The Daily Dad — 2024-08-09

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David Lynch: ‘I Will Never Retire’ Amid Diagnosis
❝ David Lynch clarified that he will ‘never retire’ despite his emphysema diagnosis.
Alaska Official Sends BDSM-Themed Letter To Feds: ‘We’re The Sub To EPA’s Dom’
❝ Jason Brune invoked kinky sex to make a point about how he views power dynamics between his state and the federal government.

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The Daily Dad — 2025-08-08

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In an alternate universe, Joe Manganiello is a Survivor all-star
❝ Picture this: a Survivor tribe with Boston Rob, Parvati, Ozzy, Sandra, and… Joe Manganiello?
It was Lorde’s idea to work it out with Charli xcx on the remix
❝ No matter what happens for the rest of the year, this writer can claim with absolute certainty that Charli xcx’s “The girl, so confusing remix with lorde” will be one of the best music moments of 2024.

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The Daily Dad — 2024-08-07

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Sole trader: why is Lily Allen selling feet pics on OnlyFans?
❝ The pop star posted an Instagram story advertising ‘la dolce feeta’ – and is charging fans $10 a month for the honour
Haunted house formerly owned by Nick Cage up for sale again
❝ Again?

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Personally, I love this concept, and I’m very happy to see Feige and the Russos going for it.

There isn’t room in the MCU for two armored super-geniuses… trying to introduce a conventional Victor Von Doom into that world would be like trying to retrofit Latveria into a world where we’ve already established the concept of Sokovia.… Read the rest “”

The Daily Dad — May 9, 2024

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RIP ‘Red vs. Blue.’ Machinima Is Gone—but Its Legacy Is Everywhere
💭 I haven’t watched an episode of RvB in ten years, but I loved it early on… hell, I bought DVDs of the first few “seasons”.

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The Daily Dad — May 1, 2024

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Programming language BASIC is 60 years old
💭 I used to be embarrassed by my love for BASIC… real programmers used —depending on the era— assembly, or PASCAL, or C++, or Java, or whatever.

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The Daily Dad — Apr 28, 2024

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Why Friendships Are Ending Over Taylor Swift
💭 That could be what’s happening. Or —and stay with me here— maybe some people are annoying, and some people are insensitive, and the friendships between them would be doomed with or without the existence of a particular pop star?

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The Daily Dad — Mar 23, 2024

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Walmart Brings the Popular MacBook Air With the M1 Chip to Its Shelves
💭 This is interesting for two reasons. First, this is the first Mac that Walmart has tried to sell, and it looks like Apple is producing it exclusively for them.

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The Daily Dad — Feb 28, 2024

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Denis Villeneuve Says TV Corrupted Movies, Defends ‘Dune 2’ Runtime
💭 Thank you, Denis, for casually explaining why your work leaves me cold. Take the naked Ana De Armas out of Blade Runner 2049 and I would have fallen asleep… his contempt for dialogue is what makes his Dune an unwatchable exercise in tedium.

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Tumblr and WordPress to Sell Users’ Data to Train AI Tools

Uh oh.

This gives Matt’s recent, public freak-out some necessary context. Things must be melting down at Tumblr HQ.