By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 03/08/2026The greatest magic trick of them all is *lying*. The reason you can't figure out that coin vanish even after the conjurer performs it three times in a row is that they *didn't* do the same trick three times in a row! 1/ 223469
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 03/08/2026If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog: pluralistic.net/2026/08/03/a... 2/pluralistic.netPluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow – No trackers, no ads. Black type, white background. Privacy policy: we don't collect or retain any data at all ever period. 1554
InkyCol @inkycol.bsky.social · 04/08/2026This illustrates your dodgy demo point well www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o...nytimes.comOpinion | I Helped Run Lululemon. The A.I. Revolution Is a Hot Mess. (Gift Article)The A.I. revolution is stalling because companies don’t want to admit that integrating the technology is expensive and slow and requires human effort. 1186
