Andrew Sims
@andrewsims.bsky.social
Podcaster, podcast editor, part time hiker, generally a nerd 🏳️🌈
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What they aren’t showing on Fox News
June 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
What they aren’t showing on Fox News
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David Zaslav was paid $51.9 million last year.
BOOM! Max is becoming...HBO Max. Again. No, really. www.vulture.com/article/hbo-...
Max Is Changing Its Name to (Get This!) HBO Max
Yes, the streamer is going back to its old ways.
www.vulture.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
David Zaslav was paid $51.9 million last year.
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Hard to see how Beijing allows Bytedance to sell TikTok by the weekend deadline now!
April 3, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Hard to see how Beijing allows Bytedance to sell TikTok by the weekend deadline now!
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Was the "error" disabling the company's automated content moderation systems last month?
Meta apologizes and says it had fixed an "error" that resulted in some Instagram users seeing violent and graphic content in their Reels recommendations (Dylan Butts/CNBC)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
February 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Was the "error" disabling the company's automated content moderation systems last month?
I would LOVEEEEE if this was true. Sims 1 in particular.
Long-Gone Classics The Sims 1 And 2 Are Finally Coming Back To PC
EA teased the modern ports as part of its Sims Nostalgia Now event
kotaku.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I would LOVEEEEE if this was true. Sims 1 in particular.
Happy Fourth Wing / Onyx Storm day to all who celebrate! Picked up at the indie book store this am.
January 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Happy Fourth Wing / Onyx Storm day to all who celebrate! Picked up at the indie book store this am.
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Lots of reporting suggested that, this time around, Trump and his lawyers would avoid the sloppy legal work that plagued his first administration so they’d fare better in the courts. I see no evidence of that in this round of executive orders. This is poor, slipshod work obviously assisted by AI.
January 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Lots of reporting suggested that, this time around, Trump and his lawyers would avoid the sloppy legal work that plagued his first administration so they’d fare better in the courts. I see no evidence of that in this round of executive orders. This is poor, slipshod work obviously assisted by AI.
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The party of “real masculinity” has moved the inauguration indoors cause it’s too cold.
January 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The party of “real masculinity” has moved the inauguration indoors cause it’s too cold.
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I love my hallucinated husband. Yes, Apple Intelligence keeps insisting I have one when summarizing my wife’s messages. Apple says it’s working on a fix and designed its AI to avoid reinforcing stereotypes and biases. More in my newsletter: techthings.cmail20.com/t/d-e-sjrttn...
January 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I love my hallucinated husband. Yes, Apple Intelligence keeps insisting I have one when summarizing my wife’s messages. Apple says it’s working on a fix and designed its AI to avoid reinforcing stereotypes and biases. More in my newsletter: techthings.cmail20.com/t/d-e-sjrttn...
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$1,131,794,901
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
January 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
$1,131,794,901
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
I remain obsessed with Balatro @playbalatro.com
December 18, 2024 at 5:22 PM
I remain obsessed with Balatro @playbalatro.com
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netflix should do a documentary on people who aren’t ready to order when they get to the counter.
December 17, 2024 at 6:23 PM
netflix should do a documentary on people who aren’t ready to order when they get to the counter.
I recommend creating a Family on Google, and then splitting it with one or other people. I’m doing this with friends and it works without issue. (Was working bi coastal)
YouTube announced on Thursday that the price of its streaming service had increased $10 a month, a 14% increase, to $82.99.
YouTube TV Hikes Monthly Price to $82.99, a 14 Percent Increase
The increase is the latest for the streaming service, which debuted in 2017 at $35 a month. The company blamed “rising content costs.”
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 3:47 AM
I recommend creating a Family on Google, and then splitting it with one or other people. I’m doing this with friends and it works without issue. (Was working bi coastal)
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No shit murder is bad. The jokes about the United CEO aren’t really about him; they’re about the rapacious healthcare system he personified and which Americans feel deep pain and humiliation about
December 4, 2024 at 11:17 PM
No shit murder is bad. The jokes about the United CEO aren’t really about him; they’re about the rapacious healthcare system he personified and which Americans feel deep pain and humiliation about
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Blue Cross Blue Shield in Connecticut, New York and Missouri has declared it will no longer pay for anesthesia for the full length of some surgeries.
It the procedure goes over a certain time, anesthesia will not be covered for the duration.
www.asahq.org/about-asa/ne...
It the procedure goes over a certain time, anesthesia will not be covered for the duration.
www.asahq.org/about-asa/ne...
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Won’t Pay for the Complete Duration of Anesthesia for Patients’ Surgical Procedures
In an unprecedented move, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield plans representing Connecticut, New York and Missouri have unilaterally declared it will no longer pay for anesthesia care if the surgery or pro...
www.asahq.org
December 4, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Blue Cross Blue Shield in Connecticut, New York and Missouri has declared it will no longer pay for anesthesia for the full length of some surgeries.
It the procedure goes over a certain time, anesthesia will not be covered for the duration.
www.asahq.org/about-asa/ne...
It the procedure goes over a certain time, anesthesia will not be covered for the duration.
www.asahq.org/about-asa/ne...
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legislation idea: healthcare executives and their families must be on the cheapest plan their company offers and they aren't allowed to seek other care.
December 4, 2024 at 6:36 PM
legislation idea: healthcare executives and their families must be on the cheapest plan their company offers and they aren't allowed to seek other care.
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I should’ve pardoned my son too.
I let Jebus go through all that, and for what?
I let Jebus go through all that, and for what?
December 2, 2024 at 1:43 AM
I should’ve pardoned my son too.
I let Jebus go through all that, and for what?
I let Jebus go through all that, and for what?
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There’s no X crisis, they should just leave. The real crisis is the absolute lack of engagement on the much bigger platforms where the actual people are www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Democrats Face an Existential Crisis on X
Conversations with a dozen insiders point to a party that is unsure about whether to leave or engage with the increasingly MAGA platform.
www.politico.com
December 1, 2024 at 7:53 PM
There’s no X crisis, they should just leave. The real crisis is the absolute lack of engagement on the much bigger platforms where the actual people are www.politico.com/news/magazin...
It’s crazy to me that UPS stores have just turned into Amazon return factories now
November 27, 2024 at 11:01 PM
It’s crazy to me that UPS stores have just turned into Amazon return factories now
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Other social networks (X, Threads, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok) are specifically designed NOT to send traffic to news publishers.
Traffic from Bluesky to @bostonglobe.com is already 3x that of Threads, and we are seeing 4.5x the conversions to paying digital subscribers.
November 27, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Other social networks (X, Threads, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok) are specifically designed NOT to send traffic to news publishers.
This movie seemed like it was doomed as soon as we learned it was originally a tv show that they re cut into a movie
I take no pleasure in reporting that Moana 2 is a total mess, with a disconnected script and terrible songs. But hey, that ocean looks great! www.avclub.com/moana-2-review
Moana 2 is lost at sea
Setting sail again, Moana 2 finds a vast and beautiful ocean empty of bigger ideas. From the songs to the story, it’s a second-rate sequel.
www.avclub.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:32 PM
This movie seemed like it was doomed as soon as we learned it was originally a tv show that they re cut into a movie
Who's got some good board / card game recs? Been playing more often over the last year.
Nothing too major - I'm talking things like Azul, Ticket to Ride, Codenames, The Chameleon. Party or strategy games that aren't too difficult to pick up!
Nothing too major - I'm talking things like Azul, Ticket to Ride, Codenames, The Chameleon. Party or strategy games that aren't too difficult to pick up!
November 22, 2024 at 3:48 AM
Who's got some good board / card game recs? Been playing more often over the last year.
Nothing too major - I'm talking things like Azul, Ticket to Ride, Codenames, The Chameleon. Party or strategy games that aren't too difficult to pick up!
Nothing too major - I'm talking things like Azul, Ticket to Ride, Codenames, The Chameleon. Party or strategy games that aren't too difficult to pick up!
I am looking for a buyer for my username on Twitter, @sims. Ideally the buyer is The Sims video game, for whom I have unwillingly intercepted countless tech support questions.
November 20, 2024 at 3:57 PM
I am looking for a buyer for my username on Twitter, @sims. Ideally the buyer is The Sims video game, for whom I have unwillingly intercepted countless tech support questions.
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It is so incredibly nice to have a social platform that values links again - a breath of fresh air in the poisoned ecosystem of the creator economy
November 18, 2024 at 11:47 PM
It is so incredibly nice to have a social platform that values links again - a breath of fresh air in the poisoned ecosystem of the creator economy