Quick note: I won’t have a post this week. Too many life requirements. The usual nonsense will return next week. Anyway: words.
Procurement, Capacity and Soverignity - by Don Moynihan: Interesting argument.
The Cynical, Gullible American Man - The Atlantic: I do wonder if any kind of democracy can survive unregulated social media.
How to Talk to Someone Experiencing 'AI Psychosis': With great difficulty, apparently. Important article.
Guess What Moderate Democratic Voters Aren’t Anymore? Moderate. | The New Republic: People really, really hate the status quo.
The Passengers a Norwegian Cruise Ship Left Behind: Avid cruise goers are the saddest cult imaginable.
The Submarine of Czechia: Or, The Life of a Spy at Mar-a-Lago • Buttondown: Excellent story.
“A spate of outages, including incidents tied to the use of AI coding tools”, right on schedule: The hype is going to break a lot of things.
Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI ‘Expert Review’ Feature | WIRED: Tech firms are convinced there will never be consequences.
Donald Trump, Oil Market Obliterator - The American Prospect: We are ruled by idiots.
I Watched 6 Hours of DOGE Bro Testimony. Here's What They Had to Say For Themselves: We are ruled by idiots, part two.
My Year as a Degenerate Sports Gambler - The Atlantic: Gambling should be illegal.
‘We’re in a downward spiral’: Inside the high-stakes battle to reform WorldTour cycling - The Athletic: Cycling likely requires stakeholders to give up some money, so its likely doomed.
Collections: Warfare in Dune, Part II: The Fremen Jihad – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry: Really fine article.
Have the best possible week, everyone.