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Justin Pot

jhpot@mastodon.social

<p>I am a freelance journalist and a person. I believe that tech is a tool, not a way of life, and that we should use it to connect with each other. I currently write for Lifehacker, WIRED, The Atlantic, PopSci, PCMag, and The Wall Street Journal. </p><p>I also enjoy brewing beer and being outside.</p>

Posts

  • Post #2382986

    It’s spruce tip ale season!

  • Post #1792114

    There’s a real &amp;quot;right before the collapse of the empire&amp;quot; feeling in the air right now. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/allbirds-bird-stock-shoes-ai.html

  • Post #1792113

    @matthewcassinelli large companies have many different teams with different priorities and objectives

  • Post #1792112

    LLMs are really not great at life advice https://www.popsci.com/health/asking-ai-for-life-advice/

  • Post #1792111

    Digging into Wikipedia data is fun. https://theintelligence.com/42920/a-whole-new-way-to-see-wikipedia/

  • Post #1792110

    Possibly the most important article I’ve ever written. Possibly. https://www.popsci.com/environment/why-cats-like-to-watch-tv-best-youtube-channels-for-cats/

  • Post #1116732

    Chills watching this. A better world is possible. Good things can and do happen. Keep believing. Keep doing the work. https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1sjs5gn/hungarians_singing_we_are_the_champions_after/

  • Post #1016956

    Need to open a document you think might have malware? Here’s a good tool for the job: https://www.wired.com/story/dangerzone-app-for-safe-pdfs-word-docs/

  • Post #1016955

    Do any of you use OpenClaw? Do you find it actually useful? I’m really curious about how people are using these tools. I&amp;#39;ve been messing around a little bit it&amp;#39;s a fascinating mess.

  • Post #1016954

    Myths about keeping ants out of your house: https://www.popsci.com/environment/how-to-keep-ants-out-of-your-house/

  • Post #1016953

    Taco tuesday

  • Post #1016952

    I&amp;#39;ve not updated my blog for a bit, granted, but the ActivityPub integration is working differently now. It used to be that the entire post would show up, but now it&amp;#39;s just the headline, excerpt, and a link. Is the old functionality gone now? https://justinpot.com/pips-and-the-art-of-feeling-good-about-being-wrong/

  • Post #1016951

    In the short term, being confidently wrong about something feels just as good as actually being correct.  https://justinpot.com/pips-and-the-art-of-feeling-good-about-being-wrong/

  • Post #894086

    WIRED just published my beginner&amp;#39;s guide to Mastodon! Thank you to the 100+ people who responded to my request for tips and advice for understanding the culture here. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-get-started-use-mastodon/

  • Post #828628

    If you miss Twitter’s ancient Mac app as much as I do, here’s a beautiful application for Bluesky: https://www.wired.com/story/aeronaut-mac-app-for-bluesky/

  • Post #801541

    I still use a Kobo Touch, an ereader that came out in 2011, and this morning I got an update that replaced the now-dead Pocket integration with an Instapaper one. A decade and a half old product still getting new features shouldn’t feel extraordinary but it really really does.

  • Post #725471

    Science suggests only fully completely charing your laptop when necessary—here’s how you can do that with a Mac. https://www.wired.com/story/only-charge-your-macbook-to-80-percent/

  • Post #725470

    Anyone else feel like they&amp;#39;ve been trying to re-find themselves lately? What&amp;#39;s helped you?

  • Post #725469

    What’s a piece of software that makes your life better, every day?

  • Post #725467

    If I ran CBS the only celebrity on this season of Survivor would be Alex Horne, who would run every immunity challenge instead of Probst.