23-Jan, 2025 - morning links, etc.

links, etc just in case you forgot you were owned. Trump Seeks to Paralyze Independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Watchdog - The New York Times I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers | Rebecca Shaw | The Guardian

January 23, 2025 · steve ulrich

18-Jan, 2025 - morning links, etc.

links, etc Oh Shit, Git!?! for future me.

January 18, 2025 · steve ulrich

16-Jan, 2025 - morning links, etc.

links, etc in the belly of the MrBeast - by Kevin Munger mcluhan is laughing from the grave.

January 16, 2025 · steve ulrich

14-Jan, 2025 - morning links, etc.

links, etc The Love Machine | Julia Elliott | Granta bigly amusing short story about a robot’s need for lovin'

January 14, 2025 · steve ulrich

11-Jan, 2025 - afternoon links, etc.

links, etc We’re seeing the end of the long 20th century yeah, i didn’t really need to see this but there are some really interesting data points in here. this one terrified me: Literacy is now declining for the first time on record. A recent OECD report finds that adult reading proficiency is falling around the world. The crucial moment may not have been the arrival of the smartphone but the more recent dominance of short video....

January 11, 2025 · steve ulrich