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davew

@davew@mastodon.social

OG blogger, podcaster, developed first apps in many categories. Old enough to know better. It's even worse than it appears.

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dave, to random
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OpenAI didn’t copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice for ChatGPT, records show.

https://wapo.st/4dOM6Lj

raganwald, to random
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“The Big Web has users – a term Silicon Valley has borrowed from drug dealers to describe the people they addict to their services and exploit.”— @aral, “What is the Small Web?”

https://ar.al/2020/08/07/what-is-the-small-web/

davew,
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@raganwald @jmeowmeow @aral

the most important thing is we all have to work together, then we'll be making good use of the small web (I like social web better).

small pieces loosely joined, a term coined by david weinberger, the best explanation of the web in four freaking words! ;-)

nadinestorying, to Writers
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“No writing is wasted. Did you know that sourdough from San Francisco is leavened partly by a bacteria called lactobacillus sanfrancisensis?... Even a failed loaf is not wasted. Likewise, cheese makers wash the dairy floor with whey. Tomato gardeners compost with rotten tomatoes. No writing is wasted: the words you can’t put in your book can wash the floor, live in the soil, lurk around in the air. They will make the next words better.”

— Erin Bow

#Writers
#Writing

clive, (edited ) to random
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People of Mastodon!

I'm researching the growth of ebikes ...

... in cities around the US

I've talked to many people who love them!

But also want to include the perspective of folks who have concerns ...

... i.e. about the speed and weight of ebikes in accidents with pedestrians or other cyclists, and the like

If anyone has thoughts they wanna share, ping me! I'm all ears: clive@clivethompson.net

Pass this along if you know anyone else with perspective they want to share

#fedibikes

ben, to random
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Which newsrooms are doing a good job of in-house technical and product innovation? What makes them stand out in your mind?

dave, to random
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2016: Your human-size life.

http://scripting.com/2016/05/31/1296.html

dave, to random
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Scarlett Johansson says lawyers got OpenAI to shut down "Her" voice.

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/20/scarlet-johansson-openai-chatgpt-sam-altman

dave, to random
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Cheez-It Opened the Cheez-In Diner in Woodstock, New York.

https://www.foodandwine.com/cheez-it-cheez-in-diner-woodstock-new-york-8650808

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Despite being defeated, the Knicks received a standing ovation in the game’s final seconds — a token of appreciation from a loyal fanbase that enjoyed one of the most memorable playoff runs in team history.

https://www.amny.com/sports/shorthanded-knicks-outpaced-pacers-game-7-loss/

dave, to random
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Three Laws of Robotics. I realize a lot of people may not know of these laws. Probably would be a good idea to get buy-in from the major vendors.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics

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This Year's Google I/O Was the Most Boring Ever.

https://gizmodo.com/google-io-boring-gemini-ai-1851485806

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An 'epic fart' helped get Knicks ready for Game 5 rout of Pacers.

https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/sports/an-epic-fart-helped-get-knicks-ready-for-game-5-rout-of-pacers/

dave, to random
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More than half of US Black women aged 15-49 live under abortion bans.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/15/black-women-abortion-bans?CMP=twt_b-gdnnews

dave, to random
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Jalen Brunson drops 44 as Knicks blow out Pacers in Game 5.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40149244/jalen-brunson-drops-44-knicks-blow-pacers-game-5

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Bluesky Is Building The Decentralized Social Media Jack Dorsey Wants, Even If He Doesn’t Realize It.

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/13/bluesky-is-building-the-decentralized-social-media-jack-dorsey-wants-even-if-he-doesnt-realize-it/

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David Sanborn, Saxophonist Who Defied Pigeonholing, Dies at 78

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/13/arts/music/david-sanborn-dead.html

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Is WordPress As Easy As We Think?

https://neliosoftware.com/blog/is-wordpress-as-easy-as-we-think/

dave, to random
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This is a hard idea to get across, but there's nothing wrong with a news organization favoring things they depend on to exist.

For example, a news org that covers San Jose, CA is entitled to favor San Jose. It's okay for them to do things that help San Jose in competition with other cities. They could sponsor a food drive for the neediest in their community. It wouldn't be a conflict of interest, because it's understood that they have an interest in the success of San Jose.

A columnist that covers the NY Mets can be happy when the Mets win the World Series, and sad when they don't. This is not an integrity issue, or something they need to disclose, unless it's not obvious that they cover the Mets.

In that sense, every news org in the United States depends on the First Amendment, so it can be assumed they're in favor of democracy, because without it they couldn't exist.

This is why the editor of the NYT's statement about not favoring democracy is so ridiculous. He can't be objective about that, because the existence of his organization depends on the continuation of democracy in the US.

Whether he knows it or not, he's against Trump and in favor of the Democrats in the upcoming election.

iolaire, to random
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Great minds seem to think about the same thing - I just read @davew's "A free idea for Apple that might boost their stock price." post hopeing apple adds transcription to the voice notes app - http://scripting.com/2024/05/08.html#a143605 then in the same RSS reader session come across this DR. WERNER VOGELS, "The anatomy of a simple audio summarization app" using ASW Bedrock - obviously not apple https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2024/05/hacking-our-way-to-better-team-meetings.html

dave, to random
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Bridge for cyclists, pedestrians to open at Gilman Interchange.

https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/05/08/traffic-safety/berkeley-gilman-bridge-cyclists-pedestrians-opening/

dave, to random
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Development notes from xkcd's "Machine."

https://chromakode.com/post/xkcd-machine/

dave, to random
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After 17 years of stagnation with Twitter, the new tweet-alikes continue the no new features tradition. When will one of them break out and try something new?

https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/08/bluesky-to-add-dms-video-support-and-in-app-custom-feed-curation/

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This is wonderful news - and we need to lean in.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/08/renewable-energy-passes-30-of-worlds-electricity-supply

jeffjarvis, to random
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Disagree with @semaforben"s setup for his interview with Joe Kahn. We who criticize The Times don't want it to help Biden win. We want it to fully report on what is at stake with the rise of fascism in the US and to report fairly on Biden.

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Ben Smith asks the editor of the NYT an easy question: "Why doesn’t the executive editor see it as his job to help Joe Biden win?" Because it's not my job, he might say.

https://www.semafor.com/article/05/05/2024/joe-kahn-the-newsroom-is-not-a-safe-space

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