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Signal on UK privacy law: "We would leave the U.K. or any jurisdiction if it came down to the choice between backdooring our encryption and betraying the people who count on us for privacy, or leaving." Good. #Technology [Link]
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The open access movement is an important way academics can fight back against predatory publishers for the good of human knowledge everywhere - but the publishers are still out there, grifting. #Media [Link]
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"The news is yet another example of a government agency turning to the private sector for novel datasets that the public is likely unaware are being collected and then sold." #Technology [Link]
I learned to read and write on computers. Our first home computer, the Sinclair ZX81, had BASIC shortcuts built into the keyboards: you could hit a key combination and words like RUN, THEN, and ELSE would spit out onto the screen. I wrote a lot of early stories using those
As an experiment, I’m trying out Kagi as my default search engine, switching from Google (no link required; they’re probably behind you right now). I like the idea of an ad-free experience: a paid-for engine puts the incentives in the right place. But it’s got to be
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This report found that removing access to Twitter created significant economic and social impacts. Question: are some of these now replicated with the switch to X? #Technology [Link]
It’s no surprise to anyone that I prefer reading peoples’ long-form thoughts to tweets or pithy social media posts. Microblogging is interesting for quick, in-the-now status updates, but I find myself craving more nuance and depth. Luckily, Blogging is enjoying a resurgence off the back of movements like the
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Another reason why the really sustainable solution to pollution from cars is better mass transit. #Climate [Link]
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Intuit has a stranglehold on how taxes are filed in America. For what? Many other countries just have an easy to use tax portal of their own. This is a business that shouldn't even need to exist. #Democracy [Link]
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This is really important, and why we talk about "eating your own dogfood". If you don't use what you build, you can't build anything great. #Technology [Link]
Tracy Durnell celebrates 20 years of blogging: A blog is a much nicer place to publish than social media, sparking fewer but more meaningful interactions. Blogging allows writers a more forgiving pace with slower conversation. On their blog, people can be themselves instead of playing to an audience and feeling
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Once again, this looks completely like magic. Very high-fidelity images across a bunch of different styles. The implications are enormous. #AI [Link]
