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Technology Blows
@techblows.bsky.social
A techno-pessimist podcast by @danslimmon.bsky.social: https://techblows.net
oh no oh fuck i'm gonna have to listen to this
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
oh no oh fuck i'm gonna have to listen to this
December 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
How does Shazam steal your butthole? Listen to the full episode to find out: techblows.net/10 / www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b3p... #technologyblows #podcast #iphone #shazam
December 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
You wouldn't Shazam… an AD! Catch part 2 of our extremely fun Shazam episode, featuring @rachelkiel.bsky.social, right now.

Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b3p...

Web & mobile: techblows.net/10

#podcast #shazam #technology #tech #software #iphone #music #technologyblows
December 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
really looking forward to reading lots of sentences like this for the next fucking week
December 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Episode 9 techblows.net/9 is the first of a 2-parter on Shazam! The massive data analytics platform that occasionally tells you the names of songs. Find out how Shazam turns all your most beloved music into ones and zeroes

#technology #music #iphone #podcast #technologyblows
December 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Are we not even making the AIs watch the movies anymore
December 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It looks like you're trying to listen to a podcast. Would you like some help with that? On episode 8, find out why Microsoft ditched the idea of Clippy ever shutting the fuck up techblows.net/8

#technology #microsoft #msoffice #podcast
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It's extremely funny that RFC 2964, the IETF's Best Current Practice on the use of cookies, lists exactly 2 things you shouldn't do with cookies, and they are literally the 2 most common things we do with cookies #security #networking #browsers
December 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Technology Blows: Episode 7: Washing Machines. techblows.net/7 Learn:

- What fluid the ancient Romans used instead of detergent
- What your washing machine's onboard computer is for
- Why washing machines have gotten so much more efficient in the last half century

#technology #smarthome #podcast
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This week, we wrap up our 2-parter on Jira! (Part 1: techblows.net/5; Part 2: techblows.net/6) Hear about:

- The Atlassian founders' matching $100M houses
- How Jira turns its own failures into more sales
- Jira's special way of alienating us from our creativity and initiative
November 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
For research, I'm spending a week with this image staring at me from my 2nd monitor and it's day 2 and I'm already feeling distinctly uneasy. Oh no
November 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Not now, sweetie. Daddy's writing 301 words in the Slack knowledge base feedback widget
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Episode 5 is out! ==> techblows.net/5 <== This 2-part episode is about Jira: the bloated tick gorging itself on the software industry

#softwaredevelopment #projectmanagement #jira #atlassian #podcast #productivity #saas
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Couldn't be more hype for the #NewLuddism conf in NYC on Friday!! #ButlerianJihad
November 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This is from my medical provider's website. "If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising" Bitch you are a hospital, have some self respect
October 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Is the world ready for an Internet-connected mattress that roasts you whenever AWS goes down, and also sometimes pisses itself? WE DECIDE!

On this ep, learn about:

- The Bourbons: France's sleepiest monarchs
- What kind of animal Peter Thiel sleeps inside
- The $5000 AI-powered bed that saved DOGE
October 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
just saw this on reddit… this is the elevator panel in someone's apartment building
October 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
1600 words into the Wikipedia page on "Bed" and I'm finally getting to the good shit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed
October 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
i mean, the bus definitely will stop there
October 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Never believe a software model can represent a human being
October 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
How we reduce ourselves by acknowledging agents
October 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
NEW EPISODE! Remember those little tester strips they used to have on batteries? Ever wondered what happened to them?

==> techblows.net/3 <==
October 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
If you need AWS to make your bed not curl up and smoke like an overcooked shrimp, you might actually have a Dumb House
October 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
i'm listening… #azure
October 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM