In the years since The Empire Strikes Back was released, it’s been the benchmark for every subsequent Star Wars movie: “Is it as good as ESB?” “The best since Empire!” “Where does this rank compared to Empire Strikes Back?” The reason why that movie is held in such high esteem is not only due to … Read More
I caught this video recently about the diminishing market for so-called “graded” comics, which are comic books that have been professionally evaluated by a neutral third party and then encased within an ultrasonically-welded plastic case to preserve their condition. Apparently, sellers can’t offload these anymore, because no one wants them. If this video is accurate, … Read More
A look at some of the places that all the people who were smart enough to leave Twitter ended up (that I’m aware of): Mastodon. My first impression of Mastodon was not favorable, though I’ve come around to it in the last year or so. When I first started using it, it reminded me of … Read More
Like many people, I departed Twitter after Musk purchased the company, since it seemed like as good a time as any to make a break with the service. The user experience predictably tanking shortly after also helped. Despite many predictions of its impending demise, it’s still chugging along thanks to the twin forces of habit … Read More
There’s a popular belief that Google, and the internet in general, started going to shit the day it killed the beloved Google Reader. If nothing else, it was the first signal that the fun and experimental Google everyone knew and loved had put on its big boy pants and gotten down to Serious Business (i.e., … Read More
This really looks like it starts out of nowhere unless you read this first. The end result of the tech industry’s stagnation is that software has ceased being a useful tool and has instead become an increasingly mediocre service to funnel revenue to enrich investors and executives, while offering diminishing returns to the users. I’ve … Read More
What a crazy time. Twitter went into the shitter, Crypto bros tried to convince everyone they could get rich off a scam they created, and now the shiny new toy is a digital bullshit artist everyone is calling “AI.” In addition to all that nonsense, we’ve also seen the drive to make everything a subscription … Read More