Some will curse me out for discussing decentralization and freedom. I am NOT saying the average person should be concerned with CIA spying. What I’m saying is that one should promote decentralized internet infrastructures that empower the individual over corrupt institutions, even though this threat model likely does not apply...
Even in its prime, Tumblr was never profitable. It was sold and resold to several companies who never had a clear vision for what to do with it, other than run ads to generate revenue. Its main draw was its users. For several years it was the social media platform for LGBTQ and fandoms, along with many niche interests....
Tumblr is kinda back imo. But the main reason for it’s death was also that the company that bought tumblr back then thought it would be the new PDF…yes you heard me right… qz.com/…/yahoos-grand-plan-for-tumblr-was-to-turn…
A new manifesto by the nonprofit American Compass capably identifies the problems facing the working class but stumbles on the solutions—especially labor unions.
Behind the scenes, OpenAI has lobbied for significant elements of the most comprehensive AI legislation in the world—the E.U.’s AI Act—to be watered down in ways that would reduce the regulatory burden on the company, according to documents about OpenAI’s engagement with E.U. officials obtained by TIME from the European...
Signal is Flawed, Why XMPP is Amazing! (new animated video) (monero.town)
Some will curse me out for discussing decentralization and freedom. I am NOT saying the average person should be concerned with CIA spying. What I’m saying is that one should promote decentralized internet infrastructures that empower the individual over corrupt institutions, even though this threat model likely does not apply...
Thoughts on MEGA
Hey folks!...
Fairphone drawbacks?
There’s been a lot of buzz here about the Fairphone here lately, especially with it coming to the US....
Reddit’s decline will look more like Tumblr’s than Digg’s
Even in its prime, Tumblr was never profitable. It was sold and resold to several companies who never had a clear vision for what to do with it, other than run ads to generate revenue. Its main draw was its users. For several years it was the social media platform for LGBTQ and fandoms, along with many niche interests....
Fox News is altering language in AP and Reuters articles on anti-trans legislation — including a quote from an elected official (www.mediamatters.org)
“Gender affirming care” was replaced with “sex change” or “sex reassignment” in at least 19 articles.
Conservatives Aren’t Serious About Empowering the Working Class (newrepublic.com)
A new manifesto by the nonprofit American Compass capably identifies the problems facing the working class but stumbles on the solutions—especially labor unions.
OpenAI Lobbied the E.U. to Water Down AI Regulation (time.com)
Behind the scenes, OpenAI has lobbied for significant elements of the most comprehensive AI legislation in the world—the E.U.’s AI Act—to be watered down in ways that would reduce the regulatory burden on the company, according to documents about OpenAI’s engagement with E.U. officials obtained by TIME from the European...