljlodhznas2jIf you're as fascinated by various alphabets from around the world as I am, I encourage you to check out the work at Endangered Alphabets. If you're REALLY into it, then check out what Tim Brookes is doing with the Script Keepers Network: https://www.endangeredalphabets.com/2025/02/26/launching-the-script-keepers-network/05 Mar 2025 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljlodhznas2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3ljcbrwafxk2aAnother beautiful piece of writing from a beautiful woman (who happens to be my wife), on the topic of finding joy: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/ready-for-a-break-in-the-nw-gloom-step-out-your-door/#comments01 Mar 2025 06:21 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljcbrwafxk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3lj4cnt4wi22x36 hours with no direct internet at home after thieves stole a bunch of copper wiring from Xfinity near here. Using phone hot spot but it’s not the same. Like drinking bottled water when water won’t come out of tap.26 Feb 2025 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj4cnt4wi22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3lixoia6r4s2aA billion dollars made in tech doesn’t make you a billionaire… you need $1,073,741,824 (one gigadollar, or 2^30) https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=1%2C073%2C741%2C82&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-825 Feb 2025 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lixoia6r4s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3liv2a7dbvk2rCamouflaged (not very well) in our neighborhood, during the recent snow.24 Feb 2025 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3liv2a7dbvk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3lhkegty5e225Must have been 1992? 93? "Become a raging, inexorable, thunder lizard of a PageMaker user!"07 Feb 2025 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhkegty5e225https://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3lggrpgrjl22dI love metal type… here’s some from a “flea market” on a recent trip to Kyoto.23 Jan 2025 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggrpgrjl22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3lfieyu42u22zThe fact that we’re legally allowed to hold regular meetings in which we learn spelling, grammar, and such is a “write right rite right.” (Or a right to write-right rite.)11 Jan 2025 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfieyu42u22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3lep4f2kqkk2zThis exhaustive thread is the best thing I’ve ever read on Bsky. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jan 2025 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lep4f2kqkk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3ldh7bxfrnc2zFinally found Bluesky setting to hide reposts from my Following feed and this app just got far better.16 Dec 2024 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldh7bxfrnc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3ldcabvsnw22aHow long has this feature been in Excel? Have a picture of a table, but not the data? Copy the picture (or take a screen capture), go to Data tab in the Excel ribbon, choose "From Picture". Excel converts the picture into data. Thank you Richard Goring for this tip, during The Design + AI Summit.14 Dec 2024 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldcabvsnw22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3lbufn6rhpc2jAn explanation for why everyone acts so weird; a new way to think about AI… all this and more in this week's musings: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/museletter-107th-david-blatner-xholc https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/museletter-107th-david-blatner-xholc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via26 Nov 2024 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbufn6rhpc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3lbkjspw6jc2dPower is back. Internet is back. Hooray!22 Nov 2024 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkjspw6jc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3lbf3hodz6c2oSeattle area reported power outages since last night. I have a feeling it might be a while til the lights turn on.20 Nov 2024 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbf3hodz6c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dblatner.bsky.social/post/3lbavdye3is27Gotta' start somewhere… might as well be with one of my favorite old memes.18 Nov 2024 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:d2ndlydolwb53gnpwxly5qfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbavdye3is27