So Katherine Maher's entire unedited comment about free speech is attached below. Well worth a read for its outrageousness.

She thinks giant tech companies should have First Amendment protection to promote their views. She's not so sure if individuals deserve the right to speak...

Labor has said that the framework established by their recently passed Digital ID Bill will be voluntary.

However, on closer examination, it might not be as voluntary as they say.

A potential precedent of difficulty accessing certain services, including online banking, has…

Do as I say – not as I do. That’s the essence of a leak that claims to expose high-ranked EU officials as more than simply politicking hypocrites when it comes to implementing the extremely controversial legislation affecting online privacy and encryption.
Namely, interior…

My wife Gesare Chife can pick locks.
Discovered this the other day by accident when my son got himself locked in his room and she casually stepped in and disabled the locks

So many questions…. Am I married to a CIA spook? Should I surrender now or wait for my lawyer? 🤣 🤣

Summer nights in Greece.

I wonder what it would feel like to have and use such a motor

The US President warned Israel against attacking the Israeli city of Haifa:

“I made it very clear to Israel: “There is no need to go to Haifa!” Because it's not... you know... never mind, I just... Look what we did recently when Israel was attacked...

Strong message.

The current head of NPR was formerly the head of Wikimedia. In her TED clip here, she tells us that a commitment to tell the truth is not the central occupation of wikipedia. No wonder it has become a propaganda workshop to smear truth tellers.

When assembling your dog, please read the instructions carefully.

This just might be the best 90 seconds you spend on the internet today.

Benjamin Franklin died on 17 Apr 1790 at the age of 84.
DYK that Cambridge's 'Franklin Hook & Ladder Company No. 1' (today's Ladder 1) was organized in 1846 in his honor? Hook & Ladder 1 was established in a fire house on Main near Windsor Sts with a hand-drawn ladder truck.

What a shameful way for NPR to deal with thoughtful criticism by a long time insider. A news organization that responds to criticism by firing the heretic should wonder whether the orthodoxy it worships has led it to dark places.
npr.org/2024/04/16/124…

they grow up so fast 🥲

No hate for the person who made this. I am all for people trying to innovate.

With that said, If I showed up to an interview and the company wanted me to interview with an AI tool, I would simply close the window. Nothing feels more dehumanizing than being shown that I am not…