Aaron Katz
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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A very sobering and worthwhile read and, yes, somewhat ironic to post here.
I've definitely reduced my social media time drastically in the last years, but maybe I need to do more reducing :\
www.tommydixon.ca/p/how-to-end...
I've definitely reduced my social media time drastically in the last years, but maybe I need to do more reducing :\
www.tommydixon.ca/p/how-to-end...
How to end your extremely online era
A somewhat practical guide
www.tommydixon.ca
October 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
A very sobering and worthwhile read and, yes, somewhat ironic to post here.
I've definitely reduced my social media time drastically in the last years, but maybe I need to do more reducing :\
www.tommydixon.ca/p/how-to-end...
I've definitely reduced my social media time drastically in the last years, but maybe I need to do more reducing :\
www.tommydixon.ca/p/how-to-end...
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It's a Ponzi scheme. And these people at our universities have got us involved.
"Many of the deals OpenAI has struck — with chipmakers, cloud computing companies and others — are strangely circular. OpenAI receives billions from tech companies before sending those billions back to the same companies to pay for computing power and other services." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How OpenAI Uses Complex and Circular Deals to Fuel Its Multibillion-Dollar Rise
Here are seven unusual financial agreements helping to drive the ambitions of the poster child of the A.I. revolution.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM
It's a Ponzi scheme. And these people at our universities have got us involved.
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An analysis of “nearly 1,000 AI-enabled medical devices, or AIMDs, approved by the FDA found an alarming trend: Devices from publicly traded companies are far more likely to be recalled, and many hit the market without being tested on real people.”
Investor pressure may be driving risky AI medical device launches
Study finds an association between publicly traded companies and recalls of AI-based medical tools
hub.jhu.edu
October 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
An analysis of “nearly 1,000 AI-enabled medical devices, or AIMDs, approved by the FDA found an alarming trend: Devices from publicly traded companies are far more likely to be recalled, and many hit the market without being tested on real people.”
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Galaxie 500 remain one of indie rock’s most quietly untouchable constellations. In conversation with Dean Wareham, Naomi Yang and Damon Krukowski, Brian Coney provides ten points of entry to the dimmer recesses of their back catalogue
The Strange World Of… #Galaxie500 Rarities
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The Strange World Of… #Galaxie500 Rarities
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October 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Galaxie 500 remain one of indie rock’s most quietly untouchable constellations. In conversation with Dean Wareham, Naomi Yang and Damon Krukowski, Brian Coney provides ten points of entry to the dimmer recesses of their back catalogue
The Strange World Of… #Galaxie500 Rarities
buff.ly/bv74S65
The Strange World Of… #Galaxie500 Rarities
buff.ly/bv74S65
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GET RID OF YOUR RING CAMERAS www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Amazon’s Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
www.yahoo.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
GET RID OF YOUR RING CAMERAS www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Those last four bullet points. Right on. Some hope despite the times. cc: @dadadrummer.bsky.social
College radio stations are seeing a surge in student interest.
Stations that once struggled to fill airtime are now overflowing with student DJs.
I spoke to 7 college radio stations across the U.S. to understand what is driving the revival:
emwhitenoise.substack.com/p/gen-zs-col...
Stations that once struggled to fill airtime are now overflowing with student DJs.
I spoke to 7 college radio stations across the U.S. to understand what is driving the revival:
emwhitenoise.substack.com/p/gen-zs-col...
October 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Those last four bullet points. Right on. Some hope despite the times. cc: @dadadrummer.bsky.social
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Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
October 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
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an "Anti-social Democrat" is running for congress with a bold no posting strategy www.404media.co/can-you-win-...
Can You Win a Congressional Seat Without Social Media?
Carleigh Beriont is running for Congress as an “anti-social Democrat” and she thinks the party needs to abandon social media nationally also.
www.404media.co
October 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
an "Anti-social Democrat" is running for congress with a bold no posting strategy www.404media.co/can-you-win-...
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A freshly unearthed tape of Galaxie 500 live in Berlin on Halloween in 1989???? 🎃🎃🎃 doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/7963965...
Doom & Gloom From The Tomb
Galaxie 500 - Ecstasy, Berlin, Germany, October 31, 1989
Andy over at the long-running / indispensable Full of Wishes site alerted me to the recent unearthing of a previously uncirculated Galaxie 500....
doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
A freshly unearthed tape of Galaxie 500 live in Berlin on Halloween in 1989???? 🎃🎃🎃 doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/7963965...
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We laugh at this shit -- I mean, how can you not? -- but it's serious: these guys want to infuse reactionary thinking into AI and then infuse AI into every nook & cranny of American life. They can't win the argument so they are trying to blunt-force their views onto us with money & power.
September 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We laugh at this shit -- I mean, how can you not? -- but it's serious: these guys want to infuse reactionary thinking into AI and then infuse AI into every nook & cranny of American life. They can't win the argument so they are trying to blunt-force their views onto us with money & power.
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The moment where Hegseth ends his speech and not a single officer claps is the most hopeful thing I have seen in a long time.
September 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The moment where Hegseth ends his speech and not a single officer claps is the most hopeful thing I have seen in a long time.
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TWO SOUTHERN JEWISH GALS WALK INTO A BAR....I spent AmericanaFest with Karly Hartzman (aka "goth Dolly Parton," thanks Missy Dabice) and profiled Wednesday for GQ. And yes, the album is as good as everyone says it is
www.gq.com/story/wednes...
www.gq.com/story/wednes...
Wednesday’s Plan to Keep Southern Rock Weird
Karly Hartzman is determined not to become the next “prince of Brooklyn.” “Just being a little outside of the norm,” she says, “is such a beautiful weapon.”
www.gq.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
TWO SOUTHERN JEWISH GALS WALK INTO A BAR....I spent AmericanaFest with Karly Hartzman (aka "goth Dolly Parton," thanks Missy Dabice) and profiled Wednesday for GQ. And yes, the album is as good as everyone says it is
www.gq.com/story/wednes...
www.gq.com/story/wednes...
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This talk pulls together all of the threads of my work. If you wonder how it all fits together or how I see the way forward on guns, this video is for you. Or if you know someone looking for a liberal, pro-civility gun owner, this is a great start.
youtu.be/7a1QMLTuBYk?...
youtu.be/7a1QMLTuBYk?...
GUNS IN AMERICA: A CIVIL CONVERSATION IN UNCIVIL TIMES (Light Over Heat #136)
YouTube video by Light Over Heat with Professor David Yamane
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This talk pulls together all of the threads of my work. If you wonder how it all fits together or how I see the way forward on guns, this video is for you. Or if you know someone looking for a liberal, pro-civility gun owner, this is a great start.
youtu.be/7a1QMLTuBYk?...
youtu.be/7a1QMLTuBYk?...
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Sept 20, 1980: 45 REALLY unknown pleasures years ago.
Joy Division/New Order at Maxwell's!
Legendary photo by the great Charles Charas!
Me in front, back right Maxwell's owner Steve Fallon and DJ Guy Ewald.
Joy Division/New Order at Maxwell's!
Legendary photo by the great Charles Charas!
Me in front, back right Maxwell's owner Steve Fallon and DJ Guy Ewald.
September 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Sept 20, 1980: 45 REALLY unknown pleasures years ago.
Joy Division/New Order at Maxwell's!
Legendary photo by the great Charles Charas!
Me in front, back right Maxwell's owner Steve Fallon and DJ Guy Ewald.
Joy Division/New Order at Maxwell's!
Legendary photo by the great Charles Charas!
Me in front, back right Maxwell's owner Steve Fallon and DJ Guy Ewald.
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The Third Reich didn't last 1,000 years.
Pinochet was ousted with a referendum.
And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists.
Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.
Pinochet was ousted with a referendum.
And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists.
Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.
September 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Third Reich didn't last 1,000 years.
Pinochet was ousted with a referendum.
And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists.
Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.
Pinochet was ousted with a referendum.
And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists.
Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.
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Honestly folks.
The bluster & bullying & “how dare they say that?,” & silencing, & censoring?
It’s weakness x 10.
If you’re really strong, jokes don’t matter.
Only if you’re banking on fear to give you power do jokes matter.
That’s why authoritarians HATE being poked fun at.
No fear=no power.
The bluster & bullying & “how dare they say that?,” & silencing, & censoring?
It’s weakness x 10.
If you’re really strong, jokes don’t matter.
Only if you’re banking on fear to give you power do jokes matter.
That’s why authoritarians HATE being poked fun at.
No fear=no power.
September 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Honestly folks.
The bluster & bullying & “how dare they say that?,” & silencing, & censoring?
It’s weakness x 10.
If you’re really strong, jokes don’t matter.
Only if you’re banking on fear to give you power do jokes matter.
That’s why authoritarians HATE being poked fun at.
No fear=no power.
The bluster & bullying & “how dare they say that?,” & silencing, & censoring?
It’s weakness x 10.
If you’re really strong, jokes don’t matter.
Only if you’re banking on fear to give you power do jokes matter.
That’s why authoritarians HATE being poked fun at.
No fear=no power.
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In case it’s not clear, I’m told by sources familiar with the matter that Kimmel hasn’t been fired and Disney plans to speak with him about a response when he returns to air.
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/17/c...
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/17/c...
ABC pulls 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' off air 'indefinitely' over Charlie Kirk comments
Jimmy Kimmel suggested that Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, was aligned with President Donald Trump's MAGA movement.
www.cnbc.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
In case it’s not clear, I’m told by sources familiar with the matter that Kimmel hasn’t been fired and Disney plans to speak with him about a response when he returns to air.
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/17/c...
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/17/c...
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legacy media companies and tech/social media companies are largely controlled by right-wing billionaires, and their programming decisions & algorithms favor conservative content. Trying to get better at gaming their systems is insufficient. It's their field, their ball, their refs, their scoreboard.
September 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
legacy media companies and tech/social media companies are largely controlled by right-wing billionaires, and their programming decisions & algorithms favor conservative content. Trying to get better at gaming their systems is insufficient. It's their field, their ball, their refs, their scoreboard.
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There is no doubt in my mind that living our lives online contributes to a culture of political violence.
A story.
Last month, my car wouldn't start, so I needed to get it towed to the dealership an hour away. AAA sent a two guy. Let's call him Chris. (1/x)
A story.
Last month, my car wouldn't start, so I needed to get it towed to the dealership an hour away. AAA sent a two guy. Let's call him Chris. (1/x)
I wrote about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, its aftermath, and the sort of people we are when we engage the world through our screens. Read @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/yes-its-the-...
www.liberalcurrents.com/yes-its-the-...
Yes, It’s the Guns. It’s Also the Phones.
Life online is corroding the virtues that make liberal democratic life tenable.
www.liberalcurrents.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
There is no doubt in my mind that living our lives online contributes to a culture of political violence.
A story.
Last month, my car wouldn't start, so I needed to get it towed to the dealership an hour away. AAA sent a two guy. Let's call him Chris. (1/x)
A story.
Last month, my car wouldn't start, so I needed to get it towed to the dealership an hour away. AAA sent a two guy. Let's call him Chris. (1/x)
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Psst... hey buddy, you wanna buy The Smiths? www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrom...
MESSAGES FROM MORRISSEY - MORRISSEY CENTRAL
MESSAGES FROM MORRISSEY
www.morrisseycentral.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Psst... hey buddy, you wanna buy The Smiths? www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrom...
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Arguably one of the greatest shortcomings of today's intellectual environment is the widespread failure to understand how digital power works.
You can reclaim a bar/town hall/public square by showing up. You ABSOLUTELY CANNOT do that with a digital platform.
You can reclaim a bar/town hall/public square by showing up. You ABSOLUTELY CANNOT do that with a digital platform.
And it's the same nonsense that has already been published by a dozen others, self-justifying why they're helping a platform run by someone who is contributing to the destruction of so much of the current world.
It actually argues that staying there is important to "take it back."
It actually argues that staying there is important to "take it back."
August 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Arguably one of the greatest shortcomings of today's intellectual environment is the widespread failure to understand how digital power works.
You can reclaim a bar/town hall/public square by showing up. You ABSOLUTELY CANNOT do that with a digital platform.
You can reclaim a bar/town hall/public square by showing up. You ABSOLUTELY CANNOT do that with a digital platform.