More on this “uni-context”: it’s interesting that Callard notes its rise not in recent time, but in the early 1900s. Still, I can’t help feeling that the “silo’ed” Internet of 25 years ago (forums, mailing lists, webrings, etc.) was better because it gave context. And why kids prefer Discord now.
You can definitely determine how serious a news outlet is based on how they cover this Lake Ontario business.
Seeing a new push for genAI coding agents as a wedge for acceptance of the tech. Articles like “if you haven’t used Claude in a while, you might not grasp how good it is now!”
These articles still miss the fucking point and sound like “these Thracian slaves are actually getting pretty good now!”
I learned recently that John Romero (the video game designer) supposedly has hyperthymesia, which makes his “Hi Sandy, I hope you’re well. This is incorrect…” replies all the more funny and brutal. I love the guy just for that.
LOL wait, that Supergirl bundle isn’t the usual bundle where you get a whole bunch of PDFs or ebooks. It only gives you a redeem code to Neon Ichiban, a digital comics/manga store with deceptive dark UI patterns, and of course no DRM-free download options AFAICT. Fuck this.
Lots of good reasons why banning social media for teens is misguided, but the argument that “teens need online spaces” feels dishonest to me. If kids move away from corporation-managed spaces to niche forums that are self-managed/moderated, that’s a win in my book.
We’ve made straightforward things like “rewarding business investors based on the other investors their recruit” illegal in most countries. Surely we can also make “non-chronological social media algorithms” illegal too? It would solve so many problems.
…and other quotes during tonight’s game of Pendragon #TTRPG
My favourite TTRPG classes:
Okay then, 10 randomly remembered bands I’ve seen live:
I’ve also played live plenty of times as part of various bands!