Derek Kompare
@dkompare.bsky.social
Media scholar/eulogist, higher ed administrator, teacher, spouse, parent, procrastinator, physical media stan, music omnivore, flâneur, short term skeptic, and disappointed with the internet since 1995.
Posts do not reflect views of my employer.
Posts do not reflect views of my employer.
How my car greets me most mornings these days, and for the foreseeable future.
November 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
How my car greets me most mornings these days, and for the foreseeable future.
November 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I’m envious of the less generic stickers I’ve seen on people’s feeds, but I’ve done my civic duty nonetheless.
November 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I’m envious of the less generic stickers I’ve seen on people’s feeds, but I’ve done my civic duty nonetheless.
Good thing there's already a 1941 Warner Bros film about the 2025 pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery.
October 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Good thing there's already a 1941 Warner Bros film about the 2025 pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Some dramatic October sunset clouds, as a ton of rain gives way to blue skies to the west.
October 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Some dramatic October sunset clouds, as a ton of rain gives way to blue skies to the west.
All-time lowball Costco stop achieved. On a Saturday afternoon.
October 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
All-time lowball Costco stop achieved. On a Saturday afternoon.
Post a fictional comedian who definitely would accept an invitation to the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
September 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Post a fictional comedian who definitely would accept an invitation to the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theatre as a kid.
September 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theatre as a kid.
Share your favorite black and white movie.
September 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Share your favorite black and white movie.
Happy birthday, Ana! 🎂
Here's some Sugar for the adorables quotient.
Here's some Sugar for the adorables quotient.
September 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Happy birthday, Ana! 🎂
Here's some Sugar for the adorables quotient.
Here's some Sugar for the adorables quotient.
Saint Etienne, for the very last time. Delightful and wistful as expected. Thank you Sarah, Bob, and Pete.
September 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Saint Etienne, for the very last time. Delightful and wistful as expected. Thank you Sarah, Bob, and Pete.
We talked about logos today in my class, and my favorite response to this hypothetical logo was "the food probably isn't any good." Which... fair point, yeah.
September 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
We talked about logos today in my class, and my favorite response to this hypothetical logo was "the food probably isn't any good." Which... fair point, yeah.
September sky. You should hear it as well.
September 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
September sky. You should hear it as well.
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice in Chains.
September 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice in Chains.
Dallas says, “nice, we’ve basically had that exact logo since the Seventies”
September 5, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Dallas says, “nice, we’ve basically had that exact logo since the Seventies”
Post a movie that begins with the word "The".
September 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Post a movie that begins with the word "The".
Every journalist and pundit on the other site complaining about Bluesky.
September 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Every journalist and pundit on the other site complaining about Bluesky.
Using one photo already on your phone, what is the announcement tomorrow at 2?
September 2, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Using one photo already on your phone, what is the announcement tomorrow at 2?
Drop an old person you are going to turn into in the future.
September 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Drop an old person you are going to turn into in the future.
So hard to gauge what students are familiar with, but FWIW, here's how what my students each described as the one film, TV show, game or recording artist they discovered and most enjoyed in 2025.
August 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
So hard to gauge what students are familiar with, but FWIW, here's how what my students each described as the one film, TV show, game or recording artist they discovered and most enjoyed in 2025.
Repost with a group you’d love to hang out with
August 24, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Repost with a group you’d love to hang out with
Just enjoyed our second nonagenarian entertainer of the week!
August 3, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Just enjoyed our second nonagenarian entertainer of the week!
Tonight’s live entertainment and raconteur, introducing a little film he was in 43 years ago.
July 31, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Tonight’s live entertainment and raconteur, introducing a little film he was in 43 years ago.
What perfect albums came out when you were 16?*
*No retroactive cool, please. Albums that were in the house that you actively purchased and listened to.
*No retroactive cool, please. Albums that were in the house that you actively purchased and listened to.
July 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
What perfect albums came out when you were 16?*
*No retroactive cool, please. Albums that were in the house that you actively purchased and listened to.
*No retroactive cool, please. Albums that were in the house that you actively purchased and listened to.