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The Muffin Man Doesn’t Know You
You may know The Muffin Man. But The Muffin Man doesn’t’ know you; personally or by reputation. This weird stalker-like parasocial obsession with The Muffin Man needs to end. The Drury Lane address is only public because other stalker posted it on 4chan. Like, fine, you watched some of his videos, and follow his Tweets or…
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Deepfakes And True Crime
Filed under if AI ends humanity it will do so with human stupidity. The article discusses AI-generated videos on TikTok that depict true-crime stories, particularly focusing on the stories of murder victims, including young children. AI Deepfakes of True-Crime Victims Are a Waking Nightmare
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Being Broke Is Changing Ethics In Journalism
Jonathan Snowden wrote an incredibly thoughtful article about ethics in MMA media, and journalism more broadly. What Snowden points out is just how arbitrary the lines of ethics often are in reporting. I have another point. The ethical lines in reporting are changing, because they cannot be sustained. Look, I’m an ad agency demon who…
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From Deadspins’s Ashes: The Story Of Defector
I think more publications like Deadspin would be a net positive. Back in the day only Gawker reliably called out startup bullshit. ‘The last good website’
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The AI Anti-Utopia, And Other Stories
Software is replacing artists and writers who enjoy their work while warehouse staffers pee in bottles to make quota. AI is turning into a shitty anti-utopia. As I write this, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has been on strike for 28 days. In a negotiation with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers…
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Ken Paxton Was Impeached
I’m giddy. Texas House names Ken Paxton impeachment managers; Senate trial will start by Aug. 28
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When Mother Jones Got Jeffrey Epstein’s Little Black Book
This article came out in 2020, and I missed it until today. It’s a very interesting read. I Called Everyone in Jeffrey Epstein’s Little Black Book
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Vanity Fair Profile Of Teamster’s Union Boss Lindsay Dougherty
This profile of Lindsay Dougherty fucking awesome and well worth the read.
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Don’t Use ChatGPT For Legal Research
A lawyer used ChatGPT to research a legal brief and it didn’t work out. ChatGPT makes stuff up or uses very thin sourcing, and is not a replacement for a search engine. Here’s What Happens When Your Lawyer Uses ChatGPT
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AI Is Turning Fraud Up To 11
My latest for KnowTechie covers the rise of AI powered fraud. I also touched on some of this issues in a recent essay about how AI is empowering greed and stupidity. Beware of AI scams: The dark side of the digital utopia we didn’t sign up for