Pluralistic: Semantic drift versus ethical drift (14 Jul 2025)

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Semantic drift versus ethical drift: Locking things open vs locking in freedom.
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Object permanence: Riepl's law; video patents; NSA global surveillance; Smart speaker triggers; roller derby covid mitigations.
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Pluralistic: Cleantech has an enshittification problem (26 Jun 2024)

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Cleantech has an enshittification problem: Who's gonna make a 25-year purchase from a startup with six months' worth of runway?
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This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019
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Pluralistic: "Open" "AI" isn't (18 August 2023)

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"Open" "AI" isn't: Not "open," nor "artificial," and certainly not "intelligent."
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This day in history: 2008, 2018
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