Brad Barrish
@bradbarrish
Nerd
Brad Barrish
bradbarrish.com
When the bubble is big, every idea feels like a billion-dollar idea. I yearn for cheap ideas from strangers.
archive.is
AI and AI AI Captain
Paul Ford is prescient, as always.
The idea of “file over app” is to care a lot more about your data itself than the app or platform it’s in. Like, the app you’re using now? Probably not going to be around in 50 years. Text files and JPGs and PDFs? Way more likely to still be here! So invest in formats that last, not apps that don’t.
David Pierce • Why all your notes and files should be plain text - The Verge
We're all going to die and Web Ex Point Oh
This is inspiring and while I wouldn’t put this on the open web (for security reasons), I think it’s a cool idea.
Is This Real Life? and Discuss amongst yourselves
So many people noticing things!
As of September 2025, approximately 170 million Americans spend, on average, one hour every day in an app that is designed to maximize psychological grip. While Congress fixates on TikTok’s data collection usages, what hasn’t received enough attention is how the platform has successfully industrialized human attention itself.
TikTok Won. Now Everything Is 60 Seconds.
I’ve had enough.
The number of people reading a post or following an account is not a useful indicator of whether or not the ideas within are made up or not.