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🔗 linkblog: just read 'Trump’s site Truth Social broke software rules, says copyleft group - The Verge'
Do not mess with open licensing.
🔗 linkblog: just read '42 years later, how 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' has endured : NPR'
Posting this for hoopy froods to read.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Missouri governor threatens reporter who discovered state site spilling private info - The Verge'
If viewing the source code of a web page is hacking, my black hat skills just went up a thousandfold.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'A squeaky glove compartment accidentally sounds like light jazz | Boing Boing'
This delights me to no end.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'U.S. Antigovernment Groups Are Influencing the French Far Right - The New York Times'
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.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Facebook whistleblower hearing: France Haugen finally got Republicans to stop yapping about anti-conservative bias.'
Interesting article. I’m particularly interested in the idea of focusing on algorithms rather than content.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Facebook’s outage likely cost the company over $60 million | Ars Technica'
A compelling reminder that social media companies make money from eyeballs pointed at screens.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Shang Chi Director: American Born Chinese Series for Disney+'
Tentatively excited! Such a great comic—they’d better do it justice.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Opinion | Don’t Let Amazon Eat the Film Industry - The New York Times'
The more pies Amazon has its fingers in, the more concerning it becomes.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Amazon Astro Leaks Data All Over New Carpet'
Well played, The Onion. Well played.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Fairphone’s latest sustainable smartphone comes with a five-year warranty - The Verge'
Really want to see Fairphone start selling in U.S.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Majority of Americans support national data privacy standards: poll | TheHill'
This means we’re going to get some soon, right?
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Despite Arrests And Setbacks, Far-Right Proud Boys Press New Ambitions : NPR'
Worrying read but important one.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'The Melting Face Emoji Has Already Won Us Over - The New York Times'
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.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'IRS Reports Your Taxes Specifically Were Spent To Drone-Strike Kids'
I get that this is The Onion and that this isn’t how taxes work, but this article still fees like a gut punch.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Lexington opens key pedestrian bridge over Man O’ War | Lexington Herald Leader'
This sounds like a great place for a family bike ride!
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Kids who grew up with search engines could change STEM education forever - The Verge'
Very interesting to think about how mental models re: file storage may be changing.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Pentagon Acknowledges Aug. 29 Drone Strike in Afghanistan Was Tragic Mistake - The New York Times'
What a heartbreaking story. We need to rethink our relationship with drones—and war.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Y: The Last Man's Collapsing Infrastructure Scariest Part'
So far, I’ve only watched the pilot and am not sure how far I’ll make it in the series, but this article reinforces my belief that 2021 can do more with the premise of the series than 2002 did.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Apple and Google Remove ‘Navalny’ Voting App in Russia - The New York Times'
This is maybe the best example I’ve seen of app stores being a problematic model. Is there an Android app that could be sideloaded? Definitely isn’t for Apple, and that’s shameful.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Political parties complained Facebook’s algorithm promoted polarization - The Verge'
What a read. Platforms don’t just host content, they manipulate that content.