Or put differently: some people, in fact MOST people, and especially competent people, have morals. Give a shit.
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people who do autobody repair annoyed that the name "dentist" was already taken
Set up your consent banner perfectly in January.
By June: 3 new trackers added, mobile banner broken, consent preferences not syncing.
Nobody touched the CMP settings. But sites change.
auditor.lucidprivacy.io
This is culturally really dangerous. Functioning societies depend on most people mostly following the rules even when they could probably get away with not doing so. That breaks down very fast once a critical mass decide that makes them saps and suckers.
Real audiophiles listen to blank tapes and the pops and crackles are their jazz.
First of the season! From my late grandmothers garden.
Chicago White Sox pope hats giveaway
In the running for greatest giveaway of all time
Me (texting): Help I'm in the closet hiding from the murderer
Murderer: Probably shouldn't have used voice to text
Other dad at kids' tee-ball game: this is so cute right haha
Me [looking at my fanduel app and sweating]: it'd be cuter if they could cover the spread
So interesting … feels like a personal mantra. And note the lack of religious overtones. Be attentive, responsible, and remember that we have to stay together. Is he running in ‘28?
Dr Fauci - American Hero
Origin story of ‘mind your business’?
A Putin puppet supports a Putin puppet:
Reagan’s OMB Director:
Oregon and Washington just completed the West Coast chatbot law trifecta, following California's lead.
Three states, one framework: disclose when users talk to AI.
fpf.org/blog/the-rest-of-the-wes...
In this issue:
📌 What happens when a startup learns about “verifiable compliance” the hard way
📌 LinkedIn lawsuits hint users got more than they bargained for
📌 AI’s fine print is getting a little too much attention in federal court www.linkedin.com/pulse/nothin...
a potato is a type of ancient battery
Impeach Trump.
So glad that congress isn’t alive to see this.
Sorry for my unpredictability, I was raised by a pack of mixtapes
My one-hour special “Rick Steves Iran: Yesterday and Today,” which helps humanize 90 million Iranian people, is streaming free and ad-free at www.ricksteves.com/watch-iran.
in persian culture, telling someone "we're going to kill you all" is considered deeply offensive
Good.
Including cancer research for kids.
Total dirt bags.
SEO folks are already gaming ChatGPT responses the same way they gamed Google. Every algorithmic system gets exploited.
This is exactly why creators need their own curation tools.
www.theverge.com/tech/900302/ai-seo-indus...
NetChoice v. Fitch is back, and online anonymity is on the line again. These laws don't ban anonymity outright—they pressure platforms to build the infrastructure to manage it. Verification systems, age gates, identity checks. The burden shifts from law to architecture.
Ted Cruz is reviving the Section 230 fight—but the focus has shifted. It's no longer just about what users post. It's about what platforms do with it: how content gets amplified, who it reaches, and how it's monetized. Recommender systems are now in the crosshairs.