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08 Aug 2006

The entirety of one of the best documentaries I've seen on media, journalism and the Iraq war is available to view for free, courtesy of Google Video. I'm blown away that they have this; if you have an hour and twenty five minutes to spare, this is very worthwhile - possibly essential - viewing.

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The Future of Forums is Lies, I Guess

"I do not have the time or emotional energy to screen out regular attacks by Large Language Models, with the knowledge that making the wrong decision costs a real human being their connection to a niche community."

08 Jul 2025

Threads is nearing X's daily app users, new data shows

It's wild to me how many people are still engaging with X.

08 Jul 2025

‘Improved’ Grok criticizes Democrats and Hollywood’s ‘Jewish executives’

As more people look to AI to learn about the world, the people who control how it's trained and how it responds will control our prevailing narratives. That's wildly dangerous.

07 Jul 2025

Family zoning actually means something cool

Forget San Francisco - I wish every single US city would do this. We're too car-dependent, too isolated, too unhealthy. (Honestly, European mixed-use development should be the model.)

06 Jul 2025
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