Eric Berlin
@ericberlin-seattle.bsky.social
Digital product guy. Pop culture and politics nerd. Democrat. Knicks fan. Compiling the best 1,000 albums ever at popthruster.com.
Fascinating piece on Elon Musk and ketamine www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
What Ketamine Does to the Human Brain
Excessive use of the drug can make anyone feel like they rule the world.
www.theatlantic.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Fascinating piece on Elon Musk and ketamine www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Zero songs in the History of Music go as hard as "The Maestro." I won't be taking questions at this time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWFG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWFG...
The Maestro (Remastered 2009)
YouTube video by Beastie Boys - Topic
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March 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Zero songs in the History of Music go as hard as "The Maestro." I won't be taking questions at this time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWFG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWFG...
Is there a start-up out there trying to revolutionize background hold music for customer service help lines? Critical user needs to address:
* Moving beyond the old paradigm of endless 15 second song loops
* Crackly, fuzzy audio
* Transforming deeply crappy song choices
* Moving beyond the old paradigm of endless 15 second song loops
* Crackly, fuzzy audio
* Transforming deeply crappy song choices
March 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Is there a start-up out there trying to revolutionize background hold music for customer service help lines? Critical user needs to address:
* Moving beyond the old paradigm of endless 15 second song loops
* Crackly, fuzzy audio
* Transforming deeply crappy song choices
* Moving beyond the old paradigm of endless 15 second song loops
* Crackly, fuzzy audio
* Transforming deeply crappy song choices
Timeline cleanse -- this is tremendous
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1DC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1DC...
The White Stripes - Conquista (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by The White Stripes
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March 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Timeline cleanse -- this is tremendous
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1DC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1DC...
"Trump admiring Putin is far less dangerous than Trump becoming him."
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Putinization of America
Trump’s deference to the Russian dictator has become full-blown imitation.
www.theatlantic.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"Trump admiring Putin is far less dangerous than Trump becoming him."
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
"the future of the university itself is in trouble"
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
Grad School Is in Trouble
The latest signal that the future of the university is under threat
www.theatlantic.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"the future of the university itself is in trouble"
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
So Trump 2.0 is going just about as bad as we could have imagined, part 8,443 www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
EPA moves to ditch finding that greenhouse gases cause harm
The recommendation by Lee Zeldin, the agency's administrator, could upend existing and future regulations on climate change.
www.politico.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
So Trump 2.0 is going just about as bad as we could have imagined, part 8,443 www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
"The only way Putin wins now—the only way he finally succeeds in destroying Ukraine’s sovereignty—is by persuading Ukraine’s allies to be sick of the war."
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Putin’s Three Years of Humiliation
The Russian president can’t win his war against Ukraine unless he persuades its allies to betray it.
www.theatlantic.com
February 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"The only way Putin wins now—the only way he finally succeeds in destroying Ukraine’s sovereignty—is by persuading Ukraine’s allies to be sick of the war."
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Elon Musk has been let loose on the federal government as though all of its employees report to him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Musk says all federal employees need to explain their work — or be let go
His post on X said employees will receive an email “shortly” requesting to “understand what they got done last week.”
www.politico.com
February 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Elon Musk has been let loose on the federal government as though all of its employees report to him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
For anyone wondering why Dana Carvey wasn't seen at #SNL50 -- he told David Spade on (the great) Fly on the Wall podcast that he had the flu and couldn't make it.
February 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
For anyone wondering why Dana Carvey wasn't seen at #SNL50 -- he told David Spade on (the great) Fly on the Wall podcast that he had the flu and couldn't make it.
Going down an #SNL rabbit hole, this commercial parody from 2019 is outstanding stuff
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF9Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF9Z...
Tasty Toaster Tarts - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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February 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Going down an #SNL rabbit hole, this commercial parody from 2019 is outstanding stuff
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF9Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF9Z...
Great recap of #thewhitelotus season premiere from @theringer.com.web.brid.gy
theringer.com/2025/02/16/t...
theringer.com/2025/02/16/t...
The ‘White Lotus’ Season 3 Premiere Recap: Monkey Business
HBO’s hit semi-anthology series comes back with a bang—a bunch of bangs, actually
theringer.com
February 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Great recap of #thewhitelotus season premiere from @theringer.com.web.brid.gy
theringer.com/2025/02/16/t...
theringer.com/2025/02/16/t...
Would be really nice to see Tim Walz in the Senate
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Walz considering Minnesota Senate run
Democratic Sen. Tina Smith announced earlier Thursday she would not seek reelection.
www.politico.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Would be really nice to see Tim Walz in the Senate
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Dear AutoZone: I'm not interested in getting in "the zone."
Best regards,
Eric
Best regards,
Eric
February 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Dear AutoZone: I'm not interested in getting in "the zone."
Best regards,
Eric
Best regards,
Eric
So if you're down 34, do you figure you do the come back with four TDs + 2-point conversions and a FG versus do it more conservatively with five TDs w/ extra points or...
#superbowl
#superbowl
February 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
So if you're down 34, do you figure you do the come back with four TDs + 2-point conversions and a FG versus do it more conservatively with five TDs w/ extra points or...
#superbowl
#superbowl
So the much heralded live broadcast of the #superbowl on @tubitv.bsky.social consistently froze/hung at halftime, so I moved to watch via laptop and it's pausing/buffering like crazy.
Not great.
Not great.
February 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
So the much heralded live broadcast of the #superbowl on @tubitv.bsky.social consistently froze/hung at halftime, so I moved to watch via laptop and it's pausing/buffering like crazy.
Not great.
Not great.
Outstanding
"... Reminds me of childhood memories ..." — Redundant. You either have a memory, or you’re reminded of something. You’re not reminded of a memory. Heavy metal fans won’t stand for such writing, my friend."
Notes on “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” as Delivered to Axl Rose by His Editor
Hi, Axl — Just got your manuscript and demo for the song “Sweet Child O’ [sic] Mine.” I think we need to talk. As your editor, I am responsible for...
buff.ly
February 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Outstanding
Obviously this story and this guy running the FBI is absolutely serious *but* it just occurred to me if he ever looks in the mirror and says "Kash rules everything around me..."
SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.
www.motherjones.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Obviously this story and this guy running the FBI is absolutely serious *but* it just occurred to me if he ever looks in the mirror and says "Kash rules everything around me..."
Happy friday everybody
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.
www.theatlantic.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Happy friday everybody
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
If this were fiction, at some point there'd be a major turning point where there's a "okay the king's gone mad, what are we going to do about it?" scene. But this is not fiction...
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Trump says US will ‘take over the Gaza Strip’
He provided no details on how this was possible.
www.politico.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
If this were fiction, at some point there'd be a major turning point where there's a "okay the king's gone mad, what are we going to do about it?" scene. But this is not fiction...
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Amongst many other things, I've missed Jon Stewart's Chuck Schumer impression so much (spoiler alert: it's back)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLOu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLOu...
Jon on Trump’s Trade War, The War on DEI & Myth of “Meritocracy” | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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February 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Amongst many other things, I've missed Jon Stewart's Chuck Schumer impression so much (spoiler alert: it's back)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLOu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLOu...
This is a very specific thought for #knicks fans: I enjoyed that a "super chat" commenter on Knicks Film School podcast refers to himself as Jew Anon.
Maybe it's our guy @benstiller.redhour.com ??
Maybe it's our guy @benstiller.redhour.com ??
February 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This is a very specific thought for #knicks fans: I enjoyed that a "super chat" commenter on Knicks Film School podcast refers to himself as Jew Anon.
Maybe it's our guy @benstiller.redhour.com ??
Maybe it's our guy @benstiller.redhour.com ??
"The end game for Musk seems to be just as it was with Twitter: seize a polarized, inefficient institution; fuse his identity with it; and then use it to punish his enemies and reward his friends."
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The ‘Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly’ of the United States Government
Elon Musk’s bureaucratic coup is under way.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"The end game for Musk seems to be just as it was with Twitter: seize a polarized, inefficient institution; fuse his identity with it; and then use it to punish his enemies and reward his friends."
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...