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Self-assigned Public Editors (of “Silo” town) We cover ▫️finance media, ▫️corporate (mis)governance, and the ▫️collectively intelligent ‘collective intelligence’ found here on Bluesky. « Très peu de choses me font peur
❤️ for 'the creator' (Charles Schultz) h/t @chancethelawyer.bsky.social
A Charlie Brown Christmas - Für Elise www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFVA... 🎼: Beethoven 🎹: Vince Guaraldi
Wanted: Pantone color codes for these incredible shades of blue… 📷: @skinskintainan.bsky.social / Lin Shu Jane
The Blair Witch Project was independently produced, not pre-proven in appeal, and grossed nearly $250 million in circa 1999 US dollars. Just saying.
Here are two samples (w/ some current-news value because: 1) YouTube vs. Netflix, and 2) the recent spinoff of NBCUniversal):
(Guardian) “What defines a superfan [in music] isn’t just spend. It’s social signalling, identity alignment, emotional investment and community. These people don’t just consume, they contribute, create and amplify” ...
And Silicon Valley may have a milder case of the same free-rider problem when it comes to hardware, reportedly. Why invest in the longer development cycles, etcetera, for hardware if you can simply exploit others’ money/work by building your money-chasing thing on top?? bsky.app/profile/cnbc...
Hmm. Media companies tried 'branded content' already and before? (See VICE, etcetera, and other media cos. who disappointed post-SPAC IPO.) But it's Netflix. And maybe this time is different... www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/n...
AI has been crammed down throats. And the costs—both societal and personal—outweigh any clear benefits. Right now, AI is a dystopian runaway-trolley problem... But *local AI* could be a solution. (And that's where we'd place our bets, personally speaking.)
20% for animation, documentaries, and live performances seems a reasonable balance to 🇫🇷 (and us). $NFLX $DIS $AMZN 📷: @afp.com/Mario Tama
💭 Why all this fuss about F1? We wondered. And then… Oh. Lol, ok now we get it. #F1 #BritishGP #CharlesLeclerc
Can’t wait for the NY Post headline & front page that demonizes this pic (lol):
Answer: a news outlet with Bluesky Derangement Syndrome? (Or whatever you’d call this actually pathetic obsession with an allegedly pathetic platform.)
Maybe some enterprising game developer out there should look into licensing the rights. (Or, start from scratch.)
The dimensions of the iPhone Fold remind us of the pocket device carried by Theo in “Her.”
📈📉 Heard this morning on the 6/30 episode of The Compound: @downtownjoshbrown.bsky.social voices our worries about the dangerous, nihilistic forces roiling the US economy (beginning at timecode 52:49)
Pixar already has the mailbox character for that dying-communications buddy movie …. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXRl...
[Spoiler Alert if you haven't yet seen Seasons 1 & 2 of "Silo"] Season 3's 'Before Times' storyline is based on Book 2 of the Hugh Howey series. (Notice any interesting parallels to today?) www.goodreads.com/book/show/17... 🍎📺 – The best platform (as of 2026) for on-point dystopic television