Thursday, May 18, 2023

Checking in on Elon

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A bit of context to keep in mind...   Elon Musk is a narcissist with explicitly Messianic delusions. He often talks about his love of human...
Wednesday, May 17, 2023

What the experts used to say about streaming -- part 2

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Picking up where we left off , Reports of the death of the advertising model may have been premature Ten years ago the standard narrative ha...
Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Electric vehicles

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This is Joseph. Noah Smith wrote a techno-optimist take on Electric Vehicles (EVs) . It ended on a strong note: Anyway, these are the main a...
Monday, May 15, 2023

Today in free speech heroes

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This is Joseph. This exchange was amazing : The answer if you are into free speech is actually obvious enough that everyone is getting it . ...
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Friday, May 12, 2023

Weekend viewing -- VICE News Presents: Cult of Elon

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If you're interested in Elon Musk as a cultural phenomenon (and if you're not and you're a regular reader, we've wasted a lo...
Thursday, May 11, 2023

Thusday Tweets -- today's word is "Omphaloskepsis"

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It would have been a busy Monday morning for the public editor 😂 https://t.co/3UQJuhr79R — Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) May 7, 2023 Th...
Wednesday, May 10, 2023

What the experts used to say about streaming -- part 1

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 Lots of examples to follow, but before we get into the state of the industry,  here are a few notes on what pundits and analysts were sayin...
Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Everything you used to hear about streaming was wrong. Now it's only most things.

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I'll try not to be too much of a dick about this, but there are going to be a lot of I told you sos in the upcoming thread on the state ...
Monday, May 8, 2023

When they get to the part about nobody seeing this coming

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 If you follow the news on the writers' strike, you're going to be hearing a lot about the business of streaming, including how unsu...
Friday, May 5, 2023

Deferred Thursday Tweets -- sometimes it's easier to sell the solution people know they don't understand

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Three good threads from Paul Krugman discussing the administration's options for dealing with the debt limit hostage situation (though y...
Thursday, May 4, 2023

The Snows of May

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Some more notes on the weather... First off, when this post goes up on the blog, it will be snowing in the mountains to the east .  Snow lev...
Wednesday, May 3, 2023

"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" -- Neom was just the beginning for MBS

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“Let’s talk about something other than women driving. The NEOM project, the futuristic city that he (the crown prince) plans to invest hal...
Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Always take a minute to think about the source of your data

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Monday, May 1, 2023

Marketplace -- brought to you by American Public Media and the good people at the Koch Foundation [Updated]

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Before we get started, I just want to go on the record with this: Marketplace is the best daily news show on public radio by a clear margin....
Friday, April 28, 2023

The prize for best analogy of the week goes to Matt Levine

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Actually last week but I'm playing catch-up. From the April 19th newsletter [emphasis added] But yesterday’s hearing undermines my view....