Jess Awtry

Breaking out a classic costume for trick or treaters. Happy Halloween! #ghostbusters

Also at the end of the trail today: free bike tune-ups by Friends of the W&OD.

Me, ashamed of riding this thing too hard without proper care: “I know it’s been too long since I’ve had a tune up. How bad am I?”

Him, after 4 seconds of silence: “… beautiful day, isn’t it.”

Word on the street is that you’re doing awesome.
(Spotted at the end of the W&OD trail after a morning ride)

How Americans View Journalists in the Digital Age U.S. adults largely value journalists’ role in society but see their influence declining – and they differ over what a journalist is, according to Pew Research Center.

Perceptions of journalism — and who is a journalist — keep shifting.

• Good news for journalists: 8 in 10 agree that you deserve that title if you write for a paper/website.

• Bad news: About half say influence is on the decline.

@pewresearch.org report: www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...

People who occasionally play Scrabble (maybe 3-4x per year), help me settle an argument in my house:

You just "know" how letter values … right? D=2, J=8, K=5, M=3, Q=10, etc.?

I rattled them off to prove it's common knowledge. My wife says this is NOT neurotypical human behavior.

Someone complimented the reference on my shirt with the subtlety of a drug deal at the grocery store. "Nice shirt," he said from behind his oncoming cart. "Yeah, a deep cut," I replied as we passed. "Hey, if you know, you know," he said, and we were gone. #neverfadeaway #cyberpunk2077

Power is out, which means an excuse to dig in the Halloween storage bins.

Pros: Can do dishes
Cons: Think I summoned something

'Transfer to a toll booth?' C'mon, scammer — what does that even mean? Do *I* get transferred to a toll booth? Is it like a workplace relocation, or more of a quantum state phenomenon?

I sure am glad Apple has kept the ability for me to add my friends' ICQ usernames in Contacts

Me after coming home from a night of karaoke

Discovered #Pantheon a few weeks ago — why am I the only one in the world watching it?? SO. GOOD. The first two eps are slow burns, but the show is otherwise devoid of filler and full of unseen twists. Dramatic, cerebral, prescient, moving, beautiful. On Netflix now and worth a watch!

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I'm not always one for gimmicky t-shirts, but I love the subtle ones that wouldn't get a second glance from most and mean the world to fans.

… I guess that means I am one for gimmicky t-shirts.
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Thanks! And live remark from the composer as he stumbles out of bed at noon for a bowl of Cocoa Dino-Bites: "Hey, that's my favorite track, too! Mostly because I wrote it in one go when I was having a shit night."

Diversify or die? 23 media leaders reveal how to make news pay in 2025 News revenue trends for 2025: 23 senior media leaders in the UK and US share their insights into how to make news pay,

Making news pay in 2025: Newsweek's SVP audience development @awtry.bsky.social says: "News publishers looking for a single huge revenue opportunity are setting themselves up for disappointment" and "The future lies where AI algorithms can’t follow: human connection"

WAVE GOODBYE Drew Awtry · TESTRUN · Song · 2024

What's cooler than retro synthwave dappled with colors of Japanese fusion? Having a son who just published his first EP, all in that style. Torn between being a proud dad and a fan, so I'mma go with both.

Favorite track below — if you dig it, spread the love: open.spotify.com/track/62QzNW...

Convinced @newsweek.com has the greatest newsroom break room view in all of breakroomdom. As a native Nebraskan, this never gets old:

Hey, fellow Bluesky pioneers! You're already on the cutting edge just by being here — make even more of it by connecting and chatting with @newsweek.com's growing list of reporters and editors. Starter pack: go.bsky.app/67A9aNk

Hey, news friends: @newsweek.com is live, posting and engaging on Bluesky!

What Donald Trump's strategic Bitcoin reserve could look like President-elect Trump's promise to establish a national Bitcoin reserve has sparked debate among experts about its feasibility and economic implications.

The recent re-election of Donald Trump has ignited discussions about his ambitious proposal to establish a national strategic Bitcoin reserve—but what would it look like? Is it even feasible?

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Y'ALL

The postal service (the actual government entity, not the band) is doing DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS stamps for 2024!!!

Microsoft Excel World Championship is an esports tournament that is based in Microsoft Excel. The tournament has a series of Qualification Rounds followed by... Microsoft Excel World Championship 2023 - Finals

I kind of can't look away from the livestream of the Microsoft Excel World Championship. youtu.be/UDGdPE_C9u8

Want to see the current user base of Bluesky homogenized in one thread? Got your jam:

Great theme song hooks, not counting show quality:

— Opening guitar twang of Firefly
— Contemplative piano of Westworld
— Monotone percussive piano of Battlestar Galactica
— Somber brass of Batman: The Animated Series
— Quirky mandolin of Arrested Development
— Doubled guitar/bass of Cowboy Bebop

What are the best TV theme songs of all time? Not the best shows — but the opening songs that immediately get you pumped when you hear the first few notes?

My top 5 (not in order)

Game of Thrones
The Office (US)
Poirot
Narcos
Law & Order

What did I miss?

Great theme songs, excluding shows:

If the upbeat chorus, rousing guitar and inexplicably enthusiastic singer of any prime time 80s sitcom doesn’t inspire you to clean a house, then what kind of GenXer are you even? Perfect Strangers, Charles in Charge, Family Matters, Just the Ten of Us….

Halloween on the International Space Station - NASA Although no ghouls or goblins or trick-or-treaters come knocking at the International Space Station’s front hatch, crew members aboard the orbiting facility

My favorite post of the evening: What do you dress up for on Halloween when you're already dressed as an astronaut?

We are getting MOBBED with trick-or-treaters. It's Spielbergian out there. Ran out of candy long ago. We are down to protein bars, y'all. We're 11 trick-or-treaters away from giving out Taco Bell hot sauce packets.

Sure, it could have been the wind who knocked my skeletons over, but my money is on the guy on the left. Just looks way too guilty.

Missing the entertainingly dumb spambots of yesteryear. From my editor days and the shared 'Obituaries' inbox account:

Assembling my crow army, day 92: After a couple weeks away, they’ve come back and brought friends! At least 10 of them are patiently waiting for snacks.