Lou Katz @lou@entropyservice.com

Field trip!

@danb Traditional search engines have operated in a fairly straightforward model of a value exchange, primarily providing links back to the sites from which information has been gathered. Generative AI systems for all practical purposes are a Take Everything and Give Nothing Back model, either not offering by default useful links back to sources, or making users take extra steps (that they're unlikely to do) to see those links. There simply is no comparison, and in essence these firms have now violated the unwritten understanding which was the basis for their being permitted to access that data in the first place.

It really sucks that macOS install media (all 13+ GB of it!) can't actually do an offline install. Or at least, I can't figure out how to do it. It refuses to proceed without a network
Everybody always sings praises to how great and wonderful Apple is, but every time I try to do anything with their products, they seem utterly terrible.

At least there's a "right to repair" for the Voyager probes.

my new burger restaurant concept is inspired by modern software. the options for mayo are "yes" and "maybe later", and if you pick maybe later, the chef stands at your table with a squeezy bottle, threatening to add mayo to your burger when you least expect it

As states end predatory commissions on phone calls into and out of prison, the largest corporate vulture defaults on debt. #Phonejustice https://theappeal.org/securus-bankruptcy-prison-telecom-industry/

The first anti-fascist conspiracy case is being litigated in San Diego. " He argued that Stephan had shown her bias with a controversial 2018 campaign website that featured a menacing image of #antifa marchers behind a superimposed photo of George Soros". https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2024-04-02/trial-opens-in-first-of-its-kind-antifa-conspiracy-case-arising-from-pacific-beach-political-clash

A Tibetan monk making his morning toast sees, in the margarine, the face of Jesus. He says: "I can't believe it's not Buddha."

Billionaires who condemned Trump are now flocking to his campaign.

It’s obvious why.

Biden wants a 25% tax on billionaires.

Trump wants to double down on tax cuts for the rich.

All they care about is lining their own pockets no matter the cost to everyone else.

Don’t Let Melania Fool You; Damning Transcripts Of Testimony Showed She Is Every Bit As Nasty As Her Husband Ever Thought About Being https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NmWK7c5pDzbZbLIGU1Hl6kQqW5gBv7mX?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The United States and the Cult of Israel https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/04/05/the-united-states-and-the-cult-of-israel/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon