Al O Connor
@hammyassassin.bsky.social
"If the choice were between undermining encryption, undermining our privacy promises in a way that harmed anyone who use the Signal network, or leaving a market, we would leave a market in a heartbeat" english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Signal president Meredith Whittaker: ‘In technology, it’s way too easy for marketing to replace substance. That’s what’s happened with Telegram’
The app best known for respecting privacy looks to grow, despite anti-privacy efforts
english.elpais.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:03 AM
"If the choice were between undermining encryption, undermining our privacy promises in a way that harmed anyone who use the Signal network, or leaving a market, we would leave a market in a heartbeat" english.elpais.com/technology/2...
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Most (good) solutions are proposed not by newcomers, but by people who understand an issue deeply.
There are exceptions, of course, but generally, if a solution seems "obvious", it's because you don't understand the problem as well as you think. 🧵
There are exceptions, of course, but generally, if a solution seems "obvious", it's because you don't understand the problem as well as you think. 🧵
August 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Most (good) solutions are proposed not by newcomers, but by people who understand an issue deeply.
There are exceptions, of course, but generally, if a solution seems "obvious", it's because you don't understand the problem as well as you think. 🧵
There are exceptions, of course, but generally, if a solution seems "obvious", it's because you don't understand the problem as well as you think. 🧵
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Data, striving to represent, can never keep up
Nothing remains the same from one moment to the next, you can’t step into the same river twice. Life – evolution – the whole universe of space/time, matter/energy – existence itself – is essentially change.
August 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Data, striving to represent, can never keep up
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‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
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“Elon Musk admitted to his biographer that the reason the Hyperloop was announced—even though he had no intention of pursuing it—was to try to disrupt the California high-speed rail project to get in the way of that actually succeeding.” — @parismarx.com in @gizmodo.com
He’s always been this way.
He’s always been this way.
Silicon Valley's Push Into Transportation Has Been a Miserable Failure
The titans of tech brought plenty of disruption to our broken transportation system but delivered little in the way of innovation.
gizmodo.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“Elon Musk admitted to his biographer that the reason the Hyperloop was announced—even though he had no intention of pursuing it—was to try to disrupt the California high-speed rail project to get in the way of that actually succeeding.” — @parismarx.com in @gizmodo.com
He’s always been this way.
He’s always been this way.
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In a city in dire need of more cultural spaces, places that can inspire young minds, let alone ones that highlight the creative merging of art and science - “unsustainable business model” seems shortsighted at best.
Trinity have finally confirmed that Science Gallery Dublin will not reopen. The focus has been on how much of a cultural loss this is (which I agree with), but it also represents a lot of job losses in a small, struggling sector.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
Trinity’s Science Gallery will not reopen after failing to find sustainable business model
University to transform flagship exhibition space on Pearse Street into campus’s first student centre
www.irishtimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 12:21 AM
In a city in dire need of more cultural spaces, places that can inspire young minds, let alone ones that highlight the creative merging of art and science - “unsustainable business model” seems shortsighted at best.
