Brad Barrish
@bradbarrish
CTO and maker of linkitylink.lol
Brad Barrish
bradbarrish.com
Ten Of The Best Black Friday Sales — Die, Workwear!
dieworkwear.com
While this is a Black Friday list, it also serves as a good gift guide. A lot of it isn’t really my style, but there are some good rabbit holes.
This stuff is straight out of science fiction: being able to have an audio conversation with a capable LLM about things that it can “see” through your camera is one of those “we live in the future” moments.
Simon Willison • Gemini 2.0 Flash: An outstanding multi-modal LLM with a sci-fi streaming mode
Simon Willison on the release of Google Gemini 2.0 Flash and it’s multi-modal capabilities.
Why I’m making 2025 my year of dead-tree books
fastcompany.com
Figma isn’t just design software: it’s a collaboration platform for making software. I call it the OS for design. That, by extension, means that Figma is much better positioned than it might seem for AI: instead of an agent making everything, agents will work alongside humans, with Figma as the coordination layer.
Ben Thompson • 2025.31: How to Think About Figma
Audibaubles - Sonic seasonal decorations
sennep.com
Audio and
There is emerging evidence that the live herpes zoster (shingles) vaccine might protect against dementia. However, the existing data are limited and refer only to the live vaccine, which is now discontinued in the United States and many other countries in favor of a recombinant vaccine.
The recombinant shingles vaccine is associated with lower risk of dementia - Nature Medicine
John Cage about silence
youtu.beMaybe the best thing I watched this week. Someone responded on this intense discussion about music I started on Farcaster.
Perhaps we are all seeking attention without embarrassment, connection without vulnerability.
Web Ex Point Oh and Human Stuff
I continue to find amazing things on Bear like this.
Bear’s Discovery Feed > Hacker News