Josh McConnell

‘Bring Back BlackBerry’: The intentional tech movement just got its rallying cry In a world full of AI slop, a grassroots campaign kickoff in Brooklyn says more about our attention crisis than nostalgia ever could.

I attended the Bring Back BlackBerry campaign launch in Brooklyn.

It’s easy to think it’s about nostalgia. It’s not. It’s about a growing movement toward intentional tech: people choosing focus, tactility, and boundaries in a world drowning in AI slop.

joshmcconnell.substack.com/p/bring-back...

Seen on the Salesforce Tower. Is this what they told the hackers?

come on, Canada

Pentagon warns Toronto ‘dangerously close’ to winning World Series WASHINGTON D.C. - Following last night's elimination of the New York Yankees, the United States Department of War has advised the White House that the Toronto Blue Jays are "perilously close" to acqui...

Pentagon warns Toronto ‘dangerously close’ to winning World Series

I'm not sure the problem is framed correctly. I don't think you need to "signal" that you're looking at content at all. You could have a private list-like feature, but that's not for external signaling like a follow could be interpreted as.

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

The revenue from the stream could cover the child's future therapy bills.

Fair enough. Well don't worry, you can be my friend if you'd like.

"29% report a parasocial relationship with influencers."

That's quite a stat.

Newsrooms constantly chase backlinks and referral revenue, especially with SEO now. It's not unique to Prime Day(s). It's another example of newsrooms trying to plug revenue gaps, as many resist tech innovation at every turn. Started in the dot-com era with relying only on newspaper-style banner ads

We did it, fam.
New follow-up video this morning in the Nintendo Today app confirmed it was Pikmin. It was the same video, but with Pikmin added in (apparently the baby can see them, not the adults?). That was a fun 24 hours of everyone losing their minds.

'Canada will love us again,' Trump says as he meets with Carney to hash out tariff deal | CBC News U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he's working on a trade deal with Prime Minister Mark Carney that he believes will be well-received by Canadians, telling reporters assembled for their bilater...

"Asked if Canada will secure any concessions or leave today's meeting empty-handed, Trump said: "I think they're going to walk away very happy," and added later that on trade, "we're going to especially treat Canada fairly."" 🤷‍♂️
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

YouTube video by Nintendo of America Close to You – Nintendo

Yeah, it's definitely a Pikmin announcement. You see one running around in the background. Maybe a movie or TV show?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsuf...

This says to me that he either *really* doesn't want to be home or he *really* needs the money.

that new Close to You video in the Nintendo app was weird without any context, right?

You're watching NBA on TNT.

My NYC show was canceled over the weekend and I was super bummed to get the email about it.

I was secretly hoping the famous Apple iPad Pro ad would be added to this YouTube homepage playlist for a bit shade.

This week, the Global Sumud Flotilla tried to deliver life-saving aid to Gaza.

Instead, 461 people—including New Yorkers—have been detained by the Israeli military.

They must be freed at once. And the deliberate starvation of Palestinians must end now.

Whaaaaat.
They've canceled the PlayStation concert that was going to happen in NYC next week. Super bummed.

It's been fun watching just how painfully slow the $325 limited edition PlayStation book has been selling this week.

I wonder if there are any interesting albums releasing tomorrow.

Okay, the Xbox $360 era is pretty clever, @tomwarren.co.uk. Well done.

This is something I saw happening while I was still in newsrooms years ago. A big example given at the time was how much younger the White House press pool was getting. It used to be that it took years to get the coveted spot, but reporters fresh out of J school were now there asking questions.

"The Royals Loved The Show" is such a perfect description of... everything these days

Ohh so it's a "Get you fired for being wrong" level of bad. Good of them to announce that.

everybody is mad about almost everything all the time right now and if you can, i strongly advise finding something that makes you not mad and investing as much time as you can spare in that.

When a political opinion writer tries to be a business reporter but doesn't actually know what CEOs do on a day-to-day basis.
Also this is often the rhetoric that the public hears (politicians saying they'll run countries like a business). Not a great move to help reinforce that idea tbh.

The full quote at the end:
"...but it does make a lot of sense because they're having a hard time up there in Canada now."