Nate Kim
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just trying to learn and make things better
just trying to learn and make things better
My former office was featured on Planet Money! 😍
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) oversees most government regulation for the president. And it’s about to get a lot more powerful.
On our latest: how a new executive order could reshape the power of OIRA … and of the presidency.
On our latest: how a new executive order could reshape the power of OIRA … and of the presidency.
OIRA: The tiny office that's about to remake the federal government : Planet Money
OIRA — the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs — is an obscure, but powerful federal office around the corner from the White House. President Trump has decided that it should get even more…
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April 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My former office was featured on Planet Money! 😍
Hostile Government Take Over (EDM Remix) @AGiftFromTodd
YouTube video by Vinny Marchi
youtube.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Reposted by Nate Kim
I wrote about a fundamental problem with algorithmic social media—that it was developed by misfits and cynics to diminish the value of interpersonal cohesion—and how conservative have exploited it to finally build the noxious, dominant counterculture they always wanted.
Trump, Tech Weirdos, And The Republican Crusade For Cultural Dominance
Make changing your relationship with social media a New Year's resolution.
www.offmessage.net
December 21, 2024 at 4:21 PM
I wrote about a fundamental problem with algorithmic social media—that it was developed by misfits and cynics to diminish the value of interpersonal cohesion—and how conservative have exploited it to finally build the noxious, dominant counterculture they always wanted.
Reposted by Nate Kim
You all MOCKED George Lucas and said this was boring or dumb but who’s laughing now???
November 26, 2024 at 1:00 AM
You all MOCKED George Lucas and said this was boring or dumb but who’s laughing now???
Sometimes it feels like the world is on fire, but sometimes there's also hilarity in the chaos.
October 30, 2023 at 10:12 PM
Sometimes it feels like the world is on fire, but sometimes there's also hilarity in the chaos.
It was only a matter of time. Disinformation has always been a key component of warfare.
Researchers have found few AI fakes related to the Israel-Hamas conflict. But the mere possibility that AI content could be circulating is leading people to dismiss genuine images, video and audio as inauthentic.
A.I. Muddies Israel-Hamas War in Unexpected Way
Fakes related to the conflict have been limited and largely unconvincing, but their presence has people doubting real evidence.
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2023 at 10:28 PM
It was only a matter of time. Disinformation has always been a key component of warfare.
October 12, 2023 at 5:55 PM
Of all the ways this shutdown will impact our daily lives, this one hurts the most
September 29, 2023 at 3:12 PM
Of all the ways this shutdown will impact our daily lives, this one hurts the most
Congress getting important things done 2 days before shutdown
Senate unanimously passes formal dress code after uproar
The moves comes after backlash to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's directive to scuttle the chamber's informal dress code.
www.axios.com
September 28, 2023 at 1:16 PM
Congress getting important things done 2 days before shutdown
"There’s a thin line between 'making products better' and theft, and tech companies think they get to draw it." @washingtonpost.com
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September 11, 2023 at 8:21 PM
"There’s a thin line between 'making products better' and theft, and tech companies think they get to draw it." @washingtonpost.com
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tinyurl.com/3c8kf6wu
One of those "shocked but not surprised" things #privacy
It’s Official: Cars Are Terrible at Privacy and Security
All 25 car brands we researched earned our *Privacy Not Included warning label – making cars the worst category of products that we have ever reviewed
foundation.mozilla.org
September 8, 2023 at 4:21 PM
One of those "shocked but not surprised" things #privacy
I guess this is one way to address the perennial problem of "this meeting could've been an email"
Google Meet’s new AI will be able to go to meetings for you
For when you’re thinking, “This meeting could have been an AI summary.”
www.theverge.com
September 4, 2023 at 8:36 PM
I guess this is one way to address the perennial problem of "this meeting could've been an email"
We're up all night to get Loki :D
Marvel Studios’ Loki Season 2 | Official Trailer | Disney+
It’s almost time. ⏰ Watch the brand-new trailer for Marvel Studios’ Loki Season 2, an Original series, streaming October 6 on Disney+.► Watch Marvel on Disne...
youtu.be
July 31, 2023 at 8:38 PM
We're up all night to get Loki :D
Reposted by Nate Kim
You can pretty much condense the last decade of tech into these two posts
July 25, 2023 at 8:12 PM
You can pretty much condense the last decade of tech into these two posts
Deutsche Telekom ad on the dangers of sharenting
https://youtu.be/F4WZ_k0vUDM
https://youtu.be/F4WZ_k0vUDM
Nachricht von Ella | Without Consent
Bilder - ob von Urlauben, Feiern und privaten Momenten - teilen wir gerne unmittelbar miteinander. Das ist schön und verbindet uns.Einmal ins Netz gestellt, ...
youtu.be
July 17, 2023 at 4:44 PM
Deutsche Telekom ad on the dangers of sharenting
https://youtu.be/F4WZ_k0vUDM
https://youtu.be/F4WZ_k0vUDM
US excess deaths at zero.
"Almost a year ago, President Biden angered some public health experts when he declared, “The pandemic is over.” He may have been premature to make that declaration. But the excess-deaths milestone suggests that it’s true now: The pandemic is finally over." @nytimes.com
"Almost a year ago, President Biden angered some public health experts when he declared, “The pandemic is over.” He may have been premature to make that declaration. But the excess-deaths milestone suggests that it’s true now: The pandemic is finally over." @nytimes.com
July 17, 2023 at 1:32 PM
US excess deaths at zero.
"Almost a year ago, President Biden angered some public health experts when he declared, “The pandemic is over.” He may have been premature to make that declaration. But the excess-deaths milestone suggests that it’s true now: The pandemic is finally over." @nytimes.com
"Almost a year ago, President Biden angered some public health experts when he declared, “The pandemic is over.” He may have been premature to make that declaration. But the excess-deaths milestone suggests that it’s true now: The pandemic is finally over." @nytimes.com
It's that time of year when I'm not allowed to buy anything on Amazon because it MIGHT go on discount for Prime Day in a few days.
July 10, 2023 at 3:16 AM
It's that time of year when I'm not allowed to buy anything on Amazon because it MIGHT go on discount for Prime Day in a few days.
Watching Ne-Yo perform at Ravinia in Chicago
Ne-Yo: this song, So Sick, is 17 years old
crowd: (cheers)
Me: oh god why'd you have to say that Shaffer
Ne-Yo: this song, So Sick, is 17 years old
crowd: (cheers)
Me: oh god why'd you have to say that Shaffer
July 8, 2023 at 3:45 AM
Watching Ne-Yo perform at Ravinia in Chicago
Ne-Yo: this song, So Sick, is 17 years old
crowd: (cheers)
Me: oh god why'd you have to say that Shaffer
Ne-Yo: this song, So Sick, is 17 years old
crowd: (cheers)
Me: oh god why'd you have to say that Shaffer
South Korea? Am I somehow missing all the Korean posts here?
July 6, 2023 at 4:00 PM
South Korea? Am I somehow missing all the Korean posts here?
You may not have a choice in a few years if you have a Facebook or Instagram account, based on Meta's track record of force-opting ppl into cross-platform integration.
I don’t wanna do threads.
July 6, 2023 at 12:00 PM
You may not have a choice in a few years if you have a Facebook or Instagram account, based on Meta's track record of force-opting ppl into cross-platform integration.
Call Parnell just to see how he's doin
There's nothing better than a lazy Sunday
June 25, 2023 at 9:27 PM
Call Parnell just to see how he's doin
Reposted by Nate Kim
I think it's AMAZING that there's a film about a Korean American woman having to choose between her mediocre looking white American boyfriend and her insanely hot Korean childhood love. That's the Asian American experience. Putting this on my Asian American Studies 101 syllabus
June 23, 2023 at 4:10 PM
I think it's AMAZING that there's a film about a Korean American woman having to choose between her mediocre looking white American boyfriend and her insanely hot Korean childhood love. That's the Asian American experience. Putting this on my Asian American Studies 101 syllabus
Good on Messi for rejecting the Saudis and coming to Miami! MLS really getting some boosts lately 😍
June 7, 2023 at 8:07 PM
Good on Messi for rejecting the Saudis and coming to Miami! MLS really getting some boosts lately 😍
New post on waitbutwhy is hilarious and insightful as usual:
https://waitbutwhy.com/2023/05/baby.html
https://waitbutwhy.com/2023/05/baby.html
10 Thoughts From the Fourth Trimester — Wait But Why
My first child was born the literal day after the launch of my first book. 3 months later, I have some thoughts.
waitbutwhy.com
May 23, 2023 at 8:06 PM
New post on waitbutwhy is hilarious and insightful as usual:
https://waitbutwhy.com/2023/05/baby.html
https://waitbutwhy.com/2023/05/baby.html