How a Homegrown Teen Gang Punctured the Image of an Upscale Community | The New Yorker: Interesting look at how crime is home grown phenomenon.
Why I left Spotify for Qobuz - Tony Fletcher, Wordsmith (substack.com): Detailed discussion of how Spotify hurts artists and one alternative.
Inside Netflix’s bet on advanced video encoding - The Verge: Fun look at how Netflix delivers streaming to you.
Dictators are plagued by information problems too (programmablemutter.com): Who does it better, dictators or democrats?
A Return of "Management Cybernetics" as a Way Forward Out of Economics-Based Neoliberalism? (substack.com): Deep, thoughtful review by Brad DeLong of what appears to be a fascinating book.
What if the NFL expanded to 100 teams? Barnwell picks cities - ESPN: I love it when reporters get bored during the offseason.
The genius of Bob Mortimer - A Fan's Notes, by Nick Hornby (substack.com): Bob Mortimer is in fact a genius.
Astronomers think they’ve figured out how and when Jupiter’s Red Spot formed | Ars Technica: Its more contentious than the headline suggests, but this aa great look at how old the storm on Jupiter might be.
Why Journalists Can’t Always Tell You What They Know - Aftermath: Fascinating look at when journalists thnk they have enough confirmation to print.
Listen to the AI-Generated Ripoff Songs That Got Udio and Suno Sued (404media.co): The songs do sound like rip-offs.
I Paid $365.63 to Replace 404 Media With AI: AI steals their content wholesale. It’s not good work, but spam rip-offs like these do take money that would have gone to the original sites.
Fifty years ago, the Sabres drafted a player who didn’t exist: The legend of Taro Tsujimoto - The Athletic (nytimes.com): I now need a Tsujimoto sweater …
They took part in Apache ceremonies. Their schools expelled them for satanic activities | Native Americans | The Guardian: This is what charter schools will produce long-term — a choice between deliberately underfunded public schools or having a religion forced down your kids’ throats.
Packaged and Repackaged - by Parker Molloy (readtpa.com): A sobering look at the end of journalism.
The Myth of the "Poll-Driven" Democrat Is Cover for Conservative Policy Preferences - In These Times: Beware of political activists bearing polls.
Cognify: the conceptualized prison of the future | WIRED Middle East: For the last time: Do Not Build the Torment Nexus was a warning!!!
spites of the round table - by Allison Epstein (substack.com): Who knew the author of King Arthur was also a hilariously petty criminal?
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