Aaron Read
@aaronread1.bsky.social
Co-owner, Jack of All Trades, and Intrepid Engineer of L&R Broadcast Services...based in Providence RI. Possessor of many opinions about radio, esp public radio. www.landrbs.com
Henry’s people.
i have said this before but if you are actually interested in influencing people beyond a narrow circle of too-online journalists you will be making direct to camera videos on tiktok, instagram and youtube. if you primarily post on text-based social media then you're just dicking around.
December 16, 2025 at 2:50 AM
With respect to Jamelle, I have *serious* doubts about the efficacy of those video-based platforms, too. Never mind how nigh-impossible it is to "go viral" and hit a large audience, I question how much influence you really have if you DO go viral.
December 16, 2025 at 2:48 AM
With respect to Jamelle, I have *serious* doubts about the efficacy of those video-based platforms, too. Never mind how nigh-impossible it is to "go viral" and hit a large audience, I question how much influence you really have if you DO go viral.
Don't discount the possibility of the consumption of vast quantities of psychotropic drugs. 🤷♂️ I believe @dicknixon.bsky.social has had things to say on this topic regarding Mr. Yglesias?
December 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Don't discount the possibility of the consumption of vast quantities of psychotropic drugs. 🤷♂️ I believe @dicknixon.bsky.social has had things to say on this topic regarding Mr. Yglesias?
And that's more of a long term challenge, like 10+ years out.
December 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
And that's more of a long term challenge, like 10+ years out.
Less than you'd think. You don't have to go very deep (just a few feet) before the ground temp gets pretty uniformly around 40-60F. And not a whole lot deeper (few 100's of feet) before it starts getting A LOT warmer. I would think the big challenge is keeping the pipes from leaking liquid, period.
December 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Less than you'd think. You don't have to go very deep (just a few feet) before the ground temp gets pretty uniformly around 40-60F. And not a whole lot deeper (few 100's of feet) before it starts getting A LOT warmer. I would think the big challenge is keeping the pipes from leaking liquid, period.
Westworld | S01E02 - Odyssey on Red River
YouTube video by Eric Hong
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December 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
It just goes to show there are severe structural, operational, economic and, hell, maybe *genetic* forces diametrically opposed to badly needed journalism reforms that you & folks like @jayrosen.bsky.social have been championing for decades. Given the slightest chance, they regress *instantly*.
December 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
It just goes to show there are severe structural, operational, economic and, hell, maybe *genetic* forces diametrically opposed to badly needed journalism reforms that you & folks like @jayrosen.bsky.social have been championing for decades. Given the slightest chance, they regress *instantly*.
I'm generally disinclined to give college presidents much benefit of the doubt, but these are very good points.
December 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I'm generally disinclined to give college presidents much benefit of the doubt, but these are very good points.
If I thought that were possible I'd support it. But I don't. These entities are waaaaay beyond the ability to be regulated with any sort of nuance. Give them the slightest opening to slither around the rules & they'll use it to keep doing what they're doing now.
It's the death penalty or nothing.
It's the death penalty or nothing.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
If I thought that were possible I'd support it. But I don't. These entities are waaaaay beyond the ability to be regulated with any sort of nuance. Give them the slightest opening to slither around the rules & they'll use it to keep doing what they're doing now.
It's the death penalty or nothing.
It's the death penalty or nothing.
Ok, I'm sorry but I'm clearly missing something here. How does being a *publisher* matter in this context? Email is moderated at either the ISP level (think Pair Networks webmail) or higher (Office365, Gmail, etc). Almost nobody hosts their own email server anymore, and with good reason.
December 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Ok, I'm sorry but I'm clearly missing something here. How does being a *publisher* matter in this context? Email is moderated at either the ISP level (think Pair Networks webmail) or higher (Office365, Gmail, etc). Almost nobody hosts their own email server anymore, and with good reason.
Christ I was just making a sardonic attempt at humor! 😭
December 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Christ I was just making a sardonic attempt at humor! 😭
December 15, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I remember when I still thought "well if CNN is reporting it, then it must be true." 😳
December 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I remember when I still thought "well if CNN is reporting it, then it must be true." 😳
Oh good lord that's nonsense. You wouldn't lose free speech in goddamn email. The loss of 230 just means an email host could be sued for practicing uneven *moderation* on emails. So either it's massive censorship or none at all; 100% of them will choose the latter.
December 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Oh good lord that's nonsense. You wouldn't lose free speech in goddamn email. The loss of 230 just means an email host could be sued for practicing uneven *moderation* on emails. So either it's massive censorship or none at all; 100% of them will choose the latter.
Also WEA can be programmed to stay active for a given geotargeted polygon for a given duration. Any phone entering the polygon (by GPS or cell tower service) will still get the WEA.
December 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Also WEA can be programmed to stay active for a given geotargeted polygon for a given duration. Any phone entering the polygon (by GPS or cell tower service) will still get the WEA.
That's not how WEA works, nor EAS. They're tripwires on a flare. Meant to get your attention in the earliest minutes of a crisis, well before conventional media can get the story.
December 15, 2025 at 3:13 AM
That's not how WEA works, nor EAS. They're tripwires on a flare. Meant to get your attention in the earliest minutes of a crisis, well before conventional media can get the story.
And yes, as my friend @dankennedy.net reminds us: all what ails us in our political realms eventually traces back to Nixon. 😂
December 15, 2025 at 3:12 AM
And yes, as my friend @dankennedy.net reminds us: all what ails us in our political realms eventually traces back to Nixon. 😂
Well, certainly I can agree that the Telcomm Act of 1996 and tv/radio ownership deregulation could be said to be "pre-internet" and it was easily the stupidest, worst thing imaginable until social media was created.
December 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Well, certainly I can agree that the Telcomm Act of 1996 and tv/radio ownership deregulation could be said to be "pre-internet" and it was easily the stupidest, worst thing imaginable until social media was created.
If the death of 230 is what it takes to kill social media, writ large? That's 100% a triage worth doing.
December 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
If the death of 230 is what it takes to kill social media, writ large? That's 100% a triage worth doing.
Sorry, hard disagree. I thought 230 was a bad idea when it was passed, I think it's a bad idea now.
I'm not blind to how severe the problems will be without it, but we survived as a society for centuries without it. We're on the brink of the death of America in less than 30 years of having it.
I'm not blind to how severe the problems will be without it, but we survived as a society for centuries without it. We're on the brink of the death of America in less than 30 years of having it.
December 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Sorry, hard disagree. I thought 230 was a bad idea when it was passed, I think it's a bad idea now.
I'm not blind to how severe the problems will be without it, but we survived as a society for centuries without it. We're on the brink of the death of America in less than 30 years of having it.
I'm not blind to how severe the problems will be without it, but we survived as a society for centuries without it. We're on the brink of the death of America in less than 30 years of having it.
He drives me crazy at times, but it is nice to remind myself that he's a mensch.
December 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
He drives me crazy at times, but it is nice to remind myself that he's a mensch.