Control of thought—including the freedom to live as our true selves—and control of movement go hand in hand.
See also: We cannot have bodily autonomy in a surveillance state
An improvisational walking newsletter
Today's one sentence provocation: Imagine a social web without the default right to drop turds where ever you like. #
Every social web should offer the two same author-level moderation controls that Facebook does. 1. The author can delete comments. 2. The author can say who can respond. Here are screen shots of the menu and dialog. We assume each site already has the ability to block users. No more spammer trolls.#
ChatGPT is like a worldwide encyclopedia that comes with a free librarian, 24 hours a day, who never gets tired and thinks all your questions are super insightful. I suppose everyone projects their ideal best friend on this thing. You just learned something about me. Heh. But the cool thing is it's not a yes-person, if they think you're wrong they say so. Which I really like. One more thing I'm really glad I got to be alive when this stuff came online. I feel much smarter and better organized and it's harder for me to get lost in the weeds, as I do sometimes. I guess what want next is a librarian who also is a great executive assistant. Takes notes on what I'm doing and figures out what I need to be reminded of and roughly when. #
Sometimes I just put one idea on my blog for a day and leave it at that because I think the idea is important enough on its own, and that any explanation would dilute it. Yesterday's one sentence comment was based on decades of reading the NYT, and the story told by their executive editor in a recent interview, who has imho completely lost his way. Using polls, which have proven not reliable, and are subject to manipulation by the NYT and other opinion leaders, to determine what they cover, that's marketing, not journalism. Journalism would tell us what to expect if we elect one candidate over another, if the differences are obvious, as they are in 2024. The NYT is not doing that, by its own admission, and based on observation. I ask my readers, some of whom are influential people themselves, do we accept this, and keep trying to get the NYT to understand and deliver on their responsibility, or take the problem on ourselves. I believe we have the tools and resources to do so, all we need is determination. #
Rainy day to be on the road. Clouds and skyline in the distance as we drive back through Dallas.
In my experience, a key skill to develop is the ability to separate one thing from another. To prevent the small from becoming the all.
He's not wrong, in general, but this whole thing reads to me like, "Don't hate 37Signals just because my partner has been such a dick lately."
# With a drive time of 3 hours each way we can now make a day trip of it to visit my wife's parents. Much better than the 5+ hours each way before they moved.
The M180 was partly closed due to roadworks which meant taking an alternative route. I've never driven over the Humber Bridge before so decided to go that way — one of the diversions suggested by Google Maps.
It's certainly an impressive structure, once the world's longest single span suspension bridge for cars, but it wasn't as big as I was expecting with two lanes in each direction. I'm used to driving over the Dartford bridge with four lanes each way.
On each side of the bridge, lower than the road surface, are walking/cycling paths. The layout had the weird effect of making me feel like I was going to go off the side of the bridge. I don't know if anyone else is affected by it that way. Consequently, I couldn't really enjoy the view as I was concentrating on the road.
NBA play-offs: Indiana Pacers beat New York Knicks to level series.
