OpenAI
Not Just 'David Mayer': ChatGPT Breaks When Asked About Two Law Professors
ChatGPT breaks when asked about "Jonathan Zittrain" or "Jonathan Turley."
Black Friday
Happy Affiliate Marketing Day to All Who Celebrate
Black Friday: A good encapsulation of why the internet is the way it is.
Redbox
The Redbox Removal Team
Redbox left 24,000 abandoned DVD rental kiosks. These are some of the people recovering them.
Overemployment
Are Overemployed ‘Ghost Engineers’ Making Six Figures to Do Nothing?
"We have data on the performance of >50k engineers from 100s of companies. ~9.5% of software engineers do virtually nothing: Ghost Engineers.”
X
X's Objection to the Onion Buying InfoWars Is a Reminder You Do Not Own Your Social Media Accounts
"X CORP. OWNS THE X ACCOUNTS."
News
Inside the Booming 'AI Pimping' Industry
AI-generated influencers that steal content from human models and adult content creators have taken over Instagram.
ISIS
Graphic Design for ISIS Is His Passion, FBI Alleges in Filing
"The text on the top needs effects as well … shining … blood spots or a line surrounding it, etc."
Bluesky
The Great Migration to Bluesky Gives Me Hope for the Future of the Internet
Or: Why Threads is not it.
AI
Absurd AI Slop About How Elon Musk Will Fix America Is Megaviral on Facebook
Some of the most popular content on Facebook leading up to the election was AI-generated Elon Musk inspiration porn made by people in other countries that went viral in the US.
Meta
AI Chatbot Added to Mushroom Foraging Facebook Group Immediately Gives Tips for Cooking Dangerous Mushroom
The chatbot said that a mushroom that hyperaccumulates arsenic can be prepared by "sautéing in butter."
Surveillance
The Open Source Project DeFlock Is Mapping License Plate Surveillance Cameras All Over the World
DeFlock has mapped the locations of more than a thousand ALPRs around the United States and thousands more around the world.
Donald Trump
Why the Work Still Matters
When Donald Trump won in 2016, we weren't sure if good journalism mattered anymore. Now, we're more sure than ever it does.
