(1) When George Bailey Looks In the Mirror, Does He See Patrick Bateman? (everythingishorrible.net): The least sympathetic look at George Bailey in existence, I think.
(1) texas aquitainesaw massacre - by Allison Epstein (substack.com): Just go subscribe to Allison so I don’t have to keep highlighting these hilarious posts for you.
Uber failed to help cities go green — will robotaxis, too? - The Verge: The answer is self-evidently no, but the article is still a nice look at the issues around self-driving cars.
The incredible shrinking heat pump - The Verge: How NYC is trying to improve its public housing and the environment at the same time.
Sampling Meets Its Latest Threat: AI - The Ringer: What’s interesting to me here is not the AI of it all, but what easily discoverable samples did to the sample appreciation community.
(1) 1,000 Streams or Bust - by Damon Krukowski (substack.com): Spotify has arbitrarily decided to take money from lesser-known artists and give it to well-known artists instead. This needs government intervention.
280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles | Ars Technica: Too bad too much of the US makes this impractical.