Here’s the story behind Watch Duty, the app I didn’t know about until a few days ago and have been obsessively checking since.
Watch Duty App Creator Says He'll Never Pull an OpenAI
Gizmodo spoke with the creator of the app that provides vital alerts about evacuations.
gizmodo.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Here’s the story behind Watch Duty, the app I didn’t know about until a few days ago and have been obsessively checking since.
I’m back! www.nytco.com/press/liriel...
August 30, 2023 at 2:35 AM
I’m back! www.nytco.com/press/liriel...
Got to see @mmasnick.bsky.social demo his game on what it’s like to be an online content moderator, which I thought had very realistic examples & trade offs
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/technology/mike-masnick-techdirt-internet-future.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/technology/mike-masnick-techdirt-internet-future.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
An Internet Veteran’s Guide to Not Being Scared of Technology
Mike Masnick, who founded Techdirt in 1998, writes for an influential audience of lawmakers, C.E.O.s and activists. Somehow, he’s still an optimist about the promise of technology.
www.nytimes.com
July 30, 2023 at 6:28 PM
Got to see @mmasnick.bsky.social demo his game on what it’s like to be an online content moderator, which I thought had very realistic examples & trade offs
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/technology/mike-masnick-techdirt-internet-future.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/technology/mike-masnick-techdirt-internet-future.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
“Perhaps they just have a surplus of cheese lying around. Perhaps they just hate us.”
H/t @palafo.bsky.social
H/t @palafo.bsky.social
The Brief, Dry Life of Burger King's All-Cheese ‘Burger’
The latest fast-food stunt to sweep the internet is the “Real Cheeseburger” from Burger King Thailand, 20 slices of American cheese on a bun with no sauce or meat.
www.nytimes.com
July 13, 2023 at 8:45 PM
“Perhaps they just have a surplus of cheese lying around. Perhaps they just hate us.”
H/t @palafo.bsky.social
H/t @palafo.bsky.social
Interesting tidbit about the last time actors and writers picketed simultaneously — it was 1960, when Ronald Reagan led SAG.
July 13, 2023 at 4:23 PM
Interesting tidbit about the last time actors and writers picketed simultaneously — it was 1960, when Ronald Reagan led SAG.
I can get a little obsessive about getting in steps but I’ve never put my Apple Watch on someone and told them to walk 2 miles so my streak didn’t get broken or march in place on a plane for 1.5 hours.
Me Walk Pretty One Day
Nothing gets between the humorist David Sedaris and his 21,000 daily steps.
www.nytimes.com
July 7, 2023 at 7:04 PM
I can get a little obsessive about getting in steps but I’ve never put my Apple Watch on someone and told them to walk 2 miles so my streak didn’t get broken or march in place on a plane for 1.5 hours.
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It's been 100 days since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was wrongfully detained in Russia and falsely accused of espionage.
Journalism is not a crime. Free press is crucial to maintaining a free society. Especially on this difficult milestone, our newsroom #StandsWithEvan.
Journalism is not a crime. Free press is crucial to maintaining a free society. Especially on this difficult milestone, our newsroom #StandsWithEvan.
July 7, 2023 at 5:32 PM
It's been 100 days since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was wrongfully detained in Russia and falsely accused of espionage.
Journalism is not a crime. Free press is crucial to maintaining a free society. Especially on this difficult milestone, our newsroom #StandsWithEvan.
Journalism is not a crime. Free press is crucial to maintaining a free society. Especially on this difficult milestone, our newsroom #StandsWithEvan.
An effective way to cut down on regretted and unregretted minutes
July 1, 2023 at 11:56 PM
An effective way to cut down on regretted and unregretted minutes
This is an interesting proposal to increase the pool of applicants.
It’s Time for Colleges to Guarantee Prices, Before Students Apply
One way to preserve diversity now that the Supreme Court has ruled against two colleges’ race-based admissions policies: Tell people the true price.
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2023 at 11:15 PM
This is an interesting proposal to increase the pool of applicants.
“We’re seeing companies back away from the commitments they’ve made in years past,” says @yoyoel.com re: trust and safety work.
June 26, 2023 at 11:09 PM
“We’re seeing companies back away from the commitments they’ve made in years past,” says @yoyoel.com re: trust and safety work.
Packed house!
June 26, 2023 at 10:30 PM
Packed house!
“Axel Springer told staff that it would ‘unfortunately be parting ways with colleagues who have tasks that in the digital world are performed by A.I. and/or automated processes,’ according to German newspaper rival Frankfurter Allgemeine (FAZ).”
German media mogul who's friends with Elon Musk is sacking 20% of the newsroom at his leading tabloi...
The German tabloid is among the most widely-sold newspapers in Europe. In a memo, Axel Springer said several roles will “no longer exist as they do today.”
fortune.com
June 22, 2023 at 7:01 PM
“Axel Springer told staff that it would ‘unfortunately be parting ways with colleagues who have tasks that in the digital world are performed by A.I. and/or automated processes,’ according to German newspaper rival Frankfurter Allgemeine (FAZ).”
The I-95 livestream for transportation enthusiasts
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation I-95 Live Stream
www.youtube.com
June 16, 2023 at 2:06 AM
The I-95 livestream for transportation enthusiasts
Most Olympians don’t have lucrative sponsorships and live quite frugally. Hope this AP story nets Diego Balleza lots of subscribers so he can focus on training.
Mexican diver Diego Balleza opens OnlyFans account to pay for Olympics training
Diego Balleza is a prominent 10-meter diver and is used to wearing small swimsuits that show off his body. But the Mexican is facing a lack of financial resources ahead of next year's Paris Olympics s...
apnews.com
June 16, 2023 at 1:54 AM
Most Olympians don’t have lucrative sponsorships and live quite frugally. Hope this AP story nets Diego Balleza lots of subscribers so he can focus on training.
Dismaying but no need to panic: “The extended Air Quality Index forecast on the website of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation indicated that the A.Q.I. for the New York City area would reach 65 on Friday, putting it in the “moderate” range.”
The smoke in NYC is expected to be thickest on Friday morning, but forecasters said the region would be spared the orange haze that settled last week. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/nyregion/smoke-wildfires-ny-canada.html
Smoke From Canada Wildfires Is Returning to New York
The smoke is expected to be thickest on Friday morning, but forecasters said the region would be spared the orange haze that settled last week.
www.nytimes.com
June 15, 2023 at 7:27 PM
Dismaying but no need to panic: “The extended Air Quality Index forecast on the website of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation indicated that the A.Q.I. for the New York City area would reach 65 on Friday, putting it in the “moderate” range.”
The deep dive I didn’t know I absolutely needed, courtesy Katie Notopoulos
If You Post a Delicious Bagel Sandwich on the Internet, Do You Have to Say Where You Got It?
A TikTok hunt for a New York bagel started as a joke beef over “gatekeeping”—and ended as a story about how going viral doesn't always have a happy ending.
www.gq.com
June 13, 2023 at 2:54 PM
The deep dive I didn’t know I absolutely needed, courtesy Katie Notopoulos
The rapturous references I’ve been seeing about Past Lives makes me want to go to the theater, but this interview with Greta Lee really makes me want to go eat in K-Town (in LA, the vastly superior one compared with New York).
‘Past Lives’ Actor Greta Lee Grew Up Going to K-Town, So We Should Trust All Her Picks
The native Angeleno stars in the new A24 film Past Lives and shares her old haunts and new loves in Koreatown
la.eater.com
June 7, 2023 at 5:05 AM
The rapturous references I’ve been seeing about Past Lives makes me want to go to the theater, but this interview with Greta Lee really makes me want to go eat in K-Town (in LA, the vastly superior one compared with New York).
As a peach enthusiast 😱
More than 90% of the Peach State's peaches were lost this year after extreme winter weather | CNN
Georgia lost more than 90% of this year’s peach crop after abnormally warm weather this winter and a late-season freeze.
www.cnn.com
June 6, 2023 at 11:45 PM
As a peach enthusiast 😱
Great news for patients with brain tumors
Treatment Breakthrough for an Intractable Brain Cancer
Servier’s drug vorasidenib helped glioma patients stave off cancer growth
www.wsj.com
June 5, 2023 at 4:35 AM
Great news for patients with brain tumors
I thought Lost was a groundbreaking, creative show when it came out. Sorry to read about the toxic culture behind the camera.
‘Lost’ Illusions: The Untold Story of the Hit Show’s Poisonous Culture
It was a groundbreaking smash, but things got so toxic behind the scenes that even co-showrunner Damon Lindelof now says: “I failed.” A powerful excerpt from the new book ‘Burn It Down.’
www.vanityfair.com
May 31, 2023 at 4:06 PM
I thought Lost was a groundbreaking, creative show when it came out. Sorry to read about the toxic culture behind the camera.
Nice piece on Defector: “Every aspect of the business—from paying freelancers half of their rate after receiving a first draft to letting writers and podcasters own their intellectual property—would form a blueprint for a publication both ethical and profitable. The site would be worker-owned.”
www.cjr.org
May 30, 2023 at 6:01 PM
Nice piece on Defector: “Every aspect of the business—from paying freelancers half of their rate after receiving a first draft to letting writers and podcasters own their intellectual property—would form a blueprint for a publication both ethical and profitable. The site would be worker-owned.”
"I had this framework, it was kind of like an early thesis of, well, what if every season was a little bit like a movement of a classical symphony?" he explains, adding that each has its own "emotional hue."
How composer Nicholas Britell created the sound of 'Succession'
Sunday's finale marks the end of Succession and its iconic opening theme. Composer Nicholas Britell reflects on shaping the show's signature sound over four seasons — and what he might do next.
www.npr.org
May 25, 2023 at 1:52 PM
"I had this framework, it was kind of like an early thesis of, well, what if every season was a little bit like a movement of a classical symphony?" he explains, adding that each has its own "emotional hue."
Reunited with @karaswisher.bsky.social!
May 21, 2023 at 2:40 AM
Reunited with @karaswisher.bsky.social!
Sarah Wildman on her daughter Orli. She didn’t choose cancer but made the absolute most of her time: “She once told me life had ended for her when cancer began. But that wasn’t really true. She lived every moment hugely. It just was no longer entirely a life of her choosing, or ours.”
Opinion | My Daughter Was So Alive. How Can She Now Be Gone?
On the particular grief of losing an adolescent child.
www.nytimes.com
May 19, 2023 at 1:33 PM
Sarah Wildman on her daughter Orli. She didn’t choose cancer but made the absolute most of her time: “She once told me life had ended for her when cancer began. But that wasn’t really true. She lived every moment hugely. It just was no longer entirely a life of her choosing, or ours.”