Mastodawn

Arthur Temporal Sep 26, 2023

@molly0xfff Nice reporting and awesome conclusion! Even if we intuitively agree with a research's results, we should never accept it if the methodology is wrong.

Arthur Temporal Sep 26, 2023

Molly White Sep 25, 2023

Yes, the enthusiasm for NFTs has cratered, but we shouldn't use junk analysis to make that point. Too many news outlets uncritically reprinted a bad "study", and the resulting eye-catching headline was widely shared.

https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/p/news-flash-95-of-nfts-have-always

News flash: 95% of NFTs have ALWAYS been worthless

Be skeptical of catchy headlines and junk data, even when they affirm your prior opinions.

Molly White

Arthur Temporal Sep 8, 2023

Casey Newton Sep 8, 2023

It's Hard Fork Friday! This week — escape from Burning Man! We talked to a tech CEO who hitchhiked his way out of the mud. Then, the ADL's Jonathan Greenblatt joins to talk about being targeted by Elon https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/podcasts/hard-fork-burning-man-musk-adl.html

Escape From Burning Man + Musk vs. the A.D.L. + Listener Questions

“We’re better behind keyboards, not behind wrenches.”

The New York Times

Arthur Temporal Aug 19, 2023

Curiosity's spark ignites,
In labs and books, through endless nights, Seeking answers in starry heights,
Hunger for knowledge takes its flights.

Arthur Temporal Aug 3, 2023

#losangeles #publictransport

Show thread

Arthur Temporal Aug 1, 2023

@caseynewton First Musk ditched his employees now his employees will ditch him

Arthur Temporal Jul 29, 2023

Countless Screaming Argonauts Jul 28, 2023

Everyone: Let's use this worldwide communication network to download all the movies and TV show we could ever want.
Hollywood Execs: But that would be piracy!
Everyone: So what?
Hollywood: If you pirate these movies, the people that make them won't get paid for doing so.
Everyone: So if we get the movies through you, they will get paid?
Hollywood:
Hollywood: I never said that.

Arthur Temporal Jul 27, 2023