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
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 26/07/2026If you haven't seen it, this 2009 YouTube classic is my favorite thing anyone has ever made about stock footage: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SItF...youtube.comCREAM - WE GOT THAT B ROLL!!YouTube video by Cream Sketch Comedy 020
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 · 10/07/2026I'm appreciating seeing some Gisnep mentions in the replies! gisnep.comgisnep.comGisnep | Daily Quote PuzzleYou Need One More Daily Puzzle In Your Life 020
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 · 09/06/2026Hmm. A few other people have encountered this in the past, but I thought I’d written a fix for it where instead of no puzzle it would say something about a temporary issue, and ask you to try again in a few minutes. May I ask if you’re playing on desktop or mobile, in-browser or saved to homescreen? 100
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 09/06/2026What happened with Gisnep? Looks okay to me. What did you run into? 100
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 · 16/05/2026I’m sorry to hear that. The possibility of that happening has stressed me out since I launched. Now finally it doesn’t have to be a worry anymore. If you delete your browser storage, you can restore it from the cloud! 010
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 · 06/05/2026And if 4 days in a week have 4 or more meetings, any free time on the 5th day should also be marked as busy. 020
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
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 03/04/2026This is a nice one, too, watchable on YouTube, by @tjcooney.com www.youtube.com/live/6mtZ4mN...youtube.comArtemis II Live Telemetry & Raw FeedYouTube video by I Need More Space 000
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 24/03/2026The story behind these and other silly apps I made prototypes of and then abandoned: ironicsans.ghost.io/silly-apps-g...ironicsans.ghost.ioThe Silly Apps GraveyardPlus, why I'm done writing about vibe-coding 010
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 · 14/03/2026Hmm. I’ll play around with that. Thanks for the suggestion! 010
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 · 06/03/2026Weird. This happened the other day and resolved itself on a couple minutes. Might be a server issue. Haven’t figured out what’s going on Try again in five minutes and let me know if it still doesn’t work? 100
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 · 21/02/2026He has the proportionate strength and agility of the radioactive pac that bit him 010
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
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 19/02/2026I was addicted to Pinball Fantasies, played in my dorm with 4 Non Blondes blasting on my 5-CD stereo (their whole ouvre, not just that one song). I know those tables by heart. 010
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 · 05/02/2026I think you’re on to something. Remember that there were originally two similar cable channels? The Comedy Channel and Ha! merged to become Comedy Central. There must be a story there. (And remember when Penn Jillette was the voice of Comedy Central’s “Up next” promos?) 070
David Friedman @ironicsans.com · 30/01/2026Nope. Still just keeping it local. I prefer not to have other versions out there. For now anyway. 110
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
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