Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 27/09/2026Talked with Lin-Manuel and got 7 Hamilton vinyl records in one day. Not bad. 010
Reposted by Josh McConnellRyan North @ryannorth.ca · 23/09/2026Pompeii is a UNESCO world heritage site not because it was remarkable in its prime, but because it survived to our era untouched: one moment, preserved for all time. But future generations won't know what OUR world was like unless we do the same. This is why we MUST bury Toronto with a volcano 11867551616
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 09/09/2026You say a foldable iPhone is being announced today? Enjoy. I'll be over here on my physical keyboard. 000
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 06/09/2026A few days into using my Unihertz Titan 2 Elite and getting into a groove now after some tinkering. May the keyboard phone renaissance continue. 000
Reposted by Josh McConnellWario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This is funny timing: Ubisoft announced that Steam Deck support for For Honor will end Sept 10 and tells users to continue playing using Xbox Cloud Gaming 1338089
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 27/08/2026I accidentally typed Uber instead of car into Microsoft Teams and for some reason an eggplant shows up. 000
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 19/08/2026When we worked through different team names, mascots were always part of it. Before Tempo was locked in, we talked about how the name could come to life through two mascots—our own Tortoise and the Hare, but with some sass and attitude—each embodying a different tempo. 2 years later and they're here 000
Reposted by Josh McConnellRachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 15/08/2023walking very very slowly and quietly today so the humidity can't find me 2827
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 06/08/2026I wrote about how polished writing no longer tells us as much about the thinking behind it, and then I ran the finished piece through an AI detector. Pangram said it was 66% AI-written and yet I wrote the entire piece myself. Read the piece here: joshmcconnell.substack.com/p/when-ai-wr...joshmcconnell.substack.comWhen AI writing can look human, what does polish still prove?A study found readers preferred AI-written stories and struggled to tell them from human ones. When everything appears finished, we have to judge the thinking and choices behind the work. 100
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 28/07/2026Jokes on T-Mobile. I didn't want to talk to anyone anyway. 000
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 24/07/2026I went to the DMV this morning and it was super fast (15 minutes) and the folks were super friendly. AMA. 000
Reposted by Josh McConnellMat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social · 22/07/2026I mean, good rule is to always listen to Alanah. "Well, you could shut down your disc manufacturing plant, which was making about 600,000 discs per day, and turn it into an optical microlens fabricating facility. You know what? They use optical microlenses for AI data centers."youtu.beeveryone is missing the pointYouTube video by Alanah Pearce 922835
Reposted by Josh McConnellJonathan Ore @jonore.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Callout: Are you in Canada and a regular player of "friendslop" games like Peak or RV There Yet? Looking to talk to people for a story to learn about the appeal of the genre. 469
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 21/07/2026For decades, I've pretty much exclusively seen films in IMAX when offered in the format because I may as well go big when not watching at home. Very pleased to see the world is catching up to why it's great. 000
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 20/07/2026I can't wait until we're past the phase of the internet where people film TikTok videos in their cars and make silly-faced YouTube thumbnails. 000
Reposted by Josh McConnellTara Deschamps @taradeschamps.bsky.social · 13/07/2026The Canadian Press is looking for an experienced reporter to join the Ontario team. Join us! apply.workable.com/the-canadian...apply.workable.comReporter-Editor, Ontario Desk - The Canadian PressReporter-Editor, Ontario DeskTorontoThis position is hybrid; the successful candidate will be required to be in the office at least three days a week.The Canadian Press is looking for an experienced, ... 002
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 09/07/2026Maybe all the Swifties that furiously run to her defense on social are just paid bots like the ones that meddle with elections. 000
Reposted by Josh McConnellJason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 08/07/2026BREAKING: Obsidian Entertainment is making a big pivot as part of the Xbox restructuring. It has laid off a quarter of its staff, canceled a planned sequel to Avowed, and is now beginning work on a new Fallout game, according to people familiar with the plans www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comMicrosoft’s Xbox to Shift Obsidian Studio to New ‘Fallout’ Video GameThe game maker is also canceling a planned sequel to last year’s ‘Avowed’ 2001959428
Reposted by Josh McConnellFlip Satan @teawithphil.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Sega is at it again with the AI, this time it's Dreamcast keyrings with slop text :( 84714
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 07/07/2026Watching the Kyle Lowry presser, you remember how hard it is to clip/quote him sometimes because he's always joking mid-sentence. Miss having him around regularly. 000
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 06/07/2026Xbox spent years buying studios to grow. Today, it continued the path to unwind that. Days earlier, PlayStation killed disc production. I wrote about what happens to devs and players after a platform changes the strategy they built their lives around: joshmcconnell.substack.com/p/what-xboxs...joshmcconnell.substack.comWhat Xbox’s layoffs tells us about being wrong at scaleMicrosoft spent years buying studios to grow Xbox and now it's unwinding the bet. Meanwhile, PlayStation is ending physical discs, raising new fears about game preservation. 000
Reposted by Josh McConnellBlessing Adeoye Jr. @blessingjr.com · 26/06/2026PlayStation: Shoots themselves in the foot Xbox: Shoots themselves in the face Nintendo: 1545887
Reposted by Josh McConnellAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/06/2026Mamdani's speech at the Knicks parade was easily the best I've ever heard at an event of that sort. I posted the whole thing on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. Highly recommended.youtube.comMamdani Remembers Some Knicks Guys during phenomenal parade speechYouTube video by Aaron Rupar 27064331775
Reposted by Josh McConnellThe Onion @theonion.com · 18/06/2026OG Anunoby Sends Parade Crowd Into Frenzy With Celebratory Nod 132926315
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 15/06/2026Just announced: New ESPN series 'Setting the Tempo' chronicles the launch in real time of the Toronto Tempo, Canada's first WNBA franchise. abcnews.com/video/133883...abcnews.comVideo 'Setting the Tempo' tells story of Canada’s 1st WNBA franchiseThe new ESPN Original series chronicles the launch in real time of the Toronto Tempo, Canada's first WNBA franchise. 000
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 13/06/2026Once a Raptor, always a Raptor. Repping OG in Times Square today on my way to an afternoon Broadway show before the game tonight. Knicks in 5. 020
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 12/06/2026Not only is Facebook down with a major outage, but downdetector's Facebook page has a 404 error. 011
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 10/06/2026Lockheed Martin is looking for someone with "3+ years of professional experience" to "shape how Lockheed Martin understands, talks about, and adopts AI". Cool cool cool. 000
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 09/06/2026Was the crowd saying boo or poo, because both could be true. 010
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 08/06/2026I wonder if the post-Cook era of Apple keynotes will finally stop the company from having reporters come to Cupertino just to watch a screen and bring back the live on-stage unveils again. It's turned into the definition of "this could have been an email" energy. 100
Reposted by Josh McConnellGerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 08/06/2026hey quick question, am I having a stroke 687132912087
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 07/06/2026Never know what you'll pass when out and about. In a few minutes on my way to a bar, I passed Kathleen's apartment from You've Got Mail, the How I Met Your Mother house, Only Murders in the Building apartment, and Oppenheimer's place. 000
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 07/06/2026If there's one takeaway from all of these gaming showcases over the last week, it's that magic and zombies are in. 000
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 07/06/2026Game 3 tickets available at FACE VALUE for $2700 to $7800. Insanity. 000
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 07/06/2026Everyone thought this was coming during Summer Game Fest. Love that the rumor mill was true but Xbox got the goods today just to throw people off. 000
Josh McConnell @joshmcconnell.com · 05/06/2026Summer Game Fest has been banger after banger so far without any filler. 000