Jamie Hardt
@jamie.squad51.us
Sound Designer & Re-Recording Mixer. He/him. MPSE–CAS–IATSE. MSP→LA
Posts here are my own, lots of spoofs and goofs.
Avatar: A Кругозор face.
Banner: Delia Derbyshire working her tapes
Links: https://squad51.us
Posts here are my own, lots of spoofs and goofs.
Avatar: A Кругозор face.
Banner: Delia Derbyshire working her tapes
Links: https://squad51.us
The live+7 airing of Colbert only got ~2.6 million viewers. More people watched the YouTube than would have seen the interview had it merely aired on CBS.
Miller Lite stat o' the day
5.5 million
the current number of YouTube views of the Colbert interview of James Talarico.
The Streisand effect is alive and well.
5.5 million
the current number of YouTube views of the Colbert interview of James Talarico.
The Streisand effect is alive and well.
February 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
The live+7 airing of Colbert only got ~2.6 million viewers. More people watched the YouTube than would have seen the interview had it merely aired on CBS.
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Nearly *half a million more U.S. workers* were represented by a union in 2025 than 2024.
In a time of fear, and uncertainty, working people want greater agency in the workplace and in making policy that shapes their lives.
@hshierholz.bsky.social, @cmcnich.bsky.social & Margaret Poydock's latest
In a time of fear, and uncertainty, working people want greater agency in the workplace and in making policy that shapes their lives.
@hshierholz.bsky.social, @cmcnich.bsky.social & Margaret Poydock's latest
Workers’ resolve drives increase in unionization in 2025
In 2025, 16.5 million workers in the United States were represented by a union—an increase of 463,000 from 2024 and the highest number of unionized workers in the U.S. in 16 years. These 16.5 million ...
www.epi.org
February 18, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Nearly *half a million more U.S. workers* were represented by a union in 2025 than 2024.
In a time of fear, and uncertainty, working people want greater agency in the workplace and in making policy that shapes their lives.
@hshierholz.bsky.social, @cmcnich.bsky.social & Margaret Poydock's latest
In a time of fear, and uncertainty, working people want greater agency in the workplace and in making policy that shapes their lives.
@hshierholz.bsky.social, @cmcnich.bsky.social & Margaret Poydock's latest
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RIP Frederick Wiseman (1930—2026)
February 16, 2026 at 9:14 PM
RIP Frederick Wiseman (1930—2026)
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Actor Robert Duvall has died at the age of 95.
February 16, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Actor Robert Duvall has died at the age of 95.
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California's main grid has produced more electricity from solar (110 GWh/d) than fossil gas (106 GWh/d) during the first 45 days of 2025
And it's WINTER
Gas is down 39% vs '25 & 55% vs '23
WWS has met >100% of demand for parts of 25 out of 45 days in '25 (vs 17/45 days in '24)
And it's WINTER
Gas is down 39% vs '25 & 55% vs '23
WWS has met >100% of demand for parts of 25 out of 45 days in '25 (vs 17/45 days in '24)
February 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
California's main grid has produced more electricity from solar (110 GWh/d) than fossil gas (106 GWh/d) during the first 45 days of 2025
And it's WINTER
Gas is down 39% vs '25 & 55% vs '23
WWS has met >100% of demand for parts of 25 out of 45 days in '25 (vs 17/45 days in '24)
And it's WINTER
Gas is down 39% vs '25 & 55% vs '23
WWS has met >100% of demand for parts of 25 out of 45 days in '25 (vs 17/45 days in '24)
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While looking through my grandparents things, my mom found the YMCA postcard that my great uncle Claude Hooker completed before returning from Europe after the WW1 armistice. He was deployed from August 1918 to July 1919 with the signal corps.
February 16, 2026 at 5:16 AM
While looking through my grandparents things, my mom found the YMCA postcard that my great uncle Claude Hooker completed before returning from Europe after the WW1 armistice. He was deployed from August 1918 to July 1919 with the signal corps.
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(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
Tube.
Pneumatic tubes? In this economy?!
If you're in healthcare, yes! Every hospital has tubes. They’re labyrinthian & networked & cool.
At Tube Talk, I talked with those who make them and those who run them. Give it a read below! #tubetalkmedia #pneumatictubes
www.tubetalk.media/p/pneumatic-...
If you're in healthcare, yes! Every hospital has tubes. They’re labyrinthian & networked & cool.
At Tube Talk, I talked with those who make them and those who run them. Give it a read below! #tubetalkmedia #pneumatictubes
www.tubetalk.media/p/pneumatic-...
The Last Bastion of Pneumatic Tubes
Pneumatic tube systems are thriving in the healthcare industry. And while the technology is an old one, the hospital systems have recent innovations that make it state of the art.
www.tubetalk.media
February 16, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Tube.
I dunno man, me and my friends go to the bar and talk about TV shows we're watching.
Token Anxiety
i think i mostly echo this for myself. with so much that can be done, i often feel like i *should* be doing something, always
i think i mostly echo this for myself. with so much that can be done, i often feel like i *should* be doing something, always
February 15, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I dunno man, me and my friends go to the bar and talk about TV shows we're watching.
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Absolutely cursed headline. Every set of words is worse than the last.
February 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Absolutely cursed headline. Every set of words is worse than the last.
I've gotten this message from tracker apps too, it's crazy.
February 14, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I've gotten this message from tracker apps too, it's crazy.
I'd probably have a lot more time into it if Paradox hadn't let the build totally break on Apple Silicon.
February 14, 2026 at 7:19 AM
I'd probably have a lot more time into it if Paradox hadn't let the build totally break on Apple Silicon.
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Post an image you can hear.
February 14, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Post an image you can hear.
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How to detect AI-generated or heavily edited audio - 20 tips from Dr Iain McGregor: https://www.asoundeffect.com/how-to-detect-ai-generated-or-edited-audio/ #sounddesign #soundeffects #gameaudio #gamedev #indiedev #filmsound #filmmaking #audiopost #postproduction #ai
How to hear AI-generated or heavily edited audio | A Sound Effect
How do you determine if audio is AI generated or heavily edited? There are some tell-tale signs, and here, Dr Iain McGregor shares 20 tips that can help you figure it out:
www.asoundeffect.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:09 PM
How to detect AI-generated or heavily edited audio - 20 tips from Dr Iain McGregor: https://www.asoundeffect.com/how-to-detect-ai-generated-or-edited-audio/ #sounddesign #soundeffects #gameaudio #gamedev #indiedev #filmsound #filmmaking #audiopost #postproduction #ai
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
Probably Yishan Wong, former Reddit CEO and PayPal mafioso — we were also on math team together but this is less notable.
Probably Yishan Wong, former Reddit CEO and PayPal mafioso — we were also on math team together but this is less notable.
February 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
Probably Yishan Wong, former Reddit CEO and PayPal mafioso — we were also on math team together but this is less notable.
Probably Yishan Wong, former Reddit CEO and PayPal mafioso — we were also on math team together but this is less notable.
THAT'S WHAT FFMPEG STANDS FOR????
I didn't expect the Jeffrey Epstein story to contain assistant editor workflow gore but lmao
February 12, 2026 at 5:35 AM
THAT'S WHAT FFMPEG STANDS FOR????
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Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon paying influencers $400k-$600k to post months of AI hype content. Absolutely busted, failed industry, embarrassing era
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/g...
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/g...
Google and Microsoft offer lucrative deals to promote AI, but even $500,000 won't sway some creators
Tech companies including Google and Microsoft are paying influencers hundreds of thousands of dollars to promote AI products.
www.cnbc.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon paying influencers $400k-$600k to post months of AI hype content. Absolutely busted, failed industry, embarrassing era
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/g...
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/g...
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
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SORA 2 sounds like the “Nobody Was Asking For This” sequel to a Dreamworks Animation title from 2015 that is opening this March
Sora 2 apparently cost something like $5 billion to run every year and so far made OpenAI around $1.4 million.
February 10, 2026 at 11:23 PM
SORA 2 sounds like the “Nobody Was Asking For This” sequel to a Dreamworks Animation title from 2015 that is opening this March
age verification? This was the headline a week before I was born.
February 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
age verification? This was the headline a week before I was born.