Not a ton this week. The Internet was boring, apparently. Do better, internet.
Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in the Americas - The Washington Post: I know these arguments are kind of silly, but I am fascinated by the vitriol surrounding the age of human settlement of the Western Hemisphere.
Using vague language about scientific facts misleads readers | Ars Technica: Scientists really need to understand that communicating to the public in a way that conveys the true meaning of their research is more important than technical correctness.
Why It’s Good, Actually, That You Can’t Buy the World’s Cheapest Electric Vehicle (substack.com): Excellent article. I wish environmentalists would look at the whole picture around, well, anything, rather than just the simplest markers. It does no good to win a small battle if it pushes society at large away from environmentalism.
The People Deliberately Killing Facebook (wheresyoured.at): Another excellent, angry piece by Ed. You should subscribe if you care about how tech influences your life.
Public Versus Elite Intellectualism - Un-Diplomatic: The subtitle says it all.
How Kid Rock Turned Into A Republican Mouthpiece And Trump's MAGA BFF (rollingstone.com): The last conversation in this article is amazing journalism.
Is “Love Is Blind” a Toxic Workplace? | The New Yorker: Excellent look at how reality shows warp their participants.
Election officials are role-playing AI threats in preparation for November - The Verge: This seems bad.
The US government is trying to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster - The Verge: This seems good.
Selling Your House For Firewood - by Hamilton Nolan: Media execs pivoting to AI in the same way they pivoted to video with likely the same results — fraudsters and hype men will ruin them in exchange for pennies today.
Opinion | How the movie ‘Civil War’ gets war photography dangerously wrong - The Washington Post: A photojournalist counters the narrative that the movie Civil War is about or understands photojournalism.
ChatGPT Answers Programming Questions Incorrectly 52% of the Time: Study (gizmodo.com): Reports of new security vulnerabilities and breaches in 5 .. 4… 3…
Have a great week everyone!