Steve Riekeberg
@steveriekeberg.com
Audio Engineer of Podcasts and Audiobooks, Gamer, Nerd, Sports Fan in Los Angeles. “Grue” Online. Looking for Work!
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I said it before, will say it again -- generative AI fetishizes "ideas" while sneering at effort, execution, and education. That, despite Gen-AI being built on and out of other people's effort, execution and education.
A.I. and the Fetishization Of Ideas
In writing and in dispensing my (very dubious, probably shady) writing advice, I am often keen to note that ideas are bullshit. Most writers treat them like precious gems when really, ideas are lik…
terribleminds.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I said it before, will say it again -- generative AI fetishizes "ideas" while sneering at effort, execution, and education. That, despite Gen-AI being built on and out of other people's effort, execution and education.
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
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Honestly, people calling creators the "petite bourgeoisie" makes me want to snap.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Honestly, people calling creators the "petite bourgeoisie" makes me want to snap.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
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Fish have committed credit card fraud
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Fish have committed credit card fraud
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having a fulminant case of adhd and the executive function of a toaster from the 1950s is a real drag when you are also fastidiously neat and want everything in its place.
November 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
having a fulminant case of adhd and the executive function of a toaster from the 1950s is a real drag when you are also fastidiously neat and want everything in its place.
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please retire the phrase "i wish i had time to be depressed"
1) nobody has time to be depressed
2) depression doesn't care if you're busy
3) willing yourself to force through symptoms bc you have stuff to do is only effective for mild-medium depression, not severe
4) it's a shitty thing to say
1) nobody has time to be depressed
2) depression doesn't care if you're busy
3) willing yourself to force through symptoms bc you have stuff to do is only effective for mild-medium depression, not severe
4) it's a shitty thing to say
November 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
please retire the phrase "i wish i had time to be depressed"
1) nobody has time to be depressed
2) depression doesn't care if you're busy
3) willing yourself to force through symptoms bc you have stuff to do is only effective for mild-medium depression, not severe
4) it's a shitty thing to say
1) nobody has time to be depressed
2) depression doesn't care if you're busy
3) willing yourself to force through symptoms bc you have stuff to do is only effective for mild-medium depression, not severe
4) it's a shitty thing to say
In 2009, I met @benpaddon.net when I interviewed about Jump Leads, their sci-fi comedy web comic.
Today, in 2025, the second season of the audio drama of Jump Leads premieres!
A cross between Sliders, Doctor Who, and Lower Decks with Douglas Adams British wit.
audio.jumpleads.zone
Today, in 2025, the second season of the audio drama of Jump Leads premieres!
A cross between Sliders, Doctor Who, and Lower Decks with Douglas Adams British wit.
audio.jumpleads.zone
October 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In 2009, I met @benpaddon.net when I interviewed about Jump Leads, their sci-fi comedy web comic.
Today, in 2025, the second season of the audio drama of Jump Leads premieres!
A cross between Sliders, Doctor Who, and Lower Decks with Douglas Adams British wit.
audio.jumpleads.zone
Today, in 2025, the second season of the audio drama of Jump Leads premieres!
A cross between Sliders, Doctor Who, and Lower Decks with Douglas Adams British wit.
audio.jumpleads.zone
Vestige of a long lost era. Kids try ear catapult understand.
October 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Vestige of a long lost era. Kids try ear catapult understand.
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The desperate need to accumulate more and more at the cost of everyone else’s wellbeing should be classified as a mental disorder, and I will absolutely die on this hill.
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The desperate need to accumulate more and more at the cost of everyone else’s wellbeing should be classified as a mental disorder, and I will absolutely die on this hill.
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A belter of a post by @mmasnick.bsky.social: "The pattern is clear: mainstream media has become so terrified of appearing biased that they’ve abandoned their basic responsibility to clearly communicate truth to the public."
Also one of the reasons why independent journalists are vital right now.
Also one of the reasons why independent journalists are vital right now.
The Mainstream Media Is Catastrophically Failing To Meet The Moment
Earlier today we wrote about Trump’s extraordinary admission that he was basing military deployment decisions on old Fox News footage and lies from his advisors. But there’s an even mor…
www.techdirt.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:10 AM
A belter of a post by @mmasnick.bsky.social: "The pattern is clear: mainstream media has become so terrified of appearing biased that they’ve abandoned their basic responsibility to clearly communicate truth to the public."
Also one of the reasons why independent journalists are vital right now.
Also one of the reasons why independent journalists are vital right now.
Seems time to repost this. Y'know, no particular reason.
"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state. The other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
—Cmdr. William Adama.
—Cmdr. William Adama.
September 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Seems time to repost this. Y'know, no particular reason.
The uninfected streak is over. Certain less careful members of the household brought back COVID-19. Five days in and having a rough time. 🦠😷
September 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The uninfected streak is over. Certain less careful members of the household brought back COVID-19. Five days in and having a rough time. 🦠😷
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you are now afflicted with:
Breaking News
(curse)
every time you check social media, receive 2d6 psychic damage and take -2 to all WIS and CHA rolls for 1 hour
Breaking News
(curse)
every time you check social media, receive 2d6 psychic damage and take -2 to all WIS and CHA rolls for 1 hour
September 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
you are now afflicted with:
Breaking News
(curse)
every time you check social media, receive 2d6 psychic damage and take -2 to all WIS and CHA rolls for 1 hour
Breaking News
(curse)
every time you check social media, receive 2d6 psychic damage and take -2 to all WIS and CHA rolls for 1 hour
Ah yes, an audio engineer job that requires three years of tour and production experience and the ability to move heavy things, seems totally reasonable to only pay literal minimum wage. 🙄
September 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Ah yes, an audio engineer job that requires three years of tour and production experience and the ability to move heavy things, seems totally reasonable to only pay literal minimum wage. 🙄
You’re looking pretty good for 59 years old, Star Trek. 🖖
September 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
You’re looking pretty good for 59 years old, Star Trek. 🖖
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
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I called this part a while back: “But many clients don’t appreciate the work that goes into revamping a poorly written AI article, she said, noting that companies often offer less pay for these gigs based on the assumption that they’re less demanding.”
The AI boom has created a new type of work: fixing botched AI. Designers are being hired to remake wonky AI art. Writers are asked to make ChatGPT’s writing sound more human. Even software developers are tasked with fixing buggy vibe coding.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Humans are being hired to make AI slop look less sloppy
In the age of automation, human workers are being brought in to fix what artificial intelligence gets wrong.
www.nbcnews.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I called this part a while back: “But many clients don’t appreciate the work that goes into revamping a poorly written AI article, she said, noting that companies often offer less pay for these gigs based on the assumption that they’re less demanding.”
The hardest thing about this year's #DragonCon wasn't the post-con depression—which hits hard enough—but not coming home to an overjoyed German Shepherd for the first of the twelve times I've ever gone. Miss my fluffy buddy so much.
September 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The hardest thing about this year's #DragonCon wasn't the post-con depression—which hits hard enough—but not coming home to an overjoyed German Shepherd for the first of the twelve times I've ever gone. Miss my fluffy buddy so much.
So long #DragonCon2025. Time to go home to Los Angeles.
September 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
So long #DragonCon2025. Time to go home to Los Angeles.
Another great panel in the books at @dcdmt.bsky.social. Thank you to everyone who came to see me babble about the art of the interview and the technical aspects of content creation. #DragonCon2025
August 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Another great panel in the books at @dcdmt.bsky.social. Thank you to everyone who came to see me babble about the art of the interview and the technical aspects of content creation. #DragonCon2025
The way the Hilton Atlanta staff has embraced #DragonCon ribbon culture is glorious.
August 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The way the Hilton Atlanta staff has embraced #DragonCon ribbon culture is glorious.
Day 0 of #DragonCon was a riot.
Wednesday is the new Thursday which was the new Friday.
Got my badge and ready for Day 1 shenanigans.
Wednesday is the new Thursday which was the new Friday.
Got my badge and ready for Day 1 shenanigans.
August 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Day 0 of #DragonCon was a riot.
Wednesday is the new Thursday which was the new Friday.
Got my badge and ready for Day 1 shenanigans.
Wednesday is the new Thursday which was the new Friday.
Got my badge and ready for Day 1 shenanigans.
I’m on my way home! Wheels up to @dragoncon.org. Wheels up from m LAX to ATL for #DragonCon2025.
August 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I’m on my way home! Wheels up to @dragoncon.org. Wheels up from m LAX to ATL for #DragonCon2025.
August 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM