Ben Zimmer on the word "meta": "Michael Grunwald, writing for The Boston Globe in 1993, [saw a] trend toward meta-entertainment. … Of course, it wasn't as meta as a Globe column about meta citing a Globe column about meta." [Boston Globe via Maria Popova]
On Meta
Meta backs off tracking workers' keystrokes after they revolt
Meta has backed off a little. After announcing in April that a tool called the Model Capability Initiative would log employees' keystrokes and mouse clicks to train its AI models,… READ THE REST
Meta is tracking its employees' every mouse click — and they're mad
It's been a while since I had a good belly laugh: employees at Meta are having the vapors over the company monitoring their keystrokes and mouse movements. Imagine having your… READ THE REST
Meta's daily user count just dropped for the first time ever
Daily active users across Meta's properties slipped from 3.58 billion to 3.56 billion last quarter, the first decline the company has ever reported. Julia Angwin, writing in a New York… READ THE REST
Deal Days cuts Microsoft Office Professional 2021 from $220 to $30
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Get a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for $29.97 (reg. $219.99) during Deal… READ THE REST
This AI resume tool helps you get past ATS filters for $40
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: DashResume analyzes resumes against job descriptions, identifies keyword gaps, and helps create ATS-friendly applications — all for… READ THE REST
Send giant files and see who opened them with a lifetime subscription to this $100 tool
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR Grab a lifetime subscription to Transfr Pro file transfer for a one-time payment of $99.99 (reg. $499). You know… READ THE REST
