Recommend Phillip Vance Smith II in @Filmcomment about barriers to watching movies and TV in prison. Smith, incarcerated in NC, reported this story out … they’re voices from NY, NC and Calif. Tablets hold promise, but greed, censorship stand in the way. filmcomment.com/blog/streaming…

Linus Torvalds on 'Hilarious' AI Hype ift.tt/BYEILqt

We created an Android app, available on Google Play, that provides an uncensored version of Wikipedia so that Russians in Russia can continue to have access to this indispensable resource:
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As Wikimedia Russia shuts down, a look at the Kremlin-compliant Wikipedia alternative Ruwiki, which recently went live, led by an ex-Wikimedia Russia director (Noam Cohen / Bloomberg)

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My look at Abdul Hassan, the other Queens politician told by Colorado that he was not fit to run for President of the United States. When he complained, a panel of judges — including future Justice Neil Gorsuch —told him tough luck. For The Atlantic theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

One of my favourite Emo Philips lines is, 'People always come up to me and say, 'Emo...Do people really just come up to you?''
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Tesla Owners Silicon Valley There absolutely will be.

Either their structure is valid and everyone should be doing it, because “investing” in a non-profit with pre-tax money and then extracting the IP to a for-profit would double your returns.

Or

It is not valid and the entire structure of OpenAI falls…

I wish I’d have expressed this thought as clearly as James Harden just did: “Harden ... said he felt like he was on 'a leash' playing with Philadelphia last season, adding, 'I’m not a system player. I am a system.' espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

“Elon Musk’s hate for Wikipedia reveals his true views on free speech”

Well said, Noam Cohen

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Musk is obsessed with Wikipedia lately. More like Wokipedia. Amirite? Or Dickipedia. Lol. The putdowns seem like familiar Muskian pettiness, but they’re meaningful. An autocrat’s lament at information beyond his control. True too of Xi, Putin and Erdogan. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Opinion: Elon Musk’s hate for Wikipedia reveals his true views on free speech theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

'Can an unelected judge really stop voters from supporting a candidate of their choosing? The answer is yes,' Noam Cohen writes. 'Just ask Abdul Hassan.' theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Free link to actual news about all the fake news on X. wapo.st/3rBg6XU

A wise person once said that you will experience climate change through a series of increasingly wild videos, until you are the one taking the video.

new episode out now!! the wonderful John Duncan joins us to talk about how absolutely awful Effective Altruism is! yes believe it or not the pro sweatshop program beloved by tech bro billionaires and hedge fund managers is, in fact, bad. you'll see 🥰 patreon.com/posts/89531014

On 14thAmendmentWatch, I highlighted Trump’s recent defense of Texas AG Ken Paxton during his impeachment trial: “The voters have decided who they want!” It's a convenient way to avoid hard choices re: Paxton, Trump and others, and a far cry from a democracy should function.

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Donald Trump was cleared to run in New Hampshire GOP primary despite his role in Jan 6. insurrection. Officials said 14th Amendment re: disqualification from office for insurrection or rebellion didn't apply to primaries. No comment re: general election. newhampshirebulletin.com/2023/09/13/tru…

Latest news about attempts to remove Trump from the 2024 ballot via the 14th Amendment:
-- Inflential law review article climbs the charts
-- Legal filing in Minnesota
-- Pundit fears angering MAGA base

It's all here: fourteenthamendmentwatch.com

#14thAmendment Noam Cohen

The Messenger surveyed election officials and found that at least six states were “exploring legal arguments that former President Donald Trump should be kept off the ballots in 2024,” including the swing states Michigan and New Hampshire. themessenger.com/politics/at-le…