Mike Potter
@wthr-mike.bsky.social
Emmy award-winning Indianapolis journalist. Dad, husband and unrepentant nerd. Opinions are my own, especially the sports ones.
Single player franchises skipping over co-op and straight to MMO was always so wild.
December 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Single player franchises skipping over co-op and straight to MMO was always so wild.
This reminds me of Zuckerberg's "smoking meats" uncanny valley moment.
December 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This reminds me of Zuckerberg's "smoking meats" uncanny valley moment.
Honestly, fairly few movies make my "actively want to watch again" list. And I've never had a comfort TV show. So I'm weird.
December 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Honestly, fairly few movies make my "actively want to watch again" list. And I've never had a comfort TV show. So I'm weird.
I will never watch Oppenheimer again.
December 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I will never watch Oppenheimer again.
"LinkedIn perverts" is such a great description of a certain type of person.
December 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"LinkedIn perverts" is such a great description of a certain type of person.
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/REV54...
Obviously not 1-to-1 and may not even capture the mammoth amount of ad spend that goes to tech companies. I did not dig into the source data.
Obviously not 1-to-1 and may not even capture the mammoth amount of ad spend that goes to tech companies. I did not dig into the source data.
Total Revenue for Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services, Establishments Subject to Federal Income Tax
Total Revenue for Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services, Establishments Subject to Federal Income Tax
fred.stlouisfed.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/REV54...
Obviously not 1-to-1 and may not even capture the mammoth amount of ad spend that goes to tech companies. I did not dig into the source data.
Obviously not 1-to-1 and may not even capture the mammoth amount of ad spend that goes to tech companies. I did not dig into the source data.
Per FRED and adjusting for inflation, advertising spend has roughly doubled since 2004.
December 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Per FRED and adjusting for inflation, advertising spend has roughly doubled since 2004.
Every time I think the internet was a mistake, you reel me back in.
December 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Every time I think the internet was a mistake, you reel me back in.
If the Thunder repeat I will throw up.
December 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
If the Thunder repeat I will throw up.
It would help if we acknowledged the structural limitations as they've become more clear. I'm not surprised the people trying to keep the bubble going are doing so, just annoyed they aren't getting called on the merits (just on the debt).
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
It would help if we acknowledged the structural limitations as they've become more clear. I'm not surprised the people trying to keep the bubble going are doing so, just annoyed they aren't getting called on the merits (just on the debt).
They are starting the entire legislative session early, in theory, to force the Senate to deal with this. www.wthr.com/article/news...
Indiana House move legislative session, will meet on redistricting on Dec. 1
The entire 2026 Legislative Session is moving up by a month to start in December instead of January.
www.wthr.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
They are starting the entire legislative session early, in theory, to force the Senate to deal with this. www.wthr.com/article/news...
Bro was wilding out.
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Bro was wilding out.
I'm more sympathetic than most to technocratic attempts to develop policy. But when the majority of people say something is broken, pointing at a chart and telling them they are wrong has rarely aged well.
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I'm more sympathetic than most to technocratic attempts to develop policy. But when the majority of people say something is broken, pointing at a chart and telling them they are wrong has rarely aged well.
That the economy, and housing in particular, is fine actually. This is built on a foundation of "people normally pay 30% of their income towards housing so the fact they are still paying that after housing costs increased twice as fast income is fine."
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
That the economy, and housing in particular, is fine actually. This is built on a foundation of "people normally pay 30% of their income towards housing so the fact they are still paying that after housing costs increased twice as fast income is fine."
Will Stancil has been doing this for like... a week.
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Will Stancil has been doing this for like... a week.
I feel like I'd be a lot more excited about LLMs if they weren't being compared to the invention of "fire" or "the wheel" or even "the computer" in terms of importance.
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I feel like I'd be a lot more excited about LLMs if they weren't being compared to the invention of "fire" or "the wheel" or even "the computer" in terms of importance.
I'm trying to agree with your original post, not argue with it.
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm trying to agree with your original post, not argue with it.
I didn't mention Russia once? The example I used were the Celts. And I didn't say genocide was okay at all, just that it's the foundational crime of every large nation state. That doesn't excuse doing it before or doing it now. It's a statement of fact.
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I didn't mention Russia once? The example I used were the Celts. And I didn't say genocide was okay at all, just that it's the foundational crime of every large nation state. That doesn't excuse doing it before or doing it now. It's a statement of fact.
Who is there to forgive? Every country larger than Luxembourg is a product of genocide. I don't think the fact it was common makes it okay or means we shouldn't grapple with its repercussions or moral stain. It's more that, like in most things, the US isn't as exceptional as people think.
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Who is there to forgive? Every country larger than Luxembourg is a product of genocide. I don't think the fact it was common makes it okay or means we shouldn't grapple with its repercussions or moral stain. It's more that, like in most things, the US isn't as exceptional as people think.
Every large nation-state got large by wiping out/assimilating other nations. This does not excuse the genocide, it's just a fact. Any large map of history that showed a large area as one culture was just racism - ie: "Celts" were not a monolith anymore than "Europeans" are today.
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Every large nation-state got large by wiping out/assimilating other nations. This does not excuse the genocide, it's just a fact. Any large map of history that showed a large area as one culture was just racism - ie: "Celts" were not a monolith anymore than "Europeans" are today.
He also deftly avoids TLJ drama. Well played.
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
He also deftly avoids TLJ drama. Well played.