There's an interesting discussion happening over on Dave Winer's blog about JSON, a format for storing objects using a Javascript-like syntax. The idea is that parsing a JSON object is far less intensive than parsing XML (whose parsers still have pretty big footprints). It's an interesting idea, I think, but not everyone agrees.
Programmers out there: what are your thoughts?
One guy set out to influence how chatbots answer questions about the election. He was incredibly successful, and that should disturb all of us.
Rest of World may need to shut down. For me, its coverage of the global impact of the tech industry is required reading. I'm distraught.
AI is building detailed profiles about us. We're embracing it anyway.
Proton should be a careful steward of its users' privacy. Based on this account, it isn't. Journalists should think twice before using it.
