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Jacob Tender @jacobtender.net · 22/09/2026

In the last week I’ve seen: Cold War Kids Ziggy Marley Gwen Stefani Usher Rico Nasty Magdalena Bay and the incomparable Hayley Williams. Live music is the best.

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Jacob Tender @jacobtender.net · 24/07/2026

Sophie is one of the most interesting creative forces I’m aware of lately. Came for the puppets, stayed for quirk and bubblegum pop. youtu.be/LM4YWM1-xos

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Sophie Truax - You Won't! (Official Video)

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Jacob Tender @jacobtender.net · 06/07/2026

After just two weeks of light use, my new 55” LG C5 4K TV is completely dead. Packing this back up isn’t how I intended on spending my last day of vacation, but here we are.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

New: the tokenpocalypse is here, companies scrambling to stop spending so much on AI. I got leaked audio from consulting giant Accenture showing AI token spend/'chewing' is not from supercharged engineers. It's non-technical workers converting PDFs to presentations! www.404media.co/the-tokenpoc...

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The Tokenpocalypse Is Here: Companies Are Scrambling To Stop Spending So Much on AI

Leaked audio from Accenture says a big source of AI token ‘chewing’ is people just converting PDFs to presentation slides.

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Scifi Art @scifiart.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Don Post Studios mask ads 1977 - 2010

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Jacob Tender @jacobtender.net · 25/06/2026

I keep bi-monthly playlists of songs that I like, new and old. I'm bringing my list for May - June to a close and it's one of the best I've assembled in my 8 years of doing this. It's a summery mix and chock-full of artists that are new to me. music.apple.com/us/playlist/...

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CA048 by Jacob Tender on Apple Music

Playlist · 46 Songs

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Jacob Tender @jacobtender.net · 19/06/2026

I recently finished the original Mistborn trilogy and found it thoroughly enjoyable. I think the heist-like nature of book one surpasses the political intrigue in the second book and the lore-heavy third, but it’s a very nice ride with a satisfying conclusion. hardcover.app/books/the-he...

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Jacob Tender's Review of The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson - Hardcover

Read Jacob Tender's review of The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson on Hardcover

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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 11/05/2026

this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.

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Jacob Tender @jacobtender.net · 11/05/2026

Poverty Run School, a one-room schoolhouse in Carey, OH where my great grandfather taught in his younger adulthood. (Maybe the 1920s?) Photos taken in 1980 and 2026. It appears the building is now stores farm equipment.

An aging one-room schoolhouse in an open field. Windows are shuttered. There are holes in the facade and roof. A steeple sits atop and three trees stand nearby.

A former one-room schoolhouse in an open field. Windows remain shuttered. Holes have been covered and the roof has been replaced. The steeple and trees were removed.

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matt sephton @gingerbeardman.com · 18/04/2026

I just launched 20 apps that I built over the last several years, and a screensaver that I built whilst waiting for App Store Review! blog.gingerbeardman.com/2026/04/17/t... 1/22

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Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Today’s burning question: how long does Kobo support its ereaders? And by support I mean how long they get updates, patches, security updates, and bug fixes to keep working. Short answer: a freakishly long time. Long answer below. 🧵

a whole lot of very good looking ereaders going back to the dawn of Kobo ereading in 2010

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Harley Hicks @harley.hicks.house · 22/02/2026

I’m working in an office now after working from home for nearly 6 years. There have been a lot of adjustments, but one I didn’t expect was the anxiety of someone seeing album artwork on my monitor while I browsed my Apple Music library. So I made this: github.com/hmhrex/modes...

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GitHub - hmhrex/modest-apple-music: Keeping album art in Apple Music modest in public.

Keeping album art in Apple Music modest in public. - hmhrex/modest-apple-music

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

You can just say things.

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Emma Goto @emmago.to · 07/02/2026

We shipped a new feature on @hardcover.app recently - the long-awaited series tracker! It lets you see your in-progress book series, plus which ones have upcoming releases.

Screenshot of the series tracker page - it shows that I am following the Hierarchy series by James Islington, plus the Children of Time series by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Both of them have a new book coming out in the future 👀

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𝓈𝓉𝑒𝒻 𝒶𝓃𝒹𝓎 @andylikescats.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Happy Friday! It’s been awhile since I’ve done a giveaway. Let’s change that! Up for grabs is a copy of Secret Life: Select Fire Remix by @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social To enter: repost this and comment below a picture of your JVM collection. That’s it! No follow needed. Winner picked Fri 2/13 👻

A bookcase full of rare artifacts of different shapes and sizes. In front is a copy of Secret Life: Select Fire Remix. It’s basking in the glow of a nearby lamp.

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Jacob Tender @jacobtender.net · 31/01/2026

Last year was a great one for books and readers alike. Join us at @hardcover.app on a literary journey through the pages of 2025. hardcover.app/2025

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The Onion @theonion.com · 25/01/2026

Police Repeatedly Shoot Tim Cook After Mistaking iPhone For Gun theonion.com/police-repeatedly-shoo…

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Jacob Tender @jacobtender.net · 23/01/2026

I love @libbyapp.com. I love my Kobo. I cannot understand why their integration is so broken. Both sides care about readers but point fingers. I’m begging them to get together and fix this and do it right. @mtamblyn.bsky.social

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Jacob Tender @jacobtender.net · 20/01/2026

Media, the great distractor. Lord knows I need it. In keeping with tradition, here are my favorite things for the year. jacobtender.net/blog/my-favo...

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My Favorite Things: 2025

Media, the great distractor. Lord knows I need it. In keeping with tradition, here are my favorite things for the year.

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Hardcover @hardcover.app · 02/01/2026

Science fiction isn't just about imagining the future, it's about asking better questions. Today we're celebrating National Science Fiction Day by highlighting authors whose work sparked questions and conversations for Hardcover readers in 2025.

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Hardcover @hardcover.app · 02/01/2026

We’re excited to share Your Hardcover 2025 Wrapped! 💙📚 It’s a fun look back at your highlights from the year – your top reads, reading formats, top genres and moods, most active months, hidden gems, controversial takes and more. hardcover.app/blog/your-ha...

Book covers with the text over it: 2025 Hardcover wrapped, check out yours

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Jacob Tender @jacobtender.net · 25/12/2025

I was reminded today of a Christmas tune I penned years ago. It’s a parody of an Old Best Friend song and sung by Old Best Friend (@mikecomite.bsky.social). banthafodderfm.bandcamp.com/track/things...

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Things That I Buy, by Bantha Fodder Podcast

track by Bantha Fodder Podcast

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Jacob Tender @jacobtender.net · 15/12/2025

I’ve hardened myself to a lot of the news over the last few years, letting most of it sit near the surface to simmer. Maybe I’m softened up from an emotional double feature at the movies today but tonight’s headlines broke through.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008. Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.

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Jacob Tender @jacobtender.net · 15/12/2025

What is there to say? I’m gutted by the loss of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele. He made this floating hunk of space rock a better place with every ounce of creativity and influence he had.

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Jacob Tender @jacobtender.net · 08/12/2025

Every year, @emilyhughes.bsky.social publishes a massive calendar of releases in horror literature for the upcoming year. The list for 2026 is massive. readjumpscares.com/2025/12/05/t...

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The 2026 Horror List & Other Year-End Miscellany

The 2026 horror list, a Horror for Weenies gift plug, and some podcasts.

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Michelle Buchman @michelle-buchman.com · 08/12/2025

Incredibly sad to hear Martin Parr, one of the great documentary photographers of our time, has passed away at 73. Here’s a few of my favorite works by him, he was so good at composition and his beautiful use of color and macro lenses. www.1854.photography/2025/12/mart...

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Hardcover @hardcover.app · 29/11/2025

There are still a few days left for our Project Hail Mary giveaway! Our thanks to @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social and Ballantine Books for this beautiful gifted copy of the new movie tie-in version of Andy Weir's hit novel. Like this post and follow us for a chance to win a copy!

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Jacob Tender @jacobtender.net · 13/11/2025

Happy to be involved in this project with such a great team and community surrounding it. Join us before 100k?

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NPR @npr.org · 31/10/2025

Folk horror is set in remote, isolated areas where nature — and the superstitions of the locals — hold sway. Think: The Wicker Man and Midsommar. It is perfect, spooky, autumnal viewing.

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This horror genre is scary as folk – and perfect October viewing

Folk horror is set in remote, isolated areas where nature — and the superstitions of the locals — hold sway. Think: The Wicker Man and Midsommar. It is perfect, spooky, autumnal viewing.

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

It's kinda cool that Gary Larson is doing new cartoons because he picked up a digital tablet, taught himself how to use it, and it made him love drawing again. www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/

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New Work by Gary Larson | TheFarSide.com

Get an exclusive look at brand new cartoons and artwork from cartoonist Gary Larson, creator of the iconic comic strip The Far Side®.

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derek van vliet @derek.bike · 06/10/2025

lots of people know Łink from what he did to promote alt text usage here. this tip about pretending you’re describing an image over the phone has been burned in my brain since i saw it

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It's pretty cool you're using that alt text accessibility feature. It's not cool that you're not really describing the image though. Nice and simple is a good start. Descriptive and accurate is the way to go. You'll get the hang of it. Try pretending you're describing the picture over the phone.

July 1, 2023 at 10:33 PM Everybody can reply

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Jacob Tender @jacobtender.net · 02/10/2025

Summer is basically over but I’m not giving up my back porch and Sunflower Kolsch until I have to.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 30/09/2025

American film screenwriter, director and visual effects supervisor Dan O'Bannon (1946-2009) was born 79 years ago today.

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Hardcover @hardcover.app · 30/09/2025

The Booker Prize shortlist is here! The prestigious literary award is set to be announced November 10. One of the the authors named here is a previous Booker Prize winner, while three have never before been shortlisted! Track all the contenders on Hardcover: hardcover.app/@hardcover/l...

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Jacob Tender @jacobtender.net · 16/09/2025

I’m gutted. Robert Redford is one of the greats of all time. What a guy. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/m...

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Jacob Tender @jacobtender.net · 04/09/2025

@falcon.nerdcatcafe.com I was snooping your site after seeing your recent posts about Hardcover and found your “how I use Letterboxd tags” post. I thought, “this feels familiar.” Then I saw the related reading links at the bottom. The Internet is so small! Thank you for the link!

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Wallace Polsom @wallacepolsom.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Four issues of Fantastic Adventures with cover art by J. Allen St. John.

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