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Terrence O'BrienAug 22, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC | Image: Aundre LarrowW. practical ‘most indispensable tool’The comedian, activist, podcast host, author, ’t behind.
Terrence O'BrienAug 22, 2026, 3:00 PM UTCPart OfThe Verge Weekend Questionnairesee all updates Terrence O'’s weekend editor. He’s covered the tech industry for over 18 a synths.W. people who has always just seemed . From Totally Biased, to Politically Re-Active, United Shades of America, , comedy, social commentary, and political activism has helped . He’s won a Peabody , been a Celebrity Jeopardy! champion, received honors , and been crowned the Ambassador of Fishbone by founding member Chris Dowd. Bell is, if nothing else, a busy man.
So we’re very grateful between episodes of his podcast Who’s With Me, his comedy tour, and Substack , promoting his upcoming children’s Scissors Cheese (out October 27th), and, of course, being a dad, to answer our weekly questionnaire.
Why It Matters
I probably . I wish MapQuest’s app was better, so I didn’t Billionaire guys’ apps. I’m talking about. Mexico listed America. SOOOOOOOOO EMBARRASSING!!!
It’s been a long, loooong time since I had a ’t just transfer , but I I had a , I would quickly install YouTube. expect ? thoughts all day? I need somebody constantly telling me something about something. Or singing me something about something.
a plastic that claims screen from cracking already . I just bought it. I don’t need a project, and I’m not comfortable asking the person at the cellphone . Also, I’m a scam, but I anyway.
I have 17 windows open across two different browser windows. That’s light work. When I’m writing a Substack article, I 30 windows… easy. I I hit “publish” on an article. I a window.
What Comes Next
I really breaking my addiction to Twitter. It wasn’t healthy, so I really improved ruining Twitter. These days, I’m an Instagram and Threads guy. Not that Zuckerberg is significantly better than Elon, but as a public-facing person, I platforms. But Zuckerberg better be careful. My generation isn’t afraid to leave social media platforms. We left MySpace and Friendster, just like I left Twitter.
Watching the latest Japanese video on YouTube or watching Lionfield videos with my 8-year-old on Instagram
A brush that claimed it could effectively comb Afros. I bought it because . But I . Or the X-.
It is a tie between Civilization Genesis. I’m talking ‘95. I’M SOOOOO OLD!
Flappy Bird. But I instead of deleting it. Maybe because I , I can’t look a . Flappy Bird movies by now. -Minioned the Minion movies.
-season. better than the actual season, Knicks winning.
Coffee and extreme quiet… … so I can listen to YouTube while I work. Middle , but I can’t I like… parents . better, too.
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