reading: green earth (kim stanley robinson)
reading notes / summary
botwerks
no utility expressed or implied
software developers learning about learning
solid insights on how brains actually absorb new programming knowledge
AI bullshit generators: lawyers' new best friends
how michael cohen used google bard to invent fake legal citations, showing how ai requires vigilance
reading: liberty's daughter (naomi kritzer)
reading notes / summary.
2023 books
2023 media diet
radio k anniversary and north shore mining concerns
racket's year in review features radio k's 30th anniversary (making me feel old) and a hidden lake of mining residue above minnesota's north shore
platform poison: substack's nazi problem and moderation failures
frustrations with ongoing debates about platforming nazis and substack's troubling content moderation policies
marriage polarization, music stats, and climate concerns
political gender divide in marriage rates, the limits of music streaming stats, and riding a bike the day before xmas when things are not well with the world
minnesota pardons and forgiveness
encouraging news about minnesota's board of pardons. yay minnesota.