Long reads

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/sep/02/i-hope-im-wrong-the-co-founder-of-deepmind-on-how-ai-threatens-to-reshape-life-as-we-know-it

Tech bro eschews thinking over doing, later realises this might be a mistake. Stop me if you've heard this one before.

(Being less snide, it's an interesting interview but I find it hard to believe that his sentiments are genuine and not just a PR persona)

Interesting article about the Hackney Walk development

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/11/hackney-walk-east-london-regeneration-ghost-town

An Anarchist's Guide to Dune

VERY long article placing Dune in the anarchist and eco-fundamentalist traditions of the Pacific NorthWest; comparing the books and the films; exploring Frank Herbert's life, including his homophobia and breakdown of relationship with his gay son; and various other sidetracks.

https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2015/03/11/the-untold-story-behind-mitsubishi-logos-on-ecstacy-tablets/

Good story but not a particularly long read and seems to use a bit of artistic licence.

Doves ♥️

And to quote Jeshi (Universal Credit is a superb album):

"Down on my luck
Mitsubishi logo all that's picking me up"

https://youtu.be/zesWPYv-wbE?feature=shared

Didn't know where else to put it. Have read stuff before on these indefinite sentences, maybe when they were scrapped. Devastating story - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/24/tommy-nicol-kind-friendly-beloved-brother-died-prison-99-year-sentence

Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe

https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jun/01/no-one-wants-a-nazi-in-their-family-a-german-prisoner-of-war-a-secret-affair-and-the-mystery-of-my-dads-parentage?

https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/6/24172279/us-bicycle-ebike-tariffs-manufacturing-blumenauer-bill

The US doesn’t make bicycles anymore — here’s how to change that / It took 30 years for the US to lose almost its entire bike manufacturing industry. Can the most bike friendly member of Congress fix that?

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Interesting article from someone who describes himself as addicted to Scrabble - for someone who doesn't particularly like the game, found this reassuring

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/05/15/scrabble-anonymous/

Pertinent story published in 2019

https://prospect.org/culture/books/2024-12-09-radicalized-cory-doctorow-story-health-care/

Thanks for posting that. Something everyone should read