this thread makes a fantastic point that I had not considered

i just want to emphasize that candidates do not in fact have to earn your vote. voting isn't about some parasocial relationship between you and a little picture on your screen. voting is a pragmatic choice about which of two futures you prefer for the country. sorry not sorry

Reminder that Aaron Swartz was facing 35 years in prison and financial devastation for trying to programmatically download and open the contents of JSTOR, which led to him taking his own life. But OpenAI is going to scrape all of academia and make billions by plagiarizing it.

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New version of chatbot reaches level of function where it responds to all queries by making a little twisty-wrist gesture with pinched fingers and saying “But isn’t it more *complicated* than that?”

Since we're entering scream-into-the-void season, here's my scream: Harris could win by a little or lose by a little, and her tweaking her message the exact way you want isn't going to move that needle. Barring shocking news, every bit of Dem effort and $ should focus on turnout, turnout, turnout.

I really think that the screenshot of the article on toxic fandom is missing the point by highlighting the part about studios focus testing things with fans and not the parts about security firms having to scrub actors’ info from the internet so they don’t get doxed.

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Trump goes on a slew of male-friendly podcasts, many of them filled with open sexism or worse. NYT: He’s courting the “Broverse.” It’s brilliant. Harris does 60 Minutes, The View, Colbert and a female-centered podcast. NYT: She’s hiding out in “friendly” territory.

IF YOU'RE IN GEORGIA, CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION. THE DEADLINE IS OCT. 7 TO REGISTER. YOU MAY THINK YOU'RE REGISTERED AND FIND YOU ARE NOW "INACTIVE." mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/

At least!

For anyone who finished today’s NYT Sunday Crossword on their Games app… that was rude!