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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Today, Facebook permanently banned the account of fellow author and Star Trek tie-in scribe Ilsa J. Bick because its automated censor detected no-no words in her otherwise normal post about the murder of Renee Good. Be aware that the fascist machines are working overtime to suppress free speech.
January 9, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Today, Facebook permanently banned the account of fellow author and Star Trek tie-in scribe Ilsa J. Bick because its automated censor detected no-no words in her otherwise normal post about the murder of Renee Good. Be aware that the fascist machines are working overtime to suppress free speech.
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My toxic trait is any time a shared URL has a tracking ID I change it
For example, youtube videos using the share button will have ?si=$ID appended to the URL
Whenever I share those links the $ID is either truncated, gibberish, or maybe I replace it with "lolfart" just to mess with the metrics
For example, youtube videos using the share button will have ?si=$ID appended to the URL
Whenever I share those links the $ID is either truncated, gibberish, or maybe I replace it with "lolfart" just to mess with the metrics
January 9, 2026 at 4:59 AM
My toxic trait is any time a shared URL has a tracking ID I change it
For example, youtube videos using the share button will have ?si=$ID appended to the URL
Whenever I share those links the $ID is either truncated, gibberish, or maybe I replace it with "lolfart" just to mess with the metrics
For example, youtube videos using the share button will have ?si=$ID appended to the URL
Whenever I share those links the $ID is either truncated, gibberish, or maybe I replace it with "lolfart" just to mess with the metrics
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As promised, audio of Intuit CMO Thomas Ranese answering my questions is in today's episode of It Could Happen Here.
You can also listen to him admit he has no idea what happens when your financial data gets stolen here.
You can also listen to him admit he has no idea what happens when your financial data gets stolen here.
January 8, 2026 at 4:53 PM
As promised, audio of Intuit CMO Thomas Ranese answering my questions is in today's episode of It Could Happen Here.
You can also listen to him admit he has no idea what happens when your financial data gets stolen here.
You can also listen to him admit he has no idea what happens when your financial data gets stolen here.
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Fascism distilled
Rep. Wesley Hunt: "The bottom line is this: when a federal officer gives you instructions, you abide by them and then you get to keep you life"
January 8, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Fascism distilled
Oh, I love this for so many reasons.
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Oh, I love this for so many reasons.
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A Lenovo gaming laptop that unrolls into a widescreen??? www.pcworld.com/article/3008... #ces
Lenovo's Legion Pro rollable turns into a widescreen gaming laptop on demand
Lenovo has gone horizontal with the Legion Pro Rollable proof of concept, an ordinary laptop that unrolls into a widescreen at the push of a button.
www.pcworld.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 AM
A Lenovo gaming laptop that unrolls into a widescreen??? www.pcworld.com/article/3008... #ces
CES: An exhibitor for a little chatbot thing, basically a smarthome screen with ChatGPT instead of Google Home, said that I could give it a personality. Like Tony Stark. Pause...or Elon Musk.
I genuinely dread the idea that I look like someone who wants to talk to an LLM Elon Musk in any way.
I genuinely dread the idea that I look like someone who wants to talk to an LLM Elon Musk in any way.
January 6, 2026 at 1:54 AM
CES: An exhibitor for a little chatbot thing, basically a smarthome screen with ChatGPT instead of Google Home, said that I could give it a personality. Like Tony Stark. Pause...or Elon Musk.
I genuinely dread the idea that I look like someone who wants to talk to an LLM Elon Musk in any way.
I genuinely dread the idea that I look like someone who wants to talk to an LLM Elon Musk in any way.
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This would be legitimately healthier for all of us
working on these ideas now
January 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
This would be legitimately healthier for all of us
Public Christmas music after New Year's makes me irrationally angry.
Which is hardly unique. But c'mon, we've had it for basically two months.
Which is hardly unique. But c'mon, we've had it for basically two months.
January 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Public Christmas music after New Year's makes me irrationally angry.
Which is hardly unique. But c'mon, we've had it for basically two months.
Which is hardly unique. But c'mon, we've had it for basically two months.
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Anyway hire me to do good work for you, I file good copy, love an edit, and can write more or less every kind of piece in a way that is lively, engaging and surprising. I have more ideas than I know what to do with, might as well write some for you!
January 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Anyway hire me to do good work for you, I file good copy, love an edit, and can write more or less every kind of piece in a way that is lively, engaging and surprising. I have more ideas than I know what to do with, might as well write some for you!
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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.
More info: xcancel.com/about
More info: xcancel.com/about
XCancel
xcancel.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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.
More info: xcancel.com/about
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!