2025-02-04
More on Musk’s alarming unconstitutional seizure of the Treasury Department payments system:...
More on Musk’s alarming unconstitutional seizure of the Treasury Department payments system: they’ve had admin access since Jan 31 and have already made changes to the system’s *live code*. (Good...
VERY VERY BAD: Under the direction of Elon Musk, a 25-year-old engineer...
VERY VERY BAD: Under the direction of Elon Musk, a 25-year-old engineer has seized admin privileges to the code for “Treasury Department systems responsible for nearly all payments made by...
“Musk’s political project with DOGE is actually quite straightforward: The world’s richest...
“Musk’s political project with DOGE is actually quite straightforward: The world’s richest man appears to be indiscriminately dismantling the government with an eye toward consolidating power and punishing his political...
It Only Tuesday. “Not only do Americans have most of Tuesday morning...
It Only Tuesday. “Not only do Americans have most of Tuesday morning to contend with, but all of Tuesday afternoon and then Tuesday night.”
30 questions you should ask about DeepSeek
In this post, AI expert Jing Hu provides the lowdown on DeepSeek and the state of AI. Check out the article and some more of her great deep dives on...
Open AI’s New Super-Powered Agents Are Here
They can research complex topics on their own for up to 30 minutes.Continue reading on The Startup »
Don’t miss February’s Mind the Product conference promotion
The countdown to #mtpcon, Mind the Product’s flagship conference, is on, and we’re bringing you an incredible February-only promotion to help you make the leap and secure your spot at...
Why you should ignore your loudest customers
Learn how to prioritise product development by focusing on the right customers—not just the loudest ones. Discover strategies to identify profitable, repeatable users, gather meaningful feedback, and build a scalable...
Donald Trump’s Executive Orders Aim to Create Jim Crow for Trans People....
Donald Trump’s Executive Orders Aim to Create Jim Crow for Trans People. “The orders also, variously, deny people the ability to exercise control over their own bodies, medical care, and...
How I use LLMs as a staff engineer
Software engineers are deeply split on the subject of large language models. Many believe they’re the most transformative technology to ever hit the industry. Others believe they’re the latest in...
2025-02-03
LBJ on the Difference between Republicans and Democrats
The LBJ Presidential Library, regarding a largely ad-libbed address Lyndon Johnson gave to a group of 150 non-incumbent Democratic candidates for Congress in 1966: He talked about the difference between...
‘Apple in China’ — New Book by Patrick McGee, Coming in May
Speaking of books, Simon & Schuster announced a new one: Apple isn’t just a brand; it’s the world’s most valuable company and creator of the twenty-first century’s defining product. The...
Rick Reilly’s ‘Commander in Cheat’
Speaking of cheating, my favorite book from Trump’s first term was Rick Reilly’s Commander in Cheat, which I linked to, with an excerpt still available at The Guardian, when it...
Heather Cox Richardson is perhaps too dispassionate in her piece about Trump’s/Musk’s...
Heather Cox Richardson is perhaps too dispassionate in her piece about Trump’s/Musk’s ongoing attempts destroy the US government but these are the facts and her sources list is well-worth making...
Scholar of authoritarianism Timothy Snyder on the 2025 coup: “The people who...
Scholar of authoritarianism Timothy Snyder on the 2025 coup: “The people who now dominate the executive branch of the government…are acting, quite deliberately, to destroy the nation.”
A complete archive of all CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025....
A complete archive of all CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025. Under the direction of Trump, the CDC has been removing data related to gender, vaccines, and climate change.
Mountains Beyond Mountains
A wallpaper collection inspired by majesty of the Rocky Mountains.
‘Don’t Believe Him’
Ezra Klein in an audio essay/transcribed column at The New York Times: That is the tension at the heart of Trump’s whole strategy: Trump is acting like a king because...
A simple guide to using Signal for government workers (written by a...
A simple guide to using Signal for government workers (written by a US federal employee). If you need to communicate securely with others (coworkers, journalists, etc.) during this coup attempt,...
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