Theory:
The death of Twitter the tech press is reporting now is not the actual death of Twitter, just tech Twitter.
The people who care about 3rd party app support are; tech adjacent and not the main stream. Until celebrities and influencers leave … Twitter will remain.
A Layman’s Blog (Steve Layman):
What if this life is the paradise we were promised, and we’re just squandering it?
We were never promised a paradise; our religions just tell us that to get us to believe in their beliefs.
evernote.com | Blog, Emily Dumas: 5 Ways to Manage Social Media Like a Pro
You really only need 1 step to manage Social Media:
- Don’t
Daring Fireball, John Gruber:
…but it makes no sense to me that Facebook doubled its headcount after 2019…
How do you create a Virtual Reality future if no one wants your Virtual reality future? You double your workforce .
Pixel Envy, Nick Heer:
What the fuck is ‘the investor class’?
Rainy Saturday in Southern California
Pixel 7 Pro Edited in VSCO
Why does it seem that every article about a MacBook with a touchscreen always seems to assume that touch will be the only way to interact with the laptop?
I wish I lived in a country, world, and society that would look at head lines like this
82-Year-Old Walmart Cashier Retires After TikToker Raises $100K for Him
as proof that my country, world, and society is unjust and unfair and demeaning.
Alas, I do not.
Sue Tesla for False Advertising
Nick Heer, writing about the Bay Bridge Tesla crash,
I have seen an awful lot of people blaming this crash on the cars behind the Tesla following too closely.
To those people, I have this to say: Can you stop from 75 mph to 0 on the freeway to avoid a collision at all times?
I saw one car; the fourth in line, a dark sedan, that I would consider following too closely. It’s the fact that a car changed lanes and came to a complete stop in the number one lane of a freeway that caused this pileup, not the trailing cars.
From the linked Intercept article, (emphasis mine)
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has also been critical of the emerging driver assistance technologies, which he stresses have not replaced the need for an alert human driver. “I keep saying this until I’m blue in the face: Anything on the market today that you can buy is a driver assistance technology, not a driver replacement technology,” Buttigieg said. “I don’t care what it’s called. We need to make sure that we’re crystal clear about that — even if companies are not.”
Do something about it. Don’t just say it until you’re “blue in the face”. Take action against the companies. Hold them accountable.
- Sue them.
- Regulate them.
- Make them follow the rules.
Don’t just make statements and speeches.
Ban Musk Fanboys
Dark Helmet, writing for Techdirt (emphasis mine):
While this led to government officials hurriedly imploring the public to not attempt to drive their non-existent trucks into the water on the basis of the claim by Musk, that fact led many to believe that Musk was going to make good on his claim to make a half-truck, half-boat hybrid vehicle and, oh god, I cannot even believe I’m writing this sentence.
Same for us readers:
We can’t believe we’re reading the sentence.
Tatsuya Tanaka is a very talented artist. Just look at this beach.
I find it hard to believe he can create these scenes and publish daily at Miniature Calendar.
And has been doing it since 2011.
Amazing.
Winter in Southern California
Ursula K. LeGuin on life with the internet
I find this virtual existence weird, and as a way of life, absurd. This could be because I am eighty-four years old. It could also be because it is weird, an absurd way to live.
Take the time to live: not everything has to be instant.
New Kindle, New Cover.
