Things that I think are worth your time.
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The AI Con
Never underestimate the power of saying no. Just as AI hypers say that the technology is inevitable and you need to just shut up and deal with it, you, the reader, can just as well say “absolutely not” and refuse…
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The American System of Democracy Has Crashed
As Donald Trump’s imperial presidency rolls forward across the wreckage of Congress on tank treads greased by the Supreme Court, there’s scant evidence of a legal movement for limited government or states’ rights. Trump is not the useful tool of…
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Happy Fourth! (2020)
Back in 2020, I made these Independence Day messages featuring some of the LEGO minifigures that I’ve collected. I posted them on Facebook and Instagram, but those accounts have since been deleted so now they can live on here.
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A Big, Bad, Very Ugly Bill
The legislation is, first and foremost, a tax cut. … To pay for these tax cuts for rich people, the bill destabilizes the American medical system, guts anti-hunger programs, hikes utility costs, and makes education more expensive. Annie Lowrey A…
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How Monopolies Secretly Steal Your Freedom
Are you really free if your groceries or medicine are so expensive that you can’t afford them? Or if your boss can change your work schedule on a whim or block you from getting a new job? Are you really…
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My Career: Microsoft Edge
The internet famously caught Microsoft unprepared. Netscape was the first widely used browser, but when Bill Gates redirected the company to focus on the internet, the ability to set the default browser for Windows allowed Internet Explorer to gain dominance.…
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