Tech
Muskian Delish...
I posted on this two days ago, but then the revelation of the raid on Twitter in France, and the implications sunk in for me, and the irony is delish...
Tech
Musk: Merging SpaceX and xAI, lol wut?
The merger of xAI and SpaceX makes no sense for what we are told. It is really a way to use SpaceX to help fund the cash bonfire that is xAI.
Tech
I was scammed
I got scammed. Alas, AI is democratizing spear-phishing, and you should be really wary of the risk.
Tech
AI gone wild
AI is increasingly being perverted to create non-consensual adult material, and even CSAM content. Most model owners "try" to gate it, but one seems to flaunt all common sense restictions. Additionally, the predictions about AI at the beginning of 2025 turn out to be dead wrong.
Politics
Reading and Thoughts: Jan 2, 2026
First post of '26, the Bulwark does a fuckery, AI is going to destroy young people's career prospects, and Hayek's Bastards still are bastardy.
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!