Pointless Chatter with Richard J. Anderson

The podcast is back with a new name, but the same old lack of focus. Also, thinking about the relationship I have with Apple—why I continue to use their products, and why I’m unlikely to switch, though I’m interested in dabbling on the side. A Personal History of Personal Computing, Part 2 Andy Ihnatko – […]

In this episode: excuses, setting bigger goals for my life and creative work, and experimenting with Periscope to livestream the show, crappy and not-crappy telemarketing jobs, and trying to figure out what you, the listener and reader, would give me money for. Periscope My Livestreaming Setup hand lettering by seanwes seanwes podcast 068: You Have One […]

A feelings show about my recent semi-viral success with a post on Medium about what I learned working for the Welfare Office in Philadelphia. A View from Inside the Welfare System My Stats on Medium as of 9:42 PM on March 4th, 2015 The original post on Sanspoint.com The Reddit Thread The Metafilter Thread Scotty […]

First impressions of the Pebble smartwatch, and a quick note on some upgrades to my podcasting rig. The Great Smartwatch Experiment Pebble Smartwatch for iPhone and Android (Black) Evernote for Pebble UP for Pebble Zulu G10 Ballistic Nylon Nato Military Watch Strap 3 Ring PVD – Black 22mm Blue Microphones Snowball USB Microphone (Brushed Aluminum) […]

This week: how entitlement to people and things seems to be baked into Internet culture, and how we can possibly turn it around to make things better. Also, a brief review of Papers, Please for iPad. A Rape in Cyberspace XKCD – Listen to Yourself Millions March NYC Papers, Please for iPad

This week: Follow-up on “The Right to be Heard”, the difference between participation and abuse, 4Chan (I’m sorry), Holly Herndon’s Expanding Intimacy performance, and Carl T. Holscher’s “Origin Stories” project. “The Right To Be Heard” – Sanspoint How Chan-Style Anonymous Culture Shapes #gamergate @finalbroadcast on “The Right to be Heard”, 2, 3 Analog(ue) #17: Instant […]

Beyond Obsession Times Voice The Obsession Times Voice Talk from SXSW ’09 Cognitive Surplus | Wikipedia The best of my high school and early-college electronic music creations Darius Kazemi – How I Won The Lottery John Gruber’s XOXO 2014 Talk Support Sanspoint Glenn Fleishman on Patron The Painful Threshold: Episode 3

How to Get Away with Uber Hailo to shut down North American operations, Toronto service to continue in ‘foreseeable future’ Why podcasts are suddenly “back” – Marco.org Mentally Gifted Tweet and Conversation 1 Mentally Gifted Tweet and Conversation 2 Cesium on the App Store Cesium thread on /r/iOS @sanspoint on Twitter Contact Richard J. Anderson

Taylor Swift wages a campaign against ad-supported music streaming Sanspoint. – “The True Price of Music” Sanspoint. – “You Can Devalue Music” Steve Albini on the surprisingly sturdy state of the music industry – in full Steve Albini – “The Problem With Music” Uber Executive Suggests Digging Up Dirt On Journalists John Hodgman deleting Uber […]