The Torment Nexus
• Mathew Ingram
Why some people (including me) are spending more time on Twitter
Yes, I still call it Twitter.
Teaser trailer for season three of The Lord of The Rings:...
Teaser trailer for season three of The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power. Maybe this isn’t the best show in the world, but I have been enjoying it. I thought s02 was better than s01 so at least the trajectory is promising.
Tiny Little Office is “an office suite with no accounts...
Tiny Little Office is “an office suite with no accounts and no server that holds your work. Every document lives in the address of its page… Copy the link and you have copied the document.” Includes a word processor, spreadsheet, calculator, etc.
NEW: Since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott first declared an emergency at the border in 2021, he’s renewed or amended the proclamation at least 69 times.
The proclamation has greatly expanded his powers without going through the state Legislature.
https://www.propublica.org/article/greg-abbott-border-security-disaster-proclamation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Texas #TX #Border #Security #Governor #GregAbbott #USPolitics
McSweeney’s
• Stella Welles
A French Bulldog’s Acceptance Speech for Being Named the American Kennel Club’s Most Popular Dog Breed for the Fourth Consecutive Year
WIRED
• Max Evry
Junji Ito’s Manga Horrors Hit Harder as Live-Action TV
The artist’s macabre short works have been adapted into eerily freaky 30-minute bites for television. We got a sneak preview of the next episode airing on HBO Max.
Kristi Rogers, wife of Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, handed out $10 gas gift cards at Detroit’s Freedom Fuel station on October 14.
SCOTUSblog
• Kelsey Dallas
SCOTUS considers new take on old law
Plus, a political ad rate decision on the interim docket.
Whatever
• John Scalzi
I’m in the New York Times Today, Talking About Monsters
You know, as you do. The article is a list of science fiction monster novels (or at least, science fiction novels with monsters in them), staring with the early 19th century and going through to earlier this year. Yes, I tried to do a full survey of the science fictional landscape with this one. Some […]
The San Francisco Standard
• Rachyl Jones
Spy fears are rattling Silicon Valley AI labs
A bugged OpenAI conference room is the latest in a series of espionage suspicions and trade secret lawsuits at tech companies.
The San Francisco Standard
• Jane Kenny
‘An instant fit’: Why the Valkyries’ Gabby Williams is the perfect Bay Area sports star
Raised on road trips down Interstate 80 and Too $hort, Williams said she wouldn’t be “half of who I am” without the Bay.
The San Francisco Standard
• Steven T. Jones
Opinion: The progressive case for Scott Wiener
A former Bay Guardian editor argues that San Francisco’s progressive establishment has lost the plot. Backing Connie Chan over Scott Wiener is the proof.
The San Francisco Standard
• Tim Kawakami
Kawakami: John Lynch’s near-perfect offseason has relaunched this 49ers era
This influx of talent arrives just as the franchise looks to build its next generation of foundational figures around 26-year-old quarterback Brock Purdy.
The San Francisco Standard
• Helen Li
Anthropic uses AI to dodge customer complaints. A new law may force a change
One customer spent weeks talking to an AI agent to resolve a Claude billing error that overcharged him by $3,500.
The San Francisco Standard
• Omar Rashad
Ex-Mayor Art Agnos takes stand against Big Tech in District 10 race
The longtime progressive who has lived in Potrero Hill for decades called on voters to support candidates Dion-Jay Brookter and JR Eppler.
The San Francisco Standard
• Erika Carlos
‘A target on their back’: Inside immigration court, chaos spreads and removal orders soar
Surging caseloads, missing respondents, and skyrocketing deportation orders shake a courthouse in Concord.
The San Francisco Standard
• Lauren Saria
‘It’s getting out of hand’: This tiny South Asian bistro is too popular for its own good
As SF’s South Asian dining scene grows more upscale, Marina Beach draws crowds with its casual approach — sometimes too many crowds.