Jillian C. York

In the coming weeks I’ve got some big names lined up that I’m very excited about! But honestly every interview has been so insightful, please do read them!

Shepherding this project (along with David and others who aren’t on bsky) has been one of my greatest joys since we started in 2019.

Speaking Freely Around the globe, freedom of expression (or free speech) varies wildly in definition, scope, and level of access. The impact of the digital age on perceptions and censorship of speech has been felt ac...

And all of the Speaking Freely interviews are worth reading and re-reading for global perspectives on freedom of expression -- especially at this time when some powerful folks are trying to hijack it. eff.org/speaking-freely

Speaking Freely: Shin Yang Shin Yang builds the kind of online space most platforms say is impossible: a sex-positive community that protects anonymity without turning users into data. She is the steward of Lezismore, an indepe...

"For me, free expression is about possibility, and possibility always contains both and even multiple ends, the beautiful ones and the brutal in equal measure." This Speaking Freely interview with Shin Yang, the steward of the online community Lezismore, is a great read. www.eff.org/pages/speaki...

Number is disputed, could be more.

And 52 in Lebanon.

Apple finally releases a $600 MacBook. Honestly, smart. I just hate the “AI first” branding.

if you haven't watched any Puppet Regime on youtube yet, thank me later. it's good to laugh in difficult times.

that's the only one I've got (I used to work on that project, ha!)

The nation of Guinea shut down the internet for several days in 2007 and damn if I can't find a single article still online about it.

Signing off for a bit. I can’t read hot takes while my Signal groups are filled with friends in the region doing safety checks because Trump needed attention.

I recently lazily asked an LLM to give me a list of 20 books on content moderation to see what it would say. The first ten or so were good, then it suggest Fahrenheit 451 and The Handmaid’s Tale. Not kidding.

If someone can go from failed businessman and reality TV star to president, why not?

that sounds delightful!

in my defense i picked the pub because they advertised having wifi!

Back in the same pub that had Cutting Crew on repeat. No 80s bangers tonight, just a side eye from the teenage bartender for being on my laptop. Sad, since Cutting Crew fan #1 told me I was absolutely welcome to use it.

I imagine that it’s quite the opposite in summer, but being a few blocks from the beach is very motivating for my writing.

My latest favorite AI glitch is that sometimes when you search Google for how many languages a famous person speaks, it gives you the Wikipedia multilingual drop-down menu languages as a result.

oh hell yeah

I hope the women’s hockey team accepts Flavor Flav’s invitation. What a perfect fuck you to the president that would be.

Urteil des Bundesgerichtshofs: Ein Königreich kann man nicht beleidigen Der Bundesgerichtshof weist Marokkos Klage gegen einen Bericht der ZEIT über die Spähsoftware Pegasus ab. Und stärkt den Schutz der Pressefreiheit.

🇩🇪Germany’s Federal Court of Justice has rejected 🇲🇦Morocco’s lawsuit against Die Zeit over its reporting on the Pegasus #spyware, reinforcing press freedom protections.

www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...

I just encountered one of those little guys last night for the first time!

like looking at a decapitated person then suggesting an autopsy to figure out how they died

they needed an autopsy to tell them that?

oh and Little Debbie oatmeal cream pies although they used to taste better

yes the pot pie

The cheapest chicken pot pie the supermarket offers.

I don’t remember these at all but I think it’s time they make a comeback

Ooh now they’re changing it up with a live version of Died In Your Arms. I think it might be time to leave.

Ok now we’re on “(I Just) Died In Your Arms” for the second time. They’re literally just playing two Cutting Crew songs over and over.

The music changed for one song but now we’re back for more Cutting Crew.