Brad Barrish
@bradbarrish
Brad Barrish
If you ever thought that AI company logos look like buttholes, you're not alone.
Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?
New research backs up what gamers have thought for years: cozy ...
reuters.com“All power-holders, even the most ruthless and corrupt, rely on the consent and coöperation of ordinary people,” Maria J. Stephan, who co-authored a book with Chenoweth titled “Why Civil Resistance Works,” said.
Julia Angwin • So You Want to Be a Dissident? | the New Yorker
Kerr said. "I believe in academic freedom. I think it's crucial for all of our institutions to handle our own business the way they want to and they should not be shaken down and told what to teach, what to say by our government. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. But it's kind of par for the course right now, so yes this is me supporting Ha... See more
Steve Kerr might get me to care about sports. Regardless, I have so much respect for this man.
A certain strand of technology might be accelerating, but culture is going nowhere in particular — a decaying orbit around a decades-old gravity well; cycling & recycling; pastiche & déjà vu; playlist set to loop.
Robin Sloan • The Golden Sardine
The odd & antique thing about tariffs is that they only apply to physical goods, even as more & more of the economy has become intangible. For the U.S., this is very convenient. What do we export? Software, light as air.
Robin Sloan • The Golden Sardine
Tell you what: if I was Europe, & I was feeling feisty, I’d imagine some new kind of “digital tariff” & slap it on all the big tech platforms.
Robin Sloan • The Golden Sardine
I’ve sensed a thaw lately in the cosmos of letters: an energy, an urgency. Maybe it’s because people fear this might be the last good season before the end of the world, so we’d better get it all out now. Maybe it’s just because it’s spring.
