Where were you 25 years ago on New Year’s Eve 1999? This year is the 25th anniversary of the Y2K bug. For those of us of a certain age, we remember where we were. In this episode I talk about where I was in a bit about what all the concern was about.

It’s been a while since my last episode… almost 6 months in fact. In this episode I explain a bit of what went on, and talk about plans for returning in a slightly different format.

20 years ago today I set up my account and first edited Wikipedia. In this episode, I talk about some of how that journey has gone over the 20 years. More info can be found in this blog post: https://www.danyork.com/2024/04/celebrating-20-years-as-a-wikipedia-editor.html

And occasionally you can find me livestreaming Wikipedia editing on Twitch at: https://www.twitch.tv/danyork324

On January 8, 2024, United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched their Vulcan Centaur rocket - in this episode I talk about WHY this was such an important milestone and about the current state of the launch industry where SpaceX is the only company consistently launching rockets. You can read more at:

- https://www.danyork.com/2024/01/ulas-successful-vulcan-centaur-rocket-launch-is-good-news.html

-https://crowsnest.danyork.com/2023/11/03/avftcn-022-the-global-chokepoint-where-spacex-is-the-only-consistent-launch-provider/

Comments are welcome - do you want more episodes like this?

It's a new year and this year I've got a new plan that I'm aiming at for producing weekly podcast episodes. In this episode I talk about the plan an how it relates to other work I'm doing and content I'm creating. More info at: https://www.danyork.com/2024/01/a-new-plan-for-getting-in-the-habit-of-consistently-publishing-podcasts-and-newsletters.html

Has it really be over a year since I last published a podcast episode? In this new episode, I talk about some of the fatigue and malaise that has kept me away from recording and also writing. I also provided an update on some of what has been going on in my life. *Hopefully* you'll see more episodes coming out from me soon! Links I mentioned:

- https://www.danyork.com/2023/01/my-themes-for-2023.html

- https://elemental.medium.com/your-surge-capacity-is-depleted-it-s-why-you-feel-awful-de285d542f4c

- https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/well/mind/covid-mental-health-languishing.html

How do people use an Apple Watch? What do they like the most? The least? What is the big caveat I have with recommending a Watch? In this episode, I share my reflections on using an Apple Watch Series 3 for seven months.

Thoughts from others in this Twitter thread from February 2022: https://twitter.com/danyork/status/1488552360288960517

It's been a loooonnnngggg while since the last episode! But I'm back with a long list of episodes... and I'd like to engage with YOU, listeners, in experimenting with Reddit Talk as a way to record podcast episodes. If you are a Redditor, please drop me a note and lets figure out a time to try out Reddit Talk! (More info: https://reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/4404349195284 )

For the 13th year, I started my first episode of 2022 talking about the "themes" I see myself weaving into my life over the next 12 months. This episode is a companion to this blog post that goes into more written detail: https://www.danyork.com/2022/01/my-themes-for-2022.html

Twitter Spaces is now available to everyone on iOS and Android with more than 600 followers. In this episode, I talk about all the changes Twitter has made to Spaces since episode 406 back in February, and all the features they have said are coming soon. And I ask the question - after the pandemic, will people still listen?