Notices by Mathew Ingram (mathewi@journa.host)

Another test of micro.blog crossposting ability

New at The Torment Nexus: "The crusade against TikTok is a ridiculous waste of time" https://torment-nexus.mathewingram.com/the-crusade-against-tiktok-is-a-ridiculous-waste-of-time/

The Second Circuit’s decision in the Internet Archive case is bad https://mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2024/09/12/the-second-circuits-decision-in-the-internet-archive-case-is-bad/

When my family doctor was late for our appointment, I really wanted him to say "Thank you for being patient" so I could say "Thank you for being doctor" 🤣

Hi everyone — I'm launching a newsletter called The Torment Nexus, where I hope to bring some analysis and perspective to coverage of technology and culture. You can find it at https://torment-nexus.mathewingram.com or on Substack at https://tormentnexus.substack.com

They defy death to help save works of art in war-torn Ukraine https://mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2024/07/31/they-defy-death-to-help-save-works-of-art-in-war-torn-ukraine/

The fastest man-made object in history was a manhole cover https://mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2024/07/22/the-fastest-man-made-object-in-history-was-a-manhole-cover/

The tiny European country that ran on cocaine and yoga https://mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2024/05/29/the-tiny-european-country-that-ran-on-cocaine-and-yoga/

It’s funny because it’s true https://mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2024/05/17/its-funny-because-its-true/

An octopus has three hearts https://mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2024/04/12/an-octopus-has-three-hearts/

The idea of Darth Vader being Luke’s father started as a joke https://mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2024/03/07/the-idea-of-darth-vader-being-lukes-father-started-as-a-joke/

This is fascinating -- magenta was named for a battle during the second Italian war of independence; orchid is Greek for testicle; porcelain is from the Latin term for a young pig, because the color resembles a young pig's genitalia; sepia comes from the Latin word for cuttlefish

He entered the wrong date in an Excel spreadsheet and lost $92 million https://mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2024/02/12/he-entered-the-wrong-date-in-an-excel-spreadsheet-and-lost-92-million/

Once again, I reiterate my desire for a single way of viewing and participating with posts on X, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky -- it's like instant messaging all over again, and there's no ICQ. We need a FriendFeed for the 2000s

Does Meta really want to join the fediverse, and if so why? My new column in the Columbia Journalism Review: https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/fediverse_meta_threads.php

How old I am https://mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2024/01/19/how-old-i-am/

"I find it very hard to hate the man. I can’t summon the energy; it all feels too much like a sideshow. Elon Musk barely exists. He’s just the name we’ve given to a certain mass delusion. I can tell you who I do hate, though. After nearly seven hundred pages of warm dribble, I started to really, really hate Elon Musk’s biographer, Walter Isaacson" https://thepointmag.com/criticism/very-ordinary-men

This is sad, but so predictable: Ello launched with a grand vision of being an alternative to profit-driven networks, took VC money, then tried to become a profit-driven network, failed miserably, sold itself and got shut down https://waxy.org/2024/01/the-quiet-death-of-ellos-big-dreams/

Aerial image of lava flowing towards the town of Grindavik in Iceland

How Bing Crosby helped revolutionize the world of modern recording technology https://mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2024/01/11/how-bing-crosby-helped-revolutionize-the-world-of-modern-recording-technology/