David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 11/09/2026Six short things I wrote about 9/11 ironicsans.ghost.io/six-things-i...ironicsans.ghost.ioSix Short Things I Wrote About 9/11I guess this makes seven 001
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 30/08/2026Someone has made a videogame where all you do is sort nails into the appropriate bins. Sometimes you have to straighten them first. store.steampowered.com/app/4972300/...store.steampowered.comScrew IT on SteamScrew It is a cozy, realistic organizing simulator where you sort 777 nails and tidy up your workbench. Use different tools to fix and organize various types of nails. No abilities No pressure, just f... 201
Reposted by David FriedmanEtrigan (unrelated) ✌️🏈 @etrigan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Gisnep is a fun word game that does not fund hate.gisnep.comGisnep | Daily Quote PuzzleYou Need One More Daily Puzzle In Your Life 271
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 28/07/2026For more than two years, Uber kept giving me free rides, and I had no idea why. I think I finally figured it out. ironicsans.ghost.io/the-mystery-...ironicsans.ghost.ioThe Mystery Of Why Uber Gave Me 77 Free RidesSee if you can figure out why 0111
Reposted by David FriedmanMx. Tiffany Leigh @tiffanyleigh.northsky.social · 25/07/2026I like that it's manageable but still jogs your brain a little. And the wordplay clues are cute/helpful. Gisnep is a bit more brainy but also a fun word puzzle gisnep.comgisnep.comGisnep | Daily Quote PuzzleYou Need One More Daily Puzzle In Your Life 051
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 19/07/2026I present the Trajan Horse. I will be taking no questions. 1215
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 26/06/2026This story from photographer Chris Buck about sticking his foot in his mouth while photographing Joyce Carol Oates is incredibly relatable. chrisbuck.substack.com/p/joyce-caro...chrisbuck.substack.comJoyce Carol OatesLooking for commonalities 010
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 19/06/2026I really should have done this back when more people were actually playing this game, but better late than never. I finally added a leaderboard to DOOMscroll. gisnep.com/doomscroll/gisnep.comDOOMscrollScroll to survive. How far can you DOOMscroll? 011
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 19/05/2026I'm so busy this week I only had time to write a half-newsletter. Honestly, I'm fine if you only half-read it. ironicsans.ghost.io/the-half-new...ironicsans.ghost.ioThe Half NewsletterWho has time for a whole one? 100
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 15/05/2026I have quietly released a new feature for Gisnep. You can now save your game history in the cloud and it will sync across devices where you log in with the same account. So you can play at work and home, or desktop and mobile, and your history will follow you. gisnep.comgisnep.comGisnep | Daily Quote PuzzleYou Need One More Daily Puzzle In Your Life 260
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 08/05/2026I made myself a decent screenwriting web app that met my particular set of needs (no install or account required). It’s not perfect but I’m debating making it public in case it meets other people’s needs. Does the world need yet another screenwriting tool? Or is that category overstuffed already? 200
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 08/05/2026I sometimes think about the other set of twin towers in the original Spider-Man trailer that were also destroyed. ironicsans.ghost.io/the-other-tw...ironicsans.ghost.ioThe Other Twin Towers in the Spider-Man TrailerBesides the WTC, these were also destroyed 031
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 06/05/2026Calendar apps should have a setting like “Once I have 4 meetings scheduled in a day, mark the rest of the day as busy” 130
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 07/04/2026"Milla Jovovich's GitHub repo" is not a phrase I expected to see today. github.com/milla-jovovi...github.comGitHub - milla-jovovich/mempalace: The highest-scoring AI memory system ever benchmarked. And it's free.The highest-scoring AI memory system ever benchmarked. And it's free. - milla-jovovich/mempalace 000
Reposted by David Friedmankottke.org @kottke.org · 16/03/2026The Louvre has the Mona Lisa. Here’s what other institutions consider their Mona Lisas. For instance: the National Portrait Gallery in London has a portrait of William Shakespeare and MoMA has the Gold Marilyn Monroe. [ironicsans.ghost.io]ironicsans.ghost.ioIt’s Their Mona LisaWhat institutions besides the Louvre consider to be their “Mona Lisa” 0197
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 12/03/2026Only the Louve has *the* Mona Lisa, but here’s what other institutions consider to be *their* Mona Lisas! ironicsans.ghost.io/its-t-mona-l...ironicsans.ghost.ioIt’s Their Mona LisaWhat institutions besides the Louvre consider to be their “Mona Lisa” 010
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 28/02/2026I just moved Gisnep’s upgraded mobile version from beta to the main site. So if you ever stopped playing Gisnep because you found the mobile experience frustrating, now’s a great time to revisit! gisnep.comgisnep.comGisnep | Daily Quotefall Dropquote PuzzleYou Need One More Daily Puzzle In Your Life 130
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 25/02/2026Turns out, the first website to ever be hacked was the website for the movie Hackers ironicsans.ghost.io/when-hackers...ironicsans.ghost.ioWhen “Hackers” Was HackedHow the movie’s website became the first ever to be hacked 131
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 20/02/2026I think the topic of my next newsletter is so interesting that I'm tempted to send it early just because I want people to see it. But it's going out on schedule, next week on Tuesday. Sign up to make sure you don't miss it. That's all I'm saying. ironicsans.ghost.ioironicsans.ghost.ioIronic SansStories from forgotten corners of culture, popular and otherwise 020
Reposted by David Friedmankottke.org @kottke.org · 12/02/2026Actor-style headshots from the 80s of artists like Cindy Sherman, Jeff Koons, Jenny Holzer, and Robert Longo. [ironicsans.ghost.io]ironicsans.ghost.io80s Headshots of Famous ArtistsCentral Casting, but make it art 0104
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 10/02/2026I love these 80s headshots of famous artists. Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman, Jenny Holzer, and more ironicsans.ghost.io/80s-headshot...ironicsans.ghost.io80s Headshots of Famous ArtistsCentral Casting, but make it art 110
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 10/02/2026I love these 80s headshots of famous artists. Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman, Jenny Holzer, and more ironicsans.ghost.io/80s-headshot...ironicsans.ghost.io80s Headshots of Famous ArtistsCentral Casting, but make it art 000
Reposted by David FriedmanGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 06/02/2026Regarding the Discourse, lemme just say that if you can't draw, yes you can. Everyone can draw, and folks will almost certainly respond more positively to your stick figures than some generic "A.i." slop. Also, there are LOADS of resources for free images. Like this! 🧵 www.nga.gov/artworks/fre...nga.govFree Images and Open Access | National Gallery of ArtFree open access image downloads are now available directly from the object pages located on this website. Close to 60,000 images are available for download, and we will continue to add more images fo... 171198420
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 25/01/2026Do you play #Gisnep on mobile? I'm looking for people who can test a new-and-improved mobile experience before I roll it out. If you're interested, DM me and let me know what mobile device and browser you use. 100
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 13/01/2026Flashback to when you could get a cool job in the newspaper classifieds. From the Sunday NYTimes this week in 2000. And that’s how I became Polo Ralph Lauren’s staff photographer for the next 7 years. 290
Reposted by David FriedmanLastThird @lastthird.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Might I interest you in some gisnep.com?gisnep.comGisnep | Daily Quote PuzzleYou Need One More Daily Puzzle In Your Life 011
Reposted by David FriedmanGin Peck @ginpeck.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Under a minute! My favorite morning brain-waker-upper! I solved today’s #Gisnep in 00:49. No. 518 | January 7, 2026 gisnep.comgisnep.comGisnep | Daily Quote PuzzleYou Need One More Daily Puzzle In Your Life 021
Reposted by David FriedmanManche or Manchester @lynnguist.bsky.social · 06/01/2026I do Alphaguess, Hang Five, and Gisnep. Sometimes they're super easy and sometimes they take me ages to finish. 021
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 01/01/2026The mysterious cartoonist who goes by pseudonym Olivia James has left the comic strip Nancy which she revitalized with sometimes surreal, absurdist and self-aware humor in 2018. Starting today Nancy is by Eisner winner Caroline Cash. Exciting times for Nancy fans! www.gocomics.com/extras/nancy...gocomics.com“Nancy” Says Goodbye to Olivia James, Hello to a Brand-New CreatorIt’s a new era for the comic strip, which has been in print for more than 100 years. 192
Reposted by David FriedmanEndless Jeopardy @endlessjeopardy.bsky.social · 21/12/2025That is correct for $2000! (Your current score: $182000) 061
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 19/12/2025I can’t believe tomorrow’s Gisnep is #500!! That’s a lot of puzzles. If you aren’t already playing, a vast archive awaits you! gisnep.comgisnep.comGisnep | Daily Quotefall Dropquote PuzzleYou Need One More Daily Puzzle In Your Life 031
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 17/12/2025God this is heartbreaking. I read many of his books. I’d seen him speak. One of my prized possessions was hand-written correspondence I received from Oliver Sacks. I feel so let down. 052
Reposted by David FriedmanAndy Adams @flakphoto.news · 16/12/2025Good read — Becoming a Centenarian www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...newyorker.comBecoming a CentenarianLike The New Yorker, I was born in 1925. Somewhat to my surprise, I decided to keep a journal of my hundredth year. 092
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 02/12/2025No newsletter this week, but it’s a good opportunity to catch up on the last edition in which I attempted to find every giant model whale in the world, in size order. (Spoiler: the blue whale at the American Museum of Natural History is not the biggest!) ironicsans.ghost.io/there-be-wha...ironicsans.ghost.ioThere be whales here!In which a 92 foot model whale is listed on eBay for $2.25 020
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 02/12/2025@kottke.org This struck me as potentially of interest to you: youtu.be/uBwM8oy7_Ok?...youtu.beNew Auction Record Set for Iconic Japanese Print "The Great Wave" | Sotheby'sYouTube video by Sotheby's 010
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 29/11/2025The last episode of Pluribus comes out on December 26, just one day too late to call the episode A Christmas Carol. 161
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 29/11/2025Carol Sturka is an anagram for Our Car Talks. Also: Ocular Karts, A Solar Truck, and Orca Ark Slut. This reveals everything. 010
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 25/11/2025This Vectrex version of Donkey Kong is incredible! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO0t...youtube.comVector Kong on Vectrex via VecFever and my 4 custom level overlays 110
Reposted by David FriedmanJoe Adalian @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Gen X comedy nerds, assemble! youtu.be/Bw2bJZl990I?...youtu.beGet A Life | 35th Anniversary Marathon | FIRST TIME STREAMING | December 6-7 on SHOUT! TVYouTube video by Shout! Studios 3177
Reposted by David FriedmanDave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 19/11/2025This is a good time to remind everyone that I disliked these people so much we rolled our own Whitney alternative to avoid giving them more money, and gave it away for free so that nobody else had to either nebulasans.comnebulasans.comNebula SansNebula Sans is the brand typeface for Nebula, available under the SIL Open Font License. 0306
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 09/11/2025Aside from everything else, Sora has the absolute worst feed algorithm of any feed that has ever algorithmed. 000
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 26/10/2025Johnny Carson's house is for sale for $110,000,000.00 www.zillow.com/homedetails/...zillow.com 120
Reposted by David FriedmanNat Gertler, man of easily-solved mystery @nat.gertler.com · 14/10/2025NEW PERSONAL RECORD!! I solved today’s #Gisnep in 00:56. 🎉 No. 433 | October 14, 2025 gisnep.com 031
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