just another day in paradise

‘Does this hurt podcast creators?

No. Castria downloads the complete episode straight from the publisher using your phone, so it registers as a genuine download and the ad impressions count just as the creator intended — we never re-host or alter the file.’

https://castria.app/

@James Cridland 🚨

‘People in manual and technical trades, such as electricians and auto mechanics, are using AI significantly as a hands-on collaborator, and are uploading images and videos to solve problems far more frequently than their white-collar counterparts.’

Google Study Says AI Is Helping Workers, Not Replacing Them
(gift) https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/google-study-says-ai-is-helping-workers-not-replacing-them-4b7bba39?st=atMTSb&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

‘Threads and Bluesky are not distributed. Distributable is not the same as being distributed. It’s like saying the Mets were able to win the World Series in 1962. In some fashion perhaps in an alternate universe, in reality, not gonna happen’

https://daveverse.org/2026/07/22/11383/

‘It’s a big world, so I’m sure somewhere out there a 21-year-old just downloaded Castro or Pocket Casts for the first time and thinks RSS feeds are awesome (if you are this person, please email me).’

a must-read by @Dustin at @Castro Podcasts

https://www.uncommonapps.nyc/p/podcast-apps-a-framework-for-dying