If you haven't read "Careless People, A story of where I used to work" by Sarah Wynn-Williams yet, I recommend that you do. She gives a truly eye-opening (and jaw dropping) account of Facebook (now Meta) from the inside.

It is clear why Zuckerberg trying to block the publication of this book...

#Meta #Facebook #CarelessPeople #SarahWynnWilliams

Bill Maher Doth Protest Too Much, Methinks

I read Larry David’s satire piece for the Times. It was very funny of course. It should be noted I am a huge, huge fan of Larry David. Bill Maher, not so much.

The fact he really seems to have gotten his knickers in a twist over this exchange seems to me a sign his conscience is a bit discomfited…but OK, keep digging that hole for yourself.

#blog 🔗 https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250425/methinks-thou-doth-protest-too-much-bill-maher

I never would have read *Careless People*, Sarah Wynn-Williams's tell-all memoir about her years running global policy for Facebook, but then Meta's lawyer tried to get the book suppressed and secured an injunction to prevent her from promoting it:

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/14/nx-s1-5318854/former-meta-executive-barred-from-discussing-criticism-of-the-company

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https://pluralistic.net/2025/04/23/zuckerstreisand/#zdgaf

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Goats milked, live TV interview for CTV Calgary done, time to drink some tea. Wow.

It was extra surreal today listening to the news segments about Pope Francis's death right before I got interviewed about possible detection of molecules associated with life on an exoplanet.

I am happy I was able to get in a jab at the end about how NASA getting totally slashed by the US government makes it harder for scientists worldwide to find out if this tentative detection is actually aliens or not.