This week marked 25 years since the attacks on September 11th, 2021. There was markedly more coverage in the lead-up to the anniversary this year and many messages from all directions to never forget. Perhaps that’s a good thing since, as each year passes, there are fewer of us that have their own experience of that day.

I’ve never written about my experience in Manhattan on that day or those that followed here; I’m not sure I ever will. To mark this year, I’ll point to Anil Dash’s account in 23: What was 9/11? I think he accurately captures the feeling of those days.

On a brighter note, thanks to a good friend, I was lucky to see Social Distortion at Brooklyn Paramount. Descendents were on stage when we walked in and we were able stake out a spot over the main floor with great sight lines. Overall, it was a good show. I was happy that they included Ring of Fire early in the set—could have done with few more of their numbers from the 90s though.

Links

• They Fought the Battle of Brooklyn, After a Bus Ride From New Jersey
  A reporter embeds with the reenactment mentioned here a couple weeks ago.
• Brooklyn Public Library launches first ever craft library
  This is very cool. I wish they had a 3D printer!
• The Absurd, Unending Quest to Floodproof the New York City Subway
• Hochul, MTA unveil new IBX renderings, say project is moving faster than expected
• Wendell Berry and the Promise of the Deep Life
  “We live in a world increasingly defined by numbness and conveniences, largely mediated through digital technology.“
• There’s No Limit to How Bad Code Can Get
  “… so now you have TWO systems in production – the janky old system that nobody wants to touch, and a new system which handles just a few production features…”
• Anthropic Just Threatened to Kill Billions of People. This Is Not Okay.