Infinite Scroll How to Opt Out of A.I. Online Hint: You can’t, really. By Kyle Chayka October 2, 2024 Illustration by Ariel Davis Save this storySave this story Save this storySave this story Last week, like the Jews of Exodus … Read more
USCG Polar Star I want to say thank you to all the people who sent condolences following last week’s post, especially those who shared their own stories of loss. I was not able to respond to every single one, but … Read more
Why it is hard to limit your strategy to three priorities and what you can do about it. Everyone, I hope you’re enjoying your summer (or winter if down-under). Today’s newsletter is all about priorities and why it can be … Read more
Enlarge / Ariel and Caliban learned as kittens that scratching posts were fair game for their natural claw-sharpening instincts. Sean Carroll Ah, cats. We love our furry feline overlords despite the occasional hairball and their propensity to scratch the furniture … Read more
Humans speak countless different languages. Not only are these languages incompatible, but runtime transpilation is a real pain. Sadly, every standardisation initiative has failed. At least there is someone to blame for this state-of-affairs: God. It was him, after-all, who … Read more
This has to be the most infuriating bug report I’ve ever submitted. I went to type in my 2FA code on a website – but no numbers appeared on screen. Obviously, I was an idiot and had forgotten to press … Read more
An investigation into Proton encrypted email. Suddenly Silence I’m a big user of email, preferring long chains to messaging apps for a lot of my friends and contacts. It’s nice that it isn’t tied to a single device or platform … Read more
When I was still working at Faculty, we took on a new client that was not yet named Matter. We eventually transitioned from an agency-client relationship to a startup relationship, where I became the VP of Technology. This is what … Read more
Enlarge Getty Images Any Linux user trying to send the highest-resolution images to a display at the fastest frame rate is out of luck for the foreseeable future, at least when it comes to an HDMI connection. The licensing group … Read more
Well… not directly. It’s complicated. Having somewhat recently become a father (one of the reasons my writing has slowed down to a crawl), I’ve had to deal with a very particular kind of error output: crying. From a computational perspective, … Read more