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What I'm Reading - Week of June 16
A sampling of what comes across my desk.
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On AI: People need to stop oversharing
Meta's AI Chatbots seem compelled to share your interactions, and that is bad mmmmm'kay. Just say no.
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Shots Incoming: Southern Baptists planning assault on same-sex marriage
Obergefell will fall, and I expect that shortly thereafter both Lawrence and Griswald will be consigned to the ashen of history. So much winning (/s)
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Holy Shit: Musk might kill SpaceX too!
When Musk woke up on Thursday, did he realize that he was going to auto da fe in grand form?
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The Dangers of GenAI and AI illiteracy
People are ascribing them to levels of utility that is compared to the Almighty. They aren't, and aren't going to be like this anytime soon. But the need for $$$ leads leaders to not clear it up
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The black hole that is NextDoor
A local ICE raid once again brings out the worst of humanity. In my neighborhood in Silicon Valley. Same as it ever was.
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Losing my will to live: David French and the comments
The Times makes fun of Dems and their asinine attempts to workshop their way out of the demographic hole, David French feels the need to flex his Christian boner, and the comments are a+
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Music: Who played it better?
A totally unfair comparison, but that's what I do. Here is Corey Heuval doing a single take of a monster of song from Ozzy's second solo album, LIKE A BOSS
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Why Democratic optimism is really unwarranted
The reality is that the Republicans have cemented a solid coalition that is far more durable than many liberals and never Trump pundits care to admit. Folks, shit's really fucking bad.
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Music: LADYVA goes there, Fur Eliese boogie woogie
And it's spectacular...
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Tesla Schadenfreude- Common Sense Skeptics delivers the goods
CSS does a huge public service with their breakdown of the latest (Q1-2025) earnings call, de-bullshitting the vomitous ejecta from Musk and his toadies
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Music: Technical Difficulties
Welcome back Unlucky Morpheus for a reprise of a Racer X standard.