“I approve of the bird in a trench coat.” Five Things for December 19, 2024
The “AI in Publishing” Hype Train needs to be derailed
The AI hype train is reaching predictably ridiculous extremes in a desperate attempt to force acceptance of its “inevitable” narrative, and it’s partly because credulous journalists who should absolutely know better by now happily platform the worst of this nonsense.
Five Things: December 5, 2024
“An actual local would justifiably call bullshit on that.” Five Things for December 5, 2024
Booknotes: November 2024
Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Includes other media, too.
Five Things: November 21, 2024
“Gladwell has always been an overrated hack.” Five Things for November 21, 2024
Booknotes: October 2024
Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Includes other media, too.
Five Things: October 31, 2024
“Nothing good in tech lasts forever.” Five Things for October 31, 2024