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Wow, this post diving into Micro.blog bookmarks and highlights is amazing. Thanks Loura! I’ve bookmarked it in Micro.blog (of course) so I can sift through it later to see what we can improve in Micro.blog’s API.

Going to Pittsburg. brb

Must-read blog post by Cory Doctorow, connecting enshittification to Apple and the legal agreements that give corporations power:

Apple doesn’t oppose regulation; Apple loves regulation, so long as they’re the ones doing the regulating. They want to be able to shape and define the digital market, backed by the power of the state, but without any input from the state. In modern corporate orthodoxy, the state is an enforcer for corporate will.

Let's stay organized after the election.

In today's installment of the Adventures of Wordle Kitty, the world's cutest and most adorable kitten was sentenced to life at Attica.

The stupidest thing about all the pundits remarking on Kamala's rise in the polls is they are completely missing the story.

Here's the headline.

• "Thank god the Trump nightmare is almost over."

If you want an illustration, it's the flip side of this New Yorker cover.

I am addicted to buying domains. Latest example. Ideally it would be a news site with all the latest videos from the Land of Kamala aka the United States of America.

So what are we doing on Threads and why does Facebook (aka Meta) want to get the best minds of Twitter using their software. I am not a lawyer and I haven't read the user agreement, but that said, I bet it has something to do with building out their AI model so they can compete with OpenAI, Google, Amazon, Apple, etc.

The best journalism is coming from the candidate.

Wednesday session in Boston

If you’ve never killed a Tamagotchi, you’ve probably never used an <area> element. Like Tamagotchis, <area> elements used to be all the rage, fell out of favor, and obstinately continue to exist. The last time I wielded an <area> element, four things were v...

Sounds like we may be in for a substantial remedy in Epic vs. Google, potentially going even further than the EU’s DMA. From The Verge:

Judge Donato made it clear he plans to ban any nondiscriminatory behavior when it comes to how Google treats rival app stores, up to and including human review.

I asked ChatGPT to put the Statue of Liberty on a $100 bill.

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Checked in at Harvard Yard. Parkin the cah* in the Hahvahd Yahd (* butt) — with Jessica

Random rail crossing in Denton. 🚂

If you don't buy the new rules for journalism because the liars will tell lies about you, the journalist -- well, you get that either way, no matter what you do, so I don't see the problem. And if you want people to trust you, you've got to tell the truth. Your reputation gets destroyed by their lies if you pass them through. Might not seem fair, but if you can't be trusted you don't really have a job, do you. Maybe as a PR person, but not as a journalist. Doctors can tell you to stop smoking to save your life and the tobacco companies will accuse them of lying or whatever and some people (such as myself, earlier in life) will continue to smoke. You still have to do what's right if you want people to trust you.

I am so impressed with how well the new Democratic Party is running this campaign. Latest innovation, they're going to do at least one public rally during the convention, so everyone can be part of the celebration, and I plan to watch every minute of it. What I don't want to...

Checked in at 3 Little Figs. Breakfast — with Jessica