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\n🦍 Mitchellaneous #209: Memes and other found media
\nOliver, the new footman on “The Gilded Age.”
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\nI struggled to get audio to work when using the TiVo and finally had to resort to unplugging the Roku, like...
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\n
– Jason Snell, in a throwaway comment in a blog post about Markdown. I LOLed. I’ve been living that reality for 30 years.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mitchwagner.com/2026/11/08/all-cmses-are-bad-except.html","date_published":"2026-11-08T19:48:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Mitch Wagner","url":"https://mitchwagner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F26%2F2611.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MitchWagner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-08 19:48","date_timestamp":1794167337,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@mitch/117582552495501905","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6d7jpsd2vabuplvlhyrj3vxe/post/3mzt6mecuni2p"]}},{"id":"100736875","content_html":"Woody Harrelson: No one loves you more than Exxon youtu.be/yJyQXGynw…
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mitchwagner.com/2026/11/08/woody-harrelson-no-one-loves.html","date_published":"2026-11-08T19:36:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Mitch Wagner","url":"https://mitchwagner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F26%2F2611.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MitchWagner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-08 19:36","date_timestamp":1794166589,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@mitch/117582504758493535","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6d7jpsd2vabuplvlhyrj3vxe/post/3mzt5wsqhn62p"]}},{"id":"100707287","content_html":"🦍 Mitchellaneous #208: Memes and other found media: mitchwagner.com
","summary":"","url":"https://mitchwagner.com/2026/11/07/mitchellaneous-memes-and-other-found.html","date_published":"2026-11-08T04:39:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Mitch Wagner","url":"https://mitchwagner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F26%2F2611.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MitchWagner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-08 04:39","date_timestamp":1794112786,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@mitch/117578978688249474","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6d7jpsd2vabuplvlhyrj3vxe/post/3mzrlukc3nm2y"]}},{"id":"100692876","content_html":"I lost interest in the new iPad mini after reading this review, by David Pierce at the Verge and Marques Brownlee’s similar review on YouTube,.
\nFor $1,200, I want a 120 Hz display. I don’t even know if I’d notice the difference, but I don’t want to compromise for that kind of money. Instead, I’ll just stick...
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://mitchwagner.com/2026/11/07/how-text-watermarking-works-tim.html","date_published":"2026-11-07T19:52:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Mitch Wagner","url":"https://mitchwagner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F26%2F2611.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MitchWagner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-07 19:52","date_timestamp":1794081176,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@mitch/117576907433723577","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6d7jpsd2vabuplvlhyrj3vxe/post/3mzqofcz6bo2f"]}},{"id":"100638334","content_html":"@ffmike Thanks for the tip on these. I like the AP News homepage and I have no doubt I’ll like Reuters too. But I only check them every few days. These days I rely on newsletters to keep up with news. If I don’t hear the helicopters overhead, I can wait to learn about it.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MitchWagner/100638334","date_published":"2026-11-06T19:03:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Mitch Wagner","url":"https://mitchwagner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F26%2F2611.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MitchWagner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-06 19:03","date_timestamp":1793991834,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100638124","content_html":"🦍 Mitchellaneous #207: Memes and other found media: mitchwagner.com
","summary":"","url":"https://mitchwagner.com/2026/11/06/mitchellaneous-memes-and-other-found.html","date_published":"2026-11-06T18:58:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Mitch Wagner","url":"https://mitchwagner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F26%2F2611.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MitchWagner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-06 18:58","date_timestamp":1793991520,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@mitch/117571031234183251","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6d7jpsd2vabuplvlhyrj3vxe/post/3mzo2wjb3rw2k"]}},{"id":"100583933","content_html":"RIP Salon.com. I checked it daily first thing in the morning in the late 90s. It’s where I learned about 9/11.
\nThe 9/11 page isn’t archived but here it is from two days later.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mitchwagner.com/2026/11/05/rip-saloncom-i-checked-it.html","date_published":"2026-11-05T21:05:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Mitch Wagner","url":"https://mitchwagner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F26%2F2611.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MitchWagner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-05 21:05","date_timestamp":1793912727,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@mitch/117565866762035735","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6d7jpsd2vabuplvlhyrj3vxe/post/3mzlrilpd5l23"]}},{"id":"100578310","content_html":"🦍 Mitchellaneous #206: Memes and other found media: mitchwagner.com
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","summary":"","url":"https://mitchwagner.com/2026/11/04/mitchellaneous-memes-and-other-found.html","date_published":"2026-11-05T06:49:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Mitch Wagner","url":"https://mitchwagner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F26%2F2611.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MitchWagner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-05 06:49","date_timestamp":1793861394,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@mitch/117562502910850551","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6d7jpsd2vabuplvlhyrj3vxe/post/3mzkbqak3zo24"]}},{"id":"100543739","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781613776599/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake 📚 I didn’t love it it but I liked it. I will probably try another sometime.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mitchwagner.com/2026/11/04/finished-reading-the-hunter-by.html","date_published":"2026-11-05T03:28:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Mitch Wagner","url":"https://mitchwagner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F26%2F2611.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MitchWagner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-05 03:28","date_timestamp":1793849280,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@mitch/117562503389218848","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6d7jpsd2vabuplvlhyrj3vxe/post/3mzkbp3mkig2x"]}},{"id":"100497065","content_html":"Nobody should talk to me today because I do not share in the general jubilation over election results. We’ve been here before. Obama 2008. Biden 2020. This is a big step, but it’s just the first step. Will the Democrats have the backbone to make the structural change that America requires?
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mitchwagner.com/2026/11/04/nobody-should-talk-to-me.html","date_published":"2026-11-04T16:22:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Mitch Wagner","url":"https://mitchwagner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F26%2F2611.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MitchWagner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-04 16:22","date_timestamp":1793809337,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@mitch/117559091051429142","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6d7jpsd2vabuplvlhyrj3vxe/post/3mzir7c2pqs2o"]}},{"id":"100447055","content_html":"🦍 Mitchellaneous #204: Memes and other found media
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\n@elithebearded I never was a fan.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MitchWagner/100443900","date_published":"2026-11-04T00:30:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Mitch Wagner","url":"https://mitchwagner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F26%2F2611.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MitchWagner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-04 00:30","date_timestamp":1793752234,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100436007","content_html":"In response to my earlier post, I’m now seeing comments from people who actually liked Gilligan’s Island. Nobody’s speaking up to defend the Brady Bunch though.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mitchwagner.com/2026/11/03/in-response-to-my-earlier.html","date_published":"2026-11-03T21:22:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Mitch Wagner","url":"https://mitchwagner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F26%2F2611.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MitchWagner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-03 21:22","date_timestamp":1793740944,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100435940","content_html":"The media blackout of the new rape allegation against Trump: mitchwagner.com
","summary":"A congressional report details sexual assault allegations against Trump, including rape, while most media outlets have largely ignored or downplayed them. People need to be reminded that Trump has raped children and women numerous times.","url":"https://mitchwagner.com/2026/11/03/the-media-blackout-of-the.html","date_published":"2026-11-03T21:20:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Mitch Wagner","url":"https://mitchwagner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F26%2F2611.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MitchWagner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-03 21:20","date_timestamp":1793740810,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@mitch/117554600251191990","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6d7jpsd2vabuplvlhyrj3vxe/post/3mzgrggdg7k22"]}},{"id":"100432371","content_html":"My journalism role model.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://mitchwagner.com/2026/11/03/my-journalism-role-model.html","date_published":"2026-11-03T20:11:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Mitch Wagner","url":"https://mitchwagner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F26%2F2611.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MitchWagner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-03 20:11","date_timestamp":1793736660,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@mitch/117554328975863942","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6d7jpsd2vabuplvlhyrj3vxe/post/3mzgnjsg2zr2e"]}},{"id":"100428103","content_html":"“When I moved in with my partner, I got into the habit of reporting all the little chores I’d done so she knew I was doing my fair share of the housework. Now realised that she is rarely interested so I just make things up. I’ve just recalibrated the TV aerial transistor.” — @fesshole@mastodon.social
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mitchwagner.com/2026/11/03/when-i-moved-in-with.html","date_published":"2026-11-03T19:01:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Mitch Wagner","url":"https://mitchwagner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F26%2F2611.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MitchWagner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-03 19:01","date_timestamp":1793732460,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6d7jpsd2vabuplvlhyrj3vxe/post/3mzgjmb73ma2t"]}},{"id":"100427242","content_html":"@annahavron Brilliant!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MitchWagner/100427242","date_published":"2026-11-03T18:44:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Mitch Wagner","url":"https://mitchwagner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F26%2F2611.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MitchWagner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-03 18:44","date_timestamp":1793731476,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100427226","content_html":"@JohnPhilpin I’m glad you did not waste good coffee.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MitchWagner/100427226","date_published":"2026-11-03T18:44:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Mitch Wagner","url":"https://mitchwagner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F26%2F2611.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MitchWagner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-03 18:44","date_timestamp":1793731453,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100424129","content_html":"The youngs do not appreciate that often we watched TV shows because there was nothing else on. We didn’t like The Brady Bunch or Gilligan’s Island, not really.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mitchwagner.com/2026/11/03/the-youngs-do-not-appreciate.html","date_published":"2026-11-03T17:47:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Mitch Wagner","url":"https://mitchwagner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F26%2F2611.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MitchWagner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-03 17:47","date_timestamp":1793728020,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@mitch/117553762511764806","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6d7jpsd2vabuplvlhyrj3vxe/post/3mzgfi5nhiz2i"]}},{"id":"100386904","content_html":"🦍 Mitchellaneous #203: Memes and other found media
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\nDo you answer phone calls from unknown numbers? Also, how do you manage junk texts? Do you block or screen texts from unknown numbers?
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