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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 15h

"I use AI to do the things that I'm bad at." Prefect framing, Linus Torvalds.

Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 16h

On this day in 2006, Google announced it would buy YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock. YouTube had 67 employees at the time. (Sources: Google, AP) #TechHistory #YouTube

Web 2.0 glossy button art of Chris Pirillo in 2006 holding a camcorder up to film myself, a giant glossy play button behind me with a $1.65 billion price tag hanging off it

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 18h

Today is World Post Day - 3 Facts! • It marks the Universal Postal Union's founding in Bern in 1874. • More than 150 countries celebrate it. • There are more than 660,000 post offices worldwide. (Source: United Nations) #WorldPostDay

Illustration of Chris Pirillo in context for World Post Day, October 9: the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union's founding in Bern in 1874, declared at the UPU's 1969 Tokyo Congress.

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 19h

oh, not only does macos golden gate look like shit, it operates like shit, too! glad they kept the "best" parts of tahoe. federighi deserves a raise and promotion for this.

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 21h

Sometimes, not knowing how to do something is the best way to do it.

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 23h

Google doesn't have a few years. They get rid of things quickly if they're not working. #Googlebook #Chromebook #Google youtu.be/Rm5S4QyFFW0

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Today is Fire Prevention Week - 3 Facts! • It marks the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. • Wilson proclaimed the first Fire Prevention Day in 1920. • This year's theme is safe charging for lithium-ion batteries. (Sources: NFPA, Proclamation 1573) #FirePreventionWeek

Illustration of Chris Pirillo in context for Fire Prevention Week, October 4 to 10, 2026, observed the week of October 9 for the Great Chicago Fire of 1871; this year's theme is safe charging of lithium-ion batteries.

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

On this day in 1996, the U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp for ENIAC's 50th anniversary, dedicated at Aberdeen Proving Ground. (Sources: Computer History Museum, Mystic Stamp) #TechHistory #ENIAC

Punched-card art of Chris Pirillo beside ENIAC's room-sized panels, hands behind his back, as a giant postage stamp showing ENIAC's panels is unveiled

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I better watch out because if you say Googlebook three times, a Googlebook appears. Gemini just said... three timers! #Googlebook #Gemini #Google youtu.be/Rm5S4QyFFW0

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

me think this no official, but me also think it is good

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

On this day in 1996, the U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp for ENIAC's 50th anniversary, dedicated at Aberdeen Proving Ground. (Sources: Computer History Museum, Mystic Stamp) #TechHistory #ENIAC

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

On this day in 2007, people on my live stream argued over one big computer running virtual machines versus a few smaller ones with one job each. My Mac mini was mostly a streaming box then. My answer: it depends on the task. youtu.be/6eHlAUlD5iY #TechHistory

A still from Chris Pirillo's 2007 video “How Many Computers do you Have in your House?”

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

ChatGPT recommended my event, ctrl-alt-create live, so I must have been doing something right. To me, that is just, that is so cool. #ChatGPT #AI youtu.be/EOjaRendQT4

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

6:30 in the morning, in the den. Your computer's a Commodore 64, and it's all the way off. #Commodore64 #RetroComputing youtu.be/YnI-e_S4ZNw

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Today is National LED Light Day - 3 Facts! 1962: GE's Nick Holonyak Jr. made the first practical visible LED. Blue took decades. Its Nobel: Oct. 7, 2014. LEDs: up to 100,000 hours (2014). Incandescents: 1,000. (Sources: GE, The Nobel Prize) #NationalLEDLightDay #LED

Illustration of Chris Pirillo in context for National LED Light Day, October 7 (nationaltoday.com: founded by Bridgelux in 2016; falls on Wednesday in 2026), and the Nobel Prize for the blue LED was announced on this date in 2014.

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

On this day in 2011, a viewer asked me if he should wait for Windows 8 to buy a laptop. My answer: if you need one now, don't wait. If you can hold out, save up for a touchscreen. youtu.be/zSU1A_AOJRE #Windows #TechHistory

A still from Chris Pirillo's 2011 video “Should You Wait for Windows 8 to Buy a Laptop?”

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Do you trust information more from a human being or from AI? 90%, is that enough? #AI #Google youtu.be/EOjaRendQT4

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Google announced Playground (with Unity Spark coming): "If you can think it, you can play it. Create, play, and share custom games — no coding required." "And because it’s browser-based, you can play these games on your phone or laptop." But nothing is loading for me at the moment.

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Some people suck the marrow out of life, I suck the marrow out of Claude. Okay. That sounded way better in my head.

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Siri's not better than Gemini, in any way, by almost any measurement apart from being able to control your Apple device. I've tried Siri, again and again, specifically now being a part of the new Siri beta. #Siri #Gemini youtu.be/uawOWrm7nP4

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

On this day in 1942, Chester Carlson was granted U.S. Patent 2,297,691 for electrophotography. Four years earlier, in Astoria, New York, his first copy said only: 10.-22.-38 Astoria. That scrap became the photocopier. #OnThisDay #TechHistory

Blueprint-style engraving of Chris Pirillo grinning at a glowing early copier as a sheet of paper rolls out, a nod to Chester Carlson's 1942 electrophotography patent.

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Apple's first foldable, the iPhone Duo, opens for pre-orders October 16. My 2023 foldable video has this line: "the flippable foldable revolution is the mullet of smartphones." 14:51. youtu.be/qhxlDLKyR2A #iPhoneDuo #Foldables

A still from Chris Pirillo's 2023 video “Why You Should Buy A Foldable Phone!”

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Today is National Noodle Day - 3 Facts! * Chicken Ramen, the world's first instant noodle, went on sale on August 25, 1958. * In 2005, Space Ram, ramen made with JAXA, flew on Space Shuttle Discovery. * People eat more than 100 billion servings of instant noodles a year.

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If you still like using Google, but you want to avoid AI overviews altogether, there's a trick. Once you go to a search result page, add &udm=14. Now there's Google Classic. #Google #GoogleSearch #AI youtu.be/EOjaRendQT4

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is your annual reminder of the true reason we celebrate Prime Day.

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I rarely walk down toy aisles anymore. It used to be so much fun. Now it's like I'm a kid again; I see things I want on the shelf, but still walk away empty-handed.

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Today is World Teachers' Day. The world needs 44 million more teachers by 2030, 15 million in sub-Saharan Africa alone. The rate primary teachers quit nearly doubled from 2015 to 2022 (UNESCO). Somebody taught you what you do for a living. Tell them. #WorldTeachersDay

Linocut-style art of a smiling boy with glasses at a school desk, looking back, while a teacher gestures at the chalkboard

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

On October 5, 2011, I saw an AP tweet saying Steve Jobs had died, checked it against Apple's own site, and went live with all of you for over an hour. Fifteen years ago today. #OnThisDay #SteveJobs #Apple

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'm just concerned that a lot of the content I see is less true from passionate people and more from disingenuous interests. #ContentCreator #Marketing #Tech youtu.be/3P1bjHLFuxI

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This is NOT good news on the Googlebook launch day.

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We, the world, did not accept Google Glass. We castigated those who would happen to wear it. youtu.be/kvX77i2XwcM

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Google's DNA is changing. They used to send you away, but now they don't necessarily want you to leave. #Google #AI youtu.be/EOjaRendQT4

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

CGI SPECIAL EFFECTS ARE GOING TO RUIN HOLLYWOOD do you see how stupid that sounds?

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Have you seen the Great #Pumpkin for #Halloween? arcade.pirillo.com/great-pumpki...

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

like a phoenix, rising from my coffee sludge

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

i love playing the autumn night game of "where the fuck did my dog just shit"

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Will be likely open sourcing the plugin once i've tested it more and refined it past MVP.

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hah. I love the idea. You gotta see what I'm working on, too.

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My patience for watching lengthy explainer videos has now dropped to zero. I'll pass that shiz to AI faster than you can say "transcribe." Unless you make it visually compelling or your personality isn't that of a wet paper bag...

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

They're not doing it because it's the thing that makes money or drives traffic. #ContentCreator #Influencer #Tech youtu.be/3P1bjHLFuxI

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

They've gone as far as to issue software updates where the camera will stop recording if you try to cover the light. youtu.be/kvX77i2XwcM

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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If someone wanted to capture something surreptitiously, they could do it today without glasses. I'm just saying. Creeps are going to be creeps. With or without glasses. With or without smartphones. With or without surveillance.

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