Tom Merritt
@tommerritt.com
Podcaster, coffee achiever, dailytechnewsshow.com
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The internet is full of content that really makes you feel as if you’ve learned something.
February 8, 2026 at 4:55 AM
The internet is full of content that really makes you feel as if you’ve learned something.
The internet is full of content that really makes you feel as if you’ve learned something.
February 8, 2026 at 4:54 AM
The internet is full of content that really makes you feel as if you’ve learned something.
The internet is full of content that really makes you feel as if you’ve learned something.
February 8, 2026 at 4:53 AM
The internet is full of content that really makes you feel as if you’ve learned something.
On the latest Cordkillers! THE OLYMPICS IS THIS WEEK? How that ent under the radar and what it means about our changing TV habits. Plus microdrams. STILL HOT
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/2/...
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/2/...
Cordkillers 586: Hoops, Hype, and Microdramas — Cordkillers
Peacock’s NBA deal boosts subscribers while deepening losses, Apple doubles down on prestige TV and fantasy epics, and Disney and Amazon continue reshaping the streaming sports landscape. Meanwhile, l...
www.cordkillers.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:50 PM
On the latest Cordkillers! THE OLYMPICS IS THIS WEEK? How that ent under the radar and what it means about our changing TV habits. Plus microdrams. STILL HOT
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/2/...
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/2/...
Did you know the Winter Olympics start Friday?
February 2, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Did you know the Winter Olympics start Friday?
Hat tip to KiiiKiii for turning the 404 response status code into a number one dance track. youtu.be/zhHB4dZTChw?...
KiiiKiii 키키 '404 (New Era)' MV
YouTube video by STARSHIP
youtu.be
January 31, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Hat tip to KiiiKiii for turning the 404 response status code into a number one dance track. youtu.be/zhHB4dZTChw?...
On the latest Sword and Laser, Andrew Heaton from the Political Orphanage stops by to talk about "I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom" by Jason Pargin. Also, Veronica drinks in reverse. You'll understand if you listen.
www.swordandlaser.com/home/2026/1/...
www.swordandlaser.com/home/2026/1/...
S&L Podcast - #527 - I'm Starting to Worry This Book Isn't Sci-Fi — Sword & Laser
Andrew Heaton from the Political Orphanage stops by to talk about "I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom" by Jason Pargin. Also, Veronica drinks in reverse. You'll understand if you l...
www.swordandlaser.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:44 AM
On the latest Sword and Laser, Andrew Heaton from the Political Orphanage stops by to talk about "I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom" by Jason Pargin. Also, Veronica drinks in reverse. You'll understand if you listen.
www.swordandlaser.com/home/2026/1/...
www.swordandlaser.com/home/2026/1/...
Solid reporting from the WSJ www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Contradict U.S. Account of Minneapolis Shooting by Federal Agents
See how immigration officers escalated a fatal confrontation on Saturday.
www.wsj.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Solid reporting from the WSJ www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Isn’t the true blind box when you don’t even know what you bought?
January 19, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Isn’t the true blind box when you don’t even know what you bought?
Millennials: Thing happened. Let’s judge it
Gen Z: Let’s mock how Millennials judge things
Gen Alpha: brainrot brainrot brainrot
(GenX: BS like this post
Baby Boomers: Looking for close button)
Gen Z: Let’s mock how Millennials judge things
Gen Alpha: brainrot brainrot brainrot
(GenX: BS like this post
Baby Boomers: Looking for close button)
January 19, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Millennials: Thing happened. Let’s judge it
Gen Z: Let’s mock how Millennials judge things
Gen Alpha: brainrot brainrot brainrot
(GenX: BS like this post
Baby Boomers: Looking for close button)
Gen Z: Let’s mock how Millennials judge things
Gen Alpha: brainrot brainrot brainrot
(GenX: BS like this post
Baby Boomers: Looking for close button)
LACon V(eronica) registration is open, the Philip K. Dick Award nominees are out, and we discuss why we're "halfway happy." Plus, we kick off I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom and wrap up The Book That Wouldn't Burn.
www.swordandlaser.com/home/2026/1/...
www.swordandlaser.com/home/2026/1/...
S&L Podcast - #526 - Halfway Happy — Sword & Laser
LACon V(eronica) registration is open, the Philip K. Dick Award nominees are out, and we discuss why we're "halfway happy." Plus, we kick off I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom and w...
www.swordandlaser.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
LACon V(eronica) registration is open, the Philip K. Dick Award nominees are out, and we discuss why we're "halfway happy." Plus, we kick off I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom and wrap up The Book That Wouldn't Burn.
www.swordandlaser.com/home/2026/1/...
www.swordandlaser.com/home/2026/1/...
Stranger Things 5 didn’t just dominate Netflix charts, it sparked conspiracy theories and renewed debate about release strategies and ads. Meanwhile, renewals, spinoffs, redesigns, and streaming power plays filled a packed week.
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/1/...
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/1/...
Cordkillers 583: Conformity Gate Crashes the Upside Down — Cordkillers
Stranger Things 5 didn’t just dominate Netflix charts, it sparked conspiracy theories and renewed debate about release strategies and ads. Meanwhile, renewals, spinoffs, redesigns, and streaming powe...
www.cordkillers.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Stranger Things 5 didn’t just dominate Netflix charts, it sparked conspiracy theories and renewed debate about release strategies and ads. Meanwhile, renewals, spinoffs, redesigns, and streaming power plays filled a packed week.
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/1/...
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/1/...
While taxiing before takeoff I am watching a live college football game, buying something online and posting this. Me from only FIVE years ago is stunned.
January 9, 2026 at 4:20 AM
While taxiing before takeoff I am watching a live college football game, buying something online and posting this. Me from only FIVE years ago is stunned.
YouTube makes two major power moves, ditching Billboard’s charts while locking down exclusive rights to the Oscars, as Hollywood and streaming continue their slow-motion reshuffle. Meanwhile, Netflix, Paramount, and WBD keep playing financial chess
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2025/12...
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2025/12...
Cordkillers 580: YouTube Gets the Gold Statue — Cordkillers
YouTube makes two major power moves, ditching Billboard’s charts while locking down exclusive rights to the Oscars, as Hollywood and streaming continue their slow-motion reshuffle. Meanwhile, Netflix,...
www.cordkillers.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
YouTube makes two major power moves, ditching Billboard’s charts while locking down exclusive rights to the Oscars, as Hollywood and streaming continue their slow-motion reshuffle. Meanwhile, Netflix, Paramount, and WBD keep playing financial chess
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2025/12...
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2025/12...
It is not strength that overcomes darkness, but light.
December 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
It is not strength that overcomes darkness, but light.
It’s all about the beans on this Sword and Laser. Chili, chowder, and more. We also find time to talk about books, specifically Mark Lawrence’s book that wouldn’t burn. But we don’t want to burn the beans either. www.swordandlaser.com/home/2025/12...
S&L Podcast - #525 - The Beans That Wouldn't Burn — Sword & Laser
It’s all about the beans on this Sword and Laser. Chili, chowder, and more. We also find time to talk about books, specifically Mark Lawrence’s book that wouldn’t burn. But we don’t want to burn the b...
www.swordandlaser.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
It’s all about the beans on this Sword and Laser. Chili, chowder, and more. We also find time to talk about books, specifically Mark Lawrence’s book that wouldn’t burn. But we don’t want to burn the beans either. www.swordandlaser.com/home/2025/12...
USDS is the company that keeps US TIkTok data on Oracle servers now. A new joint venture called TikTok USDS will be created by 1/22 that will add retraining the algorithm on US data to that data storage. TikTok Global will still handle interoperability and money-making. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/18/t...
TikTok signs agreement to create new U.S. joint venture, memo says
TikTok's U.S. operations will be housed in a new joint venture, according to a memo sent to employees by CEO Shou Zi Chew.
www.cnbc.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
USDS is the company that keeps US TIkTok data on Oracle servers now. A new joint venture called TikTok USDS will be created by 1/22 that will add retraining the algorithm on US data to that data storage. TikTok Global will still handle interoperability and money-making. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/18/t...
“There are some upon this earth … who lay claim to know us, and who do their deeds of passion, pride, ill-will, hatred, envy, bigotry, and selfishness in our name, who are as strange to us …, as if they had never lived. Remember that, and charge their doings on themselves, not us.”
December 18, 2025 at 6:22 AM
“There are some upon this earth … who lay claim to know us, and who do their deeds of passion, pride, ill-will, hatred, envy, bigotry, and selfishness in our name, who are as strange to us …, as if they had never lived. Remember that, and charge their doings on themselves, not us.”
YouTube TV plans to break its bundle into cheaper genre packs, while Netflix keeps stacking deals and debt in the fight for Warner Bros. Meanwhile, streaming platforms keep remixing how shows, podcasts, and even interfaces reach viewers. Watch Cordkillers!
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2025/12...
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2025/12...
Cordkillers 579: Pick Your Poison, TV Edition — Cordkillers
YouTube TV plans to break its bundle into cheaper genre packs, while Netflix keeps stacking deals and debt in the fight for Warner Bros. Meanwhile, streaming platforms keep remixing how shows, podcast...
www.cordkillers.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
YouTube TV plans to break its bundle into cheaper genre packs, while Netflix keeps stacking deals and debt in the fight for Warner Bros. Meanwhile, streaming platforms keep remixing how shows, podcasts, and even interfaces reach viewers. Watch Cordkillers!
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2025/12...
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2025/12...
People often say it must be weird to live in LA where you don’t have seasons. They don’t realize that in December we get summer during the day and it drops down far enough at night that we can pretend it’s winter.
December 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
People often say it must be weird to live in LA where you don’t have seasons. They don’t realize that in December we get summer during the day and it drops down far enough at night that we can pretend it’s winter.
After a thoroughly unsatisfying customer service experience yesterday with different company I just had a thoroughly satisfying and even enjoyable experience with Walmart customer service. Delivery issue resolved fast and easy. Well done!
December 15, 2025 at 5:30 AM
After a thoroughly unsatisfying customer service experience yesterday with different company I just had a thoroughly satisfying and even enjoyable experience with Walmart customer service. Delivery issue resolved fast and easy. Well done!
I take it back. No more @stubhub01.bsky.social for me. Two hours on hold and the best they could do for a bait and switch on a parking pass was offer me 25% off a future purchase. (The listing said it was in venue parking but it was two blocks away in a shopping center)
I think I have to downgrade StubHub to chancy in my ticket procuring ratings. They’re fine when it’s integrated sports like MLB and NBA but I’ve had some recent troubles with concerts and the help line is quite difficult to access. Not saying i wont use them, just selectively.
December 13, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I take it back. No more @stubhub01.bsky.social for me. Two hours on hold and the best they could do for a bait and switch on a parking pass was offer me 25% off a future purchase. (The listing said it was in venue parking but it was two blocks away in a shopping center)
I think I have to downgrade StubHub to chancy in my ticket procuring ratings. They’re fine when it’s integrated sports like MLB and NBA but I’ve had some recent troubles with concerts and the help line is quite difficult to access. Not saying i wont use them, just selectively.
December 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I think I have to downgrade StubHub to chancy in my ticket procuring ratings. They’re fine when it’s integrated sports like MLB and NBA but I’ve had some recent troubles with concerts and the help line is quite difficult to access. Not saying i wont use them, just selectively.
I think I have to downgrade StubHub to chancy in my ticket procuring ratings. They’re fine when it’s integrated sports like MLB and NBA but I’ve had some recent troubles with concerts and the help line is quite difficult to access. Not saying i wont use them, just selectively.
December 13, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I think I have to downgrade StubHub to chancy in my ticket procuring ratings. They’re fine when it’s integrated sports like MLB and NBA but I’ve had some recent troubles with concerts and the help line is quite difficult to access. Not saying i wont use them, just selectively.
@andybeach.bsky.social joins Brian and Tom to break down who can stop Netflix from buying Warner Brothers. Does Paramount have a shot? www.cordkillers.com/blog/2025/12...
Cordkillers 578: Netflix and the Chamber of Warners (with Andy Beach) — Cordkillers
Netflix moves to swallow Warner Bros.’ studio and streaming business in a massive cash-and-stock deal, while Paramount mounts a hostile counterbid straight to shareholders. Meanwhile, the future of yo...
www.cordkillers.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
@andybeach.bsky.social joins Brian and Tom to break down who can stop Netflix from buying Warner Brothers. Does Paramount have a shot? www.cordkillers.com/blog/2025/12...