Rich
@richf.bsky.social
Cover song podcaster, guitar builder, classical nerd, old enough to remember when crypto wasn’t about currency.
@thecoverupcast.bsky.social
@thecoverupcast.bsky.social
How’s your day going?
Mine is at “The theme song for The Garry Shandling Show earworm”.
I’m not sure how it’s come to this.
Mine is at “The theme song for The Garry Shandling Show earworm”.
I’m not sure how it’s come to this.
May 20, 2025 at 2:21 AM
How’s your day going?
Mine is at “The theme song for The Garry Shandling Show earworm”.
I’m not sure how it’s come to this.
Mine is at “The theme song for The Garry Shandling Show earworm”.
I’m not sure how it’s come to this.
You let me down today, Business Costco. I expect that sometimes from Recreational Costco, but not from you.
May 9, 2025 at 5:22 AM
You let me down today, Business Costco. I expect that sometimes from Recreational Costco, but not from you.
The enemy is Unnecessary Mental Effort. We can defeat it.
We have the technology.
Mostly, it's peanut butter.
We have the technology.
Mostly, it's peanut butter.
May 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The enemy is Unnecessary Mental Effort. We can defeat it.
We have the technology.
Mostly, it's peanut butter.
We have the technology.
Mostly, it's peanut butter.
I often wonder if I need to create a recurring time on my calendar dedicated to shitposting. I then wonder if I should make sure it's still publicly viewable so the whole company knows what's what.
May 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I often wonder if I need to create a recurring time on my calendar dedicated to shitposting. I then wonder if I should make sure it's still publicly viewable so the whole company knows what's what.
This turned out to be a really fun episode. When we talk about someone like Adele, it can be challenging to do much other than listen in awe to her voice. It turns out Adele-as-songwriter is an interesting discussion. As is finding a band that delivers a strong cover of an uncoverable song.
It’s hard to find a song - or singer - who nails it better than this, which makes a cover an impossible task. We found a band that. Someone Like You by Adele, cover: Water From Your Eyes. Outro music: Love at the Five and Dime by Nanci Griffith. Listen at link in bio. #musicpodcast
January 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This turned out to be a really fun episode. When we talk about someone like Adele, it can be challenging to do much other than listen in awe to her voice. It turns out Adele-as-songwriter is an interesting discussion. As is finding a band that delivers a strong cover of an uncoverable song.
Entirely correct. Y2K was not a non-event, it was a problem that got solved.
I can't even with these "Y2K was a nonevent" stories. It makes it sound like a false alarm.
Fourteen paragraphs in: "By the evening of Dec. 31, 1999, the overwhelming consensus among people who had worked on the problem was that the necessary work had been done."
The work had been done!
Fourteen paragraphs in: "By the evening of Dec. 31, 1999, the overwhelming consensus among people who had worked on the problem was that the necessary work had been done."
The work had been done!
Yes, the Y2K software problem turned out to be a nonevent. But 25 years ago, The New York Times took it seriously, publishing over 100 stories.
Our tech reporter who wrote a front-page article on Jan. 1, 2000, reflects on the crisis that never was.
Our tech reporter who wrote a front-page article on Jan. 1, 2000, reflects on the crisis that never was.
January 1, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Entirely correct. Y2K was not a non-event, it was a problem that got solved.
It's hard to believe that @runningongluten.bsky.social and I have been doing our little podcast for 7 years now, with no shortage at all of cover songs to keep our interest. We have a real beauty for you this week.
Ideal pop song that was far enough ahead of its time to come around again for a second try, and a cover with all the right bits and pieces. There She Goes, originally by The La’s, covered by The Wombats.
Outro music is Sweet Emotion, by Aerosmith. And we promise that makes sense. #musicpodcast
Outro music is Sweet Emotion, by Aerosmith. And we promise that makes sense. #musicpodcast
December 30, 2024 at 9:59 PM
It's hard to believe that @runningongluten.bsky.social and I have been doing our little podcast for 7 years now, with no shortage at all of cover songs to keep our interest. We have a real beauty for you this week.
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I’m having a conversation with my mom about something I want for Christmas and a week later Santa gives it to me.
When will we pass privacy regulations
When will we pass privacy regulations
December 25, 2024 at 2:48 PM
I’m having a conversation with my mom about something I want for Christmas and a week later Santa gives it to me.
When will we pass privacy regulations
When will we pass privacy regulations
Really happy with this week's episode. But also, this is among the most accurate and yet misleading teaser images we've ever had.
December 23, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Really happy with this week's episode. But also, this is among the most accurate and yet misleading teaser images we've ever had.
Dentist: OK, ready to start?
Me: Yup
Dentist: I hold at your neck the gom jabbar
Me: Yup
Dentist: I hold at your neck the gom jabbar
December 20, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Dentist: OK, ready to start?
Me: Yup
Dentist: I hold at your neck the gom jabbar
Me: Yup
Dentist: I hold at your neck the gom jabbar
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For The Love of God, Make Your Own Website. “It will only become more painfully clear how important sovereign websites are to protecting information and free expression.” [aftermath.site]
For The Love of God, Make Your Own Website - Aftermath
The internet felt like a limitless expanse of free expression. Now I usually end up at the same three or four websites.
aftermath.site
December 9, 2024 at 9:36 PM
For The Love of God, Make Your Own Website. “It will only become more painfully clear how important sovereign websites are to protecting information and free expression.” [aftermath.site]
It’s the obvious choice
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December 12, 2024 at 7:57 PM
It’s the obvious choice
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This episode started as a personal indulgence because I wanted to talk about an oft overlooked band that I like. Then the story made it to Scotland and it got weird.
Subtle song from band that never took over the world, but is perfect representation of rich & often overlooked time in music history; cover that leaves it all on the table. Always The Last To Know by Del Amitri, cover: Jill Jackson
Outro: Del Amitri’s Tell Her This, also not named like you’d expect
Outro: Del Amitri’s Tell Her This, also not named like you’d expect
December 10, 2024 at 2:26 AM
This episode started as a personal indulgence because I wanted to talk about an oft overlooked band that I like. Then the story made it to Scotland and it got weird.
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Want encrypted communications? “Signal is the easiest and works out of the box by default for everyone. WhatsApp is fine but collects more metadata,” EFF’s @thorinklosowski.com told @washingtonpost.com. “Email is almost never a good idea.”
How to switch to encrypted messaging after FBI warnings
A Chinese hacking campaign prompted the FBI and CISA to recommend encrypted communication. Here’s what everyone should know to lock down their calls and texts.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Want encrypted communications? “Signal is the easiest and works out of the box by default for everyone. WhatsApp is fine but collects more metadata,” EFF’s @thorinklosowski.com told @washingtonpost.com. “Email is almost never a good idea.”
Encrypt end-to-end
Privacy’s the real self care
Your message your choice
Privacy’s the real self care
Your message your choice
December 7, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Encrypt end-to-end
Privacy’s the real self care
Your message your choice
Privacy’s the real self care
Your message your choice
“Encryption is your friend” is a genuinely heartwarming quote when it’s from a gov resource. Mid-1990s Rich is feeling super validated.
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US says Chinese hackers are still lurking in American phone networks
U.S. government officials urged Americans to use encrypted messaging apps to avoid having their communications tapped by Chinese spies.
techcrunch.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:16 AM
“Encryption is your friend” is a genuinely heartwarming quote when it’s from a gov resource. Mid-1990s Rich is feeling super validated.
techcrunch.com/2024/12/04/f...
techcrunch.com/2024/12/04/f...
Can you reduce a sauce in a food dehydrator?
November 27, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Can you reduce a sauce in a food dehydrator?
Genuinely surprising new episode this week. It’s layers of unexpected success all the way down.
Also, I totally crack myself up.
Also, I totally crack myself up.
Unlikeliest of artists remakes reliable formula into unlikeliest of mega hits; & a band that does their thing well, but nobody really knows why. Scatman by Scatman John, cover: The Axel Boys Quartet. Outro: Scatman John’s Only You. Alas, it’s not a Yaz cover.
Listen at link in bio. #musicpodcasts
Listen at link in bio. #musicpodcasts
November 26, 2024 at 5:02 AM
Genuinely surprising new episode this week. It’s layers of unexpected success all the way down.
Also, I totally crack myself up.
Also, I totally crack myself up.
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If you're using Telegram? Don't.
At the moment, Signal (signal.org) is the most secure fully mature messaging app that's out there. It's what CULT OF THE DEAD COW uses for our intra-herd conversations, as well as being pretty much the Gold Standard in the information security community right now.
At the moment, Signal (signal.org) is the most secure fully mature messaging app that's out there. It's what CULT OF THE DEAD COW uses for our intra-herd conversations, as well as being pretty much the Gold Standard in the information security community right now.
November 22, 2024 at 12:15 AM
If you're using Telegram? Don't.
At the moment, Signal (signal.org) is the most secure fully mature messaging app that's out there. It's what CULT OF THE DEAD COW uses for our intra-herd conversations, as well as being pretty much the Gold Standard in the information security community right now.
At the moment, Signal (signal.org) is the most secure fully mature messaging app that's out there. It's what CULT OF THE DEAD COW uses for our intra-herd conversations, as well as being pretty much the Gold Standard in the information security community right now.
It’s Monday, so @thecoverupcast.bsky.social has a new episode full of crunch cover song goodness
Ep 360! Hugely successful song only coincidentally perfect for a movie, & a serious cover that knew where not to take the original too seriously. Wicked Game, originally by Chris Isaak, covered by Daisy Gray.
Outro music is Threads by Portishead. Listen at link in bio.
#musicpodcasts
Outro music is Threads by Portishead. Listen at link in bio.
#musicpodcasts
November 19, 2024 at 5:37 AM
It’s Monday, so @thecoverupcast.bsky.social has a new episode full of crunch cover song goodness
A little excited when I consider this was at 7am on a Sunday, but charming nonetheless.
November 18, 2024 at 5:50 AM
A little excited when I consider this was at 7am on a Sunday, but charming nonetheless.
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
November 17, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline