# weird thing — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover weird thing. Page: Feed: --- ## [VOL. 26: SISTER CORITA KENT/ DESIGN HEROINES](https://emilymauldindesign.substack.com/p/vol-26-sister-corita-kent-design) _2026-08-19 · Emily Mauldin · Apple of My Eye | Emily Mauldin Design_ How do you solve a problem like Corita? You don’t! You become more like her. ## [The Bookmobile - A Smidge about Rebecca Park](https://tommerritt.substack.com/p/the-bookmobile-a-smidge-about-rebecca) _2026-08-15 · Tom Merritt · This Week in Tom Merritt_ Below is the latest chapter of The Bookmobile. ## [Tom's Week of Work and Cafe Treats](https://tommerritt.substack.com/p/toms-week-of-work-and-cafe-treats) _2026-08-15 · Tom Merritt · This Week in Tom Merritt_ Happy weekend folks. ## [VOL. 5: BUY THE WEIRD THING](https://emilymauldindesign.substack.com/p/vol-5-apple-of-my-eye) _2026-08-12 · Emily Mauldin · Apple of My Eye | Emily Mauldin Design_ FUN HOME EDITION! Things that I think would be in a fun home. Not to be confused with Fun Home, the musical. ## [VOL. 25: RAY EAMES/ DESIGN HEROINES](https://emilymauldindesign.substack.com/p/vol-25-ray-eames-design-heroines) _2026-08-08 · Emily Mauldin · Apple of My Eye | Emily Mauldin Design_ Let Ray Eames remind you that play can completely change your existence, and that designing your life is iterating over and over again ## [The Bookmobile - Chapter Two](https://tommerritt.substack.com/p/the-bookmobile-chapter-two) _2026-08-08 · Tom Merritt · This Week in Tom Merritt_ Below is the latest chapter of The Bookmobile. ## [Tom's Favorite Fun Signs from Japan](https://tommerritt.substack.com/p/toms-favorite-fun-signs-from-japan) _2026-08-07 · Tom Merritt · This Week in Tom Merritt_ Hey folks, ## [Is it anxiety? Is it ADHD? Why we feel like we have both, plus how to tell the difference.](https://ellenhendriksen.substack.com/p/is-it-anxiety-is-it-adhd-why-we-feel) _2026-08-07 · Ellen Hendriksen · How to Be Good to Yourself When You're Hard on Yourself_ If Dan Harris sent you from Ten Percent Happier, welcome! [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210105967/5b22728008d1bc465d4e611744558f9f.mp3) ## [The Bookmobile - Chapter 1](https://tommerritt.substack.com/p/the-bookmobile-chapter-1) _2026-08-01 · Tom Merritt · This Week in Tom Merritt_ Below is the latest chapter of The Bookmobile. ## [Tom Thinks Translation Apps Have Changed the World](https://tommerritt.substack.com/p/tom-thinks-translation-apps-have) _2026-08-01 · Tom Merritt · This Week in Tom Merritt_ Hi, I’m in Yokohama, Japan, while I write this. ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Il5PMgwD3NQF) _2026-08-01 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [VOL. 4: BUY THE WEIRD THING](https://emilymauldindesign.substack.com/p/vol-4-apple-of-my-eye) _2026-07-29 · Emily Mauldin · Apple of My Eye | Emily Mauldin Design_ The only duvet inserts worth your money (I've tried a lot), a kitchen strainer sculpture that's almost as tall as I am, and a classic Noguchi Akari, but with a twist. ## [Tom Fell in Love with Swiss Trains](https://tommerritt.substack.com/p/tom-fell-in-love-with-swiss-trains) _2026-07-25 · Tom Merritt · This Week in Tom Merritt_ Hey all, ## [The Bookmobile - A Bit About Dr. Lory](https://tommerritt.substack.com/p/the-bookmobile-a-bit-about-dr-lory) _2026-07-25 · Tom Merritt · This Week in Tom Merritt_ Below is the latest chapter of The Bookmobile. ## [AI Models, Apple Lawsuits, and Productivity Without Tedium](https://weirdthings.com/2026/07/ai-models-apple-lawsuits-and-productivity-without-tedium/) _2026-07-25 · weirdthings@ll-dd.co (Andrew Mayne) · After Things Podcast_ Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood cover the latest wave of AI releases by comparing OpenAI’s 5.6 model, Anthropic’s Fable, and the new Chinese Kimi model, arguing that the most interesting shift is not just raw capability but how differently these systems now behave in planning, initiative, and collaboration. They also spend a lot of time on what AI is already good for in real… [Listen](https://weirdthingspodcast.com/uploads/podcastr/e17bda7b-228d-400d-88b6-38ca5fad66de__260717_-_Weird_Things_Podcast.mp3) ## [VOL. 24: HELEN FRANKENTHALER/ DESIGN HEROINES](https://emilymauldindesign.substack.com/p/vol-24-design-heroines-helen-frankenthaler) _2026-07-22 · Emily Mauldin · Apple of My Eye | Emily Mauldin Design_ WWHFD... What Would Helen Frankenthaler Do? ## [The Bookmobile - Prologue](https://tommerritt.substack.com/p/the-bookmobile-prologue) _2026-07-18 · Tom Merritt · This Week in Tom Merritt_ The votes are in, and half of the voters wanted to get “The Bookmobile” about portal books and sexy ghosts running inventory. ## [The weird things we do when we’re lonely (PART TWO: Pulling away)](https://ellenhendriksen.substack.com/p/the-weird-things-we-do-when-were-c9f) _2026-07-17 · Ellen Hendriksen · How to Be Good to Yourself When You're Hard on Yourself_ And more low-lift shifts to try instead [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207358239/62c9e2961fabe9b092766324ad8e194f.mp3) ## [Hotel WiFi Is a Human Right](https://tommerritt.substack.com/p/hotel-wifi-is-a-human-right) _2026-07-17 · Tom Merritt · This Week in Tom Merritt_ OK, that's overstating it, but it's almost right there with electricty, as far as an expected part of your stay. ## [VOL. 3: BUY THE WEIRD THING](https://emilymauldindesign.substack.com/p/vol-3-apple-of-my-eye) _2026-07-15 · Emily Mauldin · Apple of My Eye | Emily Mauldin Design_ Under $250 edition! A pig wall sculpture, a Scrabble board nice enough to leave out, and the incense that's always burning in my house ## [VOL. 23: REI KAWAKUBO/ DESIGN HEROINES](https://emilymauldindesign.substack.com/p/design-heroines-vol-23-rei-kawakubo) _2026-07-08 · Emily Mauldin · Apple of My Eye | Emily Mauldin Design_ She designs for disapproval. What a concept, huh? ## [Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wRlXp52GpRhm) _2026-07-08 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell and margin trade BTC & ETH with fiat currencies ## [VOL. 2 : BUY THE WEIRD THING](https://emilymauldindesign.substack.com/p/vol-2-apple-of-my-eye) _2026-07-01 · Emily Mauldin · Apple of My Eye | Emily Mauldin Design_ A bronzed playstation controller, fluffy towels that don't pill, and the print that has stolen my heart ## [VOL. 1: BUY THE WEIRD THING](https://emilymauldindesign.substack.com/p/vol-1-apple-of-my-eye) _2026-06-28 · Emily Mauldin · Apple of My Eye | Emily Mauldin Design_ A Snoopy light fixture, ketchup packet sculptures, and mother/ daughter ceramics... ## [The weird things we do when we’re lonely (PART ONE: Trying too hard)](https://ellenhendriksen.substack.com/p/the-weird-things-we-do-when-were) _2026-06-27 · Ellen Hendriksen · How to Be Good to Yourself When You're Hard on Yourself_ And low-lift shifts to try instead [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203726642/9e265945418d290704be2122ddd068a9.mp3) ## [Welcome to Apple of My Eye by Emily Mauldin Design](https://emilymauldindesign.substack.com/p/welcome-to-apple-of-my-eye-by-emd) _2026-06-22 · Emily Mauldin · Apple of My Eye | Emily Mauldin Design_ Our skin is losing elasticity everyday. You might as well make your home fun. ## [Good news: You don't have to work so hard to make friends](https://ellenhendriksen.substack.com/p/good-news-you-dont-have-to-work-so) _2026-06-16 · Ellen Hendriksen · How to Be Good to Yourself When You're Hard on Yourself_ Four circumstances that do the heavy lifting for you [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201501045/3bb396654e16476ca7dbd312135cc8ff.mp3) ## [AI Filmmaking Tools, Robot Liability, and GLP-1 Ripple Effects](https://weirdthings.com/2026/06/ai-filmmaking-tools-robot-liability-and-glp-1-ripple-effects/) _2026-06-14 · weirdthings@ll-dd.co (Andrew Mayne) · After Things Podcast_ Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood explore how new AI video tools are changing filmmaking by making real footage more editable and steerable, letting creators keep human performances while using AI for sets, lighting, costumes, and polish. They compare that shift to earlier changes in digital editing and game engines, then turn to viral robot mishap clips to separate… [Listen](https://weirdthingspodcast.com/uploads/podcastr/8d1d90c8-b899-4dd3-8d20-e6b72df4fa0a__260605_-_weird_things_podcast.mp3) ## [Why the people we barely know help us feel connection and belonging (and fulfill needs friends can't)](https://ellenhendriksen.substack.com/p/why-the-people-we-barely-know-help) _2026-05-29 · Ellen Hendriksen · How to Be Good to Yourself When You're Hard on Yourself_ In praise of acquaintances [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/199639559/da8123942e881c76113be98e1b79a397.mp3) ## [What if your social anxiety is fight, not flight?](https://ellenhendriksen.substack.com/p/what-if-your-social-anxiety-is-fight) _2026-05-15 · Ellen Hendriksen · How to Be Good to Yourself When You're Hard on Yourself_ What to do when anxiety makes you guarded, irritable, or plain old grumpy. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197715490/04489d88736d1b62ce18a8d3c8454ea9.mp3) ## [Aliens, Boltzmann Brains, and Codex Automation](https://weirdthings.com/2026/05/aliens-boltzmann-brains-and-codex-automation/) _2026-05-12 · weirdthings@ll-dd.co (Andrew Mayne) · After Things Podcast_ Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood dig into the latest UFO-file buzz and explain why alien discourse so often feels like an endless build with no bass drop. They talk through why so much recent evidence comes down to misunderstood thermal imaging, camera artifacts, cropped data, and human storytelling instincts, while also criticizing skeptics who dismiss possibilities too… [Listen](https://audio.weirdthings.cc/legacy/26509__15b8f17f-27b4-4912-9d42-02b0ea2b28e0_260508_-_weird_things_podcast.mp3) ## [Getting unstuck when perfectionism hijacks your job search](https://ellenhendriksen.substack.com/p/getting-unstuck-when-perfectionism) _2026-05-05 · Ellen Hendriksen · How to Be Good to Yourself When You're Hard on Yourself_ Control what you can, and radically de-personalize the rest [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195649422/47e33c79b537a7b6d3eb771bebff74ac.mp3) ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tOyLE9I2sTTG) _2026-05-05 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [Artemis Returns, AI Compute Wars, and Codex Control](https://weirdthings.com/2026/04/artemis-returns-ai-compute-wars-and-codex-control/) _2026-04-21 · weirdthings@ll-dd.co (Andrew Mayne) · After Things Podcast_ Artemis gets a victory lap as the crew celebrates the mission’s safe splashdown and talks about how a future moon landing would dominate the internet in a way Apollo never could. From there the conversation turns into an extended AI state-of-the-industry check-in, focusing on Anthropic’s reported compute bottlenecks, Claude reliability complaints, and the restricted Mythos model that appears… [Listen](https://audio.weirdthings.cc/legacy/26503__8faf3d1f-528a-444e-8218-ba1f24be55a0_260420_-_weird_things_podcast.mp3) ## [How to disagree without making it weird](https://ellenhendriksen.substack.com/p/how-to-disagree-without-making-it) _2026-04-07 · Ellen Hendriksen · How to Be Good to Yourself When You're Hard on Yourself_ Or being fake, a jerk, or a doormat [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190009836/7a0ec15237fa1c720a4d5da7a563391a.mp3) ## [AI Compute Crunch, Vibe Coding, And Pocket Game Hardware](https://weirdthings.com/2026/04/ai-compute-crunch-vibe-coding-and-pocket-game-hardware/) _2026-04-02 · weirdthings@ll-dd.co (Andrew Mayne) · After Things Podcast_ OpenAI’s shutdown of the Sora app kicks off a broader discussion about how AI companies are being shaped less by hype cycles than by raw compute limits, with Disney deal fallout, Anthropic’s work-hour throttling, and rumors of even bigger next-generation models all pointing to infrastructure being the real bottleneck. From there, the conversation shifts into what these tools look like in practice:… [Listen](https://audio.weirdthings.cc/legacy/26495__ai-compute-crunch-vibe-coding-and-pocket-game-hardware.mp3) ## [Real-Time AI Speeds, Code Models, Bio Hacking, And Movie Picks](https://weirdthings.com/2026/03/real-time-ai-speeds-code-models-bio-hacking-and-movie-picks/) _2026-03-24 · weirdthings@ll-dd.co (Andrew Mayne) · After Things Podcast_ The episode surveys an accelerating AI landscape where new hardware like Cerebras and Groq enables near real?time model responses, making voice and agent interactions feel instantly conversational. The conversation covers the rise of code models (Codex, Claude Code), practical tips for using multiple models to check each other, the tug-of-war between frontier labs and big incumbents (OpenAI,… [Listen](https://audio.weirdthings.cc/legacy/26440__real-time-ai-speeds-code-models-bio-hacking-and-movie-picks.mp3) ## [Moon, Mars, and Missteps: A Space Saga](https://weirdthings.com/2026/03/moon-mars-and-missteps-a-space-saga/) _2026-03-23 · weirdthings@ll-dd.co (Andrew Mayne) · After Things Podcast_ In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young tackle the latest in space exploration drama. They start with NASA’s Art Two mission facing delays due to a pesky hydrogen leak in their much-mocked SLS rocket. The conversation then shifts to Boeing’s embarrassing blunders with their Starliner spacecraft, highlighting the company’s fall from grace in space tech. Amidst these… [Listen](https://audio.weirdthings.cc/legacy/26427__moon-mars-and-missteps-a-space-saga.mp3) ## [Moon Missions and AI Battles: A Space Odyssey with a Side of Silicon Valley Drama](https://weirdthings.com/2026/03/moon-missions-and-ai-battles-a-space-odyssey-with-a-side-of-silicon-valley-drama/) _2026-03-23 · weirdthings@ll-dd.co (Andrew Mayne) · After Things Podcast_ Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young gather to discuss the latest in space exploration and AI developments. They express concerns over the Artemis missions’ delays and technical challenges, particularly focusing on the SLS rocket’s issues and the ambitious plans for lunar landings involving SpaceX’s Starship. The conversation shifts to the AI domain, where they critique the… [Listen](https://audio.weirdthings.cc/legacy/26426__moon-missions-and-ai-battles-a-space-odyssey-with-a-side-of-silicon-valley-drama.mp3) ## [Why We Struggle to Receive Love](https://ellenhendriksen.substack.com/p/why-we-struggle-to-receive-love) _2026-03-20 · Ellen Hendriksen · How to Be Good to Yourself When You're Hard on Yourself_ Love may be all around us, but it won’t matter unless we can receive it. ## [3 healthier alternatives to “I don’t care what people think.”](https://ellenhendriksen.substack.com/p/3-healthier-alternatives-to-i-dont) _2026-02-27 · Ellen Hendriksen · How to Be Good to Yourself When You're Hard on Yourself_ Spoiler: what do \*you\* think? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/189057714/905f0b07903c763a98b34a447b50d333.mp3) ## [Space Shenanigans and the Future of Human Spaceflight](https://weirdthings.com/2026/01/space-shenanigans-and-the-future-of-human-spaceflight/) _2026-01-30 · weirdthings@ll-dd.co (Andrew Mayne) · After Things Podcast_ In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood kick things off with a discussion about a medical emergency that led to an astronaut’s early return from the International Space Station, sparking rumors of the first space pregnancy. They then shift gears to the Artemis missions, highlighting the Artemis II mission’s goal of sending humans around the moon for the first time… [Listen](https://audio.weirdthings.cc/legacy/26423__space-shenanigans-and-the-future-of-human-spaceflight.mp3) ## [Bear Evictions and Genetic Tinkering: A Peek into the Future](https://weirdthings.com/2026/01/bear-evictions-and-genetic-tinkering-a-peek-into-the-future/) _2026-01-30 · weirdthings@ll-dd.co (Andrew Mayne) · After Things Podcast_ In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood explore the curious incident of a Californian homeowner, Kenneth Johnson, who discovered a 550-pound bear living under his house and the challenges he faced in evicting it. The conversation then shifts to the broader implications of AI and genetic engineering, pondering a future where animals could possess human-like… [Listen](https://audio.weirdthings.cc/legacy/26422__bear-evictions-and-genetic-tinkering-a-peek-into-the-future.mp3)