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Reminder: NO KINGS. October 17th. 👑🚫

Google thinks the web is like Android software where they can declare end-of-life because everyone who ever made Android software knew in advance that Google owned it, and this is what big tech companies do to their developers. You may not like it, but you have no cause to complain.

The web is different. Google didn't create it. It existed before Google by quite a few years. Google formed out of the early web, there would be no such thing as Google without the early web. They are guests on the web as we all are. And guests don't make the rules.

Imagine rock and roll without the Beatles.

Imagine the web without the first 15 years of the web.

Thank you Google! 😡

There’s a difference between a site you can visit in Chrome and a site that’s part of the web.

There have certainly been some bad takes on both sides of the AI in video games argument. In one corner, we have the never-AI-ers who reflexively claim that any use of any type of AI in any game is a total disqualifier. No quarter is given to nuance. No daylight is offered for discussion. It […]

Still Life with Water Jug, 1893 #cezanne #postimpressionism

If you haven't had a chance, I suggest you tune in to the latest Mike Flanagan Stephen King adaptation of "Carrie," which arrived in time for the Halloween crush.

It's an eight-episode miniseries and has been very good so far, as I'm halfway through.

Horror Fuel: Mike Flanagan’s “Carrie” is a Masterpiece

The Guardian: Carrie review – the teenage hell-raiser’s glorious return couldn’t come at a better time

I must confess a neighbor of mine did the sound design on the production.

Open thread.

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Trump praises Greg Gianforte for assaulting a reporter: I fell in love with him that day

By the authority vested in me, Donald J. Trump, as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered that all US citizens of the female persuasion are barred from engaging in acts of defecation. Following several productive and ...

Will the approach that beat Meta in New Mexico work against ChatGPT?

Trump on Sophie Cunningham: I don't know if she's any good at basketball

On this day, we mark the 136th birthday of President Dwight David Eisenhower—a visionary leader, respected warrior, distinguished statesman, and noble public servant.  In command of great armies and in the White House, he met every trial with steadiness, courage, and resolve, earning the enduring trust of the American People and the lasting gratitude of the […]

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I was waiting to hear how White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia would explain how and why she claimed she’d...

Economic advisor and constant media propagandist for the Trump administration, Kevin Hassett, said the rise in inflation in September was hopefully a "blip" but admitted the report was disappointing. This may be the first time this year Kevin Hassett hasn't tried to con, ca...

Talarico on AI: I've rolled out a plan to crack down on giant data center companies. We've got to force them to pay for their own energy instead of jacking up our utility bills. And we've got to force them to recycle their water so they are not exacerbating the water crisis here in Texas.

Trump: Tariffs cause wealth

Trump: People say tariffs cause inflation. They don't. We have very little inflation.

(Inflation has outpaced wage growth for the past six months in a row)

Undecided voter now supporting James Talarico: When he mentioned that Paxton is actually for data centers, that did sway me a lot. So I think he probably will get my vote.

Trump: Is the camera statutory? Like a statue?