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:

  • Tori Amos – Crucify

    I don’t remember the exact day I first heard Tori Amos. Sometime in 1992, I think. It’s hard to explain the feeling of listening to her for the first time. It was the early ’90s, and grunge and other loud music were taking over the

  • 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:

  • The Painted Man of Belleville

    The year is… I forgot. Is it 2007? 2008? Something like that. It was a nice summer day in Paris. They’re rare over there. July 14th? Maybe. Not sure. I was taking a stroll in Parc de Belleville, enjoying the weather, when suddenly, I saw this painted man

  • 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 :

  • L’Homme Peint de Belleville

    C’était en… J’ai oublié… 2007 ? 2008 ? Dans ces eaux-là. C’était une chouette journée ensoleillée à Paris – elles sont rares les chouettes journées ensoleillées, là-bas. Du coup, j’é

  • 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:

  • 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 :

  • 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: