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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · 2d

This @dkthomp.bsky.social post on the convergence of various contemporary media forms into streaming video is packed with insight. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to understand the evolution of social media and its broader social contexts.

Everything Is Television

A theory of culture and attention

www.derekthompson.org

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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for the link and the direction towards the last section. Was not aware of this one (hard to keep up lol). Looking forward to reading it soon.

Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · 2d

Whoa! On the basis of this quotation, that sounds like a very interesting read. Looking up now. Thanks!

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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · 2d

Here is a remarkable segment from the CBC's The Current featuring Fogo Island Inn founder and tech executive Zita Cobb. Cobb's energy, ingenuity, and deep commitment to her community are striking. Her model needs to be studied and selectively applied across Canada.

www.cbc.ca

Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · 14d

It's a good idea. TAPE kind of occupied that niche for a while but I don't know that anyone is doing it right now.

Tape

Education Podcast · A radio show about people who make radio. Hosted and edited by Mooj Zadie.

podcasts.apple.com

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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · 18d

Retreats always sound so fun. As though they'll be held at waterside cottages or country estates and be full of spontaneous convos with interesting people. The reality is usually pretty much the opposite of idyllic, however lol.

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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · 18d

This will be useful for my framing lecture lol

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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · 18d

Option B sounds like it would be something to behold but I can't see how it would work in practice. With that many people, the options are a) sheet cake b) a number of smaller cakes (e. g. four smaller round cakes), IMO. In this case, A sounds great.

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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you, Carl. The timing of this piece couldn't be better as I am working on something that has required me to revisit the poptimism/rockism wars.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 21d

SOUTH HAVEN PEACHES WON’T BLOW YOU AWAY BUT YOU KNOW THAT THEY’LL STAY

old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 21d

south haven peaches, painted by l. c. c. krieger, 1936

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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · 21d

Love it. Been on real Hold Steady kick lately and this took me for a ride on the ROFLcopter.

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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · 22d

Whatever one thinks of the #CFL rule changes - I think they could be beneficial, FWIW - a new commissioner instituting them quickly without extensive consultation with all stakeholders set the whole thing up for failure.

Nathan Rourke calls new CFL changes 'garbage' says players, coaches weren't consulted

YouTube video by TSN

www.youtube.com

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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · 22d

For years, I've been saying that we're moving away from this exceptional historical period in which frequent restaurant dining has been normalized across class groups. It seems that society is now moving firmly in that direction. globalnews.ca/news/1143992...

Cost of living drives 3 in 4 Canadians to skip eating out, report shows - National | Globalnews.ca

A little more than half (51 per cent) of millennials make a purchase from a restaurant at least once a week, followed by 47 per cent of Gen Z Canadians, the report showed.

globalnews.ca

Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · 26d

Scrolling together is the new bowling alone lol

Michael Socolow @michaelsocolow.bsky.social · 26d

People aren't even bowling alone anymore.

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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · Sep 11

Congratulations, Robyn! I look forward to reading it when it materializes. Hope the writing process is fulfilling and relatively painless :)

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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · Sep 10

Apart from the obvious issues with the core argument here, the argument that 'the tech is not going away so we should use it and get used to it" is so pernicious. It's as though the swiftness of AI's rise, coupled with the tech's awesome power, has disarmed our collective critical faculties.

rom comrade @savasavasava.myatproto.social · Sep 10

nope

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · Sep 10

Whooo, buddy.

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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thanks! That quotation really spoke to me :) I need to read the book now.

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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · Sep 4

Kostova really nails a certain side the typical North American grad school expertise, IMO; this sentence perfectly encapsulates the strange blend of feelings one experiences while learning to produce the sort of critique that works to sustain the very system it is ostensibly seeking to change.

sean guynes @guynes.bsky.social · Sep 4

Kostova's The Historian, reading academia for filth:

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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · Sep 4

That fur actually looks pretty well kempt considering the circumstances.

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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · Sep 4

I'm sorry, Alyx. This is the main thing I couldn't get used to in my time in the US. It's a terrible condition of precarity. The irony is that the care I enjoyed while in the US was excellent. But that doesn't make it easier to live with the fact that one's coverage could simply disappear.

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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · Aug 31

I'm glad to see it. It's true that he didn't fully close the door but he also didn't maintain his line to any reasonable degree. I think it was a good decision.

Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · Aug 31

I haven't read the article (paywall) but is the first problem here not a this not a category issue stemming from the persistent desire to consider everyone middle class? In most places in the US today, 50k-100k probably shouldn't be considered MC in my opinion.

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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · Aug 30

Wonder if Viviani will be relegated for his deviation, which recalled his Giro 2019 move that resulted in a DQ. It's hard; he's clearly so desperate for another GT stage win and that appeared to result in a fair bit of lateral movement today.

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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · Aug 28

This article by @niemanlab.org details a new white paper that may suggest a direction forward for public media organizations as AI-free producers and curators of reliable information.

Trusted news sites may benefit in an internet full of AI-generated fakes, a new study finds

An economics paper found subscriber retention and daily visits both increased after readers were confronted with a difficult quiz with AI-generated images.

www.niemanlab.org

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Christopher Cwynar @cwynar.bsky.social · Aug 27

Wow! Nice work, Phil!

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