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The 'Internet of Shit' walked so AI slop could run

Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 19h

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Brooklyn Comedy Collective gets it.

Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 1d

Which one is Trump?

Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 1d

Ah, I remember this! That was great.

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Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 1d

Chef's kiss.
cc: @thelouvreof.bsky.social

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Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 2d

Thought it was just my end, but it seems like the internet has been slow across the board this afternoon? Even downdetector wasn't loading.

Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 2d

Agreed completely.
I just published a piece about AI slop as well. It's too much.

joshmcconnell.substack.com/p/the-intern...

A decade after we mocked Wi-Fi toasters, we’re drowning in AI that generates just because it can. The gadgets got quieter, but the noise never stopped.

The 'Internet of Shit' walked so AI slop could run

Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 2d

Remember when everything needed Wi-Fi? Toasters, forks, egg trays — all “smart.”

A decade later, the gadgets stopped shouting, but the noise got louder with generative everything.

The Internet of Shit walked so AI slop could run.

My latest piece:
joshmcconnell.substack.com/p/the-intern...

A decade after we mocked Wi-Fi toasters, we’re drowning in AI that generates just because it can. The gadgets got quieter, but the noise never stopped.

Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 4d

Excited to watch Apple TV in Apple TV on Apple TV.

‘Bring Back BlackBerry’: The intentional tech movement just got its rallying cry

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Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 7d

I attended the Bring Back BlackBerry campaign launch in Brooklyn.

It’s easy to think it’s about nostalgia. It’s not. It’s about a growing movement toward intentional tech: people choosing focus, tactility, and boundaries in a world drowning in AI slop.

joshmcconnell.substack.com/p/bring-back...

In a world full of AI slop, a grassroots campaign kickoff in Brooklyn says more about our attention crisis than nostalgia ever could.

ROG Xbox Ally X: The Best Inventions of 2025

Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 6d

TIME gave top inventions of the year to literally any product, didn't it?
time.com/collections/...

Find out why ROG Xbox Ally X is on TIME's list of 2025's best inventions.

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‘Bring Back BlackBerry’: The intentional tech movement just got its rallying cry

Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 7d

I attended the Bring Back BlackBerry campaign launch in Brooklyn.

It’s easy to think it’s about nostalgia. It’s not. It’s about a growing movement toward intentional tech: people choosing focus, tactility, and boundaries in a world drowning in AI slop.

joshmcconnell.substack.com/p/bring-back...

In a world full of AI slop, a grassroots campaign kickoff in Brooklyn says more about our attention crisis than nostalgia ever could.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Following last night's elimination of the New York Yankees, the United States Department of War has advised the White House that the Toronto Blue Jays are "perilously close" to acqui...

Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 8d

Seen on the Salesforce Tower. Is this what they told the hackers?

Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 8d

come on, Canada

Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 8d

"Do you think there is a connection between childhood vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and autism?"

No: 45%
Yes: 35%

Unsure: 20%

Research Co. / Sept 12, 2025 / n=1003 / Online

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 8d

Pentagon warns Toronto ‘dangerously close’ to winning World Series

www.thebeaverton.com

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 8d

Wolf being absolutely destroyed in Jeopardy by Andy Richter

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Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 9d

I'm not sure the problem is framed correctly. I don't think you need to "signal" that you're looking at content at all. You could have a private list-like feature, but that's not for external signaling like a follow could be interpreted as.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 9d

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) - Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family's food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
On May 21, exactly two weeks after Taher's little boy died, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: "No one has died" because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program. Rubio also insisted: "No children are dying on my watch."
That, Taher says, "is a lie."

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Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 9d

The revenue from the stream could cover the child's future therapy bills.

The Verge @theverge.com · 9d

A Twitch streamer gave birth live, with Twitch’s CEO in the chat

Fandy’s livestream has garnered over 50,000 views.

buff.ly

Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 9d

Fair enough. Well don't worry, you can be my friend if you'd like.

Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 9d

"29% report a parasocial relationship with influencers."

That's quite a stat.

Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 9d

Newsrooms constantly chase backlinks and referral revenue, especially with SEO now. It's not unique to Prime Day(s). It's another example of newsrooms trying to plug revenue gaps, as many resist tech innovation at every turn. Started in the dot-com era with relying only on newspaper-style banner ads

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 9d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)