Cory Doctorow first coined the term "enshittification." This video explains it perfectly. www.threads.com/@writtenbyme...

@michaelhobbes.bsky.social In your Epstein episode you joked about editing out Peter's mouth noises. Just want to make sure you know about Auphonic.com for noise removal. It's a great tool that saves me a lot of time. Thanks for IBCK. So good.

"I think we’re in the ‘this seems overblown’ phase of something much, much bigger than Covid. I live in this world [of AI]. And I’m writing this for the people in my life who don’t... The people I care about deserve to hear what is coming, even if it sounds crazy.” shumer.dev/something-bi...

I enjoy following @emollick.bsky.social to try to keep up with what's going on with AI.

This is where we are. Read this joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Denmark on Greenland: "Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."

Omg, it’s like they made it FOR MEEEE! 🤣 lol it’s exactly my kind of comfort flick

One of many notable observations: "Across the dozens of studies, heavy short-form video users showed moderate deficits in attention, inhibitory control, and memory" Derek Thompson - The 26 Most Important Ideas For 2026

Congratulations @ariellethisandthat.bsky.social for induction into the Podcast Hall of Fame! Well deserved. Please say hello to Dan Carlin for me.

I'm Team Em dash and I wrote this message. I also like the Oxford comma.

⚡️ 'Rewarding Russian butchery' — US lawmakers rail against Trump's Ukraine peace deal. "Rewarding Russian butchery would be disastrous to America’s interests," U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell said.

Good things are possible and we don't have to settle.

Great parody from Dutch TV.

New Episode of My Podcast over on Substack. I talk about Superman two months late, but I also teach you how to plot a comic.

I wrote about the idea that Democrats need to excise "activist" language from their vocabulary, and what it says about the corporate interests looking to divide and conquer the party.

Godspeed Jim Lovell.

Chilling article by @devilstower.bsky.social "There are better ways to manage power grids, lower agricultural costs, and handle transportation routing: They're called purpose-built systems using non-LLM code. These systems complete the same tasks using a fraction of the energy."

The Real War Will Never Get Into the Books open.substack.com/pub/dancarli...

“Considering the skills that Ukraine has demonstrated in not just fighting, but developing the next era of combat, it's time to forget the idea of Ukraine joining NATO. NATO should be more concerned about whether it gets to join Ukraine.“

Slava Ukraini! #CatsOfUkraine #Caturday #NAFO

"There are no boring stories, only boring storytellers." From @podnews.net quoting Valerie Geller on The Sound Off Podcast

Centerpiece for the kids’ table

20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world. A better world is possible.

This was so inspiring. I love all of Jon's conversations but this one knocked me out. How can we save these federal workers? Tell their stories.

I'm teaching "Sound Design for Narrative Audio" online this Sat., April 4, & we need at least 2 more people to register. Have you been wanting to get started with or level up your storytelling sound design? Join us! We'll cover the fundamentals, w/lots of listening & discussion. bit.ly/4j4qVGI

"Ritualized humiliation is essential to an authoritarian regime." From @davepell.bsky.social quoting George Packer in the Atlantic article The Hollow Men. substack.com/redirect/137...

Oh boy!

I wish I knew the origin of this for attribution. I post it every year.

If you're still looking for that One Big Message—one that even your uncle who thinks Trump is a great businessman despite his six bankruptcies and a fine moral leader despite cheating on three wives can still understand—here it is: Donald Trump is stealing from you.

"You can't policy your way out of a right-wing propaganda problem." Louder for the people in the back! At no point will any right-wing party be like "You know what, I think as a nation we are now cruel enough to immigrants and LGBTQ-people. Let's focus on something else for a change."

It’s Carnevale so of course that means hours of pop music blasting all last night and all afternoon today. I mention it for anyone tempted to move to a quiet medieval town in Italy. #forewarned

Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine

“The central question in the abortion debate is not whether a fetus is a person, but whether a woman is.” - Ellen Willis

"Putting it another way: Billionaires need you. You don't need billionaires. And they can't afford for you to realize just how much that's true."

The “ignore the noise” bullshit is the stupidest play in political history. THERE IS NO NOISE. Everything Trump says, from invading Greenland to turning on California’s water, is something that will shape policy. Is it exhausting addressing every idiotic proposal? Yes. Is it necessary? Hell yes.

70 North American archives / library special collections have now made the move to Bluesky - from medieval manuscripts to zines Help them build up their communities here and reconnect - you'll get excellent archive content in return! go.bsky.app/MN9ZZ3M

We live in the ✨ world of tomorrow ✨

I would love to see a bunch of musical artists and celebrities put on a nationally televised tribute concert for Pres. Jimmy Carter on inauguration day with all proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity.

5 spots left in this learning event I'm doing with Harry Duran! We're looking for people who've been tasked with podcasting but might be having some imposter syndrome. Register: lu.ma/w2xhn7y5

h/t to @belindamullerphoto on Threads

If historians still exist in the future they’re going to have diverse sub-fields within the broader study of Summer 2024. “I’m a late June-ist,” one will say. “Oh,” responds another, “I specialize in the history of the early afternoon of July 13th”

This explanation The Interested Normie's Guide to Open AI Drama was just what I wanted. Thanks to @davepell.bsky.social for posting it in his awesome newsletter. maxread.substack.com?utm_source=n...