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The Dan York Report
by Dan York
Dan York - author, speaker, technologist - comments on the technical, cultural and social changes happening all around us, particularly related to the Internet. Emerging technology, social media, security, and other random topics...
Episodes
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TDYR 422 - David Belson on Internet disruptions, measurement, and a bit of AI
For a couple of decades David Belson has been staring at data about the Internet and publishing stories and reports about what he sees in that data in terms of traffic patterns, disruptions, major events, and more. In this episode, David joins Dan to talk about where he sees the future of…
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TDYR 421 - A Show Update about Upcoming Changes
A short show where I just talked about upcoming changes, both to the show icon and to the format where I'll be recording some interviews. I also listed some events where I plan to be and invited people who will be at those events to connect with me.
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TDYR 420 - Returning from a hiatus and a plan for 2026
I'm back! After a self-imposed hiatus for most of 2025, I’m returning to something I’ve been deeply missing… writing and speaking... and creating podcast episodes! In this more personal episode, I go into some of the changes in my life that led to me choosing to go quiet ... and how I'm now in a...
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TDYR 419 - Catching Up With The Linux Professional Institute (LPI)
What is going on these days with the Linux Professional Institute (LPI)? I sat down with Matthew Rice, the current Executive Director of LPI to find out! Way back in 1998/99, I was one of the co-founders of LPI, still today the leading independent certification program for Linux administrators. I...
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TDYR 418- The 25th Anniversary of the Y2K Bug
Where were you 25 years ago on New Year’s Eve 1999? This year is the 25th anniversary of the Y2K bug. For those of us of a certain age, we remember where we were. In this episode I talk about where I was in a bit about what all the concern was about.
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TDYR 417 Returning From A Hiatus
It’s been a while since my last episode… almost 6 months in fact. In this episode I explain a bit of what went on, and talk about plans for returning in a slightly different format.
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TDYR-416-20-years-of-Wikipedia-editing
20 years ago today I set up my account and first edited Wikipedia. In this episode, I talk about some of how that journey has gone over the 20 years. More info can be found in this blog post: https://www.danyork.com/2024/04/celebrating-20-years-as-a-wikipedia-editor.html And occasionally you can...
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TDYR 415 - Why ULA's Vulcan Centaur Launch Was So Important
On January 8, 2024, United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched their Vulcan Centaur rocket - in this episode I talk about WHY this was such an important milestone and about the current state of the launch industry where SpaceX is the only company consistently launching rockets. You can…
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TDYR 414 - A New Plan For A New Year
It's a new year and this year I've got a new plan that I'm aiming at for producing weekly podcast episodes. In this episode I talk about the plan an how it relates to other work I'm doing and content I'm creating. More info at:...
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TDYR 413 - Overcoming Fatigue and Malaise
Has it really be over a year since I last published a podcast episode? In this new episode, I talk about some of the fatigue and malaise that has kept me away from recording and also writing. I also provided an update on some of what has been going on in my life. *Hopefully* you'll see more...
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TDYR 412 - How Do People Use an Apple Watch? Reflections on 7 Months of Wearing One
How do people use an Apple Watch? What do they like the most? The least? What is the big caveat I have with recommending a Watch? In this episode, I share my reflections on using an Apple Watch Series 3 for seven months. Thoughts from others in this Twitter thread from February 2022:...
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TDYR 411 - Turning the Mic Back On! And an invitation to play with Reddit Talk
It's been a loooonnnngggg while since the last episode! But I'm back with a long list of episodes... and I'd like to engage with YOU, listeners, in experimenting with Reddit Talk as a way to record podcast episodes. If you are a Redditor, please drop me a note and lets figure out a time to try…
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TDYR 410 - My Themes for 2022
For the 13th year, I started my first episode of 2022 talking about the "themes" I see myself weaving into my life over the next 12 months. This episode is a companion to this blog post that goes into more written detail: https://www.danyork.com/2022/01/my-themes-for-2022.html
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TDYR 409 - Twitter Spaces now open to most users on IOS/Android - and a pipeline of new features
Twitter Spaces is now available to everyone on iOS and Android with more than 600 followers. In this episode, I talk about all the changes Twitter has made to Spaces since episode 406 back in February, and all the features they have said are coming soon. And I ask the question - after the…
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TDYR 408 - What are Wikipedia Talk pages? How do they work?
If you go to the top of a Wikipedia article, there is a "Talk" tab in the upper left that brings you to the "Talk page" for an article. What is this Talk page for? How is it used? What happens on that page? In this episode, I talk about the role of Talk pages in enabling collaboration between...
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TDYR 407 - More Social Audio from Discord, Spotify, Telegram, and… LinkedIn?
As Clubhouse turns 1, every other service seems to want to have their own rival version. On the last show 406 I talked about Twitter Spaces, which has continued to evolve and improve. Facebook has indicated they are building their own… and in this episode I talk about new entrants from Discord…
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TDYR 406 - My Initial Thoughts on TwitterSpaces
So what’s the deal with TwitterSpaces? How does it work? Will it truly be a competitor to Clubhouse for “social audio”? Today I had a chance to participate in three TwitterSpaces - and in this episode I talk about the experience of joining a TwitterSpace, what you can do inside of it, how you...
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TDYR 405 - A Frustrating Aspect of Wikipedia: "Your" Page Is NOT Yours To Edit - Explaining COI
"Wait? What? If something is wrong on a Wikipedia page about my company, I can't just go in and edit it??? That's crazy!" One of the most challenging and frustrating aspects for newcomers to Wikipedia is the guidelines and policies about "conflict of interest" (COI). What you think of as "your"...
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TDYR 404 - Wikipedia Celebrates Its 20th Birthday (Jan 15)
Wikipedia is an idea that probably should NOT work... but it does! On January 15, 2021, Wikipedia celebrated its 20th anniversary with over 6 million English articles and having just celebrated its 1 billionth edit (Jan 13). In this 404th episode, I talk about this milestone, and my own…
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TDYR 403 - My Themes for 2021
As I've done for the last 12 years, I started 2021 talking about the "themes" I see myself weaving into my life over the next 12 months. This episode is a companion to this blog post that goes into more written detail: https://www.danyork.com/2021/01/my-themes-for-2021.html
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TDYR 402 - WordPress Now Powers 39% of the Web, and the State of the Word(Press) 2020
Is it true that over 39% of websites now use WordPress? In this episode I talk about that statistic and other information coming out of the “State of the Word 2020” event by Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, the company behind the hosted WordPress.com and driving...
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TDYR 401 - Will Twitter's Fleets bring the Story format to Twitter? Or will they be fleeting?
In November 2020, Twitter launched "Fleets" globally, bringing the vertical "Story" format first launched on Snapchat and then Instagram, Facebook, and most other social networks. In this episode, I explore what Fleets are all about, how they work, what some of the issues I've seen with them, and...
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TDYR 400 - Reflecting on 7 years and 400 episodes of this podcast
After 7 years and 400 episodes of The Dan York Report, this episodes has a look back at how and why I started this podcast, what I've used to create it, some of the content I've covered, along with some thoughts about the future. I would definitely welcome your comments!
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TDYR 399 - The Genius of a Ceiling-Mounted Greenscreen
With two hooks in the ceiling, I made the single biggest home office improvement for Zoom calls and live streaming! In this episode I talk about how useful a ceiling-mounted green screen can be, and how green screens in general can help improve the quality of your video calls or live streaming...
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TDYR 398 - COVID-19, online learning, and... the END OF SNOW DAYS??
What??? With schools moving to online learning, are we really seeing the end of *snow days*? In this episode, I talk about the long tradition of "snow days" in the northern US, and how the COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way we learn... and removing the need to have a day off for snowstorms! If...
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TDYR 397 - COVID-19: Have we depleted our brain's surge capacity?
In this pandemic with its ongoing and never-ending uncertainty, is part of our challenge that we have depleted our brain's "surge capacity"? Following on to the last episode 396 where I talked about the "Pandemic Productivity Plunge," in this episode I discuss an article I found very helpful in...
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TDYR 396 - Pandemic Productivity Plunge
So... anyone else struggling a bit with productivity during these pandemic times? I'm working longer hours than ever, and am "busier" than ever.. but I'm finding myself struggling a good bit, particularly with creating new content. In this episode I talk about some of my own struggles with...
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TDYR 395 - Experimenting with Livestreaming on Twitch (A.k.a. Why I Haven’t Been Podcasting...)
Why haven't I been recording podcast episodes? Well... I've been off experimenting with Twitch! In this episode I talk all about why I have been doing that, and what I have learned so far. You can follow along with my experiments at https://www.twitch.tv/danyork324 (And yes, this episode was...
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TDYR 394 - After the pandemic, will livestreaming change churches and community organizations?
After the COVID-19 pandemic is over, will livestreaming change churches and community organizations? If so, how? In this episode I talk about how there have been some benefits seen in livestreaming. When the pandemic is over and we can start gathering again, will we bring with us any lessons from...
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TDYR 393 - SoundCloud Brings Back the Ability to Upload (but not Record) from IOS Apps
In the beginning, SoundCloud had a big orange button in their iOS app that let you record and upload audio. Then in 2014 that was removed... but now in 2020 the Upload ability is back (but not Record). In this episode I talk about that evolution over these years... Links: - TDYR 163 from 2014,...
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TDYR 392 - Reflections on Earth Day 1990 and How It Fundamentally Changed My Life
On this 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, I look back 30 years and tell the story of how the events that led to Earth Day 1990, and the choices I made, fundamentally changed my life and set me on the path that led to where I am today... See also this post:...
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TDYR 391 - Taking a Coffee Break via Zoom and Slack during COVID-19 Pandemic
In a time of isolation, how can you use virtual coffee breaks to connect with others? In this episode, I talk about how people within my organization have used the combination of Zoom and Slack to have virtual coffee (or tea) breaks to connect with each other. I also offer some tips for someone...
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TDYR 390 - On Why We Need To Write in Plain Language
Why do we write articles that people can't understand? How can we be more clear and concise in our writing? How can we reduce the load on the brains of our readers? In this episode I talk about how critically important it is to write in "plain language" so that you text can be understood by the...
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TDYR 389 - The COVID-19 Pandemic - Personal Reflections from Vermont
It’s been one month since the first positive case of COVID-19 was found in Vermont, where I live. In this episode I talk through some of my thoughts about what all is going on...
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TDYR 388 - The joy of using the Internet to celebrate a wedding cancelled by the pandemic
Yesterday we had the joy of using the Internet to celebrate the relationship of two people whose wedding was cancelled due to the pandemic. In this episode I talk about how wonderful that celebration was... and how the Internet can be used to bring moments of joy amidst the chaos...
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TDYR 387 - The Thrill of Watching Super Tuesday Primary Results
This past Tuesday was “Super Tuesday” where my wife and I had a date night with CNN, settling in for a long night of watching primary election results... why do I find this so fascinating? In this episode, I talk about why...
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TDYR 386 - Celebrating 10 Years of the iPad - what do I think about it?
It was 10 years ago, on January 27, 2010, that Steve Jobs stood on stage and announced the iPad. In this episode I reflect on all the ways that I personally have found the iPad to be useful (including curling!). What do YOU think about the iPad? Have you found it useful? If so, how? If not, what...
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TDYR 385 - My 4 Words for 2020
Since 2010, I've started the new year with a blog post about my 3 or 4 themes or aspirations for the new year. This year I've published that at https://www.danyork.com/2020/01/my-4-words-for-2020.html - and this episode talks more about what I'm hoping to do in 2020.
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TDYR 384 Failing at NaPodPoMo A Second Time
Recorded back on December 1, 2019, this episode recaps how and why I failed at "National Podcast Post Month" (NaPodPoMo) a second time. I was SO prepared... I had outlines... I had a whole month of episodes planned out... I just hadn't counted on one thing...
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TDYR 383 - Abandoning Slides and Presenting Using MindNode in Focus Mode
Why not try something different than just presenting with slides? In this episode I talk about how I recently used MindNode to present a talk using its "Focus" mode and some trackpad zooming to give a different style of presenting. More info about MindNode's Focus mode:...
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TDYR 382 - Remote Working, Part 3: What are some LESSONS LEARNED about working remotely?
What are some LESSONS LEARNED since I first started working in a home office 20 years ago? In this final Part 3, I talk about the lessons I have learned that have helped me thrive working remotely from a home office, and I also share lessons that others shared with me on Twitter. Episode 380...
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TDYR 381 - Remote Working, Part 2: What are the DISADVANTAGES of working from home?
What are the DISADVANTAGES of working remotely from a home office? I started working in a home office 20 years ago back in 1999 - what have I seen as the benefits? the challenges? what lessons have I learned? I decided to make this a *3-part series* and so this episode 381 covers the…
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TDYR 380 - Remote Working, Part 1: What are the BENEFITS of working from home?
What are the BENEFITS of working remotely from a home office? I started working in a home office 20 years ago back in 1999 - what have I seen as the benefits? the challenges? what lessons have I learned? I decided to make this a *3-part series* and so this episode 380 covers the benefits. The…
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TDYR 379 - IETF 106 Begins In Singapore - 1,000 Engineers Gathered To Make The Internet Work Better
The 106th meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) begins this weekend (16 Nov 2019) in Singapore. In this episode, I talk about what will be happening there and how you can participate remotely. Learn more in this post:...
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TDYR 378 - Driving without an actual key
Are we (of a certain age) the last generation to remember sticking actual physical keys into cars? In this episode, I just talk about how actual keys have faded away in favor of "key fobs"... and how while that gives great convenience, it comes with other issues...
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TDYR 377 - Initial Thoughts on WordPress 5.3
WordPress 5.3 was released yesterday, November 12, 2019, an in this episode I talk about my initial thoughts on the release and what I'm excited to use on my sites. If you are curious about what is in WordPress 5.3, or have seen the upgrade notices and are interested in learning what is in the...
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TDYR 376 - Is It The End of The EditFlow Plugin for WordPress?
Is it the end of the EditFlow plugin for WordPress? Or is there still life in the plugin? In this episode I talk about the value I found in EditFlow over the years, as well as recent news that work was discontinued... although that seems at odds with checkins to the Github repository! Links...
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TDYR 375 - What is dialing, Daddy?
"What is 'dialing', Daddy?", my youngest daughter asked one day when I talked about "dialing" a number on the phone. In this episode I reminisce about the age of rotary dial phones... including that time I and some friends were repeatedly dialing a ticket company to get Pink Floyd tickets. :-)…
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TDYR 374 - Choices, Consequences, Responsibility, and why I like Babylon 5 so much
In a recent interview about his new book, J. Michael Straczynski, said he pitched the network on his Babylon 5 show by saying that it was all about "choices, consequences, and responsibility." In this short episode, I talk about what a great summary that is of the sci-fi show that I so enjoyed…
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TDYR 373 - Celebrating 30 Years Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall
"Die Mauer! Die Mauer ist weg!" ("The wall! The wall is gone!") It was 30 years ago tonight when I got the phone call from a friend of mine that the wall was gone. I turned on our TV and was astounded by what I saw. For cold-war kids who were students of German and German history, this was...
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