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One of my favorite newsletters currently. They talk about stuff no other company is talking about with great sections, mostly on technology and science.
According to there web page: 404 Media is a journalist-founded digital media company exploring the ways technology is shaping–and is shaped by–our world.
We're focused on investigative reports, longform features, blogs, and scoops about topics including: hacking, cybersecurity, cybercrime, sex, artificial intelligence, consumer rights, surveillance, privacy, and the democratization of the internet.
I leave you with the article: It Is Now Legal to Hack McFlurry Machines (and Medical Devices) to Fix Them (linked above).
Nov 17, 2024
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A great writeup about the recent Apple iPad commercial and how it's a perfect indicator of the noxious relationship between Big Tech and art/creativity. It's also worth subscribing to the newsletter - pretty much everything Dan writes is gold.
May 14, 2024
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highly informative news platform with incredible journalists. they’re not afraid to tell and expose the truth and are often sued for doing that.
“we see journalism as an instrument of civic action. we’re here to change the world, not just describe it.” is what they say in their mission statement and that’s the kind of news and journalism we all need to be engaging with.
Mar 9, 2024
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there is lowkey an unbelievable crisis in tech literacy atm, and working on the projects that i have over the last year has driven that home for me like nothing else. once upon a time, understanding how a computer worked was a precondition for using one. it isn’t anymore, and that is so unimaginably dangerous.
the total helplessness i’ve seen (some) people express in response to tech’s recent rightward turn has been deeply unmooring. i see people all the time who genuinely do not understand how the platforms and devices that *govern their entire lives* operate on a basic level. “the kids” didn’t become computer wizards - instead, the devices got good enough that they could abstract all of their actual functionality away from you.
the amount of power and control knowing even a little bit about digital technology can give you is immense. learn about http. learn about rss. learn about how servers operate. learn the absolute basics of programming. far dumber people than you are doing it every day in silicon valley, and they (and their bosses) are using those skills against you.
Jan 28, 2025
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My asks? Inquisitive. My aura? Curious.
I feel sad because I feel like it’s an underutilized feature from the app and people should engage more with it :(
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