When a company breaks a product and wrecks decades of work it's natural to feel fury. Companies know this, so they try to deflect your rage by blaming their suppliers. Sometimes, it's suppliers who are at fault - but other times, there is plenty of blame to go around. 1/

Yes, please do! I need more seasons!

This is an unfortunately good summary of why running a social network is so hard, as I’ve learned with Tumblr. I am wishing Twitter the best and also hope this doesn’t slow down Tesla or SpaceX, which I think are critical to the future. theverge.com/2022/10/28/234…

If you've previously dismissed space-based solar power -- revisit the topic. New technologies & the risk of planet-side chaos from climate change argue for urgent adoption of SBSP. My next novel, Critical Mass, explores this topic in detail. #CriticalMass science.org/content/articl…

Meta might be trying to emulate Android w/their approach to the Metaverse but this article got so much wrong about Android, our motivation, execution & market dynamics that we should correct that before you try to draw parallels. businessinsider.com/facebook-meta-… via @businessinsider

The European Union's Digital Markets Act will change the Internet forever—and make it much more difficult to be a tech giant—when it goes into effect this week. (Via WIRED) trib.al/brEPW6x

💥 DELTA-V is now just $1.99 for a limited time only. *And* during this special promo it includes the first two chapters of the upcoming sequel, CRITICAL MASS! Grab a copy from your favorite e-book retailer (U.S.). Get it while it lasts! penguinrandomhouse.com/books/561976/d…

A word on the idiocy known as "immunity debt". How did such a nonsensical idea take hold? Simple. The obvious mental model for our immune system is a muscle: use it or lose it. Muscles atrophy when we don't use them. The same mental model works for our memories & skills. 1/19

Unfortunately, yes. Mind you, I have set up my account, but really can't see it being a viable alternative for mass adoption.

Y2K and 2038 xkcd.com/2697

A little Flynne attitude for you. #ThePeripheral #PeripheralWatchParty

When you look inside your C: drive and see that System32 is taking up a lot of space

JPMorgan says "all the recent collapses in the #crypto ecosystem have been from centralized players and not from decentralized protocols."

Here's how U.S. teens describe the benefits they get from #social media. A full rundown of the pros and cons of the platforms, directly in teen voices, comes in the NEW Pew Research Center report based on a survey and focus groups. pewrsr.ch/3g7NCzd

Ok, this is getting interesting. 9to5google.com/2022/11/16/nia…

Well, it's been real folks. Hoping this isn't the end of Twitter, but it seems increasingly likely it is close. At least the end was fun. Will probably move to Mastodon (link in bio), but fully aware that this was unique and not likely reproducible...