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John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · Nov 9

for new #rss people coming in:

you can follow any #bluesky profile in your feed reader, just tack on "/rss" to the end of the profile url

e.g. bsky.app/profile/john...

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John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 19h

Anyone out there using Libsyn as your podcast host? Send me a DM if you have a sec

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John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 21h

I only regret that I have but one like to give for this post

Reposted by John Spurlock

John O'Nolan @johnonolan.bsky.social · 21h

I'm always impressed by just how many people who've never maintained any open source software are so wonderfully generous with their advice about how to do it correctly

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John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 21h

‘“Datsusara” means “to leave the salaried life.” Anyone who takes the plunge is putting their entire future on the line, either because their dream of pursuing their passion overcomes all good sense, or they just hate the salaryman lifestyle that much.’

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John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 22h

‘The fact that as a part of this deal, Netflix is requiring that the videos not be posted to YouTube in full – i.e. only clips for promotional purposes – says all you need to know here. While Spotify can't compete with YouTube in video, Netflix can and will.’

spyglass.org/spotify-netf...

Spotify & Netflix Gun for YouTube's Eyeballs

The video podcast partnership may portend a bundle...

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BYCTOM @byctom.bsky.social · 1d

this is the most like a mike tyson's punch out guy i have ever seen anyone look

Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick making an intense face as he prepares to throw the ball

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John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 1d

‘We are grateful to Theo for highlighting areas where we could make improvements, which will now benefit all our customers, and even many who aren't our customers.’

blog.cloudflare.com/unpacking-cl...

Unpacking Cloudflare Workers CPU Performance Benchmarks

Cloudflare investigated CPU performance benchmark results for Workers, uncovering and fixing issues in infrastructure, V8 garbage collection, and OpenNext optimizations. These improvements have made C...

blog.cloudflare.com

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John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 1d

time for a company retreat with mandatory team-building exercises

John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 1d

This is the final boarding call for passenger Jeff. Cridland. Please proceed to gate 3 immediately.

I repeat. This is the final boarding call for Jeff. Cridland. Thank you

@james.crid.land

soundsprofitable.com/the-download...

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John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 1d

👀 Apple is hosting an IETF HLS Interest Day in Cupertino next Thursday, Oct 23rd "designed for engineers and professionals working with HLS technologies, such as video encoding, transcoding, CDNs, and playback applications."

also available online via Webex/Slack

developer.apple.com/events/view/...

Meet with Apple - Apple Developer

Join us around the world for a variety of sessions, labs, and workshops — tailored for you.

developer.apple.com

John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 1d

sounds like he's a fan of long-form audio, and less so of extracting video clips out of longer conversations

also I thought his choice of "most interesting social media" app was unexpected - in the post-covid world it could be an early idea due a revival

John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 1d

‘Now the interesting thing about podcasting: there is, still, a power to people listening to conversations (if they listen to the whole thing) that I think is different.

If you have time to go and have a conversation w/ someone, then _that_ is consistent with democracy.’

– @barackobama.bsky.social

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John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 2d

iOS 26 has been hovering pretty steady at around 21% for the last few weeks - represents new phones and early update "seekers"

Apple hasn't pushed any nudge updates yet, perhaps waiting for 26.1?

John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 2d

‘More than 80 percent of time spent on Facebook and more than 90 percent of time spent on Instagram is spent watching videos, the company reported. Most of that time is spent watching content from creators whom the user does not know.’

www.derekthompson.org/p/why-everyt...

Everything Is Television

A theory of culture and attention

www.derekthompson.org

John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 5d

each one an unknowing kubrick reference

John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 5d

perhaps they will let you pay in installments

John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 6d

Spreaker is now by far the most prolific provider of open podcast:transcript tags in podcast RSS feeds, having been quietly auto-transcribing their English shows for a few months, and now for some Spanish and French shows, with more languages to come!

👍 👍 👍

news.spreaker.com/111544-autom...

Automatic transcriptions now available for English, Spanish and French Episodes | Spreaker News Center

After successfully launching automatic transcriptions for English content, we're expanding the feature to monetized episodes in Spanish and French.

news.spreaker.com

John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 7d

I thought it stood for "disposable income"

John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 7d

wow this was so good, a must see for any audio geek

has footage from producing the live show, including his final fade

thanks @20k.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlmK...

He Mixed SNL for 40 Years (His Final Night)

YouTube video by Dallas Taylor

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John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 7d

yea, I think I've purchased my last synology regardless of this change

John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 7d

‘In the meantime, 2025 model-year DiskStation Plus, Value, and J Series running DSM 7.3 will support installation and storage pool creation with third-party drives’

hmm, apparently got enough backlash to reverse course

www.synology.com/en-eu/compan...

Synology Releases DiskStation Manager 7.3, Bringing Efficient Data Tiering, Enhanced Security, AI-Powered Collaboration, and Expanded Storage Flexibility | Synology Inc.

Centralize data storage and backup, streamline file collaboration, optimize video management, and secure network deployment to facilitate data management.

www.synology.com

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John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 7d

always curious when apple updates section 3.3.1(b) of the developer terms, which relates to dynamic executable/interpreted code

they did just tweak it in the latest version today, but nothing interesting imo

- apps _not_ distributed via the app store can create storefronts with downloaded code

John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 7d

‘The right job for you, then, is the one that puts you in charge of the things that annoy you.’

www.experimental-history.com/p/thank-you-...

Thank you for being annoying

OR: whack 'em if you got 'em

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John Spurlock @johnspurlock.com · 7d

‘From the Chrome numbers it does not look like anyone has successfully switched from WebRTC to MoQ yet.’

webrtchacks.com/is-everyone-...

Is everyone switching to MoQ from WebRTC? - webrtcHacks

Media over QUIC (MoQ) hype check: WebTransport usage data with a rebuttal to Cloudflare’s post—why no one has switched to MoQ from WebRTC.

webrtchacks.com