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Erin Carson

@erincarson.bsky.social
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Managing Editor, News & Features at ZDNET. Ex-CNET, TechRepublic. Occasional newsletter writer. Always: Interested in how science, tech and the internet change the way we live.

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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Here in Nashville, the zoo is fending off a proposed data center, right behind it. I dug into why this particular fight is getting so much attention. www.zdnet.com/article/amer...
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The cloud vs. clouded leopard: America's data center backlash on display at Nashville Zoo
As fights against data centers spring up around the country, the latest showdown in Nashville has a furry face.
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
One of my favorite topics is mid-century American cooking. You know, those wild lime gelatin molds. It was a time when industrialization hit home cooking and changed how we eat forever. For my newsletter, I wrote about how that shift has a lot in common with AI. open.substack.com/pub/silicons...
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What jarred pasta sauce can teach us about AI
Is skills atrophy the price of convenience?
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
They cropped Fei-Fei Li.
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Nick Hide @nickhide.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
yeah that orange iPhone 17 Pro is nasty
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Apple Thinks Orange Is the New Black. It Isn't
Commentary: Apple picked a bold color for the iPhone 17 Pro and it's U-G-L-Y.
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
I’ve been having a lot of fun working on my newsletter, Silicon Sea. This month, I wrote about AI slop and figured out what else to say about it other than “I hate it.” W/ thanks to @pbooth81.bsky.social for the interview! open.substack.com/pub/silicons...
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Can’t stop the slop
AI slop is ruining the casual internet – it’s also warping how we accept reality.
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Wrote a piece for my newsletter, Silicon Sea, about all those TikTok videos telling you to RUN to Target. Or Costco. Or wherever. siliconsea.substack.com/p/the-shoppi...
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The shopping videos triggering your caveman instincts
Stop telling me to RUN to Costco.
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Two shirts seen at the airport: “I don’t care. Work harder!” “I’m trying.”
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
What a fever dream
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 19/01/2025
before tiktok, before bluesky, before twitter, before meta, before it all, there were sewers. after all, there will be sewers.
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Wrote a piece for my newsletter, Silicon Sea, about watching social media turn to ruins. siliconsea.substack.com/p/watching-t...
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Watching the Ruins of Social Media
On the eve of the TikTok ban, thoughts on how social media becomes a ghost town.
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
First post goes out tomorrow morning!
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
I was lucky enough to cover the intersection of tech/science/the internet and the way we live our lives for years. There’s so much more to say, so I’m launching a tech culture commentary newsletter. It’s free. Monthly. Intro send slated for the end of the week. siliconsea.substack.com
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Silicon Sea | Substack
Tech and culture commentary. Click to read Silicon Sea, a Substack publication.
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Genuinely, the best source of weather info in Nashville.
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
This was one of my favorite things published on the internet period this year.
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
The bleeding edge humor of me asking, “Do you take Apple Pay?” at the Apple Store yesterday.
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Worth the read.
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
There’s a 26-volume, 54-pound copy of the Warren Commission Report on this list, which is McSweeney’s level unhinged and I love it.
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
1/ Here’s a story about how journalism works. Spoiler Alert: This is how we decide *not* to publish. We were recently looking at Pete Hegseth’s different statements over the years about West Point, where he has said he was admitted. First stop: West Point.
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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
It'll start telling you to put glue on dishes you would never even dream of
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Contains such blazing AI-driven insight as “yeah, that’s a great track.”
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
The simmering discontent over Spotify Wrapped not being out yet is the only online outrage I can accept.
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
“Our tests found that no publisher—regardless of degree of affiliation with OpenAI—was spared inaccurate representations of its content in ChatGPT.” www.cjr.org/tow_center/h... via @columjournreview.bsky.social
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How ChatGPT Search (Mis)represents Publisher Content
ChatGPT search—which is positioned as a competitor to search engines like Google and Bing—launched with a press release from OpenAI touting claims that the company had “collaborated extensively with t...
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Come back: Blogs Go away: Poor social skills
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
“Whether children find ways to get past the restrictions is beside the point, [Prime Minister] Albanese said.” … is it?
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Is this… my new favorite word?
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NPR @npr.org · 25/11/2024
Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.
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Books We Love
Here are 350+ great reads from 2024 hand-picked just for you by NPR staff and trusted critics.
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
After almost entirely dipping out of the *other place* in Nov. ‘22, I think I’ve forgotten how to do this.
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Rich Stroffolino (非球面) @mranthropology.bsky.social · 25/07/2023
I didn’t know I could love clickbait this hard, but here we are techcrunch.com/2023/07/24/heres-why…
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Here's why Elon Musk's rebranding of Twitter to 'X' is good, actually | TechCrunch
Maybe Elon Musk's rebranding of Twitter to 'X' was actually good?
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Ashley Esqueda @ashleyesqueda.com · 06/07/2023
Zuck: "Look we made a new app! Come join it!" Me:
A screen shot from Avengers: Endgame of an elderly Steve Rogers saying "No, I don't think I will."
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 06/07/2023
My New Year’s resolution was to *delete* one social media account
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 05/07/2023
Still not over it. www.theverge.com/23778253/google-re…
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Who killed Google Reader?
Google Reader was supposed to be much more than a tool for nerds. But it never got the chance.
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Erin Carson @erincarson.bsky.social · 04/07/2023
Summer ‘03: I’m fresh out of 8th grade, headed to my first concert — Matchbox Twenty — wearing an Aeropostale shirt that described itself as such and some kind of shell necklace. Sugar Ray opens. Absolutely iconic. Last night: Saw MB20 for the first time since. Nostalgic. Cathartic. Louder?
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