Archive - Angelo’s Newsletter

TikTok satire, Pope Leo, a Photoshop challenge. Plus...my students think podcasts are 'fire.'

Also a sad farewell to Harshana Rambukwella and Panini Edirisinghe

May 17 •

Angelo Fernando

April 2025

A leak, a mouse, 'pig butchering,' turtles and a game of chicken. Life in our modern Animal Farm.

Leaky chat messages—nothing new

Apr 14 •

Angelo Fernando

March 2025

Chainsaw PR, Canada's maple dude, Kandy perahera and my Matrix-inspired podcast

Back in the day when Elon walked into Twitter with a kitchen sink (you forgot that, didn’t you?) we thought this guy was quirky.

Mar 20 •

Angelo Fernando

February 2025

Where's Google heading? Dystopia, Kids These Days, and a Sri Lankan novel.

All the news that's fit to drive you insane. Or smile.

Feb 15 •

Angelo Fernando

January 2025

Your wish list for 2025? What Meta doesn't want. Two video editors I recommend.

Plus new damning evidence how TikTok affects kids' analytical skills, memory formation, contextual thinking, conversational depth, empathy, and…

Jan 16 •

Angelo Fernando

December 2024

In the air there's a feeling of... panic around drones and wind turbines. And ChatGPT getting into bed with WhatsApp.

Let me begin with what what might happen in a few weeks when ChatGPT gets injected into WhatsApp’s bloodstream.

Dec 19, 2024

November 2024

What Just Happened?

The Aussie social media ban, Sri Lanka's landslide election. Google's AI goes rogue.

Nov 16, 2024 •

Angelo Fernando

October 2024

Misinformation, Plagiarism and Elon Musk's power play.

The ghouls are coming for you! A shady lobby group called 'NetChoice,' and a billionaire loose cannon to serve up tricks with treats.

Oct 27, 2024 •

Angelo Fernando

September 2024

Smartphone blowback, Remembering Kris Kristofferson, and Sri Lanka's peaceful Election.

"Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose"

Sep 30, 2024 •

Angelo Fernando

Satire. Politics. Small Screens. Bad medicine during election circus.

Don’t you love satire?

Sep 3, 2024 •

Angelo Fernando

August 2024

Darn Robots are testing our patience, not our roads. Plus an ill-thought AI ad!

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at the number of bizzare ‘autonomous’ vehicle incidents around Tempe, Chandler, and Phoenix Arizona.

Aug 7, 2024 •

Angelo Fernando

July 2024

Things fall apart, even the desktop printer's jamming.

It's not just Biden's debate disaster and Sunak ouster. It's my dead car battery, and the nozzles of my color printer need a decongestant.

Jul 6, 2024 •

Angelo Fernando

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