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Originally published on March 27th, 2024, enjoy this episode where Georgia and guest producer Luis López wonder why there is so much audio online that seems to sound bad on purpose, and decide to give this practice a name: burnt toast audio. –Become a Never Post member for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of bonus content– Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com –Burnt Toast Audio https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_ https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4WXquxJWxG/ https://www.tiktok.com/@cbc/video/7285762769880714501 https://www.tiktok.com/@theporktornadoes/video/7179733641092746542 https://www.tiktok.com/@inf1n1temusic/video/7195244395220749574 https://www.tiktok.com/@cchiphop/video/7232580386759380267 https://www.tiktok.com/@epic.cammy1933/video/7348992219698826539 https://www.tiktok.com/@notamine/video/7347043430738054406 https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_/video/7310222966363573537 https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_/video/7313244933232676129 https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_/video/7173471436479139078 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzzUPZs5l1Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-3IV11_ZgA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D-ZO2rGcSA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77sS5IuR0Gs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2_r4q2imnQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvjQXF5ucO0 –Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia
Georgia talks to New Yorker staff writer Kyle Chayka about the state of personal taste on our algorithmic feeds. When popularity reigns supreme and it feels like everything is an ad online, how do we trust our own personal taste? –Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of bonus content– Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com –Did The Feed Ruin Taste? Wired - Geese’s popularity is a psyop Vulture - The entire feed is fake Find Kyle: His column Infinite Scroll in The New Yorker Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture Bluesky –Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia
Mike talks with two game designers, a nuclear physicist and sound artist about how the iconic videogame became what it is today: something that runs on every piece of technology (and increasingly: biology) known to man–Become a member at https://neverpo.st– Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com –Everything Plays Doom Xaser Acheron on Doomwiki and Github Bijan Stephen’s Website and Bsky John Matter’s Website and Bsky Matthew Gantt on Instagram and Diagnostics, his record on OMR Doom Guy: Life in First Person, by John Romero Master of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture, by David Kushner Next Generation Magazine, 30 Jun 1997 Compute! Magazine Issue 163 Computer Gaming World Issue 116Computer Gaming World Issue 116 Doom Editing Utilities, Doomwiki Other uses for DOOM engine, Usenetarchives Zfootball, Doomhockey, Hellshots, Gallery Experience, MyHouse.wad –Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.I got a tattoo of God. You can’t see itbut it’s everywhere. If I seem out of it,do the math. I was put on earth.And then you were, making up your feetas you went along. New thinspo clanks the spank bank. New emoticon makes a Holocene. Excerpt of Money Bin by Michael RobbinsNever Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia
Georgia chats with Sydney Bradley of Business Insider about dating app Bumble’s termination of the swipe, and the dating app market’s overall pivot to AI–Subscribe to the Trustfnd Independent Media Collective bundle here!– Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com –News Links Google Search as you know it is over What Is Claude Mythos—And Why Anthropic Won’t Let Anyone Use It How a government contest launched a revolution in AI-based bug hunting ICE Plans to Develop Own Smart Glasses to ‘Supplement’ Its Facial Recognition App ICE Mobile Fortify: Biometric Surveillance in Every Agent's Pocket X accounts are limited to 50 posts and 200 replies a day unless they pay for a blue checkmark Kickstarter faces pressure from payment processors to restrict adult content An Apology: Rethinking Our Mature Content Guidelines Navigating Stripe Mature Content Reviews Bumble Kills The Swipe To Help 'Exhausted' And 'Fatigued' Singles, CEO Confirms Dating app Bumble is ending swipe feature, introduces AI assistant for matchmaking Bumble introduces an AI dating assistant, ‘Bee’ –Swipe No More Find Sydney: Business Insider Twitter Her coverage on new dating apps –Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia
Originally published on March 27th, 2024, enjoy Mike's conversation with Gabriele de Seta and Paolo Berti about how the “megadungeon” is a productive model for understanding the internet.–Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for an ad-free version of the show and bonus content– Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com –Megadungeons Megadungeon: A Model for Media Complexity, Magazen Megadungeon: New Digital Volumetries in Art and Media, YT Playlist paranom.asia, Gabriele de Seta unive.it, Paolo Berti –Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.
Contributing producer Rose Witmer and her sister Maggie explore the nature of collecting — specifically, collecting Disney branded enamel pins — in an age where social media dominates hobbies across the board, and clicking "purchase" is easier than hunting for something IRL. –Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for an ad-free version of the show and bonus content– Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com –Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.–Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia
Mike talks with the German Federal Center for Digital Sovereignty’s Head of Open Source Product & Delivery about Digital Sovereignty and the process of divesting the German state from American technology products.–Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for an ad-free version of the show and bonus content. We're also offering an Independent Media Collective bundle, where you can subscribe to us, Aftermath, Rogue, and Rascal all at once for a sweet, sweet deal — 30 days, complete member access to all four platforms, for $12. – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com –News Links Brazil Bans 27 Prediction Platforms MSN on Brazilian ban Brazil tightens rules to curb 'bet-like' products Soldier charged in $400K Polymarket bet Kalshi, Polymarket lobby as insider trading, betting eyed by Congress RedNote after the 'TikTok refugee' moment Judge rules in favor of Indiana man in ICE tracking app lawsuit Co-Writing with AI Mor Naaman and Advait Baht on bsky Aadam Jacobs Collective 98% of IT leaders want digital sovereignty Exclusive: US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives –ZenDis, and Digital Sovereignty https://www.zendis.de/ https://www.opendesk.eu/en –Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia
Georgia speaks to writer, researcher, and academic Carolina Bandinelli about embarrassing boyfriends and the online culture of cynicism, shame, and blame that has spread throughout the modern dating scene.–Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for an ad-free version of the show and bonus content–Vogue — Is Having A Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?Find Carolina Her website Her study on dating apps and marketized love – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com –Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.–Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia
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