CIRCLE WITH A DOT

I sometimes go back on Twitter to see what right-wing nutcases are arguing about, and today didn’t disappoint.

Someone mentioned that name “Trafalgar” has Arabic origins, and all hell broke loose.

#linguistics #etymology #geography

I wrote ~1500 words taking the Mickey out of tech bros selling AI-generated PDFs from a WeWork.

I then published it on the internet using a server I'm leasing.

I have applied for a job at Tesco.

#ai #technology #satire #techbros #HustleCulture #Office #culture

New read at:
https://www.keystone-collective.org/a-journey-in-which-i-discover-that-vibes-are-not-legal-tender-and-other-lessons-from-a-rented-flat-in-hackney/

RE: https://mastodon.online/@mullvadnet/116206186259846065

Ashton Kutcher, a friend of convicted sex offender Danny Masterson and convicted sex trafficker P. Diddy. Also met his wife when she was 14 years old. Someone please check his hard drives.

The creepy guy’s first big tech project at Harvard was literally a website for rating women’s looks. The real shock is it took him 20 years to add the glasses.

The real mystery isn’t the tech, it’s how the Ray-Ban brand reputation hasn’t taken a hit.

#technology #privacy

People Are Calling Meta Ray-Bans "Pervert Glasses"

On Bluesky, users quickly embraced the term "pervert glasses" to refer to Meta's Ray Ban smart glasses, following a shocking investigation.

Futurism (futurism.com)

#Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel–backed verification software after its code was found tied to U.S. #surveillance efforts.

Discord distances itself from Peter Thiel–backed verification software after its code was found on a U.S. government server | Fortune

Discord used at least three separate age-verification vendors since October after a third-party vendor breach hit 70,000 users.

Fortune (fortune.com)