Happy mother’s day 💐
Toot of the Week
My kid has started saying “[x] is a social construct” to get out of anything and everything (eg: “wearing socks”), and I’m having a hard time arguing back because they’re usually right. — @Nickiquote@mstdn.social
Software
- The Curse of Knowing How, or; Fixing Everything (notashelf.dev)
raf about the skill of knowing to fix broken software, and the burden that comes with it.
AI
- I'd rather read the prompt (claytonwramsey.com)
Clayton Ramsey asks you to no let a computer write for you, and explains why.
- AI of dead Arizona road rage victim addresses killer in court (theguardian.com)
Cy Neff writes about a murder victim that addresses his killer in court, three years after, using AI.
Cutting Room Floor
- The Alabama Landline That Keeps Ringing (oxfordamerican.org)
Emily McCrary about the landline of the Foy Information desk in the Melton Studen Center at Auburn University, where everyone can call and ask questions, or chat. Thanks, Eric!
- The history of album art (matthewstrom.com)
Matthew Ström dives into the origins of album art as we know it today.
- Digital Echoes and Unquiet Minds (chrbutler.com)
Christopher Butler about the burden of digital life.
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