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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 22/09/2026

Really pleased with updates to Lex.Games Crosswords and Mini crosswords. Emulating my favorite features from the New York Times — including the list view for speedier clue solving, and pencil mode for when you’re less sure. lex.games/app

Crossword screenshot showing buttons for new features

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What's New
Version 3.40
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This update includes SIGNIFICANT improvements to
crosswords, both full-size and mini.
Mini crosswords, you may know, are free for
everyone. Full-size crosswords are free on Sundays,
and available for Lex.Games subscribers every other
day of the week.
The updated crossword interfaces includes new
answer-entry modes for people who want to fly
through rapid-fire, improved focus navigation as you
work through a puzzle, and more. I'm really happy
with the updated crosswords UI, and I hope you will
be, too!

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 20/09/2026

Another big update to everyone’s favorite nearly four-star app. strategerygame.com/app

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 18/09/2026

Another two Strategery update day! REALLY happy with this release, which crosses off a variety of much-needed fixes. apps.apple.com/us/app/strat...

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 16/09/2026

The people have spoken; they want maps that look more like the original Strategery. Regular maps get a glowup, but enable Hex shapes and Original colors in Settings to see maps that look A WHOLE LOT like the original game. The update also adds VoiceOver support everywhere. strategerygame.com/app

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 09/09/2026

I figured it's a slow news day, so it was the right time to update the Lex.Games app with a brand new daily game: One-Hit Wonder! You see a Wordle-style puzzle with one guess already You have all the information you need to solve that puzzle in just one more guess. Enjoy! lex.games/app

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 22/08/2026

LexShell updates! Now you can send any control-key combo you wish, and customize the bonus keyboard row. Plus, now changing the app’s icon actually works. Rate, review, share. lexfriedman.com/shell/app

Send any Control-Key combo with the new Control modifier, and customize the "special keys" bonus keyboard row in Settings. Plus Control-R is now a default keyboard key, because you were very clear
that you needed that! Before, you couldn't switch the app icon to the
oyster shell version. Now you can. Whoops!

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 29/06/2026

Coldplay cover band name ideas

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 02/06/2026

Spice Girls cover band name ideas

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 26/05/2026

Always send the link. lexfriedman.com/newsletter/p... What you do/sell/offer is top of mind for YOU, but not necessarily for the people you're writing to.

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 01/05/2026

Foo Fighters cover band name ideas

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 29/04/2026

Alanis Morissette cover band name ideas

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 27/04/2026

The Doors cover band name ideas

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 25/04/2026

Van Halen cover band name ideas.

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 25/04/2026

Name ideas for your Billy Joel cover band.

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 23/04/2026

Bon Jovi cover band name ideas

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 31/03/2026

I know some of you like to wait until the last minute. This is it! This is the last minute to sign up for my webinar on negotiating win/wins. lexfriedman.com/webinar

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 17/03/2026

Very pleased to share I'll be starring as Steve in "Jagged Little Pill" this June. Tickets: app.arts-people.com/index.php?sh...

cast list of JLP with ME as STEVE and a bunch of other people you don't know as ... other people

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 12/03/2026

I first met "Weird Al" Yankovic when I was 15, after I convinced his manager to let me interview him for the local newspaper.

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 20/01/2026

Spent some time with my friends Alex and Greg and Chris.

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 19/01/2026

About 1000 people saw the play I’m in this past weekend, “Same Time, Next Year.” Here are a few photos from the show, so you can watch me get older. Plus a screenshot of my favorite review so far. Four chances left to see the show next weekend. www.algonquinarts.org/calendar.php...

Woman with a bob and a slip. Me shirtless with insane 50s hair.

Me and the suit with my hair slicked back. Woman dressed as a hippie.

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 08/01/2026

Watch video. Buy tickets. www.algonquinarts.org/calendar.php...

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 18/10/2025

Pssst. Brand new app. apps.apple.com/us/app/crypt...

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 15/10/2025

I officially hit my weight loss goal and am starting the metabolic reversal process. 239-174.

At left, me, at 239 pounds in November 2024. At right, me at 175 pounds, today. The one on the right looks like he could have been hiding inside the one on the left. Which I guess, technically, he was.

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 01/10/2025

Lex.Games 2.0 is here. It includes a brand new game — Cryptograms! In a Cryptogram puzzle, every letter gets swapped for another letter. Here's a video where I share how I solve them: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K-L... lex.games/app

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 30/09/2025

Pssst. Lex.Games 2.0 is available now in the App Store. And it includes a brand new game: Cryptograms! More details tomorrow. But grab the update now if you’d like! lex.games/app

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 19/08/2025

I don’t know who’s responsible for the lyrics on the Jaws theme in Apple Music, but I celebrate them.

Screenshot from Apple Music playing the main title theme from Jaws with the lyrics dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 19/07/2025

Oh. I’ll go check there.

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 03/07/2025

And the trainer is built for 2025 living; he works entirely remotely through an app, FaceTime, Zoom, iMessage, phone, etc. It’s changed — and likely extended! — my life. If you’d like an intro to Irslan, hit me up. Or hit him up directly: www.fhitbody.com/contact

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 05/06/2025

If Walmart had included a DIET Coke and Pringles with my Switch 2, I might have stopped hating Walmart.

Thank you note from Walmart. Coke. Pringles.

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 15/05/2025

Now Apple has gone too far.

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 12/05/2025

150 words. That's how long your initial email outreach should be when you're pitching someone. We all get too much email. Show respect for their time — and increase the odds that your recipient actually reads the damn thing — by being direct and to the point, right away.

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 19/04/2025

Broke 200 today, so sucking it up and sharing these shirtless photos to celebrate my progress.

Down 40 pounds. At 199.9. Heavy me on left. On the right all the weight has gone to my beard.

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 19/04/2025

Pretty sure this is the funniest joke I’ve ever made.

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 28/03/2025

I’m really happy with the custom icons now available in Lex.Games.

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 07/03/2025

Just updated the Lex.Games app with one of my most requested features: the ability to get individual word hints on By a Vowel. As always, proud of my release notes and seeking your validation. lex.games/app

By A Vowel is a fun game, right? Five jumbled-up words, each missing one of the five vowels, all connected by some hidden theme?
The problem, as you may well know, is that sometimes, there's a word you just can't crack. But By A Vowel offers no hints! Just a big "Give Up" button.
Well, my dear friends, that was ONCE true, but it is no longer the case. With this update to Lex. Games, you can reveal each word individually when playing By a Vowel.
Each word reveal adds five minutes to your solve time, but that's better than needing to give up, right? Right.
If this update ONLY included By A Vowel hints, that would already be amazing. But guess what, my friends? There's EVEN MORE. I'm talking bug fixes. I'm talking improvements. I'm talking BUG FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
That's what's up. Anyway, thanks as always for playing.
Your ratings and reviews mean the world to me. And the WORD to me. See what I did there? (If you don't see, the explanation is: I made a stupid word pun for no reason.)

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 09/02/2025

I am literally just THINKING about the Super Bowl

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 06/02/2025

What a thrill to get to join @grammargirl.bsky.social on her show this week. We talked, of course, about Lex.Games! Find the ep in your favorite podcast app. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g... Overcast: overcast.fm/+AA5g42Ws320

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 28/01/2025

My contact lenses also shipped with a giant pair of sunglasses, and I have no idea why.

Shockingly handsome dude wearing sunglasses

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 23/01/2025

My boss is a jerk and won’t match this donation. (Note that I am self-employed. But here’s reminder that we're not powerless. I donated $100 to the Transgender Law Center, which gets a 100% rating from Charity Navigator. They advocate for self-determination for everyone. transgenderlawcenter.org

Transgender Law Center
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Will your employer match your donation?
Hi Alexander, We're so thankful for your recent donation! Did you know that thousands of comp...

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Lex Friedman @lexfri.xyz · 15/01/2025

Can you spot the days I didn’t use my treadmill desk?

A chart showing multiple days with 20k steps or so. And then Friday Saturday and Sunday reveal a lethargic sloth.

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