Dan Blumberg
@dblums.bsky.social
Product leader and host of CRAFTED., a tech podcast about great products and the people who make them. Honored 3x by The Webby Awards 👉 crafted.fm
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This week on Uncanny Valley, we tell you everything there is to know about carrying your devices over the U.S. border -- and whether you even should. As a bonus, you can hear all about my recent vacation!
Listen at the link or ANYWHERE you get your PODCASTS.
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Listen at the link or ANYWHERE you get your PODCASTS.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Protecting Your Phone—and Your Privacy—at the US Border
Podcast Episode · Uncanny Valley | WIRED · 04/24/2025 · 39m
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April 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This week on Uncanny Valley, we tell you everything there is to know about carrying your devices over the U.S. border -- and whether you even should. As a bonus, you can hear all about my recent vacation!
Listen at the link or ANYWHERE you get your PODCASTS.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Listen at the link or ANYWHERE you get your PODCASTS.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
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Hundreds gathered in the rain today at the intersection of Wolcott Avenue/Route 9D and Main Street in Beacon Saturday afternoon to protest the sweeping federal cuts being imposed by the Trump administration. The demonstration was one of hundreds happening simultaneously nationwide.
April 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Hundreds gathered in the rain today at the intersection of Wolcott Avenue/Route 9D and Main Street in Beacon Saturday afternoon to protest the sweeping federal cuts being imposed by the Trump administration. The demonstration was one of hundreds happening simultaneously nationwide.
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We simply had to intentionally destroy the world’s strongest economy while dismantling our scientific and educational infrastructure to ensure that a team with a trans girl would never finish second place in the Mountain West volleyball standings again
April 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
We simply had to intentionally destroy the world’s strongest economy while dismantling our scientific and educational infrastructure to ensure that a team with a trans girl would never finish second place in the Mountain West volleyball standings again
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Make no mistake that the people doing this to our educational system under the pretense of fighting antisemitism will be busily deploying antisemitism a week or two from now to deflect blame for the global economic crash they just caused.
April 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Make no mistake that the people doing this to our educational system under the pretense of fighting antisemitism will be busily deploying antisemitism a week or two from now to deflect blame for the global economic crash they just caused.
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Protection racket
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Protection racket
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Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.
April 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.
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So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base!
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
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and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
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www.wealthsimple.com
March 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base!
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
1/9
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
1/9
Reminded of this for no particular reason... Over the past few years, banks have been fined $2B bc employees used Whatsapp, etc.. instead of official channels.
March 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Reminded of this for no particular reason... Over the past few years, banks have been fined $2B bc employees used Whatsapp, etc.. instead of official channels.
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A lot can happen in five months. 🇺🇸
March 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A lot can happen in five months. 🇺🇸
There's obviously not enough to worry about right now, so I thought, hey why not drop an episode about deepfakes...
Fortunately, what @samgregory.bsky.social told me did make feel better. We discuss what technologists can do to help protect our shared reality:
open.spotify.com/episode/6HE6...
Fortunately, what @samgregory.bsky.social told me did make feel better. We discuss what technologists can do to help protect our shared reality:
open.spotify.com/episode/6HE6...
AI, Deepfakes, and How Technologists Can Help Us Trust What We See and Hear | Sam Gregory (Exec. Dir. of WITNESS)
CRAFTED. · Episode
open.spotify.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
There's obviously not enough to worry about right now, so I thought, hey why not drop an episode about deepfakes...
Fortunately, what @samgregory.bsky.social told me did make feel better. We discuss what technologists can do to help protect our shared reality:
open.spotify.com/episode/6HE6...
Fortunately, what @samgregory.bsky.social told me did make feel better. We discuss what technologists can do to help protect our shared reality:
open.spotify.com/episode/6HE6...
Here's a fun new thing I'm doing!
Now I'm not just podcasting about tech, but also curating the best of other podcasts discussing tech, AI, and the future. Get Hark and subscribe!
Now I'm not just podcasting about tech, but also curating the best of other podcasts discussing tech, AI, and the future. Get Hark and subscribe!
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February 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Here's a fun new thing I'm doing!
Now I'm not just podcasting about tech, but also curating the best of other podcasts discussing tech, AI, and the future. Get Hark and subscribe!
Now I'm not just podcasting about tech, but also curating the best of other podcasts discussing tech, AI, and the future. Get Hark and subscribe!
Yes. Or if Mark Zuckerberg enjoyed little league as a kid. In a long ago profile Zuck said how fortunate it was that he found computers bc he hated little league. I've long fantasized about a Quantum Leap intervention wherein Sam teaches him how to hit.
February 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Yes. Or if Mark Zuckerberg enjoyed little league as a kid. In a long ago profile Zuck said how fortunate it was that he found computers bc he hated little league. I've long fantasized about a Quantum Leap intervention wherein Sam teaches him how to hit.
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The Shitler Youth
The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The Shitler Youth
Really awesome reporting here
NEW: My colleagues & I analyzed nearly 1.3k hours of footage (>2k videos) from nine wildly popular podcasters and streamers on YouTube to understand how they helped lift Trump to power. Now that he's back in office, the broadcasters are well-positioned to help build support for his political agenda.
How Popular YouTubers Pushed Young Male Voters Toward Trump
How podcasters like Joe Rogan and Logan Paul turned young men, a once apolitical demographic, into a massively powerful voting bloc
www.bloomberg.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Really awesome reporting here
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The new reality across most of Big Tech might soon enough be that you need to prove your worth every year, else be shown the door.
Top-of-market compensation, job security, globally recognized brand. Having all three could have well been a ZIRP phenomenon.
Top-of-market compensation, job security, globally recognized brand. Having all three could have well been a ZIRP phenomenon.
January 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The new reality across most of Big Tech might soon enough be that you need to prove your worth every year, else be shown the door.
Top-of-market compensation, job security, globally recognized brand. Having all three could have well been a ZIRP phenomenon.
Top-of-market compensation, job security, globally recognized brand. Having all three could have well been a ZIRP phenomenon.
"We believe in nothing, Lebowski."
This great piece from @charliesavage.bsky.social about how Zuck is "at war with himself" has me thinking about the nihilists in The Big Lebowski.
If only Zuck were so inept (though poor Donny was still collateral damage).
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
This great piece from @charliesavage.bsky.social about how Zuck is "at war with himself" has me thinking about the nihilists in The Big Lebowski.
If only Zuck were so inept (though poor Donny was still collateral damage).
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
We’re All Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This
Mark Zuckerberg is at war with himself.
www.theatlantic.com
January 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"We believe in nothing, Lebowski."
This great piece from @charliesavage.bsky.social about how Zuck is "at war with himself" has me thinking about the nihilists in The Big Lebowski.
If only Zuck were so inept (though poor Donny was still collateral damage).
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
This great piece from @charliesavage.bsky.social about how Zuck is "at war with himself" has me thinking about the nihilists in The Big Lebowski.
If only Zuck were so inept (though poor Donny was still collateral damage).
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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This is a great piece with a great headline and is exactly right: Zuckerberg did this, stands for nothing, blames everyone but himself www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
We’re All Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This
Mark Zuckerberg is at war with himself.
www.theatlantic.com
January 8, 2025 at 5:49 AM
This is a great piece with a great headline and is exactly right: Zuckerberg did this, stands for nothing, blames everyone but himself www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Gross. I was aware of "fake artists", but didn't know Spotify was actively adding to the problem, as @lizpelly.bsky.social reports.
Not a stretch to see AI making this even more devoid of soul pretty soon.
harpers.org/archive/2025...
Not a stretch to see AI making this even more devoid of soul pretty soon.
harpers.org/archive/2025...
The Ghosts in the Machine, by Liz Pelly
Spotify’s plot against musicians
harpers.org
December 20, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Gross. I was aware of "fake artists", but didn't know Spotify was actively adding to the problem, as @lizpelly.bsky.social reports.
Not a stretch to see AI making this even more devoid of soul pretty soon.
harpers.org/archive/2025...
Not a stretch to see AI making this even more devoid of soul pretty soon.
harpers.org/archive/2025...