For Creators, Ad-Blocking Focuses On The Wrong Problem
Google ... is essentially telling people who used their service for decades that they may have believed that the goal of its service was to “find websites,” but Google thinks the actual goal of its website is to “find answers.” Those are two different things, and one ignores the deeply extractive nature of the other.
Who, currently, is still working on the problem of micropayments? Because, optimistic fool that I am, I still believe that whoever succeeds will not only make money, they will enjoy the undying adulation of many millions of people forever and a day.
Economics and the Environment - Five Books Expert Recommendations
The five chosen books are one thing, the interview with Dieter Helm something else again.
That’s what I would engrave on the front page of every manifesto for a political party for the coming election: ‘It’s the capital maintenance, stupid!’ As opposed to: ‘It’s the economy, stupid!’ That would be a good starter.
Faking William Morris, Generative Forgery, and the Erosion of Art History
Caveat emptor has never been more necessary.
Nancy by Olivia Jaimes for April 14, 2024 - GoComics
Incentives are (almost) everything.