Did Gaza Reunite Wikipedia’s Founders?
jimmy wales and larry sanger criticize the 'gaza genocide' page for violating neutrality standards, leading to 'pandemonium' as some editors refer wales for disciplinary action
Technology
Don’t Let Robots Do Your ChoresNov 11
chores are meaningful. don't let neo, the $20k robot, automate the home out of your house
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We Legalized Sports Betting. Was It Worth It?Nov 7
this isn't your dad's sports bookie — it's a 24/7 algorithmic machine built to hook young guys and turn the game itself into a sideshow. what if we just... regulated it?
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California's Stealth Campaign to Kneecap AIOct 29
gavin newsom just signed eight bills that effectively turn ai into the most heavily regulated nascent consumer technology in modern history
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AI: White Lives Don't MatterOct 24
when prompted with thousands of hypotheticals, most models massively prefer white men (and ice agents) to suffer more than other groups, and only one model was truly egalitarian
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Wikipedia Declares Trump an AuthoritarianOct 10
a single editor repeatedly inserted the same "authoritarian" framing into multiple wikipedia articles, creating an illusion of consensus and shaping the record that now informs chatgpt and google
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You Can’t Just Call People a Nazi Because You’re MadOct 2
every few years, the same sad contingent of ruby on rails malcontents tries to cancel me. but now that the usual threats aren't working, they're upping the ante
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Waymo NationalismOct 1
a brief history of clownery against cute, unassuming autonomous vehicles — and why waymo always wins
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Broadcast TV Is Obsolete. Let's Auction the Public Airwaves.Sep 25
kimmel's brief cancellation revealed a deeper problem: the 80-plus-year-old design of public broadcast tv is outdated. free the airwaves and put them to use for the future.
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Founders: Beware the Kamikaze RoundSep 24
massive early funding rounds inflate startup valuations and outpace the market, usually ending in disaster. there's no law against leaving money on the table.
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ChatGPT Doesn't Cause Brain Damage. Academia Does.Sep 23
an mit study allegedly claimed using chatgpt damages your brain. it was uncritically accepted by almost everyone but only proved american universities are broken.
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The Problem Isn't AI Therapy. It's That Most Therapy Is Trash.Sep 19
you're as likely to be deluded by a sycophantic human therapist as you are by chatgpt
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