Anti-Social Media

Airport pick-up

Our last night housesitting.

I rarely watch online videos anymore, but every so often something crosses my radar that seems worth a few minutes of my time, and today it was this ad, made by the Norwegian Consumer Council:

I watched it twice! Once with the sound off at work, and it was funny enough to watch again with Aldon when I got home (sound on).

There’s an accompanying article that’s worth a gander as well

Digital products and services keep getting worse. A new report from the Norwegian Consumer Council (Forbrukerrådet) shows how this phenomenon – known as enshittification – affects both consumers and society at large, but that it is possible to turn the tide. 

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Woke up to maybe a centimeter of snow this morning. “Oh that’s not so bad!”

20 minutes later: blizzard. Total whiteout. About 4” in under 2 hours. and then it stopped and the sun came out.

Welcome to Spring!

When I need to relax, focus or calm my nervous system, I enjoy listening to soundscapes. My source of choice is myNoise.net

I like the customization and fullness of sound – many captured on location in real places.