This is a brilliant piece. You might think Delta, Southwest, American and United are firms that make money flying people from place to place. You would be wrong - they are companies that lose money flying people around, and make money in nexus of loyalty, points and miles.

AI is not a demon... It's far worse... it's a Redditor

How Japan’s emojis became the world’s universal language. [🎞️ Aziz Nishanov]

10,000 years ago, there were only about 5 million of us. That’s as many people as today live in the Atlanta metro area, and only a fraction of the number who live in Bangkok, Beijing, or Bogotá. lithub.com/after-the-spik…

The facade of Casa Batlló in Barcelona might be one of the most beautiful in the world.

Florida man perfectly captures a gator

Fwd: Fwd: “I hope this email finds you well”

Here is how the AI bubble is being created, per Bloomberg:

I drew peaches in water. Not a photo! (art study)

It’s true. The original reason for ending prices in .99 was not psychological, it was to make sure employees weren't stealing... and it starts with the cash register itself: In the 1870s, a saloon owner in Dayton was fed up with his bartenders pocketing cash and was desperate

Beyond parody

Coca-Cola’s annual Christmas advert is AI-generated again this year. The company says they used even fewer people to make it — “We need to keep moving forward and pushing the envelope… The genie is out of the bottle, and you’re not going to put it back in”

The colorful lights, also known as the aurora borealis, were seen in states including New Hampshire, Colorado, Texas and California, according to footage from Storyful.⁠

Every now and then, the universe knocks to remind us how small our problems truly are — and tonight is one of those nights. Go outside and look up to wintess incredible Auroras.

Here is Tina Brown -- former editor of Vanity Fair and New Yorker -- explaining why nobody in the mega-elite cared that Jeffrey Epstein was convicted of soliciting a minor for prostitution. The only real crime in that circle, she says, is poverty.

Girls after one minor argument: “I’m never speaking to you again.” Boys after calling each other fascist and jihadist:

Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦