John Siracusa
@siracusa.social
Programmer, tech writer, and co-host of Accidental Tech Podcast, Reconcilable Differences, and Robot or Not. https://hypercritical.co
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The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.
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CBS Evening News: “On too many stories, the press has missed the story. Because we've taken into account the perspective of advocates and not the average American. Or we put too much weight in the analysis of academics or elites, and not enough on you.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQnd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQnd...
That Mitchell and Webb Look - Send us your reckons
YouTube video by iotaman5
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:20 PM
CBS Evening News: “On too many stories, the press has missed the story. Because we've taken into account the perspective of advocates and not the average American. Or we put too much weight in the analysis of academics or elites, and not enough on you.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQnd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQnd...
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277: A Comma for Christmas relay.fm/rd/277
Reconcilable Differences #277: A Comma for Christmas - Relay
John's new art piece leads to a discussion of accuracy and build quality in toys for grown men and sometimes children.
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January 3, 2026 at 12:07 AM
277: A Comma for Christmas relay.fm/rd/277
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HORSES! IT IS HORSE BIRTHDAY! HORSE!!!!!
January 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HORSES! IT IS HORSE BIRTHDAY! HORSE!!!!!
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672: Wi Hyphen Fi
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The truth about Wi-Fi 7, the DRAM shortage, the state of Thread and Matter, and two of the worst (or best?) proposals to improve macOS window management.
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The truth about Wi-Fi 7, the DRAM shortage, the state of Thread and Matter, and two of the worst (or best?) proposals to improve macOS window management.
Accidental Tech Podcast: 672: Wi Hyphen Fi
Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.
atp.fm
January 1, 2026 at 10:54 PM
672: Wi Hyphen Fi
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The truth about Wi-Fi 7, the DRAM shortage, the state of Thread and Matter, and two of the worst (or best?) proposals to improve macOS window management.
atp.fm/672
The truth about Wi-Fi 7, the DRAM shortage, the state of Thread and Matter, and two of the worst (or best?) proposals to improve macOS window management.
Before the Internet, I got a lot of my computer news from this man. RIP 🫡 obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
Stewart Cheifet Obituary December 28, 2025 - Goldsteins Funeral
View Stewart Cheifet's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Before the Internet, I got a lot of my computer news from this man. RIP 🫡 obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
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I think the bots are getting better at organizing!
December 29, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I think the bots are getting better at organizing!
Sometimes the game just has it out for you…
December 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Sometimes the game just has it out for you…
Found lurking on my YouTube home page /cc @cabel.panic.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Found lurking on my YouTube home page /cc @cabel.panic.com
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It’s 1986 and you’re driving through the night to make it home for the holidays
#nostalgia #80s #synthwave
#nostalgia #80s #synthwave
December 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It’s 1986 and you’re driving through the night to make it home for the holidays
#nostalgia #80s #synthwave
#nostalgia #80s #synthwave
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Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discriminat...
www.propublica.org
December 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
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671: Even Apple Can’t Beat the Sun
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Celebrating the holidays with a festive deep dive on iPhone 18 and XX rumors!
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Celebrating the holidays with a festive deep dive on iPhone 18 and XX rumors!
Accidental Tech Podcast: 671: Even Apple Can’t Beat the Sun
Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.
atp.fm
December 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
671: Even Apple Can’t Beat the Sun
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Celebrating the holidays with a festive deep dive on iPhone 18 and XX rumors!
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Celebrating the holidays with a festive deep dive on iPhone 18 and XX rumors!
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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276: Fact Bobby relay.fm/rd/276
Reconcilable Differences #276: Fact Bobby - Relay
A quick check-in on whether or not the machines are helping.
(_Recorded on Tuesday, December 9, 2025_)
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December 19, 2025 at 4:14 AM
276: Fact Bobby relay.fm/rd/276
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670: Institutionally Inescapable
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We all just wish our families would be more impressed by our TVs.
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We all just wish our families would be more impressed by our TVs.
Accidental Tech Podcast: 670: Institutionally Inescapable
Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.
atp.fm
December 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
670: Institutionally Inescapable
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We all just wish our families would be more impressed by our TVs.
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We all just wish our families would be more impressed by our TVs.
Here’s my skill tree for season one. I was pretty happy with it.
December 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Here’s my skill tree for season one. I was pretty happy with it.
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Knowledge of layering was lost in the First Wave
December 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Knowledge of layering was lost in the First Wave
If I were an ARC Raider, I would simply dress warmer… 🍒
December 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
If I were an ARC Raider, I would simply dress warmer… 🍒
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please take a moment to appreciate Tesla's epic accomplishment of coming dead last in the auto industry in reliability, despite making relatively expensive cars with a tiny fraction of the moving parts
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
December 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
please take a moment to appreciate Tesla's epic accomplishment of coming dead last in the auto industry in reliability, despite making relatively expensive cars with a tiny fraction of the moving parts
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
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December 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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669: Ternus, Take the Wheel
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More Apple-executive turnover, and the risks and upsides of leadership change.
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More Apple-executive turnover, and the risks and upsides of leadership change.
Accidental Tech Podcast: 669: Ternus, Take the Wheel
Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.
atp.fm
December 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
669: Ternus, Take the Wheel
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More Apple-executive turnover, and the risks and upsides of leadership change.
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More Apple-executive turnover, and the risks and upsides of leadership change.
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A new study has found that Chattanooga, Tennessee's decision to build their own affordable community-owned fiber broadband network has driven $5.3 billion in economic benefits back to the community.
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
Chattanooga’s Municipal Fiber Network Has Delivered $5.3 Billion in Community Benefits, New Study Finds | Welcome to Community Networks
Since 2011, a new study finds that Chattanooga's city-owned fiber network has generated $5.3 billion in net community benefits for Hamilton County. Conducted by researchers at the University of Tennes...
communitynets.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A new study has found that Chattanooga, Tennessee's decision to build their own affordable community-owned fiber broadband network has driven $5.3 billion in economic benefits back to the community.
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social: