# scrap (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover scrap. Page: Feed: --- ## [Ask a Special Question](https://tomasleach.substack.com/p/ask-a-special-question) _2026-08-17 · Tomas Leach · Little Scraps of Filmmaking_ A few rules for questioners and answerers to make film Q&As better. ## [RSS/Atom Feeds are Critical](https://fyr.io/post/feeds-are-critical) _2026-08-15 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ Robert Kingett tooted that indieweb folk are saying RSS readers are flawed, I m here to say that feeds are ESSENTIAL to the web, all of it, and if any web gardener/creator/writer folk are indeed saying this, they need to re-evaluate. ## [Eclipse 2026](https://fyr.io/post/eclipse-2026) _2026-08-13 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ We saw the eclipse, but only due to luck and a the kindness of a hero work colleague ## [Genius #31 - Jul '26](https://www.geniusdotcom.com/genius-31-aug-26/) _2026-08-11 · Larry Michaels · Genius Dot Com_ New music recs: Hannah Peel & Beibei Wang, Slippers, Visible Cloaks, Winged Wheel, Debit. YHWH Nailgun review. The MIDI Guitar project. Show calendar. ## [Tales From Tech Support 03 Dynamic Port Range](https://fyr.io/post/tales-from-tech-support-03-dynamic-port-range) _2026-08-11 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ In this Tale from Tech Support, I create the origin story of an old inherited server from an investigation into why Veeam suddenly stopped working ## [Playing Minecraft Homestead With The Kid](https://fyr.io/post/playing-minecraft-homestead-with-the-kid) _2026-08-10 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ After getting him his own laptop and desk setup for his 7th birthday, the joy of playing minecraft multiplayer with the kid will be tough to beat ## [Little Scraps of Paper - Isabel Coixet](https://tomasleach.substack.com/p/little-scraps-of-paper-isabel-coixet) _2026-08-08 · Tomas Leach · Little Scraps of Filmmaking_ A short film inside director Isabel Coixet's Barcelona studio: her notebooks, her Varda cut-out, and the scraps of paper where her ideas begin. ## [Dishonored (2012) Still Looks Great](https://fyr.io/post/dishonored-(2012)-still-looks-great) _2026-08-07 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ I completed Dishonored 1, plus both the story DLC, and wanted to wax on about how darn good this game looks ## [Patient Gaming](https://fyr.io/post/patient-gaming) _2026-08-06 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ Blaugust has a bunch of gamers taking part and it has encouraged me to talk about gaming on here. So, here s an overview of what I play videogames on, the state of my backlog, and what I am currently playing ## [My First Blog](https://fyr.io/post/my-first-blog) _2026-08-05 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ It s a day late but I ve answered the Blaugust group project prompt: Tell us all about your very first blog! ## [Snapshot Showdown on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/9cm6n9geowpy) _2026-08-04 · **Sponsored**_ Available on Google Play for Android devices. ## [Moss And Peace](https://fyr.io/post/moss-and-peace) _2026-08-04 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ Today, I appreciated the small things by taking a walk in nature during the work day, but I actually stopped to touch grass this time. Well, moss. I touched moss. ## [Y Blaugust Tho](https://fyr.io/post/y-blaugust-tho) _2026-08-03 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ Why am I doing Blaugust? Answering the week one prompts! ## [Garden Food 2026](https://fyr.io/post/garden-food-2026) _2026-08-02 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ A little update on the food growing in the garden this year - sunflowers, tomatos and cucumbers, with a bonus 🌻🐝 ## [Youtube Cookie Consent Dark Pattern](https://fyr.io/post/youtube-cookie-consent-dark-pattern) _2026-08-01 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ Malicious ignorance in web design is the cause of you accidentally clicking that button, and I think YouTube is guilty of it in their cookie popup via a subtle dark pattern ## [If I Could Retire](https://fyr.io/post/if-i-could-retire) _2026-07-31 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ What I would do (for the web) if I could retire. Or, more accurately, what I would do for the web if I could afford to quit my dayjob. ## [Blaugust 2026](https://fyr.io/post/blaugust-2026) _2026-07-31 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ Blaugust 2026 is here! ## [Where we keep ideas](https://tomasleach.substack.com/p/where-we-keep-ideas) _2026-07-30 · Tomas Leach · Little Scraps of Filmmaking_ An extract from a talk about process and organisation ## [A 36-Hour Bus Ride in My Underpants](https://tomasleach.substack.com/p/a-36-hour-bus-ride-in-my-underpants) _2026-07-22 · Tomas Leach · Little Scraps of Filmmaking_ A series of places I’ve been to that my brain bombarded me with. ## [There's Cinema For You](https://tomasleach.substack.com/p/cocteau-diary-of-a-film) _2026-07-14 · Tomas Leach · Little Scraps of Filmmaking_ The best book I've read on what it actually feels like to make a film. ## [CRABSHARK!](https://tomasleach.substack.com/p/crabshark) _2026-07-06 · Tomas Leach · Little Scraps of Filmmaking_ how making up games helps you make films ## [One Cloud, Every AI Layer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yBNxMaOISKLD) _2026-07-06 · **Sponsored**_ Run agents, inference, and infrastructure on one stack — economics improve as you scale. ## [Genius #30 - Jun '26](https://www.geniusdotcom.com/genius-30-jun-26/) _2026-07-01 · Larry Michaels · Genius Dot Com_ New releases from Aldous Harding, Wendy Eisenberg, Fire-Toolz, Jeff Parker & ETA IVtet, Cocanha. Upcoming show calendar for July! ## [Little Scraps of Paper](https://tomasleach.substack.com/p/little-scraps-of-paper-returns) _2026-06-27 · Tomas Leach · Little Scraps of Filmmaking_ A series of short films about artists and where they keep their ideas. ## [The Budget IS the Point](https://tomasleach.substack.com/p/frederic-da-isaiahs-phone) _2026-06-18 · Tomas Leach · Little Scraps of Filmmaking_ Filmmaker Interviews · Frédéric Da on making Isaiah's Phone ## [Ball Ball Ball, Footy Footy Footy](https://tomasleach.substack.com/p/ball-ball-ball-footy-footy-footy) _2026-06-09 · Tomas Leach · Little Scraps of Filmmaking_ Watching things you love get ruined ## [The Cinema of Me](https://tomasleach.substack.com/p/the-cinema-of-me) _2026-06-03 · Tomas Leach · Little Scraps of Filmmaking_ A new website, a new book and being a duck ## [Genius #29 - May ‘26](https://www.geniusdotcom.com/genius-29-may-26/) _2026-06-01 · Larry Michaels · Genius Dot Com_ New music from Xylitol, Sluice, Kali Malone + Leila Bordreuil, The Messthetics w James Brandon Lewis, and Whitney Johnson/Lia Kohl/Macie Stewart. The rebirth of old tech. Some shows on the calendar. ## [A Year Of Eggs](https://fyr.io/post/a-year-of-eggs) _2026-05-12 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ It s been one year since our chickens laid their first eggs and they re still going strong ## [Genius #28 - April 2026](https://www.geniusdotcom.com/genius-25-april-2026/) _2026-05-01 · Larry Michaels · Genius Dot Com_ New music from Gregory Uhlmann, Suitor, Bill Orcutt, E L U C I D & Sebb Bash, Green-House. Slippers. Relistening to American Don. Show calendar for May. ## [Backblaze Account Takeover](https://fyr.io/post/backblaze-account-takeover) _2026-04-15 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ Sometimes, you find a way to abuse a system and you don t get a bounty payout. Such is life! This is what happened here, but... It is a bit different to the usual tale from the world of infosec, because I didn t technically exploit anything, yet still managed to perform account takeovers on well known backup provider Backblaze, including accidentally taking over a legitimate customer account… ## [Cat Tax](https://fyr.io/post/cat-tax) _2026-04-12 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ Meow - We got two cats! ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5bmJfA2ddPAR) _2026-04-11 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [Dandelion Honey](https://fyr.io/post/dandelion-honey) _2026-04-12 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ You can make honey out of dandelion flowers! I mean, it seems kinda obvious when you think about it but still, I think it s kinda cool ## [Announcing the Quarterfinalists for the Rue Dangeau Short Film Grant!](https://ruedangeau.substack.com/p/announcing-the-quarterfinalists-for) _2026-04-09 · Vivian Kerr · Rue Dangeau's Substack_ These 32 projects are moving forward into the next round! ## [Genius #27 - March 2026](https://www.geniusdotcom.com/genius-27-march-2026/) _2026-04-06 · Larry Michaels · Genius Dot Com_ New music from Landowner, femtanyl, Angel Du$t, Midori Hirano, Use Knife, Coscradh. Pedalboard power supply chat. Cranqui UXO pt 2 - Apple Music's crimes. Seeing Orcutt Shelley Miller at Metro & the show calendar. ## [RSS Feed Changes](https://fyr.io/post/RSS-feed-changes) _2026-03-18 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ Hello RSS feed reader! I see you :) I appreciate you! I ve added full feeds, so you can get the entire article (or scrap (or both!)) in your reader instead of having to navigate to the site, or trusting your reader to pull it properly. Neat! Check out the full post for more info! ## [Genius 26.5 - Scrap Heap](https://www.geniusdotcom.com/genius-26-5-scrap-heap/) _2026-03-15 · Larry Michaels · Genius Dot Com_ Screap Heap triumphant return! A youtube classic! A bunch of records of emo, rock, ambient, electronic, "weird" varieties. Longmont Potion Castle all over this joint. ## [Absent](https://fyr.io/post/absent) _2026-03-14 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ It s been quiet around here. Here s why, and what s been happening to the human behind the site. ## [Genius #26 - Feb '26](https://www.geniusdotcom.com/genius-26-feb-26/) _2026-03-06 · Larry Michaels · Genius Dot Com_ New music from CHANP. Album recs for Horse Lords w Arnold Dreyblatt, Kalia Vandever, pôt-pot, Rafiq Bhatia, Gelli Haha. Show review from Ryosuke Kiyasu @ The Undercroft. ## [Genius #25 - Jan '26](https://www.geniusdotcom.com/genius-25-jan-26/) _2026-02-01 · Larry Michaels · Genius Dot Com_ New music from Throwing Shapes, Orcutt/Shelley/Miller, Dorian Concept, and Violeta Garcia & Hora Lunga. Unearthed Rwandan folk-rock from the 90s. A new recurring section about streaming & the military industrial complex. Show calendar! ## [Scraps #13](https://fyr.io/scrap/2026-01-09) _2026-01-09 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ A bunch of scrappy notes from 2025-12-19 to 2026-01-09 ## [Genius #24 - Dec '25](https://www.geniusdotcom.com/genius-24-dec-25/) _2026-01-02 · Larry Michaels · Genius Dot Com_ My personal Top 10 of 2025! New music from Loris S Sarid, Jessica Moss, nabeel, Armand Hammer, Oneohtrix Point Never! SML live! An exploration of banana-cable synths. ## [Scraps #12](https://fyr.io/scrap/2025-12-19) _2025-12-19 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ A bunch of scrappy notes from 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-19 ## [Genius #23.5 - November Scrap Heap](https://www.geniusdotcom.com/genius-23-5-november-scrap-heap/) _2025-12-16 · Larry Michaels · Genius Dot Com_ Microscrap! Songwriters, weirdos, & instrumentals. PLUS: Chanp LIVE in January. ## [Popos 24 Spinning View In Games Fix](https://fyr.io/post/popos-24-spinning-view-in-games-fix) _2025-12-13 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ Mouse going all wacky in Steam-launched games on Pop!\_OS 24.04? Fixed (for me at least!) by adding the 60-steam-input.rules file from Valves git repo to /etc/udev/rules.d/ and rebooting! ## [Genius #23 - Nov '25](https://www.geniusdotcom.com/genius-23-nov-25/) _2025-12-01 · Larry Michaels · Genius Dot Com_ New music from Yalla Miku, Kelly Moran, Citric Dummies, They Are Gutting A Body Of Water, Vatican Shadow. Ostraca Live. A new synthesizer. Show calendar for the end of the year. ## [Scraps #11](https://fyr.io/scrap/2025-12-01) _2025-12-01 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ A bunch of scrappy notes from 2025-11-24 to 2025-12-01 ## [New Phone](https://fyr.io/post/new-phone) _2025-11-25 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ After a long wait, I finally got a new phone! ...and almost immediately cracked the screen ## [Scraps #10](https://fyr.io/scrap/2025-11-24) _2025-11-24 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ A bunch of scrappy notes from 2025-11-15 to 2025-11-24 ## ["On Our Own" by Heels to the Hardwood: a SCRAP Music Video](https://ruedangeau.substack.com/p/on-our-own-by-heels-to-the-hardwood) _2025-11-19 · Vivian Kerr · Rue Dangeau's Substack_ From a temp music suggestion to its integration in the final cut, "On Our Own" is a special song we're so lucky to have featured in SCRAP! ## [Genius 22.5 - Oct Scrap Heap](https://www.geniusdotcom.com/genius-22-5-oct-scrap-heap/) _2025-11-17 · Larry Michaels · Genius Dot Com_ Busy month, no time to chat! Let's get into it, scrappers. YouTube Classic Been thinking about the first time I ever saw this video of Peter Brötzmann playing the saxophone. I'd never heard of the guy before. It didn't even register as ## [Scraps #9](https://fyr.io/scrap/2025-11-15) _2025-11-15 · fyr.io - Everything (title & summary)_ A bunch of scrappy notes from 2025-11-07 to 2025-11-15