I gave Dall-E this line from Andreessen's Techno-Optimist's manifesto as a prompt:
"Universal Basic Income would turn people into zoo animals to be farmed by the state."

These were two of the best results:

"Been to NY city a few times and decided this trip to try the .99 cent slice... Taste was ok...but for $0.99 cent what do you expect?

This would be a good after hours joint near the college strip or late night club. Seedy people hang out in this joint so keep your head on a swivel."
--Mitch

Snorting drugs in drenched yurts and tales from the Burning Man 'mudpocalypse' The deluge that turned the playa into a giant mud pit forced revelers to hunker down in drenched tents, but calls for caution and sobriety were interpreted loosely.

Sounds like a… blast

Hackers have taken out San Francisco's main real estate database More than San Francisco 50,000 realtors are having to sell houses the old-fashioned way, thanks to a 11-day long cyberattack attack on the the multiple listings platform they rely on.

fortune.com/2023/08/18/san-francisco...

Elon Musk wants to get rid of the ability to block users on X Many users rely on the blocking function to shield themselves from harassment and spam on Twitter. Musk says "it makes no sense."

Elon Musk is claiming that X/Twitter will be removing the “block” feature. Yet, a source at the firm says they don’t even have a coherent plan for this yet. fortune.com/2023/08/18/elon-musk-eli...

How is it that no one has created a potato chip brand called “microchips,” with the ridges designed to look like printed circuits??

When we reached out to Benioff, he told us that Salesforce donated $1 million to World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit entity dedicated to offering meals in the aftermath of natural disasters. Benioff cited the company’s “ongoing relationship” with chef-owner José Andrés, and added that Salesforce has also “made small donations to other Hawaiian NGOs.” An internal message seen by Fortune showed Benioff rallying Salesforce staff to join in the donation effort as well. According to several insiders, Benioff kicked off a company-wide meeting last week with “a Hawaiian prayer, lei laying, and hula dancing.” Though the San Francisco company’s staff is well-versed in Benioff’s “Ohana” ethos, some found the pageantry awkward amid the backdrop of Maui’s raging inferno.

From Marc Benioff to Mark Zuckerberg to Peter Thiel, Silicon Valley’s billionaires have acquired huge plots of land in Hawaii. Here’s how they’re responding to the devastating fire: fortune.com/2023/08/16/hawaii-maui-f...

At Elon University, every day is a case of mistaken identity Students, faculty, and alumni of the longtime North Carolina college have an unusual relationship with the world's richest person. Elon Musk has nothing to do with the school, but that hasn't stopped ...

Elon U has been around since 1889. But students and faculty at the school today are taken for Musk disciples every time they put on a school sweater.

Can they reclaim their name?

fortune.com/2023/08/12/elon-universi...

Inside Bluesky CEO's 10 days of silence Bluesky, the Twitter-rival, faced a crisis when a racist username went unchecked, leading to pressure from investors and users.

I wrote about the racist usernames found on Bluesky, obtained an email investors sent to the team, details about the personalized apologies from the company, and more.
fortune.com/2023/07/31/inside-bluesk...

I got you…

A popular Google search hack doesn’t work because of the Reddit protests The "Reddit blackout” is causing one unanticipated side effect: A lot of people are upset that they can no longer use their favorite method of searching for info on the internet.

Side effects include...

Is it time to bring Pentium back yet?

CELEBRATE GRIMACE’S BIRTHDAY

Uhhh

Waymo said that a small dog 'did not survive' after it was hit by a driverless car Alphabet-owned Waymo said that an initial review of the collision found that the autonomous driving system correctly identified the dog but “was not able to avoid contact.”

fortune.com/2023/06/08/small-dog-kil...

A Waymo driverless car hit and killed a ‘small dog’ near a San Francisco homeless encampment. The company sends ‘sincere condolences’ to the unknown owner

Orange Day. Who wore it best?

SF 9/2020 or NYC 6/2023?

“Pour a drop” for Bellucci?

VOTE: Which Succession character needs a "Better Call Saul"-style spin-off series asap??

1. Stewy Hosseini
2. Gerri Kellman
3. Hugo Baker

I have a feeling it’s gonna be one of those lugubrious san francisco summers…

Yeah we have a pool, but it hasn’t been filled in years…

"What does it say about the hype surrounding this technology—and about the home lives of Silicon Valley executives—that generative A.I.’s real killer use case is apparently planning your kid’s party?"

lol wut, how am i already losing followers on bluesky?? 🤦‍♂️
was it something i skeeted?

An AI translation error could make for some amusing scenes between people using dual screen interpreter mode…

Get ready to see a lot of this this summer

Ladies and gentlemen, we have fold! #googleio

An army of food-bearing servers are amassing and preparing to invade the stands at Google IO…

Why are the speakers at Google IO talking about the Palm pilot??