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Bartram Sep 19, 2023

I want to create an oral history of Bomb Shelter TV (or BSTV), the skit comedy television program produced by the students, faculty and staff of Oglethorpe University in the late 1980s. Message me if you remember anything about it. #atlanta

Bartram Sep 18, 2023

I never did a proper #introduction post, so here goes:

Software engineer, video producer and photographer. I used to play the cello, but not any more. I spent most of my life in Atlanta, but live in Chicago now (and probably for good). I used to drive a lot, now I have an e-bike. I have two kids that I love.

I want to talk about work, parenting, transportation, politics, work, parenting, work...

#photography #video #chicago #atlanta #parenting #ebike #documentary #tacos #classicalmusic

Bartram Jun 13, 2023

Alex Jun 12, 2023

One of the main tragedies of #Reddit decline is that it was one of the last big bulwarks against #SEO-driven enshittification of the web, which’ll only get worse now with LLMs.

I don’t want to know the 7 Best Soundbars for Gaming in 2023, I want to know if a Nintendo Switch can pass its 5.1 PCM signal through a TV and out via the HDMI eARC port fully intact.

Anyway, good article on what all this decline means: https://defector.com/the-last-page-of-the-internet

The Last Page Of The Internet | Defector

Gradually over the last decade, Reddit went from merely embarrassing but occasionally amusing, to actively harmful, to—mainly by accident—essential. As the platform that swallowed niche message boards, it became home to numerous small communities of surprisingly helpful enthusiasts, and grew into a repository of arcane knowledge about, and instantly available first-hand expertise on, a staggering […]

Bartram Apr 20, 2023