I strongly recommend this episode of You’re Wrong About”. Even if you are not interested in hearing about poor coverage of trans issues, Tuck and Sarah go into the various ways “objective” and “unbiased” are frequently and easily manipulated into “protect the status quo” journalism.
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There is a certain poetry to Reddit and Twitter claiming their content was being unfairly exploited by tech companies.
(Inspired by a similar meme about darker, grittier Batman films.)
I can’t help but wonder if someone’s bonus is in jeopardy this month, because that’s the only thing I can think of that would lead to the gross double banners on The Washington Post’s homepage. CC: @Chronotope@indieweb.social
And they want us to trust computers to write whole prose…
I don’t see why people think the Vision Pro is expensive. It’s really only one month’s rent.
https://www.zillow.com/rental-manager/market-trends/new-york-ny/
The whole reddit saga is a great reminder to always be mindful of whether and how much whatever company’s interest aligns with your own, whether said company is your employer, a service you use, or a purveyor you buy from.
It delights me how @mimestream@mastodon.social also launches an outgoing message through the top of the display when sent, even more-so that it does so with an equally dramatic sound effect.
How badly did I break this?
While working on my patch to support image alt text, I relied heavily on Nova’s integration with PHP’s XDebug to help with my unfamiliarity with PHP and WordPress. It reminded me of how crazy it seems whenever I meet developers who don’t take the time to figure out debugging.