Stephen Perdue

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This is old news from a couple weeks ago, but the bike has reached its adolescence.
Slog AM: Threads Becomes Fastest-Downloaded App, Class Action Suit Against UW's Pandemic Tuition Goes Forward, Scientists Give Salmon Beer

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I read somewhere that vagueness in a legal threat letter is the hallmark of meritless thuggery.
cc: @Popehat

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/07/musk-and-zuck-may-fight-in-court-twitter-threatens-to-sue-meta-over-threads/

Musk’s X Corp. threatens to sue Meta over Twitter “copycat” Threads

X Corp. claims Meta used Twitter trade secrets and ex-employees to build Threads.

Ars Technica
It makes sense in current context, and we’re nowhere near any sentient, much less sapient, AI existing. Still, I bet the whole “I’m not a robot” thing will one day be seen as an early sign of our nascent anti-synthetic racism.
#InsomniaThoughts
What monster would do this?
#OfficeCrimes cc:@askamanager
Dropped off my ballot in Enumclaw yesterday. I appreciate King County Elections spreading drop boxes widely enough to make for a nice Sunday ride.