Glenn Fleishman

@glennf@zeppelin.flights
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A printing and comics historian and, somehow, also a tech journalist, book editor, and graphic designer. You can order my book Six Centuries of Type & Printing at https://sixcent.info Find out about my work at glennf.com Two-time Jeopardy! champ.
How Comics Are Madehttps://howcomicsaremade.com/
The Glog Bloghttps://glog.glennf.com
Six Centuries of Type & Printinghttps://sixcent.info/
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Show threadGlenn Fleishman1d ago
@thomasfuchs My spouse recalled this bit just a few days ago. Household joke. "But I drink plenty of…MALK?”
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Heidi Li Feldman1d ago
Washington state sues Trump administration for unlawfully cutting billions in disaster mitigation funding https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/washington-state-sues-trump-administration-unlawfully-cutting-billions-disaster
Washington state sues Trump administration for unlawfully cutting billions in disaster mitigation funding | Washington State

SEATTLE — Attorney General Nick Brown today led a coalition of 20 states in suing the Trump administration over its decision to illegally shut down the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) bipartisan Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, designed to protect communities from natural disasters before they strike.  

Show threadGlenn Fleishman1d ago
@mcc I like mine mediumdonified instead of reified.
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@peternlewis Mmm, the correct answer to your question, I realize, is "No.” !!!
Show threadGlenn Fleishman1d ago
@db Should have come later yesterday—let me know if not!
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@petergleick You just need a map/transit geek in your home (my older child, midway through college), who has kept me up to date on rail systems and countries and cities around the world. Really helps when watching University Challenge and Jeopardy!
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@peternlewis I have to invert it here! You can rewrite the headline as “Will the AI bubble continue to grow?”
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@njr Without the period, the whole title would tilt over and fall off the page!
Glenn Fleishman3d ago

Invoking Betteridge’s Law.

YES, it has burst
But also, yes, it will make some money, but in niche and specific areas that don't justify current valuations or investments. A trillion dollars will be wasted, probably, to make $100 billion or less.
https://social.vivaldi.net/@lproven/114857839601064821

Liam Proven (@lproven@vivaldi.net)

Has the AI bubble burst? Wall Street wonders if artificial intelligence will ever make money (By Clare Duffy, CNN, 2 Aug 2024) https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/02/tech/wall-street-asks-big-tech-will-ai-ever-make-money/index.html <- nope, still inflating, still empty

Vivaldi Social
Show threadGlenn Fleishman3d ago
@db No, they have something broken, clearly!
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