It’s telling that a lot of the AI “help you edit your video / podcast” tools have no idea what to do with human laughter. They sometimes mute it or amplify it in weird ways. Or cut it off awkwardly. Sometimes they leave it alone entirely. But rarely do they get it right in my experience.
Awkward “fear” unlocked: leave Neville tied up outside while I go in and get a coffee. I can do hard things. 😤
I’m doing a #selfie a day for a year, day 45, Oct 2, 2025 edition.
I want to believe AI slop is just harmless goofs, and while it’s early days on OpenAI’s Sora social app, I agree with JA Westenberg: If You Let Your Kid Use Sora, You’re A Bad Parent.
“These apps are not neutral. They are not tools that can be molded by “responsible” use.”
My number one tip for anyone starting a podcast: Remember to unmute your mic before you start recording.
Instead of delighting in the creativity of humans, let’s all stare at AI slop mixed with AI slop advertisements.
I love #Letterboxd for following movies, but knowing this soulless ghoul profits from the use of it makes me want to drop it.
We need a Slow Horses / Bad Sisters crossover season where Slough House tries to figure out how Bibi’s wife died and Roddy thinks Becka is super into him. #AppleTV
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot and a high rise and more home developments and a high school maybe a gym or pool and stuff.
#Selfie a day for a year, day 44, Oct 1, 2025 edition.
“Just wait until you hear how all those quotes from Jane Goodall were taken out of context.” - Hour two of a Joe Rogan podcast I assume??
New blog post: I’m Doing it All Wrong - #Podcast Edition
I don’t know what we should all be doing, but I don’t think scrolling timelines with a president declaring war on his own cities right next to tech bros reviewing iPhone 17s is the way.
Today in Canada it is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Monster by Dennis Saddleman is a deeply moving poem about the pain and trauma of residential schools in Canada, as well as the healing power of forgiveness that can change the soul of a monster.
The tech purchase I regret the most over the last 5 years is buying a Mac mini with only 256GB of storage for my kids to use. The couple hundred dollars I saved has been more than eaten up by time spent going through files and apps every few months to clear up space.
I missed a day. 😬 What happens to the space time continuum?
#Selfie a day for a year, day 41, Sep 28, 2025 edition.
It’s weird and just a little suspicious how both TikTok and YouTube Shorts have settled on 200-300 views as the normal amount of views a video gets unless it goes crazy viral.
They probably have a “Stop! This isn’t getting traction.” setting around 200 views.
New (to me) feature on YouTube: the ability to reply to a comment with a Short is super handy for tech support or community building on YT. (TikTok has had this for a while now.)
A Timmies lunch with one of my kiddos for today’s #selfie a day for a year, day 39, Sep 26, 2025 edition.
Pro tip: If your donut has icing on top, make sure to tear open the bag right away otherwise half the icing sticks to the bag.
I know the spambots wouldn’t respect it, but it’d be sweet if there was a podcastguesting:yes/no tag in the RSS spec so you could say “we’re not open to random solicitation for guests on our podcast.” So much spam emails about guest opportunities for someone’s boss who wrote a book.
My brother-in-law has a sweet tutorial video + pattern for making a Kpop Demon Hunters inspired Saja Boys Style Hat that you can start now and have it ready in time for your kid (or you) for Halloween.