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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 22h

We didn’t need a permit btw. NYC is extremely generous to filmmakers. So generous that I find myself in the awkward position of saying nice things about cops.

Sub/liminal would be impossible to make on our budget anywhere else.

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 22h

Filming without a permit on the street in NYC tonight, two cops showed up and started watching us.

…turns out they just wanted to hang out and watch. Said they’d stick around until we wrapped in case we needed anything. Free security detail!

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Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.com · 1d

"you are taking in the human centipede of content from the very end of the line" is such a good way of describing AI

Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 2d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 3d

Oof www.tvfandomlounge.com/taylor-swift...

Taylor Swift’s “Orange Door” Scavenger Hunt Sends Fans to AI-Generated Videos: A Billionaire Releasing AI Slop for an Album That’s Already Out is Embarrasing

Taylor Swift’s latest promotional campaign has once again sent her fans into detective mode, but this time, not everyone is impressed.

www.tvfandomlounge.com

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 8d

Beats me

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 9d

Stealth marketing for Nebula

www.axios.com/2025/09/29/y...

YouTube to pay Trump $22 million for suspending his account after Jan. 6 riot

Google joins X and Meta in paying the president millions of dollars to settle lawsuits.

www.axios.com

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 11d

What in the late-stage capitalism is this horseshit

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 13d

This one REALLY pisses me off. I rely heavily on single-ear noise cancellation.

Screenshot of AirPods accessibility option to use noise cancellation with one AirPod, turned on

Screenshot of AirPods UI claiming two AirPods are needed for noise cancellation

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 15d

If you’re looking for a video service that DOESN’T allow hate speech and misinformation, come on down to nebula dot tv and tell them Dave sent you

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 15d

DOJ drops its antitrust case against Google in 3… 2…

Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 15d

What in the fu judiciary.house.gov/media/press-...

Google Admits Censorship Under Biden; Promises to End Bans of YouTube Accounts of Thousands of Americans Censored for Political Speech

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, thanks to the oversight of Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Google commits to offer all creators previously kicked off YouTube due to political speech violations on topics such as COVID-19 and elections an opportunity to return to the platform.

judiciary.house.gov

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 15d

What in the fu judiciary.house.gov/media/press-...

Google Admits Censorship Under Biden; Promises to End Bans of YouTube Accounts of Thousands of Americans Censored for Political Speech

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, thanks to the oversight of Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Google commits to offer all creators previously kicked off YouTube due to political speech violations on topics such as COVID-19 and elections an opportunity to return to the platform.

judiciary.house.gov

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Simon Buckmaster @simonbuckmaster.net · 18d

oh yeah this operating system is fully baked

Text in settings for Clock.app on iOS 26: "This app will no longer receive updates because its associated app marketplace was deleted."

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 16d

I like this balance, from the service side. It means we’re rewarded for thinking harder about keeping customers than we do about getting new ones.

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 16d

If I have to turn on accessibility features just to make the UI usable, the OS is broken.

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 16d

The UI looking bad is subjective. Whatever. They moved buttons and broke basic functionality. Easily the worst iOS upgrade experience I’ve ever had

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 16d

Come on

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 16d

You now have to swipe up on the address bar in Safari to see tabs. Or tap … and then all tabs. A weird gesture or an extra tap. Not sure which is the bigger failure.

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 16d

Swipe typing always makes the first word all-caps. Massive loss for accessibility.

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 16d

Keyboard keys are smaller and less readable now. Squished. I don’t know if the tap targets changed, but ick.

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 16d

Blocking a contact in Mail now requires confirmation. Unnecessary extra friction in spam mitigation.

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 16d

Notifications borderline unreadable

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 16d

Search is at the bottom. Muscle memory broken.

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 16d

No longer possible to tint Home Screen icons black on a white background, as far as I can tell

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 16d

Screenshots are broken in general, and usually go directly to photos instantly.

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Dave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 16d

Screenshot UI changed. Instead of canceling to get the “copy” option, you have to accept the screenshot. Muscle memory broke.

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