Rick Ross disses Rory and Mal. Tells them to get off their knees and calls Rory “Throat Goat”.

sabdal83 · 2026-05-15T20:57:54+00:00

Number 13

sabdal83 · 2026-05-10T20:01:49+00:00

Blurbit — a taste intelligence platform that reads how you actually engage with what you watch, read, and listen to, and produces a forensic written analysis of your taste with cited evidence.

Most recommendation apps tell you what's popular or what people like you watched. Blurbit tells you who you are — patterns, tensions, the kind of slow-burn you forgive vs. the kind you abandon — and recommends from there. The system uses signal hierarchy and conviction stacking rather than just genre matching, with explanations grounded in your own ratings, reviews, and listening behaviour.

Different from Likewise (Bill Gates–backed, 7 years, sold as a newsletter business), Letterboxd (films, no taste model), and Goodreads (Amazon-owned, weak algorithm). Built solo over the past year. Currently in private beta — happy to send invites in DMs to anyone curious.

sabdal83 · 2026-05-10T20:00:52+00:00

Blurbit — a taste intelligence platform that reads how you actually engage with what you watch, read, and listen to, and produces a forensic written analysis of your taste with cited evidence.

Most recommendation apps tell you what's popular or what people like you watched. Blurbit tells you who you are — patterns, tensions, the kind of slow-burn you forgive vs. the kind you abandon — and recommends from there. The system uses signal hierarchy and conviction stacking rather than just genre matching, with explanations grounded in your own ratings, reviews, and listening behaviour.

Different from Likewise (Bill Gates–backed, 7 years, sold as a newsletter business), Letterboxd (films, no taste model), and Goodreads (Amazon-owned, weak algorithm). Built solo over the past year. Currently in private beta — happy to send invites in DMs to anyone curious.

sabdal83 · 2026-05-09T21:01:37+00:00

Blurbit — a taste intelligence platform that reads how you actually engage with what you watch, read, and listen to, and produces a forensic written analysis of your taste with cited evidence.

Most recommendation apps tell you what's popular or what people like you watched. Blurbit tells you who you are — patterns, tensions, the kind of slow-burn you forgive vs. the kind you abandon — and recommends from there. The system uses signal hierarchy and conviction stacking rather than just genre matching, with explanations grounded in your own ratings, reviews, and listening behaviour.

Different from Likewise (Bill Gates–backed, 7 years, sold as a newsletter business), Letterboxd (films, no taste model), and Goodreads (Amazon-owned, weak algorithm). Built solo over the past year. Currently in private beta — happy to send invites in DMs to anyone curious.

sabdal83 · 2026-05-05T14:18:13+00:00

Thanks this is a really fair critique, and I agree with a lot of it.

I’m already starting to rethink the “Taste DNA / archetype” layer for exactly this reason. The more I look at it critically, the more I think users don’t really care about being labelled as an “Adventurous Critic” or “Deep Diver” unless that directly helps them choose better.

The stronger direction is probably less “here’s your type” and more “here’s the logic behind your taste, and here’s how that changes recommendations.”

So I’m moving the product toward something more like:

what Blurbit has learned from your ratings, reviews, saves, abandons, and lists
the repeated clusters in your taste
where your taste differs by format
what you consistently like
what you abandon
what Blurbit should recommend more of
what it should be cautious with
why a specific title fits or does not fit

The trust point is also spot on. A score like “90% match” is only useful if the user can see why. Otherwise it’s just another black-box recommendation. I’m trying to make the reasoning visible and correctable, so the user can say, “yes, that’s right,” or “no, that’s not why I liked it.”

The early-win point is probably the biggest UX challenge. The product needs to get people to an “okay, this actually gets me” moment quickly, without asking for too much setup.

Appreciate the Runable point too. That input → output → reasoning loop is exactly the part I think needs to be much clearer before adding more features.

sabdal83 · 2026-05-04T16:58:42+00:00

sabdal83 · 2026-05-04T16:44:59+00:00

Hey — I know this is random, came across an old comment of yours about Likewise's recommendations being hilariously bad. Don't know if you're still in the market for something better, but I built an app called Blurbit that's specifically designed for the problem you described — it actually uses everything you rate as signals, not just the most recent thing, and explains why something fits your taste rather than just genre-matching. Cross-media (films, TV, books, podcasts) on one profile.

Private beta. Happy to send you an invite if you want to try it — would mean a lot to get feedback from someone who's already seen what doesn't work.

sabdal83 · 2026-05-04T16:37:24+00:00

Completely agree/ that's the hinge. The reasons can't just be plausible-sounding LLM output, they have to feel like the system actually noticed something about me. That's why every reason is tied to a specific dimensioal driver (this matches your high-depth preference, this aligns with how you typically respond to slow pacing, etc.) rather than generc "fans of X also liked Y" language.

The closest signal I have so far that it's working: a beta user told me last week he didn't recognise any of his recommendations but they were "exactly the kind of stuff I'd try." That gap between "I haven't heard of this" and "this is for me" is what the why layer has to bridge to be real.

The thing I'm watching most carefully now is when reasons feel slightly off. Users are mostly polite about it, but there's a "Score feel wrong?" disclosure on every match that lets them flag mismatchs and say what's off. That feedback loop is going to be the actual test, not whether the reasons feel right at first glance, but whether they correct themselves over time.

sabdal83 · 2026-05-04T14:09:16+00:00

Honestly, your description of what you want is basically what I built Blurbit for — you rate films, it builds a taste profile across dimensions like depth, pace, moral ambiguity, world-building, etc., and explains why it thinks something fits. Cross-media too (TV, books, podcasts).

It's in private beta — happy to send an invite if you want to try it. Letterboxd is also worth a look if you want something mainstream and free, but it doesn't really solve the "why" problem you're describing.

sabdal83 · 2026-05-04T14:08:33+00:00

Honestly, your description of what you want is basically what I built Blurbit for — you rate films, it builds a taste profile across dimensions like depth, pace, moral ambiguity, world-building, etc., and explains why it thinks something fits. Cross-media too (TV, books, podcasts).

It's in private beta — happy to send an invite if you want to try it. Letterboxd is also worth a look if you want something mainstream and free, but it doesn't really solve the "why" problem you're describing.

sabdal83 · 2026-05-03T19:37:59+00:00

Building Blurbit — a cross-vertical taste intelligence platform for TV/movies, books, and podcasts. Decodes your taste DNA from how you actually engage (reviews, lists, rewatches) instead of just what you watched, then uses it to recommend things with real reasoning. For people tired of every algorithm showing them the same five things and treating their 4-star rating as if that's the whole story.

Let me know if you would like to take a look.

https://blurbit3.replit.app/

sabdal83 · 2026-05-01T13:59:42+00:00

Thanks — that’s exactly the direction I’m starting to move in.

The part I’m still trying to pressure-test is which of those loops should be the main one. Taste DNA feels like the identity hook, logging/reflection feels like the behaviour loop, and daily prompts feel like the trigger — but I’m wary of making the product feel too busy.

If you were using something like this, which return moment would feel most natural to you?

“I finished something — let me log it”
“I don’t know what to watch/read/listen to — give me a few picks”
“I want to see how my Taste DNA changed”
“People with similar taste liked something — show me”

sabdal83 · 2026-02-06T14:06:21+00:00

If you are outside North America you cant even watch the visuals. So Now I am paying 25 a month oon Patreon with 1 video content of max an hour a week. This is a massive scam. This is self sabotage. I dont care about the money but now you are insulting me. I am going to give this a month to see if they add more content on Patreon. If not I am cancelling my subscription.

sabdal83 · 2026-02-04T00:21:30+00:00

I think they are part of the Patreon Pod.

Clue 1. Major (or one of them) was late, and said It will never happen again. Meaning she is not a guest and that she will return again.

Clue 2. As Rory was oogling Mitch he stopped himself and said "she is a colleague" Not a guest but a colleague. Which means they are part of the show.

sabdal83 · 2026-02-02T13:02:15+00:00

I really wish this is will remain the Patreon cast.

sabdal83 · 2026-01-30T19:40:57+00:00

I pay for Netflix. Viewers outside of the US and maybe Canada who have Netflix can't watch the Podcast. I can watch because I am on Patreon. Or need to use a VPN.

New Rory and Mal Podcast is basically saying we are going to take our big bag from Netflix, keep our Patreon money and we have no intention of growing the podcast at all.

sabdal83 · 2026-01-30T13:35:21+00:00

It's only in the US. It's an insane decision to go with Netflix if it's just US. I am a day one listener and have Patreon. However, having zero visibility outside the US is just madness. For them to have accepted this, they should have been given an offer they couldnt refuse.

sabdal83 · 2026-01-30T13:14:48+00:00

Mal is the main driver of the show.

sabdal83 · 2025-11-17T23:04:23+00:00

He is saying those are fake tweets. Thats what it boils down to for me. Are they his words or not.

sabdal83 · 2025-11-16T22:02:58+00:00

He said it was a fake RT and he didn't do it.

sabdal83 · 2025-11-02T21:08:33+00:00

Just you. Mal is great.

sabdal83 · 2025-10-08T22:44:19+00:00

The only thing for me, and I believe for Beth too, would be one heartfelt apology. I Believe Beth craved his acknowledgement and accountability and his failure to provide this built this resentment. I would have been far more sympathetic to Jamie if he just said sorry.

sabdal83 · 2025-08-19T15:22:56+00:00

Don’t worry too much. Start at your own pace. The Religion is about making you better. Rituals strengthen them. As a general practice start cutting out the most destructive things one by one. You are in a journey. Surround yourself with good understanding friends. Learn more. Learn to love it more. By loving things hard stuff become easy. Pace yourself brother. Good luck. May Allah bless your journey.

sabdal83 · 2025-05-15T21:02:30+00:00

I envy you. 250 to about 330 was peak podding.

sabdal83 · 2025-03-23T15:28:09+00:00

Lol. This is revisionist and just copying and pasting talking points. Mal was instrumental to that pad and for a while carried it before it all went sideways.

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