What begins with There Will Be Blood and stray Twitter sightings turns into a practical question about whether the diary should become YouTube entertainment, or whether writing alone is still the right medium for the project.

New Year's Day is dominated by transcript backlog from the early-December video logs: anger over Priyantha Kumara's murder, Harsha and Seylan complaints, people-you-may-know reconnaissance, security-firm bragging, and a lot...