dangillmor

dangillmor, 19 days ago to random

It boggles my mind that the Washington Post knew about the insurrectionist flag at the residence of a Supreme Court "Justice" at the time it was flown -- but didn't tell the public what it knew until years later, the NY Times did report it.

Journalistic malpractice is putting it mildly.

https://www.lawdork.com/p/washington-post-bombshell-washington

dangillmor, 20 days ago to random

Google doesn't seem to realize that its AI "search" isn't just comically wrong on occasion. It's a reputation killer.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/google-ai-im-feeling-depressed-cheese-not-sticking-to-pizza-error-rcna153301

dangillmor, 20 days ago to random

The cops who tortured a bogus murder "confession" out of a man -- even threatening to kill his dog along the way -- are still employed by the Fontana, Calif., police department. The city's taxpayers paid for the $900,000 lawsuit settlement.

https://www.sbsun.com/2024/05/23/fontana-pays-nearly-900000-for-psychological-torture-inflicted-by-police-to-get-false-confession/

This tells you everything you need to know about police impunity.

dangillmor, 20 days ago (edited 20 days ago) to random

Google without all the latest enshittification: https://udm14.com

@pluralistic

dankennedy_nu, 20 days ago to journalism

Apple News Plus: Promising, or just another example of promises, promises? New at Media Nation. #journalism https://dankennedy.net/2024/05/24/apple-news-plus-promising-or-just-another-example-of-promises-promises/

dangillmor, 21 days ago to random

Our corrupt Supreme Court is an arm of the Republican Party, and democracy is the victim. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/23/supreme-court-ruling-south-carolina-voting-map-gerrymander/

dangillmor, 21 days ago to random

Great news in pro-competition policy as Biden administration moves to breakup Ticketmaster monopoly. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/us-sues-ticketmaster-and-owner-live-nation-seeks-breakup-of-monopoly/

dangillmor, 23 days ago to random

@hiltzikm is one of the consistently best business commentators in daily journalism. Here, he pulls apart the corporate sleaze -- and gross mismanagement -- that pushed Red Lobster into bankruptcy.

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-05-21/column-it-wasnt-just-the-endless-shrimp-red-lobsters-corporate-owners-drove-it-into-bankruptcy?utm_source=press.coop

dangillmor, 23 days ago to random

A reminder that less than two weeks ago, it was revealed that Trump solicited a $1 billion bribe from the energy industry, offering in return the gutting of environmental regulations.

A week ago, Big Journalism had already consigned this epic scandal to the memory bin.

Had Biden done anything remotely like that, I guarantee that it would still be among the top stories of the day -- and Congress, including Democrats, would be moving toward impeachment.

dangillmor, 23 days ago to random

"In the last week, OpenAI has repeatedly lied about a voice product, dissolved its AI safety team, and had two major players in the company resign — one of whom tried to oust Sam Altman late last year, and the other who clearly despises the direction of the company."

-- from "Sam Altman is Full of Shit," by Ed Zitron.

https://www.wheresyoured.at/sam-altman-is-full-of-shit/?ref=ed-zitrons-wheres-your-ed-at-newsletter

dangillmor, 23 days ago (edited 23 days ago) to random

As a huge admirer of (and financial contributor to) @ProPublica I was disappointed to see an unnecessary "critics say" in a headline -- because the article makes an overwhelming case that Kristi Noem's record on "babies, moms, and families" is atrocious,

"Critics say..." is timid journalism.

Read the article:

https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-south-dakota-parents-children-pregnancy-abortion

dangillmor, 23 days ago to random

Blog post: Come on, Ubuntu, please add a mono output audio setting

https://dangillmor.com/2024/05/21/come-on-ubuntu-please-add-a-mono-output-audio-setting/

dangillmor, 23 days ago to random

Congressional Democrats -- particularly senators -- are pathetic.

That's the only word for their beyond-weak non-response to the news that Alito -- the enormously powerful Supreme Court justice -- was a backer of the Jan. 6 insurrection. (His obvious lie, blaming his wife, is also the definition of pathetic, but in a different way.)

The Democrats, in their typical weak-kneed manner, are going to let it all go.

They make me sick.

Read this from Josh Marshall:

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/low-energy-part-2/sharetoken/GqTtixfpJuqz

dangillmor, 24 days ago to random

Meet the "private equity" people who did so much to drive Red Lobster into the ground -- the top executives at Golden Gate Capital.

https://goldengatecap.com/team/?_sft_function=operating-executives

They sold off the restaurant real estate to help pay for the buyout, and leased it back at what the bankruptcy filing describes as "priced above market rates."

dangillmor, 24 days ago to random

Journalism is always seeking a daddy, and it looks like Apple News is the latest one.

https://www.semafor.com/article/05/19/2024/as-clicks-dry-up-for-news-sites-could-apples-news-app-be-a-lifeline

dangillmor, 24 days ago to random

For purely political reasons, North Carolina's right-wing Republican legislature is ensuring more sickness and death. This is repellent, and totally on brand. https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/05/20/doctors-call-public-mask-ban-unconscionable-political-point-making/

dangillmor, 24 days ago to random

...and, still aboard the Big Tech sleazeball express: "Open"AI used Scarlett Johansson's voice even after being told not to do that. https://www.npr.org/2024/05/20/1252495087/openai-pulls-ai-voice-that-was-compared-to-scarlett-johansson-in-the-movie-her