The honeypot issue
1. Starlink Mobile is another Musk power grab
Musk is about to do to mobile networks what Uber did to taxis: burn piles of cash to undercut competition until they’re all hollowed out. Then jack up the prices and become the owner of yet another kill switch. This one for our communications. (He’s also up to his old shenanigans in Ukraine, it seems)
2. Microsoft's massive M365 outage stretches past 12 hours as its fixes keep failing
Microsoft: we’re working hard to restore services as soon as possible.
Users: please don’t.
Jokes aside, it’s not like we’ve not been warned about this. All eggs - one basket, etc.
3. What Constant Surveillance Is Doing to Children
Kids need friction in their lives. Constant digital parental surveillance removes this. I also think it’s habituating whole generations to permanent surveillance later in life too.
4. Can we please stop calling it a ‘honey trap’?
Exactly. They always frame the man as having no control over himself while the woman is always a seductress. Jensen Huang nearly “pricked” the AI bubble, but somehow it’s the woman’s fault.
5. Online Sign
A fun and useful little site that lets you print warning signs of any type. Time to label that office microwave.
On rotation
This week’s soundtrack is Solid State Survivor by Yellow Magic Orchestra.
Live long and prosper,
Colin