A Powerhouse Writer Found One Word to Change the Debate About Tech

Delighted that Cory is having a moment with "Enshittification," because it's an accurate word for what's happening in tech and he's the right person to describe it.

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For your professional goals, make a habit of just steadily putting points on the board, consistently doing a little bit steadily, even if you’re bad at it sometimes. You’ll be amazed at how quickly successes start to compound. Don’t let your job get in the way of your career.

Very sorry to hear that Manchán Magan is no longer with us. A one-of-a-kind activist and storytellier, taken far too young.

DHH Is Way Worse Than I Thought | jakelazaroff.com DHH's politics are not normal. Maybe they used to be, I don't know, but as of right now the dude is_way outside of what most people would consider moral or acceptable.

show this to anyone else you know who also assumed DHH was just a normal conservative dude rather than a raging white supremacist lunatic

A Song For Assata

This is how I first learnt about Assata Shakur.

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Dropout CEO Sam Reich on business, comedy, and keeping culture weird

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Seeing lots of people talking about canceling their Disney+ subscriptions. If you happen to have some extra money around that used to go to Mickey Mouse... small indie media sites like mine could always use some assistance.

Especially these days.

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The Internet Con Audiobook on Libro.fm When the tech platforms promised a future of "connection," they were lying. They said their "walled gardens" would keep us safe, but those were prison walls.The platforms locked us into their systems and made us easy pickings, ripe for extraction. Twitter, Facebook and other Big Tech platforms hard to leave by design. They hold hostage the...

The Internet Con is another one of Doctorow's book in a similar vein if you want to give it a go first.

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Enshittification: the DRM-free audiobook "Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It" (an audiobook Amazon won't sell!)

I just backed Cory Doctorow's new audiobook on Kickstarter. I've backed a number of his projects in the past and you can get the book delivered to your Libro.fm account. You might like it too.

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New reports show 79% of private homes sold in Dublin last year were bought by landlords 79% of private homes sold in Dublin last year were bought by landlords including 75% by large landlords... that's according to Sinn Féin today, with Finance Spokesperson Pearse Doherty analysing prope...

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reddit post screenshot. what’s the point of vibe coding if i still have to pay a dev to fix it? what’s the point of vibe coding if at the end of the day i still gotta pay a dev to look at the code anyway. sure it feels kinda cool while i’m typing, like i’m in some flow state or whatever, but when stuff breaks it’s just dead weight. i cant vibe my way through debugging, i cant ship anything that actually matters, and then i’m back to square one pulling out my wallet for someone who actually knows what they’re doing. makes me think vibe coding is just roleplay for guys who want to feel like hackers without doing the hard part. am i missing something here or is it really just useless once you step outside the fantasy

you’re so close

"American Midnight" and "Bury the Chains" by Adam Hochschild are also good reads

I just finished "The Racket" by Conor Niland. Great listen. "Fun and Games" by John Patrick McHugh is a novel but well worth reading.

YouTube video by Kingfishr Kingfishr - Killeagh (Acoustic)

Probably not telling you anything you don't know, but this one is a banger, and hits especially hard for the Irish abroad.
Amazing how a song can sound so traditional and familiar, despite only being written recently.
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Can my subscribers pay on the Substack iOS app? Substack now includes external links in the iOS app that take readers to the web to complete their purchase. Subscriptions made this way are treated like standard web purchases—creators receive the...

Attention chumps: If you, despite all our dire warnings, decided to put your newsletter on Substack, the untrustworthy asses who run the company just did what we all knew they would, and made it impossible to take your subscribers with you if you want to leave. support.substack.com/hc/en-us/art...

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Our colleagues at Eater still need our help! If you can chip in, or if you know someone who can help, or if you just want to spread the word, we'll be so grateful!

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Really enjoyed listening to this

AI's Security Crisis: Why Your Assistant Might Betray You - Last Week in AWS Podcast

I talked to @quinnypig.com for the latest episode of his podcast Screaming in the Cloud - we had a really fun and very high energy conversation about LLM security, open source, blogging, tiny museums and a whole host of other topics www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...

Could building all those data centres be a bad idea? Anything about reducing AI usage to preserve water supplies? https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-drought-group-meets-to-address-nationally-significant-water-shortfall

UK gov website that says: HOW TO SAVE WATER AT HOME Install a rain butt to collect rainwater to use in the garden. Fix a leaking toilet – leaky loos can waste 200-400 litres a day. Use water from the kitchen to water your plants. Avoid watering your lawn – brown grass will grow back healthy. Turn off the taps when brushing teeth or shaving. Take shorter showers. Delete old emails and pictures as data centres require vast amounts of water to cool their systems.

we have reached the "your personal plastic straw habit is the problem" stage of the AI boom cycle www.gov.uk/government/n...

Cal Newport’s most recent article for The New Yorker “What If A.I. Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This?" provides some sober analysis of recent developments in AI. It’s worth a read.

I guessed that might be the case. I used a Nikon D300 and a 70-200mm f2.8 which was a good combination years ago. I don't have them anymore so I was hoping I might get away with an entry level camera nowadays. Thanks for the help @antpruitt.com

I've been looking for a camera to take action shots for an amateur sports club. Would this be a good place to start or should I look at cameras a step above the R100? What lens would be a good fit for outdoor sports?

Congratulations. Best of luck in the new job.

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When I came across this thread initially, you and other people were talking about your article on vibe-coding L'il Alex. I'm asking about how you use AI in that context rather than your work with Techdirt.

We disagree on what odd means I guess. If I prompt a LLM and it gives me something resembling what I want, I'll make the changes to the code myself and move on. Would you spend the time working on the prompt instead?