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
Bending Spoons' spending spree continues with Eventbrite in an all-cash $500M deal, after buying Vimeo and Harvest earlier this year, with a $1.5B AOL acquisition still pending. (They also bought Meetup, WeTransfer, Brightcove, Issuu, and Hopin last year!)
Bending Spoons acquires Eventbrite for ~$500M in an all-cash deal, following its $1.38B purchase of Vimeo and a pending acquisition of AOL (Cate Lawrence/Tech.eu)
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December 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Bending Spoons' spending spree continues with Eventbrite in an all-cash $500M deal, after buying Vimeo and Harvest earlier this year, with a $1.5B AOL acquisition still pending. (They also bought Meetup, WeTransfer, Brightcove, Issuu, and Hopin last year!)
"Another volumetric display! This one does away with the wildly spinning arrays of LEDs, instead using projection mapping onto a point cloud etched inside a block of glass." And yes, you can play DOOM on it. youtu.be/wrfBjRp61iY
Solid State Volumetric Display
YouTube video by Ancient
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"Another volumetric display! This one does away with the wildly spinning arrays of LEDs, instead using projection mapping onto a point cloud etched inside a block of glass." And yes, you can play DOOM on it. youtu.be/wrfBjRp61iY
Shopify's admin has been down for hours on one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Shopify stores are still running and taking orders, but we can't sign in to enable discounts, see the orders, or fulfill shipments. Fun! shopstatus.shopifyapps.com
Shopify Status - Check Shopify Server Status
shopstatus.shopifyapps.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Shopify's admin has been down for hours on one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Shopify stores are still running and taking orders, but we can't sign in to enable discounts, see the orders, or fulfill shipments. Fun! shopstatus.shopifyapps.com
My Feedly Pro annual subscription finally expired, so I switched to @inoreader.com on @molly.wiki's recommendation. It does everything Feedly did but better, without shoving unwanted AI features and ads for creepy corporate surveillance/threat intelligence services down my throat. Recommended!
Inoreader – Build your own newsfeed
With Inoreader, content comes to you the minute it's available. Follow websites, social media feeds, podcasts, blogs, and newsletters. Enjoy what's important to you, all in one place.
www.inoreader.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My Feedly Pro annual subscription finally expired, so I switched to @inoreader.com on @molly.wiki's recommendation. It does everything Feedly did but better, without shoving unwanted AI features and ads for creepy corporate surveillance/threat intelligence services down my throat. Recommended!
"We are so hungry for conflict that we turn something as boring as Wikipedia into a part of the culture war." If you saw that clip of Jimmy Wales walking out of an interview, or just care at all about Wikipedia, @hankgreen.bsky.social provides some useful context. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zi0...
Wikipedia and the Destruction of Trust
YouTube video by Hank Green
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"We are so hungry for conflict that we turn something as boring as Wikipedia into a part of the culture war." If you saw that clip of Jimmy Wales walking out of an interview, or just care at all about Wikipedia, @hankgreen.bsky.social provides some useful context. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zi0...
@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.