{"ancestors":[{"id":"111850414249107028","created_at":"2024-01-31T11:51:15.000Z","in_reply_to_id":null,"in_reply_to_account_id":null,"sensitive":false,"spoiler_text":"","visibility":"public","language":"en","uri":"https://hachyderm.io/users/lexfri/statuses/111850414106727997","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@lexfri/111850414106727997","replies_count":19,"reblogs_count":0,"favourites_count":0,"quotes_count":0,"edited_at":null,"content":"\u003cp\u003eI hope you’ll show up for Conlextions 144!\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://lexfriedman.com/connections/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" translate=\"no\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003ehttps://\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003elexfriedman.com/connections/\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/connections\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003econnections\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/conlextions\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003econlextions\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"account":{"id":"109390296932155284","username":"lexfri","acct":"lexfri@hachyderm.io","display_name":"Lex Friedman","locked":false,"bot":false,"discoverable":true,"indexable":true,"group":false,"created_at":"2022-11-22T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eI'm a consultant, podcaster, dad, word game maker, and improviser in New Jersey.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI host a daily podcast called Your Daily Lex. 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I also co-host The Rebound, Not Playing, and other podcasts.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI post daily word games at \u003ca href=\"https://lex.games\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" translate=\"no\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003ehttps://\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003elex.games\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e — you should play them.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI’m a full-time consultant, and perhaps your company should work with me.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse my Rivian referral code: \u003ca href=\"https://rivian.com/configurations/list?reprCode=LEX1204607\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" translate=\"no\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003ehttps://\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ellipsis\"\u003erivian.com/configurations/list\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003e?reprCode=LEX1204607\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe/him.\u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@lexfri","uri":"https://hachyderm.io/users/lexfri","avatar":"https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com/social-lol-media/cache/accounts/avatars/109/390/296/932/155/284/original/70a1415cd224851a.jpeg","avatar_static":"https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com/social-lol-media/cache/accounts/avatars/109/390/296/932/155/284/original/70a1415cd224851a.jpeg","header":"https://social.lol/headers/original/missing.png","header_static":"https://social.lol/headers/original/missing.png","followers_count":5744,"following_count":292,"statuses_count":7123,"last_status_at":"2026-04-19","hide_collections":false,"emojis":[],"fields":[{"name":"About Me","value":"\u003ca href=\"https://lexfriedman.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003ehttps://\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003elexfriedman.com/\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e","verified_at":"2026-04-18T22:15:45.895+00:00"},{"name":"Your Daily Lex","value":"\u003ca href=\"https://daily.lexfriedman.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003ehttps://\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003edaily.lexfriedman.com/\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e","verified_at":"2026-04-18T22:15:46.300+00:00"},{"name":"Lex Games","value":"\u003ca href=\"https://lex.games\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" translate=\"no\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003ehttps://\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003elex.games\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e","verified_at":null},{"name":"Lex Friedman Consulting","value":"\u003ca href=\"https://consulting.lexfriedman.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003ehttps://\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003econsulting.lexfriedman.com/\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e","verified_at":"2026-04-18T22:15:47.914+00:00"}]},"media_attachments":[],"mentions":[],"tags":[{"name":"connections","url":"https://social.lol/tags/connections"},{"name":"conlextions","url":"https://social.lol/tags/conlextions"}],"emojis":[],"quote":null,"card":{"url":"https://lexfriedman.com/connections/?p=1706706000","title":"Conlextions #144","description":"A NYT Connections-style puzzle from Lex Friedman.","language":null,"type":"link","author_name":"","author_url":"","provider_name":"","provider_url":"","html":"","width":1477,"height":746,"image":null,"image_description":"","embed_url":"","blurhash":"U8Q^K#kB?[ju8KayDPbF;UbGyDjbMofQoaa{","published_at":null,"authors":[]},"poll":null,"quote_approval":{"automatic":[],"manual":[],"current_user":"denied"}}],"descendants":[{"id":"111850953373871602","created_at":"2024-01-31T14:08:21.000Z","in_reply_to_id":"111850657309332623","in_reply_to_account_id":"109364696390428871","sensitive":true,"spoiler_text":"Spoilers.","visibility":"public","language":"en","uri":"https://mastodon.social/users/andary/statuses/111850953212830879","url":"https://mastodon.social/@andary/111850953212830879","replies_count":0,"reblogs_count":0,"favourites_count":0,"quotes_count":0,"edited_at":"2024-01-31T14:36:08.000Z","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://social.lol/@phils\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003ephils\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://hachyderm.io/@lexfri\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003elexfri\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003eI gave up after blue for the same reason. 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He created all those tv shows and wrote all those movies.\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"account":{"id":"109387501830597101","username":"marcintosh","acct":"marcintosh@mastodon.social","display_name":"Marc Robinson :mastodon:","locked":false,"bot":false,"discoverable":true,"indexable":true,"group":false,"created_at":"2022-10-27T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eThree laws safe.\u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://mastodon.social/@marcintosh","uri":"https://mastodon.social/users/marcintosh","avatar":"https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com/social-lol-media/cache/accounts/avatars/109/387/501/830/597/101/original/6ec783c223dc904f.png","avatar_static":"https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com/social-lol-media/cache/accounts/avatars/109/387/501/830/597/101/original/6ec783c223dc904f.png","header":"https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com/social-lol-media/cache/accounts/headers/109/387/501/830/597/101/original/b97c3aa8c09dc978.jpeg","header_static":"https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com/social-lol-media/cache/accounts/headers/109/387/501/830/597/101/original/b97c3aa8c09dc978.jpeg","followers_count":78,"following_count":69,"statuses_count":2290,"last_status_at":"2026-04-18","hide_collections":false,"emojis":[{"shortcode":"mastodon","url":"https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com/social-lol-media/cache/custom_emojis/images/000/000/004/original/79f2a2cd2566bb78.png","static_url":"https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com/social-lol-media/cache/custom_emojis/images/000/000/004/static/79f2a2cd2566bb78.png","visible_in_picker":true}],"fields":[{"name":"My shirt designs","value":"\u003ca href=\"https://cottonbureau.com/people/marc-robinson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" translate=\"no\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003ehttps://\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ellipsis\"\u003ecottonbureau.com/people/marc-r\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003eobinson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e","verified_at":null},{"name":"My Carrd","value":"\u003ca href=\"https://marcintosh.carrd.co\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" translate=\"no\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003ehttps://\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003emarcintosh.carrd.co\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e","verified_at":null}]},"media_attachments":[],"mentions":[{"id":"109364696390428871","username":"phils","url":"https://social.lol/@phils","acct":"phils"},{"id":"109390296932155284","username":"lexfri","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@lexfri","acct":"lexfri@hachyderm.io"}],"tags":[],"emojis":[],"quote":null,"card":null,"poll":null,"quote_approval":{"automatic":[],"manual":[],"current_user":"denied"}},{"id":"111851059379894283","created_at":"2024-01-31T14:35:21.495Z","in_reply_to_id":"111851009011188277","in_reply_to_account_id":"109387501830597101","sensitive":true,"spoiler_text":"Spoilers.","visibility":"public","language":"en","uri":"https://social.lol/users/phils/statuses/111851059379894283","url":"https://social.lol/@phils/111851059379894283","replies_count":0,"reblogs_count":0,"favourites_count":1,"quotes_count":0,"edited_at":null,"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://mastodon.social/@marcintosh\" class=\"u-url mention\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003emarcintosh\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://hachyderm.io/@lexfri\" class=\"u-url mention\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003elexfri\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e I know I listened to a whole podcast with sorkin in it by two dudes. 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