Bernie Goldbach "topgold"

Hiding my American passport because coal-loving POTUS is complicit

Sipping and chatting where I last saw @markomahony.bsky.social

Thinking about making an audio note.

Microphone Windscreen for Samsung Galaxy S25 / S25+ / S25 Ultra This Gutmann artificial fur windscreen is specially designed to reduce wind noise when recording in outdoor or adverse environmental conditions. It…

I have never paid more than a tenner but may get this Microphone Windscreen for my Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra share.google/1Isx3nS2Ovd9...

I have to get a spoffle for my handset because my earbud mics capture road noise better than my voice

Babysitting The LG Washer . . . . 🎙🔊 FiremanRich on 𝕏 : https://twitter.com/FiremanRich.TheRealFiremanRich on FB: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/TheRealFiremanRich/⁠.FiremanRich on Truth Social: ⁠truthsocial.com/@FiremanRich⁠ .FiremanRich on…

Enjoying original washing machine Audioboo from @firemanrich.bsky.social

pca.st/episode/5594...

"Some of you folks use AI to do nearly everything and you are srill as lazy as ever."

We have a black cat and a white cat. Guess which one is the outdoor cat who climbs into neighbours' kitchens and makes herself at home under newly-discovered duvets.

Catching up with one of my bright grads who has a side hustle making bots for hire. One of her bots is built directly into Windows desktop to transcribe audio from an open laptop mic or from an online meeting without requiring the bot to join the call. #alwayslistening

Black History Month Lecture at Harvard tonight: https://insideview.ie/2026/02/09/black-history-month-lecture-at.html

It must drive the White House crazy to know that “I’ll Make Me A World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month” is on this afternoon in Harvard University.

@alastairmcdermott.bsky.social For your MD dashboard.

Trump Rages at Bad Bunny—and Accidentally Exposes a Big MAGA Weakness MAGA’s hatred of the Super Bowl halftime performer reflects a hubris about what parts of the culture are “theirs.” But those assumptions are proving more wrong every day.

For my European friends: Trump regards pro and college football (the players and the proud fans) as "his part" of American culture. The Superbowl halftime show means Trump is losing the culture war. As well as the immigration war. And the affordability war. newrepublic.com/article/2062...

I've met all three brothers. Tommy is the embodiment of critical thinking and I hope he earns a spotlight on his values.

Hearing details of @firemanrich.bsky.social's social audio journey drop into my podcatcher. Intrigued by the small circle of audio bloggers who responded to @soulcruzer.bsky.social's initial prompt last week. Here's Rich: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

From Rich Roberts' flow

@firemanrich.bsky.social Don Bongino needs to stop calling himself 'podfather' because AC owns that title in Wikipedia and beyond.

I lost seven of the Trump Faithful last week. Wishing for the return of true dialogue and bipartisanship.

I wish there was a user-generated map of pinpoints that showed spots people can pull over an snap shots like the Rock. In this case, the spot is 225m uphill from the petrol station where the coaches pull in. There should be an expansive short term parking spot there.

Jennifer O'Connell: Nobody is talking about the Great and not-so-Great Irish Men whose names won’t make headlines We’re happy to talk about the Epstein files all day long - just don’t mention our own shameful record

Ireland's Law Society Centre for Justice and Law Reform documents that Ireland has a 43 per cent higher rate of recorded sexual violence – incidents reported to the gardaí and officially entered into the criminal justice system – than other EU countries. (paywall)
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...?

I have to manage my Spring Planting so a lot of my free hours are spent away from my laptop.

Vibe code it. Scratch it out with Claude Code.

Bose Buds and Miscellany on my table

Reflecting on Social Audio's Rise and Retreat: https://insideview.ie/2026/02/07/reflecting-on-social-audios-rise.html

Just as you say, I like the way podcatchers keep playing audio once I tap into playlists. It's like tuning into a radio station. Elegant UX.

Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism

I stopped stacking thoughts and never use the Substack app because I dont like helping Nazis get funding channels

www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

You've sparked a collaborative node with your audio harvests. This is one of the joyful elements of the ATmosphere -- like old twitter :-)

Fabric | think better, together Your collaborative internet filespace. A note-taking and capture tool that just works. Designed for busy makers and thinkers.

I wonder if you can see an AI interface that gives more context to what I said. I dumped the Spreaker segment into Fabric and when I view it, I can ask for more info from Gemini (but you may need a Fabric log-in). Here's the link: fabric.so/p/tg-audio-e...

Solid revenue model there. The upgrade tiers often cost more than the monthly cost of two AI subscriptions. I'm on the basic tier with hundreds of segments spread across different shows. Just a hobby for the past 14 years.

My two pence: www.spreaker.com/episode/micr...

I found a place where I can make a blog post directly from a page in my Obsidian Vault. It's @manton.org's microblogging service. I use it for insideview.ie where dozens of my MB posts flow from my vault.

Today I saw an expert 'engagement farmer'

Your post and its commentators capture the compelling reasons I moved to MB. I should be allowed to pay more.