@caseynewton thx for taking the time to read and reply. Shared as you and Kevin recently discussed Waymo on #hardfork.
I see it a bit more nuanced with:
* there is no net positive to SF w/Waymo's presence &
* is nice2 have 4 those that can afford it &
* cities ought to have more regulatory governance.
It's too bad that American #PublicTransportation is seen as a welfare support system by many.
@caseynewton And it is my birthday! To kick off the holiday weekend that the nation has graciously offered up to all in honor of this day, I am heading out on my bike for some leisurely riding around town, bakery, breweries - and will have #Hardfork playing in my ears! Have a great holiday weekend, Casey and @kevinroose !
I really am enjoying #hardfork podcast by @caseynewton and Kevin Roose.
From this week's #HardFork: US vs #google.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/casey-v-kevin-on-us-v-google-walter-isaacson-on-two/id1528594034?i=1000627978267
@caseynewton mentioned (17:50) that he's looking forward to when "...zero new meaningful search engines are created."
Q 2 Casey: have u tried #Ecosia? It's NFP, dedicating profits to help save Earth. I switched months ago and rarely (if ever) rely on Google & always find what I am looking for.
Remember, "Do no evil"?
The hard fork with Ethan Mollick about AI and teaching inspired this. Very good show.
Friday mornings... I hope to find a new episode of #HardFork but then have to wait till its friday morning in the US.
Look forward to episodes all week!
ps @caseynewton I am more of a 0.9x speed listener, those 3x'ers must be insane ^_^
it is a great deal of disappointment when we see journalists who - in the past - have done decent reporting work posing as spokespersons for companies. I just listened to the episode of the #HardFork #podcast where @caseynewton and Kevin Roose spend twenty minutes explaining what a federated network would be and marveling at the possibility that a federated network is the success or the future for social media. only they do it talking about #bluesky
And the punching continues: As @caseynewton put it in #HardFork: We'll see, how long the #media stays on #Twitter even though they're constantly being punched there.
Canadian public broadcaster #CBC went quiet, after being labelled #governmentfunded, #RNZ from New Zealand and australian #ABC even keep posting. They are just threatening to leave, not more. Even though #NPR and #PBS did that and led by example.
On the current episode of #HardFork #KevinRoose and @caseynewton talk about how tech like #Bard or #ChatGPT could - if trained on your personal data - someday write your "heartfelt" birthday greetings to your friends.
But why, I mean really why, would I as a recipient want to spend any second on reading them??
#AI #Textgenerator #Google #OpenAI #Microsoft
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/podcasts/hard-fork-bard.html
