Regarding my earlier post expressing confusion/discomfort with Bluesky announcing a $100 million funding round almost an … Perhaps Bluesky’s Revelation of an 11-Month Ago $100 Million Investment Was, in Fact, an Act of TransparencyRead more
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Google Search Is Now Using AI to Rewrite Headlines
Sean Hollister, The Verge (gift link): After doing something similar in its Google Discover news feed, … Google Search Is Now Using AI to Rewrite HeadlinesRead more
Bluesky Raised $100M a Year Ago but for Some Reason Only Disclosed It Now
Bluesky: In April 2025, Bluesky raised $100 million in Series B funding led by Bain Capital … Bluesky Raised $100M a Year Ago but for Some Reason Only Disclosed It NowRead more
We’ve Officially Won the War We’re Currently and Indefinitely Fighting
“We won. The first hour, it was over.” — Donald Trump, March 11 “The Pentagon has … We’ve Officially Won the War We’re Currently and Indefinitely FightingRead more
Quiche Browser
Quiche Browser is a rather astonishing app from the one-man indie developer Greg de J./Quiche Industries. … Quiche BrowserRead more
Excerpts from The Believer: A Microinterview with Roman Prokes
– – – Andre Agassi’s longtime racket stringer on seeking perfection and listening closely. – – … Excerpts from The Believer: A Microinterview with Roman ProkesRead more
Welcome to This Open House. Please, Do Not Ask Me About Its Vast Network of Tunnels
Come on in, and please take your shoes off. Here’s my card, and oh, just one … Welcome to This Open House. Please, Do Not Ask Me About Its Vast Network of TunnelsRead more
Actual Headline in the Actual New York Times: ‘Trump Jokes About Pearl Harbor in Meeting With Japan’s Leader’
Javier C. Hernández, reporting for The New York Times: He was responding to a question about … Actual Headline in the Actual New York Times: ‘Trump Jokes About Pearl Harbor in Meeting With Japan’s Leader’Read more
StopTheMadness Pro and StopTheScript Extensions for Safari
Jeff Johnson, linking to my “Your Frustration Is the Product” piece: My browser extension StopTheMadness Pro … StopTheMadness Pro and StopTheScript Extensions for SafariRead more
‘Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done’
Anne Applebaum, writing for The Atlantic (gift link): Specifically, they remember that for 14 months, the … ‘Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done’Read more
