Helpful Ars Technica piece on why the judge in the Anthropic copyright case has put his foot down and refused to OK the $1.5B settlement: it's short many important details and, apparently, he seems to be hinting it's too small. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…

Economically & historically interesting question in the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade is — which had the greater impact, the British naval suppression of the trade (supply), or the suppression of demand at the source (the ban on the trade in the USA, the Spanish

The charge document on Tyler Robinson makes it clear to me that I was wrong to buy the theory that he is a groyper—a far Rightie. His family saw him as turning Left. The online discussion he had with his roommate/lover after the murder is astonishing—a prime document of

Newspapers used to be more fun. (The Pacific Bee, April 1, 1882)

Nice hack: Japanese build zero-emissions power plant that generates electricity through osmosis, using as “fuel” the brine from a desalination plant. No idea if this is scalable but it sure is clever. newatlas.com/energy/electri…

I didn't know until a while ago that the British Museum has posted high-res images of the Tonindeye Codex, and as I was taking a coffee break just now looking at them it occurred to me other people also might not know and find them as interesting as I do. britishmuseum.org/collection/obj…

Getting my Covid shot at CVS today, I ask the tech if she's had lots of ppl come in. Her: "People are pouring in 'cuz they're scared the gov't will ban the vaccines." Me: "You hearing anything about that?" Her: "Nobody knows what's gonna happen. They're right to come in."

Speaking of vaccines, it's worth noting that although the Texas measles outbreak ended last month measles remains at historically high levels. It's tempting to note that the rise coincides w/ RFKJr taking office, but he's more a symptom than a cause.