Soooo… we’re just not using headphones now at all, is that where we’re at?

I’m in a coffee shop working during some down time and there are literally three different people watching videos or talking to people on their phones with the speakers on full blast.

Like, what?

The way the word “creator” is used both to describe the entity that created the universe and people who make get ready with me videos 😵‍💫

Is It Wrong to Write a Book With A.I.? The horror novel “Shy Girl” was cancelled for being generated at least partly through artificial intelligence. Would we ever accept such a book as art?

As someone who considers A.I. a valuable creative tool, this was a great, affirming read.

How federal funding cuts will cost 500,000 New Yorkers their health insurance New York's Essential Plan provides high-quality coverage to 1.7 million low-income people. It has lost half its funding. An expert tells Healthbeat how that will affect the whole community.

I'm one of 500,000 New Yorkers losing health coverage to federal cuts. I paid $0/month, had no deductible, and it worked great. Why is something like this shrinking instead of growing?

A hand holding a book titled “Love Magic Power Danger Bliss: Yoko Ono and the Avant-Garde Diaspora” by Paul Morley. The cover features bold red text on a white background above a black-and-white close-up photo of a young Yoko Ono’s face.

Yoko Ono bio + history of avant-garde art + founding member of Art of Noise = 🤤

This is great so far!

Listening to it back to back with his first album is just — everything.

Beverly Glenn-Copeland - Ever New | LIVE YouTube video by Q with Tom Power

I'm 40 years late discovering Beverly Glenn-Copeland but it also feels like to perfect time to add another inspiring queer elder to my awareness. Stunning music. youtu.be/TbrJk92fQzQ?...

Lately, I am finding myself compelled to tell people completely mundane anecdotes about my life. Is this a "getting older" thing?

I’ve been reading the Andy Warhol diaries which has been fun, though I seem to have arrived at his “racist pos” era.

A man wearing a cream-colored VR headset and dark clothing stands against a background of green computer code displayed on a screen. The MikeyPod logo appears in the bottom left corner, with white text reading "podcast episode 356" and "Mixed-Reality Artist Kevin Laibson" on the right side.

So pleased to be returning to the podosphere featuring a conversation with @kevinasarobot.bsky.social
about The Harmnf, his solo performance exploring AI, failure, and alienation. Listen: mikeypod.com/356

Fall leaves with orange and white coloring behind a chain-link fence. Text overlay reads: 'The week this week. [November 3 - 9]' with Michael Harren's name and patreon.com/michaelharren

I'm using patreon as the central place to share and connect about my work. most posts are public—not behind a paywall—so you can follow along with what i'm making: my podcast, sketches for my show, the boring admin stuff, all of it.

patreon.com/michaelharren

If you’re progressive but mock Greg Abbott’s wheelchair or T****’s body, you’re reinforcing the same oppression you claim to fight. Body shaming and ableism harm not just the target, but the communities we say we stand for.

A large tree is visible outside through a fine window screen, its dark branches spreading wide under a cloudy gray sky. The mesh grid of the screen dominates the foreground, giving the entire image a textured, pixelated appearance. Below the tree, a fenced backyard stretches back toward a row of houses and buildings, with muted colors suggesting an overcast, slightly gloomy day.

How, exactly, am I supposed to stay out of bed today?

New Patreon post about last week’s progress on The Luminiviria Project. ✨
I’m using Patreon as my main space for updates — most of my posts right now are public, so you don’t need a paid membership to follow along.
👉 patreon.com/michaelharren

I’ve been trying to get into listening to the musical basted on The Adding Machine I should really try to read the play too.

How is it??

Y’all - I am still reading books and it’s so fun. I didn’t realize how much I missed reading. Just finished “The Midnight Library” this morning and started “The River is Waiting.”

What are you reading right now?

I love these quiet NYC days!

I've been reading again and moved over to StoryGraph. I'd love to connect with people there if you wanna!

app.thestorygraph.com/profile/mich...

That’s what I thought. 😂

Does being rich make people evil, or does being evil make you more likely to be rich?

Sometimes when it look hard I hastily make a bunch of wrong guesses so I can see the answers. Glad I didn’t do that this time!

This started out looking very difficult but got super fun!

Connections
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I know some people are getting brain rot from using AI, but my gay hypothalamus is ✨thriving✨ via targeted “you peed” therapy.

I have a ChatGPT thread for tax questions called "💀 Schedule C, You in Hell" and it still makes me chuckle.

Anyone else building a GPT therapist to process being gaslit by ChatGPT’s 2021 instructions and a 🎉?

This is perfect and timely. It's so hard for me to just put the words down, and then harder to not delete them the next day when I read the unpolished mess. Thanks for sharing this!

I’m mostly trying to find a way to quiet my self doubtful questions like “I’m I really supposed to be spending a week finessing a single conversation?” Etc 😂

Thank you thank you!

Sorry for your floss.