Sam Cole
@samleecole.bsky.social
journalist / co-founder @404media.co
signal (for sensitive comms ONLY thanks): sam.404
complain about the paywall catch a block
signal (for sensitive comms ONLY thanks): sam.404
complain about the paywall catch a block
tbf one of the things was a file preference so that doesn't count but STILL
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
tbf one of the things was a file preference so that doesn't count but STILL
love to see a Ghost site win
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
love to see a Ghost site win
Reposted by Sam Cole
as part of the @datarescueproject.org & @SafeguardingResearch, the project has collected more than 10k signs and counting
"The administration was asking for the public to weigh in. Okay then... We the people of America are going to say we think this is important."
www.404media.co/podcast-a-ma...
"The administration was asking for the public to weigh in. Okay then... We the people of America are going to say we think this is important."
www.404media.co/podcast-a-ma...
Podcast: A Massive Archiving Effort at National Parks (with Jenny McBurney and Lynda Kellam)
This week we have a conversation between Sam and two of the leaders of the independent volunteer archiving project Save Our Signs, an effort to archive national park signs and monument placards.
www.404media.co
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
as part of the @datarescueproject.org & @SafeguardingResearch, the project has collected more than 10k signs and counting
"The administration was asking for the public to weigh in. Okay then... We the people of America are going to say we think this is important."
www.404media.co/podcast-a-ma...
"The administration was asking for the public to weigh in. Okay then... We the people of America are going to say we think this is important."
www.404media.co/podcast-a-ma...
Reposted by Sam Cole
"It's part of a fascist project to offload the work of thinking... If we can offload that cognitive work, it's far too easy to become reflexive and hateful, while having a robot cheerleader telling you that you were right about everything all along.”
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"It's part of a fascist project to offload the work of thinking... If we can offload that cognitive work, it's far too easy to become reflexive and hateful, while having a robot cheerleader telling you that you were right about everything all along.”
why do these guys do this in front of everyone. do they get off on it. it's incredible for morale that's for sure
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
why do these guys do this in front of everyone. do they get off on it. it's incredible for morale that's for sure
the questions of our time
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
the questions of our time
the Ray-Bans are already solidly in the realm of Cop Glasses. and recently, they've started breaking heavily into the Incel Loser market. this is a far cry from what Meta wants: the Disposable Income Techie market www.404media.co/metas-ray-ba...
Meta's Ray-Ban Glasses Users Film and Harass Massage Parlor Workers
“The shameless use of covert recording technology at massage parlours to gain likes, attention, and online notoriety is both disgusting and dangerous.”
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
the Ray-Bans are already solidly in the realm of Cop Glasses. and recently, they've started breaking heavily into the Incel Loser market. this is a far cry from what Meta wants: the Disposable Income Techie market www.404media.co/metas-ray-ba...
I've said this before on the pod but Meta only cares this deeply, and fights this stupidly hard, about bad press for the Ray-Bans because this is a very fragile brand deal that could cost them a lot of money if it goes bad. and it is going BAD
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I've said this before on the pod but Meta only cares this deeply, and fights this stupidly hard, about bad press for the Ray-Bans because this is a very fragile brand deal that could cost them a lot of money if it goes bad. and it is going BAD
I know we're all playing parts in a game with PR people but please be so for real. be so so so for real
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I know we're all playing parts in a game with PR people but please be so for real. be so so so for real