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I didn't jump on this because I didn't want to argue with people, but... yes — Google's AI is not reading your email anymore than they _always_ are. But if you're worried about your privacy with Google? *Don't use their email*! They have literally always been gathering data on you.
Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back
Looks like the article has been updated to suggest maybe they misread the policy.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
November 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I didn't jump on this because I didn't want to argue with people, but... yes — Google's AI is not reading your email anymore than they _always_ are. But if you're worried about your privacy with Google? *Don't use their email*! They have literally always been gathering data on you.
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what if technology wasn't something that was done to us, but instead something that we do?
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
what if technology wasn't something that was done to us, but instead something that we do?
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Young people in NYC absolutely showed out and there should be 1000 articles and profiles about this. Because we have had to put up with 1000 MAGA diner stories for years now.
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Young people in NYC absolutely showed out and there should be 1000 articles and profiles about this. Because we have had to put up with 1000 MAGA diner stories for years now.
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The eighth issue of Hammer & Hope is now live.
OUR NATIONAL NIGHTMARE. The reins of government power, technology, and the press tighten and tangle in a few white billionaires’ hands. Where is this American cabal going next, and how deep will it drag us with it?
hammerandhope.org/article/nati...
OUR NATIONAL NIGHTMARE. The reins of government power, technology, and the press tighten and tangle in a few white billionaires’ hands. Where is this American cabal going next, and how deep will it drag us with it?
hammerandhope.org/article/nati...
Our National Nightmare
What’s the way out of the terrors of Trumpism?
hammerandhope.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The eighth issue of Hammer & Hope is now live.
OUR NATIONAL NIGHTMARE. The reins of government power, technology, and the press tighten and tangle in a few white billionaires’ hands. Where is this American cabal going next, and how deep will it drag us with it?
hammerandhope.org/article/nati...
OUR NATIONAL NIGHTMARE. The reins of government power, technology, and the press tighten and tangle in a few white billionaires’ hands. Where is this American cabal going next, and how deep will it drag us with it?
hammerandhope.org/article/nati...
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Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva has now been waiting 36 days to be sworn in to office — setting a new record that any member of Congress has had to wait following a special election.
October 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva has now been waiting 36 days to be sworn in to office — setting a new record that any member of Congress has had to wait following a special election.
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🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
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SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.
'Uncharted territory': Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people
SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.
n.pr
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.
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Running a low-latency platform for instant comms capable of carrying millions of concurrent audio/video calls requires a pre-built, planet-spanning network of compute, storage and edge presence that requires constant maintenance, significant electricity and persistent attention and monitoring. 4/
October 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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More than *anything* the people who actually know how technology works, who actually build things, wish that people would treat LLMs like every other technology, and be normal about them. Don't build a religion about them, don't force them on people, don't ignore the problems. Just be normal.
October 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
More than *anything* the people who actually know how technology works, who actually build things, wish that people would treat LLMs like every other technology, and be normal about them. Don't build a religion about them, don't force them on people, don't ignore the problems. Just be normal.
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He deserved to grow old. He deserved the space to be more creative and share more art w/ the world. He deserved to be adorned in praise while he was still able to receive it in the physical. Luckily, music and spirit is eternal.
RIP Michael Eugene Archer aka D'ANGELO. 🕊️
RIP Michael Eugene Archer aka D'ANGELO. 🕊️
October 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
He deserved to grow old. He deserved the space to be more creative and share more art w/ the world. He deserved to be adorned in praise while he was still able to receive it in the physical. Luckily, music and spirit is eternal.
RIP Michael Eugene Archer aka D'ANGELO. 🕊️
RIP Michael Eugene Archer aka D'ANGELO. 🕊️
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it was me...i was losing my mind
The clip above is from an impromptu two-man show that D'Angelo and Questlove did together called Soulquarians: Brothers In Arms at Brooklyn Bowl on March 4th, 2013. It sold out instantly. I was there. 🙏 Thankfully someone saved the audio for posterity. You can hear ppl losing their minds.
D'Angelo & Questlove at Brooklyn Bowl, 3/4/13 | Complete
SETLIST:
01) Go Back To The Thing / Let Me Have It All (Sly & The Family Stone)
02) Cosmic Slop (Funkadelic)
03) Woman’s Gotta Have It (Bobby Womack)
04) The Line
05) You Caught Me Smilin’ / Af
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October 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
it was me...i was losing my mind
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we need a word for a type of person who spends all their time working to live in a city so they can be near cool things, but they don't actually like going out
October 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
we need a word for a type of person who spends all their time working to live in a city so they can be near cool things, but they don't actually like going out
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One first step people should do to respond to this is start using the “report a speed trap” function in Apple Maps to report where ICE is operating. Make Apple party to the attempt to protect people.
ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
🔗 www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
🔗 www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...
www.404media.co
October 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
One first step people should do to respond to this is start using the “report a speed trap” function in Apple Maps to report where ICE is operating. Make Apple party to the attempt to protect people.
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This is still happening. Every single day.
BREAKING: At least 72 Palestinians have been killed in relentless Israeli attacks throughout the besieged Gaza Strip since dawn, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/gikgd0
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/gikgd0
September 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is still happening. Every single day.
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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
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
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
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
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2 days left to apply to a big job where you can do a lot of good & work with me directly - get em in!
hey SF & Bay Area sky! City & County of SF is looking for our next 311 Director - is this you? you need some specialized experience like running both call centers & apps or websites, a civic & collaborative mindset, & strong management background. apply by 9/25! careers.sf.gov/role/?id=374...
DIRECTOR, 311 CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER (0953) - Office of the City Administrator
Work Location: 1 South Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94103Position Status: Full-timeJob Code and Title: 0953 Director of 311 Customer Service CenterCompensation information: $93.1250 - $118.8750 (hourly...
careers.sf.gov
September 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
2 days left to apply to a big job where you can do a lot of good & work with me directly - get em in!
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People legit yelled at me for 24 hours when I said it's extremely dumb to RSVP to a protest. Why hand your name over to a group organizing a protest/rally? Do you *want* to have to talk to the FBI?
Treat anyone encouraging you to RSVP to a protest as a fed. End of.
Treat anyone encouraging you to RSVP to a protest as a fed. End of.
Deputy AG Todd Blanche says ‘organized’ Trump protesters could be investigated
Blanche spoke as DOJ sought to walk back Attorney General Pam Bondi’s comments about "hate speech," which landed her in hot water with conservatives.
www.politico.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
People legit yelled at me for 24 hours when I said it's extremely dumb to RSVP to a protest. Why hand your name over to a group organizing a protest/rally? Do you *want* to have to talk to the FBI?
Treat anyone encouraging you to RSVP to a protest as a fed. End of.
Treat anyone encouraging you to RSVP to a protest as a fed. End of.
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I built a Mastodon bot that reports on Covid wastewater levels, which gives me weekly updates on how cautious to be depending on where I'm going. It turns out that @wvgg.co ported it to Bluesky and improved it, with twice weekly updates! Insta-follow for me. Recommended.
CDC wastewater reports: Aug 31, 2025 - Sep 06, 2025
🔥 AK, CA, CT, DC, FL, HI, ID, IN, KY, LA, MD, NE, NV, NC, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT
🔴 AL, AR, DE, MA, MT, OR, RI, VA, WA
🟠 AZ, CO, GA, IL, IA, KS, ME, MN, MS, NJ, OH, OK, PA, WV, WY
🟡 GU, MI, NH, NY, VT, WI
🟢 MO, NM
❔ ND, VI
🔥 AK, CA, CT, DC, FL, HI, ID, IN, KY, LA, MD, NE, NV, NC, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT
🔴 AL, AR, DE, MA, MT, OR, RI, VA, WA
🟠 AZ, CO, GA, IL, IA, KS, ME, MN, MS, NJ, OH, OK, PA, WV, WY
🟡 GU, MI, NH, NY, VT, WI
🟢 MO, NM
❔ ND, VI
September 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I built a Mastodon bot that reports on Covid wastewater levels, which gives me weekly updates on how cautious to be depending on where I'm going. It turns out that @wvgg.co ported it to Bluesky and improved it, with twice weekly updates! Insta-follow for me. Recommended.
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The plot has been completely lost. It feels parodic at this point. Like someone is trying to force a mass delusion. No thank you.
September 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The plot has been completely lost. It feels parodic at this point. Like someone is trying to force a mass delusion. No thank you.
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I think a lot of people in tech are probably feeling something close to despair about what to do about LLMs, since it’s clear that those with power are not going to relent with their advocacy, and they have enough uses that they’ve gained critical mass, yet the harms & risks are so wildly egregious…
August 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I think a lot of people in tech are probably feeling something close to despair about what to do about LLMs, since it’s clear that those with power are not going to relent with their advocacy, and they have enough uses that they’ve gained critical mass, yet the harms & risks are so wildly egregious…
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Thank you for this joke and the reminder that the “JP Morgan cocaine ship” was an actual thing that happened in 2019 and it straight up vaporized from the news cycle. 20 tons. $1.3 billion. cbsnews.com/news/ship-seized-in-1-3-billion-cocaine-bust-is-owned-by-jp-morgan-chase/
July 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Thank you for this joke and the reminder that the “JP Morgan cocaine ship” was an actual thing that happened in 2019 and it straight up vaporized from the news cycle. 20 tons. $1.3 billion. cbsnews.com/news/ship-seized-in-1-3-billion-cocaine-bust-is-owned-by-jp-morgan-chase/
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Adrian Quesada throws a psychedelic fiesta. Madison McFerrin sings through the heartache. Durand Jones is thankful for what he's got. KALW's Wonway Posibul joins Stephen Thompson to discuss their favorite releases of the week.
The best new albums out June 27
Adrian Quesada throws a psychedelic fiesta. Madison McFerrin sings through the heartache. Durand Jones is thankful for what he's got. KALW's Wonway Posibul joins Stephen Thompson to discuss their favorite releases of the week.
n.pr
June 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Adrian Quesada throws a psychedelic fiesta. Madison McFerrin sings through the heartache. Durand Jones is thankful for what he's got. KALW's Wonway Posibul joins Stephen Thompson to discuss their favorite releases of the week.
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The two popular taco stands in my neighborhood are not out tonight and I fully understand why. Who knows if they’re even coming back anytime soon. Everything sucks so bad right now.
June 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The two popular taco stands in my neighborhood are not out tonight and I fully understand why. Who knows if they’re even coming back anytime soon. Everything sucks so bad right now.
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In the early 2000s I went to a Roots jam session in downtown Manhattan. Common was a surprise guest. I was front row. He went into this wild freestyle w/ very animated rap hands and accidentally punches me in my chin. He then apologizes to me in the freestyle w/o missing a beat.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In the early 2000s I went to a Roots jam session in downtown Manhattan. Common was a surprise guest. I was front row. He went into this wild freestyle w/ very animated rap hands and accidentally punches me in my chin. He then apologizes to me in the freestyle w/o missing a beat.