Pluralistic: You were promised a jetpack by liars (17 May 2024)

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You were promised a jetpack by liars: AIs and self-driving cars are the new jetpacks.
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Even if you think AI search could be good, it won't be good: It's just too goddamned easy to cheat.
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AI "art" and uncanniness: "A meaning that does not stem from organizing intention."
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The disenshittified internet starts with loyal "user agents": A tool should work for its user, not its manufacturer.
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Amazon illegally interferes with an historic UK warehouse election: "One click to quit" for unions, but not for Prime.
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Rosemary Kirstein's "The Steerswoman": An unexpected and delightful series that almost disappeared.
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Google is (still) losing the spam wars to zombie news-brands: "Site reputation abuse" goes beyond third party content farms.
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Colophon: All the rest.