Through tech companies the left conspired with government to censor and control social media (textbook fascism btw) ... and now they're whining that Trump won because the right successfully created their own online spaces. LOL

Liberals Are Left Out in the Cold as Social Media Veers Right (Published 2024)

If the election underscored anything about the internet, it was the ascendancy of social platforms for the right. That puts Democrats at a disadvan...

Researchers blame the success of AI diagnosis over human physicians on human error.

A.I. Chatbots Defeated Doctors at Diagnosing Illness (Published 2024)

A small study found ChatGPT outdid human physicians when assessing medical case histories, even when those doctors were using a chatbot.

BASIC: Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code #NYT

Thomas E. Kurtz, a Creator of BASIC Computer Language, Dies at 96 (Published 2024)

At Dartmouth, long before the days of laptops and smartphones, he worked to give more students access to computers. That work helped propel generat...

Good article on the social app Bluesky. Started out as a decentralized Dorsey concept, but currently proud of their content moderation and attractive girl boss leadership team. #NYT

How Bluesky, Alternative to X and Facebook, Is Handling Explosive Growth (Published 2024)

The fledgling social media site has been flooded with new users since the election. It hasn’t all been easy.

The proposed BRICS reserve currency is a potential threat because as (or if) countries switch then a percent of globally held USD leaves those countries, returning to the US, causing inflation. (Redacted episode).

Rewatching "The Big Short", so good.

My "Bitcoin story" is nothing special, just a reflection of the rest of my life. Class of 2017, hustled to build a small stack, stupidly lost it. Hustled to rebuild it. Stupidly lost it, again. Currently hustling to rebuild it, again. I may not be a smart man Jenny, but at least I know what Bitcoin is.

A very interesting discussion between Saif and Michael Saylor showing the differences between the two. Fundamentally Saylor sees BTC as co-existing with the existing financial system.

First keto meal: salmon and pickled radish.