TIL, via passing mention in a video about a different bit of AI business-model fuckery, that Claude Code users recently […]
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Steam is phasing out physical gift cards…
Via Jez Corden at Windows Central: Today, Valve confirmed (via SteamDB) that it will no longer offer new stocks of […]
Startpage mistakes me for a bot
I was going about my leisure as usual, which includes the occasional Net search and also includes the occasional disconnect […]
Motorola indulges in small-time affiliate code chicanery
Prologue: Lenovo makes laptops. Sometime in late 2014, it started selling laptops with preinstalled Superfish, reverse-image-search software (useful?) which was […]
Your periodic reminder to disregard Google Search
For a little while a couple days ago, Google served up a meaningless AI message and a wall of blank […]
The algorithmic matchmaker
I saw this glorified ad read from Bumble… The company has opted to phase out the swipe function in favor […]
The Canvas hack made me feel both old and glad to be old
So I saw this the other day: An ongoing data extortion attack targeting the widely-used education technology platform Canvas disrupted […]
Of course there’s a White House app now, and of course it’s worthless
I heard there’s an official White House mobile app now. So I looked at the White House’s sales pitch for […]
Today in tech accessories I’d never buy: a mask-like wireless mic
You’ve probably heard of noise-canceling ear buds, but one company from Japan has announced the noise-canceling microphone! The “Wearphone” reportedly […]
Sanchar Saathi is suspicious
It’s been several years since the Indian government has caught my attention by peddling a suspicious phone app, but they […]
Ray of Infamy 