Mike Masnick 6 months ago

This was a really fun discussion on a variety of things, mainly about how I use AI, but also some about Bluesky, copyright law... and even my recent trip to Gettysburg. RE:

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New Podcast Episode: Intelligent Machines: Marco Rubio on Line 1 The Promise of Personalized Software with @leolaporte.me, @jeffjarvis.bsky.social,...

Mike Masnick 6 months ago

Commenter claims that we're committing "seditious conspiracy" not for criticizing the government, but for @npub1z65j...ywmm's post about Trump's media company... Read the article that is apparently so dangerous... before Karl and I get sent to South Sudan: [www.techdirt.com/2025/07/09/t...](

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Trump Globally Launches New Truth+ ‘Video Streaming Service’ That’s Just Right Wing Propaganda And Gibberish

Trump recently launched a “wireless phone service,” which as we mentioned, isn’t so much a real phone service as it is a quick li...

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Mike Masnick 6 months ago

Rep. Randy Fine responds to Democrats calling him out and asking him to apologize for calling Rep. Ilhan Omar a "terrorist" is somehow even more obnoxious? https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreidjtoealyjuoasu6e6kjmluyv7bid545brnhjj6vbwbxazg67wyxi

Mike Masnick 6 months ago

This is A16Z's "American Dynamism" project at work. Writing bills to make sure taxpayer money can only go to one of their companies. RE:

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Mike Masnick 6 months ago

So I wrote about the Grok becoming "MechaHitler" thing and how it shows the risks of centralization being prone to fascist abuse in a very, um, graphic way. RE:

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Grok Becomes ‘MechaHitler,’ Twitter Becomes X: How Centralized Tech Is Prone To Fascist Manipulation This week, Elon Musk's Grok AI started s...

Mike Masnick 6 months ago

And definitely challenge them on the detailed nuances of a subject they've been reporting on for decades with your hastily assembled knowledge from a quick skim of the Google search results. RE:

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Mike Masnick 6 months ago

Look who's back! (I think this is the 3rd or 4th email he's sent, all without giving an actual return email for me to reply). Every time, he uses the same "GLFB" construction... RE:

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We get such friendly fan mail here at @techdirt.com.

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Mike Masnick 6 months ago

We republished this episode on our feed just today, and I just listened to it... and, yes, it's me praising myself, but I think it's a pretty good discussion of why Bluesky and decentralization matter, and why I think decentralized systems will win out in the end. [www.techdirt.com/2025/07/08/t...](

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 424: Reclaiming The Internet

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