Will Ranjan-Churchill

It's still technically Thursday, so my weekly "Lets talk tech Thursday" newsletter is not lying! This week I talk about Palantir and their increasing foothold in UK life. Also, AI music fraud, trial social media bans, and for something a little more light-hearted, what happened when two devs released different games with the same name.

If any of that sounds interesting, I'd be honoured if you gave it a read: https://buttondown.com/willrc/archive/lets-talk-tech-thursday-23/

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Let's talk tech Thursday #23

This week it's Palantir, a trial social media ban, AI music fraud, and a tale of two devs. Also, hasn't the internet come far!

Let's Talk Tech Thursday
Mar 26 at 6:13pmWeb
Show threadWill Ranjan-ChurchillMar 26

Also, my blog spotlight this week is a cracking deep dive into how webpages work, and why a single page of the New York Times is more information than an entire music album. I thoroughly recommend reading @pheonix's The 49MB Web Page

https://thatshubham.com/blog/news-audit

The 49MB Web Page

A look at modern news websites. How programmatic ad-tech, huge payloads and hostile architecture destroyed the reading experience.

Show threadVladyslavMar 26
@willrc sounds like a packed issue, i'm genuinely curious about the devs releasing games with the same name!
Show threadWill Ranjan-ChurchillMar 26

@newsgroup Thanks! I did like that story - wish I'd given it higher billing now.

... And also got the right URL 🤦. I've corrected it in the link above, but you can read it straight from gamesradar here:

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/two-indie-games-with-the-same-name-accidentally-launched-days-apart-so-the-devs-averted-disaster-by-working-together-i-made-back-what-i-put-into-the-game-in-the-first-24-hours/

Two indie games with the same name accidentally launched days apart, so the devs averted disaster by working together: "I made back what I put into the game in the first 24 hours"

"It restored some faith for me"

GamesRadar+
Show threadVladyslavMar 26
@willrc Great! This is really interesting. I will subscribe to you and follow along! Good evening and good luck!
Show threadWill Ranjan-ChurchillMar 26
@newsgroup Thank you, there's a lot of content out there, so it means a lot that you'd subscribe to mine! Have a great evening.
Show threadWindy cityMar 27
@willrc well done on the compilation!
Show threadWill Ranjan-ChurchillMar 27
@pheonix thank you!