Fritz K
@ztirf.bsky.social
AU School of Communication PhD candidate
Former comms guy, emerging comm scholar
I don't like Star Trek: Scouts https://tinyurl.com/3p8rsf8u
Former comms guy, emerging comm scholar
I don't like Star Trek: Scouts https://tinyurl.com/3p8rsf8u
AI can live more of your life for you so you can um, do something else, I guess. Probably hunt for your second delivery job.
www.seattletimes.com/business/ai-...
www.seattletimes.com/business/ai-...
AI can do more of your shopping this holiday season
But many of the AI tools are still experimental and unproven. Some consumers said the chatbots failed to provide enough brands or types of products in their conversations.
www.seattletimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
AI can live more of your life for you so you can um, do something else, I guess. Probably hunt for your second delivery job.
www.seattletimes.com/business/ai-...
www.seattletimes.com/business/ai-...
Nothing prepares you for the wave of emotion that comes from realizing you need a minivan
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Nothing prepares you for the wave of emotion that comes from realizing you need a minivan
checked in on the nigh unusable website of my hometown paper and wow the coverage
November 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
checked in on the nigh unusable website of my hometown paper and wow the coverage
wow LinkedIn is really delivering the value, grateful for such a smart personalized resource
November 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
wow LinkedIn is really delivering the value, grateful for such a smart personalized resource
Dreaming of a world in which all of media wasn't digging through missives from an actual worst person ever for dirt on the leader of the free world
November 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Dreaming of a world in which all of media wasn't digging through missives from an actual worst person ever for dirt on the leader of the free world
Unreal. I met Katie Wilson briefly ages ago and she struck me as smart, capable, and down-to-earth. The idea of her leading Seattle after a decade-plus of scandal and corruption at the top is unbelievably refreshing.
publicola.com/2025/11/11/m...
publicola.com/2025/11/11/m...
Mayor Katie Wilson? It's Sure Looking That Way! - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Mayoral candidate Katie Wilson edged above 50 percent of the vote on Tuesday, in the final…
publicola.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Unreal. I met Katie Wilson briefly ages ago and she struck me as smart, capable, and down-to-earth. The idea of her leading Seattle after a decade-plus of scandal and corruption at the top is unbelievably refreshing.
publicola.com/2025/11/11/m...
publicola.com/2025/11/11/m...
In elections next week, including and especially by voting for Wilson over Harrell, Seattle has a chance to chart a course away from prioritizing the needs of big tech over everything else. I cannot cross my fingers hard enough.
www.geekwire.com/2025/amazon-...
www.geekwire.com/2025/amazon-...
Amazon confirms 14,000 corporate job cuts, says push for ‘efficiency gains’ will continue into 2026
Amazon confirmed Tuesday that it is cutting about 14,000 corporate jobs in an efficiency push expected to continue into 2026, impacting more jobs in the future. Reuters reported Monday that the number...
www.geekwire.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In elections next week, including and especially by voting for Wilson over Harrell, Seattle has a chance to chart a course away from prioritizing the needs of big tech over everything else. I cannot cross my fingers hard enough.
www.geekwire.com/2025/amazon-...
www.geekwire.com/2025/amazon-...
Sure, "generational change." But also the incumbent is a visionless turkey who promises to extend the region's self-destructive fealty to big tech, is credibly reported to be a jerk people don't like working for, and maybe that's not a winning platform.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
In Seattle as in New York, a Mayoral Race Turns on Generational Change
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Sure, "generational change." But also the incumbent is a visionless turkey who promises to extend the region's self-destructive fealty to big tech, is credibly reported to be a jerk people don't like working for, and maybe that's not a winning platform.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
In my undergrad-era short story "The Upseller" I imagined a future pharmacy chain with robotic arms which forced random items for purchase into shoppers' carts. I didn't have the tech right, but I think I got the jist ok
www.seattletimes.com/business/ama...
www.seattletimes.com/business/ama...
Amazon launches new AI shopping tool in US for the indecisive
Amazon.com Inc. is rolling out a new AI-powered tool that will recommend a specific product when shoppers are feeling overwhelmed with options.
www.seattletimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
In my undergrad-era short story "The Upseller" I imagined a future pharmacy chain with robotic arms which forced random items for purchase into shoppers' carts. I didn't have the tech right, but I think I got the jist ok
www.seattletimes.com/business/ama...
www.seattletimes.com/business/ama...
Despicable. Everyone knows scamming the people on this scale goes straight through the DOJ thank you very much.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Live Updates: N.B.A. Player and Coach Arrested in Gambling Investigation
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Despicable. Everyone knows scamming the people on this scale goes straight through the DOJ thank you very much.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
just an unvaccinated adult bringin' measles through the nation's most cramped, overstuffed airport cool cool cool
mynorthwest.com/local/measle...
mynorthwest.com/local/measle...
Adult travels through SEA with measles outbreak
Public Health warns of measles exposure at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
mynorthwest.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
just an unvaccinated adult bringin' measles through the nation's most cramped, overstuffed airport cool cool cool
mynorthwest.com/local/measle...
mynorthwest.com/local/measle...
This guy torched his whole life - 100k per episode salary! - cuz he wouldn't get a shot. He was pretty good on Sons of Anarchy.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
‘9-1-1’ Actor Rockmond Dunbar Loses COVID Vaccine Lawsuit Against Disney
'9-1-1' actor Rockmond Dunbar lost a religious discrimination lawsuit he filed against Disney over his refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
variety.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This guy torched his whole life - 100k per episode salary! - cuz he wouldn't get a shot. He was pretty good on Sons of Anarchy.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
My neighborhood straddling DC/MD is utterly starved for character and instead of the small, locally owned shops/cafes that make neighborhoods great, we're getting one of....these
www.axios.com/local/washin...
www.axios.com/local/washin...
Food hall startup Wonder opens in D.C. with 25+ restaurants
And dozens more locations are coming.
www.axios.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
My neighborhood straddling DC/MD is utterly starved for character and instead of the small, locally owned shops/cafes that make neighborhoods great, we're getting one of....these
www.axios.com/local/washin...
www.axios.com/local/washin...
Oklahoma Education Chief Who Promoted Bibles in Schools Will Resign
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Star Trek: Scouts - not a fan! tinyurl.com/3p8rsf8u
September 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Star Trek: Scouts - not a fan! tinyurl.com/3p8rsf8u
Welp, my first sign-on to Bluesky in a month was a great reminder of why I can't handle being on Bluesky
July 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Welp, my first sign-on to Bluesky in a month was a great reminder of why I can't handle being on Bluesky
If this rancid era has taught me anything it's that everyone's hate will only make Benson Boone more powerful than we could ever imagine
June 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If this rancid era has taught me anything it's that everyone's hate will only make Benson Boone more powerful than we could ever imagine
Reposted by Fritz K
Lol at anyone who thinks we're making it through four years of this
April 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Lol at anyone who thinks we're making it through four years of this
Is it so much to ask that the good guys in the endless space battle realize there's a z-axis?
June 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Is it so much to ask that the good guys in the endless space battle realize there's a z-axis?
zero use for rock docs but these guys will always be my favorite sludge rock heroes and deserve the victory lap www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Cult Alt-Rock Band Failure's Decade-in-the-Making Documentary Out This Month
The decade-in-the-works documentary about the now-reunited Nineties alt-rock band Failure will finally see release this month.
www.rollingstone.com
June 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
zero use for rock docs but these guys will always be my favorite sludge rock heroes and deserve the victory lap www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
The bear S3 was never going to be great because they inexplicably didn't give it a stylized superhero-ish poster. Big hopes for S4.
May 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The bear S3 was never going to be great because they inexplicably didn't give it a stylized superhero-ish poster. Big hopes for S4.
Frank Drebin for HHS secretary
May 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Frank Drebin for HHS secretary
The young man from the Bitcoin Policy Institute that Washingtonian said is one of the region's "most influential" people has quite a hidden talent
May 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The young man from the Bitcoin Policy Institute that Washingtonian said is one of the region's "most influential" people has quite a hidden talent
This is from an email for an Alsobrooks tour/rally but her name is at the bottom, her pic isn't even on it, and these guys are? And the image makes them look kind of normal and like they're gonna be there? How are D's so bad at this??
May 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This is from an email for an Alsobrooks tour/rally but her name is at the bottom, her pic isn't even on it, and these guys are? And the image makes them look kind of normal and like they're gonna be there? How are D's so bad at this??