Michael Crider
@michaelcrider.bsky.social
News, reviews, and short-form videos for PCWorld.
Formerly Android Police, Review Geek, How-To Geek, Digital Trends.
Opinions are my own.
I have a personal website, almost never updated: thegumshoe.com
I write fiction: http://amazon.com/author/crider
Formerly Android Police, Review Geek, How-To Geek, Digital Trends.
Opinions are my own.
I have a personal website, almost never updated: thegumshoe.com
I write fiction: http://amazon.com/author/crider
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Being an American feels like getting on a school bus and then your bus driver decides to do a drive by
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Being an American feels like getting on a school bus and then your bus driver decides to do a drive by
Couldn't you have waited one more week to start another generation of war, fuckstick. I just want to sleep in my own bed.
January 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Couldn't you have waited one more week to start another generation of war, fuckstick. I just want to sleep in my own bed.
If you're a journalist who needs to report on Twitter, you can use xcancel.com (just add the cancel bit to the URL) to access replies and context without an account.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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More info: xcancel.com/about
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Reminder fellow journos - attributing a statement to "grok" is like attributing a murder to the gun used in it. And don't get me started on how this leans into "officer involved shooting/weapon was fired" passive voice.
Tools don't comment. The correct approach was to ask who posted the comment.
Tools don't comment. The correct approach was to ask who posted the comment.
Who is grok? Even if I was a lowly news aggregator, I would be embarrassed at my failure to answer such a basic question
January 2, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Reminder fellow journos - attributing a statement to "grok" is like attributing a murder to the gun used in it. And don't get me started on how this leans into "officer involved shooting/weapon was fired" passive voice.
Tools don't comment. The correct approach was to ask who posted the comment.
Tools don't comment. The correct approach was to ask who posted the comment.
According to Wikipedia, the most expensive movie ever produced that is not a sequel or franchise film is Netflix's the Electric State, $320 million. #16.
The next one on the list is John Carter [of Mars], #25, from way back in 2012.
Next is Tangled. Somehow.
The next one on the list is John Carter [of Mars], #25, from way back in 2012.
Next is Tangled. Somehow.
January 2, 2026 at 4:47 PM
According to Wikipedia, the most expensive movie ever produced that is not a sequel or franchise film is Netflix's the Electric State, $320 million. #16.
The next one on the list is John Carter [of Mars], #25, from way back in 2012.
Next is Tangled. Somehow.
The next one on the list is John Carter [of Mars], #25, from way back in 2012.
Next is Tangled. Somehow.
3rd Rock from the Sun rocks. This little tidbit is one of my favorite meta media moments of all time.
Here's a fun tidbit for fans of "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet": In this episode of 3rd Rock From The Sun, Shatner references his role in the iconic Twilight Zone episode, with a fun followup from John Lithgow who reprised the role for Twilight Zone: The Movie. #twilightzonemarathon #TheTwilightZone
January 2, 2026 at 2:33 AM
3rd Rock from the Sun rocks. This little tidbit is one of my favorite meta media moments of all time.
I'm here for dragging YouTube ads on national television
January 2, 2026 at 1:59 AM
I'm here for dragging YouTube ads on national television
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Need this energy when Trump leaves office. Take a fucking bulldozer to his bribe ballroom and rip his name off the Kennedy Center and whatever else he slaps his name on.
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 1, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Need this energy when Trump leaves office. Take a fucking bulldozer to his bribe ballroom and rip his name off the Kennedy Center and whatever else he slaps his name on.
Yeah, I mean...yeah
January 1, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Yeah, I mean...yeah
I'm at my parents' place in Texas.
I saw two red-tailed hawks fighting off four buzzards from their territory.
And I know thousands of people my age would be imagining Animorphs prose for this scene.
I saw two red-tailed hawks fighting off four buzzards from their territory.
And I know thousands of people my age would be imagining Animorphs prose for this scene.
January 1, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I'm at my parents' place in Texas.
I saw two red-tailed hawks fighting off four buzzards from their territory.
And I know thousands of people my age would be imagining Animorphs prose for this scene.
I saw two red-tailed hawks fighting off four buzzards from their territory.
And I know thousands of people my age would be imagining Animorphs prose for this scene.
This is an attack on me, and I deserve it
December 31, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This is an attack on me, and I deserve it
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This is good!! Read it!
for the holidays: I went blog mode on my modern Star Wars pet peeve: people quoting Kylo Ren like he’s right
kotaku.com/star-wars-la...
kotaku.com/star-wars-la...
Star Wars: The Last Jedi's Most Famous Line Is Still Misunderstood
The real duel of the fates is between me and everyone who keeps taking this quote out of context
kotaku.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This is good!! Read it!
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cowboy who stubbed his toe:
December 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
cowboy who stubbed his toe:
Here's my crusade for 2026: 1920x1200 resolution is not "2K."
That's bullshit and I'm gonna call it out every time I see it.
There are far more important things to worry about. And I do. Constantly. But for some reason adding another 10% of pixels and pretending it's double really pisses me off.
That's bullshit and I'm gonna call it out every time I see it.
There are far more important things to worry about. And I do. Constantly. But for some reason adding another 10% of pixels and pretending it's double really pisses me off.
a cartoon of kirby sleeping on a star with youtube.com in the bottom right
Alt: a cartoon of kirby sleeping on a star with youtube.com in the bottom right
media.tenor.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Here's my crusade for 2026: 1920x1200 resolution is not "2K."
That's bullshit and I'm gonna call it out every time I see it.
There are far more important things to worry about. And I do. Constantly. But for some reason adding another 10% of pixels and pretending it's double really pisses me off.
That's bullshit and I'm gonna call it out every time I see it.
There are far more important things to worry about. And I do. Constantly. But for some reason adding another 10% of pixels and pretending it's double really pisses me off.
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I've been thinking about this sign for 6 months. a phrase I'll treasure forever. a metaphor with boundless potential
December 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I've been thinking about this sign for 6 months. a phrase I'll treasure forever. a metaphor with boundless potential
Can confirm, I worked in a printshop and I frickin' hate printers
I wouldn't trust an IT department that didn't hate computers
Our IT department wishes you all a merry Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Can confirm, I worked in a printshop and I frickin' hate printers
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Belle: hey
Scrooge: sup
Belle: left the house again
Scrooge: lol
Scrooge: did they do the song
Belle: 🫠
Scrooge: sup
Belle: left the house again
Scrooge: lol
Scrooge: did they do the song
Belle: 🫠
December 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Belle: hey
Scrooge: sup
Belle: left the house again
Scrooge: lol
Scrooge: did they do the song
Belle: 🫠
Scrooge: sup
Belle: left the house again
Scrooge: lol
Scrooge: did they do the song
Belle: 🫠
Check, and check
everyone on here is 38 years old and loves star trek deep space 9
bsky killing it again
December 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Check, and check
This hoodie is great, I'm bringing it to CES.
Support the fight to defend digital freedoms and you can receive some special EFF gear. It's a win-win! eff.org/YEC
December 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This hoodie is great, I'm bringing it to CES.
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And to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, and will return in Avengers: Doomsday
December 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
And to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, and will return in Avengers: Doomsday
I'm sure I'm not the first or the hundredth to make this observation, but...Walmart ads with the Grinch are "The Lorax says buy an SUV" levels of tone deaf.
December 23, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I'm sure I'm not the first or the hundredth to make this observation, but...Walmart ads with the Grinch are "The Lorax says buy an SUV" levels of tone deaf.
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Had a chat with Genndy Tartakovsky about how his idea to make Primal's third season about zombies came to be, his grassroots effort to get Black Knight greenlit, and why he wants the future of the animation industry to be driven by bold original works instead of legacy sequels, franchises, and AI.
![Tartakovsky says it's especially complicated for bigwig business execs to greenlight original animated features, in part because studios are making fewer and fewer movies theatrically. In an era defined by legacy sequels and franchise building, Tartakovsky hopes the animation industry shifts to allow bold, original concepts to spearhead the media's direction in the next decade.
“I don’t want the world to be IP-driven with just twos and threes,” Tartakovsky said. “Before Zootopia 2, there was Zootopia. Before Toy Story one through five, there was one Toy Story. Despicable Me: all these things were original and inspired giant, multi-billion-dollar franchises. So why have we given up on those [originals]?”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vy6xpujujv3lmlrwuhplzq2q/bafkreigxna7zaldbtiv4qnzc75lusfnpe5dz5qpnkpkxu4brz2go3mfd5e@jpeg)
December 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Had a chat with Genndy Tartakovsky about how his idea to make Primal's third season about zombies came to be, his grassroots effort to get Black Knight greenlit, and why he wants the future of the animation industry to be driven by bold original works instead of legacy sequels, franchises, and AI.
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If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...
December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...
Nine of nineteen Google Discover stories in my feed right now are obvious AI slop, auto-generated and parked on abandoned domains.
The kind of massive spam and disinformation that machine learning should be able to spot easily.
Google, you broke your shit.
The kind of massive spam and disinformation that machine learning should be able to spot easily.
Google, you broke your shit.
December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Nine of nineteen Google Discover stories in my feed right now are obvious AI slop, auto-generated and parked on abandoned domains.
The kind of massive spam and disinformation that machine learning should be able to spot easily.
Google, you broke your shit.
The kind of massive spam and disinformation that machine learning should be able to spot easily.
Google, you broke your shit.