Douglas Cuzner

Don’t let your dreams be memes. All views are my own.

[𝕯𝖎𝖑𝖉𝖔 𝕭𝖆𝖌𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖘 @EmmaTolkin]

How it feels going into 2024

[sophie @netcapgirl]

how to be contrarian in 2024:

- believe it’s the best time ever to be alive

- believe in technology’s ability to raise the standard of living

- believe optimism & being grounded/realistic aren’t mutually exclusive

- like things unironically, don’t be afraid of being cringe

[Alex Zapata @boosta11b]

Thank you to everyone who followed, shared, and supported my work! I've got a ton of awesome work coming in 2024 including more "book covers", more comics and more paintings!

Until then, here's my fav 4 from 2023!

[gaut @0xgaut]

he needs to be stopped

[J. J. Ellis @jjellisart]

Instagram shut me down for this video. This is now the only place you can see it online.

[Joshua Browder @Joshuabrowder]

I have some excellent news to share. DoNotPay has won a total victory in Federal Court today!

ALL claims against DoNotPay in this litigation have been DISMISSED.

As Chief Federal District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel says: “this case pits real lawyers against a robot lawyer.”

Unfortunately for the real lawyers, the “robot lawyer” won! This case creates an important precedent for the future of AI litigation.

You can read the full order here: https://t.co/HJf4ce2aH9

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

In 1969, Mr. Rogers had six minutes to convince the Senate not to cut PBS’ budget by half.

This is what he said…

After the remarks, he got the full funding.

[The Adam Carolla Show @AdamCarollaShow]

Pete Holmes Explains why he hates Waze…

[David Perell @david_perell]

“The intellect is a great danger to creativity because you begin to rationalize and make up reasons for things instead of staying with your own basic truth — who you are, what you are, what you want to be.

I've had a sign over my typewriter for 25 years now which reads: ‘Don't think.’

You must never think at the typewriter. You must feel. Your intellect is always buried in that feeling anyway. You collect a lot of data. You do a lot of thinking away from your typewriter. But at the typewriter, you should be living.

The worst thing you do when you think is lie. You can make up reasons that are not true for the things you did. And what you're trying to do as a creative person is surprise yourself. Find out who you really are and try not to lie. Try to tell the truth all the time.

The only way to do this is by being very active and very emotional.”

— Ray Bradbury

(Credit to @bfcarlson for finding this gem)

[microplastics nanobubbler @facetedcarapace]

This incredibly sincere white guy trying Indian food for the very first time and having his mind blown is so wholesome

[Harley Finkelstein @harleyf]

The events of this weekend in Israel have left the world in a darker place and they are weighing heavy on me.

I am the grandchild of Holocaust survivors. My grandparents, Jeno and Eva, survived persecution, escaped the Hungarian revolution, and came to Canada for a better life for our family. Their resilience and their experience with antisemitism lives within me, and it’s why being part of and nurturing the Jewish community and our culture is so deeply important to me.

Not since the Holocaust has this large a number of Jews been killed in a single day. We said Never Again - and Never Again means right now. Innocent lives have been lost at the hands of Hamas terrorists and we must all unequivocally condemn these horrific and barbaric acts.

It’s in times like this we ask ourselves how we can help. I’m sharing what I’m doing, which is by no means an exhaustive list, in hopes it can help you with where to start on this:

First, I’m speaking up. We must stop antisemitism and hate in its tracks, and that means calling it out for what it is as soon as we see it.

Next, I’m supporting organizations that are helping on the ground in Israel. We are supporting the United Hatzalah of Israel which provides rapid urgent medical treatment during emergencies. They have a network of over 6500 volunteer medics that help to save thousands of lives every year across Israel.

Finally, I'm checking in on my friends, family and my Jewish community. Jews around the world are facing a collective trauma. It’s in times like these that we need to support one another. To check in on one another. To my non-Jewish friends, regardless of who you are, your political views, my message to you is to please check in with your Jewish friends - every gesture matters as these are very dark and scary times for us and our community.

To my Jewish friends and our community: I see you, and I am here for you. Am Yisrael Chai.

[Igor Sushko @igorsushko]

Students at Stanford University developed glasses that transcribe speech in real-time for deaf people. Amazing. The product is called TranscribeGlass.

[tobi lutke @tobi]

The most important story of every business is the one about _why_ it exists. Pulling this story out of a business is hard to do well. I challenged our team to try anyway and I love what they came back with.

*This* is why Shopify exists.

[Douglas Cuzner @douglascuzner]

@Earth_Updates Quick check on the dog speed buff:

Is 2 "good boys" 1 x 1.2 = 1.2 speed, 1.2 x 1.2 = 1.44 speed

Or is it meant as a flat 20% buff each time? Like 1 speed, 1.2 speed, 1.4 speed, etc.

Just want to know if the buffs compound because it has serious implications for me personally

[Douglas Cuzner @douglascuzner]

@JessGOAT Right? That would have been death, straight up. An icicle coming down at terminal velocity from the top of a skyscraper. Dead!

[Douglas Cuzner @douglascuzner]

@JessGOAT I swear to god a huge icicle the size of a sword came down about 2 feet away and crashed into the ground, exactly where I would have been.

But I have nothing to show for that event.

[Douglas Cuzner @douglascuzner]

@JessGOAT I always heed warning signs. One time I was walking downtown in the winter and was in a rush and there was a sign warning of ice that could fall from the roof. I didn’t think anything of it but I did adjust my trajectory to be just slightly further away. Couldn’t hurt, right?