Wikipedia Loses Major EU Speech BattleAug 19
in a precedent-setting case with far-reaching implications, a portuguese court rules that wikipedia published defamatory claims masquerading as fact, forcing a global takedown order
Rorschach
technology is a mirror: a few thoughts on the singularity, and seeing ourselves in artificial intelligence
Mike Solana
Dec 20, 2021
Bonus post this week: While digging through my archives, I rediscovered a piece of mine from 2018. At the time, the technology industry was just nearing the end of a highly-abstract intellectual turf war on the topic of artificial intelligence. Will it kill us all? Will it bring about utopia? Really what we were discussing, I argued, was human nature. Today, I’m realizing how similar this projection is on the topic of blockchain. There are many interesting critiques of Web3, but they have nothing to do with socialism (as defined by TikTok influencers) or equity (as defined by culture war zealots). These are simply the things with which our politicians and intellectual luminaries are presently obsessed.
Rereading Rorschach, I was reminded of how ambitious conversations in tech used to be, and how recently. Thought it worth sharing.
Merry Christmas.
Wikipedia Loses Major EU Speech Battle
A Eulogy for Dial-UpAug 15
aol announces it's shutting down dial-up, marking the end of an era when the internet was a new frontier. soon the sound of dial-up will be a curious relic, like the telegram. rest in power.
American PowerAug 6
feature // scott nolan, general matter, and the resurrection of america’s nuclear enrichment capacity; from el segundo to paducah, a history of decline and rebirth