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30 Nov 2005

The Playstation Portable is now a fully capable podcasting client. A host of big players seem to be getting into podcasting at the ground level - right now it's basically a hack that sits on top of weblog technology, but where will it be in five years? This is beginning to look like it'll be bigger than weblogging itself.

Via Educational Weblogs.

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Chatbot election answers are dominated by one right-wing dude and a deluge of AI slop.

One guy set out to influence how chatbots answer questions about the election. He was incredibly successful, and that should disturb all of us.

02 Nov 2026

Rest of World tells vital stories about the impact of tech on the world. We may lose it anyway.

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.

01 Nov 2026
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Notable links: October 30, 2026

AI is building detailed profiles about us. We're embracing it anyway.

30 Oct 2026

Proton is AI-pilled and calls caution "loser thinking".

Proton should be a careful steward of its users' privacy. Based on this account, it isn't. Journalists should think twice before using it.

29 Oct 2026
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