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06 Dec 2005

Speaking of mainstream blogging, I should have mentioned. There's some buzz about Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, creating a new, citizen-based news medium. He spoke about it at the Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford event at Sa

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When the President threatens to commit a genocide

This cannot continue.

07 Apr 2026

"Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds

"Experiments show large majorities uncritically accepting “faulty” AI answers." Increasingly, incentive structures are asking them to.

05 Apr 2026
WWII poster: Keep Mum, the World Has Ears

Notable links: April 3, 2026

A dystopian week, with a glimmer of hope: alternatives are available.

03 Apr 2026

The open web isn't dying. We're killing it

Julien Genestoux thinks the open web needs netizens. I agree – and in 2026, that's indistinguishable from citizenry.

02 Apr 2026
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