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That terrible Signal exploit has been fixed. We have journalism to thank for it

"Apple’s fix means iPhones should no longer save copies of deleted messages from Signal or other apps, and Apple said the patch also purges already saved and related notifications."

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Woody Guthrie playing his guitar with the label "this machine kills fascists" on it.

All You Fascists (Bound to Lose)

A collection of Woody Guthrie covers

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Sustaining innovation has failed us. It's time to think more radically

Some innovations create a new future that serves people better. Some sustain the status quo. It's time to think more radically.

25 Apr 2026

AI is not a magic wand and it won’t fix your problems

Without investment in people, processes, and working conditions, AI becomes merely "a technological smoke screen for deeper institutional decline."

25 Apr 2026
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