# mcmillan (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover mcmillan. Page: Feed: --- ## [Jodi Ettenberg on living grief and a serendipitous...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049522-jodi-ettenberg-on-living-) _2026-08-22 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Jodi Ettenberg on living grief and a serendipitous discovery . “Living grief lacks the tapestry of rituals, language, and social permissions around grieving that a person is offered with death.” ## [Walking the Length of Manhattan . I did this, solo,...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049521-walking-the-length-of-man) _2026-08-21 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Walking the Length of Manhattan . I did this, solo, right before I moved out of NYC. Loved it. Will do it again someday. ## [“When Jason Ganos was asked to help sell an old box full...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049520-how-97-copies-of-an-unrel) _2026-08-21 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ “When Jason Ganos was asked to help sell an old box full of NES cartridges…” How 97 Copies of an Unreleased Version of Super Mario Bros. Duck Hunt Were Discovered in a Wisconsin Warehouse . ## [What a great idea for a book: Cookbooking: A Fan’s...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049519-cookbooking-a-fans-guide) _2026-08-21 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ What a great idea for a book: Cookbooking: A Fan’s Guide . “An eclectic, visually stunning pop-history, Cookbooking explores the most influential and beloved cookbooks through photographs, listicles, graphics, and snappy writing.” ## [“ The principal aim of President Trump’s second...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049518-the-principal-aim-of-pres) _2026-08-20 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ “ The principal aim of President Trump’s second term is revenge ,” says Jamelle Bouie. “Revenge shapes the president’s priorities, drives his actions and structures the decisions of his government.” ## [Weird Al Yankovic’s Tiny Desk Concert](https://kottke.org/26/08/weird-al-yankovics-tiny-desk-concert) _2026-08-20 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Holy moly, NPR’s Tiny Desk has been going for a long time. Weird Al Yankovic first stopped by the desk in 2010 , so early that they didn’t even have it on YouTube until more recently. And the other day, they had him back for a second session ! Yankovic focused on originals the first time around, but for this show he brought parodies of Don McLean’s “American Pie” (“The Saga Begins,” from 1999’s… ## [Anil Dash built a standalone Touch ID sensor to use...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049516-anil-dash-built-a-standal) _2026-08-20 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Anil Dash built a standalone Touch ID sensor to use with your Mac if you don’t have a newer Apple keyboard. It’s open-source… the code and instructions are on Github . ## [Analysts Warn U.S. Economy Becoming Overly Dependent On...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049515-analysts-warn-us-economy-) _2026-08-20 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Analysts Warn U.S. Economy Becoming Overly Dependent On Anne Hathaway . “We estimate that Anne Hathaway films currently account for a staggering 63% of all U.S. exports.” Zendaya is the other 37%. ## [When you take screenshots of posts in iOS social apps...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049514-they-use-this-little-tric) _2026-08-20 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ When you take screenshots of posts in iOS social apps like Bluesky or Threads, they use this little trick to replace the “Follow” button with the app’s logo . ## [“All our neighbors worked for those firms —...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049513-none-of-them-would-let-th) _2026-08-20 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ “All our neighbors worked for those firms — Facebook, Google and Apple. None of them would let their children interact with any screens . They all knew how addicting they were and how to protect their own children.” ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/STq5lfePeM51) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [Long past time to quit X . “Those who continue to...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049512-long-past-time-to-quit-x) _2026-08-20 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Long past time to quit X . “Those who continue to post on X — in particular those X users who are not racist psychopaths — are enhancing the site’s usefulness to \[Musk\] as a propaganda tool by drawing more eyes to the platform… “ ## [Prosecutors Say Michael McMillan and Protectus Collected About $174 Million From Federal Healthcare Programs](https://www.lmcordoba.com.ar/crime/prosecutors-say-michael-mcmillan-and-protectus-collected-about-174-million-from-federal-healthcare-programs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prosecutors-say-michael-mcmillan-and-protectus-collected-about-174-million-from-federal-healthcare-programs) _2026-08-19 · headlines · LM Cordoba_ The government alleges McMillan personally used proceeds from a reimbursement stream in which he and companies he controlled received approximately $174 million, although the indictment does not assign an exact amount exclusively to his personal accounts. WASHINGTON, DC, August 17, 2026 — Federal prosecutors allege Michael McMillan and a group of wound-care businesses operating under the \[…\] The… ## [This is a wild story: The Scientist Who Lived with...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049511-the-scientist-who-lived-w) _2026-08-18 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ This is a wild story: The Scientist Who Lived with Dozens of Children from the Pacific Islands . “I realized I’m in the middle of a pedophile operation that has been run out of the N.I.H. by a Nobel laureate for thirty years.” ## [“Scientists have found that people are being...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049510-wildfire-smoke-may-affect) _2026-08-18 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ “Scientists have found that people are being exposed to more toxins than previously known, and beyond damaging lungs, wildfire smoke may affect hearts, brains and other organs .” (Research is preliminary & ongoing but sheesh…) ## [Ring of Fire in the Sky](https://kottke.org/26/08/ring-of-fire-in-the-sky) _2026-08-18 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Portuguese photographer Rui Santos captured this shot of the recent solar eclipse. Stunning. Here’s what makes this shot look a little different from other eclipse photos; from APOD : Usually the solar corona appears white, and to some observers the corona of last week’s total solar eclipse did appear this pearly color. But this time, totality observers in Spain saw a corona that appeared… ## [How to make a good Star Wars movie for once ....](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049508-how-to-make-a-good-star-w) _2026-08-18 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ How to make a good Star Wars movie for once . “Stop making stuff that’s so self referential and start focusing on projects that once again are bringing things from the outside and putting them in a Star Wars container.” Fan service is bad storytelling. ## [And also a trailer for season 2 of Star Wars: Ahsoka ....](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049507-a-trailer-for-season-2-of) _2026-08-18 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ And also a trailer for season 2 of Star Wars: Ahsoka . Huh. Lots of Anakin, but where are the space whales? ## [Trailer for VisionQuest , the third leg of the...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049506-trailer-for-visionquest) _2026-08-18 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Trailer for VisionQuest , the third leg of the Wanda/Vision/Agatha trilogy. Huh. “Ultron! Human avatars only!” ## [In Bourgogne, they’ve been recording grape date harvests...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049505-this-years-harvest-set-a-) _2026-08-18 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ In Bourgogne, they’ve been recording grape date harvests since 1354. This year’s harvest set a record for earliest start: Aug 8. “From 1354 to 1987 the average start was 28 September. Since 1988 it runs 13 days earlier.” ## [Post-pandemic vaccination rates of US kindergarteners...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049504-post-pandemic-vaccination) _2026-08-18 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Post-pandemic vaccination rates of US kindergarteners continue to fall and “nonmedical exemptions” based on “personal or religious beliefs” jumped 0.8% in just 1 year. ## [Earn crypto from idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Rid019AnhENy) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI command, connect your GPU, and start receiving crypto payouts. ## [Whoa, Columbia House (12 cassettes for 1¢) is finally...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049503-finally-going-out-of-busi) _2026-08-18 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Whoa, Columbia House (12 cassettes for 1¢) is finally going out of business after 71 years and several pivots (records to reel-to-reel to 8-tracks to cassettes to CDs to VHS to DVDs to Blu-ray). ## [The area known as Tornado Alley continues to shift...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049502-the-area-known-as-tornado) _2026-08-18 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ The area known as Tornado Alley continues to shift eastward (from Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas to Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin) due to “a warming climate that helps transport warmer and more-humid air farther north and east than in the past”. ## [Service Areas and Arrival Windows, Explained](https://www.lmcordoba.com.ar/business/service-areas-and-arrival-windows-explained/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=service-areas-and-arrival-windows-explained) _2026-08-17 · headlines · LM Cordoba_ What this covers Coverage Is Not Capacity Arrival Windows Are Honest, Not Vague What to Send When You Book Apartments, Offices and Other Complications What a Booking Confirmation Should Contain Timing You Can Control Verify Who Is Coming The Local Geography The Short Version Every mobile healthcare provider advertises a service area, and almost \[…\] The post Service Areas and Arrival Windows,… ## [How to Choose the Perfect Home Decor for Your Business](https://www.lmcordoba.com.ar/business/how-to-choose-the-perfect-home-decor-for-your-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-choose-the-perfect-home-decor-for-your-business) _2026-08-17 · Full Editorial · LM Cordoba_ Choosing the right home décor can have a major impact on how customers perceive your business. Whether you operate an interior design company, furniture store, property business, café, office, or home décor brand, the appearance of your space can influence customer experience and brand image. A well-designed interior should be attractive, functional, and consistent with \[…\] The post How to Choose… ## [We live in a world of ordinary abundance & luxuries...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049499-ordinary-abundance) _2026-08-17 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ We live in a world of ordinary abundance & luxuries only dreamed of in centuries past: music on demand, photographs, books, eyeglasses, refrigeration, vaccination, bicycles, and the washing machine. ## [Ozu in Color (Every Frame a Painting)](https://kottke.org/26/08/ozu-in-color-every-frame-a-painting) _2026-08-17 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ For TCM, Every Frame a Painting’s Taylor Ramos & Tony Zhou tell us how legendary Japanese filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu made the transition to color filmmaking. His first color film was Equinox Flower in 1958 and it took a couple of films for Ozu to work out how to best employ color. When you watch later Ozu films, you’re struck by how similar two people can be. How often one place resembles another, how… ## [Two new episodes of Ric Burns’ 1999 documentary...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049498-two-new-episodes-of-ric-b) _2026-08-17 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Two new episodes of Ric Burns’ 1999 documentary series New York will soon air on PBS . “Produced by the same team that created the original NEW YORK series, The Future of Cities presents a sweeping and dramatic portrait of New York since Sept 11th.” ## [Yale study : “A single-payer universal health care...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049497-yale-study) _2026-08-17 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Yale study : “A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace.” ## [DOJ Says Michael McMillan Guaranteed Doctors a Share of Government Payouts Through “Rebates”](https://www.lmcordoba.com.ar/news/doj-says-michael-mcmillan-guaranteed-doctors-a-share-of-government-payouts-through-rebates/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doj-says-michael-mcmillan-guaranteed-doctors-a-share-of-government-payouts-through-rebates) _2026-08-17 · headlines · LM Cordoba_ Prosecutors allege providers were allowed to retain 30 percent to 40 percent of successful federal reimbursements through arrangements described as discounts, creating profits that authorities contend violated federal kickback laws WASHINGTON, DC — Federal prosecutors accuse Michael McMillan of offering physicians, podiatrists, and other medical providers an unusually direct financial proposition:… ## [Tressie McMillan Cottom on AOC’s presumed presidential...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049496-tressie-mcmillan-cottom-o) _2026-08-14 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Tressie McMillan Cottom on AOC’s presumed presidential run . But these are different times. Ocasio-Cortez is a different woman, and Americans love to turn to women when the house is burning down. ## [Prime Noise-Cancelling Picks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pXwGjf4Z4Ty3) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Browse Prime-eligible, 4-star-and-up noise-cancelling earbuds with fast shipping and deals ## [Stronger Together: How Local Physicians Can Collaborate to Transform Community Health](https://www.lmcordoba.com.ar/health/stronger-together-how-local-physicians-can-collaborate-to-transform-community-health/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stronger-together-how-local-physicians-can-collaborate-to-transform-community-health) _2026-08-14 · Full Editorial · LM Cordoba_ It’s incredibly easy for local physicians to get trapped in the daily grind of patient appointments, charting, and administrative duties. When you’re managing a packed waiting room, finding the spare time to think about broad community health issues feels nearly impossible. Yet, the challenges your patients face often stem from larger regional problems that a \[…\] The post Stronger Together: How… ## [Open Thread for August 2026](https://kottke.org/26/08/open-thread-for-august-2026) _2026-08-13 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ We haven’t done an open thread for awhile, so… What have you been working on? How are you feeling? What’s on your mind these days? What’s the best thing you’ve seen this week? Have you called a plumber to your home lately? Are you new here? Introduce yourself if you feel like it. Heck, if you’re a regular commenter, reintroduce yourself if you’d like. Tags: kottke.org · open threads ## [NOAA: Contiguous US Breaks Its Record for Hottest Month...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049493-contiguous-us-breaks-its-) _2026-08-13 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ NOAA: Contiguous US Breaks Its Record for Hottest Month Ever . It’s not good when you’re breaking records from the Dust Bowl…” (This record will be broken several more times in the decades to come.) ## [The Moral Unseriousness of Centrist & Conservative Pundits](https://kottke.org/26/08/the-moral-unseriousness-of-centrist-conservative-pundits) _2026-08-13 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Jamelle Bouie almost never misses. In this video that’s just shy of 10 minutes long, he chastises American political cultural pundits for their lack of moral seriousness w/r/t their focus on “wokeness” instead of the real harms being done by the authoritarian Trump regime. (And he worked in a reference to Jonathan Frakes saying no .) I bring this up because this is just a great example of a… ## [A recently unearthed conversation with Anthony Bourdain...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049490-a-recently-unearthed-conv) _2026-08-13 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ A recently unearthed conversation with Anthony Bourdain from 2005 . “We discuss Tony’s preferred sucker-punch etiquette, his loyalty to cigarettes the Chateau Marmont, ayahuasca in Peru, and the talk show he dreamed up with Christopher Walken in mind. ## [Supersonic Trebuchet](https://kottke.org/26/08/supersonic-trebuchet) _2026-08-13 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Ok so when you woke up this morning, you probably didn’t expect to watch a 20-minute video about a trebuchet — but to be fair, I didn’t either. But Tom Stanton’s build of a fully mechanical trebuchet that propels a tiny plastic pellet faster than the speed of sound (complete with tiny sonic boom) is genuinely fascinating to watch. He starts with a basic plan, but as he builds tests, there are all… ## [Craig Mod wrote about his recent adventures using LLMs:...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049492-a-swarm-of-blood-robots) _2026-08-13 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Craig Mod wrote about his recent adventures using LLMs: A Swarm of Blood Robots . I now have a comprehensive family tree, naming the very boats my Italian and Polish ancestors came over on in the late 1800s, the villages a few came from ## [“Draw any shape and hear it as a drum.”...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049489-eigendrum) _2026-08-13 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Draw any shape and hear it as a drum. Eigendrum : a drum simulator where you can change the shape of the drum to see how it affects the sound it makes. ## [G.P.S. and the Lost Art of Getting Lost . “G.P.S....](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049488-gps-and-the-lost-art-of-g) _2026-08-13 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ G.P.S. and the Lost Art of Getting Lost . G.P.S. has also led us to outsource existential skills: locating yourself in space, parsing out your surroundings, staying calm when you don’t know where you are. Do we lose something when we no longer get lost? ## [Some of the most storied problems in mathematics, those...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049485-are-being-solved-by-llms) _2026-08-13 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Some of the most storied problems in mathematics, those posed by Paul Erdős, are being solved by LLMs . ## [The Art of the Copyist](https://kottke.org/26/08/the-art-of-the-copyist) _2026-08-12 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Lovely short video about artist Jas Knight , who is a participant in the Met Museum’s Copyist Program : The Copyist Program offers time and space for artists to develop their own interpretation of an artwork through intimate study in the Museum s galleries. Copyists have created reinterpretations of original artworks in The Met collection since 1872. Here’s Knight from the video, in which he is… ## [Here’s how Rocky’s musical language from the Project...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049484-heres-how-rockys-musical-) _2026-08-12 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Here’s how Rocky’s musical language from the Project Hail Mary movie was created . The filmmakers didn’t want it to feel like a human language because he’s supposed to be really more musically communicating . ## [I’m Done Using AI . “It made me lazy. It made me...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049486-im-done-using-ai) _2026-08-12 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ I m Done Using AI . “It made me lazy. It made me stop caring. It made me a worse programmer. It made me depressed. Because I stopped doing the hard work, I stopped learning, I stopped growing, I stopped being the one making the software. ## [Why weren’t bicycles invented sooner? “Why...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049470-why-werent-bicycles-inven) _2026-08-12 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Why weren t bicycles invented sooner? Why was no one even considering the question of human-powered vehicles until the 1400s? Why weren’t there bicycle mechanics in the 1300s, when there were clockmakers, or at least by the 1500s, when we had watches? ## [Death Cab for Cutie’s Tiny Desk Concert](https://kottke.org/26/08/death-cab-for-cuties-tiny-desk-concert) _2026-08-12 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Death Cab for Cutie rolled into the NPR offices for a Tiny Desk Concert , which featured two new songs from their current album and some oldies: Title and Registration and Soul Meets Body. Gibbard noted: I m starting to realize that some of our earlier records came out a similar distance away from, like, the Beatles records when I was a kid. This is Death Cab’s second Tiny Desk… here’s the first… ## [Temperature Zero for Culture: Why Everything Is Starting...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049481-temperature-zero-for-cult) _2026-08-12 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Temperature Zero for Culture: Why Everything Is Starting to Look the Same . A recommender that’s a mediocre predictor of what you’d love in a rich, diverse world becomes an excellent predictor of what you’ll click in the impoverished one it creates. ## [A Collection of Eclipse Glasses (1793-2019)](https://kottke.org/26/08/a-collection-of-eclipse-glasses-1793-2019) _2026-08-12 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Oh wow, Williams College’s Hopkins Observatory has a huge collection of eclipse glasses viewers (and other eclipse ephemera), some of them dating back to 1793. Here are a few of my favorites: (via present correct ) Tags: design · eclipses ## [Stories that the authors of the Bible borrowed from...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049479-stories-that-the-authors-) _2026-08-12 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Stories that the authors of the Bible borrowed from other cultures and religions , including the flood myth, the Garden of Eden, etc. I learned about these in a religion mythology class in college, which cemented my atheism. ## [“Widely regarded as the most complicated board...](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049478-the-most-complicated-boar) _2026-08-12 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ Widely regarded as the most complicated board game ever made , The Campaign for North Africa tries to simulate WW2 s North African theater in as granular fashion as possible…” 1500 hours to finish the game — that’s 1h20m every day for 3 years. ## [New vocabulary term: “soft secession” .](https://kottke.org/26/08/0049477-soft-secession) _2026-08-11 · Jason Kottke · kottke.org_ New vocabulary term: soft secession” .