The Grooms Smashing Wedding Cake in Their Brides’ Faces. “I was thinking, ‘We are going to be together forever. But I’m not going to be happy.’” www.thecut.com/article/g…
This is why wireless is so weird right now. www.fierce-network.com/wireless/…
Is “A Candle in the Wind” or “Highway to Hell” more emblematic of the state of wireless in the aftermath of T-Mobile’s US Cellular acquisition? My colleague Monica Alleven assesses the state of things on Fierce Network.
Unfortunately, Terry Gilliam’s Brazil still holds up, 40 years after its release. “Wildly inventive at every turn, Gilliam’s satirical vision of a cruel and violent bureaucracy rings eerily true of this political moment.” www.theverge.com/film/7193…
The U.S. Air Force will deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service. This is a disgraceful betrayal of people who pledged their lives to serve their fellow citizens. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/08/0…
Dear Leader did not do military service. He had bone spurs.
Harvard is laying off young researchers and shelving years and decades of work after the U.S. government’s stupid decision to cut funding for research into cures for multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases, opioid addiction, cancer, and other afflictions. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/08/0…
But the White House is getting a $200 million ballroom to celebrate glorious Dear Leader.
‘Personality engineering’ puts a human face on telco AI agents. www.fierce-network.com/cloud/per…
My latest on Fierce Network. Amdocs is working with Nvidia on customizing AI customer service agents with human-like characteristics — they have faces and talk — to ensure they effectively represent telco brands. Trials delivered a remarkable 63% reduction in call handling time and a 50% uplift in first-call resolution and customer satisfaction. But AI agents may be facing backlash from consumers.
Mitchellaneous Vol. CVI: Twelve things I saw on the Internet
Which jobs can be replaced with AI? Jobs that have already been degraded to the point of uselessness. pluralistic.net/2025/08/0…
If you oppose the State of Israel, this post is not for you. coreyrobin.com/2025/08/0…
This quote in particular strikes close to home for me: “The stain of this abomination will forever be on the Jewish people because we have not stopped this.”