Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer scratched bullets with gaming catchphrases and symbols and a furry sex meme theverge.com
Ted Cruz AI bill could let firms bribe Trump to avoid safety laws, critics warn. arstechnica.com
Under Pressure, Rady Children’s Hospital Strikes Shaky Middle Ground on Trans Care. The San Diego hospital is reportedly still offering gender-transition care for children but has taken down its web page promoting the services and refused to answer questions from a journalist. voiceofsandiego.org
Comcast executives sent an email to employees endorsing free speech and warning that if you use that speech to criticize Charlie Kirk, you’ll be fired. The word “Orwellian” is overused but I can’t think of a better description. 404media.co
Redistricting could put Darrell Issa’s seat in Congress in play. A primary fight among Democrats is already brewing. sandiegouniontribune.com
Headline of the week: 1,200 undergrads hung out to dry after jailbreak attack on laundry machines theregister.com.
My hot take: A clothes washer should not have an internet connection.
I briefly wondered why I put on a shirt when working from a home office, and then I realized I am absolutely someone who would forget to put on a shirt for an important work video call and then my next call after that would be with HR.
Rebooting The Blogosphere (Part 1: Activities) climbtothestars.org. Lately I like blogging more and more as an alternative to the twitter-alikes.
Five technological achievements! (That we won’t see any time soon.) crookedtimber.org/2025/09/0…
“Anytime soon” = 25 years. By 2050.
The first is sending humans to Mars and bringing them home alive.
The final two predictions are particularly painful.
Google: The worst possible antitrust outcome. pluralistic.net