Sometimes the most important things are the things you don't see. Also, Take 9 to keep safe, making habits stick, the WWDC 2026 playlist, Shakespeare rewriting, Maggie's link to a song for pride marching band season, and AI proves a mathematical theorem.

On shaping the future by accepting little changes now.

A story of a loss that ended up launching a career. Also, the grids used in comic books and a look at the panels as well, the importance of communicating science and technology, a travelers story about WiFi, Maggie's link to a coaster POV, and Douglas Engelbart.

Just the right amount of magic.

On watching an important right disolve. Also, is Gemini liable for not telling the truth, yo-yo in San Francisco, the new Siri doesn't suck, White trash in the White House, Maggie's link to paradoxes in space navigation, and NetNewsWire's past year.

On retracing the steps of others while finding your own way.

On making the changes you know you need to make. Also, writing using pen and paper, learning to rig elections, systems thinking, AI does horrible things to human thinking, Maggie's link to understanding the group stage of the World Cup, and Cory talks about AI with Ars.

On getting rid of the body.

Football is life. Also, a Fotomat lives on in San Francisco, three members of the Japan football team take on one hundred school children, a cool way to watch a baseball game from Ribbie, Ethnic cleansing in Ohio, the Stonehenge experiment, nutmegging, Maggie's link to Philosophers playing football, and John Gruber remembers Om Malik.