The Amatron was one of my favorite toys as a kid. It turns out that Hiroyuki Watanabe also had invented some of the most clever handheld pre-digital toys such as Blip, Digital Diamond, Digital Derby, and Missile Strike. Thanks to @aarieff.bsky.social for letting me tell this story! ter.li/JKeegan

This is the text of the email just sent to hundreds of international students telling them that their visas have been revoked due to activism or social media posts.

“Companies are trying to convince us that robotic cars are better because they are more technologically sophisticated, as if technological sophistication is itself the measure of a transport mode’s value, rather than its practical utility for people.”

from Orwell's Rose