An indepth explanation of how LLMs work with an minimum of jargon (open.substack.com)
The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries (open.substack.com)
Global investment vampires have positioned themselves to suck our libraries dry
OC "Trust and Safety" departments exist to protect the company, not users. (open.substack.com)
Stop Talking to Each Other and Start Buying Things: Three Decades of Survival in the Desert of Social Media (open.substack.com)
This article from 2022 does a very good job of capturing the social media landscape and the condition of political discourse right now. It highlights one thing that I've been hearing a lot and agree with, the cruelty is the point.
OC Last Week in Collapse: May 21-27, 2023 (open.substack.com)
Microplastics, climate denial, contagious skin fungus, warlords, record temperatures, and wheat troubles. This is starting to get serious.
Spotify doesn't make profit from music streaming, despite having over 400M monthly active users, because it pays two-thirds of all its revenue to the rights holders. (open.substack.com)
Five People Founded Tesla, But Only Elon Musk Became Extremely Rich (open.substack.com)
Removing work requirement from California child tax credit doesn't cause parental labor drop, study finds (open.substack.com)
Spotify doesn't make profit from music streaming, despite having over 400M monthly active users, because it pays two-thirds of all its revenue to the rights holders. (open.substack.com)
Wet bulb events. Not as sexy as they sound. (open.substack.com)
If you’ve never heard of wet bulb events, get ready for a new level of climate anxiety. When the air kills you!
Why can't our tech billionaires learn anything new? (open.substack.com)
Why can't we shake the gloom? It's more than inflation or higher prices. (open.substack.com)
Why can't we shake the gloom? It's more than inflation or higher prices. (open.substack.com)
Florida is down so bad | Florida's Troubles Continue to Mount (open.substack.com)
The author argues that Florida is struggling in many ways recently. Ron DeSantis’ handling of the COVID pandemic led to many preventable deaths in Florida, contradicting early articles praising his response. Now DeSantis is known more for his anti-gay and anti-science stances rather than effective governance. His campaign for...
So this is how the story ends (open.substack.com)
Absolutely great read from Bernard Hickey on Hipkins’ wealth tax announcement and the treasury report released yesterday:...
OC Last Week in Collapse: May 21-27, 2023 (open.substack.com)
Microplastics, climate denial, contagious skin fungus, warlords, record temperatures, and wheat troubles. This is starting to get serious.
The Jane & Lisbon story (open.substack.com)
The Mentalist story. Beautifully told in just 48 seconds
SNAP Work Requirements: Reduce Enrollment without Increasing Employment (open.substack.com)
Apple Spanked in Antitrust Suit (open.substack.com)
Just how many of 'Israel’s' civilians are entirely ‘innocent’? (open.substack.com)
Just how many of 'Israel’s' civilians are entirely ‘innocent’? (open.substack.com)
Monopoly Round-Up: Apple Spanked in Antitrust Suit (open.substack.com)
The Desert in Ibrahim al-Koni's "Al Majus" (open.substack.com)
Millenarianistic Chronodyke (open.substack.com)
The beginnings of a serialized comedic novel. A multi-plot political epic.