Tech
Lazy Scammers: Text Phishing
I miss the days of the Nigerian prince scams. At least they were entertaining. Alas, GenAI and some skeevy operators are making it trivial to attempt to scam people. Stay alert!
Tech
AYFKM? AI and 1% Commitment
AI is going to fuck up the workforce. Sal Khan (of the Khan Academy) is not offering a serious response to this tectonic shift.
Tech
That sucked...
Free time, a nagging error, and almost catastrophic results. How not to spend a day off.
Tech
Musk's AI has gone full glaze
Musk once again puts his paw on the scale and dails it up to full on ridiculous.
Tech
More on the coming AI reckoning
OpenAI announced ChatGPT would allow erotica and companion-style interactions for verified adults. This feels like a Hail Mary
Newsletter
The Great Round-tripping
The latest round of mind boggling investment announcements around AI is really bonkers. This is round-tripping not unlike what brought Enron down, but on steroids. It is feeling like late-stage bubble behavior and FOMO in tech-bro land.
Politics
Odds and ends.
Some mixed topics, the Guitars and Gear sub-newsletter, how the transition to Ghost has gone, RFKjr's insanity, some tech talk. A little bit for everyone!
Tech
The internet is breaking: AI slop is destroying the business model
AI slop is killing the business model of the internet, and it is going to lead to a lot of bad things. We are seeing much of it play out in real time.
Tech
Cyber and you: Password Managers
In this edition of Cyber and you, we talk turkey on Password Managers. Hopefully you will learn something while being entertained!
Tech
Cyber and You: Let's talk browsers...
The next step in online hygiene is to consider which browser you use. The net-net is to ditch Chrome.
Tech
A sad day, the lights go out at AOL
A once mighty giant is finally ending their core business, dial-up internet access. Frankly, I thought it was gone long ago
Tech
Do we gotta do this again? Musk insanity
if it's a day ending in "y" then the odds are that Elon Musk is spewing some bullshit. This time, I start with the utterly insane Stock grant, and then segue into the Mars vision