Andy Baio
@andy.baio.net
The poster formerly known as "waxpancake". I make @Waxy.org and @xoxofest.com. Also: Skittish, Upcoming, Supercut, Playfic, Kind of Bloop. Helped build Kickstarter.
WWW: https://waxy.org
Mastodon: https://xoxo.zone/@andybaio
WWW: https://waxy.org
Mastodon: https://xoxo.zone/@andybaio
@molleindustria.org saw this and thought of you
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
@molleindustria.org saw this and thought of you
Here's one for the internet olds: looking back at the curious case of Kaycee Nicole, the 1999-2001 internet hoax that duped a bunch of protobloggers. www.switchboardmagazine.com/monthly/the-...
The Curious Case of Kacyee Nicole — Switchboard Magazine
In 1999, the early internet felt like a digital frontier—and few stories capture its innocence and deceit like the saga of Kaycee Nicole. Written in cinematic detail, this longform feature traces how ...
www.switchboardmagazine.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Here's one for the internet olds: looking back at the curious case of Kaycee Nicole, the 1999-2001 internet hoax that duped a bunch of protobloggers. www.switchboardmagazine.com/monthly/the-...
This is misleading.
1. The opt-out for creators is channel-wide, not per-video. It's available in YouTube Studio right now.
2. The low-res versions aren't going away. YouTube will automatically generate multiple upscaled copies, but you can still choose to view the 144p/240p versions if you want.
1. The opt-out for creators is channel-wide, not per-video. It's available in YouTube Studio right now.
2. The low-res versions aren't going away. YouTube will automatically generate multiple upscaled copies, but you can still choose to view the 144p/240p versions if you want.
October 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This is misleading.
1. The opt-out for creators is channel-wide, not per-video. It's available in YouTube Studio right now.
2. The low-res versions aren't going away. YouTube will automatically generate multiple upscaled copies, but you can still choose to view the 144p/240p versions if you want.
1. The opt-out for creators is channel-wide, not per-video. It's available in YouTube Studio right now.
2. The low-res versions aren't going away. YouTube will automatically generate multiple upscaled copies, but you can still choose to view the 144p/240p versions if you want.
for a time, calculators in the shape of floppy disks were a popular promotional item
October 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
for a time, calculators in the shape of floppy disks were a popular promotional item
I have a folder in my feedreader for infrequently-updated feeds. Occasionally, one wakes up from a long nap and surprises me. Today, I saw @tokyohanna.bsky.social posted to her Blogspot for the first time since September 2013. Yet another reason why I love RSS. tokyohanna.blogspot.com
cellar door
tokyohanna.blogspot.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I have a folder in my feedreader for infrequently-updated feeds. Occasionally, one wakes up from a long nap and surprises me. Today, I saw @tokyohanna.bsky.social posted to her Blogspot for the first time since September 2013. Yet another reason why I love RSS. tokyohanna.blogspot.com
Reposted by Andy Baio
Woah woah woah woah I’m upset the XOXO
festival has come to an end too, but we don’t need to send the military in town for that
festival has come to an end too, but we don’t need to send the military in town for that
September 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Woah woah woah woah I’m upset the XOXO
festival has come to an end too, but we don’t need to send the military in town for that
festival has come to an end too, but we don’t need to send the military in town for that
A followup to my post two weeks ago, I found the couple at the center of the Will Smith AI crowd video. I wanted to know what it was like to find yourselves in the middle of a hypermodern problem: being confused for AI slop. waxy.org/2025/09/inte...
Interviewing the couple in the Will Smith AI crowd video: "The sign was real. The emotions were real too" - Waxy.org
I tracked down the couple at the center of the viral Will Smith AI concert video. What does it feel like for millions of people to think you're an AI hoax?
waxy.org
September 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A followup to my post two weeks ago, I found the couple at the center of the Will Smith AI crowd video. I wanted to know what it was like to find yourselves in the middle of a hypermodern problem: being confused for AI slop. waxy.org/2025/09/inte...
Ha, my son beat Silksong at 1am last night, in 15.5 hours of game time.
September 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Ha, my son beat Silksong at 1am last night, in 15.5 hours of game time.
After 22 years, Typepad is shutting down with one month's notice. Go back up your old blogs, old-school blogger friends. everything.typepad.com/blog/2025/08...
Typepad is shutting down
We have made the difficult decision to discontinue Typepad, effective September 30, 2025. What Does This Mean for You? After September 30, 2025, access to Typepad – including account management, blogs...
everything.typepad.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
After 22 years, Typepad is shutting down with one month's notice. Go back up your old blogs, old-school blogger friends. everything.typepad.com/blog/2025/08...
If you haven't checked in for a while, Internet Roadtrip is finally back in the U.S. after exploring Canada for the last three months, currently puttering around northeast Vermont. neal.fun/internet-roa...
Internet Roadtrip
Let's take a streetview roadtrip
neal.fun
August 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If you haven't checked in for a while, Internet Roadtrip is finally back in the U.S. after exploring Canada for the last three months, currently puttering around northeast Vermont. neal.fun/internet-roa...
In case you missed it last night, I dug into Will Smith's "fake AI crowd" video. Nearly everyone got this wrong, and the evidence was easy to find… if you're sick enough to watch everything Will Smith posted on social media in the last four months.
You may have seen this story blowing up about Will Smith using AI to generate fake audiences to promote his latest tour, but the truth is more complicated. The audiences are real, but the footage was manipulated: first by Will Smith's team and then, without permission, by YouTube itself.
Will Smith's concert crowds are real, but AI is blurring the lines - Waxy.org
Will Smith is being accused of generating fake fans with AI, but it's complicated: the crowds are real, but the videos were manipulated by Smith's team and YouTube itself.
waxy.org
August 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
In case you missed it last night, I dug into Will Smith's "fake AI crowd" video. Nearly everyone got this wrong, and the evidence was easy to find… if you're sick enough to watch everything Will Smith posted on social media in the last four months.
You may have seen this story blowing up about Will Smith using AI to generate fake audiences to promote his latest tour, but the truth is more complicated. The audiences are real, but the footage was manipulated: first by Will Smith's team and then, without permission, by YouTube itself.
Will Smith's concert crowds are real, but AI is blurring the lines - Waxy.org
Will Smith is being accused of generating fake fans with AI, but it's complicated: the crowds are real, but the videos were manipulated by Smith's team and YouTube itself.
waxy.org
August 26, 2025 at 3:21 AM
You may have seen this story blowing up about Will Smith using AI to generate fake audiences to promote his latest tour, but the truth is more complicated. The audiences are real, but the footage was manipulated: first by Will Smith's team and then, without permission, by YouTube itself.
they should have had marissa mayer redesign it
August 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
they should have had marissa mayer redesign it
Deep discounts on Panic's lineup on Steam today, I just completed my collection with Arco and the just-released Herdling.
🚚 P-P-P-PANIC SALE!
Our games are on massive sale on Steam: Untitled Goose Game, Thank Goodness You're Here!, Arco, Firewatch, Herdling… We're positive you'll find something you'll love!
✂️ store.steampowered.com/sale/panicsale2025
Our games are on massive sale on Steam: Untitled Goose Game, Thank Goodness You're Here!, Arco, Firewatch, Herdling… We're positive you'll find something you'll love!
✂️ store.steampowered.com/sale/panicsale2025
Panic Publisher Sale 2025 + Herdling out now!
Panic Publisher Sale includes the lowest prices for most of our games and the release of Herdling with a launch discount!
store.steampowered.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Deep discounts on Panic's lineup on Steam today, I just completed my collection with Arco and the just-released Herdling.
Less than 1,170 words to go until @avibagla.com's Bluesky tracker has indexed half of the English dictionary. Slip an obscure word or two from the unseen list into your posts today to help it along! www.avibagla.com/blueskydicti...
The Bluesky Dictionary
Can Bluesky say every word in the English language? Well this is your chance to find out.
www.avibagla.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Less than 1,170 words to go until @avibagla.com's Bluesky tracker has indexed half of the English dictionary. Slip an obscure word or two from the unseen list into your posts today to help it along! www.avibagla.com/blueskydicti...
Can Bluesky say every word in the English dictionary? In the last 24 hours, @avibagla.com's tracked 32% of all dictionary words, over 88k of 274k unique words. www.avibagla.com/blueskydicti...
The Bluesky Dictionary
Can Bluesky say every word in the English language? Well this is your chance to find out.
www.avibagla.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Can Bluesky say every word in the English dictionary? In the last 24 hours, @avibagla.com's tracked 32% of all dictionary words, over 88k of 274k unique words. www.avibagla.com/blueskydicti...
I'm amazed I've never seen this before: a photo licensing company shaking down someone for hosting an image used in an Open Graph tag.
New blog post! 🚀
A few months ago a media org demanded a license fee for an open graph image I linked. I paid the fee because I was worried, but it raises serious questions about open graph usage on the web!
This goes through how it went and my thoughts.
alistairshepherd.uk/writing/open...
A few months ago a media org demanded a license fee for an open graph image I linked. I paid the fee because I was worried, but it raises serious questions about open graph usage on the web!
This goes through how it went and my thoughts.
alistairshepherd.uk/writing/open...
I displayed an open graph image and had to pay how much?! - Alistair Shepherd
A media company demanded a license fee for an Open Graph image used on my twitter archive. I gave in and paid it, but what does that mean for open graph images and copyright?
alistairshepherd.uk
July 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I'm amazed I've never seen this before: a photo licensing company shaking down someone for hosting an image used in an Open Graph tag.
my 98-year-old grandmother texts me sometimes, always nice to hear from her 🥰
July 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
my 98-year-old grandmother texts me sometimes, always nice to hear from her 🥰
Going through some old boxes, I found our 21-year-old son's first iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone. We powered them up and each one was a time capsule at different ages. It had old Minecraft and Terraria worlds he played with friends, texts/photos/videos, games long since removed from the App Store.
July 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Going through some old boxes, I found our 21-year-old son's first iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone. We powered them up and each one was a time capsule at different ages. It had old Minecraft and Terraria worlds he played with friends, texts/photos/videos, games long since removed from the App Store.
Last 30 hours to back Pet Names! The project ends tomorrow at 5pm PT/8pm ET. If you missed it, I posted a little behind-the-scenes of making the game and the fox plush last month in this thread.
Pet Names is now live on Kickstarter! The newest game by @pinktigergames.com is a fast, fun party game where you compete to make cute nicknames for other players, with 400 mini-cards inside a custom furry fox plush bag. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ami...
Pet Names: A Game of Endearments 🦊
A fast, fun game where you compete to make the best nicknames for friends and family, featuring 400 mini cards in a furry fox plush.
www.kickstarter.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Last 30 hours to back Pet Names! The project ends tomorrow at 5pm PT/8pm ET. If you missed it, I posted a little behind-the-scenes of making the game and the fox plush last month in this thread.
First time I've ever 100%ed a blog post?! Incredibly impressive work by @aresluna.org and @persistent.info, a remarkable mix of writing, design, and engineering.
July 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
First time I've ever 100%ed a blog post?! Incredibly impressive work by @aresluna.org and @persistent.info, a remarkable mix of writing, design, and engineering.
40 years after he started it, @scottandrew.com finished a text adventure game he began working on at age 14, a collaboration with his teenage self. I just beat "The Plot of the Phantom," and it was charming with several surprising moments. scottandrew.com/blog/2025/06...
You can now play "The Plot of the Phantom," the text adventure game that took me 40 years to finish | Scott Andrew
Gnarled JavaScript warlock, musician, cartoonist, dilettante.
scottandrew.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
40 years after he started it, @scottandrew.com finished a text adventure game he began working on at age 14, a collaboration with his teenage self. I just beat "The Plot of the Phantom," and it was charming with several surprising moments. scottandrew.com/blog/2025/06...
Ask MetaFilter was mentioned on Jeopardy last night!? metatalk.metafilter.com/26681/What-i...
June 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Ask MetaFilter was mentioned on Jeopardy last night!? metatalk.metafilter.com/26681/What-i...
It sprawled like this for three miles, through downtown and across the river and back. Tens of thousands of Portlanders of all ages, lots of families, kids, seniors. Cars honking in support. From the Hawthorne Bridge, you could just make out the protest line heading back on the Morrison Bridge.
June 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
It sprawled like this for three miles, through downtown and across the river and back. Tens of thousands of Portlanders of all ages, lots of families, kids, seniors. Cars honking in support. From the Hawthorne Bridge, you could just make out the protest line heading back on the Morrison Bridge.
I went to a birthday party in L.A. around 1994, and Brian Wilson was there, just hanging out by himself. Nobody talking to him, everybody too cool to care. He wandered over to the piano and started playing. Literally nobody except me seemed to notice. He plucked out some chords and wandered off.
June 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I went to a birthday party in L.A. around 1994, and Brian Wilson was there, just hanging out by himself. Nobody talking to him, everybody too cool to care. He wandered over to the piano and started playing. Literally nobody except me seemed to notice. He plucked out some chords and wandered off.