A thoughtful thread on the internet of things..
It's such a smart idea to connect so much of our infrastructure to single points of failure, with much of the risks coupled. Smart homes ftw. pic.twitter.com/qiD7l6RWfJ— zeynep tufekci (@zeynep) June 2, 2019
And one on the impact of technology on the economics of entertainment.
The Times has published a posthumous article based on the work of the late, great Alan Krueger on one of his side interests: the economics of the music business. And it is, of course, great. But the premise may not be right! 1/ https://t.co/I8sBabilED— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) June 2, 2019
It's not just that Disney content is leaving Netflix; it's that it's going other places:
2 More Marvel Shows Are Coming to Hulu, Including Ghost Rider Starring SHIELD's Gabriel Luna [Updated] https://t.co/in2J2bqBSf via @io9— Mark Palko (@MarkPalko1) June 2, 2019
Remember back a few years ago when we kept insisting that the charter school system, as currently configured, was vulnerable to graft and corruption?
Wow. This is an incredible scheme. Fraudsters opened 19 online charter schools in California, bought student data & created 40K "virtual" students. Cash rolled in & real students/parents knew nothing about it https://t.co/XOzSmjIngt— Jennifer Berkshire (@BisforBerkshire) May 30, 2019
I'm not sure if it's a question for a linguist or a political scientist, but the way that this childish borderline putdown has moved from rightwing talk radio to the mainstream GOP would be an interesting phenomena to study.
"Democrat" is not an adjective, Ms. No Middle Name. Did they make you drop the Romney by threatening to drape a tarp over you so the president* wouldn't see you? https://t.co/ysWYJ4xxTr— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) May 30, 2019
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