Mr. Andy Face
@andywardlaw.bsky.social
TV Editor. Producer of LampLight Radio Play podcast. Indoor rock climber with outdoor gear that doesn't get used enough. The word's most famous detective.
Here's a photo of me about to fall off a roof.
("Roof" is climbing jargon for an overhang that is horizontal.)
("Roof" is climbing jargon for an overhang that is horizontal.)
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Here's a photo of me about to fall off a roof.
("Roof" is climbing jargon for an overhang that is horizontal.)
("Roof" is climbing jargon for an overhang that is horizontal.)
Our TV died. My 12 year old daughter and I took it apart, diagnoses it, put it back together and bought a replacement part, waited three days, took it apart again, installed the replacement part, put it back together and it still didn't work, so we poked around with 24v power supply...
November 19, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Our TV died. My 12 year old daughter and I took it apart, diagnoses it, put it back together and bought a replacement part, waited three days, took it apart again, installed the replacement part, put it back together and it still didn't work, so we poked around with 24v power supply...
Bedroom producing in progress
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Bedroom producing in progress
That's cool looking spectrogram, if I do say so myself.
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
That's cool looking spectrogram, if I do say so myself.
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Nine Inch Nails band photos, 2005, taken in a studio in front of a white cyc wall using a low-resolution digital projector for lighting; experimenting with new ways to incorporate the digital glitch art elements of my "With Teeth" album art into the promo photos. 🧵 1/
November 16, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Nine Inch Nails band photos, 2005, taken in a studio in front of a white cyc wall using a low-resolution digital projector for lighting; experimenting with new ways to incorporate the digital glitch art elements of my "With Teeth" album art into the promo photos. 🧵 1/
I had so much fun doing that AI slop video that I was looking through some other AI podcasts to see if I could do another one.
And even when they talk about different things, they are all somehow the same.
And even when they talk about different things, they are all somehow the same.
November 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I had so much fun doing that AI slop video that I was looking through some other AI podcasts to see if I could do another one.
And even when they talk about different things, they are all somehow the same.
And even when they talk about different things, they are all somehow the same.
I took some episodes of one of those AI slop podcasts, cut them up and turned them into a song. Then I made a video using creatice commons photos of dolls.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR4x...
#podcasting #creativecommons
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR4x...
#podcasting #creativecommons
Kai, The Friendly AI
YouTube video by Bugh's Cut and Paste
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I took some episodes of one of those AI slop podcasts, cut them up and turned them into a song. Then I made a video using creatice commons photos of dolls.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR4x...
#podcasting #creativecommons
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR4x...
#podcasting #creativecommons
I know that everything is awful, but last week my washing machine died. I watched a youtube video, ordered the part and tools, they arrived the next day, and then I fixed my washing machine. Total cost: $40
Today, our TV died. Watched some videos, just ordered the part from ebay....
Today, our TV died. Watched some videos, just ordered the part from ebay....
November 12, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I know that everything is awful, but last week my washing machine died. I watched a youtube video, ordered the part and tools, they arrived the next day, and then I fixed my washing machine. Total cost: $40
Today, our TV died. Watched some videos, just ordered the part from ebay....
Today, our TV died. Watched some videos, just ordered the part from ebay....
Firefox for the win
Help out a moron, folks. Because I’m missing something. Perhaps a visual example will help me understand.
Quote boost this. Tell me what app you are using in said boosted toot.
I wanna see if I can see quoted toots on Ivory if the boost-tooter is not an Ivory user.
Quote boost this. Tell me what app you are using in said boosted toot.
I wanna see if I can see quoted toots on Ivory if the boost-tooter is not an Ivory user.
November 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Firefox for the win
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and the best part about all of this? the yankees don’t get to experience this feeling
November 2, 2025 at 4:55 AM
and the best part about all of this? the yankees don’t get to experience this feeling
Toronto gets the film production jobs, we get the series. I'd reverse those, if I could.
Shit, I went tribal pretty quick there
Shit, I went tribal pretty quick there
November 2, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Toronto gets the film production jobs, we get the series. I'd reverse those, if I could.
Shit, I went tribal pretty quick there
Shit, I went tribal pretty quick there
This is about non-fiction, but man if these lessons don't apply to fiction...How you frame the important moments is so important. Writing with imagery.
Back in 2006, Nancy Updike wrote one of the most helpful manifestos in our archive.
Inside is a treasure trove of wonderful tips:
Inside is a treasure trove of wonderful tips:
Nancy Updike
Nancy Updike - Transom
transom.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This is about non-fiction, but man if these lessons don't apply to fiction...How you frame the important moments is so important. Writing with imagery.
Reposted by Mr. Andy Face
Back in 2006, Nancy Updike wrote one of the most helpful manifestos in our archive.
Inside is a treasure trove of wonderful tips:
Inside is a treasure trove of wonderful tips:
Nancy Updike
Nancy Updike - Transom
transom.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Back in 2006, Nancy Updike wrote one of the most helpful manifestos in our archive.
Inside is a treasure trove of wonderful tips:
Inside is a treasure trove of wonderful tips:
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Don't listen to music that suits the mood you're in. Listen to music that suits the mood you want to be in.
October 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Don't listen to music that suits the mood you're in. Listen to music that suits the mood you want to be in.
Humor funny vs Comedy funny is a good way to think about it.
“When I sit down to build a radio piece, it feels like building a road in the air. I have a bunch of pieces of tape that I like, and they’re floating islands with no obvious connection between them. Funny can help with the construction.”
In 2015, @pjvogt.bsky.social wrote about humor in audio.
In 2015, @pjvogt.bsky.social wrote about humor in audio.
Some Ways To Make Funny Work For You
For PJ Vogt, making radio is sometimes all funny business.
transom.org
October 25, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Humor funny vs Comedy funny is a good way to think about it.
I'd be a shitty
tv movie.
tv movie.
If the MPAA rated your life, would you be rated R or just PG-13?
October 24, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I'd be a shitty
tv movie.
tv movie.
There's an important lesson here: While recorders have improved in leaps and bounds over the past decade, these producers (who's work I envy) are still using the same mics and headphones as before...and they aren't the ones who I see the most ads for.
Mics, recorders, headphones… Oh my! Lots of decisions to make. But, overall, we stand by the Sony 7506 headphones. Beyond that, we have different preferences on which mics and sound recorders we use. Read our opinions from 2012 here:
Field Gear: Good, Better, Best
Field Gear: Good, Better, Best - Transom
transom.org
September 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
There's an important lesson here: While recorders have improved in leaps and bounds over the past decade, these producers (who's work I envy) are still using the same mics and headphones as before...and they aren't the ones who I see the most ads for.
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There are plenty of people in the world who want to make you angry at capitalism or socialism, because then you aren't paying attention to the real problem with both of them -- which is corruption.
September 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
There are plenty of people in the world who want to make you angry at capitalism or socialism, because then you aren't paying attention to the real problem with both of them -- which is corruption.
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August 28, 2025 at 7:16 AM
My wife got sick of having to repeat herself over and over again to our teenagers, so she made a sign that she can flash at them, Wile E. Coyote style.
August 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
My wife got sick of having to repeat herself over and over again to our teenagers, so she made a sign that she can flash at them, Wile E. Coyote style.
First two rules for completing a long-term side project: Don't skimp on sleep, and don't neglect your marriage and/or friendships.
August 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
First two rules for completing a long-term side project: Don't skimp on sleep, and don't neglect your marriage and/or friendships.
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The future of podcasting is here, and it sucks: defector.com/the-future-o...
The Future Of Podcasting Is Here, And It Sucks | Defector
This week, Left Of Dial published its Essential Listening Poll, a compilation of the 100 best podcasts of all time, according to industry creators, writers, and scholars (Disclosure: I was invited to…
defector.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The future of podcasting is here, and it sucks: defector.com/the-future-o...
One of my favorite fictional contrivances is that a homicide detective could ever become famous.
August 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
One of my favorite fictional contrivances is that a homicide detective could ever become famous.