For my first Things I Love (name still pending approval of the council), I’m talking about Widow’s Bay. It was created by Katie Dippold, has spooky monster and supernatural vibes, and is a ton of fun to watch even if you hate jump scares.

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

• Widow's Bay - Wikipedia
• ‎Watch Widow’s Bay - Apple TV⁠
• Widow’s Bay trailer
• Widow's Bay | Rotten Tomatoes
• ‘Absolutely wonderful’: why everyone should be watching Widow’s Bay | US television | The Guardian
• I Finished Ted Lasso... Now What Should I Watch on AppleTV?

Topics:
00:00 Daily Intro and Theme
00:11 Naming Positive Episodes
00:36 Why Watch Widows Bay
01:17 Show Vibes and Buzz
02:11 Premise Without Spoilers
02:49 Scares and Deja Vu Check
03:18 Cast Craft and Season Two
04:02 Halloween Watches and Wrap

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More follow up on my recent Twitter conversation by sharing a Lex Friedman article, and then I share my thoughts on Apple’s newly announced home hardware: the HomePod mini 2, an upgraded Apple TV, and the new HomeView.

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

• Lex: X is Bad Though
• Apple's View on Life in Homes is Expensive

Topics:
00:00 Intro
00:27 Leaving Twitter Behind
01:38 Apple Home Gear Revealed
02:20 HomePod Mini Price Shock
03:20 Apple TV Too Expensive
05:06 HomeView Family Reality Check
05:49 Ecosystem Costs and Strategy
06:47 Wrap Up and Sign Off

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Since it’s a holiday and a Monday, I run through a few listener comments: Aubrey responds to my Twitter vs Mastodon discussion, Harold mentions his “Twitter shaped hole” healing, Jay shares a take on AI tools being used to skip work and get result-shaped output, VoidandCozy suggests a shirt, and I thank Patreon and YouTube supporters.

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Topics:
00:00 Holiday Catch Up
00:57 Twitter Versus Fediverse
02:28 Algorithm Free Timelines
02:51 AI Shortcut Mentality
03:14 Merch And Shirt Talk
03:52 Supporters And Sign Off

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I’m recording Daily(ish) from the couch while trying to escape the noise of my kids playing video games during a Saturday of winterizing, house cleanup, preparing for upcoming Thanksgiving hangouts, and hopefully a bit of relaxing.

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Recorded with Detail for iOS

Topics:
00:00 Intro
00:36 Saturday Plans and Chores
00:56 Late Night Gaming Regret
01:18 Listener Feedback Thanks
01:40 Canadian Thanksgiving Wishes
01:51 Subscribe and Stay Connected
02:14 Gratitude Challenge
02:30 Closing Thanks and Goodbye

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I was inspired by an episode of PJ Vogt’s podcast Search Engine where PJ reflected on feeling both discouraged and still drawn to the possibility of finding unexpected conversations, community, and ideas moving between people on social media.

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

• Search Engine Podcast
• Episode: Vladimir Putin’s Forkiverse
• Direct link to PJ Vogt’s quote on the search for a community on social media that I quoted in the episode.

Topics:
00:00 Intro
00:15 Search Engine inspiration
00:36 Fediverse fork gone wrong
02:04 PJ Vogt clip
04:03 Missing old Twitter
06:50 Finding community now
07:23 Discord plans
07:40 Wrap up and links

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I clarify a snarky post I made about Twitter and AI that was a rage-bait example of an AI enthusiast wanting to train a voice model to “read” to their baby highlights what bothers me about AI hype: the gleeful drive to replace human involvement in meaningful, relationship-building or creative work.

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

• My post on Mastodon referencing the Twitter rage bait

Topics:
00:00 Intro
00:23 Twitter AI Parenting Post
00:57 Good Uses of AI
02:29 Rage Bait Hype Culture
03:15 Soulless AI Content
03:46 Robots for Chores
04:11 Reading to Kids Matters
05:05 Closing Thoughts Outro

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I noticed that my Lemon Productions YouTube channel lost eight subscribers over the last 28 days, likely because of these daily podcast-style videos that don’t match what some people expected. And I also discuss YouTube adding the ability to A/B test different versions of an entire video, not just titles and thumbnails, and I’m torn.

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

• 📝 YouTube Testing Everything
• 📺 Finding Great Music for your Podcast or YouTube Channel
• 📺 How to link to your YouTube channel on Transistor.fm
• 📺 Did you know Camo Studio does live streaming?

Topics:
00:00 Welcome
00:19 Subscriber Drop Concerns
01:29 Daily Videos Boost Tutorials
02:09 YouTube A B Video Testing
03:02 Creator Vision vs Analytics
04:35 Wrap Up and Subscribe

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I talk about my habit of avoiding projects that feel hard, expensive, or unknown. For some public accountability, I list four looming tasks in order of expense / silliness-to-seriousness.

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Topics:
00:00 Intro
01:18 Public Accountability Plan
01:38 Haircut Victory
02:22 Trailer Winterizing Anxiety
04:33 Basement Water Problem
06:04 Stucco Crack Scare
07:32 Next Steps Check In
08:02 Ask for Advice Outro

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