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I tweet about bike races and things tangentially related to them. @cyclocosm at the old place, @howtheracewaswon on Threads and Insta, where you'll find most of my work recent work. https://howtheracewaswon.com for the rest.
As a guy who makes stuff in a lot of different formats, I've tended to be mostly OK with using the term "content" to describe it. But more recent developments have been causing me to rethink that evaluation.
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April 4, 2025 at 2:38 AM
As a guy who makes stuff in a lot of different formats, I've tended to be mostly OK with using the term "content" to describe it. But more recent developments have been causing me to rethink that evaluation.
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I do get replies from this app. At one point I had a functional cross-posting script but then accidentally broke it, and haven’t been able to fix it because I’m too busy making memes (& dealing w/other technical issues)
March 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I do get replies from this app. At one point I had a functional cross-posting script but then accidentally broke it, and haven’t been able to fix it because I’m too busy making memes (& dealing w/other technical issues)
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January 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
January 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Brand, 30s up, gets the bell more than 45 minutes into the race, with lap times running longer than 9 minutes.
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January 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Brand, 30s up, gets the bell more than 45 minutes into the race, with lap times running longer than 9 minutes.
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Have we forgotten NextHash already?
https://web.archive.org/web/20220205020832/https://cyclingtips.com/2022/01/sex-toys-cybercrime-and-cycling-sponsorship-the-bizarre-tale-of-nexthash/
Certainly doesn't help that @velovelovelo_'s migration of that…
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https://web.archive.org/web/20220205020832/https://cyclingtips.com/2022/01/sex-toys-cybercrime-and-cycling-sponsorship-the-bizarre-tale-of-nexthash/
Certainly doesn't help that @velovelovelo_'s migration of that…
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January 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Have we forgotten NextHash already?
https://web.archive.org/web/20220205020832/https://cyclingtips.com/2022/01/sex-toys-cybercrime-and-cycling-sponsorship-the-bizarre-tale-of-nexthash/
Certainly doesn't help that @velovelovelo_'s migration of that…
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https://web.archive.org/web/20220205020832/https://cyclingtips.com/2022/01/sex-toys-cybercrime-and-cycling-sponsorship-the-bizarre-tale-of-nexthash/
Certainly doesn't help that @velovelovelo_'s migration of that…
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as nervously as I watch the decline of media, I think the self-congratulatory extravaganzas are something that should have been killed off ages ago.
I would say this goes double for Sally Jenkins, whose Greatest Hits CD includes two works of fiction with…
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I would say this goes double for Sally Jenkins, whose Greatest Hits CD includes two works of fiction with…
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December 17, 2024 at 3:04 PM
as nervously as I watch the decline of media, I think the self-congratulatory extravaganzas are something that should have been killed off ages ago.
I would say this goes double for Sally Jenkins, whose Greatest Hits CD includes two works of fiction with…
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I would say this goes double for Sally Jenkins, whose Greatest Hits CD includes two works of fiction with…
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December 17, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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December 11, 2024 at 3:21 PM
maybe? Strava issued a "clarification" after the latest comms disaster that says "tools that help users understand their data and performance" are OK, but also didn't alter the terms that very specifically say "apps can't process data…
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December 11, 2024 at 3:21 PM
maybe? Strava issued a "clarification" after the latest comms disaster that says "tools that help users understand their data and performance" are OK, but also didn't alter the terms that very specifically say "apps can't process data…
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It takes a while (6-ish hours for my 3.7GB zip containing *14 YEARS* of data) and is only update-able once a week.
But unlike the API, you get to decide who uses and how. As it should be (imho) because it's your fucking data—all the more so if you pay…
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But unlike the API, you get to decide who uses and how. As it should be (imho) because it's your fucking data—all the more so if you pay…
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December 11, 2024 at 3:21 PM
It takes a while (6-ish hours for my 3.7GB zip containing *14 YEARS* of data) and is only update-able once a week.
But unlike the API, you get to decide who uses and how. As it should be (imho) because it's your fucking data—all the more so if you pay…
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But unlike the API, you get to decide who uses and how. As it should be (imho) because it's your fucking data—all the more so if you pay…
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A reminder that we were promised an MvdP cyclocross schedule announcement "next week" over two weeks ago.
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December 10, 2024 at 6:11 PM
A reminder that we were promised an MvdP cyclocross schedule announcement "next week" over two weeks ago.
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ASO: the Real Issue™ is that THE RIDERS ARE TOO FAST 😤 and so this isn't our problem
Nokere Koerse: we love the iconic finish of our 80-year-old semiclassic, but any reasonable analysis says it's deeply problematic. So we're trying a safer solution that…
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Nokere Koerse: we love the iconic finish of our 80-year-old semiclassic, but any reasonable analysis says it's deeply problematic. So we're trying a safer solution that…
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December 10, 2024 at 6:11 PM
ASO: the Real Issue™ is that THE RIDERS ARE TOO FAST 😤 and so this isn't our problem
Nokere Koerse: we love the iconic finish of our 80-year-old semiclassic, but any reasonable analysis says it's deeply problematic. So we're trying a safer solution that…
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Nokere Koerse: we love the iconic finish of our 80-year-old semiclassic, but any reasonable analysis says it's deeply problematic. So we're trying a safer solution that…
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So interestingly, the UCI specifically blocked CX races today because tomorrow's World Cup is a "protected event" and they don't want riders to have an excuse to skip it.
However, this event exclusion has had the opposite effect in at least some cases—the…
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However, this event exclusion has had the opposite effect in at least some cases—the…
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December 8, 2024 at 5:09 PM
So interestingly, the UCI specifically blocked CX races today because tomorrow's World Cup is a "protected event" and they don't want riders to have an excuse to skip it.
However, this event exclusion has had the opposite effect in at least some cases—the…
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However, this event exclusion has had the opposite effect in at least some cases—the…
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took me an embarrassingly long time to realize this was a real post and not a particularly obtuse @i_simp_alaphilippe meme.
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December 8, 2024 at 5:09 PM
took me an embarrassingly long time to realize this was a real post and not a particularly obtuse @i_simp_alaphilippe meme.
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Even after the reception, collection and processing of consumer data, it can be tough to get that data a seat at the table when decisions are made.
My experience is Serious Business Professionals find it challenging to look at revenue sheet that's ~90% big…
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My experience is Serious Business Professionals find it challenging to look at revenue sheet that's ~90% big…
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December 8, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Even after the reception, collection and processing of consumer data, it can be tough to get that data a seat at the table when decisions are made.
My experience is Serious Business Professionals find it challenging to look at revenue sheet that's ~90% big…
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My experience is Serious Business Professionals find it challenging to look at revenue sheet that's ~90% big…
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December 4, 2024 at 4:58 PM
As we all know, Threads doesn't support gifs unless they're videos.
Disdain for the GIF format has been a long-standing and not-entirely unjustified stance inside FB/Meta for since basically forever (possibly from @zuck himself). I would object to that POV…
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Disdain for the GIF format has been a long-standing and not-entirely unjustified stance inside FB/Meta for since basically forever (possibly from @zuck himself). I would object to that POV…
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December 3, 2024 at 7:21 PM
As we all know, Threads doesn't support gifs unless they're videos.
Disdain for the GIF format has been a long-standing and not-entirely unjustified stance inside FB/Meta for since basically forever (possibly from @zuck himself). I would object to that POV…
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Disdain for the GIF format has been a long-standing and not-entirely unjustified stance inside FB/Meta for since basically forever (possibly from @zuck himself). I would object to that POV…
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I feel like OpenAI must have a company policy of using ChatGPT to generate press statements, because this bit on Kevin Weil as the IG Ads Guy borders on hallucination.
IG rolled out ads in 2013; Weil didn't arrive at Insta until 2016. He also only spent 2…
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IG rolled out ads in 2013; Weil didn't arrive at Insta until 2016. He also only spent 2…
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December 3, 2024 at 7:21 PM
I feel like OpenAI must have a company policy of using ChatGPT to generate press statements, because this bit on Kevin Weil as the IG Ads Guy borders on hallucination.
IG rolled out ads in 2013; Weil didn't arrive at Insta until 2016. He also only spent 2…
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IG rolled out ads in 2013; Weil didn't arrive at Insta until 2016. He also only spent 2…
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Ok check this out—undid the repost, and it’s gone from my profile, but still very much live: bsky.app/profile/howt...
November 28, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Ok check this out—undid the repost, and it’s gone from my profile, but still very much live: bsky.app/profile/howt...
This holiday season, I'm giving thanks for the endless variation of @stevechainel's on-camera looks 🙏🙏🙏
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November 28, 2024 at 8:23 PM
This holiday season, I'm giving thanks for the endless variation of @stevechainel's on-camera looks 🙏🙏🙏
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November 28, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Very True and Extremely Accurate map of 2024-2025 Cyclocross World Cup as generated by ChatGPT:
November 20, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Very True and Extremely Accurate map of 2024-2025 Cyclocross World Cup as generated by ChatGPT:
November 30, 2024 at 7:59 PM