Around the Technosphere
The Verge - Why Google decided now’s the time to move on from Chromecast
Microsoft Research - Towards Effective AI Support for Developers: A Survey of Desires and Concerns
Josh Cunningham - Imagining a Personal Data Pipeline
- I’ve been looking into gathering personal data (rather than in corporate clouds). This seems like a promising solution
- See: PersonalDataPipeline/pdpl-cli: Download and work with your personal cloud data
Anh’s version noir - This personal website is something I strive to create in the future. Such intrigued and mystery.
Maged Korga Ahmed - Don’t pivot into AI research
- Scale and capital, not novel research, will drive progress in AI
- Only a few major suppliers will hire productive ML researchers, while other companies will just offer the title without the actual work
- An oversupply of AI talent will lead to falling salaries as the major providers gain pricing power
D2: Declarative Diagramming A modern language that turns text to diagrams
Tom’s Guide - Forget Midjourney — Flux is the new king of AI image generation and here’s how to get access
MIT Technology Review - Here’s how people are actually using AI
NPR - Meta shutters tool used to fight disinformation, despite outcry
Around the World
The New York Times - How an Instagram-Perfect Life in the Hamptons Ended in Tragedy
iheartbookstores - The Bookstore Map. Listing all independent bookstores. No major bookstore chains like Barnes and Nobles.
Wikipedia has an article called List of common misconceptions
- Each entry on this list of common misconceptions is worded as a correction; the misconceptions themselves are implied rather than stated. These entries are concise summaries; the main subject articles can be consulted for more detail.
Meredith Arthur in Beautiful Voyager presents a three part series on “The Ultimate Stress Relief Cheat Sheet”
The New York Times - Koda Farms Ends Their Family-Run Rice Business
A Working Library presents: Gather your gossips
Construction Physics: How to Build 300,000 Airplanes in Five Years
WHO alert - WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern
AP News - Dozens of pregnant women being turned away from ERs despite law
Why I Finally Quit Spotify | The New Yorker
- If anyone has self-hosted options, please let me know
Kurt Armstrong - Comment Magazine Repair and Remain
Repair and remain. Work with what you’ve got. Sit still for a moment, take stock, make some changes. Big changes, if necessary.
- The main message is to focus on repairing and improving your current situation, rather than seeking a fresh start or new beginning.
The New York Times - Piecing Together an Ancient Epic Was Slow Work. Until A.I. Got Involved
CNBC - 2.9 billion people allegedly had Social Security numbers, data stolen
Guides
Dealing with passive aggressive attacks
- Reformulation: Reformulate their remarks to expose their “real” meaning.
- Ask Questions: Ask questions to force them to express themselves openly.
- Sarcasm: Use sarcasm to turn the blame back on them.
- Accountability: Hold them accountable for their behavior.
- Focus on the Attack: Focus on the attack, not the person.
Obits
- Susan Wojcicki, YouTube’s Former CEO, Dies at 56
- Gena Rowlands, Actress in ’The Notebook’, Dies at 94 - The New York Times. I want to re-watch Gloria and A Woman Under the Influence. There’s so many more to watch in the coming weeks.
- Alain Delon Dead: The Leopard, Le Samourai, Purple Noon Star Was 88. I went through a series of Jean-Pierre Melville films and all of his collaborations with Alain Delon are phenomenal.
Recommendations
- Book: Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion by Wendy Suzuki
- Book: The Book of Pintxos: Discover the Legendary Small Bites of Basque Country by Marti Buckley
- Book: A Natural History of Empty Lots by Christopher Brown
- Book: The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper by Roland Allen
Videos
I didn’t realize how old Venice was. The engineering feat is amazing.