Kirk Israel's commonplace and blog. Quotes and links daily since 2001.
2026.09.29

Destroy Any Website - desktop only, turn sound on. Really clever.
Jeremy Stern's Profile of Mark Zuckerberg for Colossus - worth checking out (link to the Daring Fireball entry for it)
2026.09.28
radio is kind of wild really, the first thing we did after discovering an ethereal field that permeates the universe is infuse it with music.

Yemen's governorates, translated literally
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2026.09.25
Damn, could you imagine what Trump would say if it was Biden flinching like that? Plus gloves in 65 degree weather? and breaking precedent by meeting the head of China at the airport? (guess he wants to seem grateful for China helping gas prices not get even more out of hand...)
and the literal "love me love me love me" ad that's either a campaign ad or propaganda that he somehow got the government to pay for, illegally.
2026.09.24
Hope is Right There
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' play "Purpose". It was the famous line from the family patriarch, roughly modeled on Jesse Jackson.

In a dream last night I wanted to change my name from "Kirk" to "Kirkus". I liked that I could have a more grandiose name but didn't have to be annoyed by people using the previous name.

Though I think I was also planning on a middle name of "MgGuirkus", even though I haven't watched a lot of the show "Home Movies"
cool, illegal Trump campaign ads funded by the US government.
2026.09.23