So very dumb.

Why are people still touting facial recognition as a convenience?

We ought to be talking more about biometric data.

By this logic, macOS is malware’s best friend by allowing users to install software outside the App Store. It’s a dumb argument.

To paraphrase George Smiley, you can learn a lot about how those in power will treat people by the way they treat books.

Public transit forever. Lexington is considering BRT, and I’m really hoping it comes through. Would give me some more commuting options.

So gross.

The weirdest part of this article to me is how you have Frances Haugen talking to the UK Parliament in one paragraph and then Nick Clegg—former deputy PM—defending “Meta” as their employee not long after.

OER forever. This article makes me sad.

What a great episode.

Tech companies are often ad companies, and it behooves us to remember that.

So much ugh.

This story just gets more and more ridiculous.

Facebook might need more moderators, but they shouldn’t be company executives…

A fun article that reminds me of my plans to create a Cleric of Trickery based on George Smiley for an upcoming 5e campaign.

Sobering read.

Do not mess with open licensing.

Posting this for hoopy froods to read.

This is frustrating and sad.

If viewing the source code of a web page is hacking, my black hat skills just went up a thousandfold.

This delights me to no end.

This is worrying. There’s a long tradition of open far right movements in France, and if the U.S has something to teach them, it should make us think twice about what’s happening here.

Interesting article. I’m particularly interested in the idea of focusing on algorithms rather than content.

A compelling reminder that social media companies make money from eyeballs pointed at screens.

Tentatively excited! Such a great comic—they’d better do it justice.

The more pies Amazon has its fingers in, the more concerning it becomes.

Well played, The Onion. Well played.

Really want to see Fairphone start selling in U.S.

This means we’re going to get some soon, right?

Worrying read but important one.

I immediately connected with this emoji the first time I saw it. Also, I remember writing a paper in high school arguing that emoticons were legitimate “language.” The paper was horrible, but I still believe in that central thesis, and I think emojis are vindicating it.

I get that this is The Onion and that this isn’t how taxes work, but this article still fees like a gut punch.

This sounds like a great place for a family bike ride!

TGV forever

Very interesting to think about how mental models re: file storage may be changing.

Crossing fingers!