I am

David B. Himself

  • Frenchman speaking English in Japan.
  • Writes things. Tries to be better at it, both quantitatively and qualitatively.
  • Teacher
  • Hopes the world doesn’t end soon. Not too optimistic about that.
  • Father of two little angels that drive me nuts.
  • Friend of crows.
  • Monster in the classic Dr. Who.
  • Bollywood action movie anti-hero.
  • Wastes too much time on social media.

Yes, I know, I have too many social media and blogs/sites!
Well, this page is to help you figure out where to find me. 🙂

Fediverse

I think the Fediverse is the only possible sane future for the social internet and its various media and networks.
If you’re not sure what it is, please click here.

You can find me on Mastodon talking primarily about Japan, pop culture and more.

PixelFed is similar to Instagram but better in many ways and… also on the Fediverse!

Loops is to share short vertical videos, but not dependent on some unreliable company.

There are more places where to find me, but those are the main ones.

“ATmosphere”
(Bluesky and more)

I had mixed feelings about Bluesky, I still do, but recently more services and platforms using the same protocol have appeared, including Eurosky, a non-profit based in Europe, and now I’m there.

Because, it’s the same protocol, Bluesky and Eurosky are fully compatible and can communicate with each other.

Follow me from Bluesky:

Follow me from Mu (Eurosky’s app):

You also follow my Fediverse accounts on BlueSky (Or Mu) thanks to Bridgy Fed (you should bridge your accounts too, click on the link):

Corporate Social Media

I’m doing my best to escape it, but it’s difficult to be entirely free from it.

A few words about Threads. If you insist on using that thing, know that you can now follow pretty much any Fediverse account from Threads, including the ones listed above. You just need to allow sharing to the Fediverse in your settings. Please, do it.

Blogs and Sites and more…

Liminal Web is my main blog and newsletter. It covers a wide range of topics : Contemporary art and life in Japan, old postcards from France, music, a “survival guide to 21st tech,” and more… Just check it out.

Latest post:

  • Is Social Media Rotten to the Core? (part one)

    Ten to fifteen years ago, social media reigned supreme on the internet and was the place to be. For better or worse, those days are long gone. Social media has become increasingly toxic. Elon Musk has dropped his mask and revealed himself to be the fascist piece of shit he

  • Follow on the Fediverse: @david@davidbilla.net
  • Follow on the ATmosphere: @david.davidbilla.net.ap.brid.gy

Glitched Earth is a blog and a newsletter. It’s also a journal of the 21st century.

Latest Post:

  • (Not so) Ugly Japan?

    I already told you a few times that once you look past the Instagram pictures and stare at the real world into the eyes, you’ll see that Japan is actually quite ugly.However…Sometimes it’s possible to find beauty in that ugliness, too:Japan is

  • Follow on the Fediverse: @David@glitched.earth
  • Follow on the ATmosphere: @david.glitched.earth.ap.brid.gy

en français

Métaphorismes est ma newsletter en français. Vous y trouverez essentiellement des réflexions diverses et variées ainsi que de la fiction. Abonnez-vous pour plus de détails, c’est gratuit.

Article le plus récent :

  • Retour de France : Le Kombucha

    Gator et DavidB sont rentrés chez eux. Mais ça ne veut pas dire qu’ils vont cesser de vous parler de leurs observations faites en France pour autant.

  • Follow on the Fediverse: @Metaphorismes@metaphorismes.com
  • Follow on the ATmosphere: @metaphorismes.metaphorismes.com.ap.brid.gy

I’m a contributor to Wild Zooo. No, it’s not just shitposts, there are also cultural things and a little more.

Latest post:

  • Redesigning the World

    My son has been redesigning the world lately. It now looks like this:   What do you think?  

  • Follow on the Fediverse: @TheWholeZoo@Wildz.ooo

en français

The Swamp est la continuation de mon tout premier blog, il y a plus de 20 ans. J’y poste encore des trucs, avec mon comparse Gator (cette présente incarnation a 15 ans environ)

Article le plus récent :

  • Le Japon en France

    Deuxième épisode de notre série « Retour en France » Aujourd’hui, Gator et DavidB trouvent qu’il y est souvent question de Japon. Effectivement, le Carrefour du coin a une section cuisine japonaise et : Maintenant, je ne dis pas, c’est peut-être bon. Mais authentique?.. C’est une autre histoire.

  • Follow on the Fediverse: @swamp@swamp.fr

Support my work

If you can afford it and think I deserve to be paid for everything I make here and there, you’re in the right place.

For this you can use Ko-Fi:

Or you can become a paying subscriber to Glitched Earth: