Watts On Your Screen

Perhaps Vampire Is A Bit Strong

🔗 LINKS: ScreenZen: https://screenzen.co/ [https://screenzen.co/] StayFocusd extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/stayfocusd-%E2%80%93-website-bloc/laankejkbhbdhmipfmgcngdelahlfoji [https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/stayfocusd-%E2%80%93-website-bloc/laankejkbhbdhmipfmgcngdelahlfoji] NewsFeed Eradicator extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/news-feed-eradicator/fjcldmjmjhkklehbacihaiopjklihlgg [https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/news-feed-eradicator/fjcldmjmjhkklehbacihaiopjklihlgg] Reddit Enhancer: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/reddit-enhancer/onglbklimdjicpdadjieknodkkmjldoa [https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/reddit-enhancer/onglbklimdjicpdadjieknodkkmjldoa] Remove X For You Feed: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/remove-x-twitter-for-you/dokjpibnnijhngancgplopcbealjlegb [https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/remove-x-twitter-for-you/dokjpibnnijhngancgplopcbealjlegb] 🎧 LISTEN TO ME ON 'IS THIS THE NEW INTERNET?' https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slow-intentional-media-in-a-doomscrolling-world/id1785050370?i=1000767727003 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slow-intentional-media-in-a-doomscrolling-world/id1785050370?i=1000767727003] 🖼 WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT ARTWORK? Oh, that's a picture of something that I wouldn't have seen if I'd been staring at my phone, so it felt thematically appropriate. But I will admit that, when combined with the slightly oblique title, it does look quite peculiar. Ah well. 🙇‍♂️ ATTRIBUTIONS: The town hall bell sound effect was actually a recording from freesound, because I didn't get a chance to pop into town and record the actual Nottingham Council House Bell in time. But this sounds a lot like it: Cathedral bell 9AM 200503_0169.wav by klankbeeld -- https://freesound.org/s/626836/ [https://freesound.org/s/626836/] -- License: Attribution 4.0 All the other sound was real recordings made by me, so it's not all lies.   👱‍♂️ MORE ABOUT MATT You can follow me on Instagram: @mattwattsmakesdocs [https://www.instagram.com/mattwattsmakesdocs/] Here's my website: https://www.mattwattsmakesdocs.co.uk/ [https://www.mattwattsmakesdocs.co.uk/] Here's my newsletter: https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/ [https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/ ] 💌 WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN? Please send voice notes and messages about your unexpected online experiences to: wattsonyourscreen@gmail.com [wattsonyourscreen@gmail.com] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Is Life Better With Meta?

I talk to Adam, who uses the Meta AI Glasses to see what his own eyes can't. 🔗 LINKS You can find the previous Meta Glasses episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/meta-glasses-all-content-no-consent/id1770285895?i=1000750382402 [ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/meta-glasses-all-content-no-consent/id1770285895?i=1000750382402] And you can find the Sunny Skies shop here: https://sunnyskies.shop/ [https://sunnyskies.shop/] If you're interested in some accessibility-focused smart glasses, check out Echovision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kf6hr9MeTo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kf6hr9MeTo] 👱‍♂️ MORE ABOUT MATT You can follow me on Instagram: @mattwattsmakesdocs [https://www.instagram.com/mattwattsmakesdocs/] Here's my website: https://www.mattwattsmakesdocs.co.uk/ [https://www.mattwattsmakesdocs.co.uk/] Here's my newsletter: https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/ [https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/ ] 💌 WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN? Please send voice notes and messages about your unexpected online experiences to: wattsonyourscreen@gmail.com [wattsonyourscreen@gmail.com] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Good Vibes Only

An ambient excursion through positive and peculiar comments on the internet. Headphones on 🎧 for this experimental bit of audio. Don't worry if it's not your cup of tea, the next episode will be more normal. If you like this episode, you may also like: Unseen & Appropriated: https://pod.fo/e/356927 [https://pod.fo/e/356927] The Final Boss of Ad Data: https://podfollow.com/watts-on-your-screen/episode/bd9e088ac6bcc847bff6f433bd646673ea978f2d/ [https://podfollow.com/watts-on-your-screen/episode/bd9e088ac6bcc847bff6f433bd646673ea978f2d/ ] 👱‍♂️ MORE ABOUT MATT You can follow me on Instagram: @mattwattsmakesdocs [https://www.instagram.com/mattwattsmakesdocs/] Here's my website: https://www.mattwattsmakesdocs.co.uk/ [https://www.mattwattsmakesdocs.co.uk/] Here's my newsletter: https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/ [https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/ ] 💌 WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN? Please send voice notes and messages about your unexpected online experiences to: wattsonyourscreen@gmail.com [wattsonyourscreen@gmail.com] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Meta Glasses: All Content, No Consent

The stories of two women in Nottingham who discovered Tik-Tok videos of themselves which had been secretly recorded using Meta smart glasses and uploaded without their knowledge or consent. I also explore the motives, attitude, and Discord server of "Carlos", the man behind the glasses. That's him in the cover art. 👱‍♂️ MORE ABOUT MATT You can follow me on Instagram: @mattwattsmakesdocs [https://www.instagram.com/mattwattsmakesdocs/] Here's my website: https://www.mattwattsmakesdocs.co.uk/ [https://www.mattwattsmakesdocs.co.uk/] Here's my newsletter: https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/ [https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/ ] 💌 WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN? Please send voice notes and messages about your unexpected online experiences to: wattsonyourscreen@gmail.com [wattsonyourscreen@gmail.com] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Sunsets & Grids

An investigation into ubiquitous stock imagery used to depict cyberspace, technology and the 1980s. I examine the pop culture of the 80s, the influence of technology, certain cities, and synthwave. 🔗LINKS: 📰 Useful articles on the subject:  https://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/resources/80s-font.aspx [https://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/resources/80s-font.aspx ] https://medium.com/@cywjoel/outrun-the-aesthetic-deconstructed-dbd3cd8679b7 [https://medium.com/@cywjoel/outrun-the-aesthetic-deconstructed-dbd3cd8679b7] https://wearethemutants.com/2017/02/16/vanishing-point-how-the-light-grid-defined-1980s-futurism/ [https://wearethemutants.com/2017/02/16/vanishing-point-how-the-light-grid-defined-1980s-futurism/] https://indieground.net/blog/80s-grid-history/ [https://indieground.net/blog/80s-grid-history/] 📕 Michel Tcherevkoff's book: https://archive.org/details/tcherevkoffimage0000tche/page/n151/mode/2up [https://archive.org/details/tcherevkoffimage0000tche/page/n151/mode/2up] 🎥The Rise of the Synths documentary website: https://theriseofthesynths.com/  [https://theriseofthesynths.com/ ] 🎥My documentary, Follow the Stickers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_6Q4uOLIY4 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_6Q4uOLIY4]  📼The 77-Year-Old Giga-Chad Boomer who loves GIFs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9SO7cZU_nM  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9SO7cZU_nM ] 👱‍♂️ MORE ABOUT MATT You can follow me on Instagram: @mattwattsmakesdocs [https://www.instagram.com/mattwattsmakesdocs/] Here's my website: https://www.mattwattsmakesdocs.co.uk/ [https://www.mattwattsmakesdocs.co.uk/] Here's my newsletter: https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/ [https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/ ] 💌 WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN? Please send voice notes and messages about your unexpected online experiences to: wattsonyourscreen@gmail.com [wattsonyourscreen@gmail.com] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.