Highly recommend this article by @pettertornberg.com and @uitermark.bsky.social which traces how shifting modes of capital production shapes media which in turn shapes culture, and our minds. Best take I’ve read so far updating #NeilPostman for the 21st century.

Fuck #Eurovision – proud of Ireland for boycotting, ashamed of Sweden for not.

Are you a nerd? Of course you are. Do you like table top role playing games? Of course you do. Here’s a video you should check out, you massive nerd youtu.be/aUBCLpUh_ss?...

Looking for a last minute Halloween adventure? My new video documents the making of a Dungeons & Dragons Halloween one shot that you can download and run completely for free! youtu.be/aUBCLpUh_ss #DungeonsAndDragons #DnD #TTRPG #zine

@blindboyboatclub.bsky.social Last ocarina pause you mentioned how bad Google has gotten as a search engine, I thought you might find this interesting as it goes into the particular corporate politics and decisions that led to this: www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-...

Let's be real, is there ever a CIVILIZED goose chase?

What a fun new place for #YouTube to shove shorts! Even if you LIKE them, who the absolute fuck watches shorts on desktop? Get them out of my face.

Haven't read this one yet but whenever I come across a book like this I check if it's on archive.org and it often is! archive.org/details/what... I'll dig into this later.

Finally got my grubby mits on these! @wyrdscience.bsky.social

I share some thoughts on #HouseOfGuinness and #TheLowdown, as well as the Duffer brothers' move from Netflix to Paramount, on the latest episode of Shows What You Know: showswhatyouknow.com/house-of-gui... #podcast #tvpodcast

For those interested in behind the scenes #YouTube stuff, here you can see the bump (around day 20) that came from changing to a more legible thumbnail. CDs beat cassettes and clearly "you will own nothing" is a more popular slogan than McLuhan's old mantra. Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjso...

One month ago, I shared my kofi page for the first time and I'm incredibly touched by all the donations that have come in: ko-fi.com/awesomepedia... At the moment I can't say that I'm making a living off my creative work but reaching that stage feels much more possible now!

I'm chatting about all the latest TV on the new SWYK podcast, available on your podcatcher and youtube: showswhatyouknow.com/summer-tv-ca... I made a new intro for this one! 🦇 #chiefofwar #peacemaker #wednesdayaddams

New video is doing fairly well, please give it a shot if you haven't! It's a documentary for which I went looking for vinyl records, CDs, cassettes & DVDs… but what I found was a bigger story about why we collect, what we keep, and what those objects say about us. youtu.be/VjsoukfdUUE #physicalmedia

If you're into #AgeofEmpires or #history or #RTS, you need to check this out, because my co-hosts are juggernauts on all three of those topics! #historypodcast

If you're still using #Google search for some reason, note that #DuckDuckGo now has a filter to hide AI-generated images (or at least attempt to). This is something Google could easily implement, but of course they WANT to serve you endless Gemini slop.

Why are people buying CDs again? 💿 Why are cassettes & DVDs suddenly collectible? Join me on a journey through old media, hoarding, and the fight against disposable culture: youtube.com/watch?v=Vjso... Live premiere is TODAY 8 pm Irish time! For the US that's 3 pm/noon (east/west coast)

Why are people buying CDs again? 💿 Why are cassettes & DVDs suddenly collectible? Join me on a journey through old media, hoarding, and the fight against disposable culture: youtube.com/watch?v=Vjso... Live premiere is TODAY 8 pm Irish time! For the US that's 3 pm/noon (east/west coast)

My new documentary premieres on Sunday! Seeking to understand why physical media is making a comeback, I dig up old vinyl records, CDs, cassette tapes and DVDs – and I end up in a much bigger story about ownership, memory & meaning. #physicalmedia

One thing about generative #AI is that it's created in me an appreciation for the soon-to-be lost art of your aunt making a shite Comic Sans poster for an upcoming event. Just looked at some graphics going "at least it can't be AI generated, look at the fucking state of it"

Hey y'all, I love to talk about a little company called Persona. This company offers age verification services. I decided this morning to read their privacy policy, and I'd love to share some really fun facts with you.

Trying out some live streaming on YouTube, come hang out while I rip CDs www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Hv...

The only way I was able to turn off Notion's AI tool was via a lengthy email exchange back and forth with their support team.

My new video on physical media is nearing completion. I accidentally spent months and months on it AGAIN

My magnum opus is complete.

He fought Richard the Lionheart, survived King John, and saved a kingdom at age 70. William Marshal’s life was pure cinema — and it’s time for the finale. Our new episode, "The Greatest Knight", is out now: showswhatyouknow.com/william-mars... 🎙️ #history #historypodcast #williammarshal #medieval

Patreon are scum. www.theverge.com/news/687570/...

No better time to download Signal! It's free and open source and more people than you think are on there! www.theverge.com/news/687519/...

Chatting about #TheRehearsal, #TheStudio, and actual studio politics on the latest Shows What You Know: showswhatyouknow.com/the-studio-s...

Clear communication is key to maintaining a strong relationship.

Really enjoying Subsonic Eye's new album Singapore Dreaming, which just came out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNRT... Expect to hear some of their music in my next video! #music

Obviously advertising to children should be illegal, but maybe advertising in general should just be illegal?

I like gin. I like jam. But I don't want gin in my jam and somehow that makes ME the crazy one.

Just posted a new episode of Shows What You Know, my TV podcast – this time we're sharing industry updates from the Upfronts, thoughts on the upcoming Buffy & Scrubs reboots, and we review both #TheLastofUs and #Andor Season 2! Listen here: showswhatyouknow.com/andor-season...

I just want a Boox Palma with a SIM card and an audio jack, is that too much to ask

I'll be hopping on the Jim and Them Streamathon in a little bit to run a certain game that rhymed with P&P! (It's D&D but don't tell the boys it's a surprise.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TXU...

This is now at 994,673 signatures so it just needs 5,400 or so #EU citizen signatures by tomorrow to pass the threshold so the EU will consider legislation on banning #LGBT 'Conversion Therapy'

The latest from @reelhistory.bsky.social is a two-part podcast special where I take the lead on researching "The Greatest Knight", William Marshal. Part one is out now, I think you'd enjoy it: showswhatyouknow.com/william-mars... 🏰 ⚔️ 👑 #history #medieval

🏰 He survived being a child hostage. 🐎 He defeated 500 knights in tournament. 👑 He served five kings. William Marshal’s life is too cinematic not to tell. Part 1 of our special on his life – and on the Angevin Empire he upheld – is out now: showswhatyouknow.com/william-mars... #HistoryPodcast

The latest episode of my TV podcast is going live on YouTube right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln7U... Available on showswhatyouknow.com and the feed shortly. This time we're reviewing the latest #TheLastOfUs (the big one) and #TheRehearsal S02 premiere from #NathanFielder!

As one of those insufferable HP people... Fuck J.K. Rowling.

Today we're releasing part 2 of our podcast on #BrianBoru and medieval Ireland! Listen on our website showswhatyouknow.com/the-battle-o... or your podcatcher! (Part 1: showswhatyouknow.com/the-rise-of-...) #IrishHistory #MedievalHistory #HistoryPodcast #VikingHistory #BattleOfClontarf

Some news today about my history podcast!

Another banger from @ericrosenfield.bsky.social, I always come away with at least 2-3 books I need to read.

I've given my website a major update! The start page now features a functioning news archive (again) and I've added blog/text versions of all my most recent videos. I'm also excited to say that my RSS feed is up and running again! WEBSITE: awesomepedia.org RSS FEED: awesomepedia.org/rss/

Been going through @anildash.com and there are too many insightful pieces to list but www.anildash.com/2024/11/19/d... in particular struck me – some of my brightest friends aren't starting websites/blogs/newsletters, they're starting "substacks". Get off that and own your distribution, folks!

Icon Vs. Artist

Just remembered I'm 35. Upsetting.

Hey #Canada, I feel like we should hang out xoxox #Europe

You watched #Severance? I watched Severance! And I share my thoughts on Season 2 in the latest episode of SWYK, available on our website showswhatyouknow.com/severance-se... and YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T0q... It has a spoiler-free section up top if you're not caught up yet!