Norm MacLennan

5 Things: "trying not to talk about tariffs" Edition

Spoiler: I end up talking about tariffs a little bit

5 Things: "Has it only been one week?" Edition

The one might be a bit more of a downer than usual, sorry.

5 Things: "ATmosphere Conf" Edition

Featuring still 2 AI-related stories cause I can't stop reading them.

Now's not the time to mess with Section 230

I'm not convinced there will ever be a time, but it's definitely not now.

5 Things

5 Things: "AI Bad" Edition

I'm gonna regret naming such an early edition "AI Bad," cause I'm sure I'm gonna need that later.

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5 Things: "Hello, World" Edition

A few things I read this week and found interesting?

The Web That Was

A bunch of teenagers blogging at each other

When blogs connect you to yourself as much as they do to others.

Doomscrolling and Misinformation Come for RSS

AI Summarizers built-in to RSS readers produce lossy and misleading results.

What's this Section 230 thing that guy is talking about?

I hear it's getting kids addicted to fentanyl over the Internet

It's about the community, not the platform

Reddit does not deserve accolades simply for existing.

Hey did you know solo ttrpgs are a thing?

Looking for a new hobby to keep you off social media? Give solo ttrpgs a try.

The Web That Was

What I Was Doing Instead of My Homework

Remember when the web was about building communities and not about selling ads?