Mastodawn

Paul Reck May 11, 2023

Metacurity May 10, 2023

Somewhat off-topic, this long read by @caseyjohnston in Defector about her extremely dedicated quest to use Apple's "Find My" app to locate her lost AirPods is a thoroughly enjoyable way to spend 20 minutes.

Into Thin AirPods
https://defector.com/into-thin-airpods

Into Thin AirPods | Defector

I’d like the record to show that I resisted getting AirPods for a long time. Within weeks of their 2016 release, I began spotting them (to my semi-surprise, considering their price) in the ear canals of lots of people on public transit–a reliable barometer of how popular a new tech product will turn out to […]

Paul Reck Dec 21, 2022

David Chen (AKA davechensky)Dec 21, 2022

I'm grateful to have recently crossed 25K subscribers on YouTube. My channel has grown VERY slowly over the course of many years but I'm really proud of a lot of the stuff I put out there.

I hope you'll consider subscribing and thanks to all who already have! http://youtube.com/davechensky

David Chen

Movie reviews, essays, observations, and other ramblings about pop culture by David Chen from slashfilm.com.

YouTube

Paul Reck Dec 14, 2022

David Chen (AKA davechensky)Dec 13, 2022

Genuinely curious who’s going to wanna work at Twitter after they cut fun perks like *checks notes* promised severance pay https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/13/technology/elon-musk-twitter-shakeup.html

Musk Shakes Up Twitter’s Legal Team as He Looks to Cut More Costs

Twitter has stopped paying rent on offices and is considering not paying severance packages to former employees, among other measures.

The New York Times

Paul Reck Dec 11, 2022

David Chen (AKA davechensky)Dec 11, 2022

“I was having a great time just listening to people wax poetic about their love of movies. Then, a bunch of Nazis showed up.” -My plot description for 'Empire of Light' AND my experience being on Twitter this year.

#movies #film #films

Paul Reck Dec 5, 2022

David Chen (AKA davechensky)Dec 5, 2022

BARDO (2022, dir. Iñárritu): On a moment-by-moment basis, Bardo is dazzling. Iñárritu shoots most of the film in wide angle, allowing you to see the full detail of every one of his fantastical locations and tableaus. I legitimately think his work is helping to push forward the art of cinema.

But also, I can understand why this movie would be unbearable to most people. 159 mins of tortured introspection with the barest of plots to speak of. Sure is pretty though.

#movies #film #filmstadon

Paul Reck Nov 28, 2022

Gennifer Hutchison Nov 28, 2022

All art, really, is meant to evoke emotion. A lot of times the difference between high art and popular art is while both may evoke uncomfortable or challenging emotions, popular art is often meant to leave one with ultimately satisfying emotions - it offers uplift or catharsis at the end. It completes the scale. High art generally (not always, speaking broadly here) does not offer comfort or conclusion to difficult emotions and leaves you with dissonance.

Paul Reck Nov 28, 2022

Patrick Gray Nov 28, 2022

Risky Biz news is up:

Risky Biz News: US and UK ban Chinese equipment on national security grounds

ALSO: Major Twitter data leak looks legit; Eritrea shuts down darknet market; Russia detains phone fraud suspects.

Podcast:

https://risky.biz/RBNEWS87/

Newsletter version:

https://riskybiznews.substack.com/p/risky-biz-news-us-and-uk-ban-chinese

Risky Biz News: US and UK ban Chinese equipment on national security grounds - Risky Business

Risky Biz News: US and UK ban Chinese equipment on national security grounds

Paul Reck Nov 23, 2022

Andy Greenberg Nov 23, 2022

Somehow forgot to post a link last week to the interview I did with NPR's Morning Edition on TRACERS IN THE DARK. For a 7 minute conversation, we got pretty deep into the cryptocurrency tracing cat-and-mouse game: https://www.npr.org/2022/11/14/1136423394/tracers-in-the-dark-explores-the-growth-of-illicit-commerce-with-cryptocurrency

'Tracers in the Dark' explores the growth of illicit commerce with cryptocurrency

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Andy Greenberg about crytocurrency crime. Greenberg is the author of the new book, <em>Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency</em>.

NPR

Paul Reck Nov 23, 2022

Lunch time! Not sure if I have the willpower to wait for these to cool #baguette #breadtoot

Paul Reck Nov 23, 2022

#dogsofmastadon