Paul J Schmidt
@pauldeuce.bsky.social
Creative Video Strategist. Chronic Volunteer. Avid Bourbon Drinker. Movie Lover. Husband of Elisa. Dog dad of Harper
Plex’s crackdown on free remote streaming access starts this week buff.ly/uYUL5CY -> It was good while it lasted. However, the tech-savvy are heavy Plex users, so they will find a workaround of some kind.
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Plex’s crackdown on free remote streaming access starts this week buff.ly/uYUL5CY -> It was good while it lasted. However, the tech-savvy are heavy Plex users, so they will find a workaround of some kind.
Here's likely reason why latest Apple TV drama was abruptly pulled before premiere buff.ly/Uy4qPDa -> This happens. It's unfortunate, as it sounded like a cool premise for a limited series. I hope that appropriate copyrights get put in place to honor the original, so this body of work can be seen.
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Here's likely reason why latest Apple TV drama was abruptly pulled before premiere buff.ly/Uy4qPDa -> This happens. It's unfortunate, as it sounded like a cool premise for a limited series. I hope that appropriate copyrights get put in place to honor the original, so this body of work can be seen.
Apple TV’s 10/10 Sci-Fi Masterpiece Can’t Stay Gone Too Long After A Huge Streaming Blow buff.ly/ZXFIScf -> I couldn't agree more. Silo needs to come back and come back soon.
November 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Apple TV’s 10/10 Sci-Fi Masterpiece Can’t Stay Gone Too Long After A Huge Streaming Blow buff.ly/ZXFIScf -> I couldn't agree more. Silo needs to come back and come back soon.
Rubio Insists U.S. Authored Ukraine Peace Plan buff.ly/hxGBjQE -> It sounds to me that Rubio may be trying to distance himself by dropping these "unintended" gems...
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Rubio Insists U.S. Authored Ukraine Peace Plan buff.ly/hxGBjQE -> It sounds to me that Rubio may be trying to distance himself by dropping these "unintended" gems...
DOGE “cut muscle, not fat”; 26K experts rehired after brutal cuts buff.ly/RdQtSaG -> DOGE was an unmitigated disaster. I saw it at the beginning, but the country voted in a human who really didn't care about them.
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
DOGE “cut muscle, not fat”; 26K experts rehired after brutal cuts buff.ly/RdQtSaG -> DOGE was an unmitigated disaster. I saw it at the beginning, but the country voted in a human who really didn't care about them.
Apple confirms recent sales team layoffs in uncharacteristic move - 9to5Mac buff.ly/YIjHU8C
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Apple confirms recent sales team layoffs in uncharacteristic move - 9to5Mac buff.ly/YIjHU8C
On meeting spec ift.tt/VusmrKz -> I constantly tell folks I work with that want to start something creative, just start. It's not about hitting it out of the park, it's about stepping up to the plate.
On meeting spec
The most useful definition of quality: It meets spec. The hard part isn’t putting in enormous effort to somehow beat the spec. The hard part is setting the spec properly. If you’re not …
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November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
On meeting spec ift.tt/VusmrKz -> I constantly tell folks I work with that want to start something creative, just start. It's not about hitting it out of the park, it's about stepping up to the plate.
Wu-Tang's $2M Album Sold To America's Most Hated Man 10 Years Ago buff.ly/gmTVR2F -> Wu-Tang changed the rap game and became cultural icons. To have that tarnished off their magna opus by a corrupt, rich white dude is awful. There needs to be a Neflix doc about this.
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Wu-Tang's $2M Album Sold To America's Most Hated Man 10 Years Ago buff.ly/gmTVR2F -> Wu-Tang changed the rap game and became cultural icons. To have that tarnished off their magna opus by a corrupt, rich white dude is awful. There needs to be a Neflix doc about this.
Transportation Secretary feels fashion and friendliness will improve holiday air travel buff.ly/jRqqxAe -> WTF are you talking about? Traveling sucks. Going to the airport sucks, and it's even worse now thanks to you and the administration. How about when you dress up, you actually do your job?
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Transportation Secretary feels fashion and friendliness will improve holiday air travel buff.ly/jRqqxAe -> WTF are you talking about? Traveling sucks. Going to the airport sucks, and it's even worse now thanks to you and the administration. How about when you dress up, you actually do your job?
U.S. Coast Guard Backtracks After ‘Fake’ Report on Hate-Symbols Policy buff.ly/fOn9EYG -> This is the right course of action. The fact that this had to be reversed is ridiculous. This administration, man.....they all need to go.
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
U.S. Coast Guard Backtracks After ‘Fake’ Report on Hate-Symbols Policy buff.ly/fOn9EYG -> This is the right course of action. The fact that this had to be reversed is ridiculous. This administration, man.....they all need to go.
Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand ift.tt/iltOUD4 -> It seems that there are red flags here about expansion that people are just ignoring.
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand ift.tt/iltOUD4 -> It seems that there are red flags here about expansion that people are just ignoring.
Security Bite: Why I stopped using camera covers and you should too buff.ly/Zlm6uND -> The more you know....
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Security Bite: Why I stopped using camera covers and you should too buff.ly/Zlm6uND -> The more you know....
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastika and noose as hate symbols buff.ly/CWKeYlL -> The fact that these symbols have been protected by the First Amendment is beyond me. We have lost so many Americans to what these symbols represent.
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastika and noose as hate symbols buff.ly/CWKeYlL -> The fact that these symbols have been protected by the First Amendment is beyond me. We have lost so many Americans to what these symbols represent.
New bill would force websites to choose: ban VPNs or remove content buff.ly/MREwYd9 -> The very definition of government overreach.
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
New bill would force websites to choose: ban VPNs or remove content buff.ly/MREwYd9 -> The very definition of government overreach.
HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUs buff.ly/TlJsDja -> I will never understand why companies choose to deceive their customers. Do they not want their business?
November 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUs buff.ly/TlJsDja -> I will never understand why companies choose to deceive their customers. Do they not want their business?
Apple Wallet could add digital IDs in these two states soon buff.ly/1lROc5Q -> I wish this would come to Michigan.
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Apple Wallet could add digital IDs in these two states soon buff.ly/1lROc5Q -> I wish this would come to Michigan.
Netflix Will Break Theatrical Release Policy For Warner Bros. Bid buff.ly/RCu6cv8 -> If Netflix keeps their word on Warner Bros. films, this is the best choice of a merger.
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Netflix Will Break Theatrical Release Policy For Warner Bros. Bid buff.ly/RCu6cv8 -> If Netflix keeps their word on Warner Bros. films, this is the best choice of a merger.
Things going from bad to worse at Target buff.ly/MwKlHKP -> No one to blame but Target itself. I have not set foot in the door in almost a year.
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Things going from bad to worse at Target buff.ly/MwKlHKP -> No one to blame but Target itself. I have not set foot in the door in almost a year.
Brutalist website criticizes cardboard box giant Uline buff.ly/9p696mE -> No notes.
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Brutalist website criticizes cardboard box giant Uline buff.ly/9p696mE -> No notes.
GOP overhaul of broadband permit laws: Cities hate it, cable companies love it bit.ly/3LPjBU7 -> Once again, it's the GOP that kowtows to corporations while ignoring their own constituents. Why did you get into politics again?
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
GOP overhaul of broadband permit laws: Cities hate it, cable companies love it bit.ly/3LPjBU7 -> Once again, it's the GOP that kowtows to corporations while ignoring their own constituents. Why did you get into politics again?
Another Apple TV show has been pulled from the release schedule at the last minute buff.ly/1boRVQ9 -> C'mon Apple. This is not a good look.
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Another Apple TV show has been pulled from the release schedule at the last minute buff.ly/1boRVQ9 -> C'mon Apple. This is not a good look.
Apple TV’s New Cyberpunk Show Fills The Void Left By Prime Video’s Cancelled Sci-Fi buff.ly/F6R17oy -> I was so bummed that The Peripheral was canceled. With the announcement of Neuromancer, all is right, I hope.
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Apple TV’s New Cyberpunk Show Fills The Void Left By Prime Video’s Cancelled Sci-Fi buff.ly/F6R17oy -> I was so bummed that The Peripheral was canceled. With the announcement of Neuromancer, all is right, I hope.
Vehicles left unusable after damage from 'bad oil changes' at Chicago-area Jiffy Lubes, drivers say buff.ly/25N5hAP -> This is why you use local people.
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Vehicles left unusable after damage from 'bad oil changes' at Chicago-area Jiffy Lubes, drivers say buff.ly/25N5hAP -> This is why you use local people.
Poll: 40% of young American women want to leave the U.S. permanently buff.ly/Z7hiKkd -> Hardly a surprise, seeing that the majority of the country was ok putting a sexual predator and pedophile in the highest office in the land.
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Poll: 40% of young American women want to leave the U.S. permanently buff.ly/Z7hiKkd -> Hardly a surprise, seeing that the majority of the country was ok putting a sexual predator and pedophile in the highest office in the land.
“How about no”: FCC boss Brendan Carr says he won’t end news distortion probes buff.ly/MpuZFdh -> Carr is out of bounds constitutionally as well as administratively. His unilateral approach does not help his case. He is not a politician, he's a bully.
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“How about no”: FCC boss Brendan Carr says he won’t end news distortion probes buff.ly/MpuZFdh -> Carr is out of bounds constitutionally as well as administratively. His unilateral approach does not help his case. He is not a politician, he's a bully.