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Do you want to buy a DJI Pocket 4 but live in the US where they're banned? Here are some great (and not so great) alternatives www.engadget.com/2271706/affo...

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Affordable alternatives to DJI's Osmo Pocket 4 - Engadget

The best options when DJI's gimbal camera is too expensive or unavailable.

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 13h

So much of the lens on culture has been turned into a numbers game, where everything is about chart placements and streaming numbers and data. Its a horse race to who gets to do data best, and all of these dorks forget that people just want a song that will make them cry at the grocery store.

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huck mason @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 12h

PRIMETIME got me thinking about the ways that Christians have weaponized anti-child sex exploitation as a culture war trump card. So I wrote about it.

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‘Primetime’ and the Christian Politics of ‘Protecting Kids’

The Christians who scream loudest about protecting children are not always the ones practicing it.

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 13h

When you try to do a Gotcha, but you're really bad at doing Gotchas and just don't know it yet.

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 21h

🧵 The real problem with the Red Sox is that they're cheap. In the past 5-7 years they've ignored good FA pitchers and signed injury rehab projects: Liam Hendricks: $10m -- 13.2 IP, 6.59 ERA Walker Buehler: $21m -- 112 IP, 5.45 ERA, -1.0 WAR Patrick Sandoval: $18.25m -- 70 IP, 5.12 ERA, -0.6 WAR

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huck mason @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

God has dropped out of the Ed Sheeran tour.

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tough competition of course, but the Trump admin deciding that white South Africans are the only group of people on earth currently worthy of refugee status has to be the most overtly racist thing any administration has done in decades

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Trump sees every crisis as solely a branding problem.

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Giving Chad Tracy the full-time job was the only move.

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Engadget @engadget.com · 18/09/2026

The most notable AirPods 5 upgrades are available on both models, but you'll be happier with the pricier one.

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Apple AirPods 5 review: The choice is clear - Engadget

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Terrence O'Brien @terrenceobrien.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"If anyone will listen to them" That's a real big "if"

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"FEMA provides most residential flood insurance in the United States. The agency will pay homeowners after a house collapses, but not before. That means owners stand to lose tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars by tearing down a doomed house before the ocean takes it."

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

At least we get double quali, but I am a firm believer sprints should be banned at tracks where you can't pass.

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Kinda weird the guy who sings "Shape of You" doesn't have a spine, but here we are I guess.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

New Bose Headphones are like Old Bose Headphones, but better in a few areas. The business travelers among us will be very pleased with these.

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I was in court for a speeding ticket on 9/11. The first plane hit when I was driving from the courthouse to school. I just remember everyone was panicked when I walked into art class and I had no idea why.

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I'm begging you to just spend the extra Jackson. You'll be much happier this way.

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Terrence O'Brien @terrenceobrien.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Buried by the iPhone Duo announcement yesterday was a new Suno model that includes some of the biggest industry players as coconspirators. Also, it might actually sound worse.

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Engadget @engadget.com · 09/09/2026

While the iPhone Duo might make headlines, variable aperture and more control is more important to me than a foldable iPhone.

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Apple's iPhone 18 Pro camera innovations went well beyond megapixels and AI - Engadget

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

AirPods 5 today? Seems like yes! I don't expect a significant upgrade over the current models, except better ANC in... the one with ANC.

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I feel like the players look more like themselves with this off, but what do I know.

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I've never tried hard drugs but I have received a shipping notification for vinyl I ordered months ago and forgot about.

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Sennheiser consistently creates great-sounding earbuds that consistently don't tick all the boxes.

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We are destroying towns with data centers for this very useful purpose.

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"If we win, don't worry, it'll still be big loser energy."

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Evan Walker @ecologicalev.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Rest easy to the great Wendell Berry. He challenged us to think differently about living a fast, technologically complex life. He probably wouldn’t have loved me posting this on social media. Time for me to touch grass. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/u...

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Wendell Berry, Writer Who Extolled America’s Agrarian Past, Dies at 92

A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim.

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

YESSIR FLO IS A TOFFEEEEEEEE

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This summer was so insane I missed my 15th (!) anniversary at Engadget in July. Time has certainly flown by!

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Listened to this Brandon Flowers country record, and it really highlights the problem with artists from other genres cosplaying country: Many of them don't have the voice for it.

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huck mason @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I don't think "neutral" is accurate. Most public figures try to stay neutral. There's nothing special about that. Dolly was different. She said that her politics were simple: "love and acceptance." That's not passive neutrality. It's the conviction of active, courageous inclusion and invitation.

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dolly Parton released a bluegrass album, Little Sparrow, in 2001. It includes an outstanding cover of "Shine" (yes, the Collective Soul song). But holy hell just look at this personnel list. It's a who's who bluegrass royalty. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_...

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Little Sparrow - Wikipedia

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

An iconic singer, yes. But an even better human. My kids got so many free books from her and they loved checking the mail to see if a new one came.

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

60 degrees when I stepped outside this morning. Like being baptized in pumpkin spice.

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Gonna be pure cinema when Yuki outruns Liam this weekend.

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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

NEW: Flock has said for years that its cameras "cannot track individuals." We found the code for its new AI tool. It's preloaded w/ prompts like "Find me witness" & "find relatives." One tracks visitors of multiple hotels, another if you visit banks after midnight. www.wired.com/story/flock-...

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

F1 and the Prem back in the same weekend? We've trained all summer for this.

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Kris Holt @krisholt.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Hey we’ve got all the news about the new Pixel lineup for you right here

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Going to run for Congress on a single issue: Making it illegal to send a customer a shipping notification when the label is printed.

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

If this is true, I love this move from Sony.

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Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter @realbachscore.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

If you're starting Ted Lasso Season 4, here's the backstory of the Kansas City stadium in the first episode. Forty banks refused to finance it. They didn't believe a women's team could generate enough revenue to pay for it. It's sold out every game. www.wsj.com/sports/socce...

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No One Wanted to Finance Their Stadium. Now Every Game Is a Sellout.

Building a professional women’s soccer venue was seen as brash. Now the Kansas City Current’s is a blueprint for others.

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Static Media Union @staticmediaunion.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We are thrilled to announce that our union has been voluntarily recognized by Static Media management! Thank you to everyone who has lent support. Please continue to follow along as we begin the process of bargaining our contract.

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Engadget @engadget.com · 07/08/2026

Not all features are equal when it comes to securing your data.

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Are Ray-Ban Meta glasses a privacy risk? Here's what you should know - Engadget

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 06/08/2026

it's that easy? wow other places ought to do this

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Billy Steele @wmsteele.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Really sad to send this one back, mostly because whatever comes in next for review will probably need a subwoofer.

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