A Few Thoughts on Gemini-gate
Gemini was ill-prepared for a second generation of internet trolls that have platforms on Fox News and the New York Post.
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DOJ, 11 States File Anti-Trust Lawsuit Against Google
It’s been brewing for years, but the day has come. The US Government along with 11 states are going after Google.
Wednesday Writs: United States v. Leonard Peltier
It’s Wednesday! Celebrate by reading this week’s Wednesday Writs, your round up of law and legal related stories from all over. This week: The controversial case of Leonard Peltier. Plus: SCOTUS takes up DACA but leaves Sandy Hook’s parents’ lawsuit against Remington alive; the Baby Trump Balloon slasher, justice for sale, and, for once, a SMART criminal of the week. Read, comment and share!
No, Google Did Not Steal The Election
This is one of the classic methods of junk science — multiplying humbug by humbug, extrapolating upward and onward until you get dramatic conclusions that defy any common sense.
If Facebook Is The Problem, Is This The Solution?
I don’t think the idea of using anti-trust law to keep companies from monopolizing online sales is completely stupid. Not totally. Not 100%. But that is the last tool I would reach for, not the first.
Taxing in the Name Of: Seattle Head Tax Repealed
Back in May the Seattle City Council unanimously passed the “head tax” under the auspices of raising funds for the homeless. But in the face of opposition from Seattle’s largest businesses, and a certain legal challenge to the law itself, the council has reversed themselves.
Political Discrimination Might Actually Be A Thing
James Damore, the “echo chamber memo” guy, just filed a high profile lawsuit against his former employer, Google. He might have the chance to blaze a new trail in California employment law along the way.
Dig The Doodle
Good graphic design should be simple and communicate in an immediately powerful way. Here’s an example.
No One Hates Free Market Capitalism More Than Free Market Capitalists
Mad Rocket Scientist looks at HR collusion amongst the Silicon Valley giants.
Driving Blind: Let Them Eat Amazon Coins!
Derek Thompson outlines the striking disparity between finance and labor coming out of the 2008 collapse. He explores three possible explanations for why.
Everybody loves Cheerios
I’m always drawn to these kinds of studies, even though they’re never really insightful. This one mainly backs up what everyone already knows about geography and age demographics among partisans (is it really any...
Swimming in the Shallows
Cover via Amazon I’m a little hesitant to jump into another discussion about Nicholas Carr’s The Shallows, since I’m self-conscious about the fact that it’s in my top 3 Books I Somehow End Up...
Google’s Attempt to Takeover the World Reaches New Levels
Wow. This morning Google announced that it has launched a new feature on Google Scholar that makes it possible for anyone, anywhere, to do a comprehensive search of every published court decision in the country. This is huge...
Our Twitterific Future
A few weeks ago, I lamented my inability to finish long, difficult books. Over at First Thoughts, Jared Bridges offers a more hopeful interpretation of our changing reading habits.
Murdoch vs. Google
Rupert Murdoch, media mogul extrordinaire, has decided that links coming from the search engine monolith Google are parasitic and should be banned outright. Yes – what most of us online strive for – links...
Yes, Google is making me stupid
Or at least less apt to struggle through difficult, rewarding books. You see, I was (belatedly) inspired by The American Scene’s “Fall of the U.S.A.” series to pick up John Dos Passos and give...
Google Bleg
I know Freddie thinks Google wants to eat our souls (along with that nefarious Steve Jobs) but I kind of like the monolithic software company, personally. Lately I’ve really grown attached to Google Chrome....
Free or Ad-Free?
Microsoft is going to give away the online version of Office 2010 for free. Douglas Rushkoff thinks this is the wrong approach:
