Mack Reed

@mackreed
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Technologist, maker, recovering journalist, citizen of the U.S., Seattle & Black Rock City. Opinions shared here are mine, not my clients'.
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Mack Reed1d ago
There goes the neighborhood. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/05/20/news-industry-scion-james-murdoch-buys-new-york-magazine-vox/
Media scion James Murdoch buys New York magazine, Vox.com

Other Vox titles, including Eater, Popsugar, SB Nation, the Dodo, and the Verge, are not included in the transaction. They will make up a second, independent company under a new name.

The Washington Post
Mack Reed3d ago
From: @jef
https://mastodon.social/@jef/112462761101302053
Mack Reed4d ago
Viss6d ago
i am giving you permission to call bullshit on 100% of everybody that presents a screenshot from an llm chatbot as if to infer it is a fact.
Mack ReedMay 13
Chris HeilmannMay 4
We should replace "Quiet Quitting" with "Acting your wage".
Mack ReedMay 12
It would be a shame if Trump read @robertreich.substack.com.web.brid.gy ‘s thesis here. Who knows what he might make of it. We really shouldn’t reshare … https://www.tumblr.com/robertreich/816436118153297920
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💬 1  🔁 13  ❤️ 33 · What I Just Heard About the Plot To Oust Trump https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-i-heard-about-the-plot-to-oust

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Mack ReedMay 11

This is a fine and thorough read about something that’s breaking our collective brain as a species. https://www.404media.co/your-ai-use-is-breaking-my-brain/

Do your own writing. Own your own words. #stayhuman.

Your AI Use Is Breaking My Brain

AI writing is impossible to avoid, is making everything sound the same, and is driving us crazy.

404 Media
Mack ReedMay 10
Oblique StrategiesMay 10

Make an exhaustive list of everything you might do and do the last thing on the list

#ObliqueStrategies

Mack ReedMay 8
Epstein, Epstein, Epstein. EPSTEIN. https://apnews.com/article/trump-ufos-uap-aliens-pentagon-records-investigation-3e658d2cf3742465127c0049c872240a
UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public

The Pentagon has begun releasing files on UFOs, tapping into public curiosity about unidentified phenomena. The files feature intriguing sightings, such as a bright object making 90-degree turns over Kazakhstan and Buzz Aldrin observing a light source during Apollo 11. The release aims to promote transparency, though experts warn these videos can be misinterpreted. Some members of Congress are pushing for further disclosure, while the Pentagon's recent report found no evidence of alien technology. President Donald Trump says in a Truth Social post on Friday the release of the files allows people to decide for themselves, “WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?”

AP News
Mack ReedMay 7
Clive ThompsonMay 7

someone made a translator

it that takes a regular English sentence ...

... and translates it to LinkedIn-speak

it's unsettlingly good

Item #3 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free to read/subscribe here: https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-44-microchimerism-sonic-boom-duct-tape/

Mack ReedMay 7
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:w3xevyycvef7y4tqsojptrf5/post/3ml7xrfa2mk2u