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04
Dec
Surveillance & Recording

Surveillance & Recording

Surveillance may be for control — safety on the good side, political and authoritative, and cultural tar pit on the bad side. But recording is for remembering. Remembering good moments, joy, love. Tech can do that, too.
3 min read
26
Nov
Book cover of Parmy Olson's book Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the race that will change the world.

Book: Who is the AI Race for?

Parmy Olson's excellent book Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that will change the world delivers clarity and synthesis. If you need a handle on AI, who built it and why, and how the tech is everywhere in conversation and software, this is the book to pickup.
8 min read
24
Nov
What is a producer? My sister knows.

What is a producer? My sister knows.

We grew up together across three states. Today, she is a producer in Los Angeles.
5 min read
24
Nov
Science is about politics and life, so we should write about it.

Science is about politics and life, so we should write about it.

"How is this relevant to my life?" is the question posed. I have often gasped with few ideas or defenses beyond a boiling passion for learning about it. I'm starting to change that. I'm adding ideas to why science is important.
6 min read
23
Nov

I was an IDM (Infant to a Diabetic Mother).

When I was born, I came out with a host of challenges: crooked feet, extra and missing vertebrae, small for my size being five weeks early, risk for high temperature, jaundice, and low blood sugar
4 min read
20
Nov
GOP Blitz on transgender people

GOP Blitz on transgender people

Trans individuals continue to be undeservedly political targets.
4 min read
19
Nov
Rubbing with ambient news and giving up the shovel

Rubbing with ambient news and giving up the shovel

To rub against the news — to huff in what Heller calls "ambient information" — means you believe a reality at the surface.
4 min read
17
Nov
Amazon creates a bureaucratic pretzel for disabled employees

Amazon creates a bureaucratic pretzel for disabled employees

If you're an Amazon employee, it's now a lengthy process to prove you're disabled. It's a bureaucratic pretzel.
4 min read
14
Nov
A market for animal clones

A market for animal clones

Cloning feels like an easy extension for those looking to traffic "exotic" animals and create Breeding businesses.
3 min read
10
Nov
Populism can be more than one thing

Populism can be more than one thing

Technology has changed media & journalism — torn its legacy distribution and business model to smithereens. However, excellent and impactful work still gets made everyday.
4 min read