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I've been writing here since 2010! Back when personal blogs were all the rage. Kids, ask your parents.

  • By Matt Birchler
  • Roughly three posts per day
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Posts per month
Month starting Posts
Apr 2023 47
May 2023 65
Jun 2023 56
Jul 2023 51
Aug 2023 72
Sep 2023 53
Oct 2023 44
Nov 2023 51
Dec 2023 20

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Most recent posts

My subscription reset status update: pain points, but surviving
It's been about 2 weeks since I stopped using nearly $1,000/year-worth of subscriptions and changed to free or paid-up-front options, and I wanted to give an update with some micro-details on how it's going. I …
On , by Matt Birchler, 1,452 words
The harmful mythology of “we didn’t use CG”
Todd Vaziri: FXRant: The Most Egregious Example of "We Didn't Use CGI" Mythology (So Far)In 2023, I can't believe we're still dealing with these ridiculous, bold-faced lies. "Gran Turismo" had over 1,100 digital visual effects …
On , by Matt Birchler, 585 words
Big month for plagiarism
Case Marshall writing for Polygon: Hbomberguy’s 4-hour YouTube plagiarism video set social media abuzzBrewis systematically goes through Somerton’s content, calling out multiple instances in which he plagiarizes — or heavily lifts from, without proper crediting …
On , by Matt Birchler, 117 words