Defector
• Sabrina Imbler
Defector
• Chris Thompson
Defector
• Sabrina Imbler
Ars Technica
• Kyle Orland
Sound designer lets Half Life-related codename slip at a conference.
“US households are paying 62% more for drinking water than they did a decade ago — outpacing inflation, grocery prices and household incomes.”
The San Francisco Standard
• George Kelly
Reps. Liccardo, Panetta and Khanna ask the Trump Administration who ordered the restrictions on the SpaceX service.
emptywheel
• emptywheel
In a trollish demand for the recusal of Judge John Tunheim in an immigration case, Stan Woodward eschews basic rules of physics.
The post Stan Woodward Defies Rules of Gravity to Attack Minnesota Judges appeared first on emptywheel.
Open Channels FM Podcast Network
• Open Channels FM
As technology advances, prioritizing speed and convenience can undermine critical engagement and reflection. While automating tasks may enhance efficiency, it risks diminishing the unique value individuals bring to understanding and decision-making.
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Jess Rose
Including her vocals in his performance was the cherry on top. Continue reading…
WIRED
• Dell Cameron
The trillionaire has given more than $445 million to Republican political groups this election cycle, as Democrats vow to investigate him.
Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
• NewsHound Ellen
A New Mexico judge levied what may be the largest penalty ever against a tech giant on Wednesday. The order came after a Santa Fe jury found that Meta had committed 43,899,725 violations of the state’s consumer protection laws. Each carried a penalty of up to $5,000, The New York Times explained.
The suit was originally filed in 2021, after the Cambridge Analytica scandal revealed that digital consultants to the Trump campaign “used data improperly obtained from Facebook [owned by Meta] to build voter profiles,” as The Times explained in its detailed report on the scandal.
In his scathing judgement, Judge Francis J. Mathew wrote, “Facebook's misrepresentations about users' control of their data were not isolated incidents, but rather a systematic pattern of deception at the core of Facebook's business model.”
Previous posts on this topic: Oct 6 and Oct 8.
What's new? I've got a browser running, and have been using it for a few weeks. We're not releasing it today because first I want people to think about the format we're using to represent a story, and get feedback, and see if other people can build on the same basis.
Three things to look at today.
And if you have questions or comments.
daveverse
• Dave Winer
Previous posts on this topic: Oct 6 and Oct 8. What’s new? I’ve got a browser running, and have been using it for a few weeks. We’re not releasing it today because first I want people to think about the format we’re using to represent a story, and get feedback, and see if other people […]
Six Colors
• Jason Snell
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
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Six Colors
• Jason Snell
The iPod is long gone now, but it was the product that turned around Apple’s fortunes, got PC users to take the Apple brand seriously, established Apple as a player in mobile devices, and went on to revolutionize the music industry and lay the groundwork for the iPhone.…
Electrek
• Peter Johnson
Fox interviews patrons at an Ohio barbershop:
"Who's voting for Amy Acton?"
"All of us"
Vivek Ramaswamy defends his ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother:
"Politics is a tough sport. You point out where you think your opponents are flawed."
Vivek Ramaswamy defends his ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother:
"Politics is a tough sport. You point out where you think your opponents are flawed."
Q: Is it right that the richest man in the world has so much power over what goes on in a war between Russia and Ukraine?
Trump: Elon is a very good person. He's not going to do anything wrong
