No one had to force anyone to use an iPhone. Or the laptop. Or word processors. Or the internet. Truly useful technology is immediately obvious. There’s a reason none of this VR stuff has caught on.

On this #PrimeDay, see what Amazon's products take from you. We made a guided tour The Washington Post of Amazon's dream home, where every appliance is also a spy. See exactly what Alexa, Echos, Fire TVs, Rings, Roombas and more tell Amazon about you: wapo.st/3g2A9bx 🧵/

“There is a myth that non-disabled people are independent and disabled people are dependent. We are all interdependent. Many of you like drinking coffee, very few of you grow your own beans” … from a great opening keynote at #assets2022 by Haben Girma👩🏿‍🦯

My last story for OPB: Portlanders have long been obsessed with Mayor Ted Wheeler's texts. But for years, thousands of messages were out of reach. Here's how they went missing — and why some experts say the city has broken Oregon's public records law. opb.org/article/2022/1…

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Cranberry barbecue sauce. For pumpkin spice ribs.

Signs the neighborhood is changing include

BASSIST, David Driskell, 2006

If your Pittsburgh news organization wasn’t represented last night, think about asking why. #apiinclusionindex

Today we introduce a new feature on our blog: "Exemptions, Explained". Each blog post will explore the impetus behind one of the 30 exemptions, the types of records for which the exemption is often cited, and the court cases that have clarified legal use of the exemption. #RTKL