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I've been working on this one for a while. The multi-trillion-dollar AI industry? Their *most advanced platforms* are controlled by a plain text format that John Gruber made up for his blog, and then bounced off of a 17-year-old Aaron Swartz, before sharing it with the world for free. *That* is the internet. Here's the amazing (true!) story of how Markdown took over the world. https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/09/how-markdown-took-over-the-world/

I've been working on this one for a while. The multi-trillion-dollar AI industry? Their *most advanced platforms* are controlled by a plain text format that John Gruber made up for his blog, and then bounced off of a 17-year-old Aaron Swartz, before sharing it with the world for free. *That* is the internet. Here's the amazing (true!) story of how Markdown took over the world. https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/09/how-markdown-took-over-the-world/

I've been working on this one for a while. The multi-trillion-dollar AI industry? Their *most advanced platforms* are controlled by a plain text format that John Gruber made up for his blog, and then bounced off of a 17-year-old Aaron Swartz, before sharing it with the world for free. *That* is the internet. Here's the amazing (true!) story of how Markdown took over the world. https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/09/how-markdown-took-over-the-world/

I've been working on this one for a while. The multi-trillion-dollar AI industry? Their *most advanced platforms* are controlled by a plain text format that John Gruber made up for his blog, and then bounced off of a 17-year-old Aaron Swartz, before sharing it with the world for free. *That* is the internet. Here's the amazing (true!) story of how Markdown took over the world. https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/09/how-markdown-took-over-the-world/

Anil Dash (@anildash) har nemlig begået et utroligt velskrevet blogindlæg om Markdowns oprindelse, der er absolut værd at læse.

https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/09/how-markdown-took-over-the-world/

God weekend!

/ Simon

#markdown #opensource #dkopensource

I've been working on this one for a while. The multi-trillion-dollar AI industry? Their *most advanced platforms* are controlled by a plain text format that John Gruber made up for his blog, and then bounced off of a 17-year-old Aaron Swartz, before sharing it with the world for free. *That* is the internet. Here's the amazing (true!) story of how Markdown took over the world. https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/09/how-markdown-took-over-the-world/

I've been working on this one for a while. The multi-trillion-dollar AI industry? Their *most advanced platforms* are controlled by a plain text format that John Gruber made up for his blog, and then bounced off of a 17-year-old Aaron Swartz, before sharing it with the world for free. *That* is the internet. Here's the amazing (true!) story of how Markdown took over the world. https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/09/how-markdown-took-over-the-world/

I've been working on this one for a while. The multi-trillion-dollar AI industry? Their *most advanced platforms* are controlled by a plain text format that John Gruber made up for his blog, and then bounced off of a 17-year-old Aaron Swartz, before sharing it with the world for free. *That* is the internet. Here's the amazing (true!) story of how Markdown took over the world. https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/09/how-markdown-took-over-the-world/

I've been working on this one for a while. The multi-trillion-dollar AI industry? Their *most advanced platforms* are controlled by a plain text format that John Gruber made up for his blog, and then bounced off of a 17-year-old Aaron Swartz, before sharing it with the world for free. *That* is the internet. Here's the amazing (true!) story of how Markdown took over the world. https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/09/how-markdown-took-over-the-world/

I've been working on this one for a while. The multi-trillion-dollar AI industry? Their *most advanced platforms* are controlled by a plain text format that John Gruber made up for his blog, and then bounced off of a 17-year-old Aaron Swartz, before sharing it with the world for free. *That* is the internet. Here's the amazing (true!) story of how Markdown took over the world. https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/09/how-markdown-took-over-the-world/

‘In isolation, we’ll never flourish’: What Iranians think about the protests and an end to the Islamic Republic
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/2026/jan/09/in-isolation-well-never-flourish-what-iranians-think-about-the-protests-and-an-end-to-the-islamic-republic
In Tehran this week, young adults told the Guardian about collapsing living standards, the mass anti-government protests and their hopes for the future

‘In isolation, we’ll never flourish’: What Iranians think about the protests and an end to the Islamic Republic
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/2026/jan/09/in-isolation-well-never-flourish-what-iranians-think-about-the-protests-and-an-end-to-the-islamic-republic
In Tehran this week, young adults told the Guardian about collapsing living standards, the mass anti-government protests and their hopes for the future

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/2026/jan/09/in-isolation-well-never-flourish-what-iranians-think-about-the-protests-and-an-end-to-the-islamic-republic

Guardian: ‘In isolation, we’ll never flourish’: What Iranians think about the protests and an end to the Islamic Republic https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/2026/jan/09/in-isolation-well-never-flourish-what-iranians-think-about-the-protests-and-an-end-to-the-islamic-republic

‘In isolation, we’ll never flourish’: What Iranians think about the protests and an end to the Islamic Republic
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#IranMEWS #GlobalDevelopmentMEWS #MiddleEastAndNorthAfricaMEWS #WorldNewsMEWS #ProtestMEWS #MEWS
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In Tehran this week, young adults told the Guardian about collapsing living standards...

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/2026/jan/09/in-isolation-well-never-flourish-what-iranians-think-about-the-protests-and-an-end-to-the-islamic-republic

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/2026/jan/09/in-isolation-well-never-flourish-what-iranians-think-about-the-protests-and-an-end-to-the-islamic-republic

‘In isolation, we’ll never flourish’: What Iranians think about the protests and an end to the Islamic Republic
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/2026/jan/09/in-isolation-well-never-flourish-what-iranians-think-about-the-protests-and-an-end-to-the-islamic-republic
In Tehran this week, young adults told the Guardian about collapsing living standards, the mass anti-government protests and their hopes for the future

‘In isolation, we’ll never flourish’: What Iranians think about the protests and an end to the Islamic Republic
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/2026/jan/09/in-isolation-well-never-flourish-what-iranians-think-about-the-protests-and-an-end-to-the-islamic-republic
In Tehran this week, young adults told the Guardian about collapsing living standards, the mass anti-government protests and their hopes for the future

I’ve just published a new piece of writing.

It’s a serious literary work that sits between essay and narrative, and it’s concerned with women’s anger and imagination in the aftermath of violence. This is the kind of writing I want to be doing, so your support means a lot.

The piece moves between memory and fantasy to examine what happens when justice and repair are absent, and imagination becomes one of the only remaining sites of agency.

https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/kristie-the-bastard

I’ve just published a new piece of writing.

It’s a serious literary work that sits between essay and narrative, and it’s concerned with women’s anger and imagination in the aftermath of violence. This is the kind of writing I want to be doing, so your support means a lot.

The piece moves between memory and fantasy to examine what happens when justice and repair are absent, and imagination becomes one of the only remaining sites of agency.

https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/kristie-the-bastard

I’ve just published a new piece of writing.

It’s a serious literary work that sits between essay and narrative, and it’s concerned with women’s anger and imagination in the aftermath of violence. This is the kind of writing I want to be doing, so your support means a lot.

The piece moves between memory and fantasy to examine what happens when justice and repair are absent, and imagination becomes one of the only remaining sites of agency.

https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/kristie-the-bastard

I’ve just published a new piece of writing.

It’s a serious literary work that sits between essay and narrative, and it’s concerned with women’s anger and imagination in the aftermath of violence. This is the kind of writing I want to be doing, so your support means a lot.

The piece moves between memory and fantasy to examine what happens when justice and repair are absent, and imagination becomes one of the only remaining sites of agency.

https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/kristie-the-bastard

I’ve just published a new piece of writing.

It’s a serious literary work that sits between essay and narrative, and it’s concerned with women’s anger and imagination in the aftermath of violence. This is the kind of writing I want to be doing, so your support means a lot.

The piece moves between memory and fantasy to examine what happens when justice and repair are absent, and imagination becomes one of the only remaining sites of agency.

https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/kristie-the-bastard

I’ve just published a new piece of writing.

It’s a serious literary work that sits between essay and narrative, and it’s concerned with women’s anger and imagination in the aftermath of violence. This is the kind of writing I want to be doing, so your support means a lot.

The piece moves between memory and fantasy to examine what happens when justice and repair are absent, and imagination becomes one of the only remaining sites of agency.

https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/kristie-the-bastard

I’ve just published a new piece of writing.

It’s a serious literary work that sits between essay and narrative, and it’s concerned with women’s anger and imagination in the aftermath of violence. This is the kind of writing I want to be doing, so your support means a lot.

The piece moves between memory and fantasy to examine what happens when justice and repair are absent, and imagination becomes one of the only remaining sites of agency.

https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/kristie-the-bastard

I’ve just published a new piece of writing.

It’s a serious literary work that sits between essay and narrative, and it’s concerned with women’s anger and imagination in the aftermath of violence. This is the kind of writing I want to be doing, so your support means a lot.

The piece moves between memory and fantasy to examine what happens when justice and repair are absent, and imagination becomes one of the only remaining sites of agency.

https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/kristie-the-bastard

I’ve just published a new piece of writing.

It’s a serious literary work that sits between essay and narrative, and it’s concerned with women’s anger and imagination in the aftermath of violence. This is the kind of writing I want to be doing, so your support means a lot.

The piece moves between memory and fantasy to examine what happens when justice and repair are absent, and imagination becomes one of the only remaining sites of agency.

https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/kristie-the-bastard

I’ve just published a new piece of writing.

It’s a serious literary work that sits between essay and narrative, and it’s concerned with women’s anger and imagination in the aftermath of violence. This is the kind of writing I want to be doing, so your support means a lot.

The piece moves between memory and fantasy to examine what happens when justice and repair are absent, and imagination becomes one of the only remaining sites of agency.

https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/kristie-the-bastard

This is also why drivers education recommends 4 seconds following distance and why DOTs warn you lanes are ending or closed ahead.
https://www.kidwonder.us/09-164637-drivers-who-leave-a-large-gap-in-front-of-them-in-traffic-jams-actually-help-reduce-congestion-by-preventing-the-phantom-wave-effect/

#Transportation

This is also why drivers education recommends 4 seconds following distance and why DOTs warn you lanes are ending or closed ahead.
https://www.kidwonder.us/09-164637-drivers-who-leave-a-large-gap-in-front-of-them-in-traffic-jams-actually-help-reduce-congestion-by-preventing-the-phantom-wave-effect/

#Transportation

This is also why drivers education recommends 4 seconds following distance and why DOTs warn you lanes are ending or closed ahead.
https://www.kidwonder.us/09-164637-drivers-who-leave-a-large-gap-in-front-of-them-in-traffic-jams-actually-help-reduce-congestion-by-preventing-the-phantom-wave-effect/

#Transportation

This is also why drivers education recommends 4 seconds following distance and why DOTs warn you lanes are ending or closed ahead.
https://www.kidwonder.us/09-164637-drivers-who-leave-a-large-gap-in-front-of-them-in-traffic-jams-actually-help-reduce-congestion-by-preventing-the-phantom-wave-effect/

#Transportation

This is also why drivers education recommends 4 seconds following distance and why DOTs warn you lanes are ending or closed ahead.
https://www.kidwonder.us/09-164637-drivers-who-leave-a-large-gap-in-front-of-them-in-traffic-jams-actually-help-reduce-congestion-by-preventing-the-phantom-wave-effect/

#Transportation

This is also why drivers education recommends 4 seconds following distance and why DOTs warn you lanes are ending or closed ahead.
https://www.kidwonder.us/09-164637-drivers-who-leave-a-large-gap-in-front-of-them-in-traffic-jams-actually-help-reduce-congestion-by-preventing-the-phantom-wave-effect/

#Transportation

This is also why drivers education recommends 4 seconds following distance and why DOTs warn you lanes are ending or closed ahead.
https://www.kidwonder.us/09-164637-drivers-who-leave-a-large-gap-in-front-of-them-in-traffic-jams-actually-help-reduce-congestion-by-preventing-the-phantom-wave-effect/

#Transportation

And *I’m* old enough to remember why the arrow wasn’t necessary in the first place: You used to put gas in the car behind the center rear license plate not on the left or the right. cc @gruber

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/01/09/moylan

Jim Moylan and the Moylan Arrow
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/01/09/moylan

Jim Moylan and the Moylan Arrow
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/01/09/moylan

Jim Moylan and the Moylan Arrow
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/01/09/moylan

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/01/09/moylan

Jim Moylan and the Moylan Arrow
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/01/09/moylan

Jim Moylan and the Moylan Arrow
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/01/09/moylan

Like I've said, #InducedDemand works in both directions on all modes. If you make biking, walking, and transit as normal, easy, and convenient as driving, more people will do it. If every bike lane is a door zone and completely vanishes before the end of the block, they won't.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/confirmed-non-driving-infrastructure-creates-induced-demand-too

Like I've said, #InducedDemand works in both directions on all modes. If you make biking, walking, and transit as normal, easy, and convenient as driving, more people will do it. If every bike lane is a door zone and completely vanishes before the end of the block, they won't.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/confirmed-non-driving-infrastructure-creates-induced-demand-too

Like I've said, #InducedDemand works in both directions on all modes. If you make biking, walking, and transit as normal, easy, and convenient as driving, more people will do it. If every bike lane is a door zone and completely vanishes before the end of the block, they won't.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/confirmed-non-driving-infrastructure-creates-induced-demand-too

Like I've said, #InducedDemand works in both directions on all modes. If you make biking, walking, and transit as normal, easy, and convenient as driving, more people will do it. If every bike lane is a door zone and completely vanishes before the end of the block, they won't.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/confirmed-non-driving-infrastructure-creates-induced-demand-too

Like I've said, #InducedDemand works in both directions on all modes. If you make biking, walking, and transit as normal, easy, and convenient as driving, more people will do it. If every bike lane is a door zone and completely vanishes before the end of the block, they won't.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/confirmed-non-driving-infrastructure-creates-induced-demand-too

Like I've said, #InducedDemand works in both directions on all modes. If you make biking, walking, and transit as normal, easy, and convenient as driving, more people will do it. If every bike lane is a door zone and completely vanishes before the end of the block, they won't.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/confirmed-non-driving-infrastructure-creates-induced-demand-too

Like I've said, #InducedDemand works in both directions on all modes. If you make biking, walking, and transit as normal, easy, and convenient as driving, more people will do it. If every bike lane is a door zone and completely vanishes before the end of the block, they won't.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/confirmed-non-driving-infrastructure-creates-induced-demand-too

Widening a highway to cure congestion is like losing weight by buying bigger pants — but thanks to the same principle of "induced demand," adding bike paths and train lines to cure climate actually works. usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/c...

Confirmed: Non-Driving Infrast...

Like I've said, #InducedDemand works in both directions on all modes. If you make biking, walking, and transit as normal, easy, and convenient as driving, more people will do it. If every bike lane is a door zone and completely vanishes before the end of the block, they won't.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/confirmed-non-driving-infrastructure-creates-induced-demand-too

Like I've said, #InducedDemand works in both directions on all modes. If you make biking, walking, and transit as normal, easy, and convenient as driving, more people will do it. If every bike lane is a door zone and completely vanishes before the end of the block, they won't.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/09/confirmed-non-driving-infrastructure-creates-induced-demand-too

It’s 2006 and your boy got his hands on the new MacBook Pro. https://512pixels.net/2026/01/2006-macbook-pro-review/

It’s 2006 and your boy got his hands on the new MacBook Pro. https://512pixels.net/2026/01/2006-macbook-pro-review/

https://512pixels.net/2026/01/2006-macbook-pro-review/

“People are not reacting because the state killed someone. They are reacting because it killed someone it wasn’t supposed to.”
https://drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/ice-is-out-here-shooting-white-mothers

“People are not reacting because the state killed someone. They are reacting because it killed someone it wasn’t supposed to.”
https://drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/ice-is-out-here-shooting-white-mothers

“People are not reacting because the state killed someone. They are reacting because it killed someone it wasn’t supposed to.”
https://drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/ice-is-out-here-shooting-white-mothers

“People are not reacting because the state killed someone. They are reacting because it killed someone it wasn’t supposed to.”
https://drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/ice-is-out-here-shooting-white-mothers

“People are not reacting because the state killed someone. They are reacting because it killed someone it wasn’t supposed to.”
https://drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/ice-is-out-here-shooting-white-mothers

“People are not reacting because the state killed someone. They are reacting because it killed someone it wasn’t supposed to.”
https://drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/ice-is-out-here-shooting-white-mothers

“People are not reacting because the state killed someone. They are reacting because it killed someone it wasn’t supposed to.”
https://drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/ice-is-out-here-shooting-white-mothers

“People are not reacting because the state killed someone. They are reacting because it killed someone it wasn’t supposed to.”
https://drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/ice-is-out-here-shooting-white-mothers

“People are not reacting because the state killed someone. They are reacting because it killed someone it wasn’t supposed to.”
https://drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/ice-is-out-here-shooting-white-mothers