Dan Cooper
@danielwcooper.bsky.social
Journalist, Broadcaster, Goof.
All flowers, in time, bend toward the sun.
All flowers, in time, bend toward the sun.
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WHERE WERE YOU when you heard the full song? Me and everyone else on my floor of the halls of residence, watching Top of the Pops. The RAGE. People stood up. Dropped plates. Carnage
January 15, 2026 at 12:40 PM
WHERE WERE YOU when you heard the full song? Me and everyone else on my floor of the halls of residence, watching Top of the Pops. The RAGE. People stood up. Dropped plates. Carnage
I will probably, eventually, write something about that new show I've been conspicuously silent on. I'm still deeply surprised at how many people have given it a free pass on the basis it's targeted at "young adults." I think we should all expect better from all of our media, kids included.
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I will probably, eventually, write something about that new show I've been conspicuously silent on. I'm still deeply surprised at how many people have given it a free pass on the basis it's targeted at "young adults." I think we should all expect better from all of our media, kids included.
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There's accountability with Wikipedia
it's worth noting that the shift from Wikipedia to AI for factual summaries also removes our ability to audit the information trail and reveal systematic manipulation like this. AI can offer sources, but nothing like the timestamped/IP address-linked edit history of wikis
bsky.app/profile/timb...
bsky.app/profile/timb...
Shocking but not surprising.
January 15, 2026 at 10:50 AM
There's accountability with Wikipedia
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The FT got is architecture critic Edwin Heathcote to write about data centres and it's wonderful. www.ft.com/content/7692...
January 14, 2026 at 7:09 AM
The FT got is architecture critic Edwin Heathcote to write about data centres and it's wonderful. www.ft.com/content/7692...
That 'I Curate For Cash On Vinted' app rather gives the game away, doesn't it? That it'll go the same way as eBay and Etsy and become a vector for professional sellers at the expense of its user base.
January 15, 2026 at 10:55 AM
That 'I Curate For Cash On Vinted' app rather gives the game away, doesn't it? That it'll go the same way as eBay and Etsy and become a vector for professional sellers at the expense of its user base.
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I am once again reminding you all that the UK government introduced an Online Safety Act that is effectively a porn ban on most adult porn websites, but is dithering over banning a website that is actually creating child porn.
January 13, 2026 at 11:03 AM
I am once again reminding you all that the UK government introduced an Online Safety Act that is effectively a porn ban on most adult porn websites, but is dithering over banning a website that is actually creating child porn.
Who’ll give me odds that one xAI developer will leak the entire Pentagon database to the War Thunder forums before March.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the integration of Elon Musk's xAI platform, Grok, into military networks as part of a new "AI acceleration strategy" during a visit to SpaceX.
January 13, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Who’ll give me odds that one xAI developer will leak the entire Pentagon database to the War Thunder forums before March.
d... d'ya think anyone else noticed the sonic boom?
January 12, 2026 at 4:41 PM
d... d'ya think anyone else noticed the sonic boom?
When I am king, the people who bring hard shell cases as carry-on luggage will be, I dunno, fifth or sixth against the wall.
January 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
When I am king, the people who bring hard shell cases as carry-on luggage will be, I dunno, fifth or sixth against the wall.
I'd put money on wearable EEGs being the next big thing in wearables. Especially now you can make the sensors small enough to fit on the tip of a true wireless earbud. Bear in mind, however, that the experts aren't so sure you'll get any benefit from it.
January 12, 2026 at 10:32 AM
I'd put money on wearable EEGs being the next big thing in wearables. Especially now you can make the sensors small enough to fit on the tip of a true wireless earbud. Bear in mind, however, that the experts aren't so sure you'll get any benefit from it.
Sometimes, I feel like I fell asleep and woke up in a world where nobody has any media literacy whatsoever.
January 8, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Sometimes, I feel like I fell asleep and woke up in a world where nobody has any media literacy whatsoever.
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Here's a special CES edition of the @engadget.com podcast: I sat down with @danielwcooper.bsky.social to chat about Intel, AMD and the sad state of the PC industry in 2026 www.engadget.com/computing/en...
Engadget Podcast: CES 2026 and the rocky year ahead for the PC industry
We're halfway through CES 2026, and it’s clear that it's going to be a rough year for the PC industry.
www.engadget.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Here's a special CES edition of the @engadget.com podcast: I sat down with @danielwcooper.bsky.social to chat about Intel, AMD and the sad state of the PC industry in 2026 www.engadget.com/computing/en...
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I know there are very obvious reasons for it - this is what happens when you fire your culture desks - but I really did feel a dearth of great pop culture writing this year across various outlets.
It does feel like we had no idea how good we had it in the late 2010s.
It does feel like we had no idea how good we had it in the late 2010s.
a cartoon woman is holding a pen in her right hand .
ALT: a cartoon woman is holding a pen in her right hand .
media.tenor.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
I know there are very obvious reasons for it - this is what happens when you fire your culture desks - but I really did feel a dearth of great pop culture writing this year across various outlets.
It does feel like we had no idea how good we had it in the late 2010s.
It does feel like we had no idea how good we had it in the late 2010s.
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They *cannot hear* criticism, because it’s coming from people they regard as automatically inferior. They have spent exactly no seconds listening to criticism from anyone who isn’t a right wing crackpot, and heard not one of the words. When we speak, they hear a duck quacking, or a cow mooing.
one thing i've noted a few times is reactionary centrists have never, ever, ever understood the criticism of them
to the point that when they hear someone say what they find objectionable about them, they literally have no idea what they're talking about
to the point that when they hear someone say what they find objectionable about them, they literally have no idea what they're talking about
January 2, 2026 at 11:39 AM
They *cannot hear* criticism, because it’s coming from people they regard as automatically inferior. They have spent exactly no seconds listening to criticism from anyone who isn’t a right wing crackpot, and heard not one of the words. When we speak, they hear a duck quacking, or a cow mooing.
One of the things you notice about how the media frames a story is the handle it offers non-expert readers. Using the phrase "Magic Mushrooms" (derogatory) ensures that most readers will be against the conclusions, no matter what they are.
January 2, 2026 at 11:26 AM
One of the things you notice about how the media frames a story is the handle it offers non-expert readers. Using the phrase "Magic Mushrooms" (derogatory) ensures that most readers will be against the conclusions, no matter what they are.
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I invariably despair at "science" articles in mainstream media. This is a discussion around whether psilocybin should be used to treat mental health issues, because the clinical trial results are very good. Counter to this is a guy who took "LSD" recreationally at 18
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Should the NHS really use magic mushrooms to treat mental health?
Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 - with surprising results
www.bbc.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 10:39 AM
I invariably despair at "science" articles in mainstream media. This is a discussion around whether psilocybin should be used to treat mental health issues, because the clinical trial results are very good. Counter to this is a guy who took "LSD" recreationally at 18
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A decade or more ago, it was clear that the BBC's lunch was being eaten by YouTube. Think about the sort of educational / entertainment stuff that was CBBC's bread and butter. The fact it didn't try to give shows to Tom Scott, Jay Foreman, Colin Furze and the like when they were starting out is mad.
December 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A decade or more ago, it was clear that the BBC's lunch was being eaten by YouTube. Think about the sort of educational / entertainment stuff that was CBBC's bread and butter. The fact it didn't try to give shows to Tom Scott, Jay Foreman, Colin Furze and the like when they were starting out is mad.
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Fascinating piece on the future of British TV in the age of streaming:
The slow death of Britain’s TV channels
Amid the rise of streaming, younger viewers barely watch the broadcasting that once dominated Christmas schedules
www.ft.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Fascinating piece on the future of British TV in the age of streaming:
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He's making a list,
He's nailing it high,
Indulgences,
No longer apply,
Martin Luther's coming to town
He's nailing it high,
Indulgences,
No longer apply,
Martin Luther's coming to town
December 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
He's making a list,
He's nailing it high,
Indulgences,
No longer apply,
Martin Luther's coming to town
He's nailing it high,
Indulgences,
No longer apply,
Martin Luther's coming to town
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I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
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Great piece by @danielwcooper.bsky.social, I'm genuinely bummed by iRobot filing bankruptcy
December 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Great piece by @danielwcooper.bsky.social, I'm genuinely bummed by iRobot filing bankruptcy
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Labour Cabinet ministers shouldn’t be appearing on this channel, which regularly flaunts the rules for public service television. Instead, they should be shutting it down
There were 2 Labour Cabinet Ministers last week on TalkTV Harry Cole slot which plans to invite back an overt racist who'd ban the Home Secretary, Lord Chancellor, Leader of the Opposition & Deputy Speaker from parliament & all blacks, Asians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims & Sikhs from the civil service!
December 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Labour Cabinet ministers shouldn’t be appearing on this channel, which regularly flaunts the rules for public service television. Instead, they should be shutting it down
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Learning to cook from American recipes is rough not just because they’re all “add a thumb of butter, a thimble of heavy molasses and a quarter ladle of Graham flour to your mixing bowl, stir and bake at 846° for 10 minutes” but because everything has weird names, Arugula, Cilantro, Garbanzo beans
December 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Learning to cook from American recipes is rough not just because they’re all “add a thumb of butter, a thimble of heavy molasses and a quarter ladle of Graham flour to your mixing bowl, stir and bake at 846° for 10 minutes” but because everything has weird names, Arugula, Cilantro, Garbanzo beans