Paul Riismandel

@mediageek
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Podcasting and radio, with a dabbling of film and digital photography. Professionally, president at audio research firm Signal Hill Insights.
WWWhttps://www.mediageek.net
Podcasthttps://www.radiosurvivor.com/category/podcast/
Paul RiismandelSep 13, 2025
SWLing PostSep 13, 2025

Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of KBS World Radio (September 12, 2025)

https://swling.com/blog/2025/09/carlos-illustrated-radio-listening-report-and-recording-of-kbs-world-radio-september-12-2025/

#CarlosLatuff #KBSWorldRadio #ShortwaveArt #ShortwaveRadio

Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of KBS World Radio (September 12, 2025)

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent KBS World broadcast. Carlos notes: Sout…

The SWLing Post
Paul RiismandelSep 13, 2025

It makes me happy that someone built this website in 2025: https://thermalprintcameras.wordpress.com

The good internet lives.

Thermal Print Camera Compendium

A reference for the thermal print camera buyer

Thermal Print Camera Compendium
Paul RiismandelJul 11, 2025
Hello, again, Mastodonians. I've taken a bit of a breather from a lot of social media. I'm wading back in, but only wading.
Paul RiismandelMay 24, 2025
In London right now, listening to a DJ on the radio (105.2 FM) drop a reggaefied version of Louis Armstring’s “What a Wonderful World” and an a capella of Michael Bolton’s "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" and now I don’t know what’s real anymore.
#radio
Show threadPaul RiismandelMay 17, 2025
The 2nd episode is about right wingers on shortwave, which picked up in the 90s. James Latham of the former Radio for Peace International is featured for his program “Right Wing Radio Watch.” I used to listen on the air and online, and was sad when the station closed.
Paul RiismandelMay 17, 2025
Enjoyed the first two episodes of @onthemedia new season of The Divided Dial covering #shortwave radio. Was great to hear @pirateradiomap help intro the first episode.
#radio
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/the-divided-dial-episode-1-fishing-in-the-night
THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 1: Fishing In The Night | On the Media | WNYC Studios

Season Two of On the Media’s Peabody-winning series The Divided Dial is the untold story of shortwave radio: the way-less-listened to but way-farther-reaching cousin of AM and FM radi...

WNYC Studios
Paul RiismandelMay 4, 2025
In 1997 environmental protesters broadcast Tree FM from Manchester Airport to protest the construction of a 2nd runway.
https://youtu.be/i5vIniedXLY?si=99tDvEBRMNy7MznB
#pirateradio
The Pirate Radio Station Inside An Airport

YouTube
Paul RiismandelApr 23, 2025
MrowsterApr 22, 2025

#NowPlaying #DeadFormats #8TrackTuesday #8TrackTape #Polka #Clowns

Krusty the #8Track

Paul RiismandelApr 23, 2025
Rib Apr 23, 2025
Today Melissa Lewis over on BlueSky pointed out that the font used in the infamous "You wouldn't steal a car" anti-piracy campaign was actually designed by Just van Rossum, whose brother, Guido, created the Python programming language (bsky.app/profile/melissa.news/post/3ln7hx5rhcj2v)

She also pointed out that the font had been cloned and released illegally for free under the name "XBAND Rough". Naturally, it would be hilarious if the anti-piracy campaign actually turned out to have used this pirated font, so I went sleuthing and quickly found a PDF from the campaign site with the font embedded (web.archive.org/web/20051223202935/http://www.piracyisacrime.com:80/press/pdfs/150605_8PP_brochure.pdf).

So I chucked it into FontForge and yep, turns out the campaign used a pirated font the entire time!
Melissa Lewis (@melissa.news)

TIL: The 2000s piracy PSA used a font designed by the fantastic Just van Rossum, whose brother Guido created the Python programming language. https://fontsinuse.com/uses/67480/piracy-it-s-a-crime-psa

Bluesky Social
Paul RiismandelApr 18, 2025
Show threadErnie SmithApr 18, 2025
Sleek remotes, like the one that comes with a Roku or Apple TV? Totally work against the concept. And before the slick remotes, there were complex remotes with a million buttons. I wrote about them in 2017: https://tedium.co/2017/05/25/universal-remote-control-history/
Universal Remote Control History: Not Great, Just Good Enough

The universal remote control, love it or hate it, made our lives just a little bit simpler starting in the ‘80s. It's not as good as it could be. That's OK.

Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet.