bitanical.bsky.social
@bitanical.bsky.social
CTO, rubyist, gopher, artist, writer of words.
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The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).

But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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It’s week 5 of our sponsorship drive, and it’s time to talk about the elephant in the room — Rails.
Hanami and the elephant in the room
Let’s talk about Rails.
hanamirb.org
July 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM