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SF Muni finally ditching floppies




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Tribal digital sovereignty in today's dystopia




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AI decodes oinks and grunts to keep pigs happy




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Anthropic Wants Its AI Agent to Control Your Computer




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Microsoft, Google and Amazon turn to nuclear energy to fuel the AI boom




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Nobody wants Copilot Pro AI for Office365, so Microsoft will force-bundle it and raise the price?




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When Google's AI agent messes with ya'




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FBI says hackers are sending fraudulent police data requests ot tech giants to steal people's private information




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Annoyed Redditors tanking Google Search results illustrates perils of AI scrapers




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Election Officials Are Prepared for a Lot More Than You Might Think




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X is the latest social media site letting 3rd parties use your data to train AI models




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Username Over 52 Characters with No Password says Okta




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1700 letters from the tax office: Daylight exit messed up




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How my son got into Duke

The worst criticism I’ve ever received from an editor is “it sounds like ChatGPT wrote this.” But as soon as Melissa told me that I thought: she’s right. Unfortunately, she said this about the post I wrote about my son getting into Duke. So I’m trying again because I need to tell you that he […]

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Why am I subscribed to Penelope’s Substack?

I had email FOMO. I could be making a million dollars a year from my subscriber list! I read email marketing advice like it was porn — people say it can happen but I don’t think it really does happen. Finally I capitulated and started collecting data. The best insight from that data set is […]

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WNBA is totally annoying, here’s how to fix it for Caitlin Clark’s arrival

Professional women’s basketball is a cesspool of mediocrity full of women gatekeeping so the sport can’t change. Fortunately, incoming rookie Caitlin Clark is worth more than the entire WNBA due to her sponsorships. This means that unlike other players, Clark doesn’t work for the WNBA she works for her sponsors and her fans. Also, Clark […]

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My Jewish college kid is protesting the war in Gaza. And I’m proud.

In the last 48 hours many of Y’s friends have been arrested for being part of an anti-war encampment at their college. I am shocked by the large number of college encampments across the US, but I knew this was coming because Y (who goes by they) has been discussing it for months. We are […]

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How to keep a family together

I’m meditating now because it slows down time and I only have 14 more weeks until both my kids are at college. When Z is reading on the couch, and Nino is reading next to him, I pull up a chair and meditate with my eyes open because I don’t want to miss this moment. […]

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Questionnaire for everyone who stopped talking to me

I’ve developed a survey to give to people who slipped me into their not-friend category. Since I’m a person with no ability to cope with nuance, answers to all questions are yes/no. 1. Were you ever my real friend?  I want to know if you needed me like I needed you, but I don’t want […]

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