Nostr notes by John Spurlock

@npub1thg…zq23 just saw an incoming invalid payment payload ...

2026-04-18T17:22:09+02:00

Sam Sethi :pc2red: ⁂ (npub1thg…zq23) just saw an incoming invalid payment payload come through from podfans

what is "rss::payment::auto" ? I've only seen boost and stream so far

and also the link does not seem to open the payment details in the browser

and also there is no x-rss-payment header in the response, which is the whole point

podcast artwork of the year

2026-04-17T17:24:42+02:00

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podcast artwork of the year

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2026-04-17T00:09:31+02:00

wholesome

firmware leaked yesterday

2026-04-15T17:27:54+02:00

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firmware leaked yesterday

guy that only gets software made by telling people what to do and ...

2026-04-13T19:52:59+02:00

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guy that only gets software made by telling people what to do and takes long breaks...

congratulations you are an Enterprise Architect

idea: slopcastindex.org exact clone of the site / api in every ...

2026-04-13T19:47:05+02:00

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idea: slopcastindex.org

exact clone of the site / api in every way

keep them all there

@npub1rcn…dw4h can you update the feed url for this PI record ...

2026-04-10T01:37:30+02:00

Dave (npub1rcn…dw4h) can you update the feed url for this PI record to the one from itunes?

I can't seem to edit it - says it's conlicting on itself?

https://api.podcastindex.org/dashboard?q=50469

4 out of 5 money launderers agree!

2026-04-08T19:05:08+02:00

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4 out of 5 money launderers agree!

‘“We have the ‘keep your attention’ dial turned down on ...

2026-04-08T18:57:07+02:00

‘“We have the ‘keep your attention’ dial turned down on our algorithms. We are able to do that because we are focused on funding art, not ads.”’

https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/patreon-podcaster-earnings-2025-biggest-content-category-1236710779/

I guess I get what I pay for

2026-04-08T16:16:53+02:00

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I guess I get what I pay for

how the mighty have fallen rip useful vscode release changelogs ...

2026-04-08T16:04:25+02:00

how the mighty have fallen

rip useful vscode release changelogs structured by functionality, now it's just a braindead buglist

not even a release date at the top

https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_115

@npub1jzz…avap @npub1rcn…dw4h what is "no_broadcast" ...

2026-04-07T13:01:42+02:00

Dr Brian of London (Dev)🖥 (npub1jzz…avap) Dave (npub1rcn…dw4h) what is "no_broadcast" ?

"promiscuous"

2026-04-05T14:35:45+02:00

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"promiscuous"

I hit this problem a few months back, see the November 2025 note ...

2026-04-04T18:23:58+02:00

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I hit this problem a few months back, see the November 2025 note "TTS podcasts" on the page

basically I remove the slop with extreme prejudice. I want to make sure this remains a heartbeat of human podcast publishing, not dorks with for-loops

New data! My ranking of top podcast hosting companies based on ...

2026-04-04T17:58:10+02:00

New data! My ranking of top podcast hosting companies based on the 1.9 million new episodes published in March 2026

https://livewire.io/podcast-hosts-by-episode-share/

another one, both on redcircle 2,484 episodes in a 29.79mb feed ...

2026-04-04T15:33:06+02:00

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another one, both on redcircle

2,484 episodes in a 29.79mb feed

https://validator.livewire.io/?validate=https://feeds.redcircle.com/ecc6746b-ffb5-42a9-9d2a-a83dc08c67c7

heads up @npub1rcn…dw4h 24,659 episodes in a 37.27mb feed ...

2026-04-04T02:03:41+02:00

heads up Dave (npub1rcn…dw4h)

24,659 episodes in a 37.27mb feed

https://validator.livewire.io/?validate=https://feeds.redcircle.com/8faf24f1-8df3-4de6-8c20-1656ae21c1f3

tired: pair programming wired: pair _admin_ing

2026-04-03T21:53:04+02:00

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tired: pair programming
wired: pair _admin_ing

‘The /pair approve command doesn't check who is approving. ...

2026-04-03T21:35:44+02:00

‘The /pair approve command doesn't check who is approving. So someone with basic pairing access (the lowest permission tier) can approve themselves for admin. That's it. Full instance takeover’

https://old.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1sbdw29/if_youre_running_openclaw_you_probably_got_hacked/

removing things from the spec is the most damaging thing that can ...

2026-04-03T20:21:35+02:00

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removing things from the spec is the most damaging thing that can be done to the entire project imo

resist!

just realized every single podcaster is going to make some sort ...

2026-04-03T19:22:51+02:00

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just realized every single podcaster is going to make some sort of "we're for sale at the right price" joke in their next episode

get ready folks

‘It’s a tale as old as time: Are you a corporate titan, ...

2026-04-03T18:40:17+02:00

‘It’s a tale as old as time: Are you a corporate titan, unhappy with how you or your company are portrayed in the realm of popular opinion? Good news: You can buy the media.’

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/billionares-buying-media-deals-openai-tbpn-larry-ellison-1236554833/

funny you say that, claude is working on that, leaked yesterday ...

2026-04-01T21:32:23+02:00

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funny you say that, claude is working on that, leaked yesterday 🐶🐱🐹

https://lr0.org/blog/p/claude-code-source/#you-have-a-pet

I blame twitter Cloudflare does make solid building blocks, ...

2026-04-01T20:41:36+02:00

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I blame twitter

Cloudflare does make solid building blocks, it's just their demos-on-top-products that should be avoided at all costs - and now they can slopcode them up at breakneck speed

rip "wildebeest"
https://blog.cloudflare.com/welcome-to-wildebeest-the-fediverse-on-cloudflare/

I really like Cloudflare, but god do they have ...

2026-04-01T19:52:46+02:00

I really like Cloudflare, but god do they have 'foot-in-mouth' disease when it comes to positioning stuff.

Just release something great, and don't call it "the spiritual successor to WordPress", something an over-excited product-manager-brain-in-a-jar might say

https://blog.cloudflare.com/emdash-wordpress/

hmm, this was in the reflex service, so most likely came from ...

2026-04-01T19:04:34+02:00

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hmm, this was in the reflex service, so most likely came from payment metadata

@npub1fkf…84sp Barry, what's up with this feed? ...

2026-04-01T18:05:11+02:00

Barry Luijbregts (npub1fkf…84sp) Barry, what's up with this feed?

https://serve.podhome.fm/rss/fafd2bfc-98ac-5010-9fcb-7403abfd420

checking out qwen 3.5 without a 3090, great way to heat up a ...

2026-04-01T02:50:42+02:00

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checking out qwen 3.5 without a 3090, great way to heat up a laptop https://ollama.com/blog/mlx

‘A telling element of this new announcement is that Google ...

2026-04-01T01:10:59+02:00

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‘A telling element of this new announcement is that Google didn't publish the circuits. Instead, the team used a zero-knowledge proof to verify their claims without revealing the attack details. ... It’s the first time a ZK proof has been used to disclose a novel quantum cryptanalysis result. Google says it engaged with the U.S. government before publishing and urges other research teams to adopt the same approach.’

a new Google revenue stream: spending other peoples sats

don't know, they all have "Aftersight" as the author ...

2026-04-01T00:23:20+02:00

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don't know, they all have "Aftersight" as the author and are hosted by Transistor

this is my favorite: https://feeds.transistor.fm/grocery-ads-sprouts

high quality stuff

podslop alert ...

2026-03-31T20:31:50+02:00

podslop alert

https://podcastindex.org/search?q=aftersight&type=all

‘We note that while viable solutions like PQC exist, they will ...

2026-03-31T18:32:56+02:00

‘We note that while viable solutions like PQC exist, they will take time to implement, bringing increasing urgency to act’

https://research.google/blog/safeguarding-cryptocurrency-by-disclosing-quantum-vulnerabilities-responsibly/

‘I also believe that that level of _useful_ artificial ...

2026-03-31T18:10:08+02:00

‘I also believe that that level of _useful_ artificial intelligence is completely within reach locally and it has always been just a matter of implementing the right software stack to bring it to the end user.’

https://x.com/ggerganov/status/2038632534414680223

whoa I am a fetch man, but Axios has mindshare ...

2026-03-31T16:04:14+02:00

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whoa

I am a fetch man, but Axios has mindshare

once something like this gains traction, it's a great way to ...

2026-03-30T18:58:23+02:00

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once something like this gains traction, it's a great way to onboard new OP3 shows, they don't want to be left out of the list.

explains why I've seen so many accounting shows add the prefix recently.

this kind of idea could be easily repurposed for other fields, hmm...

Just found today that this exists A list of the top accounting ...

2026-03-30T18:37:49+02:00

Just found today that this exists

A list of the top accounting podcasts, as measured by OP3 downloads

I don't _love_ straight up podcast download measuring contests like this, but I do love the fact that someone can build this without me being aware of it for weeks

https://accountingpodcasts.com/

this will always be my favorite style I didn't know it ...

2026-03-29T19:10:32+02:00

this will always be my favorite style

I didn't know it originated in Columbus, always associated it with Cincinnati / southern Ohio

https://nypost.com/2026/03/28/lifestyle/surprising-pizza-contender-is-beating-new-york-and-chicago-and-gaining-fans-fast/

ok language is a construct, etc, etc but if you pronounce it ...

2026-03-29T00:12:56+01:00

ok language is a construct, etc, etc

but if you pronounce it "eye-ron", you a bozo

"it's like a trumpet" @npub1fmx…wp74 try closing ...

2026-03-27T18:42:31+01:00

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"it's like a trumpet"

Adam Curry :pci: :pc2blue: (npub1fmx…wp74) try closing the spit valve

I mean... it's not wrong

2026-03-27T17:26:59+01:00

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I mean... it's not wrong

‘Time till death: 8 months’ ...

2026-03-27T17:22:09+01:00

‘Time till death: 8 months’

https://deathbyclawd.com/?url=op3.dev

negatory not even the two transistor shows

2026-03-25T20:10:49+01:00

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negatory

not even the two transistor shows

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2026-03-25T16:42:36+01:00

no chapters in the UI, nor the word by word in the transcript

2026-03-25T12:23:52+01:00

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no chapters in the UI, nor the word by word in the transcript

here are a bunch https://podcasts.apple.com/us/grouping/199603

2026-03-25T12:13:20+01:00

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here are a bunch

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/grouping/199603

with today's public release of HLS video in Apple Podcasts, I ...

2026-03-24T23:43:01+01:00

with today's public release of HLS video in Apple Podcasts, I am now seeing 48 shows that support it

breakdown by hosting company:
- acast: 31
- art19: 10
- omny: 2
- transistor: 2
- podigee: 2
- audiomeans: 1

(also 2 shows that _were_ doing HLS during the beta and went back to audio only)

we're due a live Omarchy screencast during the show, I want ...

2026-03-24T19:28:19+01:00

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we're due a live Omarchy screencast during the show, I want to see the setup at work!

Dave did have live HLS video going for a few episodes a while ...

2026-03-24T19:22:33+01:00

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Dave did have live HLS video going for a few episodes a while back...

whoa, Apple Podcasts in iOS 26.4 has a massive video promo intro ...

2026-03-24T19:10:10+01:00

whoa, Apple Podcasts in iOS 26.4 has a massive video promo intro screen, and a new video section

sad to see this go I assume this means we can use the classic ...

2026-03-20T18:09:36+01:00

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sad to see this go

I assume this means we can use the classic radio news intro theme?

CBS News: On The Hour
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cbs-news-on-the-hour/id1745585836

‘While this was a necessary decision, it was not an easy one. A ...

2026-03-20T17:54:59+01:00

‘While this was a necessary decision, it was not an easy one. A shift in radio station programming strategies, coupled with challenging economic realities, has made it impossible to continue the service.’

https://deadline.com/2026/03/cbs-news-radio-to-shut-down-1236761393/

‘Finally, the first phase of transcripts in Overcast! All of ...

2026-03-18T22:58:54+01:00

‘Finally, the first phase of transcripts in Overcast!

All of this should work even with dynamic ad insertion… and _even with private/membership podcasts!_’

https://www.reddit.com/r/overcast/comments/1rxf5br/testflight_build_1151_first_beta_with_transcripts/

I believe they are introducing ai-content (true or false, their ...

2026-03-16T20:29:17+01:00

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I believe they are introducing ai-content (true or false, their default) and cleaning up their existing explicit tags

not yet

2026-03-16T18:39:11+01:00

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not yet

good gravy, spreaker is pinging this morning ...

2026-03-16T17:34:57+01:00

good gravy, spreaker is pinging this morning

putting my cards on the table, I am a 'podcast' (the ...

2026-03-16T16:54:01+01:00

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putting my cards on the table, I am a 'podcast' (the term) maximalist

I don't view it as a bad thing if nearly everything published in the future is called a podcast

imo 'podcast' carries some useful expectations that 'video' or 'youtube' or 'tv' does not

not to mention no one really can control language if they wanted to

‘And, if we’re being honest, we will obviously call him ...

2026-03-16T13:56:58+01:00

‘And, if we’re being honest, we will obviously call him again.’

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/03/trump-phone-number/686370/?gift=nHf7iWmpOKBdlkwz68mfUIFbvoHl-mySmJyMOUTTBik

‘But to adopt HLS video in Apple Podcasts feels like a turn ...

2026-03-16T13:45:31+01:00

‘But to adopt HLS video in Apple Podcasts feels like a turn away from the kind of podcasting I’ve loved for 20+ years. The switch from audio-first to video-first feels like podcasting as a word, as a medium, may be changing forever.’

https://beard.fm/blog/goodbye-podcasts-hello-shows

yep QUIC was developed at Google (2011? 2012?) and used instead ...

2026-03-13T19:05:10+01:00

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yep QUIC was developed at Google (2011? 2012?) and used instead of HTTP for many years when users using Chrome were talking to any Google service on the backend.

worked out so well they brought it to the standards bodies and it became http/3

Spreaker hosts thousands of new podcast episodes every month. ...

2026-03-12T16:25:43+01:00

Spreaker hosts thousands of new podcast episodes every month. Their podcasters can now self-label AI-generated content.

"AGC" has a nice ring to it, no?

https://help.spreaker.com/en/articles/12458456-ai-generated-content-in-your-podcast-and-episode-descriptions

AGC: AI-generated content

2026-03-12T16:13:34+01:00

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AGC: AI-generated content

New post! "HLS video" doesn't really mean much, ...

2026-03-11T16:55:25+01:00

New post!

"HLS video" doesn't really mean much, let's take a closer look at which features/resolutions/providers the podcast companies supporting this nascent standard are actually using...

https://livewire.io/hls-video-in-podcasts/

@npub1rcn…dw4h let's put an hls example right on the main ...

2026-03-10T21:30:04+01:00

Dave (npub1rcn…dw4h) let's put an hls example right on the main alternateEnclosure spec page

here's a PR: https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace/pull/763

nice

2026-03-10T21:17:12+01:00

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nice

ah ok mystery solved, kind of what is hivepinger?

2026-03-10T20:59:42+01:00

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ah ok mystery solved, kind of

what is hivepinger?

whelp, whoever it is, it's alive and sending out podpings ...

2026-03-10T18:54:57+01:00

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whelp, whoever it is, it's alive and sending out podpings

wonder if they are duplicative? seems to be mostly buzzsprout urls, but not exclusively

brb updating android studio ...

2026-03-10T14:51:40+01:00

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brb updating android studio

getting asymptotically closer to reaching ultimate zen state of ...

2026-03-10T02:52:55+01:00

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getting asymptotically closer to reaching ultimate zen state of every day being nothing but updating stuff

whoa, vscode is now going to weekly stable releases as well? ...

2026-03-09T15:14:31+01:00

whoa, vscode is now going to weekly stable releases as well?

https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_111

👋 mr devping who are you? ...

2026-03-09T13:36:04+01:00

👋 mr devping

who are you?

I never have enough space, so this would be additive 3 27s, or ...

2026-03-04T16:30:12+01:00

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I never have enough space, so this would be additive

3 27s, or the classic gore setup if you will

imagine a beowolf cluster of these...

2026-03-04T16:16:21+01:00

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imagine a beowolf cluster of these...

maybe the studio display xdr, but later in the year I think this ...

2026-03-04T15:59:31+01:00

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maybe the studio display xdr, but later in the year

I think this year is the year I upgrade from mbpro to the mac studio, but we'll see what they announce in a few months

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2026-03-04T15:32:21+01:00

mv "iPhone 17e" "iPhone Neo"

same clunky design, was hoping for a taper - and for some reason ...

2026-03-04T15:19:24+01:00

same clunky design, was hoping for a taper - and for some reason I thought it was going to be smaller, oh well

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/say-hello-to-macbook-neo/

@npub1fmx…wp74 I am so jealous of you you get to wait for dusk, ...

2026-03-03T21:55:54+01:00

Adam Curry :pci: :pc2blue: (npub1fmx…wp74) I am so jealous of you

you get to wait for dusk, turn off the lights, crank up the speakers, and watch 2001 space odyssey for the first time, as an adult 🦍 ▮ 🧑‍🚀

‘SAG-AFTRA currently has two podcasts contracts: the micropod, ...

2026-03-03T18:22:26+01:00

‘SAG-AFTRA currently has two podcasts contracts: the micropod, which covers podcasts earnings less than $10,000 per season’

think I just found a term worse than "pod"

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/video-podcasts-sag-aftra-1236517714/

my thoughts are misguided and a little naive

2026-03-02T17:35:22+01:00

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my thoughts are misguided and a little naive

‘But, he said, “most people don’t want to learn it, either. ...

2026-03-02T16:19:50+01:00

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‘But, he said, “most people don’t want to learn it, either. They want to farm their work out to Anthropic or OpenAI, and are like, ‘Well, they’ll figure it out.’”’

‘was impacted by objects that struck the data center’ ...

2026-03-02T02:01:45+01:00

‘was impacted by objects that struck the data center’

https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status

Thanks for that! ‘Adam's AI corner’ is one of my favorite ...

2026-02-28T15:09:48+01:00

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Thanks for that!

‘Adam's AI corner’ is one of my favorite recent segments of the PC 20 show

This article I thought was more thoughtful than most on "Is this making?", though I think it went off the rails with the consumption thesis at the end

I still view Claude Code and friends not as "making" per se, but instead "getting something made"

More akin to outsourcing, or prayer

I might elaborate on the outsourcing comparison more in the future as I have some stories from my past there

‘The initial atproto team spent 25 collective years on magical ...

2026-02-27T18:27:56+01:00

‘The initial atproto team spent 25 collective years on magical meshes, including IPFS, Dat, SSB, and Filecoin. As much as we loved them, we couldn't get past the problems of usable software.

Good protocol design requires balancing the tensions of ideology and practicality.’

https://www.pfrazee.com/blog/practical-decentralization

I wonder if they listen in the background while they are doing ...

2026-02-27T18:12:16+01:00

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I wonder if they listen in the background while they are doing something else

👀

2026-02-27T17:58:12+01:00

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👀

‘Each one generated its own salvation narrative: master this ...

2026-02-27T15:10:38+01:00

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‘Each one generated its own salvation narrative: master this tool, transform yourself, become the kind of person who builds the future.’

https://read.technically.dev/p/vibe-coding-and-the-maker-movement

‘Homebrew computer clubs in the 1970s. Punk zines in the 1980s. ...

2026-02-27T15:10:29+01:00

‘Homebrew computer clubs in the 1970s. Punk zines in the 1980s. The early web in the 1990s. Each one developed a community of practice—what Brian Eno would call a “scenius”—where people played with tools that the mainstream considered toys.’

I guess it's easier for journalists to start with an ai ...

2026-02-27T14:48:39+01:00

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I guess it's easier for journalists to start with an ai overview, then sprinkle in some voice? as it sounds like they are doing here, freeing them up to get out there in the real world and dig up facts.

I still think human synthesis seems an important part of the process, but maybe not equally in all traditional newspaper content (high school sports recaps etc)

‘The goal is not to replace the journalists in the newsroom or ...

2026-02-27T01:03:00+01:00

‘The goal is not to replace the journalists in the newsroom or to decrease their numbers. It’s not even to increase production. Instead, it’s to grow the newsroom’s reporting and give reporters more time.’

https://www.cjr.org/news/cleveland-newsroom-ai-rewrite-desk-chris-quinn-plain-dealer.php

probably unrelated, but I can't help but see that this feed ...

2026-02-26T21:21:09+01:00

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probably unrelated, but I can't help but see that this feed apparently expired on the day that Ted Kennedy received applause for a speech to the unions denouncing cuts to social programs by the Reagan administration

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1981/11/19/issue.html

i'm able to curl it just fine from my desk fwiw curl -v https ...

2026-02-26T21:13:06+01:00

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i'm able to curl it just fine from my desk fwiw

curl -v https ://podcast.philosopherfilms.com/@holymagichair/feed.xml

@npub1rcn…dw4h I'm not sure why ...

2026-02-26T20:08:58+01:00

Dave (npub1rcn…dw4h) I'm not sure why https://api.podcastindex.org/dashboard?q=7721627 is not working, the feed seems fine from my side, but getting a 415 code in the index

lots of key insights in here to unlock

2026-02-26T16:09:58+01:00

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lots of key insights in here to unlock

no, it's very broad that's what made this stand out more ...

2026-02-25T15:32:58+01:00

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no, it's very broad

that's what made this stand out more than the garden-variety one off exclusions that I have to do every day

Big spike in "browser" downloads yesterday (2026-02-24 ...

2026-02-25T14:58:25+01:00

Big spike in "browser" downloads yesterday (2026-02-24 utc) from a variety of networks that mostly send bot traffic.

Chrome/Edge/Firefox. Why do crawlers even send Edge uas? Makes them _more_ sus.

Downloading shows that haven't received a single app download for weeks, which is a dead giveaway

Added a new stronger bot-id on these networks this morning in OP3 here in case any other podcast hosts want to cross-reference, the fact that it is so distributed is annoying:
https://github.com/skymethod/op3/blob/b2fb92828432790f373b67a553e75284daf7d065/worker/backend/bots.ts#L39

thanks! Definitely appreciate the mentions in Podnews, it would ...

2026-02-25T00:55:01+01:00

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thanks!

Definitely appreciate the mentions in Podnews, it would be nice to figure out how to find one or two named OP3 sponsors - haven't had any new ones for quite a while, but I also am not spending time reaching out.

Right now sponsorship is more or less equivalent to the costs, valuing my time at zero. Which is fine, it's not meant to be a money making venture, but not necessarily robust to any future wild growth (which would also be nice).

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2026-02-24T23:08:15+01:00

‘Those who can, make. Those who can't, fake.’

no worries, but I just rechecked the story again today and still ...

2026-02-24T16:09:21+01:00

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no worries, but I just rechecked the story again today and still don't see a link to your source

links are free! and I'd appreciate a hat tip for providing the meat of that story

looks pretty good - just missing a link to your source! ...

2026-02-23T13:58:34+01:00

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looks pretty good - just missing a link to your source!

https://podcastindex.social/@js/116099959846394052

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note12rz…8295

Curious what resolutions/codecs are being used by the new HLS video podcasts in Apple Podcasts?

So was I:

can't speak for others, but I'm genuinely trying to coax ...

2026-02-23T01:56:48+01:00

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can't speak for others, but I'm genuinely trying to coax out the argument for jamming it into alternateEnclosure, which is still unstated

you didn't say it out loud, but is this argument?

"a few publishers have added alternateEnclosure and we think adding new tags is hard, and fewer have added contentLink"

just want to get it out in the open

As far as complicated:

thankfully no kludge is necessary here, there is a structured way ...

2026-02-22T12:18:08+01:00

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thankfully no kludge is necessary here, there is a structured way of expressing "here is this episode on another platform": contentLink

https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace/blob/main/docs/tags/content-link.md

still usable by apps and Nathan Gathright (npub137c…y0lh)

if nothing means anything, why not use the image tag? it also has a url and a content-type

what is the argument _for_ putting youtube links in alternateEnclosure? Budget for rss tags exhausted? "I just kind of learned about this concept, incompletely, and it's sort of close"? I don't get it