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Is the flood of bad news merely a blood-letting, or a sign of the apocalypse?

May 26

Work continues on one of the hardest problems in computer science: naming things

May 21

VeeCon open thread the Newslettr is covering the VeeCon event currently underway in Minneapolis, MN. We are something of the “hostile press”; while most attendees …

May 20

The subtleties of the Birdwatch voice are subtle. But the first few rules are simple enough even a computer can understand them.

May 20

yet another experimental format on the week's news, including the ascent of Mr. Marcos in the Philippines.

May 17

one week in. Is Birdwatch ready for prime time?

May 12

you can't say "spy" on the radio ... you can't make gasoline out of thin air by cutting taxes ... you can't fix health care by saying "my opponents are…

May 8

in short: Twitter can de-list from New York stock exchanges without Elon Musk acquiring 100% of the outstanding shares.

May 2

seven months until November. And as a new feature, The Complaints Department.

Apr 30

Birds in flight, all day and all night.

Apr 22

theoretically, it should be easier to take a vacation when nobody is paying you to show up

Apr 11

How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?

Apr 7

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