Gonzo
@chrisgonz.bsky.social
Technology Research and Market Intelligence • Author • Journalist • Army Veteran • Musician • Marine Patrol • Cape Cod/Busan
Matt Taibbi once mocked me for swearing at rich people.
Matt Taibbi once mocked me for swearing at rich people.
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'the UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that... contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs." www.thetimes.com/culture/film...
All 2.4m of Britain’s creative workers are at risk — and we know why
A new report into the impact of AI on the creative sector makes for apocalyptic reading. The government must act now
www.thetimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:34 AM
'the UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that... contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs." www.thetimes.com/culture/film...
So a Booz Allen guy named Littlejohn was screwing with the rich folks? I love it when the literature of my childhood comes to life. #Robinhood #MerryMen
January 27, 2026 at 2:09 PM
So a Booz Allen guy named Littlejohn was screwing with the rich folks? I love it when the literature of my childhood comes to life. #Robinhood #MerryMen
We keep it exactly like this because we don’t want you here. Any of ya. I don’t know how we can make this clearer.
Once again posting Plymouth Rock, the final boss of disappointing landmarks
January 17, 2026 at 3:59 PM
We keep it exactly like this because we don’t want you here. Any of ya. I don’t know how we can make this clearer.
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Moxie Marlinspike—the engineer who set a new standard for private messaging with the creation of the Signal Messenger—is now aiming to revolutionize AI chatbots in a similar way.
arstechnica.com/security/202...
arstechnica.com/security/202...
Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike wants to do for AI what he did for messaging
Introducing Confer, an end-to-end AI assistant that just works.
arstechnica.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Moxie Marlinspike—the engineer who set a new standard for private messaging with the creation of the Signal Messenger—is now aiming to revolutionize AI chatbots in a similar way.
arstechnica.com/security/202...
arstechnica.com/security/202...
Save yourself four hours of Felger & Mazz tomorrow. This pretty much sums it up.
There’s a lot of focus on the fact that the Red Sox alienated Rafael Devers with the Alex Bregman signing only to then not re-sign Alex Bregman after one year.
But let’s not forget that they also traded the only real prospect they got in the Devers trade for five starts of Dustin May.
But let’s not forget that they also traded the only real prospect they got in the Devers trade for five starts of Dustin May.
January 11, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Save yourself four hours of Felger & Mazz tomorrow. This pretty much sums it up.
I worked in a newsroom where every wastebasket had a printed warning reminding you not to throw your cigarette butts in the trash.
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 9, 2026 at 2:56 AM
I worked in a newsroom where every wastebasket had a printed warning reminding you not to throw your cigarette butts in the trash.
The absolute best way to learn something is to repeat it over and over and over again. History, for example.
January 3, 2026 at 11:40 PM
The absolute best way to learn something is to repeat it over and over and over again. History, for example.
… and when I held it upside down, my clearly very intelligent and thoughtful Texas Instruments calculator said, “BOOBLESS.” giggity.
I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
Grok Can't Apologize. Grok Isn't Sentient. So Why Do Headlines Keep Saying It Did?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been “undressing” women and children in public. Journalists are letting xAI off the hook by pretending the bot is responsible.
www.readtpa.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:23 PM
… and when I held it upside down, my clearly very intelligent and thoughtful Texas Instruments calculator said, “BOOBLESS.” giggity.
Has anyone yet figured a way to wholesale block or mute accounts that post screenshots from other social platforms here? Cuz doing it manually one dork at a time is exhausting at this point.
December 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Has anyone yet figured a way to wholesale block or mute accounts that post screenshots from other social platforms here? Cuz doing it manually one dork at a time is exhausting at this point.
We used to have a rule back in the old-timey newspaper days: Don’t report on a lawsuit until a party actually files suit. It was a pretty good rule.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Kennedy Center seeks $1m from musician who cancelled after Trump name added to venue
Drummer Chuck Redd reportedly called off his Christmas Eve performance after a vote by the board to rename the site.
www.bbc.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:26 AM
We used to have a rule back in the old-timey newspaper days: Don’t report on a lawsuit until a party actually files suit. It was a pretty good rule.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Weeding through pitches for guest appearances on the podcast and came across this for a doctor-turned-life coach: “… Dr. [redacted] is an award-winning GP…”
Who is handing out awards for general practitioners?
Who is handing out awards for general practitioners?
December 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Weeding through pitches for guest appearances on the podcast and came across this for a doctor-turned-life coach: “… Dr. [redacted] is an award-winning GP…”
Who is handing out awards for general practitioners?
Who is handing out awards for general practitioners?
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Man I’m happy for Sam Darnold. Battled back and threw some fuckin DIMES on that drive. What an awesome moment for him.
WHAT A GAME
WHAT A GAME
December 19, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Man I’m happy for Sam Darnold. Battled back and threw some fuckin DIMES on that drive. What an awesome moment for him.
WHAT A GAME
WHAT A GAME
This is a terrific thread. Rachel knows stuff.
I've been writing seriously for over 20 years now, and while I have not gotten better at not making mistakes, I *have* gotten better at spotting them.
(this got long, so come with me for a tale of novel-writing woes.) #amwriting #writing #booksky
(this got long, so come with me for a tale of novel-writing woes.) #amwriting #writing #booksky
December 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This is a terrific thread. Rachel knows stuff.
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Matt Johansen: Vulnerability and Mental Health in Cybersecurity.
Matt Johansen: Vulnerability and Mental Health in Cybersecurity. - Phillip Wylie
About the Guest: Matt Johanson, known as Matt J, is a seasoned cybersecurity professional and an active content creator within the industry. With a rich background that spans across various facets of cybersecurity, Matt’s expertise ranges from practical experience in offensive security to leadership roles in software security. His journey began with computer programming in…
thehackermaker.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Matt Johansen: Vulnerability and Mental Health in Cybersecurity.
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Soar = 🦅
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Peek = 😒
Peak = 🗻
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clause = 📝
claws = 🦞
Claus = 🎅🏻
claws = 🦞
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December 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Soar = 🦅
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Nantucket used to be a pretty chill place inhabited mostly by stocky, old Portuguese fishermen and organic farmers trying to start microbreweries. But a couple of decades of trust-fund douchenozzles and VC weirdos and you end up with this hilarious nonsense.
nantucketcurrent.com/news/police-...
nantucketcurrent.com/news/police-...
Police Investigating Brawl On Federal Street During Christmas Stroll
Nantucket Current is the island's leading online news source. We deliver the news, stories, and people of Nantucket, unbiased and unfiltered.
nantucketcurrent.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Nantucket used to be a pretty chill place inhabited mostly by stocky, old Portuguese fishermen and organic farmers trying to start microbreweries. But a couple of decades of trust-fund douchenozzles and VC weirdos and you end up with this hilarious nonsense.
nantucketcurrent.com/news/police-...
nantucketcurrent.com/news/police-...
I work for an agency that routinely has to rescue perfectly healthy adults who cannot right a capsized plastic kayak in relatively calm seas. This sounds like an assessment from a guy from a landlocked state who’s never seen a boat or an ocean.
Q: What did you see in the second strike?
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
December 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I work for an agency that routinely has to rescue perfectly healthy adults who cannot right a capsized plastic kayak in relatively calm seas. This sounds like an assessment from a guy from a landlocked state who’s never seen a boat or an ocean.
Man, this exponentially expanding roster of shit we’re being told we all, personally and individually, “must stop” is fucking exhausting already. Like hundreds of issues we’re all somehow responsible for now. Anybody keeping a prioritized list?
Your Black Friday reminder that in 75% of U.S. industries, a smaller number of companies now control more of the business than they did twenty years ago. We must stop the monopolization of America. Shop small if you can, please.
November 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Man, this exponentially expanding roster of shit we’re being told we all, personally and individually, “must stop” is fucking exhausting already. Like hundreds of issues we’re all somehow responsible for now. Anybody keeping a prioritized list?
“Well, Sean Spicer, I wouldn't call a conservative thought leader. Let's leave it at that.”
-Newsmax’s Chris Ruddy
-Newsmax’s Chris Ruddy
a man is sitting on a couch with the words emotional damage written on the screen
ALT: a man is sitting on a couch with the words emotional damage written on the screen
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“Well, Sean Spicer, I wouldn't call a conservative thought leader. Let's leave it at that.”
-Newsmax’s Chris Ruddy
-Newsmax’s Chris Ruddy
Dear people who’ve never worked in journalism but think they know how journalists should behave: We’re not there to argue with sources or “call them out.” We don’t give a shit about their manners or what names we’re called. We’re there to get a question in, get a quote, then GTFO and GBTW. -30-
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Dear people who’ve never worked in journalism but think they know how journalists should behave: We’re not there to argue with sources or “call them out.” We don’t give a shit about their manners or what names we’re called. We’re there to get a question in, get a quote, then GTFO and GBTW. -30-
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So much of what we believe about this most American of holidays is just mythology.
10 Unbelievable Myths About Thanksgiving
As families gather to celebrate, it’s worth remembering that the familiar Thanksgiving narrative is a modern construct shaped by reinterpretations that obscure the holiday’s more complex origins.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
So much of what we believe about this most American of holidays is just mythology.
MAC (and cheese) Spoofing
Some (vaguely) Thanksgiving-related security phrases for you to use this weekend:
credential stuffing
big game (hen) hunting
Scattered smothered covered and chunked Spider
YAML
cookies
watering hole
Plymouth infosec Rock star
SPAM
Dinner roll your own crypto
What else ya got? 🦃
credential stuffing
big game (hen) hunting
Scattered smothered covered and chunked Spider
YAML
cookies
watering hole
Plymouth infosec Rock star
SPAM
Dinner roll your own crypto
What else ya got? 🦃
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
MAC (and cheese) Spoofing
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I think Pecan Pie is one of those things that is divisive now because it’s just a blob of sugar with nuts on it but to someone 150 years ago who ate shoes it was probably like having 12 orgasms at once
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I think Pecan Pie is one of those things that is divisive now because it’s just a blob of sugar with nuts on it but to someone 150 years ago who ate shoes it was probably like having 12 orgasms at once